Surgical management of spinal tuberculosis—the past, present, and future

S Ruparel, M Tanaka, R Mehta, T Yamauchi, Y Oda… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tuberculosis is endemic in many parts of the world. With increasing immigration, we can
state that it is prevalent throughout the globe. Tuberculosis of the spine is the most common …

Assessment of 3D lumbosacral vascular anatomy for OLIF51 by non-enhanced MRI and CT medical image fusion technique

M Nagamatsu, S Ruparel, M Tanaka, Y Fujiwara… - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Study design: Prospective study. Objective: Medical image fusion can provide information from
multiple modalities in a single image. The present study aimed to determine whether three…

Comparative study of bilateral dual sacral-alar-iliac screws versus bilateral single sacral-alar-iliac screw for adult spine deformities

K Uotani, M Tanaka, S Sonawane, S Ruparel… - World Neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the feasibility of O-arm navigation of bilateral dual sacral-alar-iliac (SAI)
screws compared with conventional bilateral single SAI and S1 pedicle screws for pelvic …

[HTML][HTML] Sacroiliac joint fusion: fusion rates and clinical improvement using minimally invasive approach and intraoperative navigation and robotic guidance

M Sarkar, J Maalouly, S Ruparel, J Choi - Asian Spine Journal, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… Mehul Sarkar, corresponding author 1 Joseph Maalouly, 2 Sameer Ruparel, 3 and John
Choi corresponding author 2 … Mehul Sarkar: conception of work, acquisition, analysis and …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of great vessels for anterior access of L5/S1 using patient positioning

J Choi, I Rhee, S Ruparel - Asian Spine Journal, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… John Choi, 1 Isaac Rhee, 2 and Sameer Ruparel 3 … John Choi: conception and design,
drafting of the manuscript, critical revision of the manuscript; Isaac Rhee: acquisition and …

Perioperative complications of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF): 10 years of experience with MI-TLIF

…, S Raut, M Meena, S Ruparel - Global Spine …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: A prospective study. Objectives: We present a largest study until date performed
over a period of 10 years assessing the perioperative complications. The primary aim of …

Drug sensitivity patterns in Xpert-positive spinal tuberculosis: an observational study of 252 patients

M Upadhyay, J Patel, V Kundnani, S Ruparel… - European Spine …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the sensitivity patterns of anti-tubercular drugs in Xpert MTB-positive
spinal tuberculosis (TB) patients and to formulate the guidelines for early start of empiric anti-…

Lateral access minimally invasive spine surgery in adult spinal deformity

…, M Mushtaq, T Taoka, K Zygogiannnis, S Ruparel - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) and percutaneous posterior approach
for screw fixation (PPS) is the latest minimal invasive treatment for spinal deformity in adult …

C-arm-Free Simultaneous OLIF51 and Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation in a Single Lateral Position

M Tanaka, S Ruparel, Y Oda, Y Fujiwara… - JoVE (Journal of …, 2022 - jove.com
Oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) is an established technique for the indirect
decompression of lumbar canal stenosis. However, OLIF at the L5-S1 level (OLIF51) is technically …

Posterior-approach single-level apical spinal osteotomy in pediatric patients for severe rigid kyphoscoliosis: long-term clinical and radiological outcomes

A Patel, S Ruparel, T Dusad, G Mehta… - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Spinal osteotomy in pediatric patients is challenging due to various factors. For
correction of severe rigid kyphoscoliosis in children, numerous techniques with anterior or …