Background The treatment of chronic sciatica caused by herniation of a lumbar disk has not
been well studied in comparison with acute disk herniation. Data are needed on whether …

OBJECTIVE The object of this study was to determine the association between
postoperative sagittal spinopelvic alignment and patient-rated outcome measures following …

Background: Few reports in the literature have described the long-term outcome of postoperative
infection from the patient perspective. The aim of the present study was to determine if …

Charcot spine, or neuropathic spinal arthropathy, involves the progressive destruction of the
spinal joint due to the lack of normal protective sensations and proprioception. A rare cause …

Object The object in this study was to determine whether the presence of systemic
inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) on …

OBJECTIVE Previous studies have focused on Type II odontoid fractures and have failed to
report on the effect of other C-2 fracture types on treatment and outcome. The purpose of this …

OBJECTIVE A multicenter, prospective, randomized equivalence trial comparing a
thoracolumbosacral orthosis (TLSO) to no orthosis (NO) in the treatment of acute AO Type A3 …

Background A recent randomized controlled trial (RCT), performed by the authors, comparing
early surgical microdiscectomy with 6 months of nonoperative care for chronic lumbar …

Background: Closed-suction drains are frequently used following posterior spinal surgery.
The optimal timing of antibiotic discontinuation in this population may influence infection risk, …

Rationale and Objectives Crucial to the process of three-dimensional (3D) printing is the
knowledge of how the actual structure or organ relates dimensionally to its corresponding …