Spine Journal

Article	Citations
Consensus statement for perioperative care in lumbar spinal fusion: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society recommendations	197
Decision curve analysis to evaluate the clinical benefit of prediction models	142
Augmented and virtual reality in spine surgery, current applications and future potentials	98
Vertebral bone quality score predicts fragility fractures independently of bone mineral density	88
Safety and accuracy of robot-assisted placement of pedicle screws compared to conventional free-hand technique: a systematic review and meta-analysis	85
Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion using the biportal endoscopic techniques versus microscopic tubular technique	64
Preoperative MRI-based vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score assessment in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion	62
Single position circumferential fusion improves operative efficiency, reduces complications and length of stay compared with traditional circumferential fusion	59
Indirect decompression via oblique lateral interbody fusion for severe degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: a comparative study with direct decompression transforaminal/posterior lumbar interbody fusi	56
Long-term clinical outcome of minimally invasive versus open single-level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative lumbar diseases: a meta-analysis	55
Allogeneic mesenchymal precursor cells treatment for chronic low back pain associated with degenerative disc disease: a prospective randomized, placebo-controlled 36-month study of safety and efficacy	55
Spinal endoscopy: evidence, techniques, global trends, and future projections	54
Frailty adversely affects outcomes of patients undergoing spine surgery: a systematic review	54
Global incidence, prevalence, and disability of vertebral fractures: a systematic analysis of the global burden of disease study 2019	50
Using a national surgical database to predict complications following posterior lumbar surgery and comparing the area under the curve and F1-score for the assessment of prognostic capability	50
Alteration of lumbar muscle morphology and composition in relation to low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis	47
Assessing underlying bone quality in spine surgery patients: a narrative review of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and alternatives	47
Vertebral bone quality score independently predicts cage subsidence following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion	44
Survival analysis and risk factors of new vertebral fracture after vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture	44
Robotic and navigated pedicle screws are safer and more accurate than fluoroscopic freehand screws: a systematic review and meta-analysis	42
A meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of Hounsfield units on computed topography relative to dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry for the diagnosis of osteoporosis in the spine surgery population	41
A matched comparison of outcomes between percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy and open lumbar microdiscectomy for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation: a 2-year retrospective cohort study	41
Endplate volumetric bone mineral density is a predictor for cage subsidence following lateral lumbar interbody fusion: a risk factor analysis	40
Machine learning algorithms for prediction of health-related quality-of-life after surgery for mild degenerative cervical myelopathy	38
Sarcopenia predicts perioperative adverse events following complex revision surgery for the thoracolumbar spine	38

Clinical efficacy of ultrasound guided bilateral erector spinae block for single-level lumbar fusion surgery: a prospective, randomized, case-control study	38
Surgical plans generated from telemedicine visits are rarely changed after in-person evaluation in spine patients	38
Spinal metastases 2021: a review of the current state of the art and future directions	37
Prospective validation of a clinical prediction score for survival in patients with spinal metastases: the New England Spinal Metastasis Score	36
Osteoporosis increases the likelihood of revision surgery following a long spinal fusion for adult spinal deformity	35
Kinematics after cervical laminoplasty: risk factors for cervical kyphotic deformity after laminoplasty	35
Instrumentation techniques to prevent proximal junctional kyphosis and proximal junctional failure in adult spinal deformity correction—a systematic review of biomechanical studies	35
Paraspinal muscle fatty degeneration as a predictor of progressive vertebral collapse in osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures	35
Development of machine learning and natural language processing algorithms for preoperative prediction and automated identification of intraoperative vascular injury in anterior lumbar spine surgery	34
Bone quality in patients with osteoporosis undergoing lumbar fusion surgery: analysis of the MRI-based vertebral bone quality score and the bone microstructure derived from microcomputed tomography	34
IL-1β promotes disc degeneration and inflammation through direct injection of intervertebral disc in a rat lumbar disc herniation model	34
International external validation of the SORG machine learning algorithms for predicting 90-day and one-year survival of patients with spine metastases using a Taiwanese cohort	32
Fusion rate for stand-alone lateral lumbar interbody fusion: a systematic review	32
The effectiveness of intradiscal biologic treatments for discogenic low back pain: a systematic review	31
