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Composite PEEK/Carbon fiber implants can increase the effectiveness of radiotherapy in the management of spine tumors

The CFR-PEEK fixation system is comparable to standard titanium system in term of intraoperative complications, stability at weight bearing and at functional recovery. Thanks to radiolucency CFR-PEEK stabilization devices are more suitable in patients eligible for RT: the absence of image artifacts together with significantly less dose perturbation improve the treatment accuracy. Moreover the radiolucency is useful in the follow-up of patients thus allowing early detection of LR.

Lateral lumbar interbody fusion with unilateral pedicle screw fixation for the treatment of adjacent segment disease: a preliminary report

This pilot study suggests that patients who undergo LLIF with unilateral pedicle screw fixation for treatment of ASD may have significantly reduced pain and favorable radiographic results. Further investigation in techniques for treatment of ASD is warranted.

Utilization of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty procedures throughout the United States over a recent decade: an analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample

Since the publication of two double-blind, prospective randomized controlled trials showed no benefit of vertebroplasty over a sham procedure, there has been a significant decrease in both kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty procedures.

Morphometric anatomy of the lumbar sympathetic trunk with respect to the anterolateral approach to lumbar interbody fusion: a cadaver study

Right anterior to psoas approach. The lumbar sympathetic trunk has been approached from the right, for experimental purposes. Cranially, the great vessel space has been dissected out, and the inferior vena cava is being retracted caudally. The right lumbar sympathetic trunk can be seen anterior to the segmental lumbar artery, but posterior to the segmental lumbar vein.

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Welcome to Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS)

Welcome to Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS), an Open-Access journal devoted to exploring many contemporary issues affecting spine surgery, patient care and the basic sciences that form the foundation of surgical management. The Journal of Spine Surgery is intended to be an international spine journal with an Australasian platform for the exchange of ideas, experiences, new findings and developments in the treatment and outcomes of spinal care.

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Vol 4, No 1 (March, 2018)

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Original Study

Perioperative care for lumbar microdiscectomy: a survey of Australasian neurosurgeons

Christopher D. Daly, Kai Zheong Lim, Peter Ghosh, Tony Goldschlager

PDF Pages: 1-8 Full Text

Preoperative steroids do not improve outcomes for intramedullary spinal tumors: a NSQIP analysis of 30-day reoperation and readmission rates

Abhiraj D. Bhimani, Morteza Sadeh, Darian R. Esfahani, Gregory D. Arnone, Steven Denyer, Jack Zakrzewski, Pouyan Kheirkhah, Tania M. Aguilar, Kate Louise D. Milan, Ankit I. Mehta

PDF Pages: 9-16 Full Text

Complications following single-level interbody fusion procedures: an ACS-NSQIP study

Jamal N. Shillingford, Joseph L. Laratta, Joseph M. Lombardi, John D. Mueller, Meghan Cerpa, Hemant P. Reddy, Comron Saifi, Charla R. Fischer, Ronald A. Lehman Jr

PDF Pages: 17-27 Full Text

Functional and survival outcomes in patients undergoing surgical treatment for metastatic disease of the spine

Vignesh K. Alamanda, Myra M. Robinson, Jeffrey S. Kneisl, Joshua C. Patt

PDF Pages: 28-36 Full Text

The top 50 cited articles on chordomas

Tochukwu Ikpeze, Addisu Mesfin

PDF Pages: 37-44 Full Text

Developments in the treatment of Chiari type 1 malformations over the past decade

Peter G. Passias, Alexandra Pyne, Samantha R. Horn, Gregory W. Poorman, Muhammad B. Janjua, Dennis Vasquez-Montes, Cole A. Bortz, Frank A. Segreto, Nicholas J. Frangella, Matthew Y. Siow, Akhila Sure, Peter L. Zhou, John Y. Moon, Bassel G. Diebo, Shaleen N. Vira

PDF Pages: 45-54 Full Text

Predicting critical care unit-level complications after long-segment fusion procedures for adult spinal deformity

