Clinical Spine Surgery

Article	Citations
Comparison of Minimal Invasive Versus Biportal Endoscopic Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Single-level Lumbar Disease	64
Triaging Spine Surgery in the COVID-19 Era	51
Unilateral Biportal Endoscopy Versus Tubular Microendoscopy in Management of Single Level Degenerative Lumbar Canal Stenosis	40
Development of a Telemedicine Neurological Examination for Spine Surgery	29
3D-printed Patient-specific Spine Implants	25
Mid-Term to Long-Term Outcomes After Total Cervical Disk Arthroplasty Compared With Anterior Diskectomy and Fusion	21
What Is Finite Element Analysis?	19
Surgical Intervention for Patients With Spinal Metastasis From Lung Cancer	17
Global Trends of Researches on Lumbar Spinal Stenosis	17
Liposomal Bupivacaine Is Both Safe and Effective in Controlling Postoperative Pain After Spinal Surgery in Children	15
Development and Initial Internal Validation of a Novel Classification System for Perioperative Expectations Following Minimally Invasive Degenerative Lumbar Spine Surgery	14
Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using Augmented Reality Surgical Navigation for Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement	13
Does the Preoperative Depression Affect Clinical Outcomes in Adults With Following Lumbar Fusion?	13
Analysis of Hidden Blood Loss and its Risk Factors in Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion Surgery	13
Hangman’s Fracture	13
Three-dimensional Printed Drill Guides Versus Fluoroscopic-guided Freehand Technique for Pedicle Screw Placement	13
Scoring Algorithms for Predicting Survival Prognosis in Patients With Metastatic Spinal Disease	13
Surgical Management of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures	13
Significance of Cervical Spine Computed Tomography Hounsfield Units to Predict Bone Mineral Density and the Subsidence After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	12
Update on Upper Cervical Injury Classifications	12
Utility of a Computer-assisted Rod Bending System to Avoid Pull-out and Loosening of Percutaneous Pedicle Screws	12
Propensity Score Matching	12
Modic Change	11
A Primer on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Spine Surgery	11
The Feasibility of Assessing the Cortical Bone Trajectory Screw Placement Accuracy Using a Traditional Pedicle Screw Insertion Evaluation System	11

Are Preoperative PHQ-9 Scores Predictive of Postoperative Outcomes Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion?	11
Frailty Severity Impacts Development of Hospital-acquired Conditions in Patients Undergoing Corrective Surgery for Adult Spinal Deformity	10
Current Management of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy	10
Comparison of Perioperative Complications Between Anterior Fusion and Posterior Fusion for Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures in Elderly Patients	10
Cost-effectiveness Applications of Patient-reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in Spine Surgery	10
Instrumented Versus Noninstrumented Spinal Fusion for Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis	10
Intramuscular Liposomal Bupivacaine Decreases Length of Stay and Opioid Usage Following Lumbar Spinal Fusion	10
Disproportionate Case Reduction After Ban of Elective Surgeries During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic	10
Impact of Preoperative Opioid Use on Postoperative Patient-reported Outcomes in Lumbar Spine Surgery Patients	10
Comparison of Early Surgical Treatment With Conservative Treatment of Incomplete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Without Major Fracture or Dislocation in Patients With Pre-existing Cervical Spinal Stenosi	9
Two Doses of Tranexamic Acid Reduce Blood Loss in Primary Posterior Lumbar Fusion Surgery	9
Comparison of Perioperative Complications in Anterior Decompression With Fusion and Posterior Decompression With Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy	9
Industry Payments to Orthopedic Spine Surgeons Reported by the Open Payments Database	9
Coronal Alignment in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery	9
Comparison of Outcomes Between Single-level Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion	9
The Association of Preoperative Duration of Symptoms With Clinical Outcomes and Minimal Clinically Important Difference Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	9
