Introduction: Osteopenia and osteoporosis are common conditions in the United States. The
health consequences of low bone density can be dire, from poor surgical outcomes to …

Background Context The incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) following posterior
cervical surgery has been reported as high as 18% in the literature. Few large studies have …

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to analyze risk factors and avoidance techniques for
proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and proximal junctional failure (PJF) in the upper thoracic …

Study Design. Retrospective matched-cohort analysis. Objective. To evaluate the change in
radiographical parameters in patients undergoing interbody fusion and posterior …

The prestige of publication has been based on traditional citation metrics, most commonly
journal impact factor. However, the Internet has radically changed the speed, flow, and …

Purpose Following spinal instrumentation and fusion, differentiating between successful
arthrodesis and pseudoarthrosis on imaging can be challenging. Interpretation of such …

Study Design: Retrospective Study. Objective: To compare methods of assessing pre-operative
bone density to predict risk for osteoporosis related complications (ORC), defined as …

Background Frailty is an increasingly studied tool for preoperative risk stratification, but its
prognostic value for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) patients is unclear. We …

Objectives Current surgical treatment options for one-time recurrent lumbar disc herniation (RLDH)
include repeat discectomy or discectomy supplemented with fusion. Significant …

Purpose The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (ACS-NSQIP)
is a clinically-derived, validated tool to track outcomes in surgery. The Agency …