Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis.

Spondylolisthesis is a common cause of lower-back pain, radiculopathy, and neurogenic claudication among the adult population. Treatment should begin with nonoperative measures that may include physical therapy, aerobic exercise, epidural steroid…

Lumbar disc herniation is among the most common causes of lower-back pain and sciatica. The cause(s) of lumbar disc herniation and the relation of lumbar disc herniation to back pain and sciatica have not been fully elucidated, but most likely…

This article reviews the nonoperative and operative decision making process in idiopathic scoliosis in the adolescent and adult with additional comments about degenerative scoliosis. Because knowledge of the natural history of idiopathic scoliosis…

Background: The management of degenerative spondylolisthesis associated with spinal stenosis remains controversial. Surgery is widely used and has recently been shown to be more effective than nonoperative treatment when the results were followed…

To discuss the surgical treatment of multilevel lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis.

The treatment of spinal tumors represents a challenge to spine care professionals. Fortunately, the incidence of new cases of primary malignant bone tumors is lower compared with that of other tumors. In the United States approximately 2000…

Lumbar spinal stenosis is being diagnosed increasingly in older people as advanced imaging studies become more widely available and clinicians become more familiar with the presentation of this common condition. For symptomatic patients, the goal of…

Sixty-three patients with 66 transverse and short oblique fractures of the proximal shaft of the fifth metatarsal bone (Jones fracture) were evaluated an average of five years (range, one to ten years) after the injury. There were 27 acute fractures…

Shoulder instability is classified as either traumatic or atraumatic based on the mechanism of injury. Traditional treatment for both forms of instability involves a nonsurgical approach, consisting of immobilization, rehabilitation, and a delay in…

BACKGROUND: Empyema thoracis (ET) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. The optimal means for draining the pleural space remains controversial but there may be increasing bias for less invasive strategies. This study compared…