Vol 9, No 1 (March 30, 2023): Journal of Spine Surgery

Editorial

Comparing expandable and static interbody cages in lumbar interbody fusion
Hossein Elgafy, Kyle Behrens
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2023;
9
(1)
:1-5
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Opioid prescriptions in a veteran population undergoing lumbar spine surgery: what are the current knowledge gaps?
Mark J. Lambrechts, Hernan Roca, Brian A. Karamian
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2023;
9
(1)
:6-8
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The opioid crisis as it pertains to spine surgery
Lindsay D. Orosz, Tarek Yamout
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2023;
9
(1)
:9-12
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Percutaneous vertebral augmentation—pearls and pitfalls
Shervin Espahbodinea, Jerry C. Ku, Aderaldo Costa Alves Junior, Ravinder J. Singh, Aviraj S. Deshmukh, Vishal Chavda, Stefano M. Priola
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2023;
9
(1)
:13-16
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A new hemostatic procedure for full-endoscopic spine surgery (FESS)
Hisashi Koga
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2023;
9
(1)
:17-18
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Bone wax technique and hemostatic procedures in endoscopic spine surgery
Marcelo Campos Moraes Amato
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2023;
9
(1)
:19-20
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Original Article

Assessing in vivo flexion-extension quality of motion after cervical disc arthroplasty: a pilot study
Chi Hau Tan, Avinash Patwardhan, Nova Thani
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2023;
9
(1)
:21-31
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The importance of “time to surgery” in the management of lumbar disc herniation in patients without progressive neurological deficits
Ishani Gurung, Matthew S. Jones, Paul Jugurnauth, Ahmad M. Wafai
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2023;
9
(1)
:32-38
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The effect of expandable versus static lordotic interbody implants in minimally invasive spine surgery: patient reported outcomes, sagittal alignment, and restoration of disc height and foraminal height
Donald W. Kucharzyk, Dushan Budimir, Erik I. Waldorff, Laura C. Shum, Christopher Vannabouathong
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2023;
9
(1)
:39-53
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Single-level posterior cervical foraminotomy associated with increased incidence of early postoperative wound infection rates relative to anterior cervical discectomy with fusion and cervical disc arthroplasty
Mitchell K. Ng, Ahmed K. Emara, Prashant V. Rajan, Daniel Grits, Neil Pathak, Kenneth Ng, Dominic W. Pelle, Afshin Razi
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2023;
9
(1)
:54-64
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A critical appraisal of Evicore’s guidelines for advanced diagnostic imaging of the spine for lower extremity pain with neurological features
Lainey Grey Bukowiec, Nareena Imam, Jay Zaifman, Brandon Stahl, John Koerner
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2023;
9
(1)
:65-72
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Lumbar fusion during the COVID-19 pandemic: greater rates of morbidity and longer procedures
Junho Song, Austen D. Katz, Sheeraz A. Qureshi, Sohrab S. Virk, Vishal Sarwahi, Jeff Silber, David Essig
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2023;
9
(1)
:73-82
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Outcomes of surgical intervention for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a comparative analysis of different surgical fixation techniques
Feroz Jadhakhan, David Bell, Alison Rushton
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2023;
9
(1)
:83-97
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Surgical Technique

Bone wax technique for full-endoscopic lumbar laminotomy
Tatsushi Inoue, Masahiro Joko, Fumiaki Saito, Jun Muto, Hiroki Takeda, Shinjiro Kaneko, Yuichi Hirose
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2023;
9
(1)
:98-101
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Case Report

Ruminococcus gnavus, an unusual cause of surgical site infection following vertebral posterior instrumentation: a case report
María C. Solans-Lopez, Mar Sanchez-Somolinos, Cristina Igualada-Blazquez, Tania Quevedo-Narciso, Edmundo Vicente-Herrera, Oscar Riquelme-García, Luis Esparragoza-Cabrera
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2023;
9
(1)
:102-108
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Abducens nerve palsy associated with pseudomeningocele after cervical spine surgery: a case report
José M. Hernández-Mateo, Óscar Riquelme-García, Cristina Igualada-Blázquez, María C. Solans-López, Luis A. Esparragoza-Cabrera
Journal of Spine Surgery  
2023;
9
(1)
:109-113
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