Clinical Spine Surgery

Article	Citations
Preoperative Physical Function Association With Mental Health Improvement After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	23
Neck Disability Index as a Prognostic Factor for Outcomes Following Cervical Disc Replacement	21
Stopping at C2 Versus C3/4 in Elective Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion	20
First In Vivo Electromyographic Analysis of Mechanical Load Scenarios of the Cervicothoracic Junction During Daily Activities as a Basis for Future Postoperative Behavioral Instructions	20
The Association of Preoperative Bone Mineral Density and Outcomes After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	17
Developmental and Validation of Machine Learning Model for Prediction Complication After Cervical Spine Metastases Surgery	16
Endoscopic Posterior Cervical Craniolateral Inclinatory Foraminotomy	16
Screw Motion Used in Semiconstrained Rotational Plate Systems for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	15
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
Relative Value Unit (RVU) and Medicare Severity Diagnosis-related Group (MS-DRG) Reimbursement in Cervical Spinal Fusion	14
Spine Surgery Complications in the Ambulatory Surgical Center Setting	14
Performing 2-Stage Circumferential Fusion in an Adolescent With High-Grade Spondylolisthesis	14
Radiographic Parameters in Cervical Myelopathy	13
Fusion Outcomes of GLP-1 Agonist Therapy in Multilevel Cervical Spinal Fusion	13
The Impact of COVID-19 and Lockdown on Spinal Services at a National Level	12
Patients With Preoperative Cervical Deformity Experience Similar Clinical Outcomes to Those Without Deformity Following 1–3 Level Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion	12
Quality of Life Changes After Surgery for Metastatic Spinal Disease	12
Sacral Stress Fracture in Athletes With Overuse	11
Establishment of Scoring to Predict Severe Complication After Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Surgery	11
Cervical Disk Arthroplasty and Range of Motion at 7 Years	11
Predictive Value of Cervical Degenerative Quantitative Scoring System on Postoperative Disc Height Loss After Cervical Disc Replacement	11
Enhanced Recovery Components for Posterior Lumbar Spine Fusion	11
Intraoperative and Postoperative Management of Incidental Durotomies During Open Degenerative Lumbar Spine Surgery	11
Usefulness of Source Images of Magnetic Resonance Myelograms and Partial Laminectomy for Interlaminar Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy at L5-S1	10
Impact of Lumbar Disk Herniation on Performance Outcomes and New Contracts in the National Football League	10

Evaluation of Health-related Quality of Life Improvement in Patients Undergoing Cervical Versus Shoulder Surgery	10
Rating Spine Surgeons	10
Racial Differences in Iliac Crest Cancellous Bone Composition	10
Resection of Lumbar Spinal Facet Joint Cysts and Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage	10
History of Prior Lumbar Surgery Does Not Impact Mental Health Outcomes Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	10
Anterior Canal Reconstruction and Fusion for Myelopathy Caused by Degenerative Cervical Kyphosis and Stenosis With or Without Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament	9
Development of a Novel Risk Stratification Score to Predict 30-Day Mortality in Cervical Trauma Patients	9
A Novel C2 Screw Corridor Parallel to the Sagittal Plane for Transpedicular Fixation – A 3D-CT Study	9
Should Posterior Midline Structures Be Preserved in Decompression Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis?	9
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	9
Use of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 With Iliac Crest Bone Graft Instead of Iliac Crest Bone Graft Alone in Lumbar Spondylolysis	9
Is Long-term Follow-up for Asymptomatic Patients After Lumbar Fusion Necessary?	9
Preoperative Opioid Prescribers and Lumbar Fusion	8
Surgical Site Infection After Posterior Stabilization of the Spine – When do we Have to Remove the Implants?	8
Spinal Cord Signal Intensity Predicts Functional Outcomes in the Operative Management of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy	8
Traumatic Posterior Atlantoaxial Dislocation With an Associated Fracture	8
Effect of Clinical and Radiographic Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Classification on Patient-reported Outcomes and Spinopelvic Parameters for Patients With Single-level L4–L5 Degenerative Spondylolist	8
