Performance of the modified adult spinal deformity frailty index in preoperative risk assessment

…, S Ahmad, V Singh, R Joujon-Roche, TK Williamson… - Spine, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective single-center, consecutively enrolled database of adult spinal
deformity (ASD) patients. Objective. The aim of this study was to assess the performance of …

[HTML][HTML] Job-Related Performance and Quality of Life Benefits in First Responders Given Access to H-Wave® Device Stimulation: A Retrospective Cohort Study

TK Williamson, HC Rodriguez, D Han… - Journal of Personalized …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Current chronic pain treatments primarily target symptoms and are often associated with
harmful side-effects and complications, while safer non-invasive electrotherapies like H-Wave ® …

An economic analysis of early and late complications after adult spinal deformity correction

TK Williamson, S Owusu-Sarpong, B Imbo… - Global Spine …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Study design/setting Retrospective cohort. Objective Adult spinal deformity (ASD) corrective
surgery is often a highly invasive procedure portending patients to both immediate and long-…

Do the newly proposed realignment targets for C2 and T1 slope bridge the gap between radiographic and clinical success in corrective surgery for adult cervical …

L Passfall, TK Williamson, O Krol, J Lebovic… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Surgical correction of cervical deformity (CD) has been associated with superior
alignment and functional outcomes. It has not yet been determined whether baseline or …

The clinical impact of failing to achieve ideal proportional realignment in adult spinal deformity patients

PG Passias, L Passfall, TK Williamson, AJ Schoenfeld… - Spine, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objective. To identify the clinical impact of failing to achieve GAP proportionality in ASD
surgery. Study Design. Retrospective cohort. Methods. Operative ASD patients with fusion to S1/…

[HTML][HTML] H-Wave® Device Stimulation: A Critical Review

TK Williamson, HC Rodriguez, A Gonzaba… - Journal of Personalized …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pain treatments have historically centered on drugs, but an “opioid crisis” has necessitated
new standards of care, with a paradigm shift towards multi-modal pain management …

[HTML][HTML] Do electrical stimulation devices reduce pain and improve function?—A comparative review

CB Allen, TK Williamson, SM Norwood, A Gupta - Pain and Therapy, 2023 - Springer
Background Multiple forms of electrical stimulation (ES) potentially offer widely varying clinical
benefits. Diminished function commonly associated with acute and chronic pain lessens …

Perioperative nutritional supplementation decreases wound healing complications following elective lumbar spine surgery: a randomized controlled trial

H Saleh, TK Williamson, PG Passias - 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background. The prevalence of malnutrition in patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery
ranges from 5% to 50% and is associated with higher rates of surgical site infections, medical …

Pelvic nonresponse following treatment of adult spinal deformity: influence of realignment strategies on occurrence

PG Passias, KE Pierce, TK Williamson, O Krol… - Spine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Purpose. Despite adequate correction, the pelvis may fail to readjust, deemed pelvic
nonresponse (PNR). To assess alignment outcomes [PNR, proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK), …

The importance of incorporating proportional alignment in adult cervical deformity corrections relative to regional and global alignment: steps toward development of a …

PG Passias, TK Williamson, KE Pierce, AJ Schoenfeld… - Spine, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background. The global alignment and proportion score is widely used in adult spinal
deformity surgery. However, it is not specific to the parameters used in adult cervical deformity (…