Study Design. A radiographic evaluation of 100 adult volunteers over age 40 and without a
history of significant spinal abnormality was done to determine indices of sagittal spinal …

• Administration of methylprednisolone (MP) for the treatment of acute spinal cord injury (SCI)
is not recommended. Clinicians considering MP therapy should bear in mind that the drug …

Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons published
the first evidence-based guidelines for the management of patients with acute cervical spinal …

The intensive care unit (ICU) setting has traditionally been reserved for critically ill patients
who require aggressive medical care and exceptional medical attention. Most contemporary …

… Reprints: Daniel Gelb, MD, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland Medical
Center, 22 South Greene Street, Suite S11B, Baltimore, MD 21201 (e-mail: [email protected]) …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Rheumatoid arthritis affects over 2 million patients in the United
States. It is the most common inflammatory disorder of the cervical spine. The natural history …

• Triage of patients with potential spinal injury at the scene by trained and experienced
emergency medical services personnel to determine the need for immobilization during transport …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Vertebral osteomyelitis can be successfully treated with spinal
immobilization and parenteral antibiotics. Failure of medical therapy may necessitate surgical …

Study Design: This study consisted of a laboratory investigation of triggered electromyographic
stimulation of pedicle screws placed in a pig spine, with a correlative prospective clinical …

• Initial management of nondisplaced type I, type II, and type III odontoid fractures with
external cervical immobilization is recommended, recognizing that a decreased rate of union (…