Introduction Recently, strategies aimed at optimizing provider factors have been proposed,
including regionalization of surgeries to higher volume centers, and adoption of volume …

Evidence is mounting that patient morbidity and mortality rates decrease when high-volume
physicians and centers perform certain medical or surgical procedures (Tables 1 and 2) …

Geriatric acetabular, pelvis, and subtrochanteric femur fractures are poorly understood and
rapidly growing clinical problems. The purpose of this study was to describe the …

Study Design. Retrospective review of an administrative database. Objective. To observe
New York statewide trends in lumbar spine surgery and to compare utilization of fusion …

OBJECT The object of this study was to examine how procedural volume and patient
demographics impact complication rates and value of care in those who underwent biopsy …

OBJECT The Milan Complexity Scale—a new practical grading scale designed to estimate
the risk of neurological clinical worsening after performing surgery for tumor removal—is …

Background The degree to which extended length of stay (LOS) after surgery represents
patient illness or postoperative complications is unknown. The aim of this study was to …

The use of “big data” in neurosurgical research has become increasingly popular. However,
using this type of data comes with limitations. This study aimed to shed light on this new …

OBJECTIVE Treatment of cerebrovascular malformations has grown in complexity with the
development of multimodal approaches, including microsurgery, endovascular treatments …

OBJECTIVE Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most common form of scoliosis.
Limited literature exists defining risk factors associated with outcomes during initial …