The Effect of L5-S1 Degenerative Disc Disease on Outcomes of L4-L5 Fusion	8
Lumbar Spine Surgery and What We Lost in the Era of the Coronavirus Pandemic	8
Increased Surgeon-specific Experience and Volume is Correlated With Improved Clinical Outcomes in Lumbar Fusion Patients	8
Does Total Hip Arthroplasty Affect Spinopelvic and Spinal Alignment?	8
Pilot Study on Percutaneous Delivery of Recombinant Human Bone Morphongenetic Protein-2 Augments Fusion in a Nicotine-impaired Rabbit Fusion Model	7
Technique Pearls for Successful Cervical Disc Arthroplasty From More Than 20 Years of Surgical Experience	7
Psychosocial Effect of Brace Treatment in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis	7
Biomechanical Study of Horizontal Screw-screw Crosslink in C1–2 Pedicle Screw-rod Fixation	7
Scoliosis in Adolescent Patients With Down Syndrome	7
Current Evidence for Hybrid Constructs	7
Cervical Total Disc Replacement in Athletes	7
Influence of Anxiety and Depression on Opioid Use Following Lumbar Spine Fusion	7
Socioeconomic Influence on Cervical Fusion Outcomes	7
Distinctive Characteristics of Thoracolumbar Junction Region Stenosis	7
Protein Supplement and Enhanced Recovery After Posterior Spine Fusion Surgery	7
Corrective Maneuvers Used in Different Scoliosis Deformities With the Experience of 72 Operated Patients	7
Navigated Hybrid Open/Muscle-sparing Approach to 2-level Cement Augmentation of the UIV and UIV+1 for Prevention of Proximal Junctional Failure	7
Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Upper Esophageal Sphincter for Dysphagia During the Acute Postoperative Phase of Anterior Cervical Surgery	6
Changes in the Utilization of Cervicothoracic Injections Between 2010 and 2020	6
Is There a Correlation Between Cobb Angle and Pulmonary Function Tests at 2-year Follow-up in Patients With Severe Spinal Deformity Treated by Posterior Vertebral Column Resection?	6
Pseudarthrosis of the Cervical Spine	6
Revisiting the Consistency of Financial Disclosure Reporting by Authors at Annual Spine Conferences Show Inconsistent Improvements After 14 Years	6
The Rise and Fall of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 Throughout the United States	6
Reimbursement of Lumbar Fusion at an Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital Versus Tertiary Referral Center	6
Biomechanics of Cervical Disk Replacement	6
Removal or Nonremoval of the Rib During a Direct Lateral Interbody Fusion Relative to Postoperative Pain	6
Preoperative Disability Influences Effectiveness of MCID and PASS in Predicting Patient Improvement Following Lumbar Spine Surgery	6
Three-Dimensional Fluoroscopic System to Assess Robotically Placed Pedicle Screws	6
Evidence-Based Medicine and Observational Studies	6
Cervical Disc Replacement for Radiculopathy Versus Myeloradiculopathy	6
A Prospective Study on Gait Impairment in Patients With Symptomatic Lumbar Canal Stenosis and Impact of Surgical Intervention on Gait Function	6
Comparison of Postoperative Complications and Reoperation Rates Following Surgical Management of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy in the Privately Insured Patient Population	6
Comparative Analysis of Full Endoscopic Interlaminar Lumbar Discectomy and Lumbar Microdiscectomy	6

The Kappa Line as a Regional Modification of the K-line	5
A Hierarchical Approach to Realignment Strategies in Adult Cervical Deformity Surgery	5
The Effect of a Cervical Brace on Postoperative Axial Symptoms Following Single-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	5
Different Concepts in Short Segment Reconstruction of Moderate to Severe PI-LL Mismatch Deformity with ALIF, Mini-PSO, and TLIF	5
Does Interbody Cage Lordosis and Position Affect Radiographic Outcomes After Single-level Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion?	5
How to Write an Abstract	5
What PROMIS Scores Correlate With Severe Disability in Cervical Spine Surgery?	5
Development and Initial Internal Validation of a Novel Classification System for Perioperative Expectations Following Minimally Invasive Degenerative Lumbar Spine Surgery	5
Resource Utilization Following Anterior Versus Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion for Acute Central Cord Syndrome	5
