Osteoporosis has become a major medical problem as the aged population of the world rapidly
grows. Osteoporosis predisposes patients to fracture, progressive spinal deformities, and …

Osteoporosis has become a major medical problem as the aged population of the world rapidly
grows. Osteoporosis predisposes patients to fracture, progressive spinal deformities, and …

Study Design. Retrospective study. Objective. To identify fracture morphology-dependent
risk factors for the occurrence of cement leakage during percutaneous vertebroplasty. …

Introduction Floating knee is a flail knee joint resulting from fractures of the shafts or adjacent
metaphyses of the femur and the ipsilateral tibia. It is usually associated with several …

Background Context Spinal instability is an acknowledged complication of spinal metastases;
in spite of recent suggested criteria, it is not clearly defined in the literature. Purpose This …

Study Design: A retrospective, observational study of prospectively collected outcomes.
Objective: To investigate the long-term clinical course of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion …

Objective This is a prospective study of a group of patients with chronic low back facet joint
pain, meticulously selected using a combination of clinical history, examination, imaging tests…

… Felix Tomé-Bermejo, author 4, declares that he has no conflict of interest. Charles Mengis,
author 5, declares that he has no conflict of interest. Luis Alvarez-Galovich, author 6, is a …

Objective: Challenging differential diagnosis Background: Sacral stress fracture during
pregnancy is an uncommon condition with unclear pathophysiology, presenting with non-specific …

Background Despite the advances in anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF) as a
reconstructive surgical technique, the rate of complications related to artificial implants …