Read the Vertebral Column Fall 2022 Issue This installment of Vertebral Columns highlights the benefits of ambulatory surgical centers for patients. Additional articles cover the biomechanics of cervical disc arthroplasty, whether to fuse in patients with recurrent lumbar disc herniation, the impact of spinal pathology on sleep, the use of image navigation and robotics in...
Read the Vertebral Column Summer 2022 Issue This issue of Vertebral Columns, Editor in Chief Kern Singh, MD, highlights the increasing use of ambulatory surgical centers for spine surgery and focuses on patient selection to optimize outcomes. Other articles in this issue cover the use of stem cells for degenerative disc disease, classification and treatments...
Read the Spring 2022 “Vertebral Columns” In this issue of Vertebral Columns, spine surgeons and their colleagues discuss reimbursement trends over the years, review the prone single-position approach to LLIF, debate the benefits of fusion for facet cysts, discuss the Barricaid annular closure device, highlight multimodal pain management strategies after spine surgery, and provide an...
Read the Winter 2022 Issue of “Vertebral Columns” In this issue of Vertebral Columns, contributors provide updates on various techniques and tools to enhance patient outcomes. First, the editorial makes the case for transitioning cases to ambulatory surgical centers. Additional articles highlight endoscopic spine surgery, address osteoporosis in the spine, and review complications...