Background and Purpose Cessation of blood flow to the brain, for even a few minutes, sets
in motion a potential reversible cascade of events resulting in neuronal cell death. Oxygen …

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Study Design. Three groups of 6 rats received subtotal cervical spinal cord hemisections
followed with marrow stromal cell (MSC) transplants by lumbar puncture (LP), intravenous …

Study Design. Retrospective case review of skeletally immature patients treated with growing
rods. Patients received an average of 9.6 years follow-up care. Objective. (1) to identify the …

Purpose This retrospective chart review evaluates the clinical and radiographic outcomes of
anterior vertebral body tethering (VBT) at 1-year follow-up. Anterior VBT offers a fusionless …

Study Design. Retrospective review. Objective. To report the results of vertebral body stapling
(VBS) with minimum 2-year follow-up in patients with idiopathic scoliosis. Summary of …

The use of thoracic pedicle screws for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)
has gained widespread popularity. However, the placement of pedicle screws in the …

Background: Single-surgeon series investigating the learning curve involved in surgery for
spinal deformity may be confounded by changes in technology and techniques. Our objective …

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a 3D spinal deformity affecting children between the
ages of 11 and 18, without an identifiable etiology. The authors here reviewed the available …

Object Several studies have characterized the relationship among postoperative thoracic,
lumbar, and pelvic alignment in the sagittal plane. However, little is known of the relationship …