BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) procedure
has become an increasingly popular means of obtaining a circumferential fusion while …

Acute knee dislocations are uncommon orthopaedic injuries. Because they often spontaneously
reduce before initial evaluation, the true incidence is unknown. Dislocation involves …

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Background: Questions remain as to the effect that obesity has on patients managed for
symptomatic lumbar disc herniation. The purpose of this study was to determine if obesity affects …

Background: The purpose of the present study was to determine if the duration of symptoms
affects outcomes following the treatment of intervertebral lumbar disc herniation. Methods: …

Study Design. Retrospective review. Objective. (1) To describe change in treatment patterns
for degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS).(2) To report regional variation in treatment of DS.(3…

Study Design. Review article, review of literature. Objective. To review the bone graft options
that exist for posterolateral and posterior interbody lumbar fusion. Summary of Background …

Study Design. Retrospective subgroup analysis of prospectively collected data according to
treatment received. Objective. The purpose of this study was to determine whether obesity …

Study Design. Retrospective case-control. Objective. The purpose of this study was to
evaluate a single surgeon's experience with infection after surgical treatment of adolescent …

Study Design. Prospective diagnostic imaging study. Objective. To determine the accuracy
of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in diagnosing injury of the posterior ligamentous …