Study Design: Meta-analysis-based calculation. Objectives: Lumbar degenerative spine
disease (DSD) is a common cause of disability, yet a reliable measure of its global burden …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cervical ribs are congenital variants that are known to
cause TOS or brachial plexopathy in up to 10% of the affected individuals. We investigated …

Study Design. Retrospective comparative study. Objective. The purpose of this study is to
compare functional outcomes, hospital resource utilization, and spine-related costs during 2 …

Objective To assess the effectiveness of bracing in adult with scoliosis. Design
Retrospective cohort study. Setting Outpatients followed in 2 tertiary care hospitals …

Study Design. Genetic case-control study of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs).
Objective. To examine the association of previously reported susceptibility genes for …

Objectives To investigate the epidemiology of radiographic degenerative lumbar scoliosis
(DLS) and symptomatic DLS and clarify the impact of radiographic spinopelvic parameters …

Objectives Radiating pain in degenerative scoliosis is primary indication for surgery.
However, axial and sagittal MR images are limited for identifying nerve root compromise …

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: To demonstrate a correlation between
radiculopathy symptoms, foraminal morphology, and curve types. Summary of Background …

Purpose Imaging of the cervical spine for trauma or degenerative disease includes multiple
areas of the head and neck that may harbor incidental findings. We sought to determine the …

Purpose To compare the diagnostic value of curved planar reformation of MRI (MRI-CPR)
and 2D MRI in determining the responsible nerve in patients with adult lumbar degenerative …