Rafael De la Garza-Ramos, Jonathan Nakhla, Yaroslav Gelfand, Murray Echt, Aleka N. Scoco, Merritt D. Kinon, Reza Yassari

PDF Pages: 55-61 Full Text

Clinical and radiographic analysis of expandable versus static lateral lumbar interbody fusion devices with two-year follow-up

Richard F. Frisch, Ingrid Y. Luna, Daina M. Brooks, Gita Joshua, Joseph R. O’Brien

PDF Pages: 62-71 Full Text

A Canadian perspective on anterior cervical discectomies: practice patterns and preferences

Reena K. Baweja, Michael Bennardo, Forough Farrokhyar, Amanda Martyniuk, Kesava Reddy

PDF Pages: 72-78 Full Text

Significance and pitfalls of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy for large central lumbar disc herniation

Mikihito Kondo, Yasushi Oshima, Hirokazu Inoue, Yuichi Takano, Hirohiko Inanami, Hisashi Koga

PDF Pages: 79-85 Full Text

Do intra-operative neurophysiological changes predict functional outcome following decompressive surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis? A prospective study

Krzysztof Piasecki, Gerit Kulik, Katarzyna Pierzchala, Etienne Pralong, Prashant J. Rao, Constantin Schizas

PDF Pages: 86-92 Full Text

Minimum ten-year follow-up of spinal stenosis with degenerative spondylolisthesis treated with decompression and dynamic stabilization

Kotryna Veresciagina, Arne Mehrkens, Stefan Schären, Bernhard Jeanneret

PDF Pages: 93-101 Full Text

Determination of minimally clinically important differences for JOABPEQ measure after discectomy in patients with lumbar disc herniation

Parisa Azimi, Taravat Yazdanian, Edward C. Benzel

PDF Pages: 102-108 Full Text

Effect of interbody fusion cage on clinical and radiological outcome of surgery in L4–L5 lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis

Farzad Omidi-Kashani, Reza Jalilian, Farideh Golhasani-Keshtan

PDF Pages: 109-114 Full Text

Review Article

Platelet-rich plasma injections: an emerging therapy for chronic discogenic low back pain

Suja Mohammed, James Yu

PDF Pages: 115-122 Full Text

Efficacy and complications of the use of Gardner-Wells Tongs: a systematic review

Hesham Saleh, Nicholas Yohe, Afshin Razi, Ahmed Saleh

PDF Pages: 123-129 Full Text

Bowel injury in lumbar spine surgery: a review of the literature

Ioannis Siasios, Kunal Vakharia, Asham Khan, Joshua E. Meyers, Samantha Yavorek, John Pollina, Vassilios Dimopoulos

PDF Pages: 130-137 Full Text

Minimally invasive spinal surgery for trauma: a narrative review

Dolin Bhagawati, Dimpu Dwijen Bhagawati

PDF Pages: 138-141 Full Text

Rational decision making in a wide scenario of different minimally invasive lumbar interbody fusion approaches and devices

Luiz Pimenta, Antoine Tohmeh, David Jones, Rodrigo Amaral, Luis Marchi, Leonardo Oliveira, Bruce C. Pittman Jr, Hyun Bae

PDF Pages: 142-155 Full Text

Case Report

The C7 pedicle as a superior fixation point in spinal stabilization for spinal metastatic disease

Harjot Thind, Andrew J. Fabiano

PDF Pages: 156-161 Full Text

An awake, minimally-invasive, fully-endoscopic surgical technique for treating lumbar radiculopathy secondary to heterotopic foraminal bone formation after a minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with BMP: technical note

Albert Edward Telfeian

PDF Pages: 162-166 Full Text

Erratum

Erratum to composite PEEK/carbon fiber implants can increase the effectiveness of radiotherapy in the management of spine tumors

Editorial Team

PDF Pages: 167 Full Text

Below are the latest Journal of Spine Surgery articles published online ahead of print publication.

