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Stephan SR, Hassan FM, Mikhail C, Platt A, Lewerenz E, Lombardi JM, Sardar ZM, Lehman RA, Lenke LG. Revision of Harrington rod constructs: a single-center's experience with this homogenous adult spinal deformity population at a minimum 2-year follow-up. Spine Deform 2024:10.1007/s43390-024-00867-2. [PMID: 38609698 DOI: 10.1007/s43390-024-00867-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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PURPOSE To evaluate radiographic and clinical outcomes following revision surgery after HRC fusions. METHODS Single-institution, retrospective study of patients revised following HRC with minimum 2-year follow-up post-revision. Demographics, perioperative information, radiographic parameters, complications, and Oswestry disability index (ODI) scores were collected. Radiographic parameters included global alignment, coronal and sagittal measurements pre and postoperatively, as well as final follow-up time points. RESULTS 26 patients were included with a mean follow-up of 3.3 ± 1.1 years. Mean age was 55.5 ± 7.8 years, BMI 25.2 ± 5.8, and 22 (85%) were females. Instrumented levels increased from 9.7 ± 2.8 to 16.0 ± 2.2. Five (19.2%) patients underwent lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomies, and 23 (88.4%) had interbody fusions. Patients significantly improved in all radiographic parameters at immediate and final follow-up (p < 0.005), except for thoracic kyphosis and pelvic incidence (p > 0.05). Correction was maintained from immediate postop to final follow-up (p > 0.05). 20 (76.9%) of patients experienced a complication at some point within the follow-up period with the most common being a lumbar nerve root deficit (n = 7). However, only one patient had a nerve root deficit at final follow-up, that being a 4/5 unilateral anterior tibialis function. 5 (19.2%) patients required further revision within a mean of 1.8 ± 1.1 years. On average, patients had an improvement in ODI score by final follow-up (35.6 ± 16.8 vs 25.4 ± 19.8, p = 0.035). CONCLUSION Patients revised for HRCs significantly improve, both clinically and radiographically by final follow-up. This group did have a propensity for distal lumbar root neurological issues, which were common but all patients except for one, recovered to full strength by two-year follow-up.
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- Stephen R Stephan
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Scripps Clinic Medical Group, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, San Diego Spine Foundation, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Spine Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital, New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital, New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital, New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital, New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA
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Shen Y, Sardar ZM, Greisberg G, Katiyar P, Malka M, Hassan F, Reyes J, Zuckerman SL, Marciano G, Lombardi JM, Lehman RA, Lenke LG. Practical Methods of Assessing Coronal Alignment and Outcomes in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Comparative Analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2024; 49:443-455. [PMID: 38073177 DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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STUDY DESIGN Asymptomatic cohort: prospective, cross-sectional, multicenter. Symptomatic: retrospective, multisurgeon, single-center. OBJECTIVE To assess the association between cranial coronal alignment and adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgical risk and outcomes. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA ASD leads to decreased quality of life. Studies have shown that coronal malignment (CM) is associated with worse surgical outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 468 adult participants were prospectively enrolled in the asymptomatic cohort. Totally, 172 symptomatic ASD patients with 2-year follow-ups were retrospectively enrolled in the symptomatic cohort. Three cranial plumb line parameters: the positions of the plumb lines from the midpoint between the medial orbital rims (ORB-L5), the odontoid (OD-L5), and the C7 centroid (C7-L5) relative to the L5 pedicle, were measured. Each subject had plumb line medial (M), touching (T), or lateral (L) to either pedicle. The association between each group of patients and radiographic parameters, intraoperative variables, patient-reported outcomes, and clinical outcomes were analyzed. RESULTS In the asymptomatic cohort, OD-L5 was medial to or touching the L5 pedicle in 98.3% of volunteers. In the symptomatic patients, preoperative OD-L5-L exhibited higher mean age (56.2±14.0), odontoid-coronal vertical axis (OD-CVA) (5.5±3.3 cm), Oswestry disability index (ODI) score (40.6±18.4), pelvic fixation rate (56/62, 90.3%), OR time (528.4±144.6 min), median estimated blood loss (1300 ml), and durotomy rate (24/62, 38.7%). A similar pattern of higher CVA, preoperative ODI, intraoperative pelvic fixation rate, OR time, estimated blood loss, and durotomy rate was observed in ORB-L5-L and C7-L5-L patients. Final follow-up postoperative OD-L5-L was associated with higher rates of proximal junctional kyphosis (13.0%) and pseudarthrosis (17.4%). CONCLUSION Preoperative OD-L5, ORB-L5, and C7-L5 lateral to pedicles were associated with worse preoperative ODI and higher intraoperative complexity. Postoperative OD-L5-L was associated with higher rates of proximal junctional kyphosis and pseudarthrosis. Postoperative CM, approximated by the cranial plumb line lateral to the L5 pedicles, was associated with sagittal plane complications.
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- Yong Shen
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY
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Coury JR, Morrissette CR, Lee NJ, Cerpa M, Sardar ZM, Weidenbaum M, Lehman RA, Lombardi JM, Lenke LG. Worse Preoperative Disability is Predictive of Improvement in Disability After Complex Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. Global Spine J 2024; 14:364-369. [PMID: 35604303 PMCID: PMC10802541 DOI: 10.1177/21925682221104425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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STUDY DESIGN Retrospective Cohort Study. OBJECTIVES Few previous studies have examined the relationship between preoperative disability and patient outcomes after complex adult spinal deformity surgery. In this study, we hypothesized that patients with worse preoperative disability would be more likely achieve a clinically significant improvement in their symptoms after surgery. METHODS Demographics, comorbidities, surgical data, and health related survey results were analyzed from a consecutive series of adults (≥18 years old) who underwent spinal deformity correction, instrumentation, and fusion. Patients included had 6 or more levels fused and their surgery performed at single institution between 2015 and 2018 with minimum 2 year follow up. RESULTS A total of 108 patients met inclusion criteria. Bivariate analysis demonstrated the following as having a greater probability of reaching minimum clinically important difference (MCID) at 2 years postoperatively: >50th percentile Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score (ODI >36), cardiac comorbidities, and use of pelvic fixation, pedicle subtraction osteotomy, and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. Conversely, baseline Scoliosis research society score (SRS) >50th percentile (SRS ≥62) and use of vertebral column resection (VCR) were significant predictors of not reaching MCID at 2 years. On logistic regression analysis, >50th percentile ODI score (ODI >36) was identified as the only independent predictor of achieving MCID. CONCLUSIONS Patients with greater disability, independent of other preoperative or surgical factors, are more likely to have clinically significant improvement in their daily functioning after complex deformity surgery. For patients who undergo surgical intervention for severe or progressive deformity, including VCR, MCID might be an ineffective outcome measure.
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- Josephine R. Coury
- Och Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Och Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Och Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Och Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Och Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Och Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Och Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Och Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Och Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Makhni MC, Curriero FC, Yeung CM, Leung E, Kvit A, Ahmad CS, Lehman RA. The Burden of Back and Neck Strains and Sprains in Professional Baseball Players. Clin Spine Surg 2024:01933606-990000000-00259. [PMID: 38366348 DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000001579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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STUDY DESIGN A retrospective case series study. OBJECTIVE To analyze the epidemiology of diagnoses of back and neck strains and sprains among Major League (MLB) and Minor League (MiLB) Baseball players. BACKGROUND Baseball players perform unique sets of repetitive movements that may predispose to neck and back strains and sprains. Data are lacking concerning the epidemiology of these diagnoses in this population. MATERIALS AND METHODS De-identified data on neck/back strains and sprains were collected from all MLB and MiLB teams from 2011 to 2016 using the MLB-commissioned Health and Injury Tracking System database. Diagnosis rates of conditions related to cervical, thoracic, and lumbar musculature and their impact on days missed due to injury, player participation, and season or career-ending status were assessed. Injury rates were reported as injuries per 1000 athlete exposures (AEs). RESULTS There were 3447 cases of neck/back strains and sprains in professional baseball players from 2011 to 2016. Seven hundred twenty-one of these occurred in MLB versus 2726 in MiLB. Of injuries 136 were season-ending (26 in MLB, 110 in MiLB); 22 were career-ending (2 in MLB, 20 in MiLB). The total days missed were 39,118 (8838 from MLB and 30,280 from MiLB). Excluding season or career-ending injuries, the mean days missed were 11.8 (12.7 and 11.6 in MLB and MiLB, respectively). The median days missed were 4 (3 and 5 in MLB and MiLB, respectively). Combining MLB and MiLB, the pitcher injury rate was 1.893 per 1000 AEs versus 0.743 per 1000 Aes for other position players (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION There was a high incidence of neck/back strains and sprains in MLB and MiLB players, with nearly 40,000 aggregate days missed in our 6-year study period. The median days missed were lower than the mean days missed, indicating rightward outliers. Pitchers had over double the rates of injuries compared with other position players. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III.
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- Melvin C Makhni
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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Mohanty S, Lai C, Greisberg G, Hassan FM, Mikhail C, Stephan S, Bakhsheshian J, Platt A, Lombardi JM, Sardar ZM, Lehman RA, Lenke LG. Knee flexion compensation in postoperative adult spinal deformity patients: implications for sagittal balance and clinical outcomes. Spine Deform 2024:10.1007/s43390-024-00824-z. [PMID: 38340228 DOI: 10.1007/s43390-024-00824-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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PURPOSE To determine whether maintaining good sagittal balance with significant knee flexion (KF) constitutes a suboptimal outcome after adult spinal deformity (ASD) correction. METHODS This single-center, single-surgeon retrospective study, assessed ASD patients who underwent posterior spinal fusion between 2014 and 2020. Inclusion criteria included meeting at least one of the following: PI-LL ≥ 25°, T1PA ≥ 20°, or CrSVA-H ≥ 2 cm. Those with lower-extremity contractures were excluded. Patients were classified into four groups based on their 6-week postoperative cranio-hip balance and KF angle, and followed for at least 2 years: Malaligned with Knee Flexion (MKF+) (CrSVA-H > 20 mm + KFA > 10), Malaligned without Knee Flexion (MKF-) (CrSVA-H > 20 mm + KFA < 10), Aligned without Knee Flexion (AKF-) (CrSVA-H < 20 mm + KFA < 10), and Aligned with Knee Flexion (AKF+) (CrSVA-H < 20 mm + KFA > 10). The primary outcomes of this study included one and two year reoperation rates. Secondy outcomes included clinical and patient reported outcomes. RESULTS 263 patients (mean age 60.0 ± 0.9 years, 74.5% female, and mean Edmonton Frailty Score 3.3 ± 0.2) were included. 60.8% (160/263 patients) exhibited good sagittal alignment at 6-week postop without KF. Significant differences were observed in 1-year (p = 0.0482) and 2-year reoperation rates (p = 0.0374) across sub-cohorts, with the lowest and highest rates in the AKF- cohort (5%, n = 8) and MKF + cohort (16.7%, n = 4), respectively. Multivariable Cox regression demonstrated the AKF- cohort exhibited significantly better reoperation outcomes compared to other groups: AKF + (HR: 5.24, p = 0.025), MKF + (HR: 31.7, p < 0.0001), and MKF- (HR: 11.8, p < 0.0001). CONCLUSION Our findings demonstrate that patients relying on knee flexion compensation in the early postoperative period have inferior outcomes compared to those achieving sagittal balance without knee flexion. When compared to malaligned patients, those with CrSVA-H < 20 mm and KFA > 10 degrees experience fewer early reoperations but similar delayed reoperation rates. This insight emphasizes the importance of considering knee compensation perioperatively when managing sagittal imbalance in clinical practice.
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- Sarthak Mohanty
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
- The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital, New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Mohanty S, Sardar ZM, Hassan FM, Lombardi JM, Lehman RA, Lenke LG. Impact of Teriparatide on Complications and Patient-Reported Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Long Spinal Fusion According to Bone Density. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2024; 106:206-217. [PMID: 37973052 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.23.00272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Surgery for adult spinal deformity (ASD) poses substantial risks, including the development of symptomatic pseudarthrosis, which is twice as prevalent among patients with osteoporosis compared with those with normal bone mineral density (BMD). Limited data exist on the impact of teriparatide, an osteoanabolic compound, in limiting the rates of reoperation and pseudarthrosis after treatment of spinal deformity in patients with osteoporosis. METHODS Osteoporotic patients on teriparatide (OP-T group) were compared with patients with osteopenia (OPE group) and those with normal BMD. OP-T patients were matched with OPE patients and patients with normal BMD at a 1:2:2 ratio. All patients had a minimum 2-year follow-up and underwent posterior spinal fusion (PSF) involving >7 instrumented levels. The primary outcome was the 2-year reoperation rate. Secondary outcomes included pseudarthrosis with or without implant failure, proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK), and changes in patient-reported outcomes (PROs). Clinical outcomes were analyzed using conditional logistic regression. Changes in PROs were analyzed using a mixed-effects model. RESULTS Five hundred and forty patients (52.6% normal BMD, 32.9% OPE, 14.4% OP-T) were included. In the unmatched cohort, 2-year reoperation rates (odds ratio [OR] = 0.45 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.20 to 0.91]) and pseudarthrosis rates (OR = 0.25 [95% CI: 0.08 to 0.61]) were significantly lower in the OP-T group than the OPE group. Seventy-eight patients in the OP-T group were matched to 156 patients in the OPE group. Among these matched patients, at 2 years, 23.1% (36) in the OPE group versus 11.5% (9) in the OP-T group had a reoperation (OR = 0.45, p = 0.0188), 21.8% (34) versus 6.4% (5) had pseudarthrosis with or without implant failure (OR = 0.25, p = 0.0048), and 6.4% (10) versus 7.7% (6) had PJK (OR = 1.18, p = 0.7547), respectively. At 2 years postoperatively, PROs were better among OP-T patients than OPE patients. Subsequently, 78 patients in the OP-T group were matched to 156 patients in the normal BMD group. Among these matched patients, there was no significant difference in 2-year reoperation (OR = 0.85 [95% CI: 0.37 to 1.98]), pseudarthrosis (OR = 0.51 [95% CI: 0.181 to 1.44]), and PJK rates (OR = 0.77 [95% CI: 0.28 to 2.06). CONCLUSIONS Osteoporotic patients on teriparatide demonstrated lower reoperation and symptomatic pseudarthrosis rates 2 years postoperatively compared with osteopenic patients. Moreover, patient-reported and clinical outcomes for osteoporotic patients on teriparatide were not different from those for patients with normal BMD. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Therapeutic Level III . See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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- Sarthak Mohanty
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Och Spine Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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Byvaltsev VA, Kalinin AA, Shepelev VV, Pestryakov YY, Biryuchkov MY, Jubaeva BA, Boddapati V, Lehman RA, Riew KD. The Relationship of Radiographic Parameters and Morphological Changes at Various Stages of Degeneration of the Lumbar Facet Joints: Cadaver Study. Global Spine J 2024; 14:195-203. [PMID: 35499552 PMCID: PMC10676162 DOI: 10.1177/21925682221099471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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STUDY DESIGN Cadaveric specimens. OBJECTIVE To perform a pathomorphological analysis of the degree of facet joint (FJ) degeneration utilizing fresh cadaveric models and correlating these structural changes with imaging findings. METHODS L1-L5 FSU including all tissue between the anterior longitudinal ligament to the posterior spinal structures were obtained on 28 patients at a mean of 5.7 hours post-mortem. The samples were fixed in an agar medium and CT and MRI were performed. The level of FJ degeneration was identified based on prior classifications Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI), as was the facet angle and tropism. Pathomorphological assessment including articular cartilage cell density was performed according to prior established methodology. RESULTS Radiographically, a direct association was identified between FJ degeneration and patient age. Facet angle and tropism did not significantly vary by patient age. Pathomorphologically, there was a decrease in the cellular density of articular cartilage with increasing patient age. Similarly, there was a significant direct correlation between radiographic degree of degenerative changes in FJs with the age of cadavers and the degree of degeneration of FJs according to the morphological classification of OARSI, as well as a significant inverse correlation with cell density. CONCLUSION A comprehensive assessment of various signs of FJ degeneration using cadaveric material has established that, based on radiographic imaging, it is possible to assess the microstructural state of FJ, including at an early stage of the disease. This data may be useful for surgeons in guiding therapeutic strategies based on individual biometric parameters of the FJ.
