Purpose To determine if differences in safety or efficacy exist between balloon kyphoplasty (BKP),
vertebroplasty (VP) and non-surgical management (NSM) for the treatment of …

Background Small case series suggest that preoperative transcatheter arterial embolization
minimizes bleeding and facilitates surgery for hypervascular metastatic bone tumors. …

BACKGROUND: Preoperative patient education (PE) has been used by many institutions to
deal with patient anxiety, pain control, and overall satisfaction. Although the literature …

Management of patients with spine tumors requires a multidisciplinary team that includes a
medical and radiation oncologist and a spine surgeon. Newer surgical techniques that …

Kyphoplasty (KP) and vertebroplasty (VP) have been successfully employed for many years
for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral fractures. The purpose of this review is to resolve …

Extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) is a relatively new procedure for the treatment of
degenerative disc disease avoiding the morbidity of anterior approaches. Ipsilateral L2–5 nerve …

Background Kyphoplasty (KP) and vertebroplasty (VP) have been successfully employed in
the treatment of pathological vertebral fractures. Methods A critical review of the medical …

Object Balloon kyphoplasty has recently been shown to be effective in providing rapid pain
relief and enhancing health-related quality of life in patients with metastatic spinal tumors. …

Controversy exists regarding the optimal method of internal fixation in femoral neck fractures.
Biomechanical data suggest that calcar fixation is superior to central screws placement. We …

Single-stage posterior corpectomy for the management of spinal tumors has been well described.
Anterior column reconstruction has been accomplished using polymethylmethacrylate (…