Postlaminectomy cervical kyphosis is an important consideration when performing surgery.
Identifying factors predisposing to postoperative deformity is essential. The goal is to prevent …

Object Many patients undergoing elective thoracic or lumbar fusion procedures are obese,
but the contribution of obesity to complications in spine surgery has not been defined. The …

Object Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) has been shown to be effective in the
treatment of axial low-back pain. Minimally invasive spine surgery for arthrodesis has several …

BACKGROUND Although advances in implant materials, such as polyetheretherketone (PEEK),
have been developed aimed to improve outcome after anterior cervical discectomy and …

Background Single-level lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD) remains a significant
cause of morbidity in adulthood. Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) and Transforaminal …

Study Design. A prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled, investigational device
exemption (IDE) noninferiority trial. Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

Study Design and Objective We present a series of 8 patients with thoracic metastatic
disease causing acute neurologic decline. We present minimally invasive posterolateral …

Object. Improved neuroimaging techniques have led to an increase in the reported cases of
intramedullary cavernomas. The purpose of this study was to define the spectrum of …

Background: Laminoplasty is well described in the Japanese literature as a surgical option
for treating ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). The open door …

Introduction: Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) is a well-established technique to
achieve lumbar spine fusion with various indications including degenerative disk disease, …