Background: A prospective, randomized study examined the effect of interventional preoperative
education and orientation for scoliosis surgery (PEOSS) on anxiety levels of patients …

Background Younger patients who have undergone reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA)
are believed to have higher activity levels that place higher stresses across the prosthesis…

The objective of the study is to identified the correlation between Modic changes (MCs), disc
degeneration, motions (translation and angulation) and facet osteoarthritis in lumbar spine. …

Background: The purpose of this study is to assess the incidence, risk factors for, and types
of respiratory complications occurring in patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery. Methods: …

Study Design: Case-control study. Objectives: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is the
most common cause of spinal cord injury in adults aged over 55 years. However, since the …

The objective was to evaluate motion, disc degeneration and Space Available for Cord (SAC)
at the adjacent segments of degenerative cervical spondylolisthesis (DCS) using …

Purpose To review the current understanding and data of sagittal balance and alignment
considerations in paraplegic patients. Methods A PubMed literature search was conducted to …

Purpose The aim of this study was to determine whether having an existing psychiatric
disorder is a risk factor for developing post-operative infection following anterior cervical …

The vast majority of orthopaedic care takes place not in the orthopaedic surgeon’s office or
operating room but in various primary care settings. Essential Orthopaedics, 2nd Edition, …

Purpose SpineLineTM, a peer-reviewed publication of the North American Spine Society, is
published bimonthly to educate and inform NASS members on medical, ethical and policy …