Background Increased emphasis is being placed on efficiency and resource utilization
when performing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), and accurate prediction of …

Objective Lumbar spine MRI interpretations have high variability reducing utility for surgical
planning. This study evaluated a convolutional neural network (CNN) framework that …

Purpose: Various animal models have been proposed to mimic the pathophysiologic process
of intervertebral disc degeneration, a leading cause of back pain. The purpose of this study …

Background Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are critical tools used in the
assessment and reporting of surgical outcomes. However, significant differences in PROM scores …

Objective To assess factors that may predict failure to improve at 12 and 24 months after
unilateral laminotomy with bilateral decompression (ULBD) for the management of lumbar …

Study Design. Retrospective database analysis. Objective. This study aimed to compare costs
and complication rates following single-level lumbar decompression in patients under age …

Study Design. A laboratory study using a rabbit annular puncture model of intervertebral disc
degeneration (IDD). Objective. The aims of this study were to assess whether an amniotic …

The purpose of this study was to compare patient factors and outcomes in conservatively
and surgically treated patients with spinal epidural abscess (SEA). This was a single-center …

The optimal surgical treatment of isolated lumbar foraminal stenosis has not been defined.
Minimally invasive decompression of the foramen from a far lateral tubular decompression (…

Study Design: Retrospective analysis of clinical data from a single institution. Objective: To
assess the day of surgery during the week as a possible predictor of length of stay (LOS) …