Vol 4, No 3 (September 14, 2018): Journal of Spine Surgery

Original Study

Outcomes and revision rates following multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
Joseph L. Laratta, Hemant P. Reddy, Kelly R. Bratcher, Katlyn E. McGraw, Leah Y. Carreon, R. Kirk Owens II
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:496-500
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Surgical management of spinal fractures in ankylosing spondylitis
Etka Kurucan, David N. Bernstein, Addisu Mesfin
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:501-508
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The effect of standing vs. variants of the seated position on lumbar intersegmental angulation and spacing: a radiographic study of 20 asymptomatic subjects
Todd F. Alamin, Vijay Agarwal, Alicia Zagel, Albi Qeli
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:509-515
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A comparison of narcotic usage and length of post-operative hospital stay in open versus minimally invasive lumbar interbody fusion with percutaneous pedicle screws
Darshan Vora, Matthew Kinnard, David Falk, Michael Hoy, Sachin Gupta, Christine Piper, Warren Yu, Faisal Siddiqui, Joseph O’Brien
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:516-521
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Trends in cervical disc arthroplasty and revisions in the Medicare database
Timothy R. Niedzielak, Bijan J. Ameri, Blaze Emerson, Rushabh M. Vakharia, Martin W. Roche, John P. Malloy IV
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:522-528
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An epidural steroid injection in the 6 months preceding a lumbar decompression without fusion predisposes patients to postoperative infections
Chester J. Donnally III, Augustus J. Rush III, Sebastian Rivera, Rushabh M. Vakharia, Ajit M. Vakharia, Dustin H. Massel, Frank J. Eismont
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:529-533
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Early term effects of rhBMP-2 on pedicle screw fixation in a sheep model: histomorphometric and biomechanical analyses
Jeffrey M. Toth, Mei Wang, Chetan K. Patel, Akshi Arora
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:534-545
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Chordoma of the mobile spine and sacrum: clinical management and prognosis
Taylor D’Amore, Brendan Boyce, Addisu Mesfin
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:546-552
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is an independent predictor for 30-day readmissions following 1- to 2-level posterior lumbar fusions
Azeem Tariq Malik, Nikhil Jain, Jeffery Kim, Safdar N. Khan, Elizabeth Yu
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:553-559
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Prophylactic muscle flap reconstruction after complex spine surgery for degenerative disease: case series and institutional protocol
Nikhil Adapa, Nikhil Jain, Allison Capek, Rajiv Chandawarkar, Safdar N. Khan, Yazeed M. Gussous, Elizabeth Yu
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:560-567
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Comparison of implant survivability in primary 1- to 2-level lumbar fusion amongst opioid abusers and non-opioid abusers
Rushabh M. Vakharia, Chester J. Donnally III, Augustus J. Rush III, Ajit M. Vakharia, Derek D. Berglund, Neil V. Shah, Michael Y. Wang
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:568-574
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Is the routine use of magnetic resonance imaging indicated in patients with scoliosis?
Varun Dewan, Adrian Gardner, Stephen Forster, Jake Matthews, Matthew Newton Ede, Jwalant Mehta, Jonathan Spilsbury, David Marks
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:575-582
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An observation of massive lumbar disc prolapse
Edmond Chun Ying U, Anupkumar Shetty, Peter Richard Scott Craig, Shashank Dattatraya Chitgopkar
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:583-587
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Routine perioperative practices and postoperative outcomes for elective lumbar laminectomies
Mina Tohidi, Tiffany Lung, David Yen
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:588-593
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A less invasive surgery using a full-endoscopic system for L5 nerve root compression caused by lumbar foraminal stenosis
Katsuhiko Ishibashi, Yasushi Oshima, Hirokazu Inoue, Yuichi Takano, Hiroki Iwai, Hirohiko Inanami, Hisashi Koga
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:594-601
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Management of symptomatic sacral perineural cysts with microsurgery and a vascularized fasciocutaneous flap
Parmenion P. Tsitsopoulos, Niklas Marklund, Konstantin Salci, Anders Holtz, Maria Mani
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:602-609
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Extreme lateral lumbar interbody fusion (XLIF) in the management of degenerative scoliosis: a retrospective case series
Konstantinos N. Paterakis, Alexandros G. Brotis, Athanasios Paschalis, Alkiviadis Tzannis, Konstantinos N. Fountas
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:610-615
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Utility of the claw sign in spine magnetic nuclear resonance with diffusion to differentiate Modic type I changes for degenerative disease versus infection
Juan Esteban Muñoz Montoya, Carlos Pérez Cataño, Angela María Tapicha Cuellar, Maria Paula Vargas Osorio, Jimar Rivero Cano, Juan Carlos Luque Suarez, Marco Luciano Charry Lopez
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:616-623
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A Colombian experience involving SpineJack®, a consecutive series of patients experiencing spinal fractures, percutaneous approach and anatomical restoration 2016–2017
Juan Esteban Muñoz Montoya, Christian Torres, Esteban Ramírez Ferrer, Erik Edgardo Muñoz Rodríguez
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:624-629
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Microendoscopic discectomy (MED) for lumbar disc herniation: comparison of learning curve of the surgery and outcome with other established case studies
Kodeeswaran Marappan, Ranganathan Jothi, Sherina Paul Raj
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:630-637
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Review of Techniques

Robotic versus freehand S2 alar iliac fixation: in-depth technical considerations
Joseph L. Laratta, Jamal N. Shillingford, Joshua S. Meredith, Lawrence G. Lenke, Ronald A. Lehman, Jeffrey L. Gum
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:638-644
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Design of a 3D navigation template to guide the screw trajectory in spine: a step-by-step approach using Mimics and 3-Matic software
Zhen-Hua Feng, Xiao-Bin Li, Kevin Phan, Zhi-Chao Hu, Kai Zhang, Jie Zhao, Wen-Fei Ni, Ai-Min Wu
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:645-653
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Case Report

The Morel-Lavallée lesion in thoracolumbar spine trauma—two index cases
Michael J. Mulcahy, Jonathon R. Ball
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:654-657
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Editorial

Twenty years of ‘insanity’ in diagnosing underlying clinically relevant cervical dysfunction using traditional MRI
Anton E. Bowden
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:658-659
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Editorial on “Increased radiation but no benefits in pedicle screw accuracy with navigation versus a freehand technique in scoliosis surgery”
Rafael De la Garza Ramos, Jacob F. Schulz, Jaime A. Gomez, Reza Yassari
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:660-662
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Total en bloc spondylectomy
Morgan Jones, James Holton, Simon Hughes, Marcin Czyz
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:663-665
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Editorial on: “Superion® InterSpinous Spacer Treatment of Moderate Spinal Stenosis: 4-year Results”
Federico Caporlingua
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:666-667
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En bloc resection in the spine: a procedure of surgical oncology
Stefano Boriani
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:668-676
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Lumbar discectomy: has it got any ill-effects?
Leonello Tacconi
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:677-680
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Editorial on “can navigation-assisted surgery help achieve negative margins in resection of pelvic and sacral tumor?”
Ying-lee Lam, Alexander Chak-lam Chan
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:681-683
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Editorial on “Lumbar spinal stenosis: comparison of surgical practice variation and clinical outcome in three national spine registries” by Lønne et al.
Nils H. Ulrich, Jakob M. Burgstaller, Johann Steurer, Mazda Farshad
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2018;
4
(3)
:684-686
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