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Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2023)

In 2023, many JSS authors make outstanding contributions to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspective and insightful view as authors.

Journal of Spine Surgery 2022 CiteScore Released: 4.9

We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS) has received its 2022 CiteScore: 4.9, ranking 72 out of 495 journals in the Surgery category.

Furthermore, we are delighted to highlight the remarkable achievements made by all AME journals in the CiteScore ranking.

JSS Annual Report 2022

We are pleased to present the 2022 Annual Report of Journal of Spine Surgery. Highlights from this year’s report include:

JSS has published 57 manuscripts, among which there are 23 Original Articles, 12 Review Articles. The pageviews of JSS is increasing significantly, with a total of 231,489 hits.

We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to our editorial board members, guest editors, reviewers, authors and readers, and we look forward to continuing our work with you in the new year.

Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS) is now a member of the Surgery Journal Editors Group (SJEG)

Beginning in September 2022, the Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS) adopted the Surgery Journal Editors Group (SJEG) joint statement and pledges to "strive for diversity in the peer review process and among the editorial boards and editorial leaders."

Reviewer of the Month (2023)

In 2023, JSS reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS) is now a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

Starting from July 2021, AME Publishing Company is formally recognized a publisher member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and over 60 AME-published journals become a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), as part of AME’s commitment to best practice in scholarly publishing. Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS) is among the list of COPE membership.

Objective Monitoring and Wearable Technologies including Sensor-Based Accelerometers and Mobile Health Applications for the Spine Patient

This series on “Objective Monitoring and Wearable Technologies including Sensor-Based Accelerometers and Mobile Health Applications for the Spine Patient” is edited by Prof. Ralph J. Mobbs, Dr. R. Dineth Fonseka and Dr. Pragadesh Natarajan.

AME entered an official partnership with Publons to enhance wide-ranging recognition for reviewers

AME Publishing Company entered an official partnership with Publons, a product of Clarivate Analytic Company (which owns Web of Science, EndNote, ScholarOne, among many others), as of April 2020. Around 60 AME journals’ peer review systems are now integrated seamlessly into the Publons platform (https://publons.com/about/home). The partnership was done to recognize our expert peer reviewers spontaneously for their review contribution.

Implementation of transparent peer review at Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS)

With a commitment to openness and accountability, and to increase the level of transparency throughout our peer review process, our editorial office has decided to implement a transparent peer review process as an option for all manuscripts submitted to JSS from June 01, 2020.

Application of the CARE Guideline as reporting standard in the Journal of Spine Surgery

The Journal of Spine Surgery welcomes case reports which are supposed to report new observations of diseases, clinical findings or novel/unique treatment outcomes relevant to practitioners in the fields of medicine.

For completeness and transparency for published case reports, the Journal of Spine Surgery will apply the CARE guidelines (1) as reporting standards for case reports starting from October 16, 2019. For any submission of case report after the date:

Welcome to Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS)

Welcome to Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS), an Open-Access journal devoted to exploring many contemporary issues affecting spine surgery, patient care and the basic sciences that form the foundation of surgical management. The Journal of Spine Surgery is intended to be an international spine journal with an Australasian platform for the exchange of ideas, experiences, new findings and developments in the treatment and outcomes of spinal care.

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Vol 9, No 3 (September, 2023)

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Editorial

Spinal orthoses in osteoporotic vertebral fractures of the elderly

Boyuan Khoo, Augusto Gonzalvo, Barry Ting Sheen Kweh

PDF Pages: 224-228 Full Text (363) COI Form Open Access

Expanding indications of full endoscopic spine surgery

Pravesh S. Gadjradj, Brian Fiani, Fabian Sommer, Rodrigo Navarro Ramirez, Biswadjiet S. Harhangi

PDF Pages: 229-232 Full Text (252) COI Form Open Access

Allergic reactions from tissue adhesives in spine surgery: a sticky situation

Ian J. Wellington, Christopher L. Antonacci, Michael R. Mancini, Isaac L. Moss

PDF Pages: 233-235 Full Text (221) COI Form Open Access

Vertebral compression fractures: to brace or not to brace?

