BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Recent literature has raised some apprehensions with regard
to the usage of cervical cages. PURPOSE: Radiological review of cases performed at our …

Background Discectomy performed open orwith an operating microscope remains the
standard surgical management. Tubular retractor system is being increasingly used. Potential …

✓ The authors describe an alternative method of C1–2 joint distraction, reduction, and fixation
in the treatment of 24 patients with fixed atlantoaxial dislocation. Based on their results, …

Study Design. This is a retrospective review on the application of the authors’ technique of
atlantoaxial lateral mass plate and screw fixation on a rare subset of patients having mobile …

Study Design: A prospective cohort. Objective: The objective of this study was to develop a
scoring system for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis (LDS) that would guide decision-…

Study Design. Prospective comparative study. Objective. Refinement of the guidelines for
screening of osteoporosis and considering quantitative computed tomography (Q-CT) for …

Background: The aim of the present prospective study is to evaluate whether the touted
advantages of minimal invasive-transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF) translate into …

Study Design: Technical note. Objectives: Coccygectomy for chronic coccydynia has a high
rate of successful clinical outcome. However, the procedure is associated with increased …

A 48-year-old woman presented with severe bilateral leg pain, urinary incontinence, and
paraparesis following vertebroplasty in another hospital 15 days earlier. Computed tomography …

Study Design: Retrospective study. Objective: To analyze the various anatomical parameters
that influence segmental stability in patients suffering from lumbar intra spinal cysts (LISCs) …