Vol 11, No 1 (March 24, 2025) - Journal of Spine Surgery

Original Article

A single straight expandable cage via a hybrid posterior-transforaminal approach with rhBMP-2 or allograft provides high fusion rates with low risk of subsidence

Charlie Faulks, Kaiwen Cabbabe, Dean T. Biddau, Nigel R. Munday, Gregory M. Malham

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Establishment of the prone transpsoas fusion surgery in Australia—a survey and analysis of major complications in early adopters

Vijidha Shree Rajkumar, Brian Owler, Bryden Dawes, Idrees Sher, Yi Yuen Wang

PDF Pages: 15-23 Full Text (42) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Comparison of outcomes in open and full endoscopic lumbar discectomies for treating lumbar radiculopathy in an Australian cohort

Jeremy Rajadurai, Houchen Gong, Shanu Gambhir, Yingda Li

PDF Pages: 24-32 Full Text (41) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Rate of fusion using novel synthetic bone graft mixed with allograft stem cell product in lumbar fusions

Samuel Bartrom, Micah Smith

PDF Pages: 33-44 Full Text (45) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

The utilization of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy in recurrent lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Saiganesh Ravikumar, Aaron Bloschichak, Sanjeev Kumar

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The impact of patient-specific spine rods on spinopelvic parameters after short segment degenerative lumbar fusions

Katherine Drexelius, Eren O. Kuris, Anna Sater, Evalina L. Burger, David C. Ou-Yang, Vikas V. Patel, Christopher J. Kleck

PDF Pages: 65-73 Full Text (57) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Microscopically-assisted Uninstrumented Surgical Tumor Decompression as an alternative to open surgery for symptomatic metastatic epidural spinal cord compression

Camryn E. Harvie, Richard J. Chung, Sriyaa Suresh, John C. O’Donnell, Alexander J. Schupper, Arthur L. Jenkins III

PDF Pages: 74-87 Full Text (50) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

A comparative biomechanical study of a non-threaded triangular titanium implant versus a fully threaded screw: assessing pullout strength of two sacroiliac joint fixation implant designs

Kingsley R. Chin, Erik Spayde, William M. Costigan, Vito Lore, Hope Estevez, Chukwunonso C. Ilogu, Jason A. Seale

PDF Pages: 88-95 Full Text (51) Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

A new minimally invasive cervical pedicle screw (CPS) fixation system using intra-operative computed tomography-guided navigation

Christian Blume, Tobias Philip Schmidt, Christian-Andreas Mueller, Alexander Romagna, Miguel Pishnamaz, Hans Clusmann, Ulf Bertram

PDF Pages: 96-103 Full Text (47) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

A safe and reproducible anterior column restoration technique for Kümmell’s disease: transpedicular bone packing

Chul Gie Hong, Woo Dong Nam, Jinwon Jang

PDF Pages: 104-113 Full Text (41) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

A Canadian national survey of the medical management of acute traumatic spinal cord injury

Mohamed Alhantoobi, Nadeen AlKhoori, Amanda Martyniuk, Markian Pahuta, Desmond Kwok, Sunjay Sharma, Daipayan Guha

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Surgical Technique

Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for scoliosis: surgical technique for focal treatment of the lumbosacral fractional curve

Andrew K. Chan, Pavan S. Upadhyayula, Anthony J. Tang, Dean Chou

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Review Article

The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) levels predicting the surgical site infection in spinal surgery: a systematic review

Maryam Salimi, Seyedarad Mosalamiaghili, Asma Mafhoumi, Muhammad Riaz

PDF Pages: 135-147 Full Text (69) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

The modern application of anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF): a narrative review of perioperative considerations and surgical pearls

Monty Khela, Obiajulu Agha, Andrew Sawires, Lionel Metz

PDF Pages: 148-165 Full Text (57) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

The legal and socioeconomic considerations of spine telemedicine in Canada

Youngkyung Jung, Shawn Baldeo, Markian Pahuta, Sunjay Sharma, Daipayan Guha

PDF Pages: 166-177 Full Text (45) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Case Report

Percutaneous spinopelvic fixation technique using external fixation for focal kyphosis reduction in U-type sacral fractures: a case report

Monty Khela, Obiajulu Agha, Lisa Bonsignore-Opp, Mark Xu, David Gendelberg, Ashraf N. El Naga

PDF Pages: 178-190 Full Text (45) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Minimally invasive surgery lateral percutaneous sacroiliac joint fusion in a patient with radicular-type pain: case report and review of the literature

Nathan J. Winans, Bhargav Ayloo, Dean Chou, Andrew K. Chan

PDF Pages: 191-196 Full Text (53) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

A 3D navigation-guided surgical resection of a rare case of sacral spine mesenchymal chondrosarcoma: a case report

Abdulaziz Saber, Mohammed Khashab, Abdulhadi Turkistani, Moyassar Karami, Saleh Almaymoni, Mohamed Elkhalifa, Abdulhadi Algahtani, Abdullah Alhazmi

PDF Pages: 197-205 Full Text (46) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Letter to the Editor

Short-term clinical and radiographic results of expandable cages that expand both height and lordosis for minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF)

Khanathip Jitpakdee, Fabian Sommer, Edna Gouveia, Catherine Mykolajtchuk, Blake Boadi, Jessica Berger, Ibrahim Hussain, Roger Härtl

PDF Pages: 206-209 Full Text (37) COI Form Open Access

Editorial

Preface on minimally invasive techniques in spine surgery and trend toward ambulatory surgery

Cameron Kia

PDF Pages: 210-211 Full Text (45) COI Form Open Access

Contemporary innovations in spine surgery: balancing technological advancement and cost-effectiveness

Gregory M. Malham, Ralph J. Mobbs

PDF Pages: 212-215 Full Text (50) COI Form Open Access