Study Design. A prospective, randomized multicenter IDE trial between May 2002 and October
2004. Objective. The aim of this study was to report on the 10-year safety and efficacy of …

Background: The primary influence on medical students’ career choice is their third-year
clerkship. However, orthopaedics is not a required rotation in the curriculum of most medical …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Osteoporotic compression fractures cause great morbidity to the
aging population. Various percutaneous methods have been developed to aid in treatment, …

… Lavelle or an immediate family member is a member of a speakers’ bureau or has made
paid presentations on behalf of Stryker and has received research or institutional support from …

Background: With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting many facets of our society, physicians
and patients have begun using telemedicine as a platform for the delivery of health care. …

Background Lumbar spinal stenosis is the most common indication for spine surgery in
older adults. Interspinous process decompression (IPD) using a stand-alone spacer that …

BACKGROUND Ten-year follow-up data from the US Food and Drug Administration investigational
device exemption trial comparing BRYAN® Cervical Disc (Medtronic, Dublin, Ireland) …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) has been advocated as an
alternative to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) with the added potential to reduce …

Introduction Members of the Scoliosis Research Society are required to annually submit
complication data regarding deaths, visual acuity loss, neurological deficit and infection (2012-…

OBJECTIVE Use of surgical site drains following posterior cervical spine surgery is variable,
and its impact on outcomes remains controversial. Studies of drain use in the lumbar spine …