OBJECT Improved objective assessments of perioperative risk after spine surgery are
necessary to decrease postoperative morbidity and mortality rates. Morphometric analysis …

Secondary complications of spinal cord injury (SCI) are a burden to affected individuals and
the rest of society. There is limited evidence of the economic burden or cost of complications …

OBJECTIVE Despite tremendous advancements in biomedical science and surgical
technique, spine surgeries are still associated with considerable rates of morbidity and …

Introduction: Chronic pain due to musculoskeletal disorders is the leading cause of disability
among older adults and is associated with a lower quality of life, reduced function, and …

This paper estimates the incremental hospital resource consumption associated with
treating selected adverse events experienced by Medicare beneficiaries (MBs) undergoing …

Biomedical treatments for chronic pain have not been uniformly effective and sometimes
have caused harm. 38, 40, 76 As a result, international guidelines have proliferated for …

Little information is available about the incidence and outcome of incidental dural tears
associated with microendoscopic lumbar decompressive surgery. We prospectively …

Background: The autonomic nervous system is influenced by many stimuli including pain.
Heart rate variability (HRV) is an indirect marker of the autonomic nervous system. Because …

Frailty and sarcopenia are increasingly recognized as important predictors of adverse
outcomes after complex spine surgery. The optimal tool to measure frailty and sarcopenia in …

Study Design: Systematic review. Objectives: Synthesize previous studies evaluating clinical
utility of preoperative Hb/Hct and HbA1c in patients undergoing common spinal procedures …