Study Design. A retrospective review of a prospectively collected database. Objective. To
assess rates and causes of mortality associated with spine surgery. Summary of Background …

Study Design. Systematic review. Objective. To define the term “complications” from the
spine surgery literature and contrast this with definitions from other federal institutions, to …

Study Design. Prospective trial. Objective. To examine the clinical efficacy of teriparatide for
bone union after instrumented lumbar posterolateral fusion using local bone grafting in …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Several studies have examined the occurrence of medical
complication after spine surgery. However, many of these studies have been done using …

Objective. The Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) collects morbidity and mortality (M and M)
data from its members. Our objectives were to assess complication rates for 3 common spine …

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 …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort analysis of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
(ACDF) surgical procedures using a prospectively collected database. Objective. To …

Study Design. Analysis of population-based national hospital discharge data collected for
the National Inpatient Sample. Objective. To examine demographics of patients undergoing …

Background: Postoperative metrics are increasingly important in determining standards of
quality for physicians and hospitals. Although complications following spinal surgery have …

OBJECTIVE The number of spine surgeries performed in elderly patients is consistently
increasing. However, to date the prevalence of and risk factors for perioperative …