Minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion using triangular titanium versus cylindrical threaded implants: a comparison of patient-reported outcomes

CF Claus, E Lytle, A Kaufmann, D Tong, M Bahoura… - World Neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Minimally invasive fusion of the sacroiliac (SI) joint has gained popularity for
the treatment of refractory dysfunction. The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical …

Age as a predictor for complications and patient-reported outcomes in multilevel transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions: analyses from the michigan spine surgery …

CF Claus, D Tong, E Lytle, M Bahoura, L Garmo, C Li… - Spine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review of a multi-institutional data registry. Objective. The
authors sought to determine the association between age and complications & patient-reported …

The effect of ketorolac on posterior minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: an interim analysis from a randomized, double-blinded, placebo …

CF Claus, E Lytle, M Lawless, D Tong, D Sigler… - The Spine Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Postoperative pain control following posterior lumbar fusion
continues to be challenging and often requires high doses of opioids for pain relief. The use of …

The minimally effective dose of bone morphogenetic protein in posterior lumbar interbody fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis

EJ Lytle, MH Lawless, G Paik, D Tong, TM Soo - The spine journal, 2020 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTENT The risks and benefits of recombinant human bone morphogenetic
protein-2 (BMP) in posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) and transforaminal lumbar …

Surgical management of penetrating spinal cord injury primarily due to shrapnel and its effect on neurological outcome: a literature review and meta-analysis

MH Lawless, EJ Lytle, AF McGlynn… - Journal of neurosurgery …, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE This study was performed to determine whether decompression of penetrating
spinal cord injury (SCI) due to explosive shrapnel leads to greater neurological recovery than …

Elderly as a predictor for perioperative complications in patients undergoing multilevel minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a regression …

CF Claus, E Lytle, D Tong, M Bahoura, L Garmo… - Spine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. This was a single-institute retrospective study. Objective. To describe
perioperative and postoperative complications in elderly who underwent multilevel minimally …

The effect of morbid obesity on complications, readmission, and patient-reported outcomes following minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: an …

CF Claus, M Lawless, E Lytle, D Tong, M Bahoura… - Spine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review of prospectively collected data at a single institution.
Objective. To compare perioperative and clinical outcomes in morbidly obese patients who …

Minimally effective dose of bone morphogenetic protein in minimally invasive lumbar interbody fusions: six hundred ninety patients in a dose-finding longitudinal …

EJ Lytle, D Slavnic, D Tong, M Bahoura, L Govila… - Spine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective longitudinal cohort. Objective. We sought to demonstrate the
minimally effective bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) dose to achieve fusion in minimally …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy and safety with the use of Antibiotic-impregnated Poly-methyl methacrylate (AI-PMMA) for thoracolumbar spinal reconstruction in pyogenic …

…, G Anton, R Bashiti, D Carr, C Hanson, E Lytle… - Interdisciplinary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Surgical treatment of spinal osteomyelitis and discitis remains challenging due
to the risk of implant colonization. We sought to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of using …

Big data registries in spine surgery research: the lurking dangers

CF Claus, E Lytle, DA Carr, D Tong - BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 2021 - ebm.bmj.com
Spine surgery research has improved considerably over the last few decades. Its’ most recent
growth is in large part due to the mounting increase in studies conducted using national …