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

Inpatient national trends and aggregate costs of primary and revision lumbar fusion in the US from 2016 to 2022

Global Priorities and Knowledge Gaps in Spinal Trauma, Infection, and Osteoporotic Fractures: Insights From the AO Spine Knowledge Forum Trauma & Infection Needs Assessment Survey

Predictors of surgical site infection after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in a national administrative database

Response to the Letter to the Editor: “Ankylosing Spondylitis and Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis: Unaddressed Confounders in Postoperative Outcome Studies”

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

Elective Lumbar Decompression With Fusion Is Associated With Increased Mortality Compared With Decompression Alone: A National Propensity-Matched Analysis of Aging Cohorts

TNF-α Modulation in Spinal Fusion: High-Dose TNF-α Is Associated With Failed Arthrodesis, While Etanercept Is Associated With Successful Fusion in a Rat Model

Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality After Operative Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A National Trauma Data Bank Analysis From 2021 to 2023

The First Wave: National Adoption and Economic Shifts of Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion in Hospital-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Robotic Assistance in Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion Is Associated with Higher Comorbidity Burden, Greater 90-Day Infectious Complications, and Increased Episode Costs

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

The AO Spine Upper Cervical Injury Score (UCIS): Development of a Consensus-Based Scoring System Based on Perceived Injury Severity Scores

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

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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