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

Background Context Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is a debilitating condition with limited
treatment options for neurologic or functional recovery. The ability to predict the prognosis of …

Frailty negatively affects outcome in elective spine surgery populations. This study sought to
determine the effect of frailty on patient outcome after traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI). …

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 …

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

A novel technique for the removal of metal ions inhibiting DNA extraction and PCR of
archaeological bone extracts is presented using size exclusion chromatography. Two case studies, …

Adverse events (AEs) are common during care in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI).
Increased risk of AEs is linked to patient factors including pre-existing comorbidities. …

Study Design: Systematic review. Objectives: Management of stable traumatic thoracolumbar
burst fractures in neurologically-intact patients remains controversial. Conservative …

Study Design: Systematic review. Objectives: There is paucity of consensus on whether (1)
the artery of Adamkiewicz (AoA) and (2) the number of contiguous segmental spinal arteries (…