Objectives: Document initial outcomes of balloon kyphoplasty. Design: Retrospective analysis
of the first 52 patients with 82 painful vertebral body compression fractures secondary to …

Cauda equina syndrome is a relatively uncommon condition typically associated with a
large, space-occupying lesion within the canal of the lumbosacral spine. The syndrome is …

Study Design: No previous discography study has addressed the nonoperative outcome of
low back pain. Objectives: This study was undertaken to retrospectively analyze the outcome …

The unique anatomy of the upper cervical spine and the typical mechanisms of injury yield a
predictable variety of injury patterns. Traumatic ligamentous injuries of the atlanto‐occipital …

Purpose To evaluate the safety and efficacy of radiofrequency (RF) ablation of the basivertebral
nerve (BVN) for the treatment of chronic low back pain (CLBP) in a Food and Drug …

Background Damaged or degenerated vertebral endplates are a significant cause of
vertebrogenic chronic low back pain (CLBP). Modic changes are one objective MRI biomarker for …

Background: The purpose of the present study is to report the 2-year clinical outcomes for
chronic low back pain (CLBP) patients treated with radiofrequency (RF) ablation of the …

Study Design: This was a retrospective review of a consecutive series of patients who
underwent excision of far lateral disc herniations by a paraspinal, musclesplitting incision that …

Dural tears are among the most commonly seen complications in spine surgery. Most studies
in the literature indicate that long‐term outcomes are not negatively affected, provided that …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Carragee et al. have recently shown that modern discography
injections are associated with subsequent acceleration of disc degeneration, herniation, and …