Anthony Loren Mikula, Zach Pennington, Benjamin D. Elder, Jeremy L. Fogelson

PDF Pages: 236-237 Full Text (292) COI Form Open Access

Full-endoscopic thoracic spine approaches

Marcelo Campos Moraes Amato, Bruno César Aprile, Ricardo Santos de Oliveira

PDF Pages: 238-241 Full Text (228) COI Form Open Access

Atypical cervical radiculopathy is often treated as a different disease in other departments

Masahito Oshina, Takashi Yamada, Takashi Ohe

PDF Pages: 242-244 Full Text (296) COI Form Open Access

Surgical intervention as a viable treatment option for brachioradial pruritus

Taige Cao

PDF Pages: 245-246 Full Text (233) COI Form Open Access

Original Article

Instrumented lumbar fusion in patients over 75 years of age: is it worthwhile?—a comparative study of the improvement in quality of life between elderly and young patients

Félix Tomé-Bermejo, Fernando Moreno-Mateo, Ángel Piñera-Parrilla, Javier Cervera-Irimia, Charles Louis Mengis-Palleck, Jesús Gallego-Bustos, Francisco Garzón-Márquez, María G. Rodríguez-Arguisjuela, Sylvia Sanz-Aguilera, Kelman Luis de la Rosa-Zabala, Carmen Avilés-Morente, Beatriz Oliveros-Escudero, Alexa Anaís Núñez-Torrealba, Luis Alvarez-Galovich

PDF Pages: 247-258 Full Text (476) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Magnetically controlled growing rod treatment for early-onset scoliosis: analysis of 52 consecutive cases demonstrates improvement of coronal deformity

Frank Ellinger, Hans Tropp, Paul Gerdhem, Hanna Björnsson Hallgren, Katrin Ivars

PDF Pages: 259-268 Full Text (295) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Spinopelvic sagittal realignment and incidence of adjacent segment disease after single-segment posterior lumbar inter-body fusion using 12° lordotic cages—a 2-year prospective cohort study

Tomiya Matsumoto, Shinya Okuda, Yukitaka Nagamoto, Yoshifumi Takahashi, Masayuki Furuya, Motoki Iwasaki

PDF Pages: 269-277 Full Text (294) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Radical decompression without fusion for L5 radiculopathy due to foraminal stenosis

Kohei Takahashi, Ajay Yadav, Takumi Tsubakino, Takeshi Hoshikawa, Tomowaki Nakagawa, Ko Hashimoto, Manabu Suzuki, Toshimi Aizawa, Yasuhisa Tanaka

PDF Pages: 278-287 Full Text (287) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Surgical Technique

Surgical technique of combined minimally invasive anterior column realignment at L1–L2 with open extension of prior fusion

Stephen M. Bergin, Christopher F. Dibble, Ho Jin Lee, Muhammad M. Abd-El-Barr, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Khoi D. Than

PDF Pages: 288-293 Full Text (Video) (291) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Lumbar lateral interbody fusion: step-by-step surgical technique and clinical experience

Gaston Camino-Willhuber, Soji Tani, Jennifer Shue, William D. Zelenty, Gbolabo Sokunbi, Darren R. Lebl, Frank P. Cammisa, Federico P. Girardi, Alexander P. Hughes, Andrew A. Sama

PDF Pages: 294-305 Full Text (Video) (411) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Case Series

Posterior wiring with sublaminar polyester bands, titanium-peek fixation system for C2 fracture management: a 4-patient case series with a maximum of 18 months’ follow-up

Marco Zanasi, Rabih Chahine, Giacomo Pavesi, Corrado Iaccarino

PDF Pages: 306-313 Full Text (209) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Review Article

Sagittal alignment in operative degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a scoping review

Patrick Thornley, Matthew H. Meade, Colby Oitment, Renan Rodrigues Fernandes, Jennifer C. Urquhart, Supriya Singh, Fawaz Siddiqi, Parham Rasoulinejad, Christopher S. Bailey

