Vol 11, No 3 (September 30, 2025) - Journal of Spine Surgery

Original Article

Mid-term follow-up of far lateral microdiscectomy—surgical technique, outcomes and reoperation rates

Nigel R. Munday, Tom A. Linstrom, Dean T. Biddau, Farouk Arnaout, Gregory M. Malham

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:400-409

(30 September 2025)

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Post-operative opioid utilization after surgery for spinal trauma: a retrospective study at a level 1 trauma center

Prashant V. Rajan, Emmanuel Dean, Andrew H. Milby

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:410-419

(30 September 2025)

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Comparative effectiveness of lumbar interbody fusion techniques in adult scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of postoperative alignment and disability outcomes

Zachary Taylor, David Gomez, Blake Nygaard, Spencer Newell, Zak Sabetta, Jacob Ayers, Kyle Zappi, Neel H. Mehta, Ian Hong, Jibran Khan, John Shin

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:420-429

(30 September 2025)

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Readability of patient education materials for lumbar disc replacement

Anil Sedani, Eric Kholodovsky, William A. Marmor, Justin Trapana, Frank Mota, Evan Trapana

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:430-437

(30 September 2025)

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Prediction of primary admission total charges following lumbar disc arthroplasty utilizing machine learning

Paul G. Mastrokostas, Leonidas E. Mastrokostas, Ahmed K. Emara, Abigail Razi, Mena Salman, John K. Houten, Kenneth K. Ng, Ahmed Saleh, Jad Bou Monsef, Afshin E. Razi, Mitchell K. Ng

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:438-449

(30 September 2025)

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GPT-4 as a source of patient information for cervical disc arthroplasty: a comparative analysis against Google web search

Paul G. Mastrokostas, Leonidas E. Mastrokostas, Ahmed K. Emara, Mena Salman, Ian J. Wellington, Elizabeth Ginalis, Jonathan Dalton, John K. Houten, Amrit S. Khalsa, Ahmed Saleh, Afshin E. Razi, Mitchell K. Ng

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:450-462

(30 September 2025)

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Management of civilian ballistic injuries to the spine: practice patterns and recovery outcomes at a level 1 trauma center

Daniel Sconzo, Anirudh Penumaka, Megan Berube, Aryan Wadhwa, Naveen Arunachalam Sakthiyendran, Kaasinath Balagurunath, Zachary Wetsel, Alejandro Enriquez-Marulanda, Emanuela Binello

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:463-476

(30 September 2025)

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Novel autograft bone harvesting device used in 232 consecutive patients who underwent cervical or lumbar fusion: initial experience, outcome, and cost analysis in a retrospective study

John M. Abrahams, Michael R. Bielski, Barry I. Krosser

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:477-483

(30 September 2025)

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Reduction of degenerative anterolisthesis using an expandable interbody device

Samuel Bartrom, Micah Smith

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:484-491

(30 September 2025)

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Transfacet transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TF-TLIF) results in greater change in spondylolisthesis and posterior disc height compared to percutaneous TLIF (Perc-TLIF) or minimally invasive TLIF (MIS-TLIF): a retrospective study

Joshua Woo, Abdullah Wael Saleh, Andreas Seas, Alyssa M. Bartlett, Chuan-Ching Huang, Eghosa Adodo, Arnav Sharma, Favour C. Ononogbu-Uche, Chidyaonga Shalita, Kelly Ryan Wackerle, Parastou Fatemi, Olumide Danisa, Peter Passias, C. Rory Goodwin, Muhammad M. Abd-El-Barr

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:492-504

(30 September 2025)

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Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for patients with degenerative spinal disorders and maladaptive psychological processes: an observational study

Nathan Evaniew, Abdullah Alduwaisan, Victoria Smith, Tara Whittaker, Denise Eckenswiller, Elias Soumbasis, Robert Tanguay, W. Bradley Jacobs, Kenneth C. Thomas, Fred Nicholls, Alex Soroceanu, Ganesh Swamy

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:505-515

(30 September 2025)

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Patterns of intra-discal vacuum phenomenon in adult degenerative scoliosis

Derek T. Cawley, Andrew Simpkin, Elizabeth Abrahim, Thomas Doyle, Nada Elsheikh, John Fallon, Mohammed Habash, Rou Jiing Phua, Jaimie Langille, Elvis Matini, Aoibhín McDonnell, Conor McNamee, Fayhaa Mohamed, Cliona Nic Gabhann, Ali Noorani, Jieun Oh, Padraig O’Reilly, David O’Sullivan, Aiden Devitt

