Swallowing difficulties and dysphonia may occur in patients undergoing anterior cervical
discectomy and fusion. The etiology and incidence of these abnormalities, however, are not …

Study Design. A retrospective cohort study. Objective. To assess the ability of local
vancomycin powder to prevent wound infection after posterior cervical fusion. Summary of …

OBJECTIVE: We describe a series of seven consecutive patients treated with endoscopically
assisted transoral surgery for decompression of high cervical and clival abnormalities. …

Study Design: Literature review and meta-analysis. Objective: To compare clinical and
radiographic outcomes of patients treated with transarticular screws (TASs) and screw-rod …

Objective Wound infections are one of the most common and potentially devastating complications
of spinal surgery. Intra-wound application of vancomycin powder has been shown to …

Study Design. Retrospective review. Objective. To assess the safety and efficacy of prophylactic
low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) started 24 to 36 hours after degenerative spine …

Study Design. Secondary analysis of data from a prospective multicenter observational study.
Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of surgical site infection (…

Background Surgical-site infections (SSIs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality,
increasing the length and cost of hospitalization. In patients undergoing spine surgery, there are …

Methods: This study was a difference-in-differences study of Medicare fee-for-service patients
hospitalized from April 2011 to June 2012 and October 2013 to December 2014 for lower …

Object Some centers report a lower incidence of vertebral artery (VA) injury with C-2 pars
screws compared with pedicle screws without sacrificing construct stability, despite …