Study Design. Systematic review. Objective. To identify whether there is an advantage to
instrumented or noninstrumented spinal fusion over decompression alone for patients with …

Hip osteoarthritis is a common cause of musculoskeletal pain in older adults and may result
in decreased mobility and quality of life. Although the presentation of hip osteoarthritis varies…

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Low back pain (LBP) is a common and disabling musculoskeletal
disorder that often occurs in a working-age population. Determining the precise causation …

… Author links open overlay panel Eugene K. Wai MD, MSc, FRCSC a b , Darren M. Roffey
PhD b , Paul Bishop DC, MD, PhD c d e f , Brian K. Kwon MD, PhD, FRCSC d e f , Simon …

… Author links open overlay panel Eugene K. Wai MD, MSc, CIP, FRCSC a b , Darren M.
Roffey PhD b , Paul Bishop DC, MD, PhD c d e f , Brian K. Kwon MD, PhD, FRCSC d e f , Simon …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent and costly musculoskeletal
disorder that often occurs in the working-age population. Although numerous physical …

Background Use of the oral contraceptive pill (OCP) has been reported to be associated with
stroke. With current OCPs containing less than 50 µg of ethinyl estradiol, and many earlier …

Methods Patients who had undergone an elective TKA between 1993 and 1996, as captured
in the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) database, formed the study cohort. …

Study Design. Overall quality of life after surgical management of metastatic disease of the
spine was prospectively assessed using a validated global health status quality-of-life …

Background Reoperation rates are high after surgery for hip fractures. We investigated the
effect of a sliding hip screw versus cancellous screws on the risk of reoperation and other key …