Study Design. Retrospective study of prospectively collected data. Objective. To determine if
the modified Frailty Index (mFI) could be used to predict postoperative complications in …

Study Design. Retrospective study of prospectively collected data. Objective. To investigate
the applicability of the modified frailty index (mFI) as a predictor of adverse postoperative …

Study Design: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. Objectives: Adult spinal
deformity (ASD) surgery is a highly complex procedure that has high complication rates. …

… Lee, and colleagues at Millennium Pharmaceuticals for encouragement and discussion; J.
Keilty and the sequencing group for DNA sequencing; E. Woolf for sequence analysis; A. …

Background Context Understanding the scope of the volume and costs of lumbar fusions and
discectomy procedures, as well as identifying significant trends within the Medicare system…

Study Design. Expert consensus study. Objective. This expert panel was created to establish
best practice guidelines to identify and treat patients with poor bone health prior to elective …

Background Context Prior studies have suggested no significant differences in functional
status and postoperative complications of elderly versus nonelderly patients undergoing …

Study Design. Retrospective study of prospectively collected data. Objective. To identify risk
factors for nonhome patient discharge after elective anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (…

The phagocyte respiratory burst is crucial for innate immunity. The transfer of electrons to
oxygen is mediated by a membrane-bound heterodimer, comprising gp91phox and p22phox …

Study Design. Retrospective study of prospectively collected data. Objective. To assess the
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score as an independent predictor of 30-…