Using artificial intelligence to diagnose fresh osteoporotic vertebral fractures on magnetic resonance images	31
Trailblazing: the historical development of the posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF)	30
Comparison of adverse events between cervical disc arthroplasty and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a 10-year follow-up	30
A cost benefit analysis of increasing surgical technology in lumbar spine fusion	29
Clinical assessment and management of Bertolotti Syndrome: a review of the literature	29
Cage-screw and anterior plating combination reduces the risk of micromotion and subsidence in multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion—a finite element study	29
A novel nano-hydroxyapatite/synthetic polymer/bone morphogenetic protein-2 composite for efficient bone regeneration	28
Updated external validation of the SORG machine learning algorithms for prediction of ninety-day and one-year mortality after surgery for spinal metastasis	28
An algorithm for using deep learning convolutional neural networks with three dimensional depth sensor imaging in scoliosis detection	27
Demographic, clinical, and operative risk factors associated with postoperative adjacent segment disease in patients undergoing lumbar spine fusions: a systematic review and meta-analysis	27
Development of prediction models for clinically meaningful improvement in PROMIS scores after lumbar decompression	26
Chronic low back pain, bacterial infection and treatment with antibiotics	26
Fostering reproducibility and generalizability in machine learning for clinical prediction modeling in spine surgery	26
Low Hounsfield units on computed tomography are associated with cage subsidence following oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF)	26
Randomized clinical trial: expanded autologous bone marrow mesenchymal cells combined with allogeneic bone tissue, compared with autologous iliac crest graft in lumbar fusion surgery	26
Recent trends in medicare utilization and reimbursement for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion	25
Augmented reality in minimally invasive spine surgery: early efficiency and complications of percutaneous pedicle screw instrumentation	25
Dynamic sagittal alignment and compensation strategies in adult spinal deformity during walking	24
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) for open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a retrospective propensity-matched cohort study	24
Development of a machine learning algorithm for predicting in-hospital and 1-year mortality after traumatic spinal cord injury	24
Risk factors for postoperative urinary retention following elective spine surgery: a meta-analysis	24
Expandable cages increase the risk of intraoperative subsidence but do not improve perioperative outcomes in single level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion	24
Does vertebral body tethering cause disc and facet joint degeneration? A preliminary MRI study with minimum two years follow-up	24
Hand grip strength can predict clinical outcomes and risk of falls after decompression and instrumented posterolateral fusion for lumbar spinal stenosis	24
Therapeutic effect of co-culture of rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and degenerated nucleus pulposus cells on intervertebral disc degeneration	24
COVID-19 pandemic and elective spinal surgery cancelations – what happens to the patients?	24
Bouncing back after lumbar spine surgery: early postoperative resilience is associated with 12-month physical function, pain interference, social participation, and disability	23
Effect of overcorrection on proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity: analysis by age-adjusted ideal sagittal alignment	23
Prospective comparison of the accuracy of the New England Spinal Metastasis Score (NESMS) to legacy scoring systems in prognosticating outcomes following treatment of spinal metastases	23
A critical appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis	23
Failure in cervical total disc arthroplasty: single institution experience, systematic review of the literature, and proposal of the RUSH TDA failure classification system	23
Viscoelastic cervical total disc replacement devices: Design concepts	23
Management of lumbar spondylolysis in the adolescent athlete: a review of over 200 cases	23
Cardiovascular and metabolic morbidity following spinal cord injury	23
Intervertebral disc degeneration relates to biomechanical changes of spinal ligaments	22
Targeting oxidative stress with amobarbital to prevent intervertebral disc degeneration: Part I. in vitro and ex vivo studies	22

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis of the cervical spine causing dysphagia and airway obstruction: an updated systematic review	22
Thromboembolic prophylaxis in spine surgery: an analysis of ChatGPT recommendations	22
Prospective, multicenter clinical trial comparing M6-C compressible six degrees of freedom cervical disc with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for the treatment of single-level degenerative cer	22
Inclusion of L5–S1 in oblique lumbar interbody fusion–techniques and early complications–a single center experience	21
Clinical outcomes following one-, two-, three-, and four-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a national database study	21
Chordoma of the sacrum and mobile spine: a narrative review	21
Subsidence and fusion performance of a 3D-printed porous interbody cage with stress-optimized body lattice and microporous endplates - a comprehensive mechanical and biological analysis	21
The biomechanical influence of facet joint parameters on corresponding segment in the lumbar spine: a new visualization method	21
Lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis: factors associated with the decision to fuse	21
Single position lateral decubitus anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) and posterior fusion reduces complications and improves perioperative outcomes compared with traditional anterior-posterior lu	20
What is the predictive value of intraoperative somatosensory evoked potential monitoring for postoperative neurological deficit in cervical spine surgery?—a meta-analysis	20
Risk factors for postoperative dysphagia and dysphonia following anterior cervical spine surgery: a comprehensive study utilizing the hospital for special surgery dysphagia and dysphonia inventory (HS	20
Chondrosarcoma of the spine: a narrative review	20
Endplate defects, not the severity of spinal stenosis, contribute to low back pain in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis	20
Minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion for chronic sacroiliac joint pain: a systematic review	20
The role of the social determinants of health in outcomes of surgery for low back pain: a systematic review and narrative synthesis	20
A cross-sectional analysis of 1347 complications for cervical disc replacements from medical device reports maintained by the United States Food and Drug Administration	20
Modic changes are associated with activation of intense inflammatory and host defense response pathways – molecular insights from proteomic analysis of human intervertebral discs	20
Modified-frailty index does not independently predict complications, hospital length of stay or 30-day readmission rates following posterior lumbar decompression and fusion for spondylolisthesis	20
Comparison of 3D-printed titanium-alloy, standard titanium-alloy, and PEEK interbody spacers in an ovine model	19
The predictive value of psoas and paraspinal muscle parameters measured on MRI for severe cage subsidence after standalone lateral lumbar interbody fusion	19
Does spinal sagittal imbalance lead to future vertebral compression fractures in osteoporosis patients?	19
Health related quality of life outcomes following surgery and/or radiation for patients with potentially unstable spinal metastases	19
Comparing the medium-term outcomes of lumbar interbody fusion via transforaminal and oblique approach in treating lumbar degenerative disc diseases	19
Artificial intelligence for adult spinal deformity: current state and future directions	19
The effects of exposure to microgravity and reconditioning of the lumbar multifidus and anterolateral abdominal muscles: implications for people with LBP	18
How to select the lowest instrumented vertebra in Lenke type 5 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients?	18
Biomechanical effects of laminectomies in the human lumbar spine: a finite element study	18
The effect of multiple-dose oral versus intravenous tranexamic acid in reducing postoperative blood loss and transfusion rate after adolescent scoliosis surgery: a randomized controlled trial	18
3D-printed titanium cages without bone graft outperform PEEK cages with autograft in an animal model	18
Natural language processing for prediction of readmission in posterior lumbar fusion patients: which free-text notes have the most utility?	18
The predictive value of a novel site-specific MRI-based bone quality assessment, endplate bone quality (EBQ), for severe cage subsidence among patients undergoing standalone lateral lumbar interbody f	18
The role of gender in academic productivity, impact, and leadership among academic spine surgeons	18
The measurements of frailty and their possible application to spinal conditions: a systematic review	17
Patient physiology influences the MRI-based vertebral bone quality score	17
Risk factors for postoperative ileus after oblique lateral interbody fusion: a multivariate analysis	17
Enhanced recovery pathway in adult patients undergoing thoracolumbar deformity surgery	17
Outcomes of the use of cement-augmented cannulated pedicle screws in lumbar spinal fusion	17
Mental health improvements after elective spine surgery: a Canadian Spine Outcome Research Network (CSORN) study	17
A machine learning algorithm for predicting prolonged postoperative opioid prescription after lumbar disc herniation surgery. An external validation study using 1,316 patients from a Taiwanese cohort	17
Comparison of decompression, decompression plus fusion, and decompression plus stabilization: a long-term follow-up of a prospective, randomized study	17
Small molecule antagonist of C-C chemokine receptor 1 (CCR1) reduces disc inflammation in the rabbit model	17
Which frailty scales for patients with adult spinal deformity are feasible and adequate? A systematic review	17
Practical answers to frequently asked questions in minimally invasive lumbar spine surgery	17
Pulmonary function in children and adolescents with untreated idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review with meta-regression analysis	17
Is it safe to stop at C7 during multilevel posterior cervical decompression and fusion? – multicenter analysis	16
Laminoplasty—an underutilized procedure for cervical spondylotic myelopathy	16
Spinal manipulation and perineural electrical dry needling in patients with cervicogenic headache: a multicenter randomized clinical trial	16
Frailty is an important predictor of 30-day morbidity in patients treated for lumbar spondylolisthesis using a posterior surgical approach	16
Spring distraction system for dynamic growth guidance of early onset scoliosis: two-year prospective follow-up of 24 patients	16
Discordance in lumbar bone mineral density measurements by quantitative computed tomography and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in postmenopausal women: a prospective comparative study	16
