Opportunistic assessment of bone density in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using MRI-based vertebral bone quality

O Ramos, J Razzouk, JH Chung, WK Cheng… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) have increased prevalence of lower bone
mineral density (BMD) compared to healthy adolescents. Our goal was to compare bone …

Use of random forest machine learning algorithm to predict short term outcomes following posterior cervical decompression with instrumented fusion

A Cabrera, A Bouterse, M Nelson, J Razzouk… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Random Forest (RF) is a widely used machine learning algorithm that can be utilized for
identification of patient characteristics important for outcome prediction. Posterior cervical …

Comparison of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebral bone quality scores for increased utility of bone mineral density screening

J Razzouk, O Ramos, E Ouro-Rodrigues… - European Spine …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the associations among the validated lumbar vertebral bone quality (VBQ)
score, and cervical and thoracic VBQ scores. Methods Radiographic records of 100 …

CT-based analysis of oblique lateral interbody fusion from L1 to L5: location of incision, feasibility of safe corridor approach, and influencing factors

J Razzouk, O Ramos, S Mehta, G Harianja… - European Spine …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The primary aim was to measure the safe corridor (SC), surgical incision anterior
margin (AM), and posterior margin (PM) for OLIF bilaterally from L1 to L5. The secondary aim …

Anatomic assessment of L1-S1 neuroforaminal dimensions using computed tomography

G Harianja, J Razzouk, W Lindsey, B Urbina… - JBJS, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: Although the radiographic parameters for diagnosing central lumbar canal
stenosis are well described, parameters for the diagnosis of neuroforaminal stenosis (NFS) are …

Analysis of reasons for medical malpractice litigation due to laminectomy

A Bouterse, J Razzouk, D Bohen, O Ramos… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify the incidence and characteristics of
malpractice lawsuits pertaining to laminectomy performed either as a stand-alone operation or …

Reoperation and perioperative complications after surgical treatment of cervical radiculopathy: a comparison between three procedures

R Nayak, J Razzouk, O Ramos, D Ruckle, A Chiu… - Spine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective database study. Objective. The purpose of our study was to
compare the perioperative complications and reoperation rates after anterior cervical …

[HTML][HTML] Does warning language impact perceptions? Results from an exploratory experiment comparing English, Spanish, and Dual language E-Cigarette warnings …

J Razzouk, A Bilić, OA Wackowski, JC Ross… - Preventive medicine …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tobacco warnings written in English may not be as effective among Spanish speakers. We
explored whether warning perceptions differ based on exposure to English, Spanish, or dual …

Anterior-to-psoas approach measurements, feasibility, non-neurological structures at risk and influencing factors: a bilateral analysis from L1-L5 using computed …

J Razzouk, O Ramos, S Mehta, G Harianja… - Operative …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
METHODS: The vascular window, psoas window, safe window, and incision line anterior
and posterior margins for the ATP approach were measured on abdominal computed …

[PDF][PDF] Preoperative cannabis use associated with an increased rate of reoperation and postoperative opioid use following anterior cervical decompression and fusion

J Razzouk, JH Chung, W Lindsey, O Ramos, W Cheng… - Cureus, 2022 - cureus.com
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