Surgical treatment of craniocervical instability: comparison of two constructs regarding clinical and radiological outcomes of 100 patients.

Purpose: There is an increased demand for surgical solutions to treat craniocervical instability. This retrospective study demonstrates the clinical and radiological outcomes of unstable craniocervical junction treated with occipitocervical fusion.

Material And Methods: The mean age of 52 females and 48 males was 56.

Evaluation of Spinal Fusion in Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine on Standard X-Rays: A New Grading System for Spinal Interbody Fusion.

Study Design: Retrospective evaluation of prospectively collected data.

Objective: Analyzing time course and stages of interbody fusion of a uniformly operated cohort, defining a grading system and establishing diagnosis-dependent periods of bone healing.

Methods: Sequential lateral radiographs of 238 patients (313 levels) with interbody fusion operated thoracoscopically were analyzed.