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Study Design: Retrospective study of a prospectively collected database. Objective: To
investigate the rate and risk factors for 30-day readmissions and reoperations after 3-column …

Background: Bone morphogenetic protein–2 (BMP-2) is an available bone graft option in
spinal fusion surgery. The purpose of this study is to investigate the trends of BMP-2 utilization …

… Patients with ventilator dependency (n=5), cancer (n=3), quadraparesis (n=3), and
history of previous stroke with neurological deficit (n=3) were excluded from this study. …

BACKGROUND Several predictors have been studied for shunt dependency after stroke and
other brain injuries. However, little is known about the association between ventriculostomy…

… = 2), pain (n = 2), PE (n = 1), and postoperative trauma (n = 1); the reasons for readmission
for patients with pulmonary comorbidities (n = 11) included dural tear (n = 1), pain (n = 2), …

… Subjects were excluded in the current study if they had no sensory impairment at baseline
(n = 5). The remaining 20 subjects were included in the current analysis. The inclusion criteria …

BACKGROUND Intracavernous aneurysms constitute up to 9% of all intracranial aneurysms
and 6% are infectious (IIA). First line therapy is a protracted antibiotic course, yet with failure, …

Introduction Primary CNS leiomyosarcomas are rare, dural-based intracranial or intravertebral
tumors seen in immunocompromised patients and are associated with latent EBV infection…

Chronic low back pain represents a complex problem affecting a large percentage of the global
population, with excessive costs to the health care system. While a large portion of these …