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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 8, No 4 (December, 2022)

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Editorial

Sciatica: predicting who would undergo surgery and who not

Pravesh S. Gadjradj, Kaleem Ullah, Roger Härtl

PDF Pages: 406-408 Full Text (283) COI Form Open Access

Editorial

Blood loss after total en bloc spondylectomy

Rafael De la Garza Ramos, Jessica Ryvlin, Reza Yassari

PDF Pages: 409-411 Full Text (213) COI Form Open Access

Editorial

Structured evaluation of C7 instrumentation omission for posterior cervicothoracic fixation

Nicholas Dietz, Alexander Spiessberger

PDF Pages: 412-413 Full Text (191) COI Form Open Access

Editorial

Healthcare utilization trends in lumbar disc replacement: population-based administrative data

Ana P. Johnson, Elizabeth Hore

PDF Pages: 414-417 Full Text (148) COI Form Open Access

Original Article

The impact of COVID-19 on spinal cord injuries and trauma at a tertiary referral centre in Sydney

Annabel C. Probert, Luke S. McKinnon, Eric Jiang, Randolph J. Gray, Brahman S. Sivakumar, Michael J. Symes

PDF Pages: 418-425 Full Text (201) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Original Article

Lumbar spine surgery reduces postoperative opioid use in the veteran population

Paymon G. Rezaii, Matthew W. Cole, Sean C. Clark, Olivia C. Lee, Mathew Cyriac, Aaron S. Dumont, William F. Sherman

PDF Pages: 426-435 Full Text (386) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Original Article

Online access to spine care: do institutions advertise themselves as multidisciplinary?

Nikhil R. Yedulla, Adam Olszewski, Kareem G. Elhage, Melvin C. Makhni

PDF Pages: 436-442 Full Text (171) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Original Article

Management of deep surgical site infections of the spine: a Canadian nationwide survey

Mohamed Sarraj, Abdullah Alqahtani, Patrick Thornley, Frank Koziarz, Christopher S. Bailey, Millaray Freire-Archer, Kunal Bhanot, Edward Kachur, Mohit Bhandari, Colby Oitment

PDF Pages: 443-452 Full Text (236) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Original Article

Frequency and determinants of surgical treatment in patients with uncomplicated disc-related sciatica hospitalized in the Rheumatology Department of Lille University Hospital

Aurore Pacaud, Jean Darloy, René-Marc Flipo, Julien Paccou, Richard Assaker, Bernard Cortet

PDF Pages: 453-461 Full Text (157) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Original Article

Stent-armed kyphoplasty in osteoporotic thoracolumbar fractures—clinical and functional results and a center experience over 10 years

Diogo Lino Moura, Daniela Isidoro, Paulo Lourenço, Carlos Jardim

PDF Pages: 462-476 Full Text (203) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Review Article

Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 in spine surgery: recommendations for use and alternative bone substitutes—a narrative review

Gregory M. Malham, Philip K. Louie, Graeme A. Brazenor, Ralph J. Mobbs, William R. Walsh, Rajiv K. Sethi

PDF Pages: 477-490 Full Text (311) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Case Report

Spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage after percutaneous kyphoplasty: a case report and literature review

Ryo Nogami, Hidenori Matsuoka, So Ohashi, Michihisa Narikiyo, Hirokazu Nagasaki, Yoshifumi Tsuboi

PDF Pages: 491-496 Full Text (244) 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

Review Article

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

Kevin Phan, Ralph J. Mobbs

Review Article

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

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

Review Article

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

Mark J. Winder, Shanu Gambhir

Review Article

Duchenne muscular dystrophy: the management of scoliosis

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

Review Article

Third-generation percutaneous vertebral augmentation systems

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

Review Article

Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma: literature review

Jessica Figueroa, John G. DeVine

Review Article

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

Review Article

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

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

Review Article

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

Review Article

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

Case Report

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

Case Report

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

Case Report

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

Original Study

Advantages and disadvantages of posterolateral approach for percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy

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

Original Study

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

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

Original Study

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

Original Study

Elastic modulus in the selection of interbody implants

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

Original Study

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

Original Study

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

Original Study

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

Original Study

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

Original Study

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

Original Study

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

Original Study

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

Original Study

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

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

Original Study

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

Original Study

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

Original Study