Current Issue March 2012, Vol. 12, No. 3

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Preoperative Zung Depression Scale predicts outcome after revision lumbar surgery for adjacent segment disease, recurrent stenosis, and pseudarthrosis
March 2012(Vol. 12 | No. 3 | Pages 179-185)
Owoicho Adogwa, Scott L. Parker, David N. Shau, Stephen K. Mendenhall, Oran S. Aaronson, Joseph S. Cheng, Clinton J. Devin, Matthew J. McGirt

Commentary: Revision lumbar surgery and revisiting the role of preoperative depression screening
March 2012(Vol. 12 | No. 3 | Pages 186-188)
Eugene J. Carragee, Connor J. Telles

Health-related quality of life and comorbidities associated with lumbar spinal stenosis
March 2012(Vol. 12 | No. 3 | Pages 189-195)
Michele C. Battié, C. Allyson Jones, Donald P. Schopflocher, Richard W. Hu

Association between degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinous process fracture after interspinous process spacer surgery
24 May 2012
David H. Kim, Nael Shanti, Mark E. Tantorski, Jeremy D. Shaw, Ling Li, Juli F. Martha, Adrian J. Thomas, Stephen J. Parazin, Tal C. Rencus, Brian Kwon
Abstract: Background context: Spinous process fracture is a recognized complication associated with interspinous process spacer (IPS) surgery. Although occasionally identified by plain radiographs, co...
Height and torsional stiffness are most sensitive to annular injury in large animal intervertebral discs
24 May 2012
Arthur J. Michalek, James C. Iatridis
Abstract: Background context: Acute annulus fibrosus injury has been identified as a contributing factor to intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration. Injuries as small as those resulting from needle inj...
Sacral sparing in SCI: beyond the S4–S5 and anorectal examination
10 May 2012
José Zariffa, John L.K. Kramer, Linda A.T. Jones, Daniel P. Lammertse, Armin Curt, for the European Multicenter Study about Spinal Cord Injury (EMSCI) Study Group, John D. Steeves
Abstract: Background context: Sensory and/or motor function sparing, including the S4–S5 spinal cord segment, is central to classifying neurologic impairment after spinal cord injury (SCI) using the A...
Corpectomy versus discectomy for the treatment of multilevel cervical spine pathology: a finite element model analysis
10 May 2012
Mozammil Hussain, Ahmad Nassr, Raghu N. Natarajan, Howard S. An, Gunnar B.J. Andersson
Abstract: Background context: After multilevel fusions, construct failure because of pseudoarthrosis and instrumentation complications is a well-recognized clinical problem. Little is known about the ...
Changes in red blood cell transfusion practice during the past quarter century: a retrospective analysis of pediatric patients undergoing elective scoliosis surgery using the Mayo database
07 May 2012
Timothy R. Long, Anthony A. Stans, William J. Shaughnessy, Michael J. Joyner, Darrell R. Schroeder, Charles T. Wass
Abstract: Background context: Previous studies have demonstrated significant changes in red blood cell (RBC) transfusion practice over several decades. Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to...

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