Purpose of review Lumbar disc replacement has been a surgical alternative to fusion
surgery for the treatment of lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD) for many years. Despite …

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, with more than 270 million participants. It is
characterized by repetition of short and intense actions that require high-coordination capacity. …

Study design Retrospective review of multicenter adult spine deformity (ASD) database.
Objectives A recent publication demonstrated that the laterality of the coronal offset is a key …

Background Lateral lumbar interbody fusion can be performed without supplemental posterior
instrumentation. Previous reports have shown favorable results with stand-alone lateral …

Lumbar fractures and/or multiple fractures at the lumbar or thoracolumbar regions are risk
factors for sagittal malalignment in patients older than 70 years old. Although patients with …

… The following are relationships of the authors with organizations and entities (none are
related to the present manuscript): Dr Nicolas Plais is a consultant for Medtronic and reports …

Study Design: This was a retrospective review of the multicenter adult spine deformity database.
Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the role of the fractional curve (…

Spondylolysis is a unilateral or bilateral defect of the isthmus (pars interarticularis) located
between the superior articular process and inferior articular process of a vertebral body (Fig. …

Dans un cadre réglementaire de plus en plus strict sur les normes de rejet des installations
d'épuration des eaux usées municipales et avec une pression démographique accentuée, …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The clinical impact of coronal malalignment in adult spinal
deformity (ASD) remains controversial. A recent Chinese publication demonstrated that the …