SAS journal

Kineflex lumbar artificial disc versus Charité lumbar total disc replacement for the treatment of degenerative disc disease: A randomized non-inferiority trial with minimum of 2 years' follow-up

Pub Date : 2011-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.esas.2011.07.003 Kenneth Pettine MD , Andrew Hersh MD

Effects of preoperative education on spinal surgery patients

Pub Date : 2011-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.esas.2011.06.003 Ioannis Papanastassiou MD , Roberta Anderson RNC, ONC , Nicole Barber RN, BSN , Cathleen Conover RN, BSN , Antonio E. Castellvi MD

An attempt at clinically defining and assessing minimally invasive surgery compared with traditional “open” spinal surgery

Pub Date : 2011-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.esas.2011.06.002 Paul C. McAfee MD, MBA , Steven R. Garfin MD , W. Blake Rodgers MD , R. Todd Allen MD , Frank Phillips MD , Choll Kim MD