Risk factors for vascular injuries in anterior lumbar interbody fusion: a single-institution retrospective study
CONCLUSIONS: Identifying patient risk factors can reduce the risk of vascular injuries in ALIF. Opioid use, multilevel ALIF involving L2-3, and multiple interbodies were independent predictors of vascular injuries in ALIF.PMID:38608293 | DOI:10.3171/2024.2.SPINE231349 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - April 12, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Joseph Yunga Tigre Katherine Berry Andrew J Kloehn Victor M Lu Krisna Maddy Aiko Puerto Naaman Abdullah S Shelby Burks Allan D Levi Source Type: research
Familial Chiari malformation: a systematic review and illustrative cases
CONCLUSIONS: Patients most often presented with headaches, sensory disturbances, or generalized symptoms. Overall, there exists mounting evidence for a hereditary component of CM. It is unlikely to be explained by a classic mendelian inheritance pattern, but is rather a polygenic architecture influenced by variable penetrance, cosegregation, and entirely nongenetic factors. For first-degree relatives of those affected by CM, the authors' findings may influence clinicians to conduct closer clinical and radiographic monitoring, promote patient education, and consider earlier genetic testing.PMID:38608294 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1...
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - April 12, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Alaina Dhawan Jillian Dhawan Ajay N Sharma Daniel B Azzam Ahmed Cherry Michael G Fehlings Source Type: research
Biomarkers related to hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum: a systematic review of the literature
CONCLUSIONS: Biomarkers such as TGF-β, IL-6, and collagen I and III have been consistently correlated with the development of HLF. However, the pathogenesis of HLF remains unclear due to the heterogeneity of the studies, patient populations, and research at the molecular level. Further studies are necessary to better characterize the pathogenesis of HLF and provide a more comprehensive understanding of how these biomarkers may aid in the diagnosis and treatment of HLF.PMID:38608299 | DOI:10.3171/2024.2.SPINE23991 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - April 12, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: William Mualem Jiaqi Liu Alan Balu Kelsi Chesney M Nathan Nair Source Type: research
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for the treatment of acute postoperative pain following spine surgery: a scoping review
CONCLUSIONS: This review concludes that TENS is effective at reducing postoperative pain in spine surgery. Further investigation is needed regarding the optimal settings for TENS administration, as well as efficacy in the thoracic and cervical spine.PMID:38608300 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.SPINE231079 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - April 12, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: John H Lee Jaes C Jones Daniel S Lee Jacob R Joseph Source Type: research
Letter to the Editor. Headache relief after anterior decompression: is there really an association?
J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 Apr 12:1-2. doi: 10.3171/2024.1.SPINE2428. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38608291 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.SPINE2428 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - April 12, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Jaskeerat Gujral Om H Gandhi Mateusz Bielecki Fabian Sommer Rodrigo Navarro-Ramirez Pravesh S Gadjradj Source Type: research
Risk factors for vascular injuries in anterior lumbar interbody fusion: a single-institution retrospective study
CONCLUSIONS: Identifying patient risk factors can reduce the risk of vascular injuries in ALIF. Opioid use, multilevel ALIF involving L2-3, and multiple interbodies were independent predictors of vascular injuries in ALIF.PMID:38608293 | DOI:10.3171/2024.2.SPINE231349 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - April 12, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Joseph Yunga Tigre Katherine Berry Andrew J Kloehn Victor M Lu Krisna Maddy Aiko Puerto Naaman Abdullah S Shelby Burks Allan D Levi Source Type: research
Familial Chiari malformation: a systematic review and illustrative cases
CONCLUSIONS: Patients most often presented with headaches, sensory disturbances, or generalized symptoms. Overall, there exists mounting evidence for a hereditary component of CM. It is unlikely to be explained by a classic mendelian inheritance pattern, but is rather a polygenic architecture influenced by variable penetrance, cosegregation, and entirely nongenetic factors. For first-degree relatives of those affected by CM, the authors' findings may influence clinicians to conduct closer clinical and radiographic monitoring, promote patient education, and consider earlier genetic testing.PMID:38608294 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1...
