Comparative analysis of two transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion techniques: open TLIF: versus: wiltse MIS TLIF

HG David, ND Stekas, CG Varlotta, CR Fischer… - Spine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective cohort study at a single institution. Objective. The aim of this
study was to analyze the perioperative and postoperative outcomes of patients who …

Spinopelvic compensatory mechanisms for reduced hip motion (ROM) in the setting of hip osteoarthritis

…, M Kingery, ND Stekas, EW Ayres, CG Varlotta… - Spine Deformity, 2019 - Elsevier
… Ayres MPH a , Christopher G. Varlotta BS a , Virginie Lafage PhD b , Renaud Lafage MS b
, Thomas Errico MD a , Peter G. Passias MD a , Themistocles S. Protopsaltis MD a , Jonathan …

Lumbar spine degeneration and flatback deformity alter sitting-standing spinopelvic mechanics—implications for total hip arthroplasty

…, D Vasquez-Montes, EW Ayres, CG Varlotta… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Spinal degeneration and lumbar flatback deformity can decrease recruitment of
protective posterior pelvic tilt when sitting, leading to anterior impingement and increased …

Radiation exposure in posterior lumbar fusion: a comparison of CT image-guided navigation, robotic assistance, and intraoperative fluoroscopy

E Wang, J Manning, CG Varlotta, D Woo… - Global Spine …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Retrospective clinical review. Objective: To assess the use of intraoperative
computed tomography (CT) image-guided navigation (IGN) and robotic assistance in …

MRI radiological predictors of requiring microscopic lumbar discectomy after lumbar disc herniation

…, JA Bendo, YH Kim, JR Stieber, G Varlotta… - Global Spine …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: To investigate radiological differences
in lumbar disc herniations (herniated nucleus pulposus [HNP]) between patients receiving …

The influence of body mass index on achieving age-adjusted alignment goals in adult spinal deformity corrective surgery with full-body analysis at 1 year

…, A Sure, B Marascalachi, CA Bortz, CG Varlotta… - World neurosurgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The impact of obesity on global spinopelvic alignment is poorly understood.
This study investigated the effect of body mass index on achieving alignment targets and …

ODI cannot account for all variation in PROMIS scores in patients with thoracolumbar disorders

…, D Vasquez-Montes, J Moon, CG Varlotta… - Global Spine …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
… The author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research,
authorship, and/or publication of this article: Peter G. Passias consults for Medicrea and …

Preoperative MRI predictors of health-related quality of life improvement after microscopic lumbar discectomy

CG Varlotta, JH Manning, EW Ayres, E Wang, D Woo… - The Spine Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND Lumbar herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) is a common spinal pathology
often treated by microscopic lumbar discectomy (MLD), though prior reports have not …

Association between frailty status and odontoid fractures after traumatic falls: investigation of varying injury mechanisms among 70 elderly odontoid fracture patients

…, CA Bortz, SR Horn, CG Varlotta… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To determine significant associations between patient frailty status and odontoid
fractures across common traumatic mechanisms of injuries (MOIs) in the elderly. Design: …

Tethered cord syndrome in the United States: Cluster analysis of presenting anomalies and associated conditions

…, YU Ihejirika, J Moon, CG Varlotta… - Bulletin of the NYU …, 2020 - search.proquest.com
The most common congenital anomalies studied were spina bifida, urogenital with or without
cardiac septal defects, and cystourethral anomaly or cystic kidney disease with or without …