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What’s Important: Surgeon Volunteerism
In 1998, Dr. Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, an orthopaedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, established the Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine (FOCOS) and started medical mission trips to Ghana to provide spinal deformity care.
Dec 31st, 2018
Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Tuberculosis
TB infection of the spine classically presents as Pott disease. Other presentations include tuberculous arachnoiditis, nonosseous spinal tuberculoma, and spinal meningitis
Sep 30th, 2016
A normative baseline for the SRS-22 from over 1000 healthy adolescents in India
This study aims to: 1) establish a baseline for the SRS-22 in South East Asia and 2) evaluate the influence of patient demographics on the SRS-22.
Jun 1st, 2016
Fixation of the Lumbar Spine
The technique provides three-column support of the vertebrae, contributing to the biomechanical strength of the constructPedicle screw fixation is the preferred method of posterior fusion in lumbar spinal surgery.
Jun 1st, 2016
Pre Incision HCT
Pre-donation of autologous blood prior to spine fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) has been used in deformity surgery.
Jan 1st, 2016
Two Different Dosing Protocols for Tranexamic Acid in Posterior Spinal Fusion for Spinal Deformity
Multilevel spinal fusions have typically been associated with significant blood loss. Previous studies have shown a reduction in blood loss with antifibrinolytics in both adolescent and adult spinal deformity patients.
Jan 1st, 2015
Radiographic Outcomes of Postoperative Taping Following Hallux Valgus Correction
Traditionally, hallux valgus operative correction has been accompanied by serial spica taping of the great toe during the postoperative period.
Jan 1st, 2015
Prediction of Curve Progression in Idiopathic Scoliosis
This study aimed to validate the Sanders Skeletal Maturity Staging System and to assess its correlation to curve progression in idiopathic scoliosis.
Jan 1st, 2015
History of Spinal Instrumentation: The Modern Era
The development of instrumentation for internal fixation of the spine has dramatically improved the surgeon’s ability to successfully provide surgical intervention for a wide variety of spinal disorders.
Jan 1st, 2015
Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
Of the many potential causes of nerve compression that lead to radiculopathy, vascular etiologies remain among the most infrequent, with an estimated prevalence of only five to ten per million cases of radiculopathy.
Jan 1st, 2015
Antifibrinolytics Reduce Blood Loss in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery
The purpose of this study was to provide high-quality evidence regarding the comparative effi cacies of TXA, EACA, and placebo in reducing blood loss and transfusion requirements in patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion surgery.
Dec 31st, 2014
A Case of Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB), the disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is the second leading killer worldwide from a single infectious agent.
Aug 1st, 2013
Delayed Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
One of the more unpredictable complications is abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS), the etiology of which is not fully understood.
Jun 30th, 2013
Reduction of Mean Arterial Pressure at Incision Reduces Operative Blood Loss in Adolescents
This study aimed to analyze hypotensive anesthesia (MAP less than 65 mm Hg) at incision for its effect on blood loss.
Jan 1st, 2013
Predictors of Postoperative Infection in Spinal Deformity Surgery
Numerous studies have reported on postoperative infection following spinal arthrodesis for spinal deformity. The incidence of infection associated with spinal surgery overall ranges from less than 1% to 15%.
Jan 1st, 2013
How often is adjacent segment disease reported?
After a systematic review, six prospective studies comparing TDR versus ACDF were selected. These studies had between 2–5 years follow-up and reported revisions due to adjacent segment disease.
Jan 1st, 2013
Hospital Cost Analysis of Neuromuscular Scoliosis Surgery
Recent studies have demonstrated that surgical treatment improves both medical outcomes and the quality of life in patients with progressive NMS.
Jan 1st, 2013
Rate of Adjacent Segment Disease
The concern for ASD has led to the development of motion-preserving technologies such as TDA. To date, however, no known study has sought to compare the incidence
of ASD between ACDF and TDA in major prospective studies.
Jan 1st, 2013
Predicting Operative Blood Loss During Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Patient and surgical factors are known to influence operative blood loss in spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), but have only been loosely identified.
Dec 31st, 2012
Discriminative validity of the Scoliosis Research Society 22 questionnaire
Previous studies of the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) 22 discriminative validity have lacked sufficiently matched study groups and were limited to a comparison
with three or fewer subgroups of disease severity
Jan 1st, 2012
Pulmonary Recovery After Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Although procedures that violate the chest wall may compromise pulmonary function, lung function continues to improve after surgery at variable rates depending upon surgical approach.
Jan 1st, 2011
Anterior Spinal Fusion for Thoracolumbar Scoliosis
There is a continued role for anterior spinal fusion (ASF) in the treatment of thoracolumbar scoliosis.
Jan 1st, 2010
Bone grafting options for lumbar spine surgery: a review examining clinical efficacy & complications
Abstract
Background: Iliac crest harvest has been considered the “gold standard” at producing successful arthrodesis of the lumbar spine but is also
associated with many donor-site morbidities. Many alternatives have been used to avoid iliac crest harvest,
Jan 1st, 2010
Clinical and demographic characteristics of online community members—does it represent reality?
In an effort to obtain objective data regarding scoliosis surgery, patients often use the Internet, which includes sharing experiences in online communities. To this end, physicians have limited knowledge about disease-specific online communities
Jan 1st, 2010
A prospective, randomized, double-blinded single-site control study
Multilevel spinal fusion surgery has typically been associated with significant blood loss. To limit both the need for transfusions and co-morbidities associated with blood loss, the use of anti-fibrinolytic agents has been proposed.
Jan 1st, 2010
Demographic Factors Affect Scoliosis Research Society-22 Performance in Healthy Adolescents
A Comparative Baseline for Adolescents With Idiopathic Scoliosis.
Jan 1st, 2010