Objective: The primary objective of this study was to document and compare health related
quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with lumbar disc protrusion causing radiculopathy treated …

… Dvorak reports having a relationship with Medtronic as consultant and patent holder,
receiving clinical or research support from Medtronic, AO Spine, and DePuy Spine, and being an …

Study Design. Prospective diagnostic imaging study. Objective. To determine the accuracy
of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in diagnosing injury of the posterior ligamentous …

… Address correspondence and reprint requests to Marcel FS Dvorak, MD, FRCSC, Spine
Program, D6, Heather Pavilion, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, 2733 Heather …

Background Context Pedicle screws are routinely used in contemporary spinal surgery. Screw
misplacement may be asymptomatic but is also correlated with potential adverse events. …

✓ The purpose of this case report is to demonstrate that an en bloc resection with negative
surgical margins can be successfully achieved in a case of a seemingly unresectable C-2 …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: To date, most reports on the incidence of adverse events (AEs)
in spine surgery have been retrospective and dependent on data abstraction from hospital-…

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for the
management of patients with acute mechanical low back pain (AM-LBP) have been defined on …

Study Design. A retrospective cohort study with cross-sectional outcome analysis was
conducted. Objectives. To compare the outcome for two groups of patients with unstable cervical …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: There is very little evidence to guide treatment of patients with
spinal surgical site infection (SSI) who require irrigation and debridement (I&D) in deciding …