(1) Background: The clinical benefits and procedural efficiencies of performing minimally
invasive fusion procedures, such as transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF), in the …

The positive safety profile and potential cost savings associated with ambulatory spine
surgery have resulted in an increasing number of spine procedures being performed on an …

BACKGROUND: An estimated 50 million Americans receive Medicare health care coverage.
Prior studies have established a downward trend in Medicare reimbursement for commonly …

Introduction Erectile dysfunction is a common problem that may be definitively treated with
the implantation of an inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP). The preponderance of available …

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: To evaluate differences in patient
factors, procedural factors, early outcomes and safety in mutlilevel anterior cervical …

Conditions of the spine are one of the most prevalent causes of global disability, and result
in a considerable portion of total health expenditures. Surgical treatment of the spine has …

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objectives: To compare the incidence of
complications in patients undergoing single-level and 2-level lumbar laminectomy in either …

Background: This is an updated analysis of the morbidity and mortality of cervical surgery
performed in outpatient/same day (OSD)(Postoperative care unit [PACU] observation 4–6 h) …

Background: In clinical outcome studies, patient input into the factors that drive higher
satisfaction with lumbar minimally invasive spinal surgery (MISS) is rare. The skin incision is …

Background The definitive treatment for erectile dysfunction is the surgical implantation of a
penile prosthesis, of which the most common type is the 3-piece inflatable penile prosthesis …