Background Context Recently, a single position lumbar fusion has been described in which
both the anterior or lateral interbody fusion as well as posterior percutaneous pedicle screw …

Study Design: Review. Objective: Venothromboembolic (VTE) complications, composed of
deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are commonly observed in the perioperative …

Study Design Narrative review. Objectives The purpose of this review is to outline the role of
sex hormones, particularly estrogen, in the pathogenesis of degenerative disc disease (DDD…

Background: Painful vertebral osteoporotic compression fractures (OCFs) are often treated
with cement augmentation, although controversies exist as to whether or not this increases …

Study Design. Retrospective database analysis. Objective. The aim of this study was to
match risk factors for complications in patients who did and did not sustain a dural tear while …

… Raymond J. Hah MD has received grant funding from SI bone, consulting fees from NuVasive,
and support from the North American Spine Society to attend meetings. Ram K. Alluri, MD …

Study Design. Retrospective database analysis. Objective. To identify nationwide temporal
trends in management of geriatric odontoid fractures and to compare comorbidities, inpatient …

Background Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a well-recognized complication following
surgery for adult spinal deformity (ASD); however, definitions for PJK and its clinical …

… ; Buser, Zorica PhD, MBA a,b,d ; Hah, Raymond J. MD b,d ; Wang, Jeffrey C. MD b,d ; Alluri,
Ram Kiran MD b,d … The K-line has historically been drawn on neutral MRI and x-ray imaging. …

Study Design: This is a retrospective cohort study of consecutive patients undergoing lumbar
spinal fusion (LSF) within the PearlDiver Humana research database from 2010 to 2018. …