J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 Aug;29(2):169-175. doi: 10.3171/2018.1.SPINE17964. Epub 2018 May 25. Trends in isolated lumbar spinal stenosis surgery among working US adults aged 40-64 years, 2010-2014. Raad M1, Donaldson CJ2, El Dafrawy MH1, Sciubba DM1, Riley LH 3rd1, Neuman BJ1, Kebaish KM1, Skolasky RL1....
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 Aug 2. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002822. [Epub ahead of print] Trends in Lumbar Fusion Procedure Rates and Associated Hospital Costs for Degenerative Spinal Diseases in the United States, 2004-2015. Martin B1, Mirza SK2, Spina N1, Spiker WR1, Lawrence...
J Spine Surg. 2018 Jun;4(2):304-310. doi: 10.21037/jss.2018.05.14. Thirty-day complication and readmission rates associated with resection of metastatic spinal tumors: a single institutional experience. Elsamadicy AA1,2, Adogwa O3, Lubkin DT1, Sergesketter AR1, Vatsia S1, Sankey EW1, Cheng J4, Bagley CA5, Karikari IO1. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: This study...
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 Jun 26. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002764. [Epub ahead of print] Natural History of Cervical Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. Park MS1, Moon SH2, Oh JK3, Lee HW4, Riew KD5. Author information Abstract STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective observational and case-control study OBJECTIVE.: To determine...
Surg Neurol Int. 2017 Jul 20;8:153. doi: 10.4103/sni.sni_248_17. eCollection 2017. High lumbar noninstrumented fusion rates using lamina autograft and Nanoss/bone marrow aspirate. Epstein NE1. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: Patients with marked osteoporosis and/or obesity/morbid obesity and severe...
PLoS One. 2017 Dec 29;12(12):e0190342. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190342. eCollection 2017. Metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) treated with palliative decompression: Surgical timing and survival rate. Lo WY1,2, Yang SH1. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: Metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC)...
Neurosurgery. 2018 Mar 14. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyy017. [Epub ahead of print] Prospective and Multicenter Evaluation of Outcomes for Quality of Life and Activities of Daily Living for Balloon Kyphoplasty in the Treatment of Vertebral Compression Fractures:...
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 Feb 1;43(3):155-160. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002292. Early Impact of Postoperative Bracing on Pain and Quality of Life After Posterior InstrumentedFusion for Lumbar Degenerative Conditions: A Randomized Trial. Soliman HAG1,2,3,4, Barchi S3, Parent S1,2,3, Maurais G1,2, Jodoin A1,2, Mac-Thiong JM1,2,3. Author information Abstract STUDY DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether bracing after posterior spinal instrumented fusion (PSIF) can improve pain relief...
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 Feb 1;43(3):223-227. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002277. The Effect of Postoperative Spinal Infections on Patient Mortality. Casper DS1, Zmistowski B1, Hollern DA2, Hilibrand AS1, Vaccaro AR1, Schroeder GD1, Kepler CK1. Author information Abstract STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective, matched cohort...
February 8, 2018 N Engl J Med 2018; 378:529-538 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1704827 BACKGROUND Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) causes the debilitating neuroinflammatory disease HTLV-1–associated myelopathy–tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM–TSP) as well as adult T-cell leukemia–lymphoma...
