By Christopher W. Reilly, MD, FRCSC he vast majority of spinal column and cord injuries that
are sustained in North America occur in patients who are between the ages of fifteen and …

Injury to the abdominal aortic artery from blunt trauma is an infrequent event with few cases
reported in either the adult or the pediatric literature. Injury to the thoracic aorta after blunt …

Background: The treatment of patients with large adolescent idiopathic scoliosis curves has
been associated with increased surgical complexity. The purpose of this study was to …

Background: Corticosteroids are widely used in the management of patients with Duchenne
muscular dystrophy (DMD). They improve quality of life in these patients by prolonging …

Study Design. Focus paper. Objective. To evaluate the current evidence-based medicine (EBM)
literature in the use of pedicle screw constructs in patients with adolescent idiopathic …

Study Design. A retrospective longitudinal study of 434 consecutive pediatric patients who
underwent surgical correction of scoliosis, while being monitored for positional brachial …

Study Design. A biomechanical investigation using a human cadaver, multisegmental
lumbosacral spine model. Objectives. To determine if 2 small, posterolaterally positioned titanium …

Shoulder pain is a common overuse problem in long-term adult wheelchair users. The current
study examined whether the prevalence of shoulder pain in adult wheelchair users who …

Background: Tourniquet cuff pressures in pediatric patients are commonly set at standard
pressures. Recent evidence on adult subjects has shown that safer and more effective cuff …

Study Design. Survey. Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the surgeon's
perspective on the potential impact of prolonged surgical waitlists on the surgical care and …