Study Design. A retrospective review of data collected prospectively by the American College
of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP). Objective. The …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis. Objective. To compare postoperative narcotic
consumption and pain scores between multimodal analgesia (MMA) and patient-controlled …

Objective. To compare postoperative narcotic consumption between multimodal analgesia (MMA)
and patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) after an anterior cervical discectomy and …

Study Design. A retrospective analysis. Objective. The aim of this study was to quantify
improvements in Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) neck and arm pain, Neck Disability Index (NDI), …

Study Design. Case-series Objective. The aim of the study was to investigate changes in
intraoperative and postoperative parameters associated with the surgical learning curve for …

OBJECTIVE Prior studies have correlated preoperative depression and poor mental health
status with inferior patient-reported outcomes following lumbar spinal procedures. However, …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort analysis. Objective. The aim of the study was to identify
medications that may potentially contribute to developing postoperative urinary retention (…

Background Context Spine surgeons employ a high volume of imaging in the diagnosis and
evaluation of spinal pathology. However, little is known regarding patients' knowledge of the …

Objective. To compare time to discharge for anterior cervical discectomy and fusions (ACDF)
when performed as either a first case versus later surgical start times. Summary of …

In this review, we discuss the demonstrated value of vitamin D in bone maintenance, fracture
resistance, spinal health, and spine surgery outcomes. Despite this, the effect of vitamin D …