Payor Reform Opportunities for Spine Surgery: Part II: The Potential Emergence of Population Health.

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Propensity score matched retrospective study using a nationwide longitudinal database. OBJECTIVE:To quantify the longitudinal economic impact of venous thromboembolism (VTE) complications in spinal fusion patients. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:VTE is a rare and serious complication that may occur after spi...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Li AY,Azad TD,Veeravagu A,Bhatti I,Li A,Cole T,Desai A,Ratliff JK

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A single-center case-referent study. OBJECTIVE:To assess whether the "pedicle screw (PS) fluid sign" on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to diagnose deep surgical site infection (SSI) after posterior spinal instrumentation (PSI). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:MRI is a useful tool for the early d...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Kimura H,Shikata J,Odate S,Soeda T

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Open-label laboratory investigational study; non-animal surgical simulation. OBJECTIVE:The authors perform a comparison of dural closure strength in a durotomy simulator across 2 different suture materials. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Incidental durotomy leading to persistent cerebrospinal fluid leak adds...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Ghobrial GM,Maulucci CM,Viereck MJ,Beygi S,Chitale A,Prasad S,Jallo J,Heller J,Sharan AD,Harrop JS

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This was a prospective clinical study. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of a preoperative conference on spine surgeons' decision-making in the treatment of adult spinal disorders. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND DATA:There are several factors that spine surgeons have to consider when ...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Erken HY,Bae J,Lee SH,Seo JS,Shin SH

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective cohort. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether a genetic test is associated with successful Providence bracing for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Genetic factors have been defined that predict the risk of progression of AIS in a polygenic fashion. From these data,...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Bohl DD,Telles CJ,Ruiz FK,Badrinath R,DeLuca PA,Grauer JN

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Expansive pedicle screws (EPS) and polymethylmethacrylate-augmented pedicle screws (PMMA-PS) were inserted into osteoporotic synthetic bones, which were then tested by radiographic and biomechanical examinations. OBJECTIVE:To compare the stability of EPS and PMMA-PS with that of a conventional pedicle scr...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Liu D,Shi L,Lei W,Wei MQ,Qu B,Deng SL,Pan XM

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This is prospective observational study. OBJECTIVE:To prospectively investigate the correlation among axial neck pain; a newly developed patient-based quality of life outcome measure, the Japanese Orthopaedic Association Cervical Myelopathy Evaluation Questionnaire (JOACMEQ); and cervical sagittal alignme...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Fujiwara H,Oda T,Makino T,Moriguchi Y,Yonenobu K,Kaito T

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between preoperative Modic change (MC) and postoperative clinical assessment scores for patients receiving lumbar discectomy or transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for lumbar disk herniation. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Lumbar disk herni...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： MacLean MA,Kureshi N,Shankar J,Stewart SA,Christie SD

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective database review. OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY:The objective of the study was to assess whether bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) decreases the risk of revision surgery in elderly patients treated with 3-7 level or 8 or greater level fusions. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Revision spine surgery in the...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Puvanesarajah V,Jain A,Cancienne JM,Stein BE,Novicoff WM,Shimer AL,Shen F,Hassanzadeh H

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective study. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to analyze the relationships between degenerative spondylolisthesis in the fifth lumbar vertebra (L5-DS) and radiographic parameters and to further determine the radiographic predictors of the development of L5-DS. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Degenerative ...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Chen Q,Cao L,Bian C,Wang HR,Lin H,Li XL,Jiang YQ,Dong J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective case series describing teardrop fracture of the axis. OBJECT:The purpose of the study was to clarify the clinical features, the mechanism of injury, and the potential instability of extension teardrop fractures of the axis, so as to emphasize the importance of recognizing this injury as a ...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Hu Y,Kepler CK,Albert TJ,Hann S,Ma WH,Yuan ZS,Dong WX,Xu RM

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Pilot, single-center, single-blinded, parallel-group, randomized clinical study. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to pilot a randomized clinical study to evaluate whether instrumented anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) with a new nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite embedded in a silica gel matrix (NH-S...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Rickert M,Fleege C,Papachristos I,Makowski MR,Rauschmann M,Arabmotlagh M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Biomechanical ex vivo study. OBJECTIVE:To determine if topping off instrumentation can reduce the hypermobility in the adjacent segments when compared with the classic rigid spinal instrumentation. SUMMARY OF THE BACKGROUND DATA:Long rigid instrumentation might increase the mechanical load in the adjacen...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Reichl M,Kueny RA,Danyali R,Obid P,Übeyli H,Püschel K,Morlock MM,Huber G,Niemeyer T,Richter A

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This was a prospective study. OBJECTIVE:To determine patient awareness of surgeon-industry relationships, how these relationships affect patient perceptions of surgeons, and which relationships cause the greatest concern to patients. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The prevalence of orthopedic surgeon-industr...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Iyer S,Yoo JS,Jenkins NW,Parrish JM,Khechen B,Haws BE,Nolte MT,Brundage TS,Hrynewycz NM,Phillips FM,Singh K

