Object. The authors retrospectively evaluated the safety and efficacy of a decompression
and fixation technique in the treatment of patients with multilevel cervical spondylotic …

Objectives: To determine the safety of pedicle screw fixation in thoracic spine deformity
correction. Methods: One hundred twelve pedicle screws were surgically placed in 25 patients …

Background Ipsilateral recurrent disc herniation after lumbar discectomy is a significant
problem in the management of lumbar disc disease and may necessitate repeat surgical …

Objectives To evaluate long-term treatment outcome of patients with infected posterior lumbar
interbody fusion (PLIF) managed with surgical debridement and or prolonged antiobiotic …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Adolescent disc herniation and its surgical treatment have been
the subjects of many published clinical series. The majority of these series were …

Purpose The present study was undertaken to evaluate the safety and clinical outcome of
operative instrumented slip reduction in 12 adults with isthmic spondylolisthesis accompanied …

Study Design. A case report of anaerobic vertebral osteomyelitis after anal dilatation. Objectives.
To present a patient with monomicrobial anaerobic vertebral osteomyelitis secondary to …

Study design Case reports and retrospective review of accidental durotomies in lumbar
surgeries during 5 years. Objectives To draw attention to a potentially serious complication of …

Background—Bone must have sufficient strength to withstand both instantaneous forces and
lower repetitive forces. Repetitive loading, especially when bone strain and/or strain rates …

… 17Some preliminary discussion can be found in Millgram, 1993, sec. 6. '8For related criticism,
see Robertson, 1986, … I advance an argument meant to do the job in Millgram, forthcoming. …