A retrospective, multicenter study was undertaken to evaluate the early postoperative failure
rate of long segment anterior cervical fusion and plating to stabilize the cervical spine after a …

Eighteen neurologically intact patients with burst fractures at the thoracolumbar junction
were treated with early ambulation in a total contact orthosis. No attempt was made to reduce …

A retrospective review of the cases of sixty-one patients with vertebral osteomyelitis revealed
that the associated diseases of diabetes mellitus and rheumatoid arthritis as well as …

We reviewed the cases of five consecutive patients with tears of the spinal dura with postoperative
leaks of cerebrospinal fluid. Problems in cluded the persistence of cerebrospinal-fluid …

The occurrence of a clinically significant anterior her-niation of a cervical disc in association
with an injury to the posterior ligaments and subluxation or dislocation of facets (…

Rothman-Simeone The Spine helps you achieve optimal outcomes in the clinical practice of
spine surgery in adults and children. Drs. Harry N. Herkowitz, Steven R. Garfin, Frank J. …

Background: Sacral chordoma is a rare, low to intermediate-grade tumor that poses
substantial challenges in terms of timely diagnosis and adequate treatment. Few studies have …

This study investigated the relationship between cervical spine sagittal canal diameter and
neurologic injury in cases of spinal fracture-dislocation. A group of 98 patients with such …

Brain [1] demonstrated in 1952 that cervical spondylosis, which previously had been known
to produce various signs and symptoms of facet joint and cervical root disorders, also was …

Lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) is a common cause of low back pain, radiculopathy,
and/or neurogenic claudication. Treatment begins with a trial of nonsurgical methods, …