Object Anterior cervical discectomy (ACD), ACD with interbody fusion (ACDF), ACDF with
placement of an anterior plate system (ACDFP), corpectomy, and corpectomy with plate …

Study Design: Meta-analysis-based calculation. Objectives: Lumbar degenerative spine
disease (DSD) is a common cause of disability, yet a reliable measure of its global burden does …

Object In this paper the authors' goal was to compare the accuracy of computer-navigated
pedicle screw insertion with nonnavigated techniques in the published literature. Methods The …

Background: Prehospital management of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and trauma system
development and organization are aspects of TBI care that have the potential to significantly …

Object Evidence-based guidelines recommend intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring for
patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), but there is limited evidence that monitoring …

Object In spite of evidence that use of the Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines for the
Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (Guidelines) would dramatically reduce morbidity …

Object Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a serious public health crisis requiring continuous
improvement in pre-hospital and inhospital care. This condition results in a hypermetabolic …

OBJECTIVE: Computer-assisted surgery (CAS) can improve the accuracy of screw placement
and decrease radiation exposure, yet this is not widely accepted among spine surgeons. …

Study Design. A quantitative meta-analysis was conducted on published studies reporting
fusion rates after open or minimally invasive/mini-open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion …

Lower back and neck pain are leading physical conditions for which patients see their doctors
in the United States. The organ commonly implicated in this condition is the intervertebral …