Study Design. Retrospective study on the incidence of reoperation in patients previously
treated by instrumented posterior lumbar interbody fusion. Objectives. To answer the following …

Cervical spine spondylodiscitis is a rare, but serious manifestation of spinal infection. We
present a retrospective study of 20 consecutive patients between 01/1994 and 12/1999 treated …

Controversy exists in the literature regarding the adequacy of one or two screws for direct
fixation of the odontoid process. Proponents of the two-screw technique believe that a single …

This retrospective study aims to discuss and compare our results with those previously
mentioned in the literature with regard to C5–C6 radiculopathy that occurs after decompression …

OBJECTIVE: An extracoelomic mini approach is introduced as a less invasive technique for
surgery of the thoracolumbar area performed via the anterior approach. METHODS: Twenty-…

Object The atlantoaxial joint is the location most and earliest affected in patients with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In longstanding disease, ligamentous and osseous destruction can …

Background context With more cement augmentation procedures done, the occurrence of
serious complications is also expected to rise. Symptomatic central cement embolization is a …

Lumbar discectomy is one of the most frequent neurosurgical and orthopaedic procedures. In
this study, a series of 43 consecutive patients operated with a minimally invasive technique …

This is a prospective study comparing anterior and posterior plating in cervical corpectomy.
Each group comprised 30 patients who were candidates for corpectomy. In the first group, …

Study Design: A retrospective study of 25 consecutive cases undergoing L5 corpectomy and
reconstruction. Summary of Background Data: Corpectomy of L5 is a challenging procedure …