BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Cervical total disc replacement (TDR) is intended to address
radicular pain and preserve functional motion between two vertebral bodies in patients with …

The evaluation and management of adult patients with spinal deformity has undergone a
rapid evolution in the past decade. Increasing knowledge about the natural history of adult …

Each year in the United States, 6.2 million fractures occur. Of these, 5% to 10% exhibit
delayed healing or nonunion. Autogenous bone graft from the iliac crest or local sources has …

Purpose To analyze a large national private payer population in the United States for trends
over time in hip arthroscopy by age groups and to determine the rate of conversion to total …

Study Design. An in vitro biomechanical study of C4–C5 intervertebral disc replacement
using a cadaveric model. Objectives. To investigate the degree of motion afforded by a ball-and-…

… MD; Tay, Bobby MD; Berven, Sigurd H. MD … Bradford DS, Tay BK, Hu SS. Adult
scoliosis: surgical indications, operative management, complications, and outcomes. Spine …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis. Objective. The objective of this study was to describe
the microbiology of surgical site infection (SSI) in spine surgery and relationship with …

Spinal infections can occur in a variety of clinical situations. Their presentation ranges from
the infant with diskitis who is unwilling to crawl or walk to the adult who develops an infection …

Object Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a common and significant complication after
corrective spinal deformity surgery. The object of this study was to compare—based on clinical …

Study Design. This is a prospective observational study of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
and C-reactive protein (CRP) in a cohort of patients undergoing spinal surgery. Objective…