Vol 6, No 3 (September 24, 2020): Journal of Spine Surgery

Original Study

Two-year results of a double-blind multicenter randomized controlled non-inferiority trial of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) versus silicon nitride spinal fusion cages in patients with symptomatic degenerative lumbar disc disorders
Bryan J. McEntire, Greg Maslin, B. Sonny Bal
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2020;
6
(3)
:523-540
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Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury following single- and multiple-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a meta-analysis
Lawrence J. Oh, Mahmoud Dibas, Sherief Ghozy, Ralph Mobbs, Kevin Phan, Harrison Faulkner
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2020;
6
(3)
:541-548
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Greater than 5-year follow-up of outpatient L4−L5 lumbar interspinous fixation for degenerative spinal stenosis using the INSPAN device
Kingsley R. Chin, Fabio J. R. Pencle, Amala Benny, Jason A. Seale
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2020;
6
(3)
:549-554
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The relationship between measures of spinal deformity and measures of thoracic trunk rotation
Naeil Lotfi, Govind S. Chauhan, Adrian Gardner, Fiona Berryman, Paul Pynsent
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2020;
6
(3)
:555-561
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Complications associated with L4-5 anterior retroperitoneal trans- psoas interbody fusion: a single institution series
Saeed S. Sadrameli, Vitaliy Davidov, Meng Huang, Jonathan J. Lee, Srivathsan Ramesh, Jaime R. Guerrero, Marcus S. Wong, Zain Boghani, Adriana Ordonez, Sean M. Barber, Todd W. Trask, Andrew C. Roeser, Paul J. Holman
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2020;
6
(3)
:562-571
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Survey of lumbar discectomy practices: 10 years in the making
Majid Aljoghaiman, Amanda Martyniuk, Forough Farrokhyar, Aleksa Cenic, Edward Kachur
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2020;
6
(3)
:572-580
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Dysphagia rates in single- and multiple-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery: a meta-analysis
Lawrence J. Oh, Sam Ong, Sherief Ghozy, Adam A. Dmytriw, Jeffrey Zuccato, Ralph Mobbs, Kevin Phan, Mahmoud Dibas, Harrison Faulkner
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2020;
6
(3)
:581-590
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Review Article

The role of perioperative ketamine in postoperative pain control following spinal surgery
Paul J. Park, Melvin C. Makhni, Meghan Cerpa, Ronald A. Lehman, Lawrence G. Lenke
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2020;
6
(3)
:591-597
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Stereotactic navigation in anterior cervical spine surgery: surgical setup and technique
Bilal B. Butt, Joshua Piche, Paul Gagnet, Rakesh Patel, Ilyas Aleem
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2020;
6
(3)
:598-605
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Duration of antibiotics for penetrating spine trauma: a systematic review
Bilal Mahmood, Miriam Weisberg, Yanick Baribeau, Weston Buehring, Afshin Razi, Ahmed Saleh
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2020;
6
(3)
:606-612
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Case Report

Complete resolution of chronic pain, sensory impairment, and motor dysfunction following percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic decompression in a failed back surgery syndrome patient—a case report
Caitlin M. Gray, Sanjeev Kumar
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2020;
6
(3)
:613-619
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Surgical correction of rigid cervicothoracic deformity in a transgender patient: case report
Bilal B. Butt, Paul Gagnet, Joshua Piche, Rakesh Patel, Ilyas S. Aleem
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2020;
6
(3)
:620-625
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Spontaneous symptomatic lumbar intervertebral pseudoarthrosis associated with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis treated with a combined posteroanterior fusion: a case report and review of literature
Toru Funayama, Kengo Fujii, Tetsuya Abe, Hiroshi Kumagai, Katsuya Nagashima, Kousei Miura, Hiroshi Noguchi, Kentaro Mataki, Yosuke Shibao, Masao Koda, Masashi Yamazaki
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2020;
6
(3)
:626-630
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Addendum

Addendum to published articles with concerns for a short peer review process
Ralph J. Mobbs
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2020;
6
(3)
:631-632
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News

Rapid communication pathway at Journal of Spine Surgery
Editorial Office
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2020;
6
(3)
:633-634
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Editorial

Daily step count and walking speed as general measures of patient wellbeing
Ralph J. Mobbs, Callum Betteridge
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2020;
6
(3)
:635-636
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WearTel: a potential solution to lack of objective patient assessment tools in remote care during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ralph J. Mobbs, Callum Betteridge
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2020;
6
(3)
:637-638
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