A retrospective review of a large series of open fractures in adult blunt trauma managed in a
standardized fashion at a regional trauma referral center suggests that delay within the first …

After institutional review defined an unacceptable mortality rate in nonoperative treatment of
elderly patients with odontoid process fracture without neurological deficit, we undertook a …

Spinal epidural hematoma is a rare condition that usually presents with acute, severe pain
at the location of the hemorrhage, with radiation to the extremities. It can rapidly develop to …

Study Design: Human tissues specimens were examined for the presence of neural end-organs
under light and electron microscopy. Objectives: To define the innervation of the …

Objectives. To investigate the relationship between intervertebral motion, intravertebral
deformation and pain in chronic low-back pain patients. Design. This study measured vertebral …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Pressure-injected and in situ curing bone cements have been
studied as alternatives in augmenting lumbar pedicle screw fixation but are frequently found …

Surgical treatment of odontoid fractures has usually been carried out by C1–2 arthrodesis
rather than by fracture fixation. An alternative treatment of compression screw fixation was …

We compared the donor site morbidity in fifty-seven consecutive patients in whom a bone
graft had been procured from the iliac crest through an incision parallel to the superior cluneal …

Study Design. This is a retrospective study of sequential cohorts. Objective. To assess the
efficacy of tranexamic acid in decreasing operative blood loss and the need for intraoperative …

Objective: A review of structural cervical spine injuries (fracture or dislocation) treated at a
regional spine injury referral center from 1987 to 1992 was undertaken to identify and analyze …