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- Vadim A Byvaltsev
- Department of Neurosurgery, Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk, Russia
- Department of Neurosurgery, Railway Clinical Hospital, Irkutsk, Russia
- Department of Traumatology, Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, Irkutsk State Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Irkutsk, Russia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk, Russia
- Department of Neurosurgery, Railway Clinical Hospital, Irkutsk, Russia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk, Russia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk, Russia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University, Aktobe, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University, Aktobe, Kazakhstan
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- Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital, New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital, New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical School
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Mohanty S, Mikhail C, Lai C, Hassan FM, Stephan S, Lewerenz E, Sardar ZM, Lehman RA, Lenke LG. Do adult spinal deformity patients who achieve and maintain PI-LL < 10 have better patient-reported and clinical outcomes compared to patients with PI-LL ≥ 10? A propensity score-matched analysis. Spine Deform 2024; 12:209-219. [PMID: 37819577 DOI: 10.1007/s43390-023-00766-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate whether patients with spinopelvic mismatch (PI-LL ≥ 10) report worse patient-reported outcomes (PROs) compared to patients who achieve PI-LL < 10 at 2-year postop. METHODS In this retrospective study, propensity score matching (PSM) was used to analyze patients who underwent posterior spinal fusion due to deformity, as defined by one or more of the following criteria: PI-LL ≥ 25°, T1 pelvic angle ≥ 30°, sagittal vertical axis ≥ 15 cm, thoracic scoliosis ≥ 70°, thoracolumbar scoliosis ≥ 50°, coronal malalignment ≥ 7 cm, or those who underwent a three-column osteotomy or fusion with ≥ 12 levels. Key outcomes were total Scoliosis Research Society-22r, Oswestry Disability Index (PROs), and reoperation at 1- and 2-year postop. Patients were dichotomized based on their 2-year alignment: PI-LL ≥ 10° and PI-LL < 10°. A multivariable logistic regression model identified factors associated with achieving PI-LL < 10°, and independent predictors were matched using propensity score matching. Binary outcomes within matched cohorts were analyzed using the McNemar test, while continuous outcomes were analyzed using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test. RESULTS One hundred sixty-four patients with 2-year follow-up were included; mean age was 50.5 (standard error mean (SEM): 1.4) years, body mass index was 24.1(SEM 1.0), and number of operative levels was 13.5 (SEM 0.3). 84 (51.2%) and 80 (48.8%) patients achieved PI-LL < 10 and PI-LL ≥ 10 at 2-year follow-up, respectively. Baseline pelvic incidence [odds ratio (OR): 0.96 (95% CI 0.92-0.99)] and baseline PI-LL [OR: 0.95 (95% CI 0.9-0.99)] were independent predictors of achieving PI-LL < 10 at 2 years. When comparing propensity matched pairs, no significant differences were found in baseline PROs. At both 1- and 2-year follow-up, outcomes on the SRS-22r scale were nearly identical for both groups (function [4.1(0.1) vs 4.0 (0.1), P = 0.75] ,Pain [3.9 (0.2) vs 3.9 (0.2), P = 0.86], appearance [4.2 (0.2) vs 3.8 (0.2), P = 0.08], mental health [4.1 (0.2) vs 4.1 (0.1), P = 0.96], satisfaction [4.4 (0.2) vs 4.4 (0.2), P = 0.72], and total [90.2 (2.5) vs 88.1 (2.5), P = 0.57]). Additionally, ODI scores at 2 years were comparable [18.1 (2.9) vs 22.4 (2.9), P = 0.30]. The 90-day reoperation rate was 2.6% (one patient) in both matched cohorts (P > 0.99). There was no significant difference in 1-year (P > 0.9999) or 2-year (P = 0.2207) reoperation rates between the groups. CONCLUSION Patients who achieve and maintain PI-LL < 10 2-years postop following adult spinal deformity surgery have nearly identical SRS-22r and ODI outcomes, and comparable 2-year reoperation rates as compared to patients who have PI-LL ≥ 10.
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- Sarthak Mohanty
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital, New York Presbyterian /Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital, New York Presbyterian /Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital, New York Presbyterian /Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital, New York Presbyterian /Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital, New York Presbyterian /Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital, New York Presbyterian /Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital, New York Presbyterian /Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital, New York Presbyterian /Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital, New York Presbyterian /Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA
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McIntosh JR, Joiner EF, Goldberg JL, Greenwald P, Murray LM, Thuet E, Modik O, Shelkov E, Lombardi JM, Sardar ZM, Lehman RA, Chan AK, Riew KD, Harel NY, Virk MS, Mandigo C, Carmel JB. Timing dependent synergies between motor cortex and posterior spinal stimulation in humans. medRxiv 2023:2023.08.18.23294259. [PMID: 37645795 PMCID: PMC10462218 DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.18.23294259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Volitional movement requires descending input from motor cortex and sensory feedback through the spinal cord. We previously developed a paired brain and spinal electrical stimulation approach in rats that relies on convergence of the descending motor and spinal sensory stimuli in the cervical cord. This approach strengthened sensorimotor circuits and improved volitional movement through associative plasticity. In humans it is not known whether dorsal epidural SCS targeted at the sensorimotor interface or anterior epidural SCS targeted within the motor system is effective at facilitating brain evoked responses. In 59 individuals undergoing elective cervical spine decompression surgery, the motor cortex was stimulated with scalp electrodes and the spinal cord with epidural electrodes while muscle responses were recorded in arm and leg muscles. Spinal electrodes were placed either posteriorly or anteriorly, and the interval between cortex and spinal cord stimulation was varied. Pairing stimulation between the motor cortex and spinal sensory (posterior) but not spinal motor (anterior) stimulation produced motor evoked potentials that were over five times larger than brain stimulation alone. This strong augmentation occurred only when descending motor and spinal afferent stimuli were timed to converge in the spinal cord. Paired stimulation also increased the selectivity of muscle responses relative to unpaired brain or spinal cord stimulation. Finally, paired stimulation effects were present regardless of the severity of myelopathy as measured by clinical signs or spinal cord imaging. The large effect size of this paired stimulation makes it a promising candidate for therapeutic neuromodulation.
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- James R McIntosh
- Dept. of Neurology, Columbia University, 650 W. 168th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, 650 W. 168th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Dept. of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine - New York Presbyterian, Och Spine, 1300 York Ave, New York, NY 10065
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- Dept. of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, 650 W. 168th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Dept. of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine - New York Presbyterian, Och Spine, 1300 York Ave, New York, NY 10065
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- Dept. of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, 650 W. 168th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029
- James J. Peters VA Med. Ctr., 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468
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- New York Presbyterian, The Och Spine Hospital, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY 10034
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- Dept. of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine - New York Presbyterian, Och Spine, 1300 York Ave, New York, NY 10065
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- Dept. of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine - New York Presbyterian, Och Spine, 1300 York Ave, New York, NY 10065
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- Dept. of Neurology, Columbia University, 650 W. 168th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- New York Presbyterian, The Och Spine Hospital, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY 10034
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- Dept. of Neurology, Columbia University, 650 W. 168th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- New York Presbyterian, The Och Spine Hospital, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY 10034
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- Dept. of Neurology, Columbia University, 650 W. 168th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- New York Presbyterian, The Och Spine Hospital, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY 10034
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- Dept. of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, 650 W. 168th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- New York Presbyterian, The Och Spine Hospital, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY 10034
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- Dept. of Neurology, Columbia University, 650 W. 168th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Dept. of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine - New York Presbyterian, Och Spine, 1300 York Ave, New York, NY 10065
- New York Presbyterian, The Och Spine Hospital, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY 10034
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- Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029
- Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029
- James J. Peters VA Med. Ctr., 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468
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- Dept. of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine - New York Presbyterian, Och Spine, 1300 York Ave, New York, NY 10065
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- Dept. of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, 650 W. 168th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- New York Presbyterian, The Och Spine Hospital, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY 10034
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- Dept. of Neurology, Columbia University, 650 W. 168th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, 650 W. 168th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Dept. of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine - New York Presbyterian, Och Spine, 1300 York Ave, New York, NY 10065
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Shen Y, Sardar ZM, Katiyar P, Malka M, Greisberg G, Hassan F, Reyes JL, Zuckerman SL, Lombardi JM, Lehman RA, Lenke LG. Comparison of the Odontoid and Orbital-Coronal Vertical Axis Lines in Evaluating Coronal Alignment and Outcomes in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2023:00007632-990000000-00501. [PMID: 37937426 DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN Asymptomatic Multi-Ethnic Alignment Normative Study (MEANS) cohort: cross-sectional, multi-center. Symptomatic cohort: retrospective, multi-surgeon, single-center. OBJECTIVE To assess the association of odontoid-coronal vertical axis (OD-CVA) and orbital-coronal vertical axis (ORB-CVA) with radiographic parameters, patient-reported outcomes (PROs), and clinical outcomes. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Previous literature studied the OD-CVA in an asymptomatic cohort and ORB-CVA in a symptomatic cohort, demonstrating their correlations with radiographic parameters and ORB-CVA with outcomes. METHODS 468 asymptomatic adult participants were prospectively enrolled in the MEANS cohort. 174 symptomatic ASD patients with 6 fused levels and 2-year follow-ups were retrospectively enrolled in the symptomatic cohort. The association between OD-CVA and ORB-CVA, and radiographic parameters, perioperative variables, PROs, and outcomes were analyzed. Pearson's correlation was used to assess correlation and logistic regression odds of outcomes. RESULTS In the MEANS cohort, the ORB-CVA correlated with C7-CVA (r=0.58) and OD-CVA (r=0.74). In the symptomatic cohort, preoperative ORB-CVA correlated better with leg length discrepancy (LLD) (r=0.17, P=0.029) while preoperative OD-CVA correlated better with C7-CVA (r=0.90, P<0.001). Postoperative ORB-CVA correlated with postoperative C7-CVA (r=0.66, P<0.001) and postoperative OD-CVA correlated stronger with postoperative C7-CVA (r=0.81, P<0.001). Both preoperative OD-CVA (r=0.199) and ORB-CVA (r=0.208) correlated with preoperative Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). ORB-CVA correlated better than OD-CVA in the preoperative SRS-22r pain category but worse in total and other subcategories. Preoperative ORB-CVA was associated with increased odds of intraoperative complication (OR=1.28, 1.01-1.22), like OD-CVA (OR=1.30, 1.12-1.53). Neither preoperative ORB-CVA nor OD-CVA was associated with reoperations and readmissions after multivariate analysis. Preoperative OD-ORB mismatch >1.5 cm was not associated with increased odds of intraoperative and postoperative complications, reoperations, or readmissions. CONCLUSION ORB-CVA and OD-CVA correlated with radiographic parameters, PROs, and intraoperative complications. ORB-CVA and OD-CVA can be used interchangeably as cranial coronal parameters in ASD surgery.
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- Yong Shen
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian
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Lee NJ, Lehman RA. Current Evidence for Hybrid Constructs: Simultaneous ACDF/Arthroplasty and Arthroplasty Adjacent to Previous ACDF. Clin Spine Surg 2023; 36:398-403. [PMID: 37752636 DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000001538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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It is not surprising that the utilization of hybrid constructs, combining cervical disc arthroplasty with anterior cervical disc arthroplasty, has steadily increased over the last decade. Known limitations exist with multi-level anterior cervical disc arthroplasty and cervical disc arthroplasty procedures. Hybrid surgery offers the possibility to address patient-specific pathology in a more tailored manner by restoring functional mobility and promoting fusion where appropriate. This review discusses the current evidence, both biomechanical and clinical, of hybrid surgery for 2-level and 3-level cervical disease.
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- Nathan J Lee
- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY
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Lin JD, Schupper AJ, Matthew J, Lee N, Osorio JA, Marciano G, Lombardi JM, Sardar Z, Lehman RA, Lenke LG. A New Objective Radiographic Criteria for Diagnosis of Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis: Apical Pedicle Diameter Asymmetry. World Neurosurg 2023; 178:e141-e146. [PMID: 37437804 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to test the hypothesis that a difference of ≥1 mm in pedicle diameter between the convex and concave pedicles at the apex of a lumbar curve is a sensitive and/or specific criteria for adult idiopathic scoliosis (AdIS). METHODS Thirty-nine operative patients with adult deformity and lumbar major curves were identified. A chart review was performed. Radiographic measurements included lumbar Cobb, curve apex, and Cobb levels involved. Apical pedicle diameter at the concavity and convexity of the curve apex were measured. RESULTS Among these 39 patients, the average Cobb angle was 48.3 degrees. Curve apex averaged at L1/2 (range L1-L3). The curves spanned 4.7 levels (range 3-7). Twenty-five curves had the apex to the left, while 14 had the apex to the right. The average pedicle diameter at the apex was 6.1 mm. Fourteen patients had apical pedicle diameter asymmetry (APDA) >1 mm. Most (7 of 8, or 87.5%) of the patients with a history of adult idiopathic scoliosis had APDA >1 mm. A minority (7 of 31, 22.5%) of patients without known history of adult idiopathic scoliosis had APDA >1 mm (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Apical pedicle diameter asymmetry is among the sensitive diagnostic criteria for AdIS and may be useful for differentiating lumbar major AdIS from degenerative lumbar scoliosis. The sensitivity of APDA >1 mm is 87.5%, with specificity of 77.4%. We propose a new, sensitive radiographic criterion for adult idiopathic scoliosis. A difference of ≥1 mm in pedicle diameter between the convex and concave pedicles at that apex of a lumbar curve has a sensitivity of 87.5% and specificity of 77.4% for patient-reported history of adolescent scoliosis. It can be a useful tool as exclusion criteria for studies on AdIS.
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- James D Lin
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, California, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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Marciano GF, Simhon ME, Lehman RA, Lenke LG. Strategies to Avoid Distal Junctional Pathology. Neurosurg Clin N Am 2023; 34:585-597. [PMID: 37718105 DOI: 10.1016/j.nec.2023.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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Distal junctional pathology remains an unsolved issue in spine surgery. Distal junctional pathology can occur on a spectrum from asymptomatic radiographic finding to catastrophic distal construct failure. It is significant to address as postoperative sagittal balance has been shown to be correlated with patient-reported outcomes. Current literature and clinical experience suggest there are techniques that can be implemented regardless of setting to avoid distal junctional pathology. Much of the avoidant strategy relies on understanding the deformity pathology, selection of the lowest instrumented vertebra (LIV), health of the segments caudal to the LIV, and methods of fixation.
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- Gerard F Marciano
- Department of Orthopedics, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 West 168th Street, PH 11- Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 West 168th Street, PH 11- Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian/Allen, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY 10034, USA
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- The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian/Allen, Och Spine/Allen NYP Hospital, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY 10034, USA
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Mohanty S, Hassan FM, Platt A, Stephan S, Lewerenz E, Lombardi JM, Sardar ZM, Lehman RA, Lenke LG. Adult spinal deformity patients revised for pseudarthrosis have comparable two-year outcomes to those not undergoing any revision surgery. Eur Spine J 2023; 32:3681-3690. [PMID: 37450042 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-023-07851-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to evaluate whether adult spinal deformity patients undergoing revision for symptomatic pseudarthrosis have comparable two-year outcomes as patients who do not experience pseudarthrosis. METHODS Patients whose indexed procedure was revision for pseudarthrosis (pseudo) were compared with patients who underwent a primary procedure and did not have pseudarthrosis by 2Y post-op (non-pseudo). Patients were propensity-matched (PSM) based on baseline (BL) sagittal alignment, specifically C7SVA and CrSVA-Hip. Key outcomes were 2Y PROs (SRS and ODI) and reoperation. All patients had a minimum follow-up period of two years. RESULTS A total of 224 patients with min 2-year FU were included (pseudo = 42, non-pseudo = 182). Compared to non-pseudo, pseudo-patients were more often female (P = 0.0018) and had worse BL sagittal alignment, including T1PA (P = 0.02], C2-C7 SVA [P = 0.0002], and CrSVA-Hip [P = 0.004]. After 37 PSM pairs were generated, there was no significant difference in demographics, BL and 2Y alignment, or operative/procedural variables. PSM pairs did not report any significantly different PROs at BL. Consistently, at 2Y, there were no significant differences in PROs, including SRS function [3.9(0.2) vs 3.7(0.2), P = 0.44], pain [4.0 (0.2) vs. 3.57 (0.2), P = 0.12], and ODI [25.7 (5.2) vs 27.7 (3.7), P = 0.76]. There were no differences in 1Y (10.8% vs 10.8%, P > 0.99) and 2Y (13.2% vs 15.8%, P = 0.64) reoperation, PJK rate (2.6% vs 10.5%, P = 0.62), or implant failure (2.6% vs 10.5%, P = 0.37). Notably, only 2 patients (5.4%) had recurrent pseudarthrosis following revision. Kaplan-Meier curves indicated that patients undergoing intervention for pseudarthrosis had comparable overall reoperation-free survival (log-rank test, χ2 = 0.1975 and P = 0.66). CONCLUSIONS Patients undergoing revision for pseudarthrosis have comparable PROs and clinical outcomes as patients who never experienced pseudarthrosis. Recurrence of symptomatic pseudarthrosis was infrequent.
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- Sarthak Mohanty
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034, USA
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Mohanty S, Lai C, Mikhail C, Greisberg G, Hassan FM, Stephan SR, Sardar ZM, Lehman RA, Lenke LG. Outcomes and reoperation rates of adult spinal deformity patients with baseline sagittal malalignment based on the cranial axis to the hip at 2 years postoperatively. J Neurosurg Spine 2023; 39:301-310. [PMID: 37310045 DOI: 10.3171/2023.4.spine23303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to discern whether patients with a cranial sagittal vertical axis to the hip (CrSVA-H) > 2 cm at 2 years postoperatively exhibit significantly worse patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and clinical outcomes compared with patients with CrSVA-H < 2 cm. METHODS This was a retrospective, 1:1 propensity score-matched (PSM) study of patients who underwent posterior spinal fusion for adult spinal deformity. All patients had a baseline sagittal imbalance of CrSVA-H > 30 mm. Two-year patient-reported and clinical outcomes were assessed in unmatched and PSM cohorts, including Scoliosis Research Society-22r (SRS-22r) and Oswestry Disability Index scores as well as reoperation rates. The study compared two cohorts based on 2-year alignment: CrSVA-H < 20 mm (aligned cohort) vs CrSVA-H > 20 mm (malaligned cohort). For the matched cohorts, binary outcome comparisons were carried out using the McNemar test, while continuous outcomes used the Wilcoxon rank-sum test. For unmatched cohorts, categorical variables were compared using chi-square/Fisher's tests, while continuous outcomes were compared using Welch's t-test. RESULTS A total of 156 patients with mean age of 63.7 (SEM 1.09) years underwent posterior spinal fusion spanning a mean of 13.5 (0.32) levels. At baseline, the mean pelvic incidence minus lumbar lordosis mismatch was 19.1° (2.01°), the T1 pelvic angle was 26.6° (1.20°), and the CrSVA-H was 74.9 (4.33) mm. The mean CrSVA-H improved from 74.9 mm to 29.2 mm (p < 0.0001). At the 2-year follow-up, 129 (78%) of 164 patients achieved CrSVA-H < 2 cm (aligned cohort). Patients who had CrSVA-H > 2 cm (malaligned cohort) at the 2-year follow-up had worse preoperative CrSVA-H (p < 0.0001). After performing PSM, 27 matched pairs were generated. In the PSM cohort, the aligned and malaligned cohorts demonstrated comparable preoperative patient-reported outcomes (PROs). However, at the 2-year postoperative follow-up, the malaligned cohort reported worse outcomes in SRS-22r function (p = 0.0275), pain (p = 0.0012), and mean total score (p = 0.0109). Moreover, when patients were stratified based on their magnitude of improvement in CrSVA-H (< 50% vs > 50%), patients with > 50% improvement in CrSVA-H had superior outcomes in SRS-22r function (p = 0.0336), pain (p = 0.0446), and mean total score (p = 0.0416). Finally, patients in the malaligned cohort had a higher 2-year reoperation rate (22% vs 7%; p = 0.0412) compared with patients in the aligned cohort. CONCLUSIONS Among patients who present with forward sagittal imbalance (CrSVA-H > 30 mm), patients with CrSVA-H exceeding 20 mm at the 2-year postoperative follow-up have inferior PROs and higher reoperation rates.
