Category Archives: Spine

Section Editor: Nancy Epstein, MD

Operative costs, reasons for operative waste, and vendor credit replacement in spinal surgery
  •  Nancy E. Epstein, Rita Roberts, John Collins 

May 7, 2015, 17:35

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  • Spine

Clinical and surgical outcomes after lumbar laminectomy: An analysis of 500 patients
  •  Mohamad Bydon, Mohamed Macki, Nicholas B. Abt, Daniel M. Sciubba, Jean-Paul Wolinsky, Timothy F. Witham, Ziya L. Gokaslan, Ali Bydon 

May 7, 2015, 17:33

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  • Spine

Comparison of the efficacy of saline, local anesthetics, and steroids in epidural and facet joint injections for the management of spinal pain: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials
  •  Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Devi E. Nampiaparampil, Kavita N. Manchikanti, Frank J.E. Falco, Vijay Singh, Ramsin M. Benyamin, Alan D. Kaye, Nalini Sehgal, Amol Soin, Thomas T. Simopoulos, Sanjay Bakshi, Christopher G. Gharibo, Christopher J. Gilligan, Joshua A. Hirsch 

May 7, 2015, 17:32

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  • Randomized Controlled Trials, Spine

CT-based morphometric analysis of C1 laminar dimensions: C1 translaminar screw fixation is a feasible technique for salvage of atlantoaxial fusions
  •  Andrew Yew, Derek Lu, Daniel C. Lu 

May 7, 2015, 17:30

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  • Spine

Does lumbar paraspinal muscle fatty degeneration correlate with aerobic index and Oswestry disability index?
  •  Mark L. Prasarn, Vasalos Kostantinos, Ellen Coyne, John Wright, Glenn R. Rechtine 

May 7, 2015, 17:29

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  • Spine

Posterior atlantoaxial fixation: A cadaveric and fluoroscopic step-by-step technical guide
  •  Kamran Sattarov, Jesse Skoch, Salman Abbasifard, Apar S. Patel, Mauricio J. Avila, Christina M. Walter, Ali A. Baaj 

May 7, 2015, 17:20

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  • Spine

A review article on the diagnosis and treatment of cerebrospinal fluid fistulas and dural tears occurring during spinal surgery
  •  Nancy E. Epstein 

February 16, 2015, 22:39

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  • Spine

Negative effects of smoking, workers’ compensation, and litigation on pain/disability scores for spine patients
  •  Mark L. Prasarn, Mary B. Horodyski, Caleb Behrend, John Wright, Glenn R. Rechtine 

February 13, 2015, 0:35

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  • Spine

A computed tomography morphometric study of occipital bone and C2 pedicle anatomy for occipital-cervical fusion
  •  Nicolas K. K. King, Tiruchelvarayan Rajendra, Ivan Ng, Wai Hoe Ng 

August 28, 2014, 23:58

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  • Spine

Continuation of medically necessary platelet aggregation inhibitors – acetylsalicylic acid and clopidogrel – during surgery for spinal degenerative disorders: Results in 100 patients
  •  Reza Akhavan-Sigari, Veit Rohde, Mehdi Abili 

August 28, 2014, 23:56

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  • Spine