Spine
Case Reports
Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal Deposition Disease (Pseudogout) of Lumbar Spine Mimicking Osteomyelitis-Discitis With Epidural Phlegmon
Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease (pseudogout) of the axial spine is rare. To our knowledge, there are few reports of the...
Original Research
Wound Hematoma After Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery: in vitro Study of the Pathophysiology of Airway Obstruction
Airway obstruction by wound hematoma is a serious adverse event associated with anterior cervical spine surgery.
Original Research
Disk Degeneration in Lumbar Spine Precedes Osteoarthritic Changes in Hip
It is not clear whether spinal degeneration leads to hip arthritis, or hip arthritis leads to spinal degeneration.
Case Reports
Isolated Sciatic Nerve Entrapment by Ectopic Bone After Femoral Head Fracture-Dislocation
Although posttraumatic pelvic heterotopic ossification (HO) after hip fracture dislocation is well established, and nerve encasement by HO may...
Original Research
Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism After Spine Surgery: Incidence and Patient Risk Factors
Anticoagulation after spine surgery confers the unique risk of epidural hematoma. We sought to determine the incidence of and patient risk factors...
Tips
The “Canoe” Technique to Insert Lumbar Pedicle Screws: Consistent, Safe, and Simple
Pedicle screw instrumentation has become standard fixation for a variety of spinal disorders. Traditionally, the landmarks for screw insertion...
Article
Arthroscopic Acetabular Recession With Chondrolabral Preservation
See a video of the acetabuloplasty technique described in this study, Arthroscopic Acetabular Recession With Chondrolabral Preservation by Hasan M...
Original Research
2012 Resident Writer's Award: 3rd Place Winner
My name is Jeffrey Gum and I'm a 5th year resident at University of Louisville, Department of Orthopedics. I'm doing a Spine fellowship next year...
Original Research
Clinical Outcomes Following Repair of the Pars Interarticularis
Spondylolysis is a source of back pain in adolescents and young adults.The purpose of this study was to report clinical outcomes in 49 patients...
Original Research
Lumbar Extracavitary Corpectomy With a Single Stage Circumferential Arthrodesis: Surgical Technique and Clinical Series
Circumferential arthrodesis and reconstruction is necessary after a lumbar corpectomy in the setting of malignancy and infection.
Original Research
Correlation Between Cervical Spine Sagittal Alignment and Clinical Outcome After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Studies have shown that maintenance of lordosis improves outcomes after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). The relationship between...