Design. This open, nonblinded, historical cohort study was designed to recruit surgeons to
collect clinical data on patients who had undergone spinal fusions using pedicle screw …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: A balanced sagittal alignment of the spine has been shown to
strongly correlate with less pain, less disability, and greater health status scores. To restore …

Study Design. A radiographic study of thoracic pedicle anatomy in a group of adolescent
idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients. Objective. To investigate the anatomic constraints of the …

The determination of fusion levels for degenerative adult scoliosis requires a detailed evaluation
of the spinal deformity and an analysis of the degenerative changes of the entire spinal …

Purpose: In patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), radiographic surveillance is
the gold standard of assessing spinal deformity, but has negative long-term effects. The …

Study Design. Prospective, cross-sectional study. Objective. To determine Scoliosis Research
Society (SRS)-30 health-related quality of life (HRQOL) reference values by age and …

Study Design. Prospective, observational study. Objective. To further validate the Scoliosis
Research Society (SRS) instrument by comparing scores of adult deformity patients with no …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: After spinal fusion surgery, postoperative management often
includes imaging with either computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) …

Study Design. Case report. Objective. To report a case of injury to a segmental branch of the
L4 lumbar artery following kyphoplasty. Summary of Background Data. To our knowledge, …

Study Design. Diagnostic testing. Objective. The goal of this study is to measure the accuracy
and reliability of the Orthoscan (Orthoscan Technologies, Inc.) and to determine whether it …