Background Minimally invasive surgical fusion of the sacroiliac (SI) joint using machined solid
triangular titanium plasma spray (TPS) coated implants has demonstrated positive clinical …

Background Sacroiliac (SI) joint pain is an under diagnosed source of low back pain due in
part to lack of visible pathology on radiographs and symptoms mimicking other back-related …

BACKGROUND: Open and minimally invasive lumbar fusion procedures have inherent
procedural risks, with posterior and transforaminal approaches resulting in significant soft-tissue …

Background Using a multi-center medical device registry, we prospectively collected a set of
perioperative and clinical outcomes among patients treated with tissue-sparing, posteriorly-…

Background Sacroiliac joint (SI) pain is an often-overlooked cause of lower-back pain, due in
part to a lack of specific findings on radiographs and a symptom profile similar to other back…

Aims: The purpose of this study was to quantify the perioperative complications associated
with cervical decompression and fusion in patients treated with a posterior cervical fusion (…

The value of preoperative provocative discography in the setting of discogenic low back pain
was investigated by evaluating surgical outcomes. Seventy-three consecutive patients who …

OBJECTIVE Bilateral symptoms have been reported in 8%–35% of patients with sacroiliac (SI)
joint dysfunction. Stabilization of a single SI joint may significantly alter the stresses on the …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP) are commonly used
to monitor the spinal cord and nerve roots during operative procedures that put those …

Background: Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) has proved to be a safe tool in the
armamentarium of spine surgeons for a variety of lumbar disorders. However, it has some …