… Lavelle or an immediate family member is a member of a speakers’ bureau or has made
paid presentations on behalf of Stryker and has received research or institutional support from …

Study Design. A prospective, randomized multicenter IDE trial between May 2002 and October
2004. Objective. The aim of this study was to report on the 10-year safety and efficacy of …

Methods We reviewed the literature on growth modulation of the growing spine and the
concepts behind the use of VBS as a fusionless strategy. The indications are derived from …

Background: The primary influence on medical students’ career choice is their third-year
clerkship. However, orthopaedics is not a required rotation in the curriculum of most medical …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Osteoporotic compression fractures cause great morbidity to the
aging population. Various percutaneous methods have been developed to aid in treatment, …

Objective: To compare the two-year clinical outcomes of a prospective, randomized controlled
trial of an FDA-approved interspinous spacer with the compilation of published findings …

Background: With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting many facets of our society, physicians
and patients have begun using telemedicine as a platform for the delivery of health care. …

Background Lumbar spinal stenosis is the most common indication for spine surgery in
older adults. Interspinous process decompression (IPD) using a stand-alone spacer that …

… Dr Lavelle receives research support from DePuy, Integral Life, K2M Inc, Medtronic, Providence
Technologies, Sigmus Inc, Spinal Kinetics, Stryker, and Vertebral Technologies Inc. He …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) has been advocated as an
alternative to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) with the added potential to reduce …