Summary of Key Points Cervical spondylosis with resultant neural compression is the most common cause of spinal cord dysfunction in adults. Compression and dynamic forces on the spine contribute to spinal cord dysfunction in cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Posterior approaches to…
Summary of Key Points Identification of predictors of readmission and reoperation is important to help address perioperative management and potentially both decrease readmissions and improve outcomes. The risk of spine instability, neural damage, and infection increases with revision surgery; and…
Summary of Key Points Neurological complications associated with spine surgery may result in a need for additional surgery, prolonged length of stay, and need for subsequent care (rehab, therapy, assistive devices). The spinal cord is at risk in any spine…
Summary of Key Points Successful integration and mechanical performance of a bone graft in spinal fusion is a function of graft properties and the graft–host interface. The principles of osteoinduction, osteoconduction, and osteogenesis dictate bone graft incorporation, the process of…