Objective The causes and epidemiology of traumatic cervical spine fracture have not been
described with sufficient power or recency. Our goal is to describe demographics, incidence, …

Background Context Distal junctional kyphosis (DJK) is a primary concern of surgeons
correcting cervical deformity. Identifying patients and procedures at higher risk of developing this …

Background Context With advances in the understanding of adult spinal deformity (ASD),
more complex osteotomy and fusion techniques are being implemented with increasing …

… Passias PG, Horn SR, Bortz CA, et al. The relationship between improvements in myelopathy
and sagittal realignment in cervical deformity surgery outcomes. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Numerous advances have been made in the field of spine fusion,
such as minimally invasive (MIS) or robotic-assisted spine surgery. However, it is unknown …

Background: The study aimed to characterize trends in incidence, etiology, fracture types,
surgical procedures, complications, and concurrent injuries associated with traumatic pediatric …

Study Design. Retrospective review of a prospective database. Objective. The aim of this
study was to evaluate postop clinical recovery among adult spinal deformity (ASD) patients …

Background: The recommended timing of surgical intervention for vertebral osteomyelitis (VO)
is controversial; however, most studies are not sufficiently powered. Our goal was to …

Study Design. Retrospective review. Objective. Determine whether alignment or myelopathy
improvement drives patient outcomes after cervical deformity (CD) corrective surgery. …

Background Hospital length of stay (LOS), 30-day readmission rate, and other metrics are
increasingly being used to evaluate quality of surgical care. The factors most relevant to …