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View article: Facilitating Earlier Discharge for Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery
Facilitating Earlier Discharge for Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery Open
As the population ages and the incidence of spine surgeries increases, better solutions are needed for the challenges of adequate pain control and lengthy hospital stays, which often result from difficulty with controlling pain, managing c…
View article: Defining cervical spondylotic myelopathy surgical endotypes using comorbidity clustering: a Quality Outcomes Database cervical spondylotic myelopathy study
Defining cervical spondylotic myelopathy surgical endotypes using comorbidity clustering: a Quality Outcomes Database cervical spondylotic myelopathy study Open
OBJECTIVE Coexisting medical conditions are increasingly prevalent in surgical populations. The impact of multiple comorbidities on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and endotypes of frequently co-occurring conditions for cervical spondylot…
View article: Comparative Analysis of Outcomes in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients with Proximal Junctional Kyphosis or Failure Initially Fused to Upper Versus Lower Thoracic Spine
Comparative Analysis of Outcomes in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients with Proximal Junctional Kyphosis or Failure Initially Fused to Upper Versus Lower Thoracic Spine Open
Background: Patients with proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) or failure (PJF) may demonstrate disparate outcomes and recovery when fused to the upper (UT) versus lower (LT) thoracic spine. Few studies have distinguished the reoperation and…
View article: Addition of pyloroplasty may improve glycemic control and refractory early satiety in gastroparesis at rates similar to gastric neurostimulation alone: a retrospective analysis
Addition of pyloroplasty may improve glycemic control and refractory early satiety in gastroparesis at rates similar to gastric neurostimulation alone: a retrospective analysis Open
Symptom reduction in refractory gastroparesis appears to improve after placement of a gastric neurostimulator with or without the addition of a pyloroplasty procedure.
View article: Effects of liposomal bupivacaine on opioid use and healthcare resource utilization after outpatient spine surgery: a real-world assessment
Effects of liposomal bupivacaine on opioid use and healthcare resource utilization after outpatient spine surgery: a real-world assessment Open
Use of LB for outpatient spine surgery was associated with reduced opioid use at the hospital and nonsignificant reduction in opioid use at all postoperative timepoints examined through 90 days after surgery versus non-LB analgesia. ED vis…
View article: Advances and Challenges in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Advances and Challenges in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Open
Minimally invasive spine surgery continues to grow and develop. Over the past 50 years, there has been immense growth within this subspecialty of neurosurgery. A deep understanding of the historical context and future directions of this su…
View article: Surgical Management of Thoracolumbar Adjacent Segment Disease: Techniques and Outcomes in 107 Patients Undergoing Surgical Intervention
Surgical Management of Thoracolumbar Adjacent Segment Disease: Techniques and Outcomes in 107 Patients Undergoing Surgical Intervention Open
BACKGROUND: Adjacent segment disease (ASD) is a known sequela of thoracolumbar instrumented fusions. Various surgical options are available to address ASD in patients with intractable symptoms who have failed conservative measures. However…
View article: Greater improvement in Neck Disability Index scores in women after surgery for cervical myelopathy: an analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database
Greater improvement in Neck Disability Index scores in women after surgery for cervical myelopathy: an analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database Open
OBJECTIVE There is a high prevalence of cervical myelopathy that requires surgery; as such, it is important to identify how different groups benefit from surgery. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons launched the Quality Outco…
View article: Treatment Location Variation for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia in Patients With Kidney Failure
Treatment Location Variation for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia in Patients With Kidney Failure Open
View article: Three-level ACDF versus 3-level laminectomy and fusion: are there differences in outcomes? An analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database cervical spondylotic myelopathy cohort
Three-level ACDF versus 3-level laminectomy and fusion: are there differences in outcomes? An analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database cervical spondylotic myelopathy cohort Open
OBJECTIVE The authors sought to compare 3-level anterior with posterior fusion surgical procedures for the treatment of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). METHODS The authors analyzed prospective data from the 14 highest enr…
View article: Does hinge sidedness influence laterality of C5 palsy after expansile open-door cervical laminoplasty?
