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Advanced Techniques in Complex Cervical Spine Surgery

This series is designed to to provide the readers an overview of evidence-based, state-of-the-art management strategies and surgical techniques for complex cervical pathology.

Full-endoscopic Spine Surgery

This focused issue will introduce the readers to a wide variety of FESS terminologies in terms of target disease and treatment approaches. I hope that this focused issue will provide an opportunity to standardize the detailed FESS terminology for further development.

JSS Annual Report 2019

We are pleased to present the 2019 Annual Report of JSS. We extend our sincere thanks to all our editorial board members, guest editors, reviewers, authors and readers. In 2019, 111 papers were published in JSS, among which there are 52 Original Studies, 29 Review Articles, 14 Editorial Commentary/Editorial, and 5 Case Reports.

AME entered an official partnership with Publons to enhance wide-ranging recognition for reviewers

AME Publishing Company entered an official partnership with Publons, a product of Clarivate Analytic Company (which owns Web of Science, EndNote, ScholarOne, among many others), as of April 2020. Around 60 AME journals’ peer review systems are now integrated seamlessly into the Publons platform (https://publons.com/about/home). The partnership was done to recognize our expert peer reviewers spontaneously for their review contribution.

Implementation of transparent peer review at Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS)

With a commitment to openness and accountability, and to increase the level of transparency throughout our peer review process, our editorial office has decided to implement a transparent peer review process as an option for all manuscripts submitted to JSS from June 01, 2020.

Application of the CARE Guideline as reporting standard in the Journal of Spine Surgery

The Journal of Spine Surgery welcomes case reports which are supposed to report new observations of diseases, clinical findings or novel/unique treatment outcomes relevant to practitioners in the fields of medicine.

For completeness and transparency for published case reports, the Journal of Spine Surgery will apply the CARE guidelines (1) as reporting standards for case reports starting from October 16, 2019. For any submission of case report after the date:

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 6, No 3 (September, 2020)

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Original Study

Two-year results of a double-blind multicenter randomized controlled non-inferiority trial of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) versus silicon nitride spinal fusion cages in patients with symptomatic degenerative lumbar disc disorders

Bryan J. McEntire, Greg Maslin, B. Sonny Bal

PDF Pages: 523-540 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury following single- and multiple-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a meta-analysis

Lawrence J. Oh, Mahmoud Dibas, Sherief Ghozy, Ralph Mobbs, Kevin Phan, Harrison Faulkner

PDF Pages: 541-548 Full Text Reporting Checklist COI Form Open Access

Greater than 5-year follow-up of outpatient L4−L5 lumbar interspinous fixation for degenerative spinal stenosis using the INSPAN device

Kingsley R. Chin, Fabio J. R. Pencle, Amala Benny, Jason A. Seale

PDF Pages: 549-554 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

The relationship between measures of spinal deformity and measures of thoracic trunk rotation

Naeil Lotfi, Govind S. Chauhan, Adrian Gardner, Fiona Berryman, Paul Pynsent

PDF Pages: 555-561 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Complications associated with L4-5 anterior retroperitoneal trans- psoas interbody fusion: a single institution series

Saeed S. Sadrameli, Vitaliy Davidov, Meng Huang, Jonathan J. Lee, Srivathsan Ramesh, Jaime R. Guerrero, Marcus S. Wong, Zain Boghani, Adriana Ordonez, Sean M. Barber, Todd W. Trask, Andrew C. Roeser, Paul J. Holman

PDF Pages: 562-571 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Survey of lumbar discectomy practices: 10 years in the making

Majid Aljoghaiman, Amanda Martyniuk, Forough Farrokhyar, Aleksa Cenic, Edward Kachur

PDF Pages: 572-580 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Dysphagia rates in single- and multiple-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery: a meta-analysis

Lawrence J. Oh, Sam Ong, Sherief Ghozy, Adam A. Dmytriw, Jeffrey Zuccato, Ralph Mobbs, Kevin Phan, Mahmoud Dibas, Harrison Faulkner

PDF Pages: 581-590 Full Text COI Form Open Access

Review Article

The role of perioperative ketamine in postoperative pain control following spinal surgery

Paul J. Park, Melvin C. Makhni, Meghan Cerpa, Ronald A. Lehman, Lawrence G. Lenke

