Study Design. A prospective follow-up study of patients undergoing anterior spinal
decompression and bone graft with cortical iliac crest bone. Objective. To describe a modified …

BACKGROUND A substantial contribution to the overall surgical correction of Cobb angle
has been observed to occur prior to securing the instrumentation. Knowledge specific to the …

Objective Internal fixation devices are commonly used in the surgical treatment of many
orthopedic conditions. Their prolonged presence, however, has been associated with potential …

OBJECTIVE: Epiphysiodesis is used for the treatment of leg-length discrepancy in skeletally
immature patients. Phemister described an open technique that requires surgical dissection …

Objectives: Major advances have occurred in total hip replacement (THR) surgery aiming at
minimizing or delaying loosening of the components. Currently, substantial controversy …

Background : In an attempt to contain the high cost of commercially available pedicle screw
systems, several authors have used unconventional alternatives such as locally made plates …

Objective: Similar to any other invasive procedure, low back surgery has potential
complications. These potential complications lead many patients to refuse the surgery when it is …

Adnan G. Alzahrani, MD, JBOS, Saleh A. Alazzam, MD, FRCSC. rauma to the vertebral column
is relatively uncommon in the pediatric patient population. It accounts for approximately 5…

Major advances have occurred in total hip replacement [THR] surgery aiming at minimizing
or delaying loosening of the components. Currently, substantial controversy exists regarding …

The most common cause for instability at the cervicothoracic junction (C7-T1) is traumatic
fracture-dislocation. Surgical treatment of these unstable injuries has gained wide acceptance …