Study Design. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Objective. The objective of this study
was to investigate the incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) in patients following spine …

Background: Spine operations may be indicated for treatment of diseases including
vertebral injuries, degenerative spinal conditions, disk disease, spinal misalignments, or …

Abstract Purpose of Review Spinal deformity is a common issue in pediatric patients with an
underlying neurological diagnosis or syndrome. Management of neuromuscular scoliosis …

We conducted a systematic review with meta-analysis and qualitative synthesis. This study
aims to characterize pseudarthrosis after long-segment fusion in spinal deformity by …

Study design: A meta-analysis. Background: We performed a meta-analysis to explore risk
factors of surgical site infection (SSI) following spinal surgery. Methods: An extensive search …

Objective Surgical site infections (SSIs) complicate 1% to 9% of elective spine surgeries.
Previously identified risk factors include diabetes mellitus type 2, obesity, and chronic kidney …

Background: Despite recent popularity of sacral alar iliac (SAI) screws for fusion to the pelvis
for neuromuscular scoliosis, there are little data regarding the failure rate of this technique …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Surgical site infections (SSI) are one the most frequent and
costly complications following spinal surgery. The SSI rates of different surgical approaches …

Study Design. A retrospective review. Objective. To report the results of an alternative
technique using a minimally invasive fusionless surgery. The originality is based on the …

Purpose To determine risk factors increasing susceptibility to early complications
(intraoperative and postoperative within 6 weeks) associated with surgery to correct thoracic …