Current concepts in adult cervical spine deformity surgery
This article aims to provide a synopsis of the current knowledge surrounding cervical spine deformity to date, with particular focus on preoperative expected alignment targets, perioperative optimization, and the whole operative strategy.PMID:38181500 | DOI:10.3171/2023.10.SPINE22878 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - January 5, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Peter G Passias Oluwatobi O Onafowokan Peter Tretiakov Pooja Dave Jamshaid M Mir Muhammad B Janjua Source Type: research
What predicts the best 24-month outcomes following surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy? A QOD prospective registry study
CONCLUSIONS: Compared to the worst outcomes for EQ-5D, the best outcomes were associated with patients with arm pain-only complaints. For mJOA, lower BMI and arm pain-only complaints portended the best outcomes. For NDI, those with the best outcomes had shorter symptom durations, higher preoperative neck pain scores, and less often underwent posterior spinal fusions. Given the positive impact of shorter symptom duration on outcomes, these data suggest that early surgery may be beneficial for patients with CSM.PMID:38181405 | DOI:10.3171/2023.11.SPINE23222 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - January 5, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Andrew K Chan Christine Park Christopher I Shaffrey Oren N Gottfried Khoi D Than Erica F Bisson Mohamad Bydon Anthony L Asher Domagoj Coric Eric A Potts Kevin T Foley Michael Y Wang Kai-Ming Fu Michael S Virk John J Knightly Scott Meyer Paul Park Cheerag Source Type: research
Letter to the Editor. Concerns with remote postoperative patient monitoring using the SPINEhealthie app
J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 Jan 5:1-2. doi: 10.3171/2023.9.SPINE231068. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38181406 | DOI:10.3171/2023.9.SPINE231068 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - January 5, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Shiho Uchino Tadatsugu Morimoto Hirohito Hirata Masaaki Mawatari Source Type: research
Gender disparities in postoperative outcomes following elective spine surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
CONCLUSIONS: Males are more likely to experience death and medical complications, whereas females were more likely to face wound-related surgical complications. At the institution level, females more often experience NRD and longer hospital stays. These findings may better inform preoperative expectation management and provide more detailed postoperative risk assessments based on the patient's gender.PMID:38157525 | DOI:10.3171/2023.11.SPINE23979 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - December 29, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Neerav Kumar Izzet Akosman Richard Mortenson Abhinav Kumar Grace Xu Cooper Lathrop Kylie Bakhmat Troy B Amen Ibrahim Hussain Source Type: research
Sex differences in the accuracy of vertebral bone quality score assessing bone density in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion
CONCLUSIONS: Compared with male patients, VBQ has better discrimination between female patients with low BMD and those with normal bone density. Although the correlation between VBQ and bone density is weaker in male than in female patients, the optimal thresholds are similar in both sexes.PMID:38157527 | DOI:10.3171/2023.10.SPINE23721 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - December 29, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Yunsheng Wang Feng Wang Tong Tong Dechao Miao Wenshuai Li Houze Zhu Xiao Zheng Linfeng Wang Source Type: research
The prognostic role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, and systemic immune-inflammation index on short- and long-term outcome following surgery for spinal metastases
CONCLUSIONS: High preoperative NLR and SII were independently associated with 30-day postoperative mortality in this study. Elevated NLR was also found to be associated with shorter OS. The prognostic role of these metrics warrants further investigation.PMID:38157531 | DOI:10.3171/2023.10.SPINE23851 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - December 29, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Jessica Ryvlin Seung Woo Kim Mousa K Hamad Mitchell S Fourman Ananth Eleswarapu Saikiran G Murthy Yaroslav Gelfand Rafael De la Garza Ramos Reza Yassari Source Type: research
Surgery and stereotactic radiosurgery for spinal leiomyosarcoma: a single-institution retrospective series and systematic review
CONCLUSIONS: The authors present the largest series in the literature of spinal LMS and the first on SRS for spinal LMS. This study shows that LTC is statistically significantly better in patients receiving upfront SRS instead of surgery. The OS does not appear different between the two groups.PMID:38157539 | DOI:10.3171/2023.10.SPINE23666 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - December 29, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Aroosa Zamarud Neelan J Marianayagam Vashisht Sekar Stefano Testa David J Park Ulas Yener Tamra-Lee McCleary Kelly H Yoo Sara Emrich Armine Tayag Louisa Ustrzynski Erqi Pollom Scott Soltys Lei Wang Greg Charville Kristen Ganjoo Steven D Chang Antonio Meol Source Type: research
Gender disparities in postoperative outcomes following elective spine surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
CONCLUSIONS: Males are more likely to experience death and medical complications, whereas females were more likely to face wound-related surgical complications. At the institution level, females more often experience NRD and longer hospital stays. These findings may better inform preoperative expectation management and provide more detailed postoperative risk assessments based on the patient's gender.PMID:38157525 | DOI:10.3171/2023.11.SPINE23979 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - December 29, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Neerav Kumar Izzet Akosman Richard Mortenson Abhinav Kumar Grace Xu Cooper Lathrop Kylie Bakhmat Troy B Amen Ibrahim Hussain Source Type: research