Does hinge sidedness influence laterality of C5 palsy after expansile open-door cervical laminoplasty? Open
OBJECTIVE Cervical expansile open-door laminoplasties (EOLPs) have an open side and a hinge side, with the open side being bridged by grafts or miniplates. The authors explored the possibility that the open-door side might have a greater i…
View article: Developing nonlinear k-nearest neighbors classification algorithms to identify patients at high risk of increased length of hospital stay following spine surgery
Developing nonlinear k-nearest neighbors classification algorithms to identify patients at high risk of increased length of hospital stay following spine surgery Open
OBJECTIVE Spondylolisthesis is a common operative disease in the United States, but robust predictive models for patient outcomes remain limited. The development of models that accurately predict postoperative outcomes would be useful to h…
View article: Which supervised machine learning algorithm can best predict achievement of minimum clinically important difference in neck pain after surgery in patients with cervical myelopathy? A QOD study
Which supervised machine learning algorithm can best predict achievement of minimum clinically important difference in neck pain after surgery in patients with cervical myelopathy? A QOD study Open
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of different supervised machine learning algorithms to predict achievement of minimum clinically important difference (MCID) in neck pain after surgery in patients with ce…
View article: Differences in Long-Term Outcomes in End-Stage Kidney Disease Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia
Differences in Long-Term Outcomes in End-Stage Kidney Disease Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia Open
View article: Association between Cerebrospinal Fluid and Serum Biomarker Levels and Diagnosis, Injury Severity, and Short-Term Outcomes in Patients with Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Association between Cerebrospinal Fluid and Serum Biomarker Levels and Diagnosis, Injury Severity, and Short-Term Outcomes in Patients with Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Open
Acute traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is recognized as a global problem that can lead to a range of acute and secondary complications impacting morbidity and mortality. There is still a lack of reliable diagnostic and prognostic biomark…
View article: Efficacy of a 4-Antigen <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Vaccine in Spinal Surgery: The <i>STaphylococcus aureus</i> suRgical Inpatient Vaccine Efficacy (STRIVE) Randomized Clinical Trial
Efficacy of a 4-Antigen <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Vaccine in Spinal Surgery: The <i>STaphylococcus aureus</i> suRgical Inpatient Vaccine Efficacy (STRIVE) Randomized Clinical Trial Open
Background Staphylococcus aureus is a global pathogen that is frequently responsible for healthcare-associated infections, including surgical site infections (SSIs). Current infection prevention and control approaches may be limited, with …
View article: Minimally invasive versus open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for grade I lumbar spondylolisthesis: 5-year follow-up from the prospective multicenter Quality Outcomes Database registry
Minimally invasive versus open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for grade I lumbar spondylolisthesis: 5-year follow-up from the prospective multicenter Quality Outcomes Database registry Open
OBJECTIVE Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF) has been used to treat degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis and is associated with expedited recovery, reduced operative blood loss, and shorter hospitalization…
View article: Determining the time frame of maximum clinical improvement in surgical decompression for cervical spondylotic myelopathy when stratified by preoperative myelopathy severity: a cervical Quality Outcomes Database study
Determining the time frame of maximum clinical improvement in surgical decompression for cervical spondylotic myelopathy when stratified by preoperative myelopathy severity: a cervical Quality Outcomes Database study Open
OBJECTIVE While surgical decompression is an important treatment modality for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), it remains unclear if the severity of preoperative myelopathy status affects potential benefit from surgical intervention …
View article: A Novel Construct to Treat Destructive Osteomyelitis of the Lumbar Spine in a Patient With Pre-existing Paraplegia
A Novel Construct to Treat Destructive Osteomyelitis of the Lumbar Spine in a Patient With Pre-existing Paraplegia Open
Treatment for vertebral osteomyelitis varies depending on the extent of pathology and includes both medical and surgical approaches. Pathogen-directed antibiotic therapy is often the first-line treatment, however, refractory cases or those…