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:516-525

(30 September 2025)

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The healing process of vertebral body fracture in Wistar rats: creation of an animal model and demonstration of the impact of anterolateral vascularization disruption on bone healing

Diogo Lino Moura, Diogo Casal, Sara Alves, Rui Almeida, Diogo Pais, José Casanova, António Bernardes

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:526-553

(30 September 2025)

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Vascular anatomy of L1 vertebral body in Wistar rat—corrosion-fluorescence, diaphanization and histological analysis, comparison to humans, and importance in blood supply-related investigation

Diogo Lino Moura, Diogo Casal, Sara Alves, Dora Pinto, Maria Novo, Rui Almeida, Diogo Pais, José Casanova, António Bernardes

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:554-579

(30 September 2025)

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Mounting the learning curve in unilateral biportal endoscopic lumbar decompression in an Asian population: experience of a single surgeon’s first 105 consecutive cases with early functional outcomes

Hoi Pong Nicholas Wong, Vincentius Edward Lie, Zavier Yongxuan Lim, Yilun Huang

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:580-590

(30 September 2025)

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Case Series

How good are we at rod bending?—a review of the literature and a case series of experienced pediatric and adult scoliosis surgeons

Omolola Fakunle, Kyle O’Laughlin, Erik Waldorff, Chao Zhang, Matthew Magro, Ryan Goodwin

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:591-599

(30 September 2025)

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Surgical Technique

Stand-alone L5–S1 transdiscal screw fixation and direct foraminal decompression as a minimally invasive fusion method in high grade isthmic spondylolisthesis: technical note and case series

Harsh Wadhwa, Christopher R. Johnson, Todd F. Alamin

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:600-607

(30 September 2025)

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A novel percutaneous sacral endplate penetrating screw technique: enhanced fixation strength with the M-probe: surgical technique

Masaru Hatano, Keishi Maruo, Fumihiro Arizumi, Kazuya Kishima, Masakazu Toi, Tomoyuki Kusukawa, Tetsuto Yamaura, Toshiya Tachibana

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:608-615

(30 September 2025)

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Intraoperative erector spinae plane block guided by O-arm navigation in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF): a novel technique

Pawin Kasempipatchai, Verapan Kuansongtham, Thanet Wattanawong, Withawin Kesornsak, Jirawat Limprayoon, Settawut Thongpech

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:616-621

(30 September 2025)

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Biportal endoscopic resection of thoracic schwannoma: surgical technique and strategies to overcome key challenges

Tran Vu Hoang Duong, Pham Anh Tuan, Le Tan Bao

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:622-636

(30 September 2025)

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Review Article

Open management of massive venous bleeding in anterior lumbar spine surgery—a narrative review

Charlie R. Faulks, Gregory M. Malham, William P. Bradley, Matthew H. Claydon

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:637-651

(30 September 2025)

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Endovascular management of massive venous bleeding in anterior lumbar spine surgery: a narrative review

Matthew H. Claydon, Charlie R. Faulks, Gregory M. Malham

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:652-665

(30 September 2025)

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A step-by-step guide for designing systematic reviews in spine surgery: a narrative review

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:666-677

(30 September 2025)

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Novel citrate-based wound irrigation system disrupting biofilms and preventing orthopaedic surgery infections: technique guide and systematic review

Mitchell K. Ng, Ahmed Emara, Mena Salman, Paul G. Mastrokostas, Afshin E. Razi

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:678-687

(30 September 2025)

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A step-by-step guide for systematic reviews and meta-analyses in spine surgery-study execution: a narrative review

Paul G. Mastrokostas, Leonidas E. Mastrokostas, Ahmed K. Emara, Mena Salman, Ian J. Wellington, Brian T. Ford, John K. Houten, Ahmed Saleh, Jad Bou Monsef, Afshin E. Razi, Mitchell K. Ng

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:688-697

(30 September 2025)

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Measuring meaningful outcomes for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a narrative review and critical appraisal of the Scoliosis Research Society-22 revised (SRS-22r) instrument

Armaan K. Malhotra, Husain Shakil, Christopher S. Lozano, Vishwathsen Karthikeyan, Jennifer A. Dermott, Jefferson R. Wilson, Unni G. Narayanan, David E. Lebel

Journal of Spine Surgery

2025;

(3)

:698-708

(30 September 2025)

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