Study Design: A retrospective review of 1223 thoracic and lumbar anterior spinal fusions
was performed from 1969 through 1992. Objectives: To document the incidence and specific …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Degenerative de novo scoliosis is commonly present in older
adult patients with spinal pain. The degenerative process including disc bulging, facet arthritis, …

Objective Vaccine hesitancy is a growing and threatening trend, increasing the risk of disease
outbreaks and potentially defeating health authorities’ strategies. We aimed to describe …

From a retrospective study of 412 thoracolumbar injuries, the author introduces the concept
of middle column or middle osteoligamentous complex between the traditionally recognized …

Campylobacter pylori infection has been recognized as being strongly associated with
chronic gastritis and duodenal ulceration, but the prevalence of C. pylori infection in a normal …

This article is a presentation of the concept of the three-column spine. The concept evolved
from a retrospective review of 41 2 thoracolumbar spine injuries and observations on spinal …

Sacral fractures, often undiagnosed and untreated, frequently result in neurologic symptoms
and deficits to the lower extremities and urinary, rectal, and sexual dysfunctions. These …

Purpose We report the 5-year survival and late toxicity results of a randomized clinical trial,
which showed a 3-year improvement in overall survival and locoregional control of stage III or …

A SIGNIFICANT proportion (up to 70%) of individuals experience an acute clinical syndrome
of varying severity associated with primary infection with the human immunodeficiency virus …

… (Reproduced with permission from Denis, F.: The three column spine and its significance
in the classification of acute thoracolumbar spinal injuries. Spine 8:8 17, 1983.) …