Vol 3, No 3 (September 29, 2017) - Journal of Spine Surgery

Original Study

Single anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) using self- locking stand-alone polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage: evaluation of pain and health-related quality of life

Stylianos Kapetanakis, Tryfon Thomaidis, George Charitoudis, Pavlos Pavlidis, Panagiotis Theodosiadis, Grigorios Gkasdaris

PDF Pages: 312-322 Full Text (8790) Open Access

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

PDF Pages: 323-329 Full Text (7476) Open Access

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

Jerry Y. Du, Paul D. Kiely, Motasem Al-Maaieh, Alexander Aichmair, Russel C. Huang

PDF Pages: 330-337 Full Text (4957) Open Access

Early clinical and radiological results of unilateral posterior pedicle instrumentation through a Wiltse approach with lateral lumbar interbody fusion

Jerry Y. Du, Paul D. Kiely, Eric Bogner, Motasem Al Maaieh, Alexander Aichmair, Stephan N. Salzmann, Russel C. Huang

PDF Pages: 338-348 Full Text (3315) Open Access

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

PDF Pages: 349-357 Full Text (6815) Open Access

The prevalence of undiagnosed pre-surgical cognitive impairment and its post-surgical clinical impact in elderly patients undergoing surgery for adult spinal deformity

Owoicho Adogwa, Aladine A. Elsamadicy, Emily Lydon, Victoria D. Vuong, Joseph Cheng, Isaac O. Karikari, Carlos A. Bagley

PDF Pages: 358-363 Full Text (2981) Open Access

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

PDF Pages: 364-370 Full Text (6144) Open Access

Influence of psychosocial distress in the results of elective lumbar spine surgery

Vivian Amaral, Luis Marchi, Heber Martim, Rodrigo Amaral, Joes Nogueira-Neto, Ellen Pierro, Leonardo Oliveira, Etevaldo Coutinho, Fernando Marcelino, Nicholai Faulhaber, Rubens Jensen, Luiz Pimenta

PDF Pages: 371-378 Full Text (4812) Open Access

Corpectomy and expandable cage replacement versus third generation percutaneous augmentation system in case of vertebra plana: rationale and recommendations

Daniele Vanni, Andrea Pantalone, Vincenzo Magliani, Vincenzo Salini, Pedro Berjano

PDF Pages: 379-386 Full Text (5287) Open Access

Indirect pars repair for pediatric isthmic spondylolysis: a case series

Brandon L. Raudenbush, Reid C. Chambers, Michael P. Silverstein, Ryan C. Goodwin

PDF Pages: 387-391 Full Text (3815) Open Access

Navigation accuracy comparing non-covered frame and use of plastic sterile drapes to cover the reference frame in 3D acquisition

Donald S. Corenman, Eric L. Strauch, Grant J. Dornan, Eric Otterstrom, Lisa Zalepa King

PDF Pages: 392-397 Full Text (2994) Open Access

Clinical evaluation of microendoscopy-assisted extreme lateral interbody fusion

Tomohide Segawa, Hirohiko Inanami, Hisashi Koga

PDF Pages: 398-402 Full Text (2999) Open Access

Impact of alcohol use on 30-day complication and readmission rates after elective spinal fusion (≥2 levels) for adult spine deformity: a single institutional study of 1,010 patients

Aladine A. Elsamadicy, Owoicho Adogwa, Victoria D. Vuong, Amanda Sergesketter, Gireesh Reddy, Joseph Cheng, Carlos A. Bagley, Isaac O. Karikari

PDF Pages: 403-410 Full Text (4966) Open Access

Versatility of sub-occipital approach for foramen magnum meningiomas: a single centre experience

Antonio Bocchetti, Valentina Cioffi, Cristian Gragnaniello, Raffaele de Falco

PDF Pages: 411-418 Full Text (3110) Open Access

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

Gareth Rutter, Kevin Phan, Adam Smith, Fiona Stewart, Kevin Seex, Cristian Gragnaniello

PDF Pages: 419-425 Full Text (5021) Open Access

Masters of Spine Surgery

The Manubriotomy is a safe option for the anterior approach to the cervico-thoracic junction

Pasquale Donnarumma, Lorenzo Nigro, Roberto Tarantino, Tiziano De Giacomo, Roberto Delfini

PDF Pages: 426-428 Full Text (Video) (4283) Open Access

L5/S1 anterior lumbar interbody fusion technique

Ralph J. Mobbs, Andrew Lennox, Yam-Ting Ho, Kevin Phan, Wen Jie Choy

PDF Pages: 429-432 Full Text (Video) (9506) Open Access

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

PDF Pages: 433-443 Full Text (12667) Open Access

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

PDF Pages: 444-459 Full Text (23382) Open Access

Editorial

Lumbar total disc replacement: it still needs further follow-up?

Chun-Kun Park

PDF Pages: 460-462 Full Text (1872) Open Access

CT guided radiofrequency ablation of the cervical medial branch using a lateral approach in the supine patient

Thi Nguyen, Ken Chan, Steve Chryssidis, Michael Selby

PDF Pages: 463-467 Full Text (3641) Open Access

Congenital malformed posterior arch of atlas with fusion defect: a case of developmental canal stenosis causing cervical myelopathy

Siddharth Shah, Samir Dalvie, Ravi Ranjan Rai

PDF Pages: 489-497 Full Text (5121) Open Access

Vol 3, No 3 (September 29, 2017): Journal of Spine Surgery