Purpose There are few epidemiological studies of spinal surgery in Asia and none in Japan.
The goal of this study was to review spine surgeries performed in our group between 2004 …

The purpose of this study is to examine trends in spine surgeries at ten facilities over 15
years, and to analyze relationships with the number of spine surgeons at these facilities. The …

Spinal disorders affect mainly older people and cause pain, paralysis and/or deformities of
the trunk and/or extremities, which could eventually disturb locomotive functions. For …

Study Design: Retrospective study of registry data. Objectives: Aging of society and recent
advances in surgical techniques and general anesthesia have increased the demand for …

BACKGROUND Surgical site infection (SSI) in spinal surgery contributes to significant
morbidity and healthcare resource utilization. Few studies have directly compared the rate of …

Degenerative lumbar spine disease is becoming increasingly prevalent in the aging
population. Surgical treatment is the standard treatment modality for intractable cases, but …

Study Design. Retrospective review of a prospectively collected database. Objective. Our
objective was to assess the rates of postoperative wound infection associated with spine …

Abstract Background Context Surgical treatment for adult spinal deformity improves patient
quality of life; however, trends in surgical utilization in the elderly, who may be at higher risk …

Abstract Background The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research
(JSSR) performed a third study on complications in spinal surgery in 2011. The purpose was …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis of a population-based database. Objective. To
investigate national epidemiological trends of cervical spine surgical procedures from 2002 …