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - April 12, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Alaina Dhawan Jillian Dhawan Ajay N Sharma Daniel B Azzam Ahmed Cherry Michael G Fehlings Source Type: research
Biomarkers related to hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum: a systematic review of the literature
CONCLUSIONS: Biomarkers such as TGF-β, IL-6, and collagen I and III have been consistently correlated with the development of HLF. However, the pathogenesis of HLF remains unclear due to the heterogeneity of the studies, patient populations, and research at the molecular level. Further studies are necessary to better characterize the pathogenesis of HLF and provide a more comprehensive understanding of how these biomarkers may aid in the diagnosis and treatment of HLF.PMID:38608299 | DOI:10.3171/2024.2.SPINE23991 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - April 12, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: William Mualem Jiaqi Liu Alan Balu Kelsi Chesney M Nathan Nair Source Type: research
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for the treatment of acute postoperative pain following spine surgery: a scoping review
CONCLUSIONS: This review concludes that TENS is effective at reducing postoperative pain in spine surgery. Further investigation is needed regarding the optimal settings for TENS administration, as well as efficacy in the thoracic and cervical spine.PMID:38608300 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.SPINE231079 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - April 12, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: John H Lee Jaes C Jones Daniel S Lee Jacob R Joseph Source Type: research
Factors associated with increased length of stay in degenerative cervical spine surgery: a cohort analysis from the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network
CONCLUSIONS: Patient and clinical factors predictive of prolonged LOS after ACDF and PCF are highly variable, warranting individual consideration for possible mitigation. Perioperative AEs remained a consistent independent predictor of prolonged LOS in both cohorts, highlighting the importance of preventing intra- and postoperative complications.PMID:38579341 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.SPINE231211 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - April 5, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Eryck Moskven Greg McIntosh Andrew Nataraj Sean D Christie Rajesh Kumar Philippe Phan Zhi Wang Bilal Tarabay Michael H Weber Supriya Singh Christopher S Bailey Neil A Manson Edward Abraham J érôme Paquet Jefferson R Wilson Y Raja Rampersaud Charles G Fi Source Type: research
Impact of bilateral facet joint violation on radiographic degeneration of superior adjacent segments and clinical outcomes
CONCLUSIONS: FJV was associated with postoperative low-back pain and worse functional outcomes. It also aggravated facet joint and intervertebral disc changes in the superior adjacent segment, especially when bilateral violation occurred; this may be part of the mechanisms of adjacent-segment degeneration.PMID:38579351 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.SPINE23841 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - April 5, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Zhiguo Ding Derun Di Lianlei Wang Xinyu Liu Source Type: research
Factors associated with increased length of stay in degenerative cervical spine surgery: a cohort analysis from the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network
CONCLUSIONS: Patient and clinical factors predictive of prolonged LOS after ACDF and PCF are highly variable, warranting individual consideration for possible mitigation. Perioperative AEs remained a consistent independent predictor of prolonged LOS in both cohorts, highlighting the importance of preventing intra- and postoperative complications.PMID:38579341 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.SPINE231211 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - April 5, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Eryck Moskven Greg McIntosh Andrew Nataraj Sean D Christie Rajesh Kumar Philippe Phan Zhi Wang Bilal Tarabay Michael H Weber Supriya Singh Christopher S Bailey Neil A Manson Edward Abraham J érôme Paquet Jefferson R Wilson Y Raja Rampersaud Charles G Fi Source Type: research
Impact of bilateral facet joint violation on radiographic degeneration of superior adjacent segments and clinical outcomes
CONCLUSIONS: FJV was associated with postoperative low-back pain and worse functional outcomes. It also aggravated facet joint and intervertebral disc changes in the superior adjacent segment, especially when bilateral violation occurred; this may be part of the mechanisms of adjacent-segment degeneration.PMID:38579351 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.SPINE23841 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - April 5, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Zhiguo Ding Derun Di Lianlei Wang Xinyu Liu Source Type: research
Factors associated with increased length of stay in degenerative cervical spine surgery: a cohort analysis from the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network
CONCLUSIONS: Patient and clinical factors predictive of prolonged LOS after ACDF and PCF are highly variable, warranting individual consideration for possible mitigation. Perioperative AEs remained a consistent independent predictor of prolonged LOS in both cohorts, highlighting the importance of preventing intra- and postoperative complications.PMID:38579341 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.SPINE231211 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - April 5, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Eryck Moskven Greg McIntosh Andrew Nataraj Sean D Christie Rajesh Kumar Philippe Phan Zhi Wang Bilal Tarabay Michael H Weber Supriya Singh Christopher S Bailey Neil A Manson Edward Abraham J érôme Paquet Jefferson R Wilson Y Raja Rampersaud Charles G Fi Source Type: research
Impact of bilateral facet joint violation on radiographic degeneration of superior adjacent segments and clinical outcomes
CONCLUSIONS: FJV was associated with postoperative low-back pain and worse functional outcomes. It also aggravated facet joint and intervertebral disc changes in the superior adjacent segment, especially when bilateral violation occurred; this may be part of the mechanisms of adjacent-segment degeneration.PMID:38579351 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.SPINE23841 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - April 5, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Zhiguo Ding Derun Di Lianlei Wang Xinyu Liu Source Type: research
