Current applications of robotics in spine surgery: a systematic review of the literature

JR Joseph, BW Smith, X Liu, P Park - Neurosurgical focus, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Surgical robotics has demonstrated utility across the spectrum of surgery. Robotics
in spine surgery, however, remains in its infancy. Here, the authors systematically review …

Comparison of complication rates of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and lateral lumbar interbody fusion: a systematic review of the literature

JR Joseph, BW Smith, F La Marca, P Park - Neurosurgical focus, 2015 - thejns.org
OBJECT Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF) and lateral
lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) are 2 currently popular techniques for lumbar arthrodesis. The …

The impact of blood pressure management after spinal cord injury: a systematic review of the literature

YS Saadeh, BW Smith, JR Joseph, SY Jaffer… - Neurosurgical …, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in significant morbidity and mortality. Improving
neurological recovery by reducing secondary injury is a major principle in the management …

A physical simulator for endoscopic endonasal drilling techniques

BL Tai, AC Wang, JR Joseph, PI Wang… - Journal of …, 2016 - thejns.org
In this paper, the authors present a physical model developed to teach surgeons the requisite
drilling techniques when using an endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA) to the skull base…

Comparison of segmental lordosis and global spinopelvic alignment after single-level lateral lumbar interbody fusion or transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

YS Saadeh, JR Joseph, BW Smith, MJ Kirsch… - World Neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) has steadily increased in popularity.
Compared with the traditional transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF), LLIF is thought to …

Robotic-assisted spinal surgery: current generation instrumentation and new applications

CM Elswick, MJ Strong, JR Joseph… - Neurosurgery …, 2020 - neurosurgery.theclinics.com
Methods Institutional review board approval was obtained for this study. The medical records
and imaging data were reviewed. Twenty-eight patients who underwent placement of …

Use of 3D CT-based navigation in minimally invasive lateral lumbar interbody fusion

JR Joseph, BW Smith, RD Patel, P Park - Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) is an increasingly popular technique
used to treat degenerative lumbar disease. The technique of using an intraoperative cone-beam …

Expandable vs static cages in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: radiographic comparison of segmental and lumbar sagittal angles

TJ Yee, JR Joseph, SW Terman, P Park - Neurosurgery, 2017 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: One criticism of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is the inability
to increase segmental lordosis (SL). Expandable interbody cages are a relatively new …

Elevated markers of brain injury as a result of clinically asymptomatic high-acceleration head impacts in high-school football athletes

JR Joseph, JS Swallow, K Willsey, AP Lapointe… - Journal of …, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE This prospective observational cohort study of high-school football athletes
was performed to determine if high-acceleration head impacts (HHIs) that do not result in …

Bone metastasis from glioblastoma: a systematic review

…, TJ Yee, SSS Khalsa, YS Saadeh, JR Joseph… - Journal of neuro …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Glioblastoma (GBM) is a devastating disease with poor overall survival. Despite
the common occurrence of GBM among primary brain tumors, metastatic disease is rare. …