Sex differences in the accuracy of vertebral bone quality score assessing bone density in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion
CONCLUSIONS: Compared with male patients, VBQ has better discrimination between female patients with low BMD and those with normal bone density. Although the correlation between VBQ and bone density is weaker in male than in female patients, the optimal thresholds are similar in both sexes.PMID:38157527 | DOI:10.3171/2023.10.SPINE23721 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - December 29, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Yunsheng Wang Feng Wang Tong Tong Dechao Miao Wenshuai Li Houze Zhu Xiao Zheng Linfeng Wang Source Type: research
The prognostic role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, and systemic immune-inflammation index on short- and long-term outcome following surgery for spinal metastases
CONCLUSIONS: High preoperative NLR and SII were independently associated with 30-day postoperative mortality in this study. Elevated NLR was also found to be associated with shorter OS. The prognostic role of these metrics warrants further investigation.PMID:38157531 | DOI:10.3171/2023.10.SPINE23851 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - December 29, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Jessica Ryvlin Seung Woo Kim Mousa K Hamad Mitchell S Fourman Ananth Eleswarapu Saikiran G Murthy Yaroslav Gelfand Rafael De la Garza Ramos Reza Yassari Source Type: research
Surgery and stereotactic radiosurgery for spinal leiomyosarcoma: a single-institution retrospective series and systematic review
CONCLUSIONS: The authors present the largest series in the literature of spinal LMS and the first on SRS for spinal LMS. This study shows that LTC is statistically significantly better in patients receiving upfront SRS instead of surgery. The OS does not appear different between the two groups.PMID:38157539 | DOI:10.3171/2023.10.SPINE23666 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - December 29, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Aroosa Zamarud Neelan J Marianayagam Vashisht Sekar Stefano Testa David J Park Ulas Yener Tamra-Lee McCleary Kelly H Yoo Sara Emrich Armine Tayag Louisa Ustrzynski Erqi Pollom Scott Soltys Lei Wang Greg Charville Kristen Ganjoo Steven D Chang Antonio Meol Source Type: research
Gender disparities in postoperative outcomes following elective spine surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
CONCLUSIONS: Males are more likely to experience death and medical complications, whereas females were more likely to face wound-related surgical complications. At the institution level, females more often experience NRD and longer hospital stays. These findings may better inform preoperative expectation management and provide more detailed postoperative risk assessments based on the patient's gender.PMID:38157525 | DOI:10.3171/2023.11.SPINE23979 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - December 29, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Neerav Kumar Izzet Akosman Richard Mortenson Abhinav Kumar Grace Xu Cooper Lathrop Kylie Bakhmat Troy B Amen Ibrahim Hussain Source Type: research
Sex differences in the accuracy of vertebral bone quality score assessing bone density in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion
CONCLUSIONS: Compared with male patients, VBQ has better discrimination between female patients with low BMD and those with normal bone density. Although the correlation between VBQ and bone density is weaker in male than in female patients, the optimal thresholds are similar in both sexes.PMID:38157527 | DOI:10.3171/2023.10.SPINE23721 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - December 29, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Yunsheng Wang Feng Wang Tong Tong Dechao Miao Wenshuai Li Houze Zhu Xiao Zheng Linfeng Wang Source Type: research
The prognostic role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, and systemic immune-inflammation index on short- and long-term outcome following surgery for spinal metastases
CONCLUSIONS: High preoperative NLR and SII were independently associated with 30-day postoperative mortality in this study. Elevated NLR was also found to be associated with shorter OS. The prognostic role of these metrics warrants further investigation.PMID:38157531 | DOI:10.3171/2023.10.SPINE23851 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - December 29, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Jessica Ryvlin Seung Woo Kim Mousa K Hamad Mitchell S Fourman Ananth Eleswarapu Saikiran G Murthy Yaroslav Gelfand Rafael De la Garza Ramos Reza Yassari Source Type: research
Surgery and stereotactic radiosurgery for spinal leiomyosarcoma: a single-institution retrospective series and systematic review
CONCLUSIONS: The authors present the largest series in the literature of spinal LMS and the first on SRS for spinal LMS. This study shows that LTC is statistically significantly better in patients receiving upfront SRS instead of surgery. The OS does not appear different between the two groups.PMID:38157539 | DOI:10.3171/2023.10.SPINE23666 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - December 29, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Aroosa Zamarud Neelan J Marianayagam Vashisht Sekar Stefano Testa David J Park Ulas Yener Tamra-Lee McCleary Kelly H Yoo Sara Emrich Armine Tayag Louisa Ustrzynski Erqi Pollom Scott Soltys Lei Wang Greg Charville Kristen Ganjoo Steven D Chang Antonio Meol Source Type: research