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- Sarthak Mohanty
- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
- 3Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
- 2Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York; and
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- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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Mohanty S, Sardar ZM, Hassan FM, Reyes J, Coury JR, Lombardi JM, Lehman RA, Lenke LG. High Cell Saver Autotransfusion is Associated With Perioperative Medical Complications in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2023; 48:1234-1244. [PMID: 37280746 DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN A retrospective, propensity-matched observational study. OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of cell saver (CS) homologous transfusion on perioperative medical complications in adult patients undergoing spinal deformity surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Despite many endorsing its use, many analyses still refute the efficacy of CS on decreasing total perioperative allogenic red blood cell transfusions, cost efficiency, and its effect on perioperative complications. METHODS Adult patients who underwent spinal deformity surgery at a single center between 2015 and 2021 were retrospectively reviewed. Patient-specific, operative, radiographic, and 30-day complications/readmission data were collected for further analysis. Two methods were utilized to test our hypothesis: (1) absolute threshold model: two cohorts created among patients who received ≥550 mL of CS intraoperatively and those who received less; (2) adjusted ratio model: two cohorts created dependent on the ratio of CS to estimated blood loss (EBL). Propensity-score matching and various statistical tests were utilized to test the association between CS and perioperative medical complications. RESULTS Two hundred seventy-eight patients were included in this analysis with a mean age of 61.3±15.7yrs and 67.6% being female. Using the first method, 73 patients received ≥550 mL of CS, and 205 received less. Propensity-score matching resulted in 28 pairs of patients. 39.3% of patients with ≥550 mL CS required readmission within 30 days compared with 3.57% of patients in the <550 mL cohort ( P =0.016), despite a nearly identical proportion of patients requiring intraoperative blood transfusions ( P >0.9999). Using the second method, 155 patients had CS/EBL<0.33 and 123 with CS/EBL ≥0.33. 5.16% and 21.9% among patients with CS/EBL<0.33 and CS/EBL≥0.33, respectively, were readmitted by the 30-day marker ( P <0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that greater CS volumes transfused are associated with higher rates of 30-day readmissions. Thus, surgeons should consider limiting CS volume intraoperatively to 550 mL and when greater volumes are required or preferred, ensuring that the ratio of CS:EBL remains under 0.33.
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- Sarthak Mohanty
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Och Spine Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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Kim JS, Vivas A, Arvind V, Lombardi J, Reidler J, Zuckerman SL, Lee NJ, Vulapalli M, Geng EA, Cho BH, Morizane K, Cho SK, Lehman RA, Lenke LG, Riew KD. Can Natural Language Processing and Artificial Intelligence Automate The Generation of Billing Codes From Operative Note Dictations? Global Spine J 2023; 13:1946-1955. [PMID: 35225694 PMCID: PMC10556904 DOI: 10.1177/21925682211062831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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STUDY DESIGN Retrospective Cohort Study. OBJECTIVES Using natural language processing (NLP) in combination with machine learning on standard operative notes may allow for efficient billing, maximization of collections, and minimization of coder error. This study was conducted as a pilot study to determine if a machine learning algorithm can accurately identify billing Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes on patient operative notes. METHODS This was a retrospective analysis of operative notes from patients who underwent elective spine surgery by a single senior surgeon from 9/2015 to 1/2020. Algorithm performance was measured by performing receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis, calculating the area under the ROC curve (AUC) and the area under the precision-recall curve (AUPRC). A deep learning NLP algorithm and a Random Forest algorithm were both trained and tested on operative notes to predict CPT codes. CPT codes generated by the billing department were compared to those generated by our model. RESULTS The random forest machine learning model had an AUC of .94 and an AUPRC of .85. The deep learning model had a final AUC of .72 and an AUPRC of .44. The random forest model had a weighted average, class-by-class accuracy of 87%. The LSTM deep learning model had a weighted average, class-by-class accuracy 0f 59%. CONCLUSIONS Combining natural language processing with machine learning is a valid approach for automatic generation of CPT billing codes. The random forest machine learning model outperformed the LSTM deep learning model in this case. These models can be used by orthopedic or neurosurgery departments to allow for efficient billing.
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- Jun S. Kim
- Department of Orthopedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center- Och SpineHospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center- Och SpineHospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center- Och SpineHospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical Center- Och Spine Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center- Och SpineHospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center- Och SpineHospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical Center- Och Spine Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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Birk M, Sidhu K, Filezio MR, Singh V, Ferri-de-Barros F, Chan V, Shumilak G, Nataraj A, Langston H, Yee NJ, Iorio C, Shkumat N, Rocos B, Ertl-Wagner B, Lebel D, Camp MW, Dimentberg E, Saran N, Laflamme M, Ouellet JA, Wenghofer J, Livock H, Beaton L, Tice A, Smit K, Graham R, Duarte MP, Roy-Beaudry M, Turgeon I, Joncas J, Mac-Thiong JM, Labelle H, Barchi S, Parent S, Gholamian T, Livock H, Tice A, Smit K, Yoon S, Zulfiqar A, Rocos B, Murphy A, Bath N, Moll S, Sorbara J, Lebel D, Camp MW, Nallet JA, Rocos B, Lebel DE, Zeller R, Dermott JA, Kim DJ, Anthony A, Zeller R, Lebel DE, Wang Z, Shen J, Kamel Y, Liu J, Shedid D, Al-Shakfa F, Yuh SJ, Boubez G, Rizkallah M, Rizkallah M, Shen J, Boubez G, Kamel Y, Liu J, Shedid D, Al-Shakfa F, Lavoie F, Yug SJ, Wang Z, Alavi F, Nielsen C, Rampersaud R, Lewis S, Cheung AM, Cadieux C, Fernandes R, Brzozowski P, Zdero R, Bailey C, Rasoulinejad P, Cherry A, Manoharan R, Xu M, Srikandarajah N, Iorio C, Raj A, Nielsen C, Rampersaud R, Lewis S, Beange K, Graham R, Livock H, Smit K, Manoharan R, Cherry A, Srikandarajah N, Raj A, Xu M, Iorio C, Nielsen CJ, Rampersaud YR, Lewis SJ, Nasrabadi AAM, Moammer G, Phee JM, Walker T, Urquhart JC, Glennie RA, Rampersaud YR, Fisher CG, Bailey CS, Herrington BJ, Fernandes RR, Urquhart JC, Rasoulinejad P, Siddiqi F, Bailey CS, Urquhart J, Fernandes RR, Glennie RA, Rampersaud YR, Fisher CG, Bailey CS, Yang MMH, Riva-Cambrin J, Cunningham J, Casha S, Cadieux CN, Urquhart J, Fernandes R, Glennie A, Fisher C, Rampersaud R, Xu M, Manoharan R, Cherry A, Raj A, Srikandarajah N, Iorio C, Nielsen C, Lewis S, Rampersaud R, Cherry A, Raj A, McIntosh G, Manoharan R, Murray JC, Nielsen C, Xu M, Srikandarajah N, Iorio C, Perruccio A, Canizares M, Rampersaud R, El-Mughayyar D, Bigney E, Richardson E, Manson N, Abraham E, Attabib N, Small C, Kolyvas G, LeRoux A, Outcomes CS, Investigators RN, Hebert J, Baisamy V, Rizkallah M, Shen J, Cresson T, Vazquez C, Wang Z, Boubez G, Lung T, Canizares M, Perruccio A, Rampersaud R, Crawford EJ, Ravinsky RA, Perruccio AV, Rampersaud YR, Coyte PC, Bond M, Street J, Fisher C, Charest-Morin R, Sutherland JM, Bartolozzi AR, Barzilai O, Chou D, Laufer I, Verlaan JJ, Sahgal A, Rhines LD, Scuibba DM, Lazary A, Weber MH, Schuster JM, Boriani S, Bettegowda C, Arnold PM, Clarke MJ, Fehlings MG, Reynolds JJ, Gokaslan ZL, Fisher CG, Dea N, Versteeg AL, Charest-Morin R, Laufer I, Teixeira W, Barzilai O, Gasbarrini A, Fehlings MG, Chou D, Johnson MG, Gokaslan ZL, Dea N, Verlaan JJ, Goldschlager T, Shin JH, O'Toole JE, Sciubba DM, Bettegowda C, Clarke MJ, Weber MH, Mesfin A, Kawahara N, Goodwin R, Disch A, Lazary A, Boriani S, Sahgal A, Rhines L, Fisher CG, Versteeg AL, Gal R, Reich L, Tsang A, Aludino A, Sahgal A, Verlaan JJ, Fisher CG, Verkooijen L, Rizkallah M, Wang Z, Yuh SJ, Shedid D, Shen J, Al-Shakfa F, Belguendouz C, AlKafi R, Boubez G, MacLean MA, Georgiopoulos M, Charest-Morin R, Germscheid N, Goodwin CR, Weber M, International AS, Rizkallah M, Boubez G, Zhang H, Al-Shakfa F, Brindamour P, Boule D, Shen J, Shedid D, Yuh SJ, Wang Z, Correale MR, Soever LJ, Rampersaud R, Malic CC, Dubreuil M, Duke K, Kingwell SP, Lin Z, MacLean MA, Julien LC, Patriquin G, LeBlanc J, Green R, Alant J, Barry S, Glennie RA, Oxney W, Christie SD, Sarraj M, Alqahtani A, Thornley P, Koziarz F, Bailey CS, Freire-Archer M, Bhanot K, Kachur E, Bhandari M, Oitment C, Malhotra AK, Balas M, Jaja BNR, Harrington EM, Hofereiter J, Jaffe RH, He Y, Byrne JP, Wilson JR, Witiw CD, Brittain KCM, Christie S, Pillai S, Dvorak MF, Evaniew N, Chen M, Waheed Z, Rotem-Kohavi N, Fallah N, Noonan VK, Fisher CG, Charest-Morin R, Dea N, Ailon T, Street J, Kwon BK, Sandarage RV, Galuta A, Ghinda D, Kwan JCS, TsaI EC, Hachem LD, Hong J, Velumian A, Mothe AJ, Tator CH, Fehlings MG, Shakil H, Jaja BNR, Zhang P, Jaffe R, Malhotra AK, Wilson JR, Witiw CD, Rotem-Kohavi N, Dvorak MF, Dea N, Evaniew N, Chen M, Waheed Z, Xu J, Fallah N, Noonan V, Kwon B, Dandurand C, Muijs S, Dvorak M, Schnake K, Cumhur, Ouml Ner, Greene R, Furlong B, Smith-Forrester J, Swab M, Christie SD, Hall A, Leck E, Marshall E, Christie S, Dvorak MF, Cumhur F, Ouml Ner, Vaccaro AR, Benneker LM, Rajasekaran S, El-Sharkawi M, Popescu EC, Tee JW, Paquet J, France JC, Allen R, Lavelle WF, Hirschfeld M, Pneumaticos S, Dandurand C, Cumhur, Ouml Ner, Muijs S, Schnake K, Dvorak M, Fernandes RR, Thornley P, Urquhart J, Kelly S, Alenezi N, Alahmari A, Siddiqi F, Singh S, Rasoulinejad P, Bailey C, Evaniew N, Burger LD, Dea N, Cadotte DW, McIntosh G, Jacobs B, St-Laurent-Lebeux L, Bourassa-Moreau É, Sarraj M, Majeed M, Guha D, Pahuta M, Laflamme M, McIntosh G, Dea N, Bak AB, Alvi MA, Moghaddamjou A, Fehlings MG, Silva YGMD, Goulet J, McIntosh G, Bedard S, Pimenta N, Blanchard J, Couture J, LaRue B, Investigators C, Adams T, Cunningham E, El-Mughayyar D, Bigney E, Vandewint A, Manson N, Abraham E, Small C, Attabib N, Richardson E, Hebert J, Bond M, Street J, Fisher C, Charest-Morin R, Sutherland JM, Hillier T, Bailey CS, Fisher C, Rampersaud R, Koto P, Glennie RA, Soroceanu A, Nicholls F, Thomas K, Evaniew N, Lewkonia P, Bouchard J, Jacobs B, Ben-Israel D, Crawford EJ, Fisher C, Dea N, Spackman E, Rampersaud R, Thomas KC, Srikandarajah N, Murray JC, Nielsen C, Manoharan R, Cherry A, Raj A, Xu M, Iorio C, Bailey C, Dea N, Fisher C, Hall H, Manson N, Thomas K, Canizares M, Rampersaud YR, Urquhart J, Fernandes RR, Glennie RA, Rampersaud YR, Fisher CG, Bailey C, Yang MMH, Far R, Sajobi T, Riva-Cambrin J, Casha S, Bond M, Street J, Fisher C, Charest-Morin R, Sutherland JM, Silva Y, Pimenta NG, LaRue B, Bedard S, Oviedo SC, Goulet J, Couture J, Blanchard J, McDonald J, Al-Jahdali F, Urquhart J, Alahmari A, Rampersaud R, Fisher C, Bailey C, Glennie A, Evaniew N, Coyle M, Rampersaud YR, Bailey CS, Jacobs WB, Cadotte DW, Thomas KC, Attabib N, Paquet J, Nataraj A, Christie SD, Weber MH, Phan P, Charest-Morin R, Fisher CG, Hall H, McIntosh G, Dea N, Malhotra AK, Davis AM, He Y, Harrington EM, Jaja BNR, Zhu MP, Shakil H, Dea N, Jacobs WB, Cadotte DW, Paquet J, Weber MH, Phan P, Christie SD, Nataraj A, Bailey CS, Johnson MG, Fisher CG, Manson N, Rampersaud YR, Thomas KC, Hall H, Fehlings MG, Ahn H, Ginsberg HJ, Witiw CD, Wilson JR, Althagafi A, McIntosh G, Charest-Morin R, Rizzuto MA, Ailon T, Dea N, Evaniew N, Jacobs BW, Paquet J, Rampersaud R, Hall H, Bailey CS, Weber M, Johnson MG, Nataraj A, Attabib N, Cadotte DW, Manson N, Stratton A, Christie SD, Thomas KC, Wilson JR, Fisher CG, Charest-Morin R, Bak AB, Alvi MA, Moghaddamjou A, Fehlings MG, Bak AB, Alvi MA, Moghaddamjou A, Fehlings MG, Soroceanu A, Nicholls F, Thomas K, Evaniew N, Salo P, Bouchard J, Jacobs B, Dandurand C, Laghaei PF, Ailon T, Charest-Morin R, Dea N, Dvorak M, Fisher C, Kwon BK, Paquette S, Street J, Soroceanu A, Nicholls F, Thomas K, Evaniew N, Bouchard J, Salo P, Jacobs B, Varshney VP, Sahjpaul R, Paquette S, Osborn J, Bak AB, Moghaddamjou A, Fehlings MG, Leck E, Marshall E, Christie S, Elkaim LM, Lasry OJ, Raj A, Murray JC, Cherry A, McIntosh G, Nielsen C, Srikandarajah N, Manoharan R, Iorio C, Xu M, Perruccio A, Canizares M, Rampersaud YR, Stratton A, Tierney S, Wai EK, Phan P, Kingwell S, Magnan MC, Soroceanu A, Nicholls F, Thomas K, Evaniew N, Salo P, Bouchard J, Jacobs B, Spanninga B, Hoelen TCA, Johnson S, Arts JJC, Bailey CS, Urquhart JC, Glennie RA, Rampersaud YR, Fisher CG, Levett JJ, Elkaim LM, Alotaibi NM, Weber MH, Dea N, Abd-El-Barr MM, Cherry A, Yee A, Jaber N, Fehlings M, Cunningham E, Adams T, El-Mughayyar D, Bigney E, Vandewint A, Manson N, Abraham E, Small C, Attabib N, Richardson E, Hebert J, Werier J, Smit K, Villeneuve J, Sachs A, Abdelbary H, Al-Mosuli YK, Rakhra K, Phan P, Nagata K, Gum JL, Brown ME, Daniels CL, Carreon LY, Bonello JP, Koucheki R, Abbas A, Lex J, Nucci N, Whyne C, Larouche J, Ahn H, Finkelstein J, Lewis S, Toor J, Lee NJ, Orosz LD, Gum JL, Poulter GT, Jazini E, Haines CM, Good CR, Lehman RA, Crawford EJ, Ravinsky RA, Perruccio AV, Coyte PC, Rampersaud YR, Freire-Archer M, Sarraj M, AlShaalan F, Koziarz A, Thornley P, Alnemari H, Oitment C, Bharadwaj L, El-Mughayyar D, Bigney E, Manson N, Abraham E, Small C, Attabib N, Richardson E, Kearney J, Kundap U, Investigators C, Hebert J, Elkaim LM, Levett JJ, Niazi F, Bokhari R, Alotaibi NM, Lasry OJ, Bissonnette V, Yen D, Muddaluru VS, Gandhi P, Mastrolonardo A, Guha D, Pahuta MA, Christie SD, Vandertuin T, Ritcey G, Rainham D, Alhawsawi M, Mumtaz R, Abdelnour M, Qumquji F, Soroceanu A, Swamy G, Thomas K, Wai E, Phan P, Bhatt FR, Orosz LD, Yamout T, Good CR, Schuler TC, Nguyen T, Jazini E, Haines CM, Oppermann M, Gupta S, Ramjist J, Oppermann PS, Yang VXD, Levett JJ, Elkaim LM, Niazi F, Weber MH, Ioro-Morin C, Bonizzato M, Weil AG, Oppermann M, Ramjist J, Gupta S, Oppermann PS, Yang VXD, Jung Y, Muddalaru V, Gandhi P, Guha D, Koucheki R, Bonello JP, Abbas A, Lex JR, Nucci N, Whyne C, Yee A, Ahn H, Finkelstein J, Larouche J, Lewis S, Toor J, Dhawan A, Dhawan J, Sharma AN, Azzam DB, Cherry A, Fehlings MG, Orosz LD, Lee NJ, Yamout T, Gum JL, Lehman RA, Poulter GT, Haines CM, Jazini E, Good CR, Ridha BB, Persad A, Fourney D, Byers E, Gallagher M, Sugar J, Brown JL, Wang Z, Shen J, Boubez G, Al-Shakfa F, Yuh SJ, Shedid D, Rizkallah M, Singh M, Singh PK, Lawrence PL, Dell S, Goodluck-Tyndall R, Wade K, Morgan M, Bruce C, Silva YGMD, Pimenta N, LaRue B, Aldakhil S, Blanchard J, Couture J, Goulet J, Bednar DA, Raj R, Urquhart J, Bailey C, Christie SD, Greene R, Chaves JPG, Zarrabian M, Sigurdson L, Manoharan R, Cherry A, Iorio C, Srikandarajah N, Xu M, Raj A, Nielsen CJ, Rampersaud YR, Lewis SJ. Canadian Spine Society: 23rd Annual Scientific Conference, Wednesday, March 1 - Saturday, March 4, Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, Québec, Que., Canada. Can J Surg 2023; 66:S1-S53. [PMID: 37567613 DOI: 10.1503/cjs.006523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
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- Division of Neurosurgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
- UCLA Health, Los Angeles, Calif
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- Division of Neurosurgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
- Division of Neurosurgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask
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- Division of Neurosurgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont
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- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont
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- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont
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- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ont
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ont
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ont
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ont
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- Health Science Department, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
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- Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Que
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que
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- Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Que
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- Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Que
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que
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- Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Que
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que
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- Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Que
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- Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Que
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ont
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ont
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ont
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- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont
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- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont
| | - Mark W Camp
- Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Chloe Cadieux
- London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Western University, London, Ont
| | - Renan Fernandes
- London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Western University, London, Ont
| | | | - Radovan Zdero
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Western University, London, Ont
| | - Chris Bailey
- London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Western University, London, Ont
| | - Parham Rasoulinejad
- London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Western University, London, Ont
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Kristen Beange
- Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ont
- Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Ottawa, Ont
| | - Ryan Graham
- Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Ottawa, Ont
- School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - Holly Livock
- Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ont
| | - Kevin Smit
- Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ont
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Gemah Moammer
- Grand River Hospital, Waterloo, Ont
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - John Mc Phee
- Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont
| | - Taryn Walker
- London Health Sciences Centre Combined Neurosurgical and Orthpaedic Spine Program, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University, London, Ont
| | - Jennifer C Urquhart
- London Health Sciences Centre Combined Neurosurgical and Orthpaedic Spine Program, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University, London, Ont
| | - R Andrew Glennie
- Departments of Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S
| | | | - Charles G Fisher
- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Chris S Bailey
- London Health Sciences Centre Combined Neurosurgical and Orthpaedic Spine Program, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University, London, Ont
| | - Brandon J Herrington
- London Health Sciences Centre combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic spine program, London, Ont
- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Western University, London, Ont
| | - Renan R Fernandes
- London Health Sciences Centre combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic spine program, London, Ont
- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Western University, London, Ont
| | - Jennifer C Urquhart
- London Health Sciences Centre combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic spine program, London, Ont
- Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - Parham Rasoulinejad
- London Health Sciences Centre combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic spine program, London, Ont
- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Western University, London, Ont
- Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - Fawaz Siddiqi
- London Health Sciences Centre combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic spine program, London, Ont
- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Western University, London, Ont
- Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - Christopher S Bailey
- London Health Sciences Centre combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic spine program, London, Ont
- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Western University, London, Ont
- Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - Jennifer Urquhart
- London Health Sciences Centre Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University, London, Ont
| | - Renan R Fernandes
- London Health Sciences Centre Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University, London, Ont
| | - R Andrew Glennie
- Departments of Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S
| | | | - Charles G Fisher
- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Chris S Bailey
- London Health Sciences Centre Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University, London, Ont
| | - Michael M H Yang
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
- O'Brien Institute of Public Health, Calgary, Alta
| | - Jay Riva-Cambrin
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | | | - Steven Casha
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - Chloe N Cadieux
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Western University, London, Ont
| | | | - Renan Fernandes
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Western University, London, Ont
| | - Andrew Glennie
- Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S
| | - Charles Fisher
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Raja Rampersaud
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Greg McIntosh
- Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network, Markdale, Ont
| | | | | | | | - Mark Xu
- Krembil Research Institute Arthritis Institute, Toronto, Ont
| | | | | | | | | | | | - Dana El-Mughayyar
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Department of Kinesiology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B
- Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B
- Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, N.B
| | - Erin Bigney
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Department of Kinesiology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B
- Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B
| | - Eden Richardson
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network, Markdale, Ont
| | - Neil Manson
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, N.B
- Saint John Orthopaedics, Saint John, N.B
| | - Edward Abraham
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, N.B
- Saint John Orthopaedics, Saint John, N.B
| | - Najmedden Attabib
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B
- Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, N.B
| | - Chris Small
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, N.B
- Saint John Orthopaedics, Saint John, N.B
| | - George Kolyvas
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B
- Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, N.B
| | - Andre LeRoux
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B
- Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, N.B
| | | | | | - Jeff Hebert
- Department of Kinesiology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B
| | | | | | - Jesse Shen
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que
| | | | | | - Zhi Wang
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que
| | - Ghassan Boubez
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que
