Vertebral Columns Winter 2025 Issue In this issue, Kern Singh and coauthors focus on vitamin D–a critical nutrient for bone health. Additional topics include second victim syndrome, prevention of postoperative pain, the role of mental health in patient outcomes, the efficacy of bone growth simulators, adjacent segment disease, lumbar disc replacement, intraoperative neuromonitoring, and...
Vertebral Columns Fall 2024 Issue This latest installment of Vertebral Columns features a perspective on spine surgeons’ use of TikTok as a way to engage with and teach patients; however, care must be taken to avoid some pitfalls of having a highly visible social media presence. Other articles in this issue cover topics ranging from...
Vertebral Columns Summer 2024 Issue In this issue of Vertebral Columns, Kern Singh, MD, and his team highlight the use of endoscopic approaches to thoracic spinal pathologies. Other topics include zero profile anterior cervical cages, iliac crest autografts, acute spinal cord injury, Tarlov cysts, return to golf, AI, and...
Vertebral Columns Spring 2024 Issue In this issue of Vertebral Columns, Editor in Chief Kern Sigh and colleagues highlight the immeasurable benefits of academic mentorship. Also included are articles covering biportal endoscopic spine surgery, the biomechanics of zero-profile ACDF, alignment considerations in non-deformity spine surgery, a report on Coflex and interspinous devices, considerations...