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  Does 360° lumbar spinal fusion improve long-term clinical outcomes after failure of conservative treatment in patients with functionally disabling single-level degenerative lumbar disc disease? Results of 5-year follow-up in 75 postoperative patients

  Jack E. Zigler and Rick B. Delamarter

  International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2013, 7 e1-e7; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2013.01.001
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  Multilevel extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) and osteotomies for 3-dimensional severe deformity: 25 consecutive cases

  Paul C. McAfee, Erin Shucosky, Liana Chotikul, Ben Salari, Lun Chen and Dan Jerrems

  International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2013, 7 e8-e19; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.10.001
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  Instrumented reduction of a fixed C1–2 subluxation using occipital and C2/C3 fixation: A case report

  Clifton Meals, Rachel Harrison, Warren Yu and Joseph O'Brien

  International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2013, 7 e20-e23; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2013.01.002
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  The value of adding posterior interbody fusion in the surgical treatment of degenerative lumbar spine disorders: A systematic review

  Salah Fallatah, Eugene Wai and Christopher S. Baily

  International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2013, 7 e24-e28; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2013.01.003
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  Backing up the stories: The psychological and social costs of chronic low-back pain

  Justin Mathew, Samantha B. Singh, Sally Garis and Ashish D. Diwan

  International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2013, 7 e29-e38; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2013.02.001
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  Technical note: Resolution of spontaneous electromyographic discharge following disk-space distraction during lateral transpsoas interbody fusion

  Michael Neil Woodall, Basheer Shakir, Adam Smitherman and Haroon Choudhri

  International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2013, 7 e39-e41; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2013.02.002
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  Overtightening of halo pins resulting in intracranial penetration, pneumocephalus, and epileptic seizure

  Alexander W. Glover, Rasheed Zakaria, Paul May and Chris Barrett

  International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2013, 7 e42-e44; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2013.01.004
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  Kyphoplasty versus vertebroplasty for painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures—which one is better? A systematic review and meta-analysis

  Huilin Yang, Tao Liu, Jun Zhou, Bin Meng, Genlin Wang and Xuesong Zhu

  International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2013, 7 e45-e57; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2013.03.001
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  Cost-utility analysis modeling at 2-year follow-up for cervical disc arthroplasty versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: A single-center contribution to the randomized controlled trial

  Daniel Warren, Tate Andres, Christian Hoelscher, Pedro Ricart-Hoffiz, John Bendo and Jeffrey Goldstein

  International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2013, 7 e58-e66; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2013.05.001
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  Strategy for salvage pedicle screw placement: A technical note

  Shunsuke Fujibayashi, Mitsuru Takemoto, Masashi Neo and Shuichi Matsuda

  International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2013, 7 e67-e71; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2013.03.002
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  Retrospective cost analysis of cervical laminectomy and fusion versus cervical laminoplasty in the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy

  Daniel T. Warren, Pedro A. Ricart-Hoffiz, Tate M. Andres, Christian M. Hoelscher, Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, Jeffrey A. Goldstein and John A. Bendo

  International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2013, 7 e72-e80; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2013.04.001
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  Preoperative laryngoscopic examination in patients undergoing repeat anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

  Adrian L. Curry and William F. Young

  International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2013, 7 e81-e83; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2013.05.002
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  Safety and feasibility of outpatient ACDF in an ambulatory setting: A retrospective chart review

  William C. Tally, Sanjiwan Tarabadkar and Boris V. Kovalenko

  International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2013, 7 e84-e87; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2013.06.001
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  Pedicle violation and Navigational errors in pedicle screw insertion using the intraoperative O-arm: A preliminary report

  Jacob E. Mathew, Kelvin Mok and Benoit Goulet

  International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2013, 7 e88-e94; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2013.06.002
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  Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion rates in patients using a novel titanium implant and demineralized cancellous allograft bone sponge

  Gerard Girasole, Gerard Muro, Abraham Mintz and Jason Chertoff

  International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2013, 7 e95-e100; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2013.08.001
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  Effects on inadvertent endplate fracture following lateral cage placement on range of motion and indirect spine decompression in lumbar spine fusion constructs: A cadaveric study

  Brandon G. Santoni, Gerald E. Alexander, Aniruddh Nayak, Andres Cabezas, German A. Marulanda, Ryan Murtagh and Antonio E. Castellvi

  International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2013, 7 e101-e108; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2013.09.001
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  Biomechanical assessment and fatigue characteristics of an articulating nucleus implant

  Nathaniel R. Ordway, William F. Lavelle, Tim Brown and Q-Bin Bao

  International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2013, 7 e109-e117; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2013.10.001
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  Kinematic analysis following implantation of the PRESTIGE LP

  Izabela Kowalczyk, Navjot Chaudhary and Neil Duggal

  International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2013, 7 e118-e122; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2013.10.003