PDF Pages: 314-322 Full Text (248) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

The use of machine learning for predicting candidates for outpatient spine surgery: a review

Ian J. Wellington, Owen P. Karsmarski, Kyle V. Murphy, Matthew E. Shuman, Mitchell K. Ng, Christopher L. Antonacci

PDF Pages: 323-330 Full Text (276) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Prone position lateral interbody fusion—a narrative review

Hiren M. Patel, Gregory Fasani-Feldberg, Harshadkumar Patel

PDF Pages: 331-341 Full Text (314) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Case Report

Prone thoracic endovascular aortic repair via the popliteal artery for inadvertent vascular injury during spondylectomy: a case report

Yang Xia, Arjun Suresh Chandran, Joseph Hockley, Shirley Jansen, Mark Lam

PDF Pages: 342-347 Full Text (206) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Salvage of failed direct lateral sacroiliac joint fixation using a new percutaneous lateral-oblique transfixation technique with two variable-threaded screws: a multicenter case report of three cases

Kingsley R. Chin, Richard R. Francis, William M. Costigan, Erik Spayde, Chidubem Ike, Yujin Jeong, Deepak K. Pandey, Jason A. Seale

PDF Pages: 348-356 Full Text (266) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Anatomical reconstruction of complete burst vertebral fracture case report—combined reduction methods and armed kyphoplasty with stents filled with bone graft

Diogo Lino Moura, Paulo Gil Ribeiro

PDF Pages: 357-368 Full Text (272) Reporting Checklist COI Form Open Access

Drain blockage by topical vancomycin powder—a case report of a potentially catastrophic complication in spine surgery

Graham Ka-Hon Shea

PDF Pages: 369-374 Full Text (274) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Air-gun pellet at C1: a case report and literature review

Norah Ibrahim Alromaih, Hani Nouran Alharbi, Nouf Abdulaziz Altwaijri, Saad Radi Surur

PDF Pages: 375-379 Full Text (261) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Review Article

Lumbar interbody fusion: techniques, indications and comparison of interbody fusion options including PLIF, TLIF, MI-TLIF, OLIF/ATP, LLIF and ALIF

Ralph J. Mobbs, Kevin Phan, Greg Malham, Kevin Seex, Prashanth J. Rao

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses in spine surgery, neurosurgery and orthopedics: guidelines for the surgeon scientist

Kevin Phan, Ralph J. Mobbs

Systematic review of 3D printing in spinal surgery: the current state of play

Ben Wilcox, Ralph J. Mobbs, Ai-Min Wu, Kevin Phan

Comparison of ALIF vs. XLIF for L4/5 interbody fusion: pros, cons, and literature review

Mark J. Winder, Shanu Gambhir

Duchenne muscular dystrophy: the management of scoliosis

James E. Archer, Adrian C. Gardner, Helen P. Roper, Ashish A. Chikermane, Andrew J. Tatman

Third-generation percutaneous vertebral augmentation systems

Daniele Vanni, Renato Galzio, Anna Kazakova, Andrea Pantalone, Giovanni Grillea, Marcello Bartolo, Vincenzo Salini, Vincenzo Magliani

Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma: literature review

Jessica Figueroa, John G. DeVine

Blunt vertebral vascular injury in trauma patients: ATLS^® recommendations and review of current evidence

Roozbeh Shafafy, Sukrit Suresh, John O. Afolayan, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Jaykar R. Panchmatia

Surgical treatment of far lateral lumbar disc herniation: a safe and simple approach

Darweesh O. Al-Khawaja, Tamadur Mahasneh, Jonathan C. Li

Anterior cervical spine surgery-associated complications in a retrospective case-control study

Anastasia Tasiou, Theofanis Giannis, Alexandros G. Brotis, Ioannis Siasios, Iordanis Georgiadis, Haralampos Gatos, Eleni Tsianaka, Konstantinos Vagkopoulos, Konstantinos Paterakis, Kostas N. Fountas

Single-level selective dorsal rhizotomy for spastic cerebral palsy

David Graham, Kristian Aquilina, Stephanie Cawker, Simon Paget, Neil Wimalasundera

