Background The femur is the most common site of metastasis in the appendicular skeleton,
and metastatic bone disease negatively influences quality of life. Orthopaedic surgeons are …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Expandable cages (EXP) are being more frequently utilized in
transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions (TLIF). EXP were designed to reduce complications …

Introduction Interspinous process devices (IPDs) were developed as minimally invasive
alternatives to open decompression surgery for spinal stenosis. However, given high treatment …

Background Cervical artificial disc replacement (C-ADR) has become a common and
accepted surgical treatment for many patients with cervical disc degeneration/herniation and …

Objective The purpose of this study is to examine the utilization of kyphoplasty/vertebroplasty
procedures in the management of compression fractures. With the growing elderly …

Background Vitamin D has been shown to play important roles in both calcium homeostasis
and bone healing. Only three studies have directly examined the relationship between …

Background In patients with concomitant hip and lumbar spine disease, the question of which
surgery—total hip arthroplasty (THA) or lumbar spine fusion (LSF)—to address first has not …

Study Design. Retrospective study. Summary of Background Data. Research has shown
that the use of NSAIDs and COX-2 inhibitors increases the risk of pseudoarthrosis following …

Background The proximal femur represents the most common site of metastatic bone disease
in the appendicular skeleton, and associated pathologic pertrochanteric femur fractures …

Background Context Various surgical factors affect the incidence of postoperative medical
complications following elective spinal arthrodesis. Because of the inter-relatedness of these …