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...
Read the Fall 2021 Issue of “Vertebral Columns” The fall issue of Vertebral Columns continues to build on the themes of past issues by focusing on clinically relevant content for spine surgeons everywhere. In this issue, contributors make the case for an integrated spine surgery residency, highlight findings regarding minimally invasive techniques for revision lumbar...
Read the Summer 2021 Issue of “Vertebral Columns” Looking for the latest highlights in spine surgery? This issue of Vertebral Columns explores the increasing use of virtual reality as a training tool, what’s coming for cervical disc arthroplasty, the Mazor vs ExcelsiusGPS robotic systems, intraoperative ultrasonography, the occurrence of venous thromboembolism in spine surgery,...