Objective The causes and epidemiology of traumatic cervical spine fracture have not been
described with sufficient power or recency. Our goal is to describe demographics, incidence, …

Aims The objectives of this study were to (1) characterize the epidemiology of liver metastases
at the time of primary cancer diagnosis (synchronous liver metastases), (2) characterize …

Study Design. Retrospective review of prospectively collected data. Objective. To assess
the clinical impact and economic burden of the three most common hospital-acquired …

Background The objectives of this study were to characterize (1) epidemiology of brain
metastases at the time of primary cancer diagnosis, (2) incidence and trends of synchronous …

Background Context Distal junctional kyphosis (DJK) is a primary concern of surgeons
correcting cervical deformity. Identifying patients and procedures at higher risk of developing this …

Background Context Obesity as a comorbidity in spine pathology may increase the risk of
complications following surgical treatment. The body mass index (BMI) threshold at which …

Introduction: Lung metastasis is usually associated with poor outcomes in cancer patients.
This study was performed to characterize and analyze the population of patients with de novo (…

Background Context With advances in the understanding of adult spinal deformity (ASD),
more complex osteotomy and fusion techniques are being implemented with increasing …

Background: Congenital abnormalities when present, according to VACTERL theory, occur
nonrandomly with other congenital anomalies. This study estimates the prevalence of …

… Deficits from model with largest R 2 were dichotomized, and the mean score of all deficits
calculated, resulting in mCD-FI score from 0 to 1. Patients were stratified by mCD-FI: Not Frail (…