OBJECTIVE: It remains unknown whether aggressive disc removal with curettage or limited
removal of disc fragment alone with little disc invasion provides a better outcome for the …

Object Advocates of minimally invasive discectomy (MID) have promoted this operation as an
alternative to open discectomy (OD), arguing that there may be less injury to the paraspinal …

BACKGROUND: Vertebroplasty (VP) and kyphoplasty (KP) are routinely used to treat vertebral
body compression fractures (VCFs) resulting from osteoporosis or vertebral body tumors …

Metastatic epidural spinal cord compression (MESCC) is becoming a more common clinically
encountered entity as advancing systemic antineoplastic treatment modalities improve …

OBJECTIVE Same-level recurrent lumbar disc herniation complicates outcomes after primary
discectomy in a subset of patients. The health care costs associated with the management …

BACKGROUND: Pedicle screws are used to stabilize all 3 columns of the spine, but can be
technically demanding to place. Although intraoperative fluoroscopy and stereotactic-guided …

Object. Stereotactic brain biopsy has played an integral role in the diagnosis and management
of brain lesions. At most centers, imaging studies following biopsy are rarely performed. …

Study Design. Retrospective clinical study. Objective. To study the long-term effects of
repeat cervical fusion after development of adjacent segment disease (ASD). Summary of …

OBJECTIVE: Although the Hunt and Hess Scale (HHS) and World Federation of Neurological
Surgeons Scale (WFNSS) are the most widely used subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) …

Introduction: Surgical site infection (SSI) in the setting of lumbar fusion is associated with
significant morbidity and medical resource utilization. To date, there have been no studies …