PDF Pages: 591-597 Full Text COI Form Open Access

Stereotactic navigation in anterior cervical spine surgery: surgical setup and technique

Bilal B. Butt, Joshua Piche, Paul Gagnet, Rakesh Patel, Ilyas Aleem

PDF Pages: 598-605 Full Text COI Form Open Access

Duration of antibiotics for penetrating spine trauma: a systematic review

Bilal Mahmood, Miriam Weisberg, Yanick Baribeau, Weston Buehring, Afshin Razi, Ahmed Saleh

PDF Pages: 606-612 Full Text Reporting Checklist COI Form Open Access

Case Report

Complete resolution of chronic pain, sensory impairment, and motor dysfunction following percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic decompression in a failed back surgery syndrome patient—a case report

Caitlin M. Gray, Sanjeev Kumar

PDF Pages: 613-619 Full Text Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Surgical correction of rigid cervicothoracic deformity in a transgender patient: case report

Bilal B. Butt, Paul Gagnet, Joshua Piche, Rakesh Patel, Ilyas S. Aleem

PDF Pages: 620-625 Full Text Reporting Checklist COI Form Open Access

Spontaneous symptomatic lumbar intervertebral pseudoarthrosis associated with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis treated with a combined posteroanterior fusion: a case report and review of literature

Toru Funayama, Kengo Fujii, Tetsuya Abe, Hiroshi Kumagai, Katsuya Nagashima, Kousei Miura, Hiroshi Noguchi, Kentaro Mataki, Yosuke Shibao, Masao Koda, Masashi Yamazaki

PDF Pages: 626-630 Full Text Reporting Checklist COI Form Open Access

Addendum

Addendum to published articles with concerns for a short peer review process

Ralph J. Mobbs

PDF Pages: 631-632 Full Text COI Form Open Access

News

Rapid communication pathway at Journal of Spine Surgery

Editorial Office

PDF Pages: 633-634 Full Text Open Access

Editorial

Daily step count and walking speed as general measures of patient wellbeing

Ralph J. Mobbs, Callum Betteridge

PDF Pages: 635-636 Full Text Open Access

WearTel: a potential solution to lack of objective patient assessment tools in remote care during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ralph J. Mobbs, Callum Betteridge

PDF Pages: 637-638 Full Text Open Access

Review Article

Lumbar interbody fusion: techniques, indications and comparison of interbody fusion options including PLIF, TLIF, MI-TLIF, OLIF/ATP, LLIF and ALIF

Ralph J. Mobbs, Kevin Phan, Greg Malham, Kevin Seex, Prashanth J. Rao

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses in spine surgery, neurosurgery and orthopedics: guidelines for the surgeon scientist

Kevin Phan, Ralph J. Mobbs

Systematic review of 3D printing in spinal surgery: the current state of play

Ben Wilcox, Ralph J. Mobbs, Ai-Min Wu, Kevin Phan

Comparison of ALIF vs. XLIF for L4/5 interbody fusion: pros, cons, and literature review

Mark J. Winder, Shanu Gambhir

Duchenne muscular dystrophy: the management of scoliosis

James E. Archer, Adrian C. Gardner, Helen P. Roper, Ashish A. Chikermane, Andrew J. Tatman

Third-generation percutaneous vertebral augmentation systems

Daniele Vanni, Renato Galzio, Anna Kazakova, Andrea Pantalone, Giovanni Grillea, Marcello Bartolo, Vincenzo Salini, Vincenzo Magliani

Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma: literature review

Jessica Figueroa, John G. DeVine

Blunt vertebral vascular injury in trauma patients: ATLS^® recommendations and review of current evidence

Roozbeh Shafafy, Sukrit Suresh, John O. Afolayan, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Jaykar R. Panchmatia

Surgical treatment of far lateral lumbar disc herniation: a safe and simple approach

Darweesh O. Al-Khawaja, Tamadur Mahasneh, Jonathan C. Li

Anterior cervical spine surgery-associated complications in a retrospective case-control study

Anastasia Tasiou, Theofanis Giannis, Alexandros G. Brotis, Ioannis Siasios, Iordanis Georgiadis, Haralampos Gatos, Eleni Tsianaka, Konstantinos Vagkopoulos, Konstantinos Paterakis, Kostas N. Fountas

Single-level selective dorsal rhizotomy for spastic cerebral palsy

David Graham, Kristian Aquilina, Stephanie Cawker, Simon Paget, Neil Wimalasundera

