Study Design Systematic review. Objectives (1) To compare the quality of adverse event
(AE) methodology and reporting among randomized trials comparing lumbar fusion with …

Background Physicians have consistently shown poor adverse-event reporting practices in
the literature and yet they have the clinical acumen to properly stratify and appraise these …

Study Design. Systematic literature review. Objective. To investigate if evidence-based
principles of oncologic resection for primary spinal tumors are correlated with an acceptable …

Background: This article examines the value of morbidity and mortality (M&M) conferences,
and the multiple factors that contribute to their efficacy. Physicians' morbidity and mortality …

OBJECTIVE Previous studies have focused on Type II odontoid fractures and have failed to
report on the effect of other C-2 fracture types on treatment and outcome. The purpose of this …

Background An ageing population and advances in medical management often requires
spinal surgeons to increasingly operate on patients older than 80 years. The ability to predict …

Abstract Study design Prospective study. Objective To determine the 2-year risk of revision
surgery and all-cause mortality after complex spine surgery, and to assess if prospectively …

The most recent estimates suggest that there are roughly 17,000 new cases of spinal cord
injury (SCI) each year, with a prevalence between 243,000 to 347,000 people. 1 Lifetime …

Purpose En bloc sacrectomy is a demanding surgical procedure to remove tumors from the
sacrum. Comprehensive data on readmissions for complications endured months to years …

Study Design: Uncontrolled retrospective observational study. Objectives: Surgery for
patients with back pain and degenerative disc disease is controversial, and studies to date …