Is Evaluation With Telemedicine Sufficient Before Spine Surgery?	9
How Does Open Access Publication Impact Readership and Citation Rates of Lumbar Spine Literature?	9
Stand-Alone Cage Versus Anterior Plating for 1-Level and 2-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	9
Evaluating Social Media Use Among Active American Members of the Cervical Spine Research Society	9
Regional Anesthesia for Spine Surgery	8
Time-demand, Radiation Exposure and Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery With the Use of Skin-Anchored Intraoperative Navigation	8
Lumbar Spine Surgery and What We Lost in the Era of the Coronavirus Pandemic	8
Impact of Sarcopenia on Degenerative Lumbar Spondylosis	8
Ten-Year Long-term Results of Modified Cervical Double-door Laminoplasty With C3 Laminectomy Preserving the Semispinalis Cervicis Inserted Into the Axis Compared With Those of Conventional Cervical La	8
Comparison of Outcomes Between Percutaneous Vertebroplasty and Percutaneous Kyphoplasty for the Treatment of Kümmell’s Disease	8
A Comparison of Complications and Clinical and Radiologic Outcome Between the Mini-open Prepsoas and Mini-open Transpsoas Approaches for Lumbar Interbody Fusion	8
Pelvic Incidence Affects Age-adjusted Alignment Outcomes in a Population of Adult Spinal Deformity	8
Methods to Mitigate Industry Influence in Industry Sponsored Research	8
Depression Identified on the Mental Component Score of the Short Form-12 Affects Health Related Quality of Life After Lumbar Decompression Surgery	8
Analysis of Complications in Sacroiliac Joint Fusions Using FDA 510(k) Cleared Devices	8
Pseudarthrosis of the Cervical Spine	8
Evaluation of the Minimum Clinically Important Differences of the Zurich Claudication Questionnaire in Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis	8
Surgical Treatment of Single Level Cervical Radiculopathy	8
The State of Machine Learning in Spine Surgery	7
The Influence of Comorbidity on Postoperative Outcomes Following Lumbar Decompression	7
Assessing the Early Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Spine Surgery Fellowship Education	7
Does Total Hip Arthroplasty Affect Spinopelvic and Spinal Alignment?	7
Four-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusions	7
The Relationship Between Cervical Sagittal Balance and Adjacent Segment Disease After Three-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	7
Success of Surgical Simulation in Orthopedic Training and Applications in Spine Surgery	7
Perioperative Hidden Blood Loss in Lumbar Disk Herniation Patients With Percutaneous Endoscopic Transforaminal Discectomy and Influencing Factors	7
Spine Surgery Complications in the Ambulatory Surgical Center Setting	7
Timing of Total Hip Arthroplasty Affects Lumbar Spinal Fusion Outcomes	7
Patient Outcomes Following Short-segment Lumbar Fusion Are Not Affected by PI-LL Mismatch	7
Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion for Degenerative Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy	7
Risk Factors for 30- and 90-Day Readmissions Due To Surgical Site Infection Following Posterior Lumbar Fusion	7
Prognostic Nomograms to Predict Overall Survival and Cancer-specific Survival in Sacrum/Pelvic Chondrosarcoma (SC) Patients	6
A Systematic Review of Risk Factors Associated With Distal Junctional Failure in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery	6
Comparing Surgical Treatments for Spondylolysis	6

The Rise and Fall of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 Throughout the United States	6
Bariatric Surgery Before Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) in Obese Patients Is Associated With Reduced Risk of 90-Day Postoperative Complications and Readmissions	6
Comparison of Postoperative Complications and Reoperation Rates Following Surgical Management of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy in the Privately Insured Patient Population	6
Safety and Effectiveness of Modified Expansive Open-door Laminoplasty Using a Ultrasonic Bone Scalpel Compared With a High-speed Drill	6
Diabetes Does Not Increase Complications, Length of Stay, or Hospital Costs After Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion	6
Impact of Tobacco Smoking on Outcomes After Posterior Decompression Surgery in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy	6
