Study Design. in the rest of the article written as patient-and observer-blinded, multicenter,
randomized, intrapatient controlled, noninferiority trial. Objective. The aim of this study was to …

Purpose On average, 56% of patients report a clinically relevant reduction in pain after
lumbar spinal fusion (LSF). Preoperatively identifying which patient will benefit from LSF is …

Study Design. Two-year clinical and radiographic follow-up of a double-blind, multicenter,
randomized, intra-patient controlled, non-inferiority trial comparing a bone graft substitute (…

Study Design. A multicenter, randomized, intrapatient controlled trial. Objective. This study
investigated whether lumbar fusion patients blinded to the harvest site (A) can identify the iliac …

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: There is only limited data on the outcome
of primary surgery of lumbar disk herniation (LDH) in Dutch patients. The objective of this …

Background Spondylodiscitis refers to an infection of one or more intervertebral disks and
vertebrae, most commonly caused by tuberculosis. Initial therapy for spondylodiscitis is drug …

METHODS: Adult patients indicated for instrumented PLF of one to six levels from T10-S2
were enrolled at five participating centers. After preparation of the bone bed, one side was …

Study Design. A prospective, nonrandomized cohort study. Objective. To describe a
technique quantifying movement induced by transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) induced …

Introduction Muscle contraction from transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) induces seismic
potentials: sMEP. These movements may be of discomfort to the surgeon or address safety …

Introduction Transcranial Electrical Stimulates Motor Evoked Potentials (TES-MEP) is a safe
technique for neuromonitoring during spinal surgery. However induced movement can …