Cervical myelopathy: a clinical and radiographic evaluation and correlation to cervical spondylotic myelopathy

…, T Albert, JK Ratliff, RK Ponnappan, JA Rihn… - Spine, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective analysis of a cohort of patients treated between April 2006 and
January 2008, and diagnosed with cervical degenerative disease. Objective. To determine …

Is it necessary to extend a multilevel posterior cervical decompression and fusion to the upper thoracic spine?

…, D Fasciano, AA Patel, BI Woods, KE Radcliff, JA Rihn… - Spine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective cohort analysis. Objective. The aim of this study was to determine
if there is a difference in the revision rate in patients who undergo a multilevel posterior …

Current incidence of adjacent segment pathology following lumbar fusion versus motion-preserving procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of recent …

…, MB Sherman, K Shenoy, M Markowitz, JA Rihn… - The Spine Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Lumbar fusion has shown to be an effective surgical management
option when indicated, improving patient outcomes and functional status. However, …

Are Modic changes associated with intervertebral disc cytokine profiles?

GD Schroeder, DZ Markova, JD Koerner, JA Rihn… - The Spine Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Context Degenerative changes including Modic changes (MCs) are commonly
observed in patients with chronic low back pain. Although intervertebral disc (IVD) cytokine …

Are outcomes of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion influenced by presurgical depression symptoms on the mental component score of the short form-12 survey?

…, ID Kaye, MF Kurd, BI Woods, KE Radcliff, JA Rihn… - Spine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective comparative study. Objective. The purpose of this study was to
investigate whether preoperative depressive symptoms, measured by mental component …

Comparing health-related quality of life outcomes in patients undergoing either primary or revision anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

…, DG Anderson, AS Hilibrand, AR Vaccaro, JA Rihn - Spine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective review of prospectively collected data. Objective. Compare
health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcome metrics in patients undergoing primary and …

How does body mass index influence outcomes in patients after lumbar fusion?

…, ID Kaye, MF Kurd, BI Woods, KE Radcliff, JA Rihn… - Spine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective study. Objective. The purpose of the present study is to
determine how body mass index (BMI) affects patient-reported outcome measurements (PROMs) …

The effect of substance P on an intervertebral disc rat organ culture model

JD Koerner, DZ Markova, GD Schroeder, JA Rihn… - Spine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Laboratory study. Objective. Evaluate the effect of substance P (SP) on an
intervertebral disc rat organ culture model. Summary of Background Data. Monolayer cell …

Longer preoperative duration of symptoms negatively affects health-related quality of life after surgery for cervical radiculopathy

…, CK Kepler, MF Kurd, BI Woods, KE Radcliff, JA Rihn… - Spine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort. Objective. Determine the effect of duration of symptoms
(DOS) on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes for patients with cervical …

Do preoperative epidural steroid injections increase the risk of infection after lumbar spine surgery?

…, CK Kepler, MF Kurd, KE Radcliff, BI Woods, JA Rihn… - Spine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective study. Objective. To elucidate an association between preoperative
lumbar epidural corticosteroid injections (ESI) and infection after lumbar spine surgery. …