Background/Objective: Postprocedural infections are a significant cause of morbidity after
spinal interventions. Methods: Literature review. An extensive literature review was conducted …

Ankle fractures in patients with diabetes mellitus have long been recognized as a challenge
to practicing clinicians. Complications of impaired wound healing, infection, malunion, …

Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a multifactorial and polygenic rheumatic condition without a
well-understood pathophysiology (Braun and Sieper (2007)). It results in chronic pain, …

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is a progressive disease and a common cause of acquired
disability in the elderly. A variety of surgical interventions are available to halt or improve …

Background context Traumatic bilateral-atlantoaxial dislocations are rare injuries. Hangman
fractures, conversely, represent 4% to 7% of all cervical fractures and frequently involve a …

Background Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are traditionally used to track
recovery of patients after spine surgery. Wearable accelerometers have adjunctive value …

The clinical use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in musculoskeletal care is
expanding, encompassing both individual patient management and population-level …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The rates of pseudoarthrosis after a single-level spinal fusion
have been reported up to 35%, and the agents that increase the rate of fusion have an …

Study Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Objective: To conduct a literature review
on outcomes of discectomy for upper lumbar disc herniations (ULDH), estimate pooled …

Study Design: This was a retrospective cohort review. Objective: The objective of this study
was to determine the rate of fusion associated with an expandable cage and iliac crest bone …