MIS-TLIF Procedure is Improving With Experience	6
ACDF With Total En Bloc Resection of Uncinate in Foraminal Stenosis of the Cervical Spine	6
Ergonomics in Spine Surgery	6
The Role of Family-wise Error Rate in Determining Statistical Significance	6
Transparency in Prior Authorization	6
Quantifying the Economic Impact of Depression for Spine Patients in the United States	6
En Bloc Resection of Isolated Spinal Metastasis	6
Analysis of the Frequency, Characteristics, and Reasons for Termination of Spine-related Clinical Trials	6
Predictors of Medical Malpractice Outcomes After Spine Surgery	5
Risk Factor for Poor Patient Satisfaction After Lumbar Spine Surgery in Elderly Patients Aged Over 80 years	5
Impact of Spinal/Epidural Anesthesia Versus General Anesthesia on Perioperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery	5
Artificial Intelligence in Spine Care	5
Advantages and Design of PROMIS Questionnaires	5
Spine Surgery and Ankylosing Spondylitis	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
Spinal Post-traumatic Deformity	5
Cervical Disk Arthroplasty Is an Acceptable Treatment Option for Cervical Myelopathy	5
The Utility of Flexion-Extension Radiographs in Degenerative Cervical Spondylolisthesis	5
Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Auxiliary Significance of DNEP for MEP-positive Event During Severe Spinal Deformity Surgery	5
Duration of Symptoms Does Not Affect Clinical Outcome After Lumbar Arthrodesis	5
Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Use Patterns in Degenerative, Nondeformity Cervical Spine Surgery	5
Muscle Flap Closures in Spine Surgery	5
Surgical Treatment for Cervical Spine Fracture in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis	5
Sacroiliac Joint Degeneration and Pain After Spinal Arthrodesis	5
Are the Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Transforaminal/Posterior Lumbar Fusion Influenced by the Patient’s Age or BMI?	5
Incidence and Risk Factors for Postoperative Urinary Retention Following Lumbar Spine Fusion	5
Factors Negatively Influencing Postoperative Improvement After Laminoplasty in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy	5
Long-term Clinical Outcomes of Microendoscopic Laminotomy for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy	5
Protein Supplement and Enhanced Recovery After Posterior Spine Fusion Surgery	5
Therapeutic Facet Joint Interventions in the Lumbar Spine	5
Timing of Surgery for Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma	5
Ramifications of Postoperative Dysphagia on Health Care Resource Utilization Following Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Interbody Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy	5
Does Cervical Alignment Matter? The Effect of 2-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion on Sagittal Alignment and Patient-reported Outcomes	5
How Does Smoking Influence Patient-reported Outcomes in Patients After Lumbar Fusion?	5
Combined Anterior-Posterior Versus Posterior-only Spinal Fusion in Treating Dystrophic Neurofibromatosis Scoliosis With Modern Instrumentation	5
Demographic and Perioperative Factors Associated With Patient-reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Survey Completion	4
Dysphagia and Satisfaction Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery	4
Propensity Scored Analysis of Outpatient Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion	4
A Novel Reconstruction Using a Combined Anterior and Posterior Approach After Axis Tumor Spondylectomy	4
Readmission Rate After 2-level Lumbar Decompression	4
The Effect of L5-S1 Degenerative Disc Disease on Outcomes of L4-L5 Fusion	4
Modic Change and Clinical Assessment Scores in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Surgery for Disk Herniation	4
Are Carbon-fiber Implants More Efficacious Than Traditional Metallic Implants for Spine Tumor Surgery?	4
Iliac Screw Fixation Revisited	4
Sublaminar Tethers Significantly Reduce the Risk of Proximal Junctional Failure in Surgery for Severe Adult Spinal Deformity	4
Ambulatory Single-level Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy for Cervical Radiculopathy	4
Same Day Surgical Intervention Dramatically Minimizes Complication Occurrence and Optimizes Perioperative Outcomes for Central Cord Syndrome	4
