Background: The lack of a reliable, universally acceptable system for classification of
adolescent idiopathic scoliosis has made comparisons between various types of operative …

Background Management of degenerative spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis is
controversial. Surgery is widely used, but its effectiveness in comparison with that of nonsurgical …

… Sixteen patients were classified as Lenke 5C patterns, whereas 5 patients were classified
as Lenke 6C patterns. All patients were female with a median age of 14 + 8 (range 13–18). For …

The operative treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is still somewhat controversial
regarding selection of the appropriate regions to fuse and selection of the specific upper …

Study Design. A retrospective study. Objective. To evaluate the safety of a free hand
technique of pedicle screw placement in the thoracic spine at a single institution over a 10-year …

Study Design. A radiographic evaluation of 100 adult volunteers over age 40 and without a
history of significant spinal abnormality was done to determine indices of sagittal spinal …

Background: Surgical site infections are not uncommon following spinal operations, and they
can be associated with serious morbidity, mortality, and increased resource utilization. The …

Study Design. A retrospective matched cohort study. Objective. To comprehensively compare
the 2-year postoperative results of posterior correction and fusion with segmental pedicle …

… Only patients in Lenke-Bridwell grade A are unquestionably solid. Probably the majority of
the patients in LenkeBridwell grade B are solid. The patients in LenkeBridwell grade C may …

… The exclusive pedicle screw instrumentation depended on the Lenke curve type, 19 pedicle
… follow-up were selected according to the Lenke curve type, 19 operative method, fusion …