BACKGROUND CONTEXT There are three phases in prophylaxis of surgical site infections (SSI):
preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative. There is lack of consensus and paucity …

Study Design. Prospective observational and analytic study. Objective. To investigate whether
spontaneous intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) occurring in both chondrodystrophic …

Study Design: Systematic review. Objective: Spinal orthoses have been generally used in
the management of osteoporotic vertebral fractures in the elderly population with purported …

The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the surgical, radiological, and functional
outcomes of posterior-only versus combined anterior-posterior approaches in patients with …

Objective Back pain is a major cause of disability, affecting millions of people worldwide. One
cause of axial back pain is degeneration of the nucleus pulposus (NP) of the intervertebral …

Purpose In acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) patients, we sought to characterize
how objective MRI measures of injury change during the first 3 week post-injury. Methods …

Objective Scoliosis is frequently seen in children with Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS). There
is still concern that growth hormone (GH) treatment might increase the risk of onset or …

Context Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare complex genetic syndrome, characterized
by delayed psychomotor development, hypotonia, and hyperphagia. Hormone deficiencies …

Uncertainties remain regarding the optimal surgical approach in the treatment of traumatic
thoracolumbar burst fractures. We aim to compare the surgical, radiological and functional …

Background The primary goal of palliative treatment of spinal metastases is to maintain or
improve health-related quality of life (HRQOL). We translated and validated a Dutch version of …