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JSS Annual Report (2017)

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Case series of posterior instrumentation for repair of burst lumbar vertebral body fractures with entrapped neural elements

Cross section demonstrating use of the nerve root retractor or osteotome to reduce the retropulsed vertebral body fracture segments after distraction has been achieved. Solid arrows show the direction of movement.

Utilization of the 3D-printed spine model for freehand pedicle screw placement in complex spinal deformity correction

An 18-year-old woman with a complicated past medical history and congenital kyphoscoliosis presented with worsening back pain, progressive shortness of breath, and continued curve progression. CT 3D-reconstruction demonstrated severe kyphoscoliosis with 94° residual thoracic scoliosis and 178° severe angular thoracic kyphosis.

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

Lateral fluoroscopy showing insertion of cage within disc space and demineralized bone matrix in Sagittal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Technology interbody cage.

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

All patients in both groups demonstrated complete bony union clinically and radiologically (via CT scan) at a minimum of 12 months following surgery. This was despite some fractures being reduced in mild hyper-extension in both groups. Post-op CT three-dimensional reconstruction with a follow-up plain radiograph showing fracture healing.

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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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Original Study

Baseline mental status predicts happy patients after operative or non-operative treatment of adult spinal deformity

Bassel G. Diebo, Frank A. Segreto, Cyrus M. Jalai, Dennis Vasquez-Montes, Cole A. Bortz, Samantha R. Horn, Nicholas J. Frangella, Max I. Egers, Eric Klineberg, Renaud Lafage, Virginie Lafage, Frank Schwab, Peter G. Passias, International Spine Study Group

PDF Pages: 687-695 Full Text

Decreasing radiation dose with FluoroLESS Standalone Anterior Cervical Fusion

Kingsley R. Chin, Fabio J. R. Pencle, Kathleen A. Quijada, Moawiah S. Mustafa, Luai S. Mustafa, Jason A. Seale

PDF Pages: 696-701 Full Text

Cost-utility of revisions for cervical deformity correction warrants minimization of reoperations

Samantha R. Horn, Peter G. Passias, Aaron Hockley, Renaud Lafage, Virginie Lafage, Hamid Hassanzadeh, Jason A. Horowitz, Cole A. Bortz, Frank A. Segreto, Avery E. Brown, Justin S. Smith, Daniel M. Sciubba, Gregory M. Mundis, Michael P. Kelley, Alan H. Daniels, Douglas C. Burton, Robert A. Hart, Frank J. Schwab, Shay Bess, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Richard A. Hostin, Christopher P. Ames, International Spine Study Group

PDF Pages: 702-711 Full Text

Epidemiology and treatment of central cord syndrome in the United States

Dale N. Segal, Zachary J. Grabel, John G. Heller, John M. Rhee, Keith W. Michael, S. Tim Yoon, Amit Jain

PDF Pages: 712-716 Full Text

Single position versus lateral-then-prone positioning for lateral interbody fusion and pedicle screw fixation

Chason Ziino, Jaclyn A. Konopka, Remi M. Ajiboye, Justin B. Ledesma, Jayme C. B. Koltsov, Ivan Cheng

PDF Pages: 717-724 Full Text

Clinical and radiological outcomes of image guided posterior C1-C2 fixation for atlantoaxial osteoarthritis (AAOA)

Mitchell Fung, Ellen Frydenberg, Leslie Barnsley, Joga Chaganti, Timothy Steel

PDF Pages: 725-735 Full Text

Three-dimensional fluoroscopic navigation versus fluoroscopy-guided placement of pedicle screws in L4-L5-S1 fixation: single-centre experience of pedicular accuracy and S1 cortical fixation of 810 screws

Manuel García-Fantini, Ricardo De Casas

PDF Pages: 736-743 Full Text

Successful treatment of lumbar ligamentum flavum hematoma using a spinal full-endoscopic system

Takeshi Kaneko, Yasushi Oshima, Hirokazu Inoue, Hiroki Iwai, Yuichi Takano, Hirohiko Inanami, Hisashi Koga