Case Report

Application of a 3D custom printed patient specific spinal implant for C1/2 arthrodesis

Kevin Phan, Alessandro Sgro, Monish M. Maharaj, Paul D’Urso, Ralph J. Mobbs

Far lateral microdiscectomy: a minimally-invasive surgical technique for the treatment of far lateral lumbar disc herniation

Kevin Phan, Alexander E. Dunn, Prashanth J. Rao, Ralph J. Mobbs

Contralateral facet-sparing sublaminar endoscopic foraminotomy for the treatment of lumbar lateral recess stenosis: technical note

Guntram Krzok, Albert E. Telfeian, Ralf Wagner, Christoph P. Hofstetter, Menno Iprenburg

Cervical disc herniation as a trigger for temporary cervical cord ischemia

Güliz Acker, Ulf C. Schneider, Zarko Grozdanovic, Peter Vajkoczy, Johannes Woitzik

Original Study

Surgery for spinal tuberculosis: a multi-center experience of 582 cases

Md. Shah Alam, Kevin Phan, Rezaul Karim, Sharif Ahmed Jonayed, Hasan Khalid Md. Munir, Shubhendu Chakraborty, Tashfique Alam

Advantages and disadvantages of posterolateral approach for percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy

Junichi Yokosuka, Yasushi Oshima, Takeshi Kaneko, Yuichi Takano, Hirohiko Inanami, Hisashi Koga

Interlaminar endoscopic lateral recess decompression—surgical technique and early clinical results

Zeinab Birjandian, Samuel Emerson, Albert E. Telfeian, Christoph P. Hofstetter

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) autograft versus graft substitutes: what do patients prefer?—A clinical study

Monish M. Maharaj, Kevin Phan, Ralph J. Mobbs

Elastic modulus in the selection of interbody implants

Robert F. Heary, Naresh Parvathreddy, Sujitha Sampath, Nitin Agarwal

Consideration of proper operative route for interlaminar approach for percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy

Juichi Tonosu, Yasushi Oshima, Ryutaro Shiboi, Akihiko Hayashi, Yuichi Takano, Hirohiko Inanami, Hisashi Koga

Anterior cervical disc arthroplasty (ACDA) versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF): a systematic review and metaanalysis

Monish M. Maharaj, Ralph J. Mobbs, Jarred Hogan, Dong Fang Zhao, Prashanth J. Rao, Kevin Phan

Decompression versus decompression and fusion for degenerative lumbar stenosis: analysis of the factors influencing the outcome of back pain and disability

Pasquale Donnarumma, Roberto Tarantino, Lorenzo Nigro, Marika Rullo, Domenico Messina, Daniele Diacinti, Roberto Delfini

Efficacy of tranexamic acid in reducing blood loss and blood transfusion in idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review and metaanalysis

Turki Alajmi, Halah Saeed, Khalid Alfaryan, Ahmed Alakeel, Thamer Alfaryan

Composite PEEK/Carbon fiber implants can increase the effectiveness of radiotherapy in the management of spine tumors

Giuseppe Tedesco, Alessandro Gasbarrini, Stefano Bandiera, Riccardo Ghermandi, Stefano Boriani

Lumbar fusion surgery for degenerative conditions is associated with significant resource and narcotic use 2 years postoperatively in the commercially insured: a medical and pharmacy claims study

David E. Mino, James E. Munterich, Liana D. Castel

Range of motion, sacral screw and rod strain in long posterior spinal constructs: a biomechanical comparison between S2 alar iliac screws with traditional fixation strategies

Chester E. Sutterlin III, Antony Field, Lisa A. Ferrara, Andrew L. Freeman, Kevin Phan

Can intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring during cervical spine decompression predict post-operative segmental C5 palsy?

