To determine the effect of adding pedicle screws at the level of a burst fracture (intermediate
screws) on the stiffness of a short segment pedicle fixation, an in vitro biomechanical study …

This study was designed to characterize the vertebral body (VB) shape, focusing on
vertebral wedging, along the thoracic and lumbar spine, and to look for shape variations with …

Object. The authors retrospectively evaluated the safety and efficacy of a decompression
and fixation technique in the treatment of patients with multilevel cervical spondylotic …

Objectives: To determine the safety of pedicle screw fixation in thoracic spine deformity
correction. Methods: One hundred twelve pedicle screws were surgically placed in 25 patients …

OBJECTIVE Augmented reality (AR) is a novel technology that has the potential to increase
the technical feasibility, accuracy, and safety of conventional manual and robotic computer-…

Study Design. Characterization of the analytic profile of proteoglycans in the intervertebral
discs at L4-L5 of nondiabetic (n= 5) and diabetic (n= 5) age-matched subjects. The discs used …

Study Design. A retrospective study to detect patients with cement leakage into the disc
space following vertebroplasty. Objective. To determine the frequency, causes, and clinical …

Objective. Agmatine, decarboxylated arginine, was shown in preclinical studies to exert
efficacious neuroprotection by interacting with multiple molecular targets. This study was …

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a multi-organ disorder affecting many types of connective
tissues, including bone and cartilage. Certain skeletal changes are more prevalent in …

Objectives To evaluate long-term treatment outcome of patients with infected posterior lumbar
interbody fusion (PLIF) managed with surgical debridement and or prolonged antiobiotic …