Does Local Steroid Reduce Dysphagia After Cervical Disc Replacement? A Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blinded Study	4
Effect of Coronal and Sagittal Spinal Malalignment on Spinopelvic Mobility in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Replacement	4
Titanium-coated PEEK Versus Uncoated PEEK Cages in Lumbar Interbody Fusion	4
Surgical Intervention is Associated With Improvements in the ASIA Impairment Scale in Gunshot-induced Spinal Injuries of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine	4
Perioperative Complications in Posterior Surgeries for Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament	4
Responsiveness and Minimal Clinically Important Difference of the 6-minute Walk Distance in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis Surgery	4
Early Opioid Consumption Patterns After Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery	4
Reoperations After Decompression With or Without Fusion for L3-4 Spinal Stenosis With Degenerative Spondylolisthesis	4
Is the Cranial Sagittal Vertical Axis (Cr-SVA) a Better Midterm Predictor of Clinical Results Than C7-SVA in Adult Patients Operated on Spinal Deformity After a Minimum 2-Year Follow-Up?	4
Symptomatic Postoperative Epidural Hematoma in the Lumbar Spine	4
Teriparatide Treatment Increases Hounsfield Units in the Thoracic Spine, Lumbar Spine, Sacrum, and Ilium Out of Proportion to the Cervical Spine	4
Characterizing the Surgeon Learning Curve in Instrumented Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery	4
Prevalence of Occult Infections in Posterior Instrumented Spinal Fusion	4
Impact of Obesity Severity on Achieving a Minimum Clinically Important Difference Following Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion	4
Variation of Global Sagittal Alignment Parameters According to Gender, Pelvic Incidence, and Age	4
Racial Disparities in Spine Surgery	4
A Multicenter Observational Study on the Postoperative Outcomes of C3 Laminectomy in Cervical Double-door Laminoplasty	4
Relationship Between Muscle Mass of the Lower Limbs and Falls Caused by Spinal Misalignment in Women Aged 70 Years	4
The Effect of ACDF or Arthroplasty on Cervicogenic Headaches	4
Quality of Life Changes After Surgery for Metastatic Spinal Disease	4
Risk Factors of Postoperative Shoulder Imbalance in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis	4
Incidence and Risk Factors of Anterior Longitudinal Ligament Rupture After Posterior Corrective Surgery Using Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Adult Spinal Deformity	4
Cervical Disk Arthroplasty	4
Comparison of Adjacent Segment Degeneration After Minimally Invasive or Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion	4
Single-Surgeon Versus Dual-Surgeon Strategy in Spinal Tumor Surgery	4
Is Outpatient Anterior Lumbar Fusion (ALIF) Safe? An Analysis of 30-day Outcomes	3
Hip-Spine Syndrome	3

Patient Factors Impacting Baseline Motor Evoked Potentials (MEPs) in Patients Undergoing Cervical Spine Surgery for Myelopathy or Radiculopathy	3
The Efficacy of Lumbar Hybrid Fusion for the Prevention of Adjacent Segment Disease	3
Fear-avoidance and Patients’ Reported Outcomes are Strongly Correlated With Biomechanical Gait Parameters in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Patients	3
Patients With Preoperative Cervical Deformity Experience Similar Clinical Outcomes to Those Without Deformity Following 1–3 Level Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion	3
The Volume-Cost Relationship	3
Radiographic Parameters in Cervical Myelopathy	3
Surgical Reduction of Spondylolisthesis During Lumbar Fusion	3
The Natural History of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy	3
Complete Excision of Intradural-Extraforaminal Spinal Tumors Using a Minimally Invasive 2-Incision Technique With Fixed Tubular Retractors	3
Mental Health Associated With Postoperative Satisfaction in Lumbar Degenerative Surgery Patients	3
Treatment Patterns and Health Care Resource Utilization of Iatrogenic Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks in the United States	3
Rod-Screw Constructs Composed of Dissimilar Metals Do Not Affect Complication Rates in Posterior Fusion Surgery Performed for Adult Spinal Deformity	3
Instrumentation Across the Cervicothoracic Junction Does Not Improve Patient-reported Outcomes in Multilevel Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion	3
