Background: Sacral-alar-iliac (SAI) screws are increasingly used for lumbo-pelvic fixation
procedures. Insertion of SAI screws is technically challenging, and surgeons often rely on …

Purpose Accuracy and feasibility of corrective osteotomies using 3-dimensional planning tools
and patient-specific instrumentation has been reported by multiple authors with promising …

Purpose Incidental durotomy (ID) is a complication occurring in 4–17% of decompressive
spinal surgeries. Persisting CSF leakage can occur even after ID repair and requires revision …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Perioperative complications affect surgical outcomes. Classification
systems of perioperative complications are well established and widely applied in many …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Pedicle fractures are a rare but potentially devastating complication
of posterior instrumented spinal fusion (PSF). Preoperative awareness of the possible …

Introduction: Local infection and prolonged fluid discharge account for most complications
in lumbar spine surgery. This report is a brief description of a useful technique for revision of …

Purpose : Testicular volume measurements obtained with the Prader and Rochester
orchidometers were compared to those obtained using scrotal ultrasound. The ability of each …

1 Abstract 2 Introduction: Local infection and prolonged fluid discharge account for most
complications in 3 lumbar spine surgery. This report is a brief description of a useful technique …

… Of special value are the final chapters, written by the noted Roman Catholic theologian David
Tracy, which draw out the significance of this history for the theological interpretation of the …

Purpose The indication for operative treatment of displaced midshaft clavicle fractures
remains controversial. However, if plate fixation is considered, implant prominence and skin …