Purpose This project describes a morphology-based subaxial cervical spine traumatic injury
classification system. Using the same approach as the thoracolumbar system, the goal was …

Purpose The goal of the current study is to establish a surgical algorithm to accompany the
AOSpine thoracolumbar spine injury classification system. Methods A survey was sent to …

Numerous classification systems for subaxial and thoracolumbar spine injuries were
proposed in the past with the attempt to facilitate communication between physicians. The AO-…

Propensity score matching (PSM) is a commonly used statistical method in orthopedic surgery
research that accomplishes the removal of confounding bias from observational cohorts …

Purpose The aims of this study were (1) to demonstrate the AOSpine thoracolumbar spine
injury classification system can be reliably applied by an international group of surgeons and (…

Methods: A systematic review of the MEDLINE and PubMed databases was performed
using the following key words to identify articles published between 2001 and 2016:“ankylosing …

Purpose Spine-related research has evolved dramatically during the last century. Significant
contributions have been made by thousands of authors. A citation rank list has historically …

Lumbar intervertebral disc herniations are the most common causes for working-age individuals
to undergo lumbar spine surgery. Patients with a family history of disc disease or are in …

The prevalence of lumbar spinal stenosis is approximately 9.3%, with people most commonly
affected in the sixth or seventh decade of life. Patients often have pain, cramping, and …

Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty have been used to treat osteoporotic compression fractures
for many years. In 2009, two randomized controlled trials demonstrated limited effectiveness …