In this retrospective review study, the authors systematically reviewed the literature to elucidate
the efficacy and complications associated with decompression and interspinous devices (…

Background Vertebral artery injury is known to potentially occur in conjunction with blunt
cervical spine trauma. Rarely, these injuries present bilaterally as complete occlusions. Twelve …

Objectives Single position lateral fusion with robotic assistance eliminates the need for surgical
staging while harnessing the precision of robotic adjuncts. We expand on this technique …

The use of intraoperative navigation systems has rapidly increased over the years because
of their ability to provide realtime imaging of bony anatomy for guidance in the placement of …

Background: An engorged venous plexus may mimic nerve compression from a herniated
disk on the magnetic resonance (MR) studies as they both have similar signal intensities. …

Background: Giant pseudomeningoceles are an uncommon complication of spine surgery.
Surgical management and extirpation can be difficult, and guidelines remain unclear. …

Background: Treatment of spondylolisthesis can be difficult with regard to patients with high
sacral slopes that may prohibit placement of interbody grafts for fusions across that segment. …

Syringomyelia is commonly associated with Chiari I malformation and varies widely in
presenting symptoms. In the context of syringomyelia-Chiari complex, posterior fossa …

Ventral cervical cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks can present as difficult challenges to repair.
Although incidental durotomy from technical maneuvers has been illustrated, less described …

… Mercy Hospital) or (2) abstraction of maternal race from demographic data in a patient’s
electronic health record (… Drs Lewis and Kielt contributed equally to this work as co–first authors. …