Background: Although achieving clinical success is the main goal in the surgical treatment
of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, it is becoming increasingly important to do so in a cost-…

Study Design. Retrospective review. Objective. The purpose of this study was to assess the
preoperative neurologic risk in a consecutive series of spinal deformity patients undergoing …

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to determine the indications for implantation
of the coflex device (Paradigm Spine, LLC, New York, New York), assess long-term …

Study Design. Anatomic study. Objective. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect
of the slip amount, slip angle, and disc height on the geometry of the L5 foramen in low-…

Background Expansion thoracoplasty is a temporary solution to allow complete pulomonary
development in the setting of vertebral and rib cage deformities. After thoracoplasty, an …

Background. Traditional surgical treatment of isthmic spondylolisthesis is posterior-lateral
fusion, but the addition of anterior surgery has been explored. The purpose of this study was to …

Study Design. Biomechanical study of bovine spines. Objective. The purpose of this study
was to perform a biomechanical test to analyze intervertebral deflections following placement …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Although achieving clinical success is the main goal in the surgical
treatment of neuromuscular scoliosis (NMS), it is becoming increasingly important to do …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Although achieving clinical success is the main goal in the surgical
treatment of AIS, it is becoming increasingly important to do so in a cost-effective manner…

… This methodology is similar to that previously reported by Kamerlink and coworkers.…
Edwards BT, Zura R, Bertrand S, et al. Treatment of neuromuscular scoliosis with posterior spinal …