Vol 4, No 1 (March 04, 2018): Journal of Spine Surgery

Original Study

Perioperative care for lumbar microdiscectomy: a survey of Australasian neurosurgeons
Christopher D. Daly, Kai Zheong Lim, Peter Ghosh, Tony Goldschlager
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(1)
:1-8
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Preoperative steroids do not improve outcomes for intramedullary spinal tumors: a NSQIP analysis of 30-day reoperation and readmission rates
Abhiraj D. Bhimani, Morteza Sadeh, Darian R. Esfahani, Gregory D. Arnone, Steven Denyer, Jack Zakrzewski, Pouyan Kheirkhah, Tania M. Aguilar, Kate Louise D. Milan, Ankit I. Mehta
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(1)
:9-16
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Complications following single-level interbody fusion procedures: an ACS-NSQIP study
Jamal N. Shillingford, Joseph L. Laratta, Joseph M. Lombardi, John D. Mueller, Meghan Cerpa, Hemant P. Reddy, Comron Saifi, Charla R. Fischer, Ronald A. Lehman Jr
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(1)
:17-27
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Functional and survival outcomes in patients undergoing surgical treatment for metastatic disease of the spine
Vignesh K. Alamanda, Myra M. Robinson, Jeffrey S. Kneisl, Joshua C. Patt
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(1)
:28-36
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The top 50 cited articles on chordomas
Tochukwu Ikpeze, Addisu Mesfin
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(1)
:37-44
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Developments in the treatment of Chiari type 1 malformations over the past decade
Peter G. Passias, Alexandra Pyne, Samantha R. Horn, Gregory W. Poorman, Muhammad B. Janjua, Dennis Vasquez-Montes, Cole A. Bortz, Frank A. Segreto, Nicholas J. Frangella, Matthew Y. Siow, Akhila Sure, Peter L. Zhou, John Y. Moon, Bassel G. Diebo, Shaleen N. Vira
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(1)
:45-54
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Predicting critical care unit-level complications after long-segment fusion procedures for adult spinal deformity
Rafael De la Garza-Ramos, Jonathan Nakhla, Yaroslav Gelfand, Murray Echt, Aleka N. Scoco, Merritt D. Kinon, Reza Yassari
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(1)
:55-61
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Clinical and radiographic analysis of expandable versus static lateral lumbar interbody fusion devices with two-year follow-up
Richard F. Frisch, Ingrid Y. Luna, Daina M. Brooks, Gita Joshua, Joseph R. O’Brien
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(1)
:62-71
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A Canadian perspective on anterior cervical discectomies: practice patterns and preferences
Reena K. Baweja, Michael Bennardo, Forough Farrokhyar, Amanda Martyniuk, Kesava Reddy
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(1)
:72-78
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Significance and pitfalls of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy for large central lumbar disc herniation
Mikihito Kondo, Yasushi Oshima, Hirokazu Inoue, Yuichi Takano, Hirohiko Inanami, Hisashi Koga
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(1)
:79-85
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Do intra-operative neurophysiological changes predict functional outcome following decompressive surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis? A prospective study
Krzysztof Piasecki, Gerit Kulik, Katarzyna Pierzchala, Etienne Pralong, Prashant J. Rao, Constantin Schizas
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(1)
:86-92
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Minimum ten-year follow-up of spinal stenosis with degenerative spondylolisthesis treated with decompression and dynamic stabilization
Kotryna Veresciagina, Arne Mehrkens, Stefan Schären, Bernhard Jeanneret
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(1)
:93-101
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Determination of minimally clinically important differences for JOABPEQ measure after discectomy in patients with lumbar disc herniation
Parisa Azimi, Taravat Yazdanian, Edward C. Benzel
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(1)
:102-108
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Effect of interbody fusion cage on clinical and radiological outcome of surgery in L4–L5 lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis
Farzad Omidi-Kashani, Reza Jalilian, Farideh Golhasani-Keshtan
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(1)
:109-114
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Review Article

Platelet-rich plasma injections: an emerging therapy for chronic discogenic low back pain
Suja Mohammed, James Yu
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(1)
:115-122
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Efficacy and complications of the use of Gardner-Wells Tongs: a systematic review
Hesham Saleh, Nicholas Yohe, Afshin Razi, Ahmed Saleh
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(1)
:123-129
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Bowel injury in lumbar spine surgery: a review of the literature
Ioannis Siasios, Kunal Vakharia, Asham Khan, Joshua E. Meyers, Samantha Yavorek, John Pollina, Vassilios Dimopoulos
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(1)
:130-137
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Minimally invasive spinal surgery for trauma: a narrative review
Dolin Bhagawati, Dimpu Dwijen Bhagawati
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(1)
:138-141
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Rational decision making in a wide scenario of different minimally invasive lumbar interbody fusion approaches and devices
Luiz Pimenta, Antoine Tohmeh, David Jones, Rodrigo Amaral, Luis Marchi, Leonardo Oliveira, Bruce C. Pittman Jr, Hyun Bae
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(1)
:142-155
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