Study Design Systematic literature review and meta-analysis of studies published in English.
Objective This study evaluated differences in outcome variables between percutaneous …

Study Design Retrospective population-based observational study. Objective To assess the
growth of cervical spine surgery performed in an outpatient setting. Methods A retrospective …

Background Context Risk factors associated with rod fracture (RF) following adult spinal
deformity (ASD) surgery fused to the sacrum remain debatable, and the impact of RF on patient-…

Study Design. A retrospective cohort study. Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate
the effect depression has on the improvement of patient-reported outcome measures (…

Background Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) has been used for treatment of a variety
of spinal conditions including degenerative disc disorders and low-grade spondylolisthesis. …

Background context The posterior cervical foraminotomy (PCF) may be performed using an
open or minimally-invasive (MIS) approach using a tubular retractor. Although there are …

Study Design. A Markov state-transition model was developed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness
of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and cervical disc replacement (CDR) …

BACKGROUND Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) is used to treat multiple conditions,
including spondylolisthesis, degenerative disc disorders, adjacent segment disease, and …

OBJECTIVE In an effort to prevent loss of segmental lordosis (SL) with minimally invasive
interbody fusions, manufacturers have increased the amount of lordosis that is built into …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort. Objective. To describe our technique for and evaluate
the time demand, radiation exposure and outcomes of skin-anchored intraoperative three-…