Cervical spine alignment, sagittal deformity, and clinical implications: a review

…, JA Tang, JS Smith, FL Acosta, TS Protopsaltis… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2013 - thejns.org
This paper is a narrative review of normal cervical alignment, methods for quantifying
alignment, and how alignment is associated with cervical deformity, myelopathy, and adjacent-…

Volar approach to distal radius fractures

TS Protopsaltis, DS Ruch - The Journal of hand surgery, 2008 - Elsevier
The volar approach to the distal radius fracture is an important exposure in the treatment of
these fractures, particularly with the growing enthusiasm for fixed-angle volar plating. With …

Clinical and radiographic evaluation of adult spinal deformity

S Bess, TS Protopsaltis, V Lafage, R Lafage… - Clinical Spine …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Protopsaltis et al 37 reported that if the difference between T1 slope and cervical lordosis
(T1S-CL) exceeds 17 degrees, a structural cervical deformity is present even if there is a …

Prospective multicenter assessment of perioperative and minimum 2-year postoperative complication rates associated with adult spinal deformity surgery

…, GM Mundis, TJ Errico, HJ Kim, TS Protopsaltis… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2016 - thejns.org
Protopsaltis reports being a consultant for Medicrea International and for receiving non–study-related
support from Zimmer Spine and the Cervical Spine Research Society for clinical or …

Reliability assessment of a novel cervical spine deformity classification system

…, R Hostin, JK Scheer, TS Protopsaltis… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2015 - thejns.org
… relationship between T-1 slope (TS) and CL.The relationship between TS and CL is similar
to the relationship between PI and LL, in that a greater TS requires a greater magnitude of CL …

Outcomes of operative and nonoperative treatment for adult spinal deformity: a prospective, multicenter, propensity-matched cohort assessment with minimum 2-year …

…, GM Mundis, T Errico, HJ Kim, TS Protopsaltis… - …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
… Dr Protopsaltis has been a consultant for Medicrea and has received international research
support from Zimmer Spine. Dr Line has been a consultant for the International Spine Study …

Postischemic cerebrovascular E-selectin expression mediates tissue injury in murine stroke

…, S Kiss, J Mocco, LJ Kim, TS Protopsaltis… - Stroke, 2000 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Although the deleterious role of several proinflammatory mediators,
including P-selectin, in reperfused stroke is well established, the role of E-selectin has …

Role of pelvic translation and lower-extremity compensation to maintain gravity line position in spinal deformity

…, S Liu, JM Vital, B Ilharreborde, TS Protopsaltis… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECT Previous forceplate studies analyzing the impact of sagittal-plane spinal deformity
on pelvic parameters have demonstrated the compensatory mechanisms of pelvis translation …

How the neck affects the back: changes in regional cervical sagittal alignment correlate to HRQOL improvement in adult thoracolumbar deformity patients at 2-year …

TS Protopsaltis, JK Scheer, JS Terran, JS Smith… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2015 - thejns.org
OBJECT Regional cervical sagittal alignment (C2–7 sagittal vertical axis [SVA]) has been
shown to correlate with health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The study objective was to …

T1 pelvic angle (TPA) effectively evaluates sagittal deformity and assesses radiographical surgical outcomes longitudinally

DJ Ryan, TS Protopsaltis, CP Ames, R Hostin… - Spine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review of a multicenter database of consecutive patients
undergoing 3-column osteotomy for treatment of adult spinal deformity (ASD). Objective. To …