The relationship between herniated lumbar disc and abnormalities of the transverse process
of the lumbosacral junction was investigated. Two hundred consecutive patients with …

Background The minimally invasive lateral transpsoas retroperitoneal approach to address
lumbar stenosis offers advantages to traditional approaches, including sparing of the AP …

BACKGROUND: Preoperative patient education (PE) has been used by many institutions to
deal with patient anxiety, pain control, and overall satisfaction. Although the literature …

Background context No profile, integrated interbody cages are designed to act as implants
for cervical spine fusion, which obviates the need for additional internal fixation, combining …

Background context The lateral transpsoas approach to interbody fusion is gaining popularity
because of its minimally invasive nature and resultant indirect neurologic decompression. …

Study Design: Cadaveric Biomechanical and Radiographic Analysis. Objective: The purpose
of this study was to quantify the changes in intervertebral height and lateral and central …

The primary goal of motion preservation surgery in the spine is to maintain normal or near
normal motion in an attempt to prevent adverse outcomes commonly seen with conventional …

Background Instrumented lumbar arthrodesis has been established as the gold standard in
the care of patients with degenerative disc disease. However, spinal fusion results in the …

Background context Despite an increase in the clinical use of no-profile anchored interbody
cages (AIC) for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) procedures, there is little …

BACKGROUND: Conventional (rigid) fusion instrumentation is believed to accelerate the
degeneration of adjacent discs by increasing stresses caused by motion discontinuity. Fusion …