Case Report

Application of a 3D custom printed patient specific spinal implant for C1/2 arthrodesis

Kevin Phan, Alessandro Sgro, Monish M. Maharaj, Paul D’Urso, Ralph J. Mobbs

Far lateral microdiscectomy: a minimally-invasive surgical technique for the treatment of far lateral lumbar disc herniation

Kevin Phan, Alexander E. Dunn, Prashanth J. Rao, Ralph J. Mobbs

Contralateral facet-sparing sublaminar endoscopic foraminotomy for the treatment of lumbar lateral recess stenosis: technical note

Guntram Krzok, Albert E. Telfeian, Ralf Wagner, Christoph P. Hofstetter, Menno Iprenburg

Cervical disc herniation as a trigger for temporary cervical cord ischemia

Güliz Acker, Ulf C. Schneider, Zarko Grozdanovic, Peter Vajkoczy, Johannes Woitzik

Original Study

Surgery for spinal tuberculosis: a multi-center experience of 582 cases

Md. Shah Alam, Kevin Phan, Rezaul Karim, Sharif Ahmed Jonayed, Hasan Khalid Md. Munir, Shubhendu Chakraborty, Tashfique Alam

Advantages and disadvantages of posterolateral approach for percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy

Junichi Yokosuka, Yasushi Oshima, Takeshi Kaneko, Yuichi Takano, Hirohiko Inanami, Hisashi Koga

Interlaminar endoscopic lateral recess decompression—surgical technique and early clinical results

Zeinab Birjandian, Samuel Emerson, Albert E. Telfeian, Christoph P. Hofstetter

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) autograft versus graft substitutes: what do patients prefer?—A clinical study

Monish M. Maharaj, Kevin Phan, Ralph J. Mobbs

Elastic modulus in the selection of interbody implants

Robert F. Heary, Naresh Parvathreddy, Sujitha Sampath, Nitin Agarwal

Consideration of proper operative route for interlaminar approach for percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy

Juichi Tonosu, Yasushi Oshima, Ryutaro Shiboi, Akihiko Hayashi, Yuichi Takano, Hirohiko Inanami, Hisashi Koga

Anterior cervical disc arthroplasty (ACDA) versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF): a systematic review and metaanalysis

Monish M. Maharaj, Ralph J. Mobbs, Jarred Hogan, Dong Fang Zhao, Prashanth J. Rao, Kevin Phan

Decompression versus decompression and fusion for degenerative lumbar stenosis: analysis of the factors influencing the outcome of back pain and disability

Pasquale Donnarumma, Roberto Tarantino, Lorenzo Nigro, Marika Rullo, Domenico Messina, Daniele Diacinti, Roberto Delfini

Efficacy of tranexamic acid in reducing blood loss and blood transfusion in idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review and metaanalysis

Turki Alajmi, Halah Saeed, Khalid Alfaryan, Ahmed Alakeel, Thamer Alfaryan

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

Giuseppe Tedesco, Alessandro Gasbarrini, Stefano Bandiera, Riccardo Ghermandi, Stefano Boriani

Lumbar fusion surgery for degenerative conditions is associated with significant resource and narcotic use 2 years postoperatively in the commercially insured: a medical and pharmacy claims study

David E. Mino, James E. Munterich, Liana D. Castel

Range of motion, sacral screw and rod strain in long posterior spinal constructs: a biomechanical comparison between S2 alar iliac screws with traditional fixation strategies

Chester E. Sutterlin III, Antony Field, Lisa A. Ferrara, Andrew L. Freeman, Kevin Phan

Can intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring during cervical spine decompression predict post-operative segmental C5 palsy?

Siavash S. Haghighi, Donald J. Blaskiewicz, Bertha Ramirez, Richard Zhang

Effect of body mass index on patient outcomes of surgical intervention for the lumbar spine

Michael Flippin, Jessica Harris, Elizabeth W. Paxton, Heather A. Prentice, Donald C. Fithian, Samuel R. Ward, Sara P. Gombatto

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

Joseph L. Laratta, Jamal N. Shillingford, Joseph M. Lombardi, John D. Mueller, Hemant Reddy, Comron Saifi, Charla R. Fischer, Steven C. Ludwig, Lawrence G. Lenke, Ronald A. Lehman