… Maqsoodi nor any immediate family member has received anything of value from or has
stock or stock options held in a commercial company or institution related directly or indirectly to …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Back and neck pain secondary to disc degeneration is a major
public health burden. There is a need for therapeutic treatments to restore intervertebral disc (…

Background To our knowledge no analysis of academic orthopedics division chiefs (DC) exists
in the current orthopedic literature. Serving as a Division Chief may be a career milestone …

Methods: Academic medical centers and pediatric hospitals were identified using the
Electronic Residency Application Service website, the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North …

Spinal fusion is a commonly performed orthopedic surgery. Autologous bone graft obtained
from the iliac crest is frequently employed to perform spinal fusion. Osteogenic bone marrow …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT As patients who underwent Harrington instrumentation for AIS
approach older age, identifying the cervical spine deformity in the setting of preexisting …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Lumbar facet cysts are associated with radiculopathy, neurogenic
claudication and higher risk of dural tears. Consensus on the best method to address …

Purpose To compare how ulnar diaphyseal shortening and wafer resection affect distal
radioulnar joint (DRUJ) joint reaction force (JRF) using a nondestructive method of measurement…

Background Harrington instrumentation for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) was
revolutionary and allowed patients to mobilize faster as compared with patients treated with …

Background: Isolated gastrocnemius contracture (IGC) is associated with various foot and
ankle pathologies. To address the problem of IGC, a number of gastrocnemius lengthening …