Clinical Comparison of Endoscopic Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Open Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Treating Lumbar Spondylolisthesis	5
Influence of Preoperative Depressive Burden on Achieving a Minimal Clinically Important Difference Following Lumbar Decompression	5
Perioperative Hidden Blood Loss in Lumbar Disk Herniation Patients With Percutaneous Endoscopic Transforaminal Discectomy and Influencing Factors	5
Trends in Surgical Approach for Single-Level Lumbar Fusion Over the Past Decade	5
Risk Factors for Readmission Following Surgical Decompression for Spinal Epidural Abscesses	5
Community-level Socioeconomic Status Is a Poor Predictor of Outcomes Following Lumbar and Cervical Spine Surgery	5
The Variability and Contributions to Cost of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Constructs	5
A Prospective Study of Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty in the Treatment of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis and Stenosis	5
Does Medicare Insurance Mitigate Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Access to Lumbar Spinal Surgery When Compared to Commercial Insurance?	5
Bipolar Fusionless Versus Standard Fusion Surgery in Neuromuscular Scoliosis	4
Standardizing Lumbar Interbody Fusion Nomenclature	4
Patient-specific Risk Factors Increase Episode of Care Costs After Lumbar Decompression	4
How are Patients Describing You Online? A Natural Language Processing Driven Sentiment Analysis of Online Reviews on CSRS Surgeons	4
Open Posterior Reduction and Stabilization of AO Spine C3 Sacral Fractures	4
Research Progress of Camptocormia in Parkinson Disease	4
Social Media Posts Pertaining to Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) Surgery	4
Elevated Body Mass Index in Patients Undergoing Stand-alone Anterior and Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion	4
Rates of Postoperative Complications and Approach-related Neurological Symptoms After L4–L5 Lateral Transpsoas Lumbar Interbody Fusion Compared With Upper Lumbar Levels	4
Recovery Trajectories of Patient-reported Outcomes After Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy	4
The Ideal Threshold of Hemoglobin A1C in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Elective Lumbar Decompression Surgery	4
Comparison Between Resident and Attending Surgeons as Assistants on Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery	4
Is Severe Neck Pain a Contraindication to Performing Laminoplasty in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy?	4
Prognostic Factors Impacting Surgical Outcomes in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy	4
Transforaminal Versus Lateral Interbody Fusions for Treatment of Adjacent Segment Disease in the Lumbar Spine	4
Technical Nuances of Cervical Laminoplasty	4
Trends and Rates of Reporting of Race, Ethnicity, and Social Determinants of Health in Spine Surgery Randomized Clinical Trials	4
Operative Time Associated With Increased Length of Stay After Single-level Cervical Disk Arthroplasty	4
Comparative Analysis of Early Outcomes and Complications of PSO Among Neurosurgeons and Orthopedic Surgeons	3
Is Vertebral Artery Injury After Blunt Cervical Spine Trauma an Incidental Finding?	3
Surgical Intervention is Associated With Improvements in the ASIA Impairment Scale in Gunshot-induced Spinal Injuries of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine	3
The Surgical Learning Curve for Cervical Disk Replacement	3
Surgeon Experience Is the Most Important Predictor of Case Failure Rate for Anterior Odontoid Screw Fixation	3
Spinal Cord Stimulators and Intrathecal Pain Pump Removal Versus Retention During Posterior Lumbar Fusion	3
Usefulness of Percutaneous Ultrasonography for Deciding the Need of Surgical Evacuation of Epidural Hematoma After Cervical Double-door Laminoplasty	3
Cervical Paraspinal Muscle Fatty Infiltration is Directly Related to Extension Reserve in Patients With Cervical Spine Pathology	3
Subacute Posttraumatic Ascending Myelopathy	3
Does Preoperative Back Pain Impact Patient-reported Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Isthmic Spondylolisthesis?	3
Primary Sarcomas of the Spine	3
The Effects of Liposomal Bupivacaine on Long-term Outcomes and Decreasing Immediate Postoperative Opioid Use Following One-level and Two-level Posterior Lumbar Fusions	3
Early Fusion Status After Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Cortical Bone Trajectory Screw Fixation or Traditional Trajectory Screw Fixation	3
