Background: In the retrospective study of a prospectively maintained database, we present a
case series of patients with kyphotic deformity secondary to spinal infection treated using a …

Study Design. Retrospective review of consecutive case series. Objective. To evaluate the
early surgical results and complications of thoracic transdiscal osteotomies and vertebral …

Background Surgical interventions are commonly advocated for correcting kyphotic
deformities and relieving severe back pain in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. The aim …

Although many surgical approaches have been described in the operative management of
osteodiscitis, there is no consensus with regards to the optimal technique. Here we present …

Study Design. A retrospective study. Objective. To report surgical results for severe
thoracolumbar kyphosis secondary to ankylosing spondylitis (AS) corrected with 2-level …

Anterior radical debridement and bone grafting is popular in the treatment of pyogenic
infection of the spine, but there remains great concern of placing instrumentation in the …

Background: Patients are often complicated with severe kyphotic deformity (Cobb> 100) in
the advanced stage of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Corrective osteotomy based on prone …

Objectives To observe the feasibility, reliability, and complications of a method of
transpedicular bivertebrae wedge osteotomy and discectomy to manage the sagittal plane …

Objective To explore a simple and effective surgery for correcting severe kyphotic deformity
caused by ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Materials and methods From January 2003 to …

Background Patients with severe kyphotic deformity (Cobb> 100°) secondary to ankylosing
spondylitis (AS) occasionally cannot undergo corrective surgery in the prone position …