PDF Pages: 744-749 Full Text

Patient and radiographer assessment of slump sitting flexion compared to conventional standing forward bending flexion

Hwee Weng Dennis Hey, Denise Ai Wen Choong, Adrian Zhigao Lin, Eugene Tze-Chun Lau, Alex Quok An Teo, Gabriel Liu, Hee-Kit Wong

PDF Pages: 750-756 Full Text

Review Article

3-dimensional printing for anterior cervical surgery: a review

Wen Jie Choy, William C. H. Parr, Kevin Phan, William R. Walsh, Ralph J. Mobbs

PDF Pages: 757-769 Full Text

The most influential publications in cervical myelopathy

Chester J. Donnally III, Alexander J. Butler, Alexander J. Butler, Augustus J. Rush III, Kevin J. Bondar, Michael Y. Wang

PDF Pages: 770-779 Full Text

Review of Techniques

“One and a half” minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: single level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with adjacent segment unilateral laminotomy for bilateral decompression for spondylolisthesis with bisegmental stenosis

Christoph Wipplinger, Carolin Melcher, R. Nick Hernandez, Sara Lener, Rodrigo Navarro-Ramirez, Sertac Kirnaz, Franziska Anna Schmidt, Eliana Kim, Roger Härtl

PDF Pages: 780-786 Full Text

An endoscopic surgical technique for treating radiculopathy secondary to S1 nerve compression from a pedicle screw: technical note

Ralf Wagner, Albert E. Telfeian

PDF Pages: 787-791 Full Text

Case Report

Objective monitoring of activity and Gait Velocity using wearable accelerometer following lumbar microdiscectomy to detect recurrent disc herniation

Ralph J. Mobbs, Christopher J. Katsinas, Wen Jie Choy, Kaitlin Rooke, Monish Maharaj

PDF Pages: 792-797 Full Text

The “Kickstand Rod” technique for correction of coronal imbalance in patients with adult spinal deformity: theory and technical considerations

Melvin C. Makhni, Meghan Cerpa, James D. Lin, Paul J. Park, Lawrence G. Lenke

PDF Pages: 798-802 Full Text

Anterior atlantoaxial subluxation with Down syndrome and arthritis: case report

Carlos Andres Ferreira Prada, Maria Gabriela Sanchez Paez, Andreina Martinez Amado

PDF Pages: 803-809 Full Text

Editorial

Primum non nocere: robots and spinal surgery

Corinna C. Zygourakis, Nicholas Theodore

PDF Pages: 810-811 Full Text

Editorial on “Screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: US preventive services task force recommendation statement”

Alex S. Ha, Eduardo C. Beauchamp

PDF Pages: 812-816 Full Text

Chronic opioid use after spine surgery: what is the prescription for reducing opioid dependence?

Kamilla Esfahani, Bhiken I. Naik, Lauren K. Dunn

PDF Pages: 817-819 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

Adult intradural intramedullary astrocytomas: a multicenter analysis

Syed Khalid, Ryan Kelly, Adam Carlton, Rita Wu, Akhil Peta, Patrick Melville, Samantha Maasarani, Haley Meyer, Owoicho Adogwa

Development and validation of risk-adjustment models for elective, single-level posterior lumbar spinal fusions

David N. Bernstein, Aakash Keswani, Debbie Chi, James E. Dowdell, Samuel C. Overley, Saad B. Chaudhary, Addisu Mesfin

Instrumentation complication rates following spine surgery: a report from the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) morbidity and mortality database

Jamal N. Shillingford, Joseph L. Laratta, Nana O. Sarpong, Rami G. Alrabaa, Meghan K. Cerpa, Ronald A. Lehman, Lawrence G. Lenke, Charla R. Fischer

Intraoperative ketamine may increase risk of post-operative delirium after complex spinal fusion for adult deformity correction

Aladine A. Elsamadicy, Lefko T. Charalambous, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Nicolas Drysdale, Syed M. Adil, Issac G. Freedman, Theresa Williamson, Adam J. Kundishora, Joaquin Camara-Quintana, Muhammad M. Abd-El-Barr, C. Rory Goodwin, Isaac O. Karikari