| | - Tiffany Lung
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Mayilee Canizares
- Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - Anthony Perruccio
- Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - Raja Rampersaud
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - Eric J Crawford
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Robert A Ravinsky
- Department of Orthopaedics & Physical Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C
| | - Anthony V Perruccio
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - Y Raja Rampersaud
- Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network & University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Peter C Coyte
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Michael Bond
- Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - John Street
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Charles Fisher
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Raphaele Charest-Morin
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Jason M Sutherland
- Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Arthur R Bartolozzi
- Combined Neurological and Orthopedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Ori Barzilai
- AO Spine Knowledge Forum Tumor, Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland
| | - Dean Chou
- AO Spine Knowledge Forum Tumor, Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland
| | - Ilya Laufer
- AO Spine Knowledge Forum Tumor, Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland
| | | | - Arjun Sahgal
- AO Spine Knowledge Forum Tumor, Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland
| | | | | | - Aron Lazary
- AO Spine Knowledge Forum Tumor, Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland
| | - Michael H Weber
- AO Spine Knowledge Forum Tumor, Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland
| | | | - Stefano Boriani
- AO Spine Knowledge Forum Tumor, Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland
| | | | - Paul M Arnold
- AO Spine Knowledge Forum Tumor, Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland
| | | | | | | | - Ziya L Gokaslan
- AO Spine Knowledge Forum Tumor, Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland
| | | | - Nicolas Dea
- Combined Neurological and Orthopedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
- AO Foundation, Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland
| | | | - Raphaele Charest-Morin
- Spine Surgery Institute, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Ilya Laufer
- Department of Neurosurgery, New York University Langone Health, New York, N.Y
| | - William Teixeira
- Department of Orthopedic, Spine Surgery Division, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
| | - Ori Barzilai
- Department of Neurosurgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y
| | | | - Michael G Fehlings
- Division of Neurosurgery and Spine Program, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Dean Chou
- Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Spine Surgery, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, N.Y
| | | | - Ziya L Gokaslan
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, R.I
| | - Nicolas Dea
- Spine Surgery Institute, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | | | - Tony Goldschlager
- Department of Neurosurgery, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - John H Shin
- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, Mass
| | - John E O'Toole
- Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University, Chicago, Ill
| | - Daniel M Sciubba
- Department of Neurosurgery, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra, Long Island Jewish Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health, Manhasset, N.Y
| | - Chetan Bettegowda
- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
| | | | - Michael H Weber
- Spine Surgery Program, Department of Surgery, Montréal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - Addisu Mesfin
- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, N.Y
| | - Norio Kawahara
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku, Ishikawa, Japan
| | - Rory Goodwin
- Department of Neurosurgery, Spine Division, Duke University, Durham, N.C
| | - Alexander Disch
- Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus at the TU Dresden, Dresden, Saxony, Germany
| | - Aron Lazary
- National Center for Spinal Disorders, Budapest, Hungary
| | | | - Arjun Sahgal
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont
| | - Laurence Rhines
- Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston, Tex
| | - Charles G Fisher
- Spine Surgery Institute, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Anne L Versteeg
- Division of Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Division of Imaging and Cancer, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - Roxanne Gal
- Division of Imaging and Cancer, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - Leilani Reich
- Division of Spine, Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Angela Tsang
- Division of Spine, Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Allan Aludino
- Division of Spine, Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Arjun Sahgal
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont
| | - Jorrit-Jan Verlaan
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - Charles G Fisher
- Division of Spine, Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Lenny Verkooijen
- Division of Imaging and Cancer, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Mark A MacLean
- Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S
| | | | | | | | - C Rory Goodwin
- Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, Durham, N.C
| | - Michael Weber
- Combined Neurological and Orthopedic Spine Program, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Marcia Rebecca Correale
- University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Toronto, Ont
- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Leslie Jayne Soever
- University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Toronto, Ont
- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Raja Rampersaud
- University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Toronto, Ont
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Krembil Research Institute, Toronto, Ont
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Mohamed Sarraj
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | | | - Patrick Thornley
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Western University, London, Ont
| | - Frank Koziarz
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | | | | | | | - Edward Kachur
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - Mohit Bhandari
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - Colby Oitment
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - Armaan K Malhotra
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Michael Balas
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Blessing N R Jaja
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Erin M Harrington
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Johann Hofereiter
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Rachael H Jaffe
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Yingshi He
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - James P Byrne
- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md
| | - Jefferson R Wilson
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Christopher D Witiw
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | | | | | | | - Marcel F Dvorak
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Nathan Evaniew
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | | | | | | | | | | | - Charles G Fisher
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Raphaële Charest-Morin
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Nicolas Dea
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Tamir Ailon
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - John Street
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Brian K Kwon
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Ryan V Sandarage
- Neurosurgery Division, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
- The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - Ahmad Galuta
- Neurosurgery Division, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | | | - Jason C S Kwan
- Neurosurgery Division, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - Eve C TsaI
- Neurosurgery Division, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
- The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | - Laureen D Hachem
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - James Hong
- Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - Alexander Velumian
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - Andrea J Mothe
- Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - Charles H Tator
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - Michael G Fehlings
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - Husain Shakil
- Department of Surgery, Neurosurgery Division, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | | | | | - Rachael Jaffe
- Department of Surgery, Neurosurgery Division, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Armaan K Malhotra
- Department of Surgery, Neurosurgery Division, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Jefferson R Wilson
- Department of Surgery, Neurosurgery Division, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Christopher D Witiw
- Department of Surgery, Neurosurgery Division, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | | | - Marcel F Dvorak
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Nicolas Dea
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Nathan Evaniew
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - Melody Chen
- Praxis Spinal Cord Institute, Vancouver, B.C
| | | | - Jijie Xu
- Praxis Spinal Cord Institute, Vancouver, B.C
| | | | | | - Brian Kwon
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Charlotte Dandurand
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Sander Muijs
- University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - Marcel Dvorak
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Klaus Schnake
- Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen, Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany
| | | | - Ouml Ner
- University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - Ryan Greene
- Division of Neurosurgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S
- Neurosurgery Division, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, N.L
| | - Bradley Furlong
- Neurosurgery Division, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, N.L
| | | | - Michelle Swab
- Neurosurgery Division, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, N.L
| | - Sean D Christie
- Division of Neurosurgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S
| | - Amanda Hall
- Neurosurgery Division, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, N.L
| | | | | | | | - Marcel F Dvorak
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | | | - Ouml Ner
- University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | | | | | | | | | | | - Jin Wee Tee
- Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | | | - John C France
- Orthopedics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.V
| | - Richard Allen
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, Calif
| | | | | | | | - Charlotte Dandurand
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | | | - Ouml Ner
- University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - Sander Muijs
- University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - Klaus Schnake
- Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen, Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany
| | - Marcel Dvorak
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Nicolas Dea
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | | | - Greg McIntosh
- Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network, Markdale, Ont
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Mathieu Laflamme
- Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - Greg McIntosh
- Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network, Markdale, Ont
| | - Nicolas Dea
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | | | | | | | | | | | - Julien Goulet
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que
| | - Greg McIntosh
- Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network, Markdale, Ont
| | - Sonia Bedard
- Neurosurgery Division, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que
| | - Newton Pimenta
- Neurosurgery Division, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que
| | - Jocelyn Blanchard
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que
| | - Jerome Couture
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que
| | - Bernard LaRue
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que
| | | | - Tyler Adams
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
| | - Erin Cunningham
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
| | - Dana El-Mughayyar
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
| | - Erin Bigney
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
| | - Amanda Vandewint
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Saint John, N.B
| | - Niel Manson
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Saint John, N.B
- Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B
| | - Edward Abraham
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Saint John, N.B
- Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B
| | - Chris Small
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Saint John, N.B
- Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B
| | - Najmedden Attabib
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Saint John, N.B
- Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B
| | - Eden Richardson
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B
| | - Jeffery Hebert
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B
| | - Michael Bond
- Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - John Street
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Charles Fisher
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Raphaele Charest-Morin
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Jason M Sutherland
- Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Troy Hillier
- Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S
| | - Chris S Bailey
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, Western University, London, Ont
| | - Charles Fisher
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Raja Rampersaud
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | | | - R Andrew Glennie
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - David Ben-Israel
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - Eric J Crawford
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Charles Fisher
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Nicolas Dea
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Eldon Spackman
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - Raja Rampersaud
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Kenneth C Thomas
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | | | | | | | | | - Ahmed Cherry
- Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - Aditiya Raj
- Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - Mark Xu
- Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - Carlo Iorio
- Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - Chris Bailey
- London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
- Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network, Markdale, Ont
| | - Nicolas Dea
- Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network, Markdale, Ont
- Vancouver Spine Surgery Institute, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Charles Fisher
- Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network, Markdale, Ont
- Vancouver Spine Surgery Institute, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Hamilton Hall
- Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network, Markdale, Ont
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont
| | - Neil Manson
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B
| | - Kenneth Thomas
- Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network, Markdale, Ont
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - Mayilee Canizares
- Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network, Markdale, Ont
- Arthritis Program, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - Yoga Raja Rampersaud
- Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
- Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network, Markdale, Ont
| | - Jennifer Urquhart
- London Health Sciences Centre Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University, London, Ont
| | - Renan R Fernandes
- London Health Sciences Centre Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University, London, Ont
| | - R Andrew Glennie
- Departments of Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S
| | | | - Charles G Fisher
- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Chris Bailey
- London Health Sciences Centre Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University, London, Ont
| | - Michael M H Yang
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
- O'Brien Institute of Public Health, Calgary, Alta
| | - Rena Far
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - Tolulope Sajobi
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - Jay Riva-Cambrin
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - Steven Casha
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - Michael Bond
- Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - John Street
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Charles Fisher
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Raphaele Charest-Morin
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Jason M Sutherland
- Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - James McDonald
- Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, N.L
| | | | | | - Abdulmajeed Alahmari
- Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, Western University, London, Ont
| | - Raja Rampersaud
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - Charles Fisher
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Vancouver General Hospital and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Chris Bailey
- Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, Western University, London, Ont
| | - Andrew Glennie
- Division of Orthopedics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S
| | - Nathan Evaniew
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - Matthew Coyle
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | | | | | - W Bradley Jacobs
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - David W Cadotte
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - Kenneth C Thomas
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | | | - Jérôme Paquet
- Department of Surgery, Université de Québec, Québec, Que
| | - Andrew Nataraj
- Neurosurgery Division, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
| | - Sean D Christie
- Division of Neurosurgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S
| | - Michael H Weber
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Philippe Phan
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - Raphaële Charest-Morin
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Charles G Fisher
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Hamilton Hall
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | | | - Nicolas Dea
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Armaan K Malhotra
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont
- Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Aileen M Davis
- Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Yingshi He
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - Erin M Harrington
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - Blessing N R Jaja
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - Mary P Zhu
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - Husain Shakil
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont
- Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Nicolas Dea
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C
| | - W Bradley Jacobs
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - David W Cadotte
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - Jérôme Paquet
- Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire (CHU) de Québec, CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - Michael H Weber
- Division of Orthopedic Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | | | - Sean D Christie
- Division of Neurosurgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S
| | - Andrew Nataraj
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
| | - Christopher S Bailey
- Division of Orthopaedics, Western University, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
| | - Michael G Johnson
- Department of Surgery, Section of Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - Charles G Fisher
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Neil Manson
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John Orthopedics, Dalhousie University, Saint John, N.B
| | - Y Raja Rampersaud
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - Kenneth C Thomas
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - Hamilton Hall
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Michael G Fehlings
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - Henry Ahn
- Division of Orthopedic Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - Howard J Ginsberg
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - Christopher D Witiw
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont
- Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Jefferson R Wilson
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John Orthopedics, Dalhousie University, Saint John, N.B
| | - Alwalaa Althagafi
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Greg McIntosh
- Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network, Markdale, Ont
| | - Raphaële Charest-Morin
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Michael A Rizzuto
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Tamir Ailon
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Nicolas Dea
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Nathan Evaniew
- Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network, Markdale, Ont
| | - Bradley W Jacobs
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - Jerome Paquet
- Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire (CHU) de Québec, CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Que
| | - Raja Rampersaud
- Divisions of Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Hamilton Hall
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Christopher S Bailey
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, Ont
| | - Michael Weber
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que
| | - Michael G Johnson
- Department of Surgery, Section of Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man
| | - Andrew Nataraj
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alta
| | - Najmedden Attabib
- Canada East Spine Centre, Division of Neurosurgery, Zone 2, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B
| | - David W Cadotte
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
| | - Neil Manson
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John Orthopedics, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John Campus, Saint John, N.B
| | | | - Sean D Christie
- Division of Neurosurgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S
| | - Kenneth C Thomas
- Divisions of Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | | | - Charles G Fisher
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Raphaele Charest-Morin
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Vishal P Varshney
- Department of Anesthesia, Providence Healthcare, Vancouver, B.C
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Ramesh Sahjpaul
- Department of Anesthesia, Providence Healthcare, Vancouver, B.C
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
- Division of Neurosurgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Scott Paquette
- Department of Anesthesia, Providence Healthcare, Vancouver, B.C
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
- Division of Neurosurgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | - Jill Osborn
- Department of Anesthesia, Providence Healthcare, Vancouver, B.C
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Greg McIntosh
- Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network, Markdale, Ont
| | | | | | | | | | - Mark Xu
- University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | | | | | | | - Alexandra Stratton
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - Sarah Tierney
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - Eugene K Wai
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - Philippe Phan
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | - Stephen Kingwell
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Barend Spanninga
- Laboratory for Experimental Orthopaedics, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
| | - Thomáy-Claire A Hoelen
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
| | | | - Jacobus J C Arts
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
- Orthopaedic Biomechanics, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
| | - Chris S Bailey
- London Health Sciences Centre Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University, London, Ont
| | - Jennifer C Urquhart
- London Health Sciences Centre Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University, London, Ont
| | - R Andrew Glennie
- Departments of Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S
| | | | - Charles G Fisher
- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | | | - Lior M Elkaim
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Naif M Alotaibi
- Department of Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - Michael H Weber
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Nicolas Dea
- Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Spine Program, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C
| | | | | | - Albert Yee
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont
| | - Nadia Jaber
- University of Toronto Spine Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | | | - Erin Cunningham
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
| | - Tyler Adams
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
| | - Dana El-Mughayyar
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
| | - Erin Bigney
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
| | - Amanda Vandewint
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Saint John, N.B
| | - Neil Manson
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B
| | - Edward Abraham
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B
| | - Chris Small
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B
| | | | | | - Jeffery Hebert
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B
| | - Joel Werier
- Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - Kevin Smit
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ont
| | - James Villeneuve
- Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - Adam Sachs
- Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - Hesham Abdelbary
- Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | | | - Kawan Rakhra
- Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - Philippe Phan
- Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Robert Koucheki
- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Aazad Abbas
- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Johnathan Lex
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Nicholas Nucci
- Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - Cari Whyne
- Holland Musculoskeletal Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont
| | - Jeremie Larouche
- Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont
| | - Henry Ahn
- Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont
| | - Joel Finkelstein
- Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont
| | - Stephen Lewis
- Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - Jay Toor
- Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Nathan J Lee
- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, N.Y
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Eric J Crawford
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Robert A Ravinsky
- Department of Orthopaedics & Physical Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C
| | - Anthony V Perruccio
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
| | - Peter C Coyte
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Y Raja Rampersaud
- Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network & University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | | | - Mohamed Sarraj
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - Fawaz AlShaalan
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - Alex Koziarz
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | | | | | - Colby Oitment
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - Lalita Bharadwaj
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B
| | - Dana El-Mughayyar
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B
- Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, N.B
| | - Erin Bigney
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B
| | - Neil Manson
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B
- Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, N.B
| | - Edward Abraham
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, N.B
- Saint John Orthopaedics, Saint John, N.B
| | - Chris Small
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, N.B
- Saint John Orthopaedics, Saint John, N.B
| | - Najmedden Attabib
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B
- Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, N.B
| | - Eden Richardson
- Canada East Spine Centre, Saint John, N.B
- Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B
- Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network, Markdale, Ont
| | | | | | | | - Jeffrey Hebert
- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B
| | - Lior M Elkaim
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | | | - Farbod Niazi
- Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que
| | - Rakan Bokhari
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | | | - Oliver J Lasry
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | | | | | - Varun S Muddaluru
- Graduate Entry Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
| | - Pranjan Gandhi
- Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | | | - Daipayan Guha
- Division of Neurosurgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - Markian A Pahuta
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | | | | | | | | | - Mamdoh Alhawsawi
- King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | | | | | - Feras Qumquji
- King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ottawa, Ont
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Marcelo Oppermann
- Department of Clinical Neurological Science, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ont
- Department of Electrical Computer & Biomedical Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ont
| | - Shaurya Gupta
- Department of Electrical Computer & Biomedical Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ont
| | - Joel Ramjist
- Department of Electrical Computer & Biomedical Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ont
| | - Priscila Santos Oppermann
- Department of Clinical Neurological Science, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ont
| | - Victor X D Yang
- Department of Clinical Neurological Science, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ont
- Department of Electrical Computer & Biomedical Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ont
| | | | - Lior M Elkaim
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Farbod Niazi
- Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que
| | - Michael H Weber
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Que
| | - Christian Ioro-Morin
- Service de neurochirurgie, Département de chirurgie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que
| | - Marco Bonizzato
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, Montréal, Que
- Department of Neuroscience and Centre interdisciplinaire sur le cerveau et l'apprentissage, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que
| | - Alexander G Weil
- Division of Neurosurgery, St-Justine University Hospital, Montréal, Que
| | - Marcelo Oppermann
- Department of Clinical Neurological Science, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ont
- Department of Electrical Computer & Biomedical Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ont
| | - Joel Ramjist
- Department of Electrical Computer & Biomedical Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ont
| | - Shaurya Gupta
- Department of Electrical Computer & Biomedical Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ont
| | - Priscila S Oppermann
- Department of Clinical Neurological Science, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ont
| | - Victor X D Yang
- Department of Clinical Neurological Science, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ont
- Department of Electrical Computer & Biomedical Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ont
| | - Youngkyung Jung
- Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - Varun Muddalaru
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
| | - Pranjan Gandhi
- Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | - Daipayan Guha
- Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
| | | | | | - Aazad Abbas
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Johnathan R Lex
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Nicholas Nucci
- Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont
| | - Cari Whyne
- Sunnybrook Holland Musculoskeletal Research Program, Toronto, Ont
| | - Albert Yee
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont
| | - Henry Ahn
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - Joel Finkelstein
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont
| | - Jeremie Larouche
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont
| | - Stephen Lewis
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
- Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont
| | - Jay Toor
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | - Alaina Dhawan
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - Jillian Dhawan
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont
| | - Ajay N Sharma
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Calif
| | - Daniel B Azzam
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Tufts University, Boston, Mass
| | - Ahmed Cherry
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
| | | | | | - Nathan J Lee
- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, N.Y
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Elizabeth Byers
- Biomedical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa
| | | | | | - Justin L Brown
- Biomedical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa
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- University Hospital of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica
| | | | - Kevin Wade
- University Hospital of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica
| | | | - Carl Bruce
- Department of Surgery, University of the West Indies, Jamaica
| | | | - Newton Pimenta
- Surgery Department, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que
| | - Bernard LaRue
- Surgery Department, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que
| | - Salman Aldakhil
- Surgery Department, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que
| | | | - Jerome Couture
- Surgery Department, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que
| | - Julien Goulet
- Surgery Department, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que
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Lee NJ, Zuckerman SL, Buchanan IA, Boddapati V, Mathew J, Marciano G, Robertson D, Lakomkin N, Park PJ, Leung E, Lombardi JM, Lehman RA. Is There a Difference in Screw Accuracy, Robot Time Per Screw, Robot Abandonment, and Radiation Exposure Between the Mazor X and the Renaissance? A Propensity-Matched Analysis of 1179 Robot-Assisted Screws. Global Spine J 2023; 13:1286-1292. [PMID: 34235996 PMCID: PMC10416583 DOI: 10.1177/21925682211029867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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STUDY DESIGN Prospective single-cohort analysis. OBJECTIVES To compare the outcomes/complications of 2 robotic systems for spine surgery. METHODS Adult patients (≥18-years-old) who underwent robot-assisted spine surgery from 2016-2019 were assessed. A propensity score matching (PSM) algorithm was used to match Mazor X to Renaissance cases. Preoperative CT scan for planning and an intraoperative O-arm for screw evaluation were preformed. Outcomes included screw accuracy, robot time/screw, robot abandonment, and radiation. Screw accuracy was measured using Vitrea Core software by 2 orthopedic surgeons. Screw breach was measured according to the Gertzbein/Robbins classification. RESULTS After PSA, a total of 65 patients (Renaissance: 22 vs. X: 43) were included. Patient/operative factors were similar between robot systems (P > .05). The pedicle screw accuracy was similar between robots (Renaissance: 1.1%% vs. X: 1.3%, P = .786); however, the S2AI screw breach rate was significantly lower for the X (Renaissance: 9.5% vs. X: 1.2%, P = .025). Robot time per screw was not statistically different (Renaissance: 4.6 minutes vs. X: 3.9 minutes, P = .246). The X was more reliable with an abandonment rate of 2.3% vs. Renaissance:22.7%, P = .007. Radiation exposure were not different between robot systems. Non-robot related complications including dural tear, loss of motor/sensory function, and blood transfusion were similar between robot systems. CONCLUSION This is the first comparative analyses of screw accuracy, robot time/screw, robot abandonment, and radiation exposure between the Mazor X and Renaissance systems. There are substantial improvements in the X robot, particularly in the perioperative planning processes, which likely contribute to the X's superiority in S2AI screw accuracy by nearly 8-fold and robot reliability by nearly 10-fold.
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- Nathan J. Lee
- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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Lee NJ, Lombardi JM, Lehman RA. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications in Spine Surgery. Int J Spine Surg 2023:8503. [PMID: 37193608 DOI: 10.14444/8503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023] Open
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The complexity of patients with spine pathology and high rates of complications has driven extensive research directed toward optimizing outcomes and reducing complications. Traditional statistical analysis has been limited both in validity and in the number of predictor variables considered. Over the past decade, artificial intelligence and machine learning have taken center stage as the possible solution to creating more accurate and applicable patient-centered predictive models in spine surgery. This review discusses the current published machine learning applications on preoperative optimization, risk stratification, and predictive modeling for the cervical, lumbar, and adult spinal deformity populations.
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- Nathan J Lee
- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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Lee NJ, Fields M, Hassan FM, Zuckerman SL, Ha AS, Lombardi JM, Sardar ZM, Lehman RA, Lenke LG. Predicting postoperative coronal alignment for adult spinal deformity: do lower-extremity factors matter? J Neurosurg Spine 2023:1-12. [PMID: 37148236 DOI: 10.3171/2023.3.spine221364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The objective was to describe an intraoperative method that accurately predicts postoperative coronal alignment for up to 2 years of follow-up. The authors hypothesized that the intraoperative coronal target for adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery should account for lower-extremity parameters, including pelvic obliquity (PO), leg length discrepancy (LLD), lower-extremity mechanical axis difference (MAD), and asymmetrical knee bending. METHODS Two lines were drawn on intraoperative prone radiographs: the central sacral pelvic line (CSPL) (the line bisecting the sacrum and perpendicular to the line touching the acetabular sourcil of both hips) and the intraoperative central sacral vertical line (iCSVL) (which is drawn relative to CSPL based on the preoperative erect PO). The distance from the C7 spinous process to CSPL (C7-CSPL) and the distance from the C7 spinous process to iCSVL (iCVA) were compared with immediate and 2-year postoperative CVA. To account for LLD and preoperative lower-extremity compensation, patients were categorized into four preoperative groups: type 1, no LLD (< 1 cm) and no lower-extremity compensation; type 2, no LLD with lower-extremity compensation (PO > 1°, asymmetrical knee bending, and MAD > 2°); type 3, LLD and no lower-extremity compensation; and type 4, LLD with lower-extremity compensation (asymmetrical knee bending and MAD > 4°). A retrospective review of a consecutively collected cohort with ASD who underwent minimum 6-level fusion with pelvic fixation was performed for validation. RESULTS In total, 108 patients (mean ± SD age 57.7 ± 13.7 years, 14.0 ± 3.9 levels fused) were reviewed. Mean preoperative/2-year postoperative CVA was 5.0 ± 2.0/2.2 ± 1.8 cm. For patients with type 1, both C7-CSPL and iCVA had similar error margins for immediate postoperative CVA (0.5 ± 0.6 vs 0.5 ± 0.6 cm, p = 0.900) and 2-year postoperative CVA (0.3 ± 0.4 vs 0.4 ± 0.5 cm, p = 0.185). For patients with type 2, C7-CSPL was more accurate for immediate postoperative CVA (0.8 ± 1.2 vs 1.7 ± 1.8 cm, p = 0.006) and 2-year postoperative CVA (0.7 ± 1.1 vs 2.1 ± 2.2 cm, p < 0.001). For patients with type 3, iCVA was more accurate for immediate postoperative CVA (0.3 ± 0.4 vs 1.7 ± 0.8 cm, p < 0.001) and 2-year postoperative CVA (0.3 ± 0.2 vs 1.9 ± 0.8 cm, p < 0.001). For patients with type 4, iCVA was more accurate for immediate postoperative CVA (0.6 ± 0.7 vs 3.0 ± 1.3 cm, p < 0.001) and 2-year postoperative CVA (0.5 ± 0.6 vs 3.0 ± 1.6 cm, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS This system, which accounted for lower-extremity factors, provided an intraoperative guide to determine both immediate and 2-year postoperative CVA with high accuracy. For patients with type 1 and 2 (no LLD, with or without lower-extremity compensation), C7-intraoperative CSPL accurately predicted postoperative CVA up to 2-year follow-up (mean error 0.5 cm). For patients with type 3 and 4 (LLD, with or without lower-extremity compensation), iCVA accurately predicted postoperative CVA up to 2-year follow-up (mean error 0.4 cm).
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Zuckerman SL, Chanbour H, Hassan FM, Lai CS, Shen Y, Kerolus MG, Ha A, Buchanan I, Lee NJ, Leung E, Cerpa M, Lehman RA, Lenke LG. The Lumbosacral Fractional Curve vs Maximum Coronal Cobb Angle in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients with Coronal Malalignment: Which Matters More? Global Spine J 2023:21925682231161564. [PMID: 36987946 DOI: 10.1177/21925682231161564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVES In patients undergoing adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery we sought to: 1) report preoperative and postoperative lumbosacral fractional (LSF) curve and maximum coronal Cobb angles and 2) determine their impact on radiographic, clinical, and patient-reported outcomes (PROs). METHODS A single-institution cohort study was undertaken. The LSF curve was the cobb angle between the sacrum and most tilted lower lumbar vertebra. Coronal/sagittal vertical axis (CVA/SVA) were collected. Patients were compared between 4 groups: 1) Neutral Alignment (NA); 2) coronal malalignment only (CM); 3) Sagittal malalignment only (SM); and 4) Combined-Coronal-Sagittal-Malalignment (CCSM). Outcomes including postoperative CM, postoperative coronal vertical axis, complications, readmissions, reoperation, and PROs. RESULTS A total of 243 patients underwent ASD surgery with mean total instrumented levels of 13.5. Mean LSF curve was 12.1±9.9°(0.2-62.3) and mean max Cobb angle was 43.0±26.5° (0.0-134.3). The largest mean LSF curves were seen in patients with CM (14.6°) and CCSM (13.1°) compared to NA (12.1°) and SM (9.5°) (p=0.100). A higher LSF curve was seen in patients with fusion to the sacrum and instrumentation to the pelvis (p=0.009), and a higher LSF curve was associated with more TLIFs (p=0.031). Postoperatively, more TLIFs were associated with greater amount of LSF curve correction (p<0.001). Comparing the LSF and the max Cob angle among Qiu types, the highest mean max Cobb angle was in Qiu Type B patients (p=0.025), whereas the highest mean LSF curve was in Qiu Type C patients (p=0.037). Moreover, 82.7% of patients had a LSF curve opposite the max Cobb angle. The LSF curve was larger than the max Cobb angle in 22/243 (9.1%) patients, and most of these 22 patients were Qiu Type A (59.1%). Regarding correction, the max Cobb angle achieved more correction than the LSF curve, judged by the percent improved from preop (54.5% Cobb vs. 46.5% LSF, p=0.025) in patients with max cobb>20° and LSF curve >5°. The LSF curve underwent greater correction in Qiu Type C patients (9.2°) compared to Type A (5.7°) and Type B (5.1°) (p=0.023); however, the max Cobb angle was similarly corrected among Qiu Types: Type A 21.8°, Type B 24.6°, and Type C 25.4° (p=0.602). Minimal differences were seen comparing the preop/postop/change in LSF curve and max Cobb angle regarding postop CM, postop CVA, complications, readmissions, reoperation, and PROs. CONCLUSIONS The LSF curve was highest in patients with CM, CCSM, and Qiu Type C curves. Most patients had a LSF curve opposite the max Cobb angle. The max Cobb angle was more often corrected than the LSF curve. The LSF curve underwent greater correction among Qiu Type C patients, whereas the max Cobb angle was similarly corrected among all Qiu Types. No clear trend was seen regarding postoperative complications and PROs between the LSF curve and max Cobb angle.
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- Scott L Zuckerman
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Lee NJ, Boddapati V, Mathew J, Fields M, Vulapalli M, Kim JS, Lombardi JM, Sardar ZM, Lehman RA, Riew KD. What Is the Impact of Surgical Approach in the Treatment of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy in Patients With OPLL? A Propensity-Score Matched, Multi-Center Analysis on Inpatient and Post-Discharge 90-Day Outcomes. Global Spine J 2023; 13:324-333. [PMID: 33601898 PMCID: PMC9972269 DOI: 10.1177/2192568221994797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort. OBJECTIVE Provide a comparison of surgical approach in the treatment of degenerative cervical myelopathy in patients with OPLL. METHODS A national database was queried to identify adult (≥18 years) patients with OPLL, who underwent at least a 2-level cervical decompression and fusion for cervical myelopathy from 2012-2014. A propensity-score-matching algorithm was employed to compare outcomes by surgical approach. RESULTS After propensity-score matching, 627 patients remained. An anterior approach was found to be an independent predictor for higher inpatient surgical complications(OR 5.9), which included dysphagia:14%[anterior]vs.1.1%[posterior] P-value < 0.001, wound hematoma:1.7%[anterior]vs.0%[posterior] P-value = 0.02, and dural tear:9.4%[anterior]vs.3.2%[posterior] P-value = 0.001. A posterior approach was an predictor for longer hospital length of stay by nearly 3 days(OR 3.4; 6.8 days[posterior]vs.4.0 days[anterior] P-value < 0.001). The reasons for readmission/reoperation did not vary by approach for 2-3-level fusions; however, for >3-level fusions, patients with an anterior approach more often had respiratory complications requiring mechanical ventilation(P-value = 0.038) and required revision fusion surgery(P-value = 0.015). CONCLUSIONS The national estimates for inpatient complications(25%), readmissions(9.9%), and reoperations(3.5%) are substantial after the surgical treatment of multi-level OPLL. An anterior approach resulted in significantly higher inpatient surgical complications, but this did not result in a longer hospital length of stay and the overall 90-day complication rates requiring readmission or reoperation was similar to those seen after a posterior approach. For patients requiring >3-level fusion, an anterior approach is associated with significantly higher risk for respiratory complications requiring mechanical ventilation and revision fusion surgery. Precise neurological complications and functional outcomes were not included in this database, and should be further assessed in future studies.
