Clinical Spine Surgery

Article	Citations
Should Posterior Midline Structures Be Preserved in Decompression Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis?	23
Anterior Canal Reconstruction and Fusion for Myelopathy Caused by Degenerative Cervical Kyphosis and Stenosis With or Without Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament	23
Cervical Disk Arthroplasty and Range of Motion at 7 Years	20
Evaluation of Health-related Quality of Life Improvement in Patients Undergoing Cervical Versus Shoulder Surgery	20
Preoperative Physical Function Association With Mental Health Improvement After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	18
Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Upper Esophageal Sphincter for Dysphagia During the Acute Postoperative Phase of Anterior Cervical Surgery	17
Distinctive Characteristics of Thoracolumbar Junction Region Stenosis	17
Cervical Disc Replacement for Radiculopathy Versus Myeloradiculopathy	17
Increased Surgeon-specific Experience and Volume is Correlated With Improved Clinical Outcomes in Lumbar Fusion Patients	16
The Effect of a Cervical Brace on Postoperative Axial Symptoms Following Single-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	15
Stopping at C2 Versus C3/4 in Elective Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion	15
Development of a Novel Risk Stratification Score to Predict 30-Day Mortality in Cervical Trauma Patients	14
Clinical and Radiologic Outcomes of Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion Compared With Conventional Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion on the Treatment of Single-segment Lumbar Spinal	14
Comparative Analysis of Full Endoscopic Interlaminar Lumbar Discectomy and Lumbar Microdiscectomy	13
A Hierarchical Approach to Realignment Strategies in Adult Cervical Deformity Surgery	13
Revisiting the Consistency of Financial Disclosure Reporting by Authors at Annual Spine Conferences Show Inconsistent Improvements After 14 Years	13
The Ideal Threshold of Hemoglobin A1C in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Elective Lumbar Decompression Surgery	12
Preoperative Opioid Prescribers and Lumbar Fusion	12
Preoperative Disability Influences Effectiveness of MCID and PASS in Predicting Patient Improvement Following Lumbar Spine Surgery	12
Risk Factors for Readmission Following Surgical Decompression for Spinal Epidural Abscesses	12
Comparison of Revision Rates Among Patients Undergoing 2-Level ACDF, CDR, and Hybrid Constructs	12
Different Concepts in Short Segment Reconstruction of Moderate to Severe PI-LL Mismatch Deformity with ALIF, Mini-PSO, and TLIF	12
Adaptation of the Lumbar Spine From Orthostasis to Supine	11
Comparison Between Resident and Attending Surgeons as Assistants on Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery	11
Computed Tomography Assessment of Long-Term Fusion and Subsidence for Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Performed at the Lumbosacral Junction	11

Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion for Degenerative Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy	11
MIS-TLIF Procedure is Improving With Experience	11
The Effect of Preoperative Exposure to Benzodiazepines on Opioid Consumption After One and Two-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	10
Clinical Significance of Lateral Pedicle Screw Malposition in Lumbar Spine Fusion	10
Influence of Cervical Level Fused on Subsidence of Cage and Allograft in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	10
Risk Factors for Reintubation After Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery	10
Trends and Rates of Reporting of Race, Ethnicity, and Social Determinants of Health in Spine Surgery Randomized Clinical Trials	10
Influence of Body Mass Index on Surgical and Patient Outcomes for Cervical Spine Surgery	10
Standardizing Lumbar Interbody Fusion Nomenclature	10
The Burden of Back and Neck Strains and Sprains in Professional Baseball Players	9
Scoliosis in RETT Syndrome	9
Correction of L5 Tilt in 2-Row Vertebral Body Tethering Versus Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis	9
T1 Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy With Subaxial Cervical Pedicle Screw Fixation	9
Surgical Outcomes of Extensive Dome-Like Laminoplasty Using En Bloc Resection of C2 Inner Lamina for Patients With Severe Cord Compression Behind C2 Body	9
