Effects of cervical spine immobilization technique and laryngoscope blade selection on an unstable cervical spine in a cadaver model of intubation

MC Gerling, DP Davis, RS Hamilton, GF Morris… - Annals of emergency …, 2000 - Elsevier
Study Objective: Orotracheal intubation (OTI) is commonly used to establish a definitive
airway in major trauma victims, with several different cervical spine immobilization techniques …

Risk factors for reoperation in patients treated surgically for intervertebral disc herniation: a subanalysis of eight-year SPORT data

…, W Zhao, KF Spratt, TS Morgan, MC Gerling - JBJS, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: Lumbar discectomy and laminectomy in patients with intervertebral disc herniation
(IDH) is common, with variable reported reoperation rates. Our study examined which …

Quality of information concerning cervical disc herniation on the Internet

S Morr, N Shanti, A Carrer, J Kubeck, MC Gerling - The Spine Journal, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Many Americans seek and are influenced in their decision making
by medical information on the Internet. Past studies have repeatedly found information on …

Traumatic fractures of the cervical spine: analysis of changes in incidence, cause, concurrent injuries, and complications among 488,262 patients from 2005 to 2013

…, JY Moon, C Wang, BP Hirsch, PL Zhou, M Gerling… - World neurosurgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective The causes and epidemiology of traumatic cervical spine fracture have not been
described with sufficient power or recency. Our goal is to describe demographics, incidence, …

Facet violation with the placement of percutaneous pedicle screws

…, GP Graziano, KL Vanderhave, AA Patel, MC Gerling - Spine, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Independent review and classification of therapeutic procedures performed on
cadavers by surgeons blinded to purpose of study. Objective. The objective of this study is …

The five-item modified frailty index is predictive of 30-day postoperative complications in patients undergoing spine surgery

…, A Brown, B Diebo, A Schoenfeld, M Raad, M Gerling… - Spine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. This study aimed to evaluate the utility
of the modified frailty index (mFI-5) in a population of patients undergoing spine surgery. …

Risk factors for reoperation in patients treated surgically for lumbar stenosis: a subanalysis of the 8-year data from the SPORT trial

MC Gerling, D Leven, PG Passias, V Lafage, K Bianco… - Spine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective subgroup analysis was performed on surgically treated patients
from the lumbar spinal stenosis (SpS) arm of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (…

A cost benefit analysis of increasing surgical technology in lumbar spine fusion

…, MB Janjua, TS Protopsaltis, AJ Buckland, MC Gerling - The Spine Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Numerous advances have been made in the field of spine fusion,
such as minimally invasive (MIS) or robotic-assisted spine surgery. However, it is unknown …

Traumatic fracture of the pediatric cervical spine: etiology, epidemiology, concurrent injuries, and an analysis of perioperative outcomes using the kids' inpatient …

…, JC Tishelman, PL Zhou, M Gerling… - International journal of …, 2019 - ijssurgery.com
Background: The study aimed to characterize trends in incidence, etiology, fracture types,
surgical procedures, complications, and concurrent injuries associated with traumatic pediatric …

Risk factors for reoperation in patients treated surgically for degenerative spondylolisthesis: a subanalysis of the 8-year data from the SPORT trial

MC Gerling, D Leven, PG Passias, V Lafage, K Bianco… - Spine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective analysis of prospective data from the degenerative spondylolisthesis
(DS) arm of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial. Objective. The aim of this …