Study Design. A meta-analysis of surgical outcomes of cauda equina syndrome secondary
to lumbar disc herniation. Objectives. To determine the relationship between time to …

Temperature-responsive polymers are attractive candidates for applications related to injectable
delivery of biologically active therapeutics, such as stem cells. In this study, we evaluate …

To date no knowledge of the incidence of scoliosis in adults and its relationship to low-back
pain is available. In order to arrive at an understanding of low-back pain in adult scoliosis, a …

An analysis of indications, techniques, results of stabilization and decompression of 100
consecutive spinal tumour cases was carried out. Localized metastatic disease is best operated …

This article presents criteria for the design of a lumbar intervertebral disc prosthesis that
take into consideration issues of endurance, materials behavior, geometry, kinetics, motion …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The sacroiliac joint is known to be a possible cause of chronic
low back pain, but the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the sacroiliac joint have been …

Forty-five skeletally mature patients averaging 44.3 years of age had spinal fusions which
extended to the sacrum for pain and/or progression of their scoliosis. The primary diagnosis …

Objective: To describe two cases in which intraoperative monitoring of neurogenic ‘motor’
evoked potentials (NMEPs) did not identify a spinal cord injury that resulted in paraplegia. …

The etiology of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), the most common form of scoliosis, is
unclear. Researchers with divergent perspectives have tried to better define this etiology. …

This report details the use of the anterior approach for burst fractures of the thoracic and
lumbar spine. The indication for dural decompression is acute neurological injury arising from …