Impact of Spinal/Epidural Anesthesia Versus General Anesthesia on Perioperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery	9
Investigational Therapies for Gunshot Wounds to the Spine	9
Does Intrawound Vancomycin Decrease Postoperative Surgical Site Infection in Spine Surgery	9
Cervical Laminoplasty is Associated With Lower Health Care Costs as Compared With Cervical Fusion Procedures	9
One-stage Spine-shortening Osteotomy Treated Severe Spinal Deformity Associated With Spinal Cord Malformations	9
How Does Open Access Publication Impact Readership and Citation Rates of Lumbar Spine Literature?	9
Precision and Sensitivity	8
What Perioperative Factors Are Associated With High-risk Daily Morphine Milligram Equivalent Totals in Spinal Decompressions?	8
Narrative Review of Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Medications for Venous Thromboembolism Prevention in Spine Surgery	8
Factors Negatively Influencing Postoperative Improvement After Laminoplasty in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy	8
Deformity Considerations in Cervical Laminoplasty	8
Efficacy and Safety of Chemical Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Spine Trauma Patients	8
Impact of Preoperative Symptom Duration on Patient-reported Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis	8
Table-mounted Versus Self-retaining Retraction	8
Previous Hip or Knee Arthroplasty is Associated With Less Favorable Patient-reported Outcomes of Lumbar Surgery	8
Coexisting Lower Back Pain in Patients With Cervical Myelopathy	7
Impact of Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy Before or After Cervical Disk Replacement	7
A Comprehensive Exploration of Digital Twinning in Spine Surgery	7
Effect of Preoperative Motor Weakness on Postoperative Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Cervical Disk Replacement	7
Patient-specific Cervical Deformity Corrections With Consideration of Associated Risk	7
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Shutdown Did Not Affect Mental Health Scores in Lumbar Decompression Patients in a Large Metropolitan Region	7
Techniques for Improving Electronic Survey Response Rate	7
Changes in Intramedullary Increased Signal Intensity on Axial T2-weighted MRI After Laminoplasty for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy	7
Incidence and Risk Factors for Postoperative Hip Displacement Following Spinal Fusion in Nonambulant Patients With Spastic Neuromuscular Scoliosis	7
Is a Standardized Treatment Plan for Incidental Durotomy Plausible?	7
Are Clinical or Surgical Outcomes Different Based on Whether the Same Surgeon or Hospital System Performs the Spine Revision?	7
A Comprehensive Analysis Between Disk Geometry and Posterior Muscle Characteristics Among Degenerative Spine Patients	7
Intraoperative Methadone in Spine Surgery ERAS Protocols	7
Local Anesthesia With 1% Lidocaine Versus General Anesthesia for Percutaneous Endoscopic Interlaminar Discectomy at L5/S1 Disc Herniation​​​	7
Electrodiagnostic Studies in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy	6
Developing Mixed-effects Models to Optimize Prediction of Postoperative Outcomes in a Modern Sample of Over 450,000 Patients Undergoing Elective Cervical Spine Fusion Surgery	6
A Current Update on Pelvifemoral Conditions That Should be in the Differential Diagnosis for Patients With Lower Extremity Radiculopathy	6
Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Prior to Posterior Lumbar Fusion	6
Mid-term and Long-term Outcomes After Total Cervical Disk Arthroplasty Compared With Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	6
Safety and Efficacy of Outpatient Anterior Cervical Disk Replacement (ACDR) in an Ambulatory Surgery Center Versus Hospital Setting	6
Predictors of the Need for Surgery in Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament	6

Cervical Disk Arthroplasty	6
Characterization of Lumbar Lordosis	6
Ski and Snowboard-Related Spinal Trauma and Spinal Cord Injury	6
Lumbar Paraspinal Compartment Syndrome	6
Spinal Versus General Anesthesia for Lumbar Decompression or Sequestrectomy in Patients Over 75 Years	6
The Effects of Preoperative Epidural Steroid Injection on Pseudarthrosis Following Lumbar Fusion	6
Effectiveness of Halo-Pelvic Traction and Thoracoplasty for Pulmonary Artery Pressure and Cardiopulmonary Function in Patients With Severe Spinal Deformity	6