View article: Data-driven phenotyping of preoperative functional decline patterns in patients undergoing lumbar decompression and lumbar fusion using smartphone accelerometry
Data-driven phenotyping of preoperative functional decline patterns in patients undergoing lumbar decompression and lumbar fusion using smartphone accelerometry Open
OBJECTIVE Treatment of degenerative lumbar spine pathologies typically escalates to surgical intervention when symptoms begin to significantly impair patients’ functional status. Currently, surgeons rely on subjective patient assessments t…
View article: Introduction. Ankylosing spondylitis
Introduction. Ankylosing spondylitis Open
View article: List of Reviewers for 2020/2021
List of Reviewers for 2020/2021 Open
The IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE) wishes to thank the 1344 reviewers over the past year who have performed an essential role in maintaining the quality of this publication. T-ASE strives for the 90–90 stan…
View article: The role of an anterior approach in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis–associated cervical fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The role of an anterior approach in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis–associated cervical fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis Open
OBJECTIVE Cervical fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis can have devastating neurological consequences. Currently, several surgical approaches are commonly used to treat these fractures: anterior, posterior, and anterior-poste…
View article: Objective Outcomes in Lateral Osteotomy Through Anterior-to-Psoas for Severe Adult Degenerative Spine Deformity Correction
Objective Outcomes in Lateral Osteotomy Through Anterior-to-Psoas for Severe Adult Degenerative Spine Deformity Correction Open
View article: Using smartphone-based accelerometers to gauge postoperative outcomes in patients with NPH: Implications for ambulatory monitoring
Using smartphone-based accelerometers to gauge postoperative outcomes in patients with NPH: Implications for ambulatory monitoring Open
Background: The surgical treatment of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) with shunting remains controversial due to the difficulty in distinguishing such pathology from other neurological conditions that can present similarly. Thus, patie…
View article: A Panel of CSF and Serum Biomarkers Reflecting Injury Severity and Outcome in a Human Spinal Cord Injury Study
A Panel of CSF and Serum Biomarkers Reflecting Injury Severity and Outcome in a Human Spinal Cord Injury Study Open
Acute spinal cord injury (SCI) results in catastrophic neurological impairment. We aimed to examine the temporal profile and severity correlation of biomarkers, and their relationship with the American Spinal Injury Association Scale (AIS)…
View article: Incidence and Clinical Outcomes of Hypothyroidism in Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion
Incidence and Clinical Outcomes of Hypothyroidism in Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion Open
Background Hypothyroidism has been independently associated with the development of several comorbidities and is known to increase complication rates in non-spinal surgeries. However, there are limited data regarding the effects of hypothy…
View article: Brief History of Neurosurgical Spine Societies in the United States: Part 2
Brief History of Neurosurgical Spine Societies in the United States: Part 2 Open
In a previous essay, 1 we examined the intertwined history of United States (US) spine surgery pioneers and achievements, and the emergence of domestic spine societies.In this follow-up article, we look towards the future and highlight the…
View article: Optimizing Visualization in Endoscopic Spine Surgery
Optimizing Visualization in Endoscopic Spine Surgery Open
Given the inherent limitations of spinal endoscopic surgery, proper lighting and visualization are of tremendous importance. These limitations include a small field of view, significant potential for disorientation, and small working cannu…
View article: Antiresorptive and anabolic medications used in the perioperative period of patients with osteoporosis undergoing spine surgery: their impact on the biology of fusion and systematic review of the literature
Antiresorptive and anabolic medications used in the perioperative period of patients with osteoporosis undergoing spine surgery: their impact on the biology of fusion and systematic review of the literature Open
OBJECTIVE Osteoporosis represents the most common metabolic disease of the bone, with an estimated 10% of adults aged 50 years or older affected in the United States. This patient population is at increased risk for spine fracture and inst…