Study Design. Epidemiological study using national administrative data. Objective. To provide
a complete analysis of national trends in spinal fusion from 1998 to 2008 and compare …

Study Design. A retrospective review of all patients surgically treated with a two-level anterior
cervical discectomy and fusion with and without anterior plate fixation by a single surgeon. …

We evaluated the effect of the timing of decompression of the spinal cord after compression
of 50 per cent of the diameter of the spinal cord at the fourth lumbar level in thirty purebred …

Study Design. A retrospective review of all patients surgically treated by a single surgeon with
a three-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with and without anterior plate fixation…

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: With the number of anterior lumbar procedures expected to
increase significantly over the next few years, it is important for spine surgeons to have a good …

The use of anterior plates for single-level cervical fusions is controversial. Previous studies
that evaluated single and multiple-level fusions have shown increased and decreased fusion …

Thirty-nine patients with tibial plateau fractures and concomitant ligament injury were
evaluated at least one year after injury. Ligamentous injury was determined by stress …

Study Design. A retrospective study of patients who underwent 1–3-level kyphoplasty
procedures at a single institute. Objective. To examine and compare the effects of single and …

Background: In patients with single-level cervical degenerative disc disease, total disc
arthroplasty can relieve radicular pain and preserve functional motion between two vertebrae. We …

Study Design. This is a prospective cohort study examining the results and radiographic
characteristics of anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) using femoral ring allografts (FRAs) …