Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is a life changing neurological condition with substantial
socioeconomic implications for patients and their care-givers. Recent advances in medical …

Study Design. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Objective. The objective of this study
was to investigate the incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) in patients following spine …

OBJECT Despite the complexity of cervical spine deformity (CSD) and its significant impact
on patient quality of life, there exists no comprehensive classification system. The objective …

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a neurologic condition that develops insidiously
over time as degenerative changes of the spine result in compression of the cord and …

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

Anterior cervical spine procedures have been associated with satisfactory outcomes.
However, the occurrence of troublesome complications, although uncommon, needs to be …

Methods A literature review of the PubMed database from July 2002 to July 2012 was
performed to identify all articles published on the prevalence of dysphagia. Terms for …

Study Design: Retrospective literature review of spine surgical site infection (SSI). Objective:
To perform a review of SSI risk factors and more specifically, categorize them into patient …

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a degenerative disease that represents the most
common spinal cord disorder in adults. The natural history of the disease can be insidious …

Study Design. Post hoc analysis of prospectively collected data. Objective. Development of
methods to determine in vivo spinal cord dimensions and application to correlate …