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A Health Professional's Guide to Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Spinal Surgery(VATS)

video assisted thoracoscopic surgery information for healthcare professionals

Ankylosing Spondylitis: Surgical Management - History

A brief history and general overview of the disease called Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Anterior Single Solid Rod Instrumentation in Thoracolumbar Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis With and Without the Use of Interbody Structural Support

The use of interbody structural support is often recommended in conjunction with anterior instrumentation for the treatment of thoracolumbar AIS.

Application-Specific Accuracy Requirements for Image Guided Spinal Surgery

The purpose of this study was to derive theoretical translational and rotational accuracy requirements for image-guided (IG) spinal screw placement using existing morphometric data.

Comparison of Anterolateral, Lateral Extracavitary and Bilateral Transpedicular Approaches to Thoracolumbar Spine Reconstruction

A study on the comparison of the anterolateral, lateral extracavitary and bilateral transpedicular approaches to thoracolumbar spine reconstruction.

Decisions and Expectations with Osteotomy Surgery for Fixed Sagittal Imbalance Syndromes: Smith-Petersen vs Pedicle Subtraction

Decisions and Expectations with Osteotomy Surgery for Fixed Sagittal Imbalance Syndromes

Delayed Epidural Hematomas after Spinal Surgery

Symptomatic epidural hematomas after spinal surgery are uncommon and are usually diagnosed within 24 hours after surgery.

Early Clinical Outcomes with Kyphoplasty, the Minimally Invasive Reduction and Fixation of Painful Osteoporotic Vertebral Body Compression Fracture VCF

Retrospective review of kyphoplasty treatment for patients immobilized by painful osteoporotic vertebral body compression fractures (VCF).

Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy

Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy.

Fluoroscopic Guided Targeting System with a Robotic Arm for Pedicle Screw Insertion

Simultaneous AP and lateral fluoroscopic images linked to a computer driven electromechanical arm (Robot) is being developed as a targeting system for pedicle screw insertion.

Fluoroscopically Visible Vertebral Fracture Instability Observed During Percutaneous Vertebroplasty

A study on fluoroscopically visible vertebral fracture instability observed during percutaneous vertebroplasty.

Lateral Extrapedicular Screw Fixation in the Thoracic Spine

Pedicle instrumentation has become a preferred anchoring method for instrumentation systems utilizing rods and/or plates in the lower thoracic and lumbar spine.