Thoracic pedicle screws have superior anchoring strength compared with other available
fixation techniques. However, these are not universally accepted in many developing countries …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis of prospective registry data. Objective. To determine
the patient characteristics, risk factors, and fracture patterns associated with vertebral artery …

Background: Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) are common comorbidities encountered
in the elderly, and they are on the rise. Kyphoplasty may be superior in VCF management …

Background Proximal junctional fractures (PJFr) can be a catastrophic complication associated
with adult spinal deformity surgery. Osteoporosis can be a major risk factor for the cause …

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a recently described hip disorder resulting from an
abnormal morphology between the proximal femur and acetabulum (socket). It is now …

Introduction: Early onset scoliosis can be both a disfiguring as well as a life threatening
condition. When more conservative treatments fail, pediatric spinal surgeons are forced to …

Background: Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) has had limited
success in stimulating osteogenesis at the site of posterolateral lumbar spine arthrodesis …

We report a case of posterior atlantoaxial dislocation without a fracture of the odontoid in a
35-year-old woman. There have been nine reported cases of similar injury in the English …

Prospective study of 27 consecutive cases of tuberculous atlanto-axial instability operated
between 1998 and 2003. Early surgical stabilization of tuberculous atlanto-axial instability has …

Background Treating surgeon's visual assessment of axial MRI images to ascertain the
degree of stenosis has a critical impact on surgical decision-making. The purpose of this study …