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- Nathan J. Lee
- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia
University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New
York, NY, USA,Nathan J. Lee, MD, Columbia University
Medical Center, Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia
University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New
York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia
University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New
York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia
University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New
York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia
University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New
York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia
University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New
York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia
University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New
York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia
University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New
York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia
University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New
York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia
University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New
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Zuckerman SL, Chanbour H, Hassan FM, Lai C, Kerolus M, Ha A, Buchannan I, Cerpa M, Lehman RA, Lenke LG. Patients With Coronal Malalignment Undergoing Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Does Coronal Alignment Change From Immediately Postoperative to 2-years? Clin Spine Surg 2023; 36:E14-E21. [PMID: 35858210 DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000001359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVES The objectives were to: (1) characterize the changes in coronal vertical axis (CVA) after adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery from immediate postoperative to 2-years postoperative, and (2) assess for predictors of CVA change from immediate postoperative to 2-years postoperative. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA It is unknown whether coronal correction obtained immediately postoperative accurately reflects long-term coronal alignment. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective, single-institution registry was queried for patients undergoing ASD surgery from 2015-2019, including patients undergoing ≥6-level fusions with preoperative coronal malalignment (CM), defined as CVA≥3 cm. A clinically significant change in CVA was defined a priori as ≥1 cm. Radiographic variables were obtained preoperatively, immediately postoperative, and at 2-years postoperative. RESULTS Of 368 patients undergoing ASD surgery, 124 (33.7%) had preoperative CM, and 64 (17.0%) completed 2-years follow-up. Among 64 patients, mean age was 53.6±15.4 years. Preoperatively, absolute mean CVA was 5.4±3.1 cm, which improved to 2.3±2.0 cm ( P <0.001) immediately postoperative and 2.2±1.6 cm ( P <0.001) at 2-years. The mean change in CVA from preoperative to immediately postoperative was 2.2±1.9 cm (0.3-14.4). During the immediate postoperative to 2-years interval, 29/64 (45.3%) patients experienced a significant change of CVA by ≥1 cm, of which 22/29 (76%) improved by a mean of 1.7 cm and 7/29 (24%) worsened by a mean of 3.5 cm. No preoperative or surgical factors were associated with changed CVA from immediately postoperative to 2-years. CONCLUSION Among 64 patients undergoing ASD surgery with preoperative CM, 45.3% experienced a significant (≥1 cm) change in their CVA from immediately postoperative to 2-years postoperative. Of these 29 patients, 22/29 (76%) improved, whereas 7/29 (24%) worsened. Although no factors were associated with undergoing a change in CVA, this information is useful in understanding the evolution and spontaneous coronal alignment changes that take place after major ASD coronal plane correction.
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- Scott L Zuckerman
- Departments of Neurological Surgery
- Orthopedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY
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Lee NJ, Marciano G, Puvanesarajah V, Park PJ, Clifton WE, Kwan K, Morrissette CR, Williams JL, Fields M, Hassan FM, Angevine PD, Mandigo CE, Lombardi JM, Sardar ZM, Lehman RA, Lenke LG. Incidence, mechanism, and protective strategies for 2-year pelvic fixation failure after adult spinal deformity surgery with a minimum six-level fusion. J Neurosurg Spine 2023; 38:208-216. [PMID: 36242579 DOI: 10.3171/2022.8.spine22755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence, mechanism, and potential protective strategies for pelvic fixation failure (PFF) within 2 years after adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery. METHODS Data for ASD patients (age ≥ 18 years, minimum of six instrumented levels) with pelvic fixation (S2-alar-iliac [S2AI] and/or iliac screws) with a minimum 2-year follow-up were consecutively collected (2015-2019). Patients with prior pelvic fixation were excluded. PFF was defined as any revision to pelvic screws, which may include broken rods across the lumbosacral junction requiring revision to pelvic screws, pseudarthrosis across the lumbosacral junction requiring revision to pelvic screws, a broken or loose pelvic screw, or sacral/iliac fracture. Patient information including demographic data and health history (age, sex, BMI, smoking status, American Society of Anesthesiologists score, osteoporosis), operative (total instrumented levels [TIL], three-column osteotomy [3CO], interbody fusion), screw (iliac, S2AI, length, diameter), rod (diameter, kickstand), rod pattern (number crossing lumbopelvic junction, lowest instrumented vertebra [LIV] of accessory rod[s], lateral connectors, dual-headed screws), and pre- and postradiographic (lumbar lordosis, pelvic incidence, pelvic tilt, major Cobb angle, lumbosacral fractional curve, C7 coronal vertical axis [CVA], T1 pelvic angle, C7 sagittal vertical axis) parameters was collected. All rods across the lumbosacral junction were cobalt-chrome. All iliac and S2AI screws were closed-headed tulips. Both univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine risk factors for PFF. RESULTS Of 253 patients (mean age 58.9 years, mean TIL 13.6, 3CO 15.8%, L5-S1 interbody 74.7%, mean pelvic screw diameter/length 8.6/87 mm), the 2-year failure rate was 4.3% (n = 11). The mechanisms of failure included broken rods across the lumbosacral junction (n = 4), pseudarthrosis across the lumbosacral junction requiring revision to pelvic screws (n = 3), broken pelvic screw (n = 1), loose pelvic screw (n = 1), sacral/iliac fracture (n = 1), and painful/prominent pelvic screw (n = 1). A higher number of rods crossing the lumbopelvic junction (mean 3.8 no failure vs 2.9 failure, p = 0.009) and accessory rod LIV to S2/ilium (no failure 54.2% vs failure 18.2%, p = 0.003) were protective for failure. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that accessory rod LIV to S2/ilium versus S1 (OR 0.2, p = 0.004) and number of rods crossing the lumbar to pelvis (OR 0.15, p = 0.002) were protective, while worse postoperative CVA (OR 1.5, p = 0.028) was an independent risk factor for failure. CONCLUSIONS The 2-year PFF rate was low relative to what is reported in the literature, despite patients undergoing long fusion constructs for ASD. The number of rods crossing the lumbopelvic junction and accessory rod LIV to S2/ilium relative to S1 alone likely increase construct stiffness. Residual postoperative coronal malalignment should be avoided to reduce PFF.
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Mathew J, Zuckerman SL, Lin H, Marciano G, Simhon M, Cerpa M, Lee NJ, Boddapati V, Lehman RA, Sardar ZM, Dyrszka MD, Lombardi JM, Lenke LG. Living with a C2-Sacrum Spinal Fusion: Surgical Outcomes and Quality of Life in Patients Fused from C2 to the Sacrum. Global Spine J 2023:21925682221149389. [PMID: 36604815 DOI: 10.1177/21925682221149389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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STUDY DESIGN Single center, retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVES Little is known about the surgical outcomes and quality of life in patients with C2-sacrum posterior spinal fusion (PSF). Though it is thought to be a "final" construct, it remains unknown how patients fare postoperatively. We sought to evaluate the surgical outcomes and quality of life of patients after C2-sacrum PSF. METHODS Consecutive patients undergoing C2-Sacrum PSF from 2015-2020 by 4 surgeons at a single institution were included. The study time period for each patient began after their index operation that led to the C2-sacrum fusion. Dates of surgery, complications, reoperations, patient reported outcomes (PROs) including EuroQol 5 Dimensions (EQ-5D), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) questionnaires, and activities of daily living (ADL) questions were collected and analyzed. Descriptive statistics, paired t-tests, student t-tests, and linear regression were used. RESULTS Of the 23 patients who underwent C2-sacrum PSF, 6 patients (26%) required a total of 10 reoperations after a mean of 1.5 years (range 0-4 years) after C2-sacrum PSF. Five reoperations were for mechanical failure; 3 for wound complications/infection; and 2 for instrumentation and spinous process prominence. PROs were collected on 18 patients with mean follow-up of 2.4 years (range .5-4.5) after their C2-sacrum PSF. At 6-months, both SRS-22 and ODI scores improved significantly after C2-sacrum PSF (SRS: 57.5 to 76.3, P = .0014; ODI: 47.0 to 31.7, P = .013). Similarly, at a mean 2.4 years postoperatively, mean ODI improved significantly (47.0 to 30.4, P = .0032). Six patients (33%) had minimal symptoms (ODI <20). The median postoperative EQ-5D score was .74 (range .19 to 1.0), which compares favorably to patients with hip/knee osteoarthritis (EQ-5D .63) and diabetes mellitus (DM) (EQ-5D .69) and hypertension (HTN). In terms of activities of daily living (ADL), 10 patients (56%) exercised regularly-a mean 4.5 days/week. 11 (61%) could do light aerobic activity (e.g. stationary bike). 10 (55%) were able to play with children/grandchildren as desired. Eight patients (44%) hiked, and 2 (11%) drove independently. 11 (61%) could tolerate short air-travel comfortably. Of the 17 patients who could toilet and perform basic hygiene preoperatively, 16 (94%) were able to do so postoperatively. CONCLUSION Though C2-sacrum PSF is thought to be a "final" construct, approximately 1 in 4 patients require subsequent operations. However, C2-sacrum PSF patients had a significant improvement in SRS and ODI scores by 6 months postop. Over 60% of patients were regularly performing light aerobic activity 2 years after their C2-sacrum PSF. EQ-5D suggests that this population fares better than those with degenerative hip/knee arthritis and similarly to those with common chronic conditions like DM and HTN.
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- Justin Mathew
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Lee NJ, Park PJ, Puvanesarajah V, Clifton WE, Kwan K, Morrissette CR, Williams JL, Fields MW, Leung E, Hassan FM, Angevine PD, Mandigo CE, Lombardi JM, Sardar ZM, Lehman RA, Lenke LG. How common is acute pelvic fixation failure after adult spine surgery? A single-center study of 358 patients. J Neurosurg Spine 2023; 38:91-97. [PMID: 36029261 DOI: 10.3171/2022.7.spine22498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE There is a paucity of literature on pelvic fixation failure after adult spine surgery in the early postoperative period. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of acute pelvic fixation failure in a large single-center study and to describe the lessons learned. METHODS The authors performed a retrospective review of adult (≥ 18 years old) patients who underwent spinal fusion with pelvic fixation (iliac, S2-alar-iliac [S2AI] screws) at a single academic medical center between 2015 and 2020. All patients had a minimum of 3 instrumented levels. The minimum follow-up was 6 months after the index spine surgery. Patients with prior pelvic fixation were excluded. Acute pelvic fixation failure was defined as revision of the pelvic screws within 6 months of the primary surgery. Patient demographics and operative, radiographic, and rod/screw parameters were collected. All rods were cobalt-chrome. All iliac and S2AI screws were closed-headed screws. RESULTS In 358 patients, the mean age was 59.5 ± 13.6 years, and 64.0% (n = 229) were female. The mean number of instrumented levels was 11.5 ± 5.5, and 79.1% (n = 283) had ≥ 6 levels fused. Three-column osteotomies were performed in 14.2% (n = 51) of patients, and 74.6% (n = 267) had an L5-S1 interbody fusion. The mean diameter/length of pelvic screws was 8.5/86.6 mm. The mean number of pelvic screws was 2.2 ± 0.5, the mean rod diameter was 6.0 ± 0 mm, and 78.5% (n = 281) had > 2 rods crossing the lumbopelvic junction. Accessory rods extended to S1 (32.7%, n = 117) or S2/ilium (45.8%, n = 164). Acute pelvic fixation failure occurred in 1 patient (0.3%); this individual had a broken S2AI screw near the head-neck junction. This 76-year-old woman with degenerative lumbar scoliosis and chronic lumbosacral zone 1 fracture nonunion had undergone posterior instrumented fusion from T10 to pelvis with bilateral S2AI screws (8.5 × 90 mm); i.e., transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion L4-S1. The patient had persistent left buttock pain postoperatively, with radiographically confirmed breakage of the left S2AI screw 68 days after surgery. Revision included instrumentation removal at L2-pelvis and a total of 4 pelvic screws. CONCLUSIONS The acute pelvic fixation failure rate was exceedingly low in adult spine surgery. This rate may be the result of multiple factors including the preference for multirod (> 2), closed-headed pelvic screw constructs in which large-diameter long screws are used. Increasing the number of rods and screws at the lumbopelvic junction may be important factors to consider, especially for patients with high risk for nonunion.
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Puvanesarajah V, Raad M, Hassan FM, Lombardi JM, Sardar ZM, Lehman RA, Lenke LG. The "kickstand rod" technique for correction of coronal malalignment: two-year clinical and radiographic outcomes. Spine Deform 2023; 11:153-161. [PMID: 35939259 DOI: 10.1007/s43390-022-00564-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Restoring coronal alignment in spine deformity patients has been shown to play an important role in improving patient reported outcomes (PRO). Recently, the "kickstand rod" (KSR) technique was developed as a novel coronal correction method in complex spine deformity cases. The goal of the present study was to assess outcomes of this technique at two years of follow-up. METHODS Consecutive, unique adult patients who underwent KSR constructs for coronal spinal malalignment between 2015 and 2019 with a minimum 2 year clinical and radiographic follow-up were identified. A KSR construct includes a more laterally placed iliac screw and additional rod that effectively depresses the ipsilateral ilium/pelvis for coronal correction, while serving as a buttress to prevent future loss of correction. Outcomes included revision for instrumentation-related complications, radiographic alignment, and PROs. RESULTS Twenty patients were included with a mean age of 54 years [range: 20-73 years]. Mean follow-up time was 2.5 years [range: 2.0-5.0]. Mean number of levels fused was 17.3 [range: 10-24]. There were significant improvements in coronal alignment (CVA: 5.8 cm ± 2.6 cm vs. 1.7 cm ± 1.5 cm), sagittal alignment (SVA: 5.6 cm ± 5.9 cm vs. 1.6 cm ± 2.5 cm) and major Cobb angle (55º ± 32 vs. 26º ± 21) maintained at 2 years (p < 0.05). One patient experienced an asymptomatic fracture at the shank of the KSR iliac screw. There were significant improvements in Oswestry Disability Index and SRS-22 domains (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION The KSR technique is a safe and effective method for correcting coronal malalignment in complex spinal deformity patients with no revisions specific for the KSR or iliac screw and significantly improved PROs at a minimum two-year follow-up.
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- Varun Puvanesarajah
- The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital, New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, NY, NY, 10034, USA.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital, New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, NY, NY, 10034, USA
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- The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital, New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, NY, NY, 10034, USA
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- The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital, New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, NY, NY, 10034, USA
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- The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital, New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, NY, NY, 10034, USA
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- The Daniel and Jane Och Spine Hospital, New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, NY, NY, 10034, USA
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McIntosh JR, Joiner EF, Goldberg JL, Murray LM, Yasin B, Mendiratta A, Karceski SC, Thuet E, Modik O, Shelkov E, Lombardi JM, Sardar ZM, Lehman RA, Mandigo C, Riew KD, Harel NY, Virk MS, Carmel JB. Intraoperative electrical stimulation of the human dorsal spinal cord reveals a map of arm and hand muscle responses. J Neurophysiol 2023; 129:66-82. [PMID: 36417309 PMCID: PMC9799146 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00235.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Although epidural stimulation of the lumbar spinal cord has emerged as a powerful modality for recovery of movement, how it should be targeted to the cervical spinal cord to activate arm and hand muscles is not well understood, particularly in humans. We sought to map muscle responses to posterior epidural cervical spinal cord stimulation in humans. We hypothesized that lateral stimulation over the dorsal root entry zone would be most effective and responses would be strongest in the muscles innervated by the stimulated segment. Twenty-six people undergoing clinically indicated cervical spine surgery consented to mapping of motor responses. During surgery, stimulation was performed in midline and lateral positions at multiple exposed segments; six arm and three leg muscles were recorded on each side of the body. Across all segments and muscles tested, lateral stimulation produced stronger muscle responses than midline despite similar latency and shape of responses. Muscles innervated at a cervical segment had the largest responses from stimulation at that segment, but responses were also observed in muscles innervated at other cervical segments and in leg muscles. The cervical responses were clustered in rostral (C4-C6) and caudal (C7-T1) cervical segments. Strong responses to lateral stimulation are likely due to the proximity of stimulation to afferent axons. Small changes in response sizes to stimulation of adjacent cervical segments argue for local circuit integration, and distant muscle responses suggest activation of long propriospinal connections. This map can help guide cervical stimulation to improve arm and hand function.NEW & NOTEWORTHY A map of muscle responses to cervical epidural stimulation during clinically indicated surgery revealed strongest activation when stimulating laterally compared to midline and revealed differences to be weaker than expected across different segments. In contrast, waveform shapes and latencies were most similar when stimulating midline and laterally, indicating activation of overlapping circuitry. Thus, a map of the cervical spinal cord reveals organization and may help guide stimulation to activate arm and hand muscles strongly and selectively.
