The purpose of this study was to analyze the excess mortality after hip fracture and to reveal
whether, and eventually when, the excess mortality vanished in different groups of age and …

Background: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is the leading cause of spinal cord
dysfunction worldwide. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of surgical …

Background: Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) is a growth
factor known to have in vitro effects on the growth and invasiveness of cancer. It has been …

Object Rates of complications associated with the surgical treatment of cervical spondylotic
myelopathy (CSM) are not clear. Appreciating these risks is important for patient counseling …

… In a study by Kopjar et al., the mJOA demonstrated good convergent and divergent validity,
… The Kopjar et al. study served to validate the mJOA and was a first step in classifying this …

… A, B, Example of a case in which there may be equipoise between anterior and posterior
surgery… B, Lateral radiograph of a patient who was treated with a 4-level ACDF. ACDF indicates …

Study Design. Prospective, multicenter international cohort. Objective. To evaluate outcomes
of surgical decompression for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) at a global level. …

Background: In patients with single-level cervical degenerative disc disease, total disc
arthroplasty can relieve radicular pain and preserve functional motion between two vertebrae. We …

Study Design. Retrospective, multicenter cohort study. Objective. Assess for differences in
short-and long-term mortality between operative and nonoperative treatment for elderly …

Purpose Although surgery is used increasingly as a strategy to complement treatment with
radiation and chemotherapy in patients with metastatic epidural spinal cord compression (…