Vol 3, No 1 (March 30, 2017): Journal of Spine Surgery

March 2017, JSS

Is cell salvage cost-effective in posterior arthrodesis for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in the public health system?

One and two level posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) using an expandable, stand-alone, interbody fusion device: a VariLift^® case series

A prospective clinical study comparing MI-TLIF with unilateral versus bilateral transpedicular fixation in low grade lumbar spondylolisthesis

Factors predictive of topographical accuracy in spine level localization

Impact of surgical approach on complication rates after elective spinal fusion (≥3 levels) for adult spine deformity

Feasibility of endoscopic discectomy by inter laminar approach at a high volume tertiary public hospital in a developing country

Effect of employment status on length of hospital stay, 30-day readmission and patient reported outcomes after spine surgery

Cost analysis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery: early discharge decreases hospital costs much less than intraoperative variables under the control of the surgeon

Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma: literature review

Microscopy-assisted interspinous tubular approach for lumbar spinal stenosis

Technical note: unilateral hemilaminotomy for intradural lesions (UHIL)

Spontaneous corpectomy and anterior arthrodesis in lumbar spine: how Ankylosing Spondylitis can resolve a vertebral fracture

Bone bridge formation across the neuroforamen 14 years after instrumented fusion for isthmic spondylolisthesis—a case report

Treatment of chronic traumatic C7–T1 grade III spondylolisthesis with mild neurological deficit: case report

Distal junctional failure secondary to L5 vertebral fracture—a report of two rare cases

Lumbar disc herniation presenting with contralateral symptoms: a case report

Traumatic dislocation of the S1 polyaxial pedicle screw head: a case report

Extra-skeletal Ewing sarcoma of the lumbosacral region in an adult pregnant patient: a case report

Megacolon as an atypical presentation of cervical myelopathy

Spinal subdural hematoma: a rare case of spinal subdural hematoma complicating routine, minimally invasive lumbar discectomy and decompression and relevant literature review

Bone morphogenic proteins are a good choice for select spinal surgeries and merit further research