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- James R. McIntosh
- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, https://ror.org/00hj8s172Columbia University, New York, New York,4Department of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine-New York Presbyterian, Och Spine Hospital, New York, New York
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- 2Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- 4Department of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine-New York Presbyterian, Och Spine Hospital, New York, New York
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- 8Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York,9James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, https://ror.org/00hj8s172Columbia University, New York, New York,4Department of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine-New York Presbyterian, Och Spine Hospital, New York, New York
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- 3Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- 5Department of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine-New York Presbyterian, Och Spine Hospital, New York, New York
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- 6New York Presbyterian, Och Spine Hospital, New York, New York
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- 5Department of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine-New York Presbyterian, Och Spine Hospital, New York, New York
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- 5Department of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine-New York Presbyterian, Och Spine Hospital, New York, New York
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, https://ror.org/00hj8s172Columbia University, New York, New York,6New York Presbyterian, Och Spine Hospital, New York, New York
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, https://ror.org/00hj8s172Columbia University, New York, New York,6New York Presbyterian, Och Spine Hospital, New York, New York
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, https://ror.org/00hj8s172Columbia University, New York, New York,6New York Presbyterian, Och Spine Hospital, New York, New York
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- 2Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York,6New York Presbyterian, Och Spine Hospital, New York, New York
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, https://ror.org/00hj8s172Columbia University, New York, New York,4Department of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine-New York Presbyterian, Och Spine Hospital, New York, New York,6New York Presbyterian, Och Spine Hospital, New York, New York
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- 7Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York,8Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York,9James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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- 4Department of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine-New York Presbyterian, Och Spine Hospital, New York, New York
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, https://ror.org/00hj8s172Columbia University, New York, New York,3Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, New York,4Department of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine-New York Presbyterian, Och Spine Hospital, New York, New York
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Schupper AJ, Lin JD, Osorio JA, Lee NJ, Steinberger JM, Lombardi JM, Lehman RA, Lenke LG. Freehand Juxtapedicular Screws Placed in the Apical Concavity of Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients: Technique, Computed Tomography Confirmation, and Radiographic Results. Neurospine 2022; 19:1116-1121. [PMID: 36597645 PMCID: PMC9816604 DOI: 10.14245/ns.2244798.399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to highlight our technique for freehand placement of juxtapedicular screws along with intraoperative computed tomography (CT) and radiographic results. METHODS Consecutive patients with adult idiopathic scoliosis undergoing primary surgery by the senior author were identified. All type D (absent/slit like channel) pedicles were identified on preoperative CT. Three-dimensional visualization software was used to measure screw angulation and purchase. Radiographs were measured by a fellowship trained spine surgeon. The freehand technique was used to place all screws in a juxtapedicular fashion without any fluoroscopic, radiographic, navigational or robotic assistance. RESULTS Seventy-three juxtapedicular screws were analyzed. The most common level was T7 (9 screws) on the left and T5 (12 screws) on the right. The average medial angulation was 20.7° (range, 7.1°-36.3°), lateral vertebral body purchase was 13.4 mm (range, 0-28.9 mm), and medial vertebral body purchase was 21.1 mm (range, 8.9-31.8 mm). More than half (53.4%) of the screws had bicortical purchase. Two screws were lateral on CT scan, defined by the screw axis lateral to the lateral vertebral body cortex. No screws were medial. There was a difference in medial angulation between screws with (n = 58) and without (n = 15) lateral body purchase (22.0 ± 4.9 vs. 15.5 ± 4.5, p < 0.001). Three of 73 screws were repositioned after intraoperative CT. There were no neurovascular complications. The mean coronal cobb corrections for main thoracic and lumbar curves were 83.0% and 80.5%, respectively, at an average of 17.5 months postoperative. CONCLUSION Freehand juxtapedicular screw placement is a safe technique for type D pedicles in adult idiopathic scoliosis patients.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA,Corresponding Author James D. Lin Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Mathew J, Zuckerman SL, Marciano G, Simhon M, Lin H, Cerpa M, Lee NJ, Boddapati V, Lehman RA, Sardar ZM, Dyrszka MD, Lombardi JM, Lenke LG. What Radiographic and Clinical Factors Ultimately Necessitate a C2-Sacrum Instrumented Posterior Spinal Fusion? Global Spine J 2022:21925682221137031. [PMID: 36345053 DOI: 10.1177/21925682221137031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE /Hypothesis: Patients undergoing C2-sacrum PSF have unique medical histories and multiple prior operations over an extended period. DESIGN Single center, retrospective cohort. METHODS Consecutive C2-sacrum PSF patients operated on by 4 surgeons at a single-center from 2015-2020 were reviewed. Demographics, comorbidities, indications, surgical history, and radiographic parameters were collected. RESULTS 23 patients underwent C2-sacrum PSF. 13 (57%) were male, and 21 (91.3%) were adults. Mean age at time of first spine surgery was 44 years (range 5-71) and 53 years (range 14-72) at the time of C2-sacrum PSF. Six patients (26%) had osteoporosis, and 6 patients (26%) had neurologic comorbidities-including Parkinson's disease (4), cerebral palsy (1), and Brown Sequard syndrome (1). Four (17%) had connective tissue disease. Two patients underwent C2-sacrum PSF as an index procedure: (1) 67M with myelomatous fractures and 124° of cervicothoracic kyphosis; (2) 28F with severe Marfan syndrome with 140° thoracic scoliosis and 130° thoracic kyphosis. The remaining 21 (91%) underwent C2-sacrum PSF as a revision following prior spinal surgeries on average, 4 previous surgeries (range 1-13) over 10.5 years (range .3-37.4). Indications for the remaining 21 C2-sacrum PSF revision procedures included 17 (81%) for kyphosis (5 of whom also had significant coronal deformity), 1 (5%) for only coronal malalignment, 2 (10%) for instrumentation failure, and 1 (5%) for myelopathy. CONCLUSIONS 91% (21/23) of patients requiring C2-sacrum PSF were treated as revisions of prior fusions, with a mean of 4 prior surgeries over 10 years. Over 80% of these patients underwent C2-sacrum PSF to address kyphosis. 26% had neurologic conditions, and 26% had osteoporosis.
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- Justin Mathew
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Boddapati V, Lee NJ, Mathew J, Held MB, Peterson JR, Vulapalli MM, Lombardi JM, Dyrszka MD, Sardar ZM, Lehman RA, Riew KD. Respiratory Compromise After Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery: Incidence, Subsequent Complications, and Independent Predictors. Global Spine J 2022; 12:1647-1654. [PMID: 33406919 PMCID: PMC9609542 DOI: 10.1177/2192568220984469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE Respiratory compromise (RC) is a rare but catastrophic complication of anterior cervical spine surgery (ACSS) commonly due to compressive fluid collections or generalized soft tissue swelling in the cervical spine. Established risk factors include operative duration, size of surgical exposure, myelopathy, among others. The purpose of this current study is to identify the incidence and clinical course of patients who develop RC, and identify independent predictors of RC in patients undergoing ACSS for cervical spondylosis. METHODS A large, prospectively-collected registry was used to identify patients undergoing ACSS for spondylosis. Patients with posterior cervical procedures were excluded. Baseline patient characteristics were compared using bivariate analysis, and multivariate analysis was employed to compare postoperative complications and identify independent predictors of RC. RESULTS 298 of 52,270 patients developed RC (incidence 0.57%). Patients who developed RC had high rates of 30-day mortality (11.7%) and morbidity (75.8%), with unplanned reoperation and pneumonia the most common. The most common reason for reoperations were hematoma evacuation and tracheostomy. Independent patient-specific factors predictive of RC included increasing patient age, male gender, comorbidities such as chronic cardiac and respiratory disease, preoperative myelopathy, prolonged operative duration, and 2-level ACCFs. CONCLUSION This is among the largest cohorts of patients to develop RC after ACSS identified to-date and validates a range of independent predictors, many previously only described in case reports. These results are useful for taking preventive measures, identifying high risk patients for preoperative risk stratification, and for surgical co-management discussions with the anesthesiology team.
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- Venkat Boddapati
- The Spine Hospital, New
York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA,Venkat Boddapati, Columbia University Irving
Medical Center, 622 W. 168th St. PH-11, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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- The Spine Hospital, New
York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New
York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New
York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New
York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New
York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New
York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New
York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New
York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New
York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New
York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Danford NC, Boddapati V, Simhon ME, Lee NJ, Mathew J, Lombardi JM, Sardar ZM, Lenke LG, Lehman RA. Clinical Trial Quality Assessment in Adult Spinal Surgery: What Do Publication Status, Funding Source, and Result Reporting Tell Us? Global Spine J 2022; 12:1904-1911. [PMID: 35021913 PMCID: PMC9609521 DOI: 10.1177/21925682211073313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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STUDY DESIGN Narrative Review. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to compare publication status of clinical trials in adult spine surgery registered on ClinicalTrials.gov by funding source as well as to identify other trends in clinical trials in adult spine surgery. METHODS All prospective, comparative, therapeutic (intervention-based) trials of adult spinal disease that were registered on ClinicalTrials.gov with a start date of January 1, 2000 and completion date before December 17, 2018 were included. Primary outcome was publication status of published or unpublished. A bivariate analysis was used to compare publication status to funding source of industry vs non-industry. RESULTS Our search identified 107 clinical trials. The most common source of funding was industry (62 trials, 57.9% of total), followed by University funding (26 trials, 24.3%). The results of 76 trials (71.0%) were published, with industry-funded trials less likely to be published compared to non-industry-funded trials (62.9% compared to 82.2%, P = .03). Of the 31 unpublished studies, 13 did not report any results on ClinicalTrials.gov, and of those with reported results, none was a positive trial. CONCLUSIONS Clinician researchers in adult spine surgery should be aware that industry-funded trials are less likely to go on to publication compared to non-industry-funded trials, and that negative trials are frequently not published. Future opportunities include improvement in result reporting and in publishing negative studies.
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- Nicholas C. Danford
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia
University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA,Nicholas C. Danford, MD, Department of
Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 622 W. 168th St.
PH-11, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia
University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia
University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia
University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia
University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia
University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia
University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia
University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia
University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Zuckerman SL, Kerolus MG, Buchanan IA, Ha AS, Gillespie A, Cerpa M, Leung E, Lehman RA. Lumbar discectomies in elite rowers: presentation, operative treatment, and return to play. PHYSICIAN SPORTSMED 2022; 50:414-418. [PMID: 34182884 DOI: 10.1080/00913847.2021.1948309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In a cohort of elite rowers requiring lumbar spine surgery, we report information regarding: (1) presentation, (2) operative treatment, and (3) return to play (RTP). METHODS All competitive rowers undergoing spine surgery at a single academic institution from 2015 to 2020 were analyzed. Three rowers underwent spine surgery during the allotted time period. Demographic, clinical, operative, and RTP data was recorded. Each athlete's self-reported level of effort/performance was assessed before and after surgery. First RTP was defined as the time of initial return to rowing activities, and full RTP was defined as the time of unrestricted return to rowing activities. Descriptive statistics were performed. RESULTS The three collegiate rowers ranged from 20- to 21-year-old, each with L5/S1 disc herniations. Preoperative pain levels ranged from 8 to 10, and inciting injury events included back squats, front squats, and rowing during the 'finish' stage. Each athlete underwent a minimally invasive, unilateral L5/S1 decompression, partial medial facetectomy, and partial discectomy with microscopic-assistance. First RTP ranged from 4-6 months, with full RTP at 6-8 months. Pain dissipated to the 0-1 range at full RTP. Final effort/performance improved from 10-60% mid-injury to 90-100% at full RTP. Each athlete's 2000m row time showed a decline mid-injury and an improvement to at or within 10 s of their pre-injury time. CONCLUSIONS Drawing from three collegiate rowers who underwent lumbar decompression surgery, each athlete successfully returned to rowing, with initial RTP in the 4-6 months range and full RTP in the 6-8 months range. Performance levels rebounded to near or better than pre-injury performance. The results of this small case series warrant replication in larger, multi-institutional samples.
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- Scott L Zuckerman
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, the Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, the Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, the Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, the Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, the Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, the Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, the Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, the Spine Hospital at New York Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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Good CR, Orosz LD, Lehman RA, Gum JL, Fox D, Lieberman IH. Minimally Invasive Posterior Facet Decortication and Fusion Using Navigated Robotic Guidance: Feasibility and Workflow Optimization. Neurospine 2022; 19:773-779. [PMID: 36203302 PMCID: PMC9537829 DOI: 10.14245/ns.2244190.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Minimally invasive spine surgery reduces tissue dissection and retraction, decreasing the morbidity associated with traditional open spine surgery by decreasing blood loss, blood transfusion, complications, and pain. One of the key challenges with a minimally invasive approach is achieving consistent posterior fusion. Although advantageous in all fusion surgeries, solid posterior fusion is particularly important in spinal deformity, revisions, and fusions without anterior column support. A minimally invasive surgical approach accomplished without sacrificing the quality of the posterior fusion has the potential to decrease both short- and long-term complications compared to the traditional open techniques. Innovations in navigated and robotic-assisted spine surgery continue to address this need. In this article, we will outline the feasibility of achieving posterior facet fusion using the Mazor X Stealth Edition Robotic Guidance System.
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- Christopher R. Good
- Virginia Spine Institute, Reston, VA, USA
- Corresponding Author Christopher R. Good Virginia Spine Institute, 11800 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, USA
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- Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- NeuroTexas, NeuroHealth Institute Baylor Scott and White Health, Austin, TX, USA
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Lee NJ, Joaquim AF, Boddapati V, Mathew J, Park P, Kim JS, Sardar ZM, Lehman RA, Riew KD. Revision Anterior Cervical Disc Arthroplasty: A National Analysis of the Associated Indications, Procedures, and Postoperative Outcomes. Global Spine J 2022; 12:1338-1344. [PMID: 33464126 PMCID: PMC9393989 DOI: 10.1177/2192568220979140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. OBJECTIVE To examine the associated indications, procedures, and postoperative outcomes after revision ACDA. METHODS We utilized a national database to identify adult(≥18 years) patients who underwent either a primary ACDA or removal of ACDA over a 10-year period(2008-2017). An in-depth assessment of the reasons for revision surgery and the subsequent procedures performed after the removal of ACDA was done by using both Current Procedural Terminology(CPT) and International Statistical Classification of Diseases (ICD-9,10) coding. RESULTS From 2008 to 2017, a total of 3,350 elective, primary ACDA cases were performed. During this time, 69 patients had a revision surgery requiring the removal of ACDA. The most common reasons for revision surgery included cervical spondylosis(59.4%) and mechanical complications(27.5%). After removal of ACDA, common procedures performed included anterior cervical fusion with or without decompression(69.6%), combined anterior/posterior fusion/decompression (11.6%), and replacement of ACDA (7.2%). The indications for surgery did not vary significantly among the different procedures performed (p = 0.318). Patients requiring revision surgery for mechanical complications or those who underwent a combined surgical approach were at significantly higher risk for subsequent short-term complications (p<0.05). CONCLUSION Over a 10-year period, the rate of revision surgery for ACDA was low (2.1%). Nearly 90% of revision cases were due to either cervical spondylosis or mechanical complications. These indications for surgery did not vary significantly among the different procedures performed. These findings will be important during the shared-decision making process for patients undergoing primary or revision ACDA.
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- Nathan J. Lee
- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA,Nathan J. Lee, MD, Columbia University Medical Center, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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Lopez CD, Boddapati V, Lombardi JM, Lee NJ, Mathew J, Danford NC, Iyer RR, Dyrszka MD, Sardar ZM, Lenke LG, Lehman RA. Artificial Learning and Machine Learning Applications in Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review. Global Spine J 2022; 12:1561-1572. [PMID: 35227128 PMCID: PMC9393994 DOI: 10.1177/21925682211049164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES This current systematic review sought to identify and evaluate all current research-based spine surgery applications of AI/ML in optimizing preoperative patient selection, as well as predicting and managing postoperative outcomes and complications. METHODS A comprehensive search of publications was conducted through the EMBASE, Medline, and PubMed databases using relevant keywords to maximize the sensitivity of the search. No limits were placed on level of evidence or timing of the study. Findings were reported according to the PRISMA guidelines. RESULTS After application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 41 studies were included in this review. Bayesian networks had the highest average AUC (.80), and neural networks had the best accuracy (83.0%), sensitivity (81.5%), and specificity (71.8%). Preoperative planning/cost prediction models (.89,82.2%) and discharge/length of stay models (.80,78.0%) each reported significantly higher average AUC and accuracy compared to readmissions/reoperation prediction models (.67,70.2%) (P < .001, P = .005, respectively). Model performance also significantly varied across postoperative management applications for average AUC and accuracy values (P < .001, P < .027, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Generally, authors of the reviewed studies concluded that AI/ML offers a potentially beneficial tool for providers to optimize patient care and improve cost-efficiency. More specifically, AI/ML models performed best, on average, when optimizing preoperative patient selection and planning and predicting costs, hospital discharge, and length of stay. However, models were not as accurate in predicting postoperative complications, adverse events, and readmissions and reoperations. An understanding of AI/ML-based applications is becoming increasingly important, particularly in spine surgery, as the volume of reported literature, technology accessibility, and clinical applications continue to rapidly expand.
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- Cesar D. Lopez
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA,Venkat Boddapati, MD, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 622 W. 168th St., PH-11, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Kim HJ, Zuckerman SL, Cerpa M, Yeom JS, Lehman RA, Lenke LG. Incidence and Risk Factors for Complications and Mortality After Vertebroplasty or Kyphoplasty in the Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture-Analysis of 1,932 Cases From the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement. Global Spine J 2022; 12:1125-1134. [PMID: 33380221 PMCID: PMC9210253 DOI: 10.1177/2192568220976355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort. OBJECTIVE The purpose was to investigate the incidence of and risk factors for complications associated with vertebroplasty (VP) or kyphoplasty (KP) for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) database. METHODS A cohort of patients undergoing VP/KP was constructed from the 2011-2013 ACS-NSQIP dataset using Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes. The incidences of minor complications (i.e. urinary tract infection, pneumonia, renal insufficiency, superficial infection, wound dehiscence), major complications (i.e. reoperation, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, sepsis, dialysis, cardiac arrest, deep infection, stroke), and mortality within 30 days post-surgery were investigated, and their risk factors were assessed using logistic regression modeling. RESULTS Of 1932 patients undergoing VP/KP, 166 (8.6%) experienced a complication, including minor complications in 53 (2.7%), major complications in 95 (4.9%), and death in 40 (2.1%). Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that the adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence interval [CI]) of mortality was significantly associated with ASA 4: 16.604 (1.956-140.959) and increased creatinine (≥ 1.3 mg/dL): 3.494 (1.128-10.823). History of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was associated with minor complications. Increased WBC count and hypoalbuminemia (<3.0 g/dL) were also associated with major complications. CONCLUSIONS The major complication and mortality rates associated with VP/KP were 4.9% and 2.1% respectively, higher than previous reports. Increased creatinine and ASA 4 were independently associated with mortality after VP/KP. Therefore, cautious monitoring and counseling is needed for elderly, patients with preexisting kidney disease or ASA 4 undergoing VP/KP.
