Abstract CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS IS the most common progressive disorder in the aging
cervical spine. It results from the process of degeneration of the intervertebral discs and facet …

The Ehlers–Danlos syndromes (EDS) are a heterogeneous group of heritable connective
tissue disorders characterized by joint hypermobility, skin extensibility, and tissue fragility …

Abstract THE SIMPLE PATHOANATOMIC concept that a narrowed spinal canal causes
compression of the enclosed cord, leading to local tissue ischemia, injury, and neurological …

Background The comparative effectiveness of performing instrumented (rigid pedicle screws
affixed to titanium alloy rods) lumbar spinal fusion in addition to decompressive laminectomy …

Seventy-five patients who underwent surgical treatment for cervical spondylotic myelopathy
were evaluated with respect to the operative procedure performed and their outcome. Forty …

Importance Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion, in children is a rapidly growing
public health concern because epidemiologic data indicate a marked increase in the …

OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: Transarticular screw fixation of the C1–C2 complex
provides immediate rigid fixation of the unstable spine. The technique is not feasible in a …

PURPOSE: To prospectively determine in patients with acute low back pain (LBP) or
radiculopathy, the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings, prognostic role of these …

From the beginning, the reporting of the results of National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Studies
(NASCIS) II and III has been incomplete, leaving clinicians in the spinal cord injury (SCI) …

OBJECTIVE: Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae (Type I spinal AVMs) are the most common
type of spinal vascular malformations. The optimal treatment strategy has yet to be defined …