Clinical Guidelines

Degenerative lumbar Spondylolisthesis is an acquired anterior displacement of one vertebra over the subjacent vertebra.

Wrong-site surgery occurs when the wrong anatomical site is operated on.

There are variations in strategies for screening methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in pre-operative patients across U.S

Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis describes a condition in which there is diminished space available for the neural and vascular elements in the lumbar spine.

Lumbar disc herniation is a localized displacement of disc material beyond the normal margins of the intervertebral disc space1 resulting in pain.

Cervical radiculopathy from degenerative disorders can be de ned as pain in a radicular pattern in one or both upper extremities.

This document reviews appropriateness of fusion for the treatment of various degenerative cervical conditions.

The NASS Clinical Guideline on Antithrombotic Therapies in Spine Surgery discusses the incidence of DVT/PE in the population of patients undergoing spinal surgery

Isthmic spondylolisthesis is the anterior translation of one lumbar vertebra relative to the next caudal segment as a result of an abnormality in the pars interarticularis.