Propensity-matched Analysis of 1062 Patients Following Minimally Invasive Versus Open Sacroiliac Joint Fusion	5
The Fragility Index	5
Combining Expandable Interbody Cage Technology With a Minimally Invasive Technique to Harvest Iliac Crest Autograft Bone to Optimize Fusion Outcomes in Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbo	5
Risk Assessment of Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Access in Degenerative Spinal Conditions	5
Semispinalis Cervicis Sarcopenia is Associated With Worsening Cervical Sagittal Balance and Junctional Alignment Following Posterior Cervical Fusion for Myelopathy	5
Does Nasal Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Prevent Deep Surgical Site Infections for Elective Cervical Spinal Fusion?	5
Type 2 Odontoid Fractures	5
Additional Operations Following Sacroiliac Joint Fusions	5
Management of C0 Sacral Fractures Based on the AO Spine Sacral Injury Classification	5
Comprehensive Perioperative Approach to Complex Spine Deformity Management	5
Is Outpatient Anterior Lumbar Fusion (ALIF) Safe? An Analysis of 30-day Outcomes	5
How Minimal Clinically Important Difference and Patient Acceptable Symptom State Relate to Patient Expectations and Satisfaction in Spine Surgery: A Review	5
Diffusion Basis Spectrum Imaging Identifies Clinically Relevant Disease Phenotypes of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy	5
Readmission and Resource Utilization in Patients From Socioeconomically Distressed Communities Following Lumbar Fusion	5
Comparison of Single-level Cervical Radiculopathy Outcomes Between Posterior Endoscopic Cervical Decompression and Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	5
Association of Hyperlipidemia With Perioperative Complications in Posterior Cervical Spine Fusion	5
Metabolic Bone Disorders Are Predictors for 2-year Adverse Outcomes in Patients Undergoing 2–3 Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Cervical Radiculopathy or Myelopathy	4
LSS-VGG16	4
Comparison of RVU Reimbursement in Anterior or Posterior Approach for Single- and Multilevel Cervical Spinal Fusion	4
Comparative Effectiveness of Open Versus Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion	4
How to Write an Abstract	4
Constructing and Interpreting Logistic Regression Analyses in Orthopedic Clinical Research	4
Pseudarthrosis of the Cervical Spine	4
The Association of Preoperative Bone Mineral Density and Outcomes After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	4
Enhanced Recovery Components for Posterior Lumbar Spine Fusion	4
Traumatic Central Cord Syndrome	4
A Novel Cervical Sagittal Classification for Asymptomatic Population Based on Cluster Analysis	4
A Novel C2 Screw Corridor Parallel to the Sagittal Plane for Transpedicular Fixation – A 3D-CT Study	4
Protein Supplement and Enhanced Recovery After Posterior Spine Fusion Surgery	4
Three-Dimensional Fluoroscopic System to Assess Robotically Placed Pedicle Screws	4
Screw Motion Used in Semiconstrained Rotational Plate Systems for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	4
Adoption of Endoscopic Spine Surgery	4
The Utility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging–based Vertebral Bone Quality Scores as a Predictor of Cage Subsidence Following Transforaminal and Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion	4
Rating Spine Surgeons	4
Quality of Life Changes After Surgery for Metastatic Spinal Disease	4
What PROMIS Scores Correlate With Severe Disability in Cervical Spine Surgery?	4
Endoscopic Posterior Cervical Craniolateral Inclinatory Foraminotomy	4
Fusion Outcomes of GLP-1 Agonist Therapy in Multilevel Cervical Spinal Fusion	4
Chat Generative Pretraining Transformer Answers Patient-focused Questions in Cervical Spine Surgery	3
Comparison of Outcomes Between Percutaneous Vertebroplasty and Percutaneous Kyphoplasty for the Treatment of Kümmell’s Disease	3
Strategies for Minimizing the Effects of Observer Variability on Sagittal Parameter Measurements of the Spine	3
Propensity Scored Analysis of Outpatient Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion	3
Comparison of Sarcopenia With Frailty and Area Deprivation Index for Predicting Postoperative Mortality and Complications in Thoracolumbar Trauma	3
Determining the Effect of Intraoperative TXA on Postoperative Blood Loss in ACDF	3
Rates of Postoperative Complications and Approach-related Neurological Symptoms After L4–L5 Lateral Transpsoas Lumbar Interbody Fusion Compared With Upper Lumbar Levels	3