Occult infection in pseudarthrosis revision after spinal fusion	16
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) improves return of physiological function in frail patients undergoing one- to two-level TLIFs: an observational retrospective cohort study	16
Cost-effectiveness of open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (OTLIF) versus minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MITLIF): a systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Efficacy of liposomal bupivacaine in spine surgery: a systematic review	16
Comparison of interventions for lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review with network meta-analysis	16
The patient acceptable symptom state for the Oswestry Disability Index following single-level lumbar fusion for degenerative spondylolisthesis	16
Paraspinal musculature impairment is associated with spinopelvic and spinal malalignment in patients undergoing lumbar fusion surgery	16
Biomechanical changes in the lumbar spine following spaceflight and factors associated with postspaceflight disc herniation	16
SMART on FHIR in spine: integrating clinical prediction models into electronic health records for precision medicine at the point of care	16
Is there a difference between navigated and non-navigated robot cohorts in robot-assisted spine surgery? A multicenter, propensity-matched analysis of 2,800 screws and 372 patients	16
Relationship between systemic inflammation and recovery over 12 months after an acute episode of low back pain	16
Patients undergoing surgery for lumbar degenerative spinal disorders favor smartphone-based objective self-assessment over paper-based patient-reported outcome measures	15
Single position lumbar fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Does screw length for primary two-level ACDF influence pseudarthrosis risk?	15
Disc height discrepancy between supine and standing positions as a screening metric for discogenic back pain in patients with disc degeneration	15
Linking Oswestry Disability Index to the PROMIS pain interference CAT with equipercentile methods	15
Manuscript characteristics associated with the altmetrics score and social media presence: an analysis of seven spine journals	15
Impact of inhalational anesthetic agents on the baseline monitorability of motor evoked potentials during spine surgery: a review of 22,755 cervical and lumbar procedures	15
The impact of interbody approach and lumbar level on segmental, adjacent, and sagittal alignment in degenerative lumbar pathology: a radiographic analysis six months following surgery	15
Antibacterial efficacy of quaternized chitosan coating on 3D printed titanium cage in rat intervertebral disc space	15
Origin, branching pattern, foraminal and intraspinal distribution of the human lumbar sinuvertebral nerves	15
Clinical outcomes of unilateral biportal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion (ULIF) compared with conventional posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF)	15
Polarization of infiltrating macrophages in the outer annulus fibrosus layer associated with the process of intervertebral disc degeneration and neural ingrowth in the human cervical spine	15
Bone morphogenic protein-2 signaling in human disc degeneration and correlation to the Pfirrmann MRI grading system	15
The impact of multijoint symptoms on patient-reported disability following surgery for lumbar spine osteoarthritis	15
Combination of vertebral bone quality scores from different magnetic resonance imaging sequences improves prognostic value for the estimation of osteoporosis	15
Exercise attenuates low back pain and alters epigenetic regulation in intervertebral discs in a mouse model	15
Biportal endoscopic versus microscopic discectomy for lumbar herniated disc: a randomized controlled trial	14
Malpractice litigation in elective lumbar spinal fusion: a comprehensive review of reported legal claims in the U.S. in the past 50 years	14

Changes in racial and ethnic disparities in lumbar spinal surgery associated with the passage of the Affordable Care Act, 2006–2014	14
Laminoplasty versus laminectomy and fusion for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a cost analysis	14
Transfusion guidelines in adult spine surgery: a systematic review and critical summary of currently available evidence	14
Poor muscle health and low preoperative ODI are independent predictors for slower achievement of MCID after minimally invasive decompression	14
Global Alignment and Proportion (GAP) score in asymptomatic individuals: is it universal?	14
Extracellular vesicle and soluble fractions of adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells secretome induce inflammatory cytokines modulation in an in vitro model of discogenic pain	14
Predictive effect of cervical spinal cord compression and corresponding segmental paravertebral muscle degeneration on the severity of symptoms in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy	14
Adjuvant surgical decision-making system for lumbar intervertebral disc herniation after percutaneous endoscopic lumber discectomy: a retrospective nonlinear multiple logistic regression prediction mo	14
How do C2 tilt and C2 slope correlate with patient reported outcomes in patients after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion?	13
Loading of the lumbar spine during transition from standing to sitting: effect of fusion versus motion preservation at L4–L5 and L5–S1	13
Relationships between anthropometric adiposity indexes and bone mineral density in a cross-sectional Chinese study	13
Perioperative analgesic efficacy and safety of erector spinae plane block in posterior cervical spine surgery—a double blinded, randomized controlled study	13