Original Study

Transdural lumbar disc herniation: experiences often ten cases with review of literature

Ayman Elsayed Galhom, Mohamed Elhadi

Accuracy of robot-assisted pedicle screw insertion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: is triggered electromyographic pedicle screw stimulation necessary?

K. Aaron Shaw, Joshua S. Murphy, Dennis P. Devito

Utilization of intraoperative neuromonitoring throughout the United States over a recent decade: an analysis of the nationwide inpatient sample

Joseph L. Laratta, Jamal N. Shillingford, Alex Ha, Joseph M. Lombardi, Hemant P. Reddy, Comron Saifi, Steven C. Ludwig, Ronald A. Lehman, Lawrence G. Lenke

A psoas splitting approach developed for outpatient lateral interbody fusion versus a standard transpsoas approach

Kingsley R. Chin, Fabio J. R. Pencle, Morgan D. Brown, Jason A. Seale

The effectiveness of non-surgical treatments, re-discectomy and minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in postdiscectomy pain syndrome

Mehmet Nuri Erdem, Halil Yener Erken, Mehmet Aydogan

The combined administration of vancomycin IV, standard prophylactic antibiotics, and vancomycin powder in spinal instrumentation surgery: does the routine use affect infection rates and bacterial resistance?

Howard Young Park, William Sheppard, Ryan Smith, Jiayang Xiao, Jonathan Gatto, Richard Bowen, Anthony Scaduto, Langston Holly, Daniel Lu, Duncan McBride, Arya Nick Shamie, Don Young Park

Timing of surgery and radiotherapy in the management of metastatic spine disease: expert opinion

Robert S. Lee, Juliet Batke, Lorna Weir, Nicolas Dea, Charles G. Fisher

Differences in primary and revision deformity surgeries: following 1,063 primary thoracolumbar adult spinal deformity fusions over time

Gregory W. Poorman, Peter L. Zhou, Dennis Vasquez-Montes, Samantha Horn, Cole Bortz, Frank Segreto, Joshua Auerbach, John Y. Moon, Jared C. Tishelman, Michael C. Gerling, Bassel G. Diebo, Rafael De La Garza-Ramos, Justin C. Paul, Peter G. Passias

Minimally invasive stabilization of the fractured ankylosed spine: a comparative case series study

Francis Brooks, Matthew Rackham, Ben Williams, Deb Roy, Yu Chao Lee, Michael Selby

Evaluating cervical deformity corrective surgery outcomes at 1-year using current patient-derived and functional measures: are they adequate?

Peter G. Passias, Samantha R. Horn, Cheongeun Oh, Subaraman Ramchandran, Douglas C. Burton, Virginie Lafage, Renaud Lafage, Gregory W. Poorman, Leah Steinmetz, Frank A. Segreto, Cole A. Bortz, Justin S. Smith, Christopher Ames, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Han Jo Kim, Alexandra Soroceanu, Eric O. Klineberg, International Spine Study Group (ISSG)

Kyphoplasty patient-centered outcomes via questionnaire

Daniel Carr, Richard Cook, Doris Tong, Matthew Bahoura, Jennifer Kanack, Alicja Sobilo, Stephanie Falatko, Beverly C. Walters, Ryan Barrett

Hypothyroidism increases 90-day postoperative complications in patients undergoing primary single level anterior cervical disectomy and fusion: a matched control analysis

Rushabh M. Vakharia, Ajit M. Vakharia, Bijan Ameri, Timothy Niedzielak, Chester J. Donnally III, John P. Malloy IV

The K-line in the cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament is different on plain radiographs and CT images

Yasushi Ijima, Takeo Furuya, Mitsutoshi Ota, Satoshi Maki, Junya Saito, Mitsuhiro Kitamura, Takuya Miyamoto, Seiji Ohtori, Sumihisa Orita, Kazuhide Inage, Takane Suzuki, Masashi Yamazaki, Masao Koda