Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis are common diagnoses made in the athlete suffering
from persistent back pain. Although the etiology of this continuum of conditions is uncertain, …

Objective: To compare the two-year clinical outcomes of a prospective, randomized controlled
trial of an FDA-approved interspinous spacer with the compilation of published findings …

Background Correction of fixed spinal imbalance in a sagittal and/or coronal plane frequently
needs a tricolumnar wedge resection when the deformity is rigid. Complications associated …

Background Proximal junctional fractures (PJFr) can be a catastrophic complication associated
with adult spinal deformity surgery. Osteoporosis can be a major risk factor for the cause …

Background Treating surgeon's visual assessment of axial MRI images to ascertain the
degree of stenosis has a critical impact on surgical decision-making. The purpose of this study …

Objective To determine the relationship between the severity of stenosis graded using both
surgeons' visual assessment of spinal stenosis as well as measurement of dural cross-…

Study Design Retrospectively reviewed surgeries between 2011 and 2015 of patients who
underwent posterior spinal deformity instrumentation with constructs involving fusions to …

Study Design Retrospective radiographic study of 6 patients with L5 spondylolysis observed
prospectively before the onset of lysis through adulthood. A radiographic analysis of 50 …

Background context Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is an increasingly used
alternative fusion method over anterior and posterior lumbar interbody fusions. There are …

Study Design After placing a thoracic three-vertebra segment saw bones model on a standardized
turntable, a series of anteroposterior (AP) radiographs were obtained and then set in …