What does the patient with back pain want? A comparison of patient preferences and physician assumptions	13
Morphology and growth of the pediatric lumbar vertebrae	13
Revision lumbar fusions have higher rates of reoperation and result in worse clinical outcomes compared to primary lumbar fusions	13
Femoral nerve neuromonitoring for lateral lumbar interbody fusion surgery	13
Heterogeneous macrophages contribute to the pathology of disc herniation induced radiculopathy	13
Longer operative time associated with prolonged length of stay, non-home discharge and transfusion requirement after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: an analysis of 24,593 cases	13
Development and validation of machine learning-based predictive model for clinical outcome of decompression surgery for lumbar spinal canal stenosis	13
Effect of interbody fusion compared with posterolateral fusion on lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Low energy extracorporeal shock wave therapy combined with low tension traction can better reshape the microenvironment in degenerated intervertebral disc regeneration and repair	13
Changes in kinematics, kinetics, and muscle activity in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis during gait: systematic review	13
A clinical calculator for predicting intraoperative blood loss and transfusion risk in spine tumor patients	13
Fusion and subsidence rates of vertebral body sliding osteotomy: Comparison of 3 reconstructive techniques for multilevel cervical myelopathy	13
Adoption of awake spine surgery – trends from a national registry over 14 years	12
Spinal trauma in DISH and AS: is MRI essential following the detection of vertebral fractures on CT?	12
Management and long-term outcome of type II acute odontoid fractures: a population-based consecutive series of 282 patients	12
Misaligned spinal rods can induce high internal forces consistent with those observed to cause screw pullout and disc degeneration	12
Development and validation of a web-based artificial intelligence prediction model to assess massive intraoperative blood loss for metastatic spinal disease using machine learning techniques	12
Development and external validation of predictive algorithms for six-week mortality in spinal metastasis using 4,304 patients from five institutions	12
Criteria for failure and worsening after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective national spine registry observational study	12
Burst spinal cord stimulation can attenuate pain and its affective components in chronic pain patients with high psychological distress: results from the prospective, international TRIUMPH study	12
Full-endoscopic spine surgery diminishes surgical site infections – a propensity score-matched analysis	12
The performance of frailty in predictive modeling of short-term outcomes in the surgical management of metastatic tumors to the spine	12
Biomechanical comparison of semirigid junctional fixation techniques to prevent proximal junctional failure after thoracolumbar adult spinal deformity correction	12
Gender differences in multifidus fatty infiltration, sarcopenia and association with preoperative pain and functional disability in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis	12
Weight loss makes the difference: perioperative outcomes following posterior lumbar fusion in patients with and without weight loss following bariatric surgery	12
Early bone ingrowth and segmental stability of a trussed titanium cage versus a polyether ether ketone cage in an ovine lumbar interbody fusion model	12
Long-term results of the NECK trial—implanting a disc prosthesis after cervical anterior discectomy cannot prevent adjacent segment disease: five-year clinical follow-up of a double-blinded randomised	12
P1. Construction of surface HA/TiO2 coating on porous titanium cages produced by 3D printing and the study of its efficacy in promoting the spinal fusion in a goat model	11
The incidence and prevalence of early-onset scoliosis: a regional multicenter epidemiological study	11
Machine learning-based algorithms to predict severe psychological distress among cancer patients with spinal metastatic disease	11
National utilization and inpatient safety measures of lumbar spinal fusion methods by race/ethnicity	11
Impact of preoperative weakness and duration of symptoms on health-related quality-of-life outcomes following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion	11
Utilization trends and outcomes of computer-assisted navigation in spine fusion in the United States	11
Comparison of novel machine vision spinal image guidance system with existing 3D fluoroscopy-based navigation system: a randomized prospective study	11
Persistent sleep disturbance after spine surgery is associated with failure to achieve meaningful improvements in pain and health-related quality of life	11
Reporting demographics in randomized control trials in spine surgery - we must do better	11
Segmental cervical instability does not drive the loss of cervical lordosis after laminoplasty in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy	11
Pathomechanism and prevention of further surgery after posterior decompression for lumbar spinal canal stenosis in patients with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis	11
Characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery for axial back pain in the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative	11
Is there a place for surgical repair in adults with spondylolysis or grade-I spondylolisthesis—a systematic review and treatment algorithm	11
Are outpatient three- and four-level anterior cervical discectomies and fusion safe?	11
Evaluation of global alignment and proportion score in an independent database	11
