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JSS Annual Report 2022

We are pleased to present the 2022 Annual Report of Journal of Spine Surgery. Highlights from this year’s report include:

JSS has published 57 manuscripts, among which there are 23 Original Articles, 12 Review Articles. The pageviews of JSS is increasing significantly, with a total of 231,489 hits.

We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to our editorial board members, guest editors, reviewers, authors and readers, and we look forward to continuing our work with you in the new year.

Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS) is now a member of the Surgery Journal Editors Group (SJEG)

Beginning in September 2022, the Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS) adopted the Surgery Journal Editors Group (SJEG) joint statement and pledges to "strive for diversity in the peer review process and among the editorial boards and editorial leaders."

Reviewer of the Month (2022)

In 2022, JSS reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS) is now a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

Starting from July 2021, AME Publishing Company is formally recognized a publisher member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and over 60 AME-published journals become a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), as part of AME’s commitment to best practice in scholarly publishing. Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS) is among the list of COPE membership.

Objective Monitoring and Wearable Technologies including Sensor-Based Accelerometers and Mobile Health Applications for the Spine Patient

This series on “Objective Monitoring and Wearable Technologies including Sensor-Based Accelerometers and Mobile Health Applications for the Spine Patient” is edited by Prof. Ralph J. Mobbs, Dr. R. Dineth Fonseka and Dr. Pragadesh Natarajan.

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 9, No 1 (March, 2023)

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Editorial

Comparing expandable and static interbody cages in lumbar interbody fusion

Hossein Elgafy, Kyle Behrens

PDF Pages: 1-5 Full Text (245) COI Form Open Access

Opioid prescriptions in a veteran population undergoing lumbar spine surgery: what are the current knowledge gaps?

Mark J. Lambrechts, Hernan Roca, Brian A. Karamian

PDF Pages: 6-8 Full Text (117) COI Form Open Access

The opioid crisis as it pertains to spine surgery

Lindsay D. Orosz, Tarek Yamout

PDF Pages: 9-12 Full Text (129) COI Form Open Access

Percutaneous vertebral augmentation—pearls and pitfalls

Shervin Espahbodinea, Jerry C. Ku, Aderaldo Costa Alves Junior, Ravinder J. Singh, Aviraj S. Deshmukh, Vishal Chavda, Stefano M. Priola

PDF Pages: 13-16 Full Text (153) COI Form Open Access

A new hemostatic procedure for full-endoscopic spine surgery (FESS)

Hisashi Koga

PDF Pages: 17-18 Full Text (Video) (250) COI Form Open Access

Bone wax technique and hemostatic procedures in endoscopic spine surgery

Marcelo Campos Moraes Amato

PDF Pages: 19-20 Full Text (158) COI Form Open Access

Original Article

Assessing in vivo flexion-extension quality of motion after cervical disc arthroplasty: a pilot study

Chi Hau Tan, Avinash Patwardhan, Nova Thani

PDF Pages: 21-31 Full Text (195) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

The importance of “time to surgery” in the management of lumbar disc herniation in patients without progressive neurological deficits

Ishani Gurung, Matthew S. Jones, Paul Jugurnauth, Ahmad M. Wafai

PDF Pages: 32-38 Full Text (361) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

The effect of expandable versus static lordotic interbody implants in minimally invasive spine surgery: patient reported outcomes, sagittal alignment, and restoration of disc height and foraminal height

Donald W. Kucharzyk, Dushan Budimir, Erik I. Waldorff, Laura C. Shum, Christopher Vannabouathong

PDF Pages: 39-53 Full Text (217) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Single-level posterior cervical foraminotomy associated with increased incidence of early postoperative wound infection rates relative to anterior cervical discectomy with fusion and cervical disc arthroplasty

Mitchell K. Ng, Ahmed K. Emara, Prashant V. Rajan, Daniel Grits, Neil Pathak, Kenneth Ng, Dominic W. Pelle, Afshin Razi

PDF Pages: 54-64 Full Text (150) Reporting Checklist COI Form Open Access

A critical appraisal of Evicore’s guidelines for advanced diagnostic imaging of the spine for lower extremity pain with neurological features

Lainey Grey Bukowiec, Nareena Imam, Jay Zaifman, Brandon Stahl, John Koerner

PDF Pages: 65-72 Full Text (277) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Lumbar fusion during the COVID-19 pandemic: greater rates of morbidity and longer procedures

Junho Song, Austen D. Katz, Sheeraz A. Qureshi, Sohrab S. Virk, Vishal Sarwahi, Jeff Silber, David Essig

PDF Pages: 73-82 Full Text (143) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Outcomes of surgical intervention for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a comparative analysis of different surgical fixation techniques

