Study Design. A retrospective matched cohort study. Objective. To comprehensively compare
the 2-year postoperative results of posterior correction and fusion with segmental pedicle …

Study Design. Author experience and literature review. Objectives. To investigate and discuss
decision-making on when to perform a Smith-Petersen osteotomy as opposed to a pedicle …

Object. Although there are several papers in the literature regarding selection of fusion
levels in the adolescent patient, fewer articles pertain to this in the adult patient. The author …

Background: The lack of a reliable, universally acceptable system for classification of
adolescent idiopathic scoliosis has made comparisons between various types of operative …

Study Design. This study is a retrospective review of 752 patients with adult spinal deformity
enrolled in a multicenter prospective database in 2002 and 2003. Patients with positive …

… with the thoracic gearshift, then a K-wire is placed down the … when using a K-wire so as
not to advance the K-wire beyond … , never use a K-wire as cardiac tamponade due to K-wire …

Study Design. This study is a retrospective review of the initial enrollment data from a prospective
multicentered study of adult spinal deformity. Objectives. The purpose of this study is to …

Study Design. A radiographic evaluation of 100 adult volunteers over age 40 and without a
history of significant spinal abnormality was done to determine indices of sagittal spinal …

Background: Surgical site infections are not uncommon following spinal operations, and they
can be associated with serious morbidity, mortality, and increased resource utilization. The …

Recent advances in spinal instrumentation have brought about a new emphasis on the three-dimensional
spinal deformity of scoliosis and especially on the restoration of normal …