Reduced dysphagia with intravenous corticosteroid vs. placebo in anterior cervical spine procedures

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 101(22):2007–2014, NOVEMBER 20, 2019

No reduction in surgical time or radiation exposure with new vertebral access devices in kyphoplasty

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2019 Nov;139(11):1571-1577.

Similar clinical results with decompression vs. decompression plus fusion for lumbar spinal stenosis

Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Nov;98(46):e17849.

No Differences in Clinical Outcomes Between Conventional Laminectomy and BDUL for Treatment of LSS

J Orthop Surg Res. 2019 Aug 8;14(1):252.

Improved Electrolytes and Shorter LOS with Nutrition Protocol vs. Usual Care in Lumbar Spine Surgery

Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2019 Jul 15;44(14):967-974.

Similar outcomes with open and minimally invasive pedicle screw fixation for thoracolumbar fractures

Int Orthop. 2019 Jul;43(7):1749-1754.

Seven-day course of Kinesio-Taping(R) has no impact on EMG, pain, or ROM compared to placebo taping

J Sport Rehabil. 2019;28(5):402-412. doi: 10.1123/jsr.2017-0086

Shorter fluoroscopy-guided SI injection time with posteroanterior vs. classic oblique approach

Neurospine. 2019 Jun;16(2):317-324.

Chuna manual therapy vs. usual care vs. combination of the two, for treatment of non-acute LBP

Trials. 2019 Apr 15;20(1):216.

Pre-emptive oral analgesia ahead of lumbar fusion reduces early pain and PCA consumption

Spine J. 2019 Apr;19(4):569-577. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2018.10.010

No increase in adverse events with liposomal bupivacaine vs placebo in elective lumbar spine surgery

Global Spine J. 2019 Apr; 9(2): 133–137.

Greater pain reduction over 3 months noted with fluoroscopic vs. blind sacroiliac joint injection

Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 Apr;94(4):628-642. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.08.038.

AAOS2019: Similar outcomes with oral and IV TXA for blood loss in thoracolumbar spinal fusion

AAOS2019: Paracetamol, ketorolac, pregabalin combination improves outcomes in lumbar fusion surgery

AAOS2019: Vit D deficient patients who receive supplements show improved outcomes in LSS surgery

Better clinicoradiological results at 3 years with SpineJack vertebral augmentation vs BPK for VCFs

Osteoporos Int. 2019 Mar;30(3):637-645. doi: 10.1007/s00198-018-4773-5

No difference between a prototype lumbar spinal stenosis belt and lumbar support on walking capacity

Spine J. 2019 Mar;19(3):386-394.

Lower risk of cement leakage with unilateral vs. bilateral vertebral augmentation for OVCFs

World Neurosurg. 2019 Feb;122:342-348. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.10.143

Topical TXA superior to placebo in reducing blood loss after instrumented posterior spinal fusion

Asian Spine J. 2019 Feb;13(1):146-154.

Rigid- vs. soft thoracolumbosacral orthosis following osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture

J Clin Med. 2019 Feb 6;8(2). pii: E198. doi: 10.3390/jcm8020198