Study Design. Retrospective follow-up of patients over the age of 65 with a minimum of five-level
fusions. Objective. To determine the effect on outcomes of long constructs in patients …

Study Design. A retrospective review was performed on 21 adult patients surgically treated
with high-grade spondylolisthesis (Grade III, IV, or V). Additionally, the natural history, …

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 …

Study Design. A retrospective review. Objective. To determine the incidence of the superior
mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) after surgical correction for scoliosis and if it is …

Background: Information regarding the treatment of high-grade spondylolisthesis (HGS) in
adults has been previously described; however, previous descriptions of the evaluation and …

Study Design Retrospective cohort Objective Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) may
be complicated by subsidence, which can lead to significant morbidity including pain, disc …

A minimum 2-year follow-up retrospective review was undertaken to assess our experience
with an anterior paramedian muscle-sparing approach to the lumbar spine for anterior spinal …

OBJECTIVE There are few prior reports of acute pelvic instrumentation failure in spinal
deformity surgery. The objective of this study was to determine if a previously identified …

… Michael MD; DeWald, Christopher J. MD … DeWald, MD; Department of Orthopaedic
Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1725 West Harrison Street, Suite 440 …

A retrospective study of 41 patients who had anterior spinal column reconstruction using
long-segment allografts between 1983 and 1998 is reported. A long-segment allograft was …