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April 01, 2018; Volume 12,Issue 2

Lumbar Spine

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    Facet Sparing Foraminal Decompression Using the Flexible Shaver Foraminotomy System: Nerve Safety, Pain Relief, and Patient Satisfaction
    MORENIKEJI BURAIMOH, CHASE ANSOK, JACOB PAWLOSKI, EDWARD K. JUNG and STEPHEN BARTOL
    International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2018, 12 (2) 92-97; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/5015
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    Factors Affecting Utilization of Steroid Injections in the Treatment of Lumbosacral Degenerative Conditions in the United States
    SOHRAB S. VIRK, FRANK M. PHILLIPS and SAFDAR N. KHAN
    International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2018, 12 (2) 139-148; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/5021
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    Anterior and Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Supplemental Interspinous Process Fixation: Outcomes from a Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study
    RIPUL PANCHAL, RYAN DENHAESE, CLINT HILL, K. BRANDON STRENGE, ALEXANDRE DE MOURA, PETER PASSIAS, PAUL ARNOLD, ANDREW CAPPUCCINO, M. DAVID DENNIS, ANDY KRANENBURG, BRIETA VENTIMIGLIA, KIM MARTIN, CHRIS FERRY, SARAH MARTINECK, CAMILLE MOORE and KEE KIM
    International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2018, 12 (2) 172-184; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/5025
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    Lumbar Lordosis Correction With Interbody Hyperlordotic Cages: Initial Experience, Learning Curve, Technical Aspects, and Complication Incidence
    JOSIP BURIC, RENATO CONTI and SIMONE PERESSUTTI
    International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2018, 12 (2) 185-189; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/5026
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    Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Rods for Lumbar Fusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    ABDULHAFEZ SELIM, SARAH MERCER and FENG TANG
    International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2018, 12 (2) 190-200; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/5027
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    Risk of Cancer Following Lumbar Fusion Surgery With Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenic Protein-2 (rhBMP-2): An Analysis Using a Commercially Insured Patient Population
    GREGORY S. COOPER and TZUYUNG DOUG KOU
    International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2018, 12 (2) 260-268; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/50323

Minimally Invasive Surgery

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    Endoscopic Transforaminal and Lateral Recess Decompression After Previous Spinal Surgery
    KAI-UWE LEWANDROWSKI
    International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2018, 12 (2) 98-111; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/5016
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    Feasibility of Endoscopic Inspection of Pedicle Wall Integrity in a Live Surgery Model
    KRISTEN RADCLIFF, HARVEY SMITH, BOBBY KALANTAR, ROBERT ISAACS, BARRETT WOODS, ALEXANDER R. VACCARO and JAMES BRANNON
    International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2018, 12 (2) 241-249; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/5030

Observational Prospective Study

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    Computerized Tomography–Based Morphometric Analysis of Subaxial Cervical Spine Pedicle in Asymptomatic Indian Population
    KAMRAN FAROOQUE, RAHUL YADAV, BUDDHADEV CHOWDHURY, SHIVANAND GAMANAGATTI, ATIN KUMAR and PRADEEP KUMAR MEENA
    International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2018, 12 (2) 112-120; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/5017

Cervical Spine

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    Cervical Myelopathy Secondary to Combined Ossification of Ligamentum Flavum and Posterior Longitudinal Ligament—A Case Report
    SOURABH CHACHAN, NIRAJ SHARAD KASAT and PAUL THNG LEONG KENG
    International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2018, 12 (2) 121-125; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/5018
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    Clinical Outcomes of Single-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
    STEVEN R. NIEDERMEIER, SOHRAB S. VIRK and SAFDAR N. KHAN
    International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2018, 12 (2) 149-153; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/5022
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    Trends in Nonoperative Treatment Modalities Prior to Cervical Surgery and Impact on Patient-Derived Outcomes: Two-Year Analysis of 1522 Patients From the Prospective Spine Treatment Outcome Study
    MICHAEL C. GERLING, KRIS RADCLIFF, ROBERT ISAACS, KRISTINA BIANCO, CYRUS M. JALAI, NANCY J. WORLEY, GREGORY W. POORMAN, SAMANTHA R. HORN, OLIVIA J. BONO, JOHN MOON, PAUL M. ARNOLD, ALEXANDER R. VACCARO and PETER PASSIAS
    International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2018, 12 (2) 250-259; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/5031
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    Rates of Mortality in Cervical Spine Surgical Procedures and Factors Associated With Its Occurrence Over a 10-Year Period: A Study of 342 477 Patients on the Nationwide Inpatient Sample
    GREGORY WYATT POORMAN, JOHN Y. MOON, SAMANTHA R. HORN, CYRUS JALAI, PETER L. ZHOU, OLIVIA BONO and PETER G. PASSIAS
    International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2018, 12 (2) 276-284; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/5034

Complications

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    Delayed Incisional Hernia Following Minimally Invasive Trans-Psoas Lumbar Spine Surgery: Report of a Rare Complication and Management
    MUKUND GUNDANNA and KUNAL SHAH
    International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2018, 12 (2) 126-130; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/5019
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    Early Lumbar Nerve Root Deficit After Three Column Osteotomy for Fixed Sagittal Plane Deformities in Adults
    TARUSH RUSTAGI, RICHARD A. TALLARICO and WILLIAM F. LAVELLE
    International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2018, 12 (2) 131-138; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/5020

Other & Special Categories

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    The Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Plain Radiographs Among Adolescents With Back Pain and Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
    SOHRAB S. VIRK, WALTER P. SAMORA, FRANK M. PHILLIPS and SAFDAR N. KHAN
    International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2018, 12 (2) 154-159; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/5023

New Technology

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    Middle-Column Gap Balancing and Middle-Column Mismatch in Spinal Reconstructive Surgery
    PAUL C. McAFEE, BRYAN CUNNINGHAM, KEN MULLINEX, ELLIOTT DOBBS and LUKAS EISERMAN
    International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2018, 12 (2) 160-171; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/5024

TDR

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    We Need to Talk about Lumbar Total Disc Replacement
    STEPHEN BEATTY
    International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2018, 12 (2) 201-240; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/5029

Other Special Categories

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    Relationship of Cervical Sagittal Vertical Alignment After Sagittal Balance Correction in Adult Spinal Deformity: A Retrospective Radiographic Study
    SAKTHIVEL RAJAN MANOHARAN, DEEPAK JOSHI, MATT OWEN, STEVE M THEISS and DONALD DEINLEIN
    International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2018, 12 (2) 269-275; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/5033

Biomechanics

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    Does Resection of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Affect the Stability of Cervical Disc Arthroplasty?
    LEONARD I. VORONOV, ROBERT M. HAVEY, PARMENION P. TSITSOPOULOS, SAEED KHAYATZADEH, JEREMY GOODSITT, GERARD CARANDANG, ALEXANDER J GHANAYEM and AVINASH G. PATWARDHAN
    International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2018, 12 (2) 285-294; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/5035
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Fortifying the Bone-Implant Interface Part 1: An In Vitro Evaluation of 3D-Printed and TPS Porous Surfaces
Fortifying the Bone-Implant Interface Part 2: An In Vivo Evaluation of 3D-Printed and TPS-Coated Triangular Implants
Outpatient Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: An Analysis of Readmissions from the New Jersey State Ambulatory Services Database

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