Do Patients With Chronic Diabetes Have Worse Motor Outcomes After Cervical ASIA C Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury?	3
Mechanical Analysis of 3 Posterior Fusion Assemblies Intended to Cross the Cervicothoracic Junction	3
The Impact of Computer-Assisted Navigation on Charges and Readmission in Lumbar Spinal Fusion	3
Influence of Body Mass Index on Surgical and Patient Outcomes for Cervical Spine Surgery	3
Cervical Spine Stenosis Causing Diaphragmatic Paralysis: A Case Study and Narrative Review of Clinical Presentations and Outcomes	3
The Effect of Preoperative Exposure to Benzodiazepines on Opioid Consumption After One and Two-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	3
Reliable Prediction of Discharge Disposition Following Cervical Spine Surgery With Ensemble Machine Learning and Validation on a National Cohort	3
Effect of a Mandatory Prescription Drug Monitoring Program on Patient-initiated Phone Calls After Spine Surgery	3
Determining the Effect of Intraoperative TXA on Postoperative Blood Loss in ACDF	3
Radiographic Predictors of Subaxial Subluxation After Atlantoaxial Fusion	3
MRI Vertebral Bone Quality Correlates With Interbody Cage Subsidence After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	3
Influence of Preoperative Severity on Postoperative Improvement Among Patients With Myeloradiculopathy Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	3
Basivertebral Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation (Intracept)	3
Correlation Between Clinical Improvement and Dural Sac Cross-Sectional Area Expansion in Biportal Endoscopic Lumbar Decompression	3
Risk Factors for Reintubation After Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery	3
Clinical Significance of Lateral Pedicle Screw Malposition in Lumbar Spine Fusion	3
Impact of Educational Background on Preoperative Disease Severity and Postoperative Outcomes Among Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy	3
Perioperative Complications in Posterior Surgeries for Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament	3
Impact of Preoperative 12-item Short Form Mental Composite Scores on Clinical Outcomes in Cervical Disc Replacement	3
Customized 3-dimensional–printed Vertebral Implants for Spinal Reconstruction After Tumor Resection	3
Practice Variation Within a Single Institution in Management of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis	3
Application and Evaluation of an Independent Robotic Arm System in K-wire Placement for Lumbar Fusion	3
Modified S1 Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy	3
The Mysterious Role of Epidural Fat Tissue in Spine Surgery	3
Predictors of Nonhome Discharge After Cervical Disc Replacement	2
Traumatic Cervical Facet Fractures and Dislocations	2
A Study on Interobserver and Intraobserver Reliability of the Huashan Radiologic Classification System for Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Without Fracture and Dislocation	2
Comparison of Perioperative Complications in Anterior Decompression With Fusion and Posterior Decompression With Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy	2
Percutaneous Versus Open Pedicle Screw Fixation for Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine	2
Phrenic Nerve Palsy After Posterior Cervical Fusion	2
Does the Predominant Pain Location Influence Functional Outcomes, Satisfaction, and Return to Work After Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion For Degenerative Spondylolisthesis?	2

Axial Neck-Shoulder Pain After Posterior Correction and Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis With Structural Thoracic Curve	2
Is Upper Extremity or Lower Extremity Function More Important for Patient Satisfaction? An Analysis of 24-Month Outcomes from the QOD Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Cohort	2
Bone Density Correlates With Depth of Subsidence After Expandable Interbody Cage Placement	2
Indicators for Substantial Neurological Recovery Following Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	2
Prevention of Neurological Deficit With Intraoperative Neuromonitoring During Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion	2
Are Postoperative Neck Pain and Kyphotic Change After Laminoplasty Affected by Degree of Facet Joint Degeneration?	2
Patterns of Misdiagnosis and Discordance in Detecting Osteoporosis	2
