
Demographic, comorbidity, and temporal trends in anterior (ALIF) versus posterior (PLIF/TLIF) single-level lumbar interbody fusion: a retrospective analysis from 2015 to 2023

The Impact of Hip Osteoarthritis on Patient Reported Outcomes Following Lumbar Fusion

Subsequent Knee Arthroplasty Does Not Influence Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Lumbar Fusion

Investigating the Relationship Between Estrogen Replacement Therapy and Postoperative Complications Following Single-Level Lumbar Fusion: A Propensity Matched Analysis

Spine surgery first is associated with greater 1-year HOOS improvement in hip-spine syndrome

National Utilization of Navigation and Robotics in Inpatient Spinal Fusion Remains Low but is Increasing, 2016–2022

Preoperative CONUT Score Stratifies Risk of Readmission After Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion

Spine Surgery First Is Associated with Greater 1-year HOOS Improvement in Patients with Hip-spine Syndrome

Comparison of Patient Reported Outcome Measures and MCID Achievement in Patients With Radiculopathy Undergoing Open Versus MIS TLIF

Patient-reported outcomes decline after second revision lumbar fusion: a retrospective cohort study

Assessing the predictive utility of preoperative canal diameter, foraminal stenosis, and cord-lamina angle for postoperative C5 palsy: a matched cohort validation study

Non-Tobacco Nicotine Is Associated With Increased Complications Following Posterior Cervical Fusion: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Outpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion on the rise: changing economics and utilization patterns in U.S. hospital-owned ambulatory surgical centers

Symptom Duration of One Year or More Is Associated With Worse Absolute Outcomes but Similar Clinically Meaningful Improvement After ACDF for Cervical Myelopathy

Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 (rhBMP-2) to Prevent Symptomatic Pseudarthrosis in Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion: A Break-Even Cost-Effective Analysis

Impact of Ankylosing Spondylitis/Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis on Postoperative and Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Elective Cervical and Lumbar Surgery

Opioid Use Disorder Among Cervical Fusion Inpatients: Trends, Complications, and Resource Use in a Retrospective National Inpatient Sample Analysis, 2016-2022

Pre-Operative Bone Health in Elective Spine Surgery, From Risk Assessment to Optimization Strategies: A Narrative Review

In-Hospital Mortality After Lumbar Fusion is Rare But Occurs Early: A Nationwide Analysis of Risk Factors, 2016-2022

Level I Trauma Centers Are Associated With Lower Adjusted In-Hospital Mortality After Operative Spine Trauma: Analysis of the 2023 United States National Trauma Data Bank

Differential Impact of Depression and Psychotic Disorders on Complications, Costs, and Discharge After Single-Level Lumbar Fusion
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