Feroz Jadhakhan, David Bell, Alison Rushton

PDF Pages: 83-97 Full Text (266) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Surgical Technique

Bone wax technique for full-endoscopic lumbar laminotomy

Tatsushi Inoue, Masahiro Joko, Fumiaki Saito, Jun Muto, Hiroki Takeda, Shinjiro Kaneko, Yuichi Hirose

PDF Pages: 98-101 Full Text (Video) (195) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Case Report

Ruminococcus gnavus, an unusual cause of surgical site infection following vertebral posterior instrumentation: a case report

María C. Solans-Lopez, Mar Sanchez-Somolinos, Cristina Igualada-Blazquez, Tania Quevedo-Narciso, Edmundo Vicente-Herrera, Oscar Riquelme-García, Luis Esparragoza-Cabrera

PDF Pages: 102-108 Full Text (223) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Abducens nerve palsy associated with pseudomeningocele after cervical spine surgery: a case report

José M. Hernández-Mateo, Óscar Riquelme-García, Cristina Igualada-Blázquez, María C. Solans-López, Luis A. Esparragoza-Cabrera

PDF Pages: 109-113 Full Text (183) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form 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

Cost analysis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery: early discharge decreases hospital costs much less than intraoperative variables under the control of the surgeon

Brandon L. Raudenbush, David P. Gurd, Ryan C. Goodwin, Thomas E. Kuivila, R. Tracy Ballock

Interspinous process spacers versus traditional decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis: systematic review and meta-analysis

Kevin Phan, Prashanth J. Rao, Jonathon R. Ball, Ralph J. Mobbs

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

Case Report

Allergic contact dermatitis to Dermabond Prineo after abdominal wound closure for anterior lumbar interbody fusion: case report

Christina M. Coppola, Jacqueline G. Tobin, James P. Lawrence

Published online: 01 June 2023

Case Report

Surgical management of a recurrent hydatid cyst in the thoracic spine of a postpartum patient with paraplegia: a rare case report and literature review

Rund Sami Aleissa, Mohamed Saad Asiri, Ghalib Habeeb Nasraldeen, Faisal M. Konbaz, Suhail S. Alassiri, Majed S. Abaalkhail, Fahad H. Al Helal, Sami I. Al Eissa

Published online: 31 May 2023

Mini Review

Protecting the spinal cord during thoracic endovascular aortic repair—who should place the spinal drain?

Edward D. Foley, Vikas Kumar

Published online: 30 May 2023

Case Report

Successful treatment of neurologic injury after complex spinal surgery with hyperbaric oxygen therapy: a case report

Connor T. A. Brenna, Shawn Khan, Rita Katznelson, Katherine Marseu

Published online: 24 May 2023

Original Article

Patient satisfaction with follow-up after spinal fusion

Alexander O. Akoto, Bilal B. Butt, Aditya Muralidharan, Eric Olsen, Muhammad Abdul-Aziz Waheed, Rakesh Patel, Ilyas Aleem

Published online: 23 May 2023

Editorial

Obtaining lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging is burdensome: can we fix it?

Mark James Lambrechts

Published online: 09 May 2023

Original Article

Transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy: learning curve of a single surgeon

Valenzuela José Fleiderman, Bahamondes Javier Lecaros, Totera Juan Ignacio Cirillo, Facundo Álvarez Lemos, Valdivia Pedro Osorio, Benavides Nicolás Wolff

Published online: 13 April 2023

Surgical Technique

Transforaminal endoscopic thoracic discectomy: surgical technique

Albert E. Telfeian, Ralf Wagner

Published online: 13 April 2023

Original Article

Differences in evaluation and management coding of outpatient clinic visits for patients undergoing elective spine surgery with use of a standardized template

Tzu Chuan Yen, Lasun Oladeji, Morgan Moon, Luke Troyer, Toby Bradford, Shelby Harris, John Knoth, Suryanshi Rawat, Theodore J. Choma, Don K. Moore

Published online: 10 April 2023

Original Article

Are modular pedicle screws associated with a high complication rate following posterior spinal fixation?

Andrew J. Pugely, Christopher P. Lindsay, James Hall, Michael E. Orness, Nader Toossi, Brandon Bucklen

Published online: 10 April 2023

Case Report

Resolution of brachioradial pruritus following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a case report

Brandon Nguyen, Rylee McGuire, James Taylor

Published online: 10 April 2023

Case Report

Enterothecal fistula as a rare cause of adult pneumocephalus and meningitis: a case report

Timothy Y. Wang, Troy Q. Tabarestani, Vikram A. Mehta, Peter G. Kranz, Linda L. Gray, Kelli Brooks, David A. Brown, Joseph S. Fernandez-Moure, Joseph Schwab, Khoi D. Than

Published online: 04 April 2023

Surgical Technique