Study Design. Systematic review and modified Delphi technique. Objective. To use an
evidence-based medicine process using the best available literature and expert opinion …

BACKGROUND: Traumatic spinal cord injuries (SCI) have devastating consequences for
the physical, financial, and psychosocial well-being of patients and their caregivers. …

Study Design. The classification system was derived through a literature review and expert
opinion of experienced spine surgeons. In addition, a multicenter reliability and validity study …

Study Design. A new proposed classification system for thoracolumbar (TL) spine injuries,
including injury severity assessment, designed to assist in clinical management. Objective. To …

Background Transthyretin amyloidosis is caused by the deposition of hepatocyte-derived
transthyretin amyloid in peripheral nerves and the heart. A therapeutic approach mediated by …

Background There is convincing preclinical evidence that early decompression in the setting
of spinal cord injury (SCI) improves neurologic outcomes. However, the effect of early …

RNA interference (RNAi) is a potent and specific mechanism for regulating gene expression.
Harnessing RNAi to silence genes involved in disease holds promise for the development …

Analyses of data on a nationally representative sample of 3,346 American parents with a
child under 18 living at home found that 63% reported one or more instances of verbal …

Although patient navigation was introduced 2 decades ago, there remains a lack of consensus
regarding its definition, the necessary qualifications of patient navigators, and its impact …

Object Many patients undergoing elective thoracic or lumbar fusion procedures are obese,
but the contribution of obesity to complications in spine surgery has not been defined. The …