Cost-effectiveness studies of vertebral augmentation for osteoporotic vertebral fractures: a systematic review	11
Preoperative embolization in surgical treatment of spinal metastases originating from non–hypervascular primary tumors: a propensity score matched study using 495 patients	11
Length of stay, readmission, and mortality after primary surgery for pediatric spinal deformities: a 10-year nationwide cohort study	11
Increased risks of vertebral fracture and reoperation in primary spinal fusion patients who test positive for osteoporosis by Biomechanical Computed Tomography analysis	10
A novel lumbar total joint replacement may be an improvement over fusion for degenerative lumbar conditions: a comparative analysis of patient-reported outcomes at one year	10
The efficacy of prophylactic vertebroplasty for preventing proximal junctional complications after spinal fusion: a systematic review	10
Economic and clinical outcomes of spinal fusion surgeries with skin closure through skin staples plus waterproof wound dressings versus 2-octyl cyanoacrylate plus polymer mesh tape	10
Prediction of lumbar disc herniation resorption in symptomatic patients: a prospective, multi-imaging and clinical phenotype study	10
The intervertebral disc from embryonic development to disc degeneration: insights into spatial cellular organization	10
Unilateral versus bilateral pedicle screw fixation with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for treatment of lumbar foraminal stenosis	10
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System physical function instruments compare favorably to legacy patient-reported outcome measures in spine patients: a systematic review of the liter	10
Evidence of causal effects of blood pressure on back pain and back pain on type II diabetes provided by a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study	10
Outcomes of cervical disc replacement in patients with neck pain greater than arm pain	10
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) to determine microbiome of herniated intervertebral disc	10
Advances in monitoring for acute spinal cord injury: a narrative review of current literature	10
Comparison of survival analysis between surgical and non-surgical treatments in Duchenne muscular dystrophy scoliosis	10
Influence of unintended dural tears on postoperative outcomes in lumbar surgery patients: a multicenter observational study with propensity scoring	9
Role of Rho-associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase in the spinal cord injury induced neuropathic pain	9
Intradiscal oxygen-ozone chemonucleolysis versus microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation radiculopathy: a non–inferiority randomized control trial	9
Predictive modeling of long-term opioid and benzodiazepine use after intradural tumor resection	9
High preoperative expectations and postoperative fulfillment of expectations two years after decompression alone and decompression plus fusion for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis	9
Bacteria in human lumbar discs – subclinical infection or contamination? Metabolomic evidence for colonization, multiplication, and cell-cell cross-talk of bacteria	9
Myofibroblasts are increased in the dorsal layer of the hypertrophic ligamentum flavum in lumbar spinal canal stenosis	9
Does loss of spondylolisthesis reduction impact clinical and radiographic outcomes after minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion?	9
Optimal hemoglobin A1C target in diabetics undergoing elective cervical spine surgery	9
Outcome analysis of lumbar endoscopic unilateral laminotomy for bilateral decompression in patients with degenerative lumbar central canal stenosis	9
Management of degenerative spondylolisthesis: development of appropriate use criteria	9
Association between muscle health and patient-reported outcomes after lumbar microdiscectomy: early results	9
Risk factors for early-onset radiographical adjacent segment disease in patients with spondylolytic spondylolisthesis after single-level posterior lumbar interbody fusion	9
Ground truth generalizability affects performance of the artificial intelligence model in automated vertebral fracture detection on plain lateral radiographs of the spine	9
Wound drain in lumbar arthrodesis for degenerative disease: an experimental, multicenter, randomized controlled trial	9
The disc-endplate-bone-marrow complex classification: progress in our understanding of Modic vertebral endplate changes and their clinical relevance	9
Burden of preoperative opioid use and its impact on healthcare utilization after primary single level lumbar discectomy	9
Expression and function of FGF9 in the hypertrophied ligamentum flavum of lumbar spinal stenosis patients	9
The effect of ketorolac on posterior minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: an interim analysis from a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial	9
Minimal clinically important difference in patients who underwent decompression alone for lumbar degenerative disease	9
Distribution of Young's modulus at various sampling points in a human lumbar spine vertebral body	9
Application of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in the detection of pathogens in spinal infections	9
A critical appraisal of clinical practice guidelines on pharmacological treatments for spinal cord injury	9
Analysis of the influence of species, intervertebral disc height and Pfirrmann classification on failure load of an injured disc using a novel disc herniation model	9
Frailty measured by risk analysis index and adverse discharge outcomes after adult spine deformity surgery: analysis of 3104 patients from a prospective surgical registry (2011–2020)	9