Influence of Preoperative Severity on Postoperative Improvement Among Patients With Myeloradiculopathy Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	3
Hangman’s Fractures: A Review of Current Concepts in Evaluation and Management	3
Chewing Gum Cannot Reduce Postoperative Abdominal Pain and Nausea After Posterior Spinal Fusions in Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis	3
Sarcopenia as a Risk Factor for Complications Following Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy	3
Navigated Transsacral Screw Fixation for the Treatment of Bilateral Sacral Insufficiency Fractures	3
Improving Osteoporosis Prediction Using Vertebral Bone Quality Score and Paravertebral Muscle Measurements From Lumbar MRI Scans	3
ChatGPT as a Source of Patient Information for Lumbar Spinal Fusion and Laminectomy	3
Discharge to Rehabilitation Predicts Increased Morbidity in Patients Undergoing Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion	3
Removal of Retro-Corporeal Compressive Pathology Using Guttering Osteotomy During Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	3
How are Patients Describing You Online? A Natural Language Processing Driven Sentiment Analysis of Online Reviews on CSRS Surgeons	3
Risk Factors of Infectious Complications in Pediatric Patients With Cerebral Palsy After Spinal Arthrodesis	3
Inpatient Multimodal Pain Regimens Do Not Impact Hospital Length of Stay or Long-term Postoperative Opioid Use Following 1 and 2-Level Lumbar Fusion	3
Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Versus Cervical Disc Replacement for a Workers’ Compensation Population in an Ambulatory Surgical Center	3
Lower Incidence of ASP Requiring Surgery With Minimally Invasive TLIF Than With Open PLIF	3
Increased Change in Cervical Lordosis Is Associated With Decreased Rate of Recovery in Patients With C5 Palsy	3
Effectiveness of Minimally Invasive Decompression Alone in L4-5 Degenerative Spondylolisthesis With Translational Motion	3
A Primer on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Spine Surgery	3
Correlation Between Clinical Improvement and Dural Sac Cross-Sectional Area Expansion in Biportal Endoscopic Lumbar Decompression	3
Are Postoperative Neck Pain and Kyphotic Change After Laminoplasty Affected by Degree of Facet Joint Degeneration?	3
Bipolar Fusionless Versus Standard Fusion Surgery in Neuromuscular Scoliosis	3
Prognostic Factors Impacting Surgical Outcomes in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy	3
Delayed Infection After Cervical Disc Arthroplasty	3
Prone Versus Lateral Decubitus Positioning for Direct Lateral Interbody Fusion	3
Use of a Standardized Perioperative Care Path for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Leads to Decreased Complications and Readmissions	2
Ergonomics in Spine Surgery	2
High Preoperative T1 Slope is a Marker for Global Sagittal Malalignment	2
Sacral-Alar-Iliac (SAI) Fixation in Patients With Previous Pelvic Osteotomy	2
Container Plasty in Advanced Painful Osteolytic Vertebral Metastases With Posterior Wall Defect	2

Comparison of Minimally Invasive Transforaminal and Anterolateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Treatment of Low-grade Lumbar Spondylolisthesis	2
The Effect of C2 Muscular Exposure Technique on Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes After C2–T2 Posterior Cervical Fusion	2
Using Machine Learning and Deep Learning Algorithms to Predict Postoperative Outcomes Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	2
Methods Used to Generate Consensus Statements for Clinical Practice Guidelines	2
Indirect Spinal Decompression in Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures	2
Psychosocial Effect of Brace Treatment in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis	2
Relative Value Unit (RVU) and Medicare Severity Diagnosis-related Group (MS-DRG) Reimbursement in Cervical Spinal Fusion	2
A Longer Duration of Myelopathy Symptoms is Associated With the Lack of Intraoperative Motor Evoked Potential Improvement During Decompressive Cervical Myelopathy Surgery	2
Return to Driving Is Safe 6 Weeks After Anterior Cervical Surgery for Symptomatic Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease	2
Degeneration of Cervical Multifidus Muscles Negatively Affects Physical Activity-related Quality of Life After Laminoplasty for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy	2