Siavash S. Haghighi, Donald J. Blaskiewicz, Bertha Ramirez, Richard Zhang

Effect of body mass index on patient outcomes of surgical intervention for the lumbar spine

Michael Flippin, Jessica Harris, Elizabeth W. Paxton, Heather A. Prentice, Donald C. Fithian, Samuel R. Ward, Sara P. Gombatto

Utilization of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty procedures throughout the United States over a recent decade: an analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample

Joseph L. Laratta, Jamal N. Shillingford, Joseph M. Lombardi, John D. Mueller, Hemant Reddy, Comron Saifi, Charla R. Fischer, Steven C. Ludwig, Lawrence G. Lenke, Ronald A. Lehman

Cost analysis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery: early discharge decreases hospital costs much less than intraoperative variables under the control of the surgeon

Brandon L. Raudenbush, David P. Gurd, Ryan C. Goodwin, Thomas E. Kuivila, R. Tracy Ballock

Interspinous process spacers versus traditional decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis: systematic review and meta-analysis

Kevin Phan, Prashanth J. Rao, Jonathon R. Ball, Ralph J. Mobbs

Below are the latest Journal of Spine Surgery articles published online ahead of print publication.

Case Report

Iatrogenic vertebral artery injury with concomitant contralateral idiopathic vertebral artery dissection managed with intravascular intervention: a case report

James T. Bernatz, Ryan M. Naylor, Brian C. Goh, Waleed Brinjikji, Arjun Sebastian, Brett Freedman, Ahmad Nassr

Published online: 29 November 2023

Case Report

Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis treated with prophylactic laminoplasty prior to radiation to the spinal cord: a case report

Daniella Lazarus, Brian Wang, Sarah Jenkins, John O’Donnell, Arthur L. Jenkins III

Published online: 28 November 2023

Original Article

Vascular injury risk stratification for lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) at L4–L5: a morphometric study using magnetic resonance imaging

Takashi Hirase, Aaron J. Greenberg, Catherine G. Ambrose, Derek T. Bernstein, Jeffrey J. Ratusznik, Rex A. W. Marco

Published online: 27 November 2023

Original Article

Perioperative outcomes of cervical disc arthroplasty: no difference between orthopaedic and neurologic surgeons

Morad Chughtai, Prashant Rajan, Ahmed K. Emara, Daniel Grits, Mitchell Ng, Wasif Talpur, Dominic W. Pelle, Jason W. Savage, Thomas Mroz

Published online: 09 November 2023

Original Article

Patient-specific spinal rods in adult spinal deformity surgery reduce proximal junctional failure: a review of patient outcomes and surgical technique in a prospective observational cohort

Charlie R. Faulks, Dean T. Biddau, Nigel R. Munday, Dean P. McKenzie, Gregory M. Malham

Published online: 06 November 2023

Original Article

Prospective 5-year follow-up of L5–S1 versus L4–5 midline decompression and placement of a stand-alone interspinous-interlaminar fixation device for spinal stenosis compared with laminectomies

Kingsley R. Chin, Nishant Gohel, Daniel Aloise, Jason A. Seale

Published online: 02 November 2023

Original Article

Does a relationship exist between preoperative expectations and overall satisfaction in spine surgery patients?—a prospective cohort study

Jacob Silver, Scott Mallozzi, Cameron Kia, Michael O’Sullivan, Mark Cote, Isaac Moss

Published online: 17 October 2023

Case Report

A rare event of perioperative spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage in mixed connective tissue disease: a case report

Stefano Andreoli, Francesca Porta, Adrian Wäckerlin

Published online: 10 October 2023

Original Article

Anterior column realignment (ACR) for focal kyphotic spinal deformity using an anterior to psoas approach and anterior longitudinal ligament release

Takashi Hirase, Sree M. Vemu, Caleb Shin, Rex A. W. Marco

Published online: 09 October 2023

Original Article

The articular surface technique for lumbar pedicle screw placement: a 3D feasibility study

Gautham Prabhakar, Trevor Wait, Aaron Kolar, Yolanda Maldonado, Christopher Chaput

Published online: 03 October 2023

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The Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS) is an open access, international, peer-reviewed publication indexed in PubMed, dedicated to the field of spine surgery, science and clinical outcomes.