Object. The surgical treatment of metastatic spinal tumors is an essential component of the
comprehensive care of cancer patients. In most large series investigators have focused on the …

Object Spinal extradural (epidural) arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are uncommon vascular
lesions of the spine with arteriovenous shunting located primarily in the epidural venous plexus…

OBJECT Evaluation of lumbar stability is fundamentally dependent on a clear understanding
of normal lumbar motion. There are inconsistencies in reported lumbar motion across …

Background: Standard fluoroscopic navigation and stereotactic computed tomography–guided
lumbar pedicle screw instrumentation traditionally relied on the placement of Kirshner …

Background Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF), first described in the literature in 2006
by Ozgur et al., involves direct access to the lateral disc space via a retroperitoneal trans-…

Background Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute peripheral neuropathy caused by
an autoimmune response against myelin of peripheral nerves. GBS has been reported after …

Introduction: Patient-specific instrumentation is an emerging technology with the promise of
a better fit to patient anatomy. With the advent of deformity correction planning software, …

✓The authors describe a case of osteomyelitis of the craniocervical junction caused by
iatrogenic infection of the spine during corticosteroid injection therapy. This 58-year-old diabetic …

Background Several studies have demonstrated the utility of intraoperative neuromonitoring
(IOM) including somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs), motor-evoked potentials (MEPs)…

BACKGROUND Meningiomas of the spinal canal comprise up to 40% of all spinal tumors.
The standard management of these tumors is gross total resection. The outcome and extent of …