Correction and Maintenance of Cervical Alignment	2
Patient Factors Impacting Baseline Motor Evoked Potentials (MEPs) in Patients Undergoing Cervical Spine Surgery for Myelopathy or Radiculopathy	2
Impact of Lumbar Disk Herniation on Performance Outcomes and New Contracts in the National Football League	2
Timing of Total Hip Arthroplasty Affects Lumbar Spinal Fusion Outcomes	2
Short-Segment Pedicle Fixation of Traumatic Low Lumbar Fractures (L3–L5)	2
Timelines for Return to Different Sports Types After Eight Cervical Spine Fractures in Recreational and Elite Athletes	2
Biomechanical Analysis of Multilevel Posterior Cervical Spinal Fusion Constructs	2
Evidence-based Indications for Vertebral Body Tethering in Spine Deformity	2
Geriatric Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries	2
Factors Associated With Return to Work Following Laminoplasty for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy	2
Adjacent Segment Pathology After Short-Segment Posterior Lumbar Fusion	2
Pediatric Cervical Spine Trauma	2
Comparison of Adjacent Segment Degeneration After Minimally Invasive or Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion	2
Worse Pain and Disability at Presentation Predicts Greater Improvement in Pain, Disability, and Mental Health in Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Degen	2
Biomechanical Study of Horizontal Screw-screw Crosslink in C1–2 Pedicle Screw-rod Fixation	2
New Imaging Modalities for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy	2
Clinical Comparison of Endoscopic Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Open Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Treating Lumbar Spondylolisthesis	2
Surgical Treatment of Single Level Cervical Radiculopathy	2
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Perceived Stress in Elderly Patients With Osteoporotic Fractures of Spine	2
Is There Utility to Requiring Spine MRI Pre-authorizations? Pre-authorizations	2
Geospatial Evaluation of Disparities in Access to Cervical Spine Fusion in Metropolitan Areas Across the United States	2
Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy	2
Is Routine Use of External Spinal Orthoses Necessary After Operative Stabilization of Cervical Spine Injuries?	2
Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy in Adult Spinal Deformity	2
Risk Factor Analysis of Surgery-related Complications in Primary Thoracic Spine Surgery for Degenerative Diseases and Characteristics of the Patients Also Undergoing Surgery on the Cervical and/or Lum	2
Parkinson Disease, Dysphagia, and Cervical Spine Surgery	2
Data Heterogeneity in Meta-Analyses	2
Role of Altmetric Attention Scores in Evaluating the Influence of Spine Surgery Research	2
Residual Neuropathic Pain in Postoperative Patients With Cervical Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament	2
Impact of Early Depressive Burden on Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion	2
Does Cervical Alignment Matter? The Effect of 2-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion on Sagittal Alignment and Patient-reported Outcomes	2
Clinical Efficacy of Posterior and Combined Posterior-Anterior Surgical Approaches for Intractable Tuberculous Thoracolumbar Kyphosis	2
Which Radiographic Parameter Can Aid in Deciding Optimal Allograft Height for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion?	2
Cervical Total Disc Replacement in Athletes	2
Predictive Value of Cervical Degenerative Quantitative Scoring System on Postoperative Disc Height Loss After Cervical Disc Replacement	2
The Effects of Surgery on Postural Instability in Patients With Cervical Compressive Myelopathy	2
Sublaminar Tethers Significantly Reduce the Risk of Proximal Junctional Failure in Surgery for Severe Adult Spinal Deformity	2
Impact of Obesity Severity on Achieving a Minimum Clinically Important Difference Following Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion	2
A Patient-specific Approach to Alignment and Proximal Junctional Kyphosis Risk Assessment in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery	2
Risk Factors for Adjacent Vertebral Fractures Following Cement Vertebroplasty	2
Effect of Cervicothoracic Junction LIV Selection on Posterior Cervical Fusion Mechanical Failure	2
Impact of Weekday on Short-term Surgical Outcomes After Lumbar Fusion Surgery	2