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Publications (35)

Relationship Between Preoperative Expectations, Satisfaction, and Functional Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Lumbar and Cervical Spine Surgery: A Multicenter Study
Spine · 2012
171
cited
Adverse Events Associated With Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons · 2008
164
cited
Use of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins in Spinal Fusion Surgery for Older Adults With Lumbar Stenosis: Trends, Complications, Repeat Surgery, and Charges
Spine · 2012
84
cited
Interspinous Spacers Compared With Decompression or Fusion for Lumbar Stenosis: Complications and Repeat Operations in the Medicare Population
Spine · 2013
82
cited
Incidence of Second Cervical Vertebral Fractures Far Surpassed the Rate Predicted by the Changing Age Distribution and Growth Among Elderly Persons in the United States (2005–2008)
Spine · 2013
33
cited
Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring in Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery
Journal of clinical neurophysiology · 2014
27
cited
Postoperative Prevertebral Soft Tissue Swelling Does Not Affect the Development of Chronic Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery
Spine · 2013
27
cited
Bioabsorbable fixation in foot and ankle.
Foot and Ankle Clinics · 2005
26
cited
Imaging characteristic analysis of metastatic spine lesions from breast, prostate, lung, and renal cell carcinomas for surgical planning: Osteolytic versus osteoblastic
Surgical neurology international · 2016
25
cited
Preoperative epidural spinal injections increase the risk of surgical wound complications but do not affect overall complication risk or patient-perceived outcomes.
Journal of Neurosurgery : Spine · 2015
20
cited
Predictors and prevalence of patients undergoing additional kyphoplasty procedures after an initial kyphoplasty procedure.
The spine journal · 2010
16
cited
Short Segment Coronal Plane Deformity After Two-Level Lumbar Total Disc Replacement
Spine · 2010
15
cited
A scoring system to predict postoperative medical complications in high-risk patients undergoing elective thoracic and lumbar arthrodesis.
The spine journal · 2016
11
cited
Life Expectancy and Metastatic Spine Scoring Systems: An Academic Institutional Experience
Clinical Spine Surgery · 2014
10
cited
Diagnosis, treatment, and complications of adult lumbar disk herniation: evidence-based data for the healthcare professional.
Instructional Course Lectures · 2015
9
cited
Traditional Threshold for Retropharyngeal Soft-Tissue Swelling Is Poorly Sensitive for the Detection of Cervical Spine Injury on Computed Tomography in Adult Trauma Patients
Spine · 2013
8
cited
Frequency and Acceptability of Adverse Events After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Survey Study From the Cervical Spine Research Society
Clinical Spine Surgery · 2018
5
cited
How do we interpret national inpatient sample data about complications? Commentary on an article by Amit Jain, MD, et al.: "rhBMP Use in Cervical Spine Surgery: Associated Factors and In-hospital Complications".
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume · 2014
5
cited
Degenerative Cervical Kyphosis: Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Etiology
2011
4
cited
Surgical trials for pain relief: In search of better answers
Pain · 2012
4
cited
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