Category Archives: Spine

Section Editor: Nancy Epstein, MD

Mycobacterium abscessus mimicking tubercular spondylodiscitis following ozone therapy: A case report and review of literature

  •  Prem Bahadur Shahi, Vishnuprasad Panigrahi, Nitin Adsul, Manoj Kumar, Shankar Acharya, K. L. Kalra, R. S. Chahal 

April 7, 2020, 10:37

Category:

  • Spine

Article Type:

  • Case Report

Does neurofibromatosis 1 status impact outcomes for pediatric/young adults undergoing spinal fusion?

  •  Isaac Freedman, Andrew Koo, Erin Yeagle, Michael Diluna, Luis Kolb, Jacky Yeung 

April 6, 2020, 14:03

Category:

  • Spine

Article Type:

  • Original Article

Variability in the size of the retroperitoneal oblique corridor: A magnetic resonance imaging-based analysis

  •  Zain Boghani, William III Steele, Sean M. Barber, Jonathan J. Lee, Olumide Sokunbi, J. Bob Blacklock, Todd Trask, Paul Holman 

March 30, 2020, 11:58

Category:

  • Spine

Article Type:

  • Original Article

Analysis of injected cement volume and clinical outcomes following kyphoplasty for vertebral compression fractures

  •  Mitchell Self, James Mooney, John Amburgy, Bonita Agee, Leah Schoel, Patrick Pritchard, Melissa Chambers 

March 30, 2020, 11:54

Category:

  • Spine

Article Type:

  • Original Article

COVID-19 Provides An Opportunity to Reassess How Frequent and How Extensive Elective Spine Surgery Should Be

  •  Nancy E. Epstein 

March 30, 2020, 11:36

Category:

  • Spine

Article Type:

  • Editorial

Solitary osteochondroma of the cervical spine presenting with quadriparesis and hand contracture

  •  Camille K. Milton, Kyle P. O’Connor, Adam D. Smitherman, Andrew K. Conner, Michael D. Martin 

March 23, 2020, 9:41

Category:

  • Spine

Article Type:

  • Case Report

Failure of C2-3 anterior arthrodesis for the treatment of atypical Hangman’s fractures: A three case series

  •  Zaid Aljuboori, Samer Hoz, Maxwell Boakye 

March 23, 2020, 9:40

Category:

  • Spine

Article Type:

  • Case Report

What Can Spine Surgeons Do to Improve Patient Care and Avoid Medical Negligence Suits?

  •  Nancy E. Epstein 

March 6, 2020, 13:09

Category:

  • Spine

Article Type:

  • Commentary

Anterolateral S1 screw malposition detected with intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring during posterior lumbosacral fusion

  •  Juan P. Cabrera Cousiño, Francisco Luna, Máximo Torche, Sebastián Vigueras, Esteban Torche, Guillermo Valdés 

March 6, 2020, 12:43

Category:

  • Spine

Article Type:

  • Original Article

The new onset of dysphagia four years after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: Case report and literature review

  •  Darius Ansari, Halle E. K. Burley, Alexander von Glinski, Christopher Elia, Jens R. Chapman, Rod J. Oskouian 

February 29, 2020, 9:49

Category:

  • Spine

Article Type:

  • Case Report