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This study was a retrospective radiographic analysis of consecutive patients. OBJECTIVES:To analyze exposure to radiation of the surgeon and-separately-of patients in minimally invasive surgery (MIS) of multilevel posterior stabilization by percutaneous pedicle screw insertion guided by navigation (PIN) v...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Konieczny MR,Krauspe R

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) after minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Few studies have investigated the co...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Yoo JS,Parrish JM,Jenkins NW,Khechen B,Haws BE,Narain AS,Hrynewycz NM,Brundage TS,Singh K

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This was an innovative concept and a preliminary prospective series. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to present the concept and the technical aspects of patient-specific rods (PSR), and compare preoperative and postoperative sagittal parameters (after PSR implantation), with a special focus on the dif...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Solla F,Barrey CY,Burger E,Kleck CJ,Fière V

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This is a level III retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To investigate association between prophylactic tranexamic acid (TXA) administration before 1 and 2-level posterior lumbar interbody fusion operations and perioperative blood loss (including intraoperative blood loss and postoperative drain output)...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Larson E,Evans T,Long J,Gannon E,Lyden E,Cornett C

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central cord syndrome (CCS) represents a clinical phenomenon characterized by disproportionately greater motor impairment of the upper than of the lower extremities, bladder dysfunction. CSS is the most common form of incomplete traumatic spinal cord injury. The initial description of CSS was reported in 1887 secondar...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Hashmi SZ,Marra A,Jenis LG,Patel AA

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Spine Patient Outcomes Related Trial (SPORT) is arguably one of the most impactful and insightful studies conducted in spine surgery. Designed as a prospective, multicenter study with a randomized and observational cohort, SPORT has provided vast data on the pathogenesis, treatment effects, clinical outcomes, cost...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Ilyas H,Savage J

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Randomized clinical trials often represent the highest level of clinical evidence available to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention in clinical medicine. Although the process of randomization serves to maximize internal validity, the external validity, or generalizability, of such studies depends on several factor...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Merali Z,Wilson JR

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective study of preoperative and postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in spinal ependymoma. OBJECTIVE:The goal of the study was to examine MRI features, including the syrinx component volume, after surgical resection of spinal ependymoma, and to relate these features to extent ...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Kobayashi K,Ando K,Machino M,Tanaka S,Morozumi M,Kanbara S,Ito S,Inoue T,Matsuyama Y,Ishiguro N,Imagama S

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective case-control study. OBJECTIVE:To compare the incidence, management, and outcome of incidental durotomy in revision microdiscectomy with open and minimal-access surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Incidental durotomy occurs with a variable incidence of 3%-27% in spine surgery. The highest ra...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Kogias E,Klingler JH,Franco Jimenez P,Vasilikos I,Sircar R,Scholz C,Hubbe U

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The changing landscape from volume to value represents a natural transformation in the health care industry. Increasingly provider groups are finding themselves responding to unfamiliar market forces. Whether explicit or implicit, competition is playing a larger role for the sustainability of providers. For spine care...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Sharan AD,Schroeder GD,West ME,Vaccaro AR

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This study was an ambispective long-term cost-utility analysis with retrospective chart review and included the prospective completion of health questionnaires by patients. OBJECTIVE:This was a cost-utility analysis, comparing conservative treatment, discectomy, and discectomy with spinal fusion for patie...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Selva-Sevilla C,Ferrara P,Gerónimo-Pardo M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This was a systematic literature review. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this systematic literature review was to aggregate all evidence characterizing the learning curve of instrumented minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques in spinal surgery and summarize what, if any, consideration has been given to surg...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Ferry C

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective study. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the results of posterior pedicle-screw fixation with transpedicular decompression in 21 cases of thoracic and thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis (TB) in terms of functional, neurological, and radiologic outcomes. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Spinal TB is predomin...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： D'souza AR,Mohapatra B,Bansal ML,Das K

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide reasoning and steps for the placement of sacral alar-iliac (S2AI) screws for pelvic arthrodesis to aid osseous lumbosacral fusion. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Studies support lower rates of screw breakage and need for revision surgery or hardware removal for S2AI screws compared with traditional il...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Andrade NS,Okafor L,Neuman BJ

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This was a retrospective comparative study. OBJECTIVE:The main objective of this study was to investigate the effects of epidural anesthesia (EA) versus general anesthesia (GA) in elderly patients undergoing lower lumbar spine fusion surgeries. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Lumbar spine surgery can be perfo...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Li Z,Long H,Huang F,Zhang Y,Xu J,Wang X

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A method for measuring occipitocervical angle. OBJECTIVE:To develop a new method of measurement for assessing the occipitocervical angle using intraoperative fluoroscopic imaging, and to examine its reliability. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:To avoid postoperative complications following occipitocervical fu...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Nagashima S,Nagae M,Arai Y,Tonomura H,Takatori R,Sukenari T,Fujiwara H,Sawada K,Mikami Y,Kubo T

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00