Laminoplasty Achieves Improved Outcomes Despite Leading to a More Positive Sagittal Balance	3
Parkinson Disease, Dysphagia, and Cervical Spine Surgery	3
Do Patients With Chronic Diabetes Have Worse Motor Outcomes After Cervical ASIA C Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury?	3
Optimal Anchor at the Uppermost Instrumented Vertebra in Long Fusion From the Pelvis to the Lower Thoracic Spine in Elderly Patients With Degenerative Spinal Deformity	3
Discharge to Rehabilitation Predicts Increased Morbidity in Patients Undergoing Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion	3
Safety Profile, Surgical Technique, and Early Clinical Results for Simultaneous Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion in a Lateral Position	3
Percutaneous Versus Open Pedicle Screw Fixation for Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine	3
Microscopic Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Versus Posterior Percutaneous Endoscopic Cervical Keyhole Foraminotomy for Single-level Unilateral Cervical Radiculopathy	3
Predictors of Outcomes After Single-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy	3
Surgical Start Time Is Not Predictive of Microdiscectomy Outcomes	3
The Impact of COVID-19 and Lockdown on Spinal Services at a National Level	3
Comparison of Zero-profile Anchored Spacer Versus Plate-and-Cage After 1-Level ACDF With Complete Uncinate Process Resection	3
LSS-VGG16	3
Comparison of Postoperative Opioid Utilization in an ACDF Cohort	3
Analysis of the Incompletely Hoisted Vertebrae in the Anterior Controllable Antedisplacement and Fusion Surgery	3
Predictors for Deformity Progression in a Spinal Muscular Atrophy Cohort After Scoliosis Correction Surgery	3
Effects of Perioperative Teriparatide Treatment on the Hounsfield Unit Values at the Upper Instrumented Vertebra in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery	3
Patient Risk Factors Associated With 30- and 90-Day Readmission After Cervical Discectomy	3
Mid-term Surgical Outcome of Posterior Decompression With Instrumented Fusion in Patients With K-line (−) Type Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament With a 5-Year Minimum Follow	3
Incidence and Risk Factors for Early Postoperative Complications and Mortality Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery	3
Postoperative Outcomes Following Posterior Lumbar Fusion in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis	3
Prevention of Neurological Deficit With Intraoperative Neuromonitoring During Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion	3
MRSA Prophylaxis in Spine Surgery Decreases Postoperative Infections	3
Association Between C5 Palsy and the Anterior Decompression Procedures, Corpectomy and Discectomy	3
Postoperative Bracing on Pain, Disability, Complications, and Fusion Rate Following 1–3+ Level Lumbar Fusion in Degenerative Conditions	3
The Impact of Physical Therapy Following Cervical Spine Surgery for Degenerative Spine Disorders	3
Outcome Measures of Medicare Patients With Diabetes Mellitus Undergoing Thoracolumbar Deformity Surgery	3
A Prospective Study of Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty in the Treatment of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis and Stenosis	3
Power Analysis for Null Hypothesis Significance Testing	3
Fear Avoidance Beliefs and Outcome After Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Spine	3
Hybrid Therapy Versus Total En Bloc Spondyectomy in the Treatment of Solitary Radioresistant Spinal Metastases	3
Severity of Myelopathy is Closely Associated With Advanced Age and Signal Intensity Change in Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament	3
Decompression of Lumbar Central Spinal Canal Stenosis Following Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion	3
Etiologies and Outcomes of Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis	3
Radiation Exposure to Scrub Nurse, Assistant Surgeon, and Anesthetist in Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion Surgery Comparing 2D Conventional Fluoroscopy With 3D Fluoroscopy-based Navigation	3
Fluoroscopically Guided Facet Cyst Rupture	3
Impact of Discharge to Rehabilitation on Postdischarge Morbidity Following Multilevel Posterior Lumbar Fusion	3
Social Media Posts Pertaining to Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) Surgery	3