The impact of global alignment and proportion score and bracing on proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity

EL Lord, E Ayres, D Woo… - Global Spine …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Retrospective chart review. Objective: The goal of this study is to examine the
relationship between global alignment and proportion (GAP) score and postoperative …

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 …

Prosthetic hip dislocations in direct anterior versus posterior approach in patients with instrumented lumbar fusion

GT Minutillo, D Woo, CB Granruth, JM Karnuta… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Instrumented posterior lumbar spinal fusion (IPLSF) has been demonstrated to
contribute to instability following total hip arthroplasty (THA). It is unclear whether a supine …

Factors influencing length of stay following cervical spine surgery: a comparison of myelopathy and radiculopathy patients

…, CA Bortz, H Alas, AE Brown, D Woo… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the current value-based healthcare climate where spine surgery is shifting to the ambulatory
setting, factors influencing postop length of stay (LOS) are important to surgeons and …

The relationship between 3-dimensional spinal alignment, thoracic volume, and pulmonary function in surgical correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a 5-year …

AJ Buckland, D Woo, D Vasquez-Montes, M Marks… - Spine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review of a prospective multicenter database. Objective. The
aim of this study was to study the effects of thoracic kyphosis (TK) restoration in adolescent …

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 …

Are insufficient corrections a major factor in distal junctional kyphosis? A simulated analysis of cervical deformity correction using in-construct measurements

F Ani, E Sissman, D Woo, A Soroceanu… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2024 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The present study utilized recently developed in-construct measurements in
simulations of cervical deformity surgery in order to assess undercorrection and predict distal …

Biologics and minimally invasive approach to TLIFs: what is the risk of radiculitis?

…, C Stickley, J Manning, CG Varlotta, D Woo… - International Journal of …, 2020 - ijssurgery.com
Background: Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) and allograft containing mesenchymal
stem cells (live cell) are popular biologic substitutes for iliac crest autograft used in …

The patient-reported outcome measurement information system (PROMIS) better reflects the impact of length of stay and the occurrence of complications within 90 …

…, E Wang, CG Varlotta, D Woo… - International journal of …, 2021 - ijssurgery.com
Background: The Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS)
and legacy outcome measures like the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) have not been …

Bariatric surgery diminishes spinal diagnoses in a morbidly obese population: A 2-year survivorship analysis of cervical and lumbar pathologies

…, B Jackson-Fowl, D Vasquez-Montes, D Woo… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
The effects of bariatric surgery on diminishing spinal diagnoses have yet to be elucidated in
the literature. The purpose of this study was to assess the rate in which various spinal …