Does Approach Matter? Comparison of Early Postoperative Life-threatening Complications in Elderly Patients With Multilevel Cervical Stenosis	2
Comparison of Surgical Outcomes Between Anterior and Posterior Cervical Fusions Stratified by Levels Decompressed	2
Racial Disparities in Spine Surgery	2
Discharge to Rehabilitation Predicts Increased Morbidity in Patients Undergoing Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion	2
Surgery on the Day of Admission Decreases Postoperative Complication Rates for Patients With Central Cord Syndrome	2
Improvement of Postoperative Quality of Life in Patients Over 80 Years Old With Thoracic Spinal Stenosis	2
Validation of PROMIS-PI in a Lumbar Decompression Cohort Through Correlation to Established Pain and Disability Metrics	2
Stand-Alone Cage Versus Anterior Plating for 1-Level and 2-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	2
Opportunistic Computed Tomography	2
Impact of Spinal/Epidural Anesthesia Versus General Anesthesia on Perioperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery	2
A Mechanistic and Preclinical Assessment of BioRestore Bioactive Glass as a Synthetic Bone Graft Extender and Substitute for Osteoinduction and Spine Fusion	2
MIS-TLIF Procedure is Improving With Experience	2
Epidemiology of Lumbar Spine Conditions in Professional Baseball Players	2
Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Versus Cervical Corpectomy With Iliac Crest Graft and Fusion in Multilevel Degenerative Myelopathy	2
ChatGPT as a Source of Patient Information for Lumbar Spinal Fusion and Laminectomy	2
Long-term Clinical Outcomes of Microendoscopic Laminotomy for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy	2
A Primer on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Spine Surgery	2
Adjunctive Use of Bone Growth Stimulation Increases Cervical Spine Fusion Rates in Patients at Risk for Pseudarthrosis	2
Removal of Retro-Corporeal Compressive Pathology Using Guttering Osteotomy During Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	2
Cost-utility Analysis of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Cervical Spondylosis Patients Comparing Polyetheretherketone Versus Tricortical Iliac Crest Bone Graft	2
Delayed Infection After Cervical Disc Arthroplasty	2
Geographical and Specialty-specific Variation in the Utilization of Laminoplasty for Cervical Myelopathy	2
Does Epidural Corticosteroid Application During Spinal Surgery Reduce Postoperative Pain?: An Adjunct to Multimodal Analgesia	2
Advanced Age Does Not Impact Outcomes After 1-level or 2-level Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion	2
Trends in Operative Timing for Acute Traumatic Central Cord Syndrome	2
Quantifying the Economic Impact of Depression for Spine Patients in the United States	2
Smoking Is Associated With Lower Satisfaction in Nondiabetic Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Single-level Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion	2
Cervical Degenerative Myelopathy is an Unexpected Risk Factor for Hip Fractures	2
Propensity Scored Analysis of Outpatient Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion	2
Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Auxiliary Significance of DNEP for MEP-positive Event During Severe Spinal Deformity Surgery	2
Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusions Supplemented With Cellular or Noncellular Allografts Have Similar Radiographic Fusion and Clinical Outcomes	2
Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Versus Cervical Disc Replacement in Patients With Significant Cervical Spondylosis	2
Titanium-coated PEEK Versus Uncoated PEEK Cages in Lumbar Interbody Fusion	2
Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion for Degenerative Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy	2
Presence of Cerebrospinal Fluid on Preoperative Imaging and the Associated Cervical Myelopathy Diagnosis and Outcome	2
Scoliosis in RETT Syndrome	2
The Influence of Presenting Physical Function on Postoperative Patient Satisfaction and Clinical Outcomes Following Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression	2
Influence of Cervical Level Fused on Subsidence of Cage and Allograft in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	2
The Impact of the Lowest Instrumented Vertebra on the Correction of the Minor Curve During Selective Fusion in Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis	2