The purpose of this study was to determine if quadriceps strength and functional outcomes
were similar at 6 months following anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] reconstruction in patients …

The complexity and heterogeneity of adult spinal deformity (ASD) creates significant difficulties
in performing high-quality, complete economic analyses. For the same reasons, however, …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT The transpsoas lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) technique
is an effective alternative to traditional anterior and posterior approaches to the lumbar spine…

With recent advancements in surgical spine technology and techniques, the importance of
regional and global spine alignment has become an important factor in surgical planning. Our …

Background: It is unclear whether patients can be taken off suppressive antibiotics with
infected retained instrumentation. This study aimed to retrospectively analyze the perioperative …

ABSTRACT. The significance of a patient’s level of education as a social characteristic in
shaping their attitude toward the provision of medical care in outpatient settings has been …

OBJECT Endoscopic approaches to the anterior craniocervical junction are increasing in
frequency. Choice of oral versus endoscopic endonasal approach to the odontoid often …

Methods A retrospective case control study was designed to have sufficient statistical power
to detect a 20% difference between groups with a sample size of 208 patients (104 in each …

Cervical laminoplasty is an effective and well-established motion preserving treatment for
cervical myelopathy and myeloradiculopathy. Many different laminoplasty methods have been …

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