The following is a summary of “MRI-based vertebral bone quality score is a predictor of pedicle screw loosening following instrumented posterior lumbar fusion,” published in the January 2025 issue of ...

A percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (per-kew-tay-nee-us trans-hep-attic col-an-jee-o-gram) is a way of looking at your bile ducts using x-rays. This test is also called a PTC. You may have a ...

Background: Pedicle screw placement in spine surgery is a complex and delicate procedure that requires precise and accurate placement of pedicle screws. This technical note describes the steps ...

Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis: antimicrobial prophylaxis against infective endocarditis in adults and children undergoing interventional procedures CG64 17 March 2008 8 July 2016 ...

Jessica A. Miller, Patricia A. Thompson, Iman A. Hakim, Ana Maria Lopez, Cynthia A. Thomson, Wade Chew, Chiu-Hsieh Hsu, H.-H. Sherry Chow Mel & Enid Zuckerman College ...

The study found multiple benefits for surgery using Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci robot compared with laparoscopic or open procedures. The study included 212 adult spine surgery patients who had a ...