Objectives Although development of trainees' competency in interpersonal communication is
essential to high-quality patient-centered surgical care, nontechnical skills present …

Objective Effective communication is critical in surgical practice and the Accreditation
Council on Graduate Medical Education requires a focus on interpersonal and …

Background Effective physician communication improves care, and many medical schools
and residency programs have adopted communication focused curricula. The COVID-19 …

Background context Novel dual-threaded screws are configured with overlapping (doubled)
threads only in the proximal shaft to improve proximal cortical fixation. Purpose Tests were …

Introduction Sacroiliac (SI) joint pain has become a recognized factor in low back pain. The
purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a minimally invasive surgical SI joint …

Study Design. A human cadaveric biomechanical study of 2 sacroiliac (SI) joint fusion
implant placement techniques. Objective. To evaluate and compare the biomechanical …

OBJECTIVE Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) has emerged as a popular method for
lumbar fusion. In this study the authors aimed to quantify the biomechanical stability of an …

Objectives Surgery milestones from The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
Education have encouraged a focus on training and assessment of residents' nontechnical …

Angled screw insertion has been advocated to enhance fixation strength during posterior
spine fixation. Stresses on a pedicle screw and surrounding vertebral bone with different …

Background Physical data are lacking on nutrient transport in human intervertebral discs
(IVDs), which support regeneration. Our objective was to study nutrient transport in porcine …