Introduction Interbody fusion is commonly utilized for arthrodesis and stability among patients
undergoing spine surgery. Over the last few decades, interbody device materials, such as …

Background— Chemotherapy with trastuzumab and anthracycline is associated with
incident heart failure (HF) in patients with breast cancer. We hypothesized that continuous …

OBJECTIVE Adjacent-segment disease (ASD) requiring operative intervention is a relatively
common long-term consequence of lumbar fusion surgery. Although the incidence of ASD …

OBJECTIVE Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) is a workhorse surgical approach for
lumbar arthrodesis. There is growing interest in techniques for performing single-position …

Study Design. Analysis of the prospectively collected American College of Surgeons
National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. Objective. To assess whether …

Purpose Spine surgery entails a wide spectrum of complicated pathologies. Over the years,
numerous assistive tools have been introduced to the modern neurosurgeon’s …

Study Design. Observational retrospective cohort study of prospectively collected database.
Objective. To determine whether overweight body mass index (BMI) influences 30-day …

Studies in various surgical procedures have shown that transfusion of red blood cells (RBC)
increases the risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Impact of blood transfusion in …

Object The objective of this study was to assess whether preoperative anemia in patients
undergoing elective cranial surgery influences outcomes in the immediate perioperative period …

The complications of spinal cord injury (SCI) increase in number and severity with the level
of injury. A recent survey of SCI researchers reveals that animal models of high SCI are …