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- Ho-Joong Kim
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, and Spine Center, Seongnam, Republic of Korea,Division of Spinal Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, The Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian/Allen Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Spinal Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, The Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian/Allen Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Spinal Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, The Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian/Allen Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, and Spine Center, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Spinal Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, The Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian/Allen Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Spinal Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, The Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian/Allen Hospital, New York, NY, USA,Lawrence G. Lenke, MD, Division of Spinal Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, The Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian/Allen Hospital 5141 Broadway, 3 Field West, New York, NY, USA.
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Boddapati V, Lee NJ, Mathew J, Vulapalli MM, Lombardi JM, Dyrszka MD, Sardar ZM, Lehman RA, Riew KD. Response to Letter to the Editor on "Hybrid Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion and Cervical Disc Arthroplasty: An Analysis of Short-Term Complications, Reoperations, and Readmissions". Global Spine J 2022; 12:1035-1036. [PMID: 35192388 PMCID: PMC9344514 DOI: 10.1177/21925682221078530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Venkat Boddapati
- The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving
Medical Center, New York, NY, USA,Venkat Boddapati, Columbia University Irving
Medical Center, 622 W. 168th St. PH-11, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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- The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving
Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving
Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving
Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving
Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving
Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving
Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving
Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving
Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Lee NJ, Sardar ZM, Boddapati V, Mathew J, Cerpa M, Leung E, Lombardi J, Lenke LG, Lehman RA. Can Machine Learning Accurately Predict Postoperative Compensation for the Uninstrumented Thoracic Spine and Pelvis After Fusion From the Lower Thoracic Spine to the Sacrum? Global Spine J 2022; 12:559-566. [PMID: 33030054 PMCID: PMC9109562 DOI: 10.1177/2192568220956978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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STUDY DESIGN Consecutively collected cases. OBJECTIVE To determine if a machine-learning (ML) program can accurately predict the postoperative thoracic kyphosis through the uninstrumented thoracic spine and pelvic compensation in patients who undergo fusion from the lower thoracic spine (T10 or T11) to the sacrum. METHODS From 2015 to 2019, a consecutive series of adult (≥18 years old) patients with adult spinal deformity underwent corrective spinal fusion from the lower thoracic spine (T10 or T11) to the sacrum. Deidentified data was processed by a ML system-based platform to predict the postoperative thoracic kyphosis (TK) and pelvic tilt (PT) for each patient. To validate the ML model, the postoperative TK (T4-T12, instrumented thoracic, and uninstrumented thoracic) and the pelvic tilt were compared against the predicted values. RESULTS A total of 20 adult patients with a minimum 6-month follow-up (mean: 22.4 ± 11.3 months) were included in this study. No significant differences were observed for TK (predicted 37.6° vs postoperative 38.3°, P = .847), uninstrumented TK (predicted 33.9° vs postoperative 29.8°, P = .188), and PT (predicted 23.4° vs postoperative 22.7°, P = .754). The predicted PT and the TK of the uninstrumented thoracic spine correlated well with postoperative values (uninstrumented TK: R2 = 0.764, P < .001; PT: R2 = 0.868, P < .001). The mean error with which kyphosis through the uninstrumented thoracic spine can be measured was 4.8° ± 4.0°. The mean error for predicting PT was 2.5° ± 1.7°. CONCLUSION ML algorithms can accurately predict the spinopelvic compensation after spinal fusion from the lower thoracic spine to the sacrum. These findings suggest that surgeons may be able to leverage this technology to reduce the risk of proximal junctional kyphosis in this population.
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- Nathan J. Lee
- Columbia University Medical Center,
The Och Spine Hospital at New York–Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA,Nathan J. Lee, Columbia University Medical
Center, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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- Columbia University Medical Center,
The Och Spine Hospital at New York–Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University Medical Center,
The Och Spine Hospital at New York–Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University Medical Center,
The Och Spine Hospital at New York–Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University Medical Center,
The Och Spine Hospital at New York–Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University Medical Center,
The Och Spine Hospital at New York–Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University Medical Center,
The Och Spine Hospital at New York–Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University Medical Center,
The Och Spine Hospital at New York–Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University Medical Center,
The Och Spine Hospital at New York–Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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Schwartz JT, Valliani AA, Arvind V, Cho BH, Geng E, Henson P, Riew KD, Lehman RA, Lenke LG, Cho SK, Kim JS. Identification of Anterior Cervical Spinal Instrumentation Using a Smartphone Application Powered by Machine Learning. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2022; 47:E407-E414. [PMID: 34269759 DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a machine learning algorithm for the automated identification of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) plates from smartphone images of anterior-posterior (AP) cervical spine radiographs. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Identification of existing instrumentation is a critical step in planning revision surgery for ACDF. Machine learning algorithms that are known to be adept at image classification may be applied to the problem of ACDF plate identification. METHODS A total of 402 smartphone images containing 15 different types of ACDF plates were gathered. Two hundred seventy-five images (∼70%) were used to train and validate a convolution neural network (CNN) for classification of images from radiographs. One hundred twenty-seven (∼30%) images were held out to test algorithm performance. RESULTS The algorithm performed with an overall accuracy of 94.4% and 85.8% for top-3 and top-1 accuracy, respectively. Overall positive predictive value, sensitivity, and f1-scores were 0.873, 0.858, and 0.855, respectively. CONCLUSION This algorithm demonstrates strong performance in the classification of ACDF plates from smartphone images and will be deployed as an accessible smartphone application for further evaluation, improvement, and eventual widespread use.Level of Evidence: 3.
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- John T Schwartz
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY
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Zuckerman SL, Chanbour H, Hassan FM, Lai CS, Shen Y, Lee NJ, Kerolus MG, Ha AS, Buchanan IA, Leung E, Cerpa M, Lehman RA, Lenke LG. Evaluation of coronal alignment from the skull using the novel orbital-coronal vertical axis line. J Neurosurg Spine 2022; 37:1-10. [PMID: 35364571 DOI: 10.3171/2022.1.spine211527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE When treating patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD), radiographic measurements evaluating coronal alignment above C7 are lacking. The current objectives were to: 1) describe the new orbital-coronal vertical axis (ORB-CVA) line that evaluates coronal alignment from cranium to sacrum, 2) assess correlation with other radiographic variables, 3) evaluate correlations with patient-reported outcomes (PROs), and 4) compare the ORB-CVA with the standard C7-CVA. METHODS A retrospective cohort study of patients with ASD from a single institution was undertaken. Traditional C7-CVA measurements were obtained. The ORB-CVA was defined as the distance between the central sacral vertical line and the vertical line from the midpoint between the medial orbital walls. The ORB-CVA was correlated using traditional coronal measurements, including C7-CVA, maximum coronal Cobb angle, pelvic obliquity, leg length discrepancy (LLD), and coronal malalignment (CM), defined as a C7-CVA > 3 cm. Clinical improvement was analyzed as: 1) group means, 2) minimal clinically important difference (MCID), and 3) minimal symptom scale (MSS) (Oswestry Disability Index < 20 or Scoliosis Research Society-22r Instrument [SRS-22r] pain + function domains > 8). RESULTS A total of 243 patients underwent ASD surgery, and 175 had a 2-year follow-up. Of the 243 patients, 90 (37%) had preoperative CM. The mean (range) ORB-CVA at each time point was as follows: preoperatively, 2.9 ± 3.1 cm (-14.2 to 25.6 cm); 1 year postoperatively, 2.0 ± 1.6 cm (-12.4 to 6.7 cm); and 2 years postoperatively, 1.8 ± 1.7 cm (-6.0 to 11.1 cm) (p < 0.001 from preoperatively to 1 and 2 years). Preoperative ORB-CVA correlated best with C7-CVA (r = 0.842, p < 0.001), maximum coronal Cobb angle (r = 0.166, p = 0.010), pelvic obliquity (r = 0.293, p < 0.001), and LLD (r = 0.158, p = 0.006). Postoperatively, the ORB-CVA correlated only with C7-CVA (r = 0.629, p < 0.001) and LLD (r = 0.153, p = 0.017). Overall, 155 patients (63.8%) had an ORB-CVA that was ≥ 5 mm different from C7-CVA. The ORB-CVA correlated as well and sometimes better than C7-CVA with SRS-22r subdomains. After multivariate logistic regression, a greater ORB-CVA was associated with increased odds of complication, whereas C7-CVA was not associated with any of the three clinical outcomes (complication, readmission, reoperation). A larger difference between the ORB-CVA and C7-CVA was significantly associated with readmission and reoperation after univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses. A threshold of ≥ 1.5-cm difference between the preoperative ORB-CVA and C7-CVA was found to be predictive of poorer outcomes. CONCLUSIONS The ORB-CVA correlated well with known coronal measurements and PROs. ORB-CVA was independently associated with increased odds of complication, whereas C7-CVA was not associated with any outcomes. A ≥ 1.5-cm difference between the preoperative ORB-CVA and C7-CVA was found to be predictive of poorer outcomes.
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- Scott L Zuckerman
- 1Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- 2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; and
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- 1Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- 3Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, New York
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- 3Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, New York
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- 3Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, New York
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- 3Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, New York
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- 3Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, New York
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- 3Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, New York
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- 3Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, New York
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- 3Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, New York
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- 3Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, New York
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- 3Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, New York
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- 3Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, New York
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Lee NJ, Lenke LG, Cerpa M, Lombardi J, Ha A, Park P, Leung E, Sardar ZM, Lehman RA. The 90-Day Reoperations and Readmissions in Complex Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. Global Spine J 2022; 12:415-422. [PMID: 32878483 PMCID: PMC9121151 DOI: 10.1177/2192568220953391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review. OBJECTIVE Identify surgical complex adult spine deformity patients who are at increased risk for an unplanned postoperative 90-day readmission and/or reoperation. METHODS A total of 227 consecutive records of complex adult (≥18 years old) spine deformity surgeries from 2015 to 2018 were reviewed. Demographics, comorbidities, operative details, and postoperative complication data was collected. Chi-square/Fisher's exact test and t tests were used for bivariate analysis. To determine independent predictors for readmissions/reoperations, stepwise multivariate logistic regressions were employed. The C-statistic and Hosmer-Lemeshow (HL) value was used to measure concordance and goodness of fit. RESULTS Average age was 50.5 ± 17.8 years and 67.8% were female. Ninety-day readmission and reoperation rates were 7.0% and 5.3%, respectively. Median number of days after index discharge date resulting in readmission and reoperation were 16.5 and 28, respectively. The multivariate regression for 90-day readmissions included pulmonary comorbidity, depression, history of deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism (DVT/PE), and gastrointestinal comorbidity (C-statistic = 0.82; HL = 0.79). Pulmonary comorbidity, depression, and history of DVT/PE increased risk for 90-day readmission by 5-, 3.5-, and 10.2-fold, respectively. The multivariate regression for 90-day reoperations was similar to readmissions (C-statistic = 0.89; HL = 0.31). Operative time>7 hours and history of DVT/PE increased risk for early reoperation by 5.8- and 8.7-fold, respectively. CONCLUSIONS An emphasis on medically optimizing patients with preexisting pulmonary comorbidities, depression, and history of DVT/PE may have a substantial impact on improving short-term outcomes in this population. The present study provides benchmark data and may serve as an initial model to predict unplanned reoperations and readmissions.
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- Nathan J. Lee
- Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA,Meghan Cerpa, Columbia University Medical Center, 5141 Broadway, New York, NY 10034, USA.
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- Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University Medical Center, The Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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Makhni MC, Curriero FC, Yeung CM, Leung E, Kvit A, Mroz T, Ahmad CS, Lehman RA. Epidemiology of Spine-Related Neurologic Injuries in Professional Baseball Players. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2022; 47:E265-E271. [PMID: 34265806 DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN A retrospective case series study. OBJECTIVE To analyze the epidemiology of diagnoses of degenerative cervical and lumbar spinal conditions among Major League Baseball (MLB) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) players. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Repetitive high-energy forces in professional baseball players may predispose them to degenerative cervical and lumbar spinal conditions. There is a lack of data concerning the epidemiology of these injuries in professional baseball. METHODS Deidentified data on spine injuries were collected from all MLB and MiLB teams from 2011 to 2016 from the MLB-commissioned Health and Injury Tracking System database. Rates of diagnoses of common degenerative spinal conditions as well as their impact on days missed due to injury, necessitation of surgery, and player participation and career-ending status were assessed. Injury rates were reported as injuries per 1000 athlete-exposures in concordance with prior studies. RESULTS Over 2011 to 2016, 4246 days of play were missed due to 172 spine-related injuries. 73.3% were related to the lumbar spine and 26.7% to the cervical spine. There were similar rates of surgery required for these injuries (18.3% of lumbar injuries vs. 13.0% of cervical injuries, P = 0.2164). Mean age of players with cervical injuries was higher compared with the lumbar group (27.5 vs. 25.4, P = 0.0119). Average number of days missed due to lumbar injuries was significantly higher than those due to cervical injuries (34.1 vs. 21.6 d, P = 0.0468). Spine injury rates for pitchers were significantly higher than those of other position players (0.086 per 1000 athlete-exposures vs. 0.037, P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION Neurologic diagnoses relating to the cervical and lumbar spine lead to substantial disability among MLB and MiLB players as well as days missed from play. Pitchers have over double the rates of injury compared with other position players. Lumbar conditions were associated with significantly higher numbers of days missed from play.Level of Evidence: 4.
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- Melvin C Makhni
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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Lee NJ, Leung E, Buchanan IA, Geiselmann M, Coury JR, Simhon ME, Zuckerman S, Buchholz AL, Pollina J, Jazini E, Haines C, Schuler TC, Good CR, Lombardi J, Lehman RA. A multicenter study of the 5-year trends in robot-assisted spine surgery outcomes and complications. J Spine Surg 2022; 8:9-20. [PMID: 35441099 PMCID: PMC8990386 DOI: 10.21037/jss-21-102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although a growing amount of literature that suggests robots are safe and can achieve comparable outcomes to conventional techniques, much of this literature is limited by small sample sizes and single-surgeon or single center series. Furthermore, it is unclear what the impact of robotic technology has made on operative and clinical outcomes over time. This is the first and largest multicenter study to examine the trends in outcomes and complications after robot-assisted spine surgery over a 5-year period. METHODS Adult (≥18 years old) patients who underwent spine surgery with robot-assistance between 2015 and 2019 at four unique spine centers. The robotic systems used included the Mazor Renaissance, Mazor X, and Mazor Stealth Edition. Patients with incomplete data were excluded from this study. The minimum follow-up was 90 days. RESULTS A total of 722 adult patients were included (117 Renaissance, 477 X, 128 Stealth). Most patient and operative factors (e.g., sex, tobacco status, total instrumented levels, and pelvic fixation,) were similar across the years. Mean ± standard deviation Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) was 1.5±1.5. The most commonly reported diagnoses included high grade spondylolisthesis (40.6%), degenerative disc disease (18.4%), and degenerative scoliosis (17.6%). Mean (standard deviation) number of instrumented levels was 3.8±3.4. From 2015 to 2019, average robot time per screw improved from 7.2 to 5.5 minutes (P=0.004, R2=0.649). Average fluoroscopy time per screw improved from 15.2 to 9.4 seconds (P=0.002). Rates of both intraoperative screw exchange for misplaced screw (2015-2016: 2.7%, 2019: 0.8%, P=0.0115, R2=0.1316) and robot abandonment (2015-2016: 7.1%, 2019: 1.1%, P=0.011, R2=0.215) improved significantly over time. The incidence of other intraoperative complications (e.g., dural tear, loss of motor/sensory function, blood transfusion) remained consistently low, but similar throughout the years. The length of stay (LOS) decreased by nearly 1 day from 2015 to 2019 (P=0.007, R2=0.779). 90-day reoperation rates did not change significantly. CONCLUSIONS At four institutions among seven surgeons, we demonstrate robot screw accuracy, reliability, operative efficiency, and radiation exposure improved significantly from 2015 to 2019. 90-day complication rates remained low and LOS decreased significantly with time. These findings further validate continued usage of robot-assisted spine surgery and the path toward improved value-based care.
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- Nathan J. Lee
- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Virginia Spine Institute, Reston, VA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Virginia Spine Institute, Reston, VA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Virginia Spine Institute, Reston, VA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
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Shah V, Pham MH, Diaz-Aguilar LD, Lehman RA. 450 Minimally Invasive Multiple-Rod Constructs With Robotics Planning in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Case Series. Neurosurgery 2022. [DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000001880_450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Sardar ZM, Coury JR, Cerpa M, DeWald CJ, Ames CP, Shuhart C, Watkins C, Polly DW, Dirschl DR, Klineberg EO, Dimar JR, Krohn KD, Kebaish KM, Tosi LL, Kelly M, Lane NE, Binkley NC, Berven SH, Lee NJ, Anderson P, Angevine PD, Lehman RA, Lenke LG. Best Practice Guidelines for Assessment and Management of Osteoporosis in Adult Patients Undergoing Elective Spinal Reconstruction. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2022; 47:128-135. [PMID: 34690329 DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN Expert consensus study. OBJECTIVE This expert panel was created to establish best practice guidelines to identify and treat patients with poor bone health prior to elective spinal reconstruction. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Currently, no guidelines exist for the management of osteoporosis and osteopenia in patients undergoing spinal reconstructive surgery. Untreated osteoporosis in spine reconstruction surgery is associated with higher complications and worse outcomes. METHODS A multidisciplinary panel with 18 experts was assembled including orthopedic and neurological surgeons, endocrinologists, and rheumatologists. Surveys and discussions regarding the current literature were held according to Delphi method until a final set of guidelines was created with over 70% consensus. RESULTS Panelists agreed that bone health should be considered in every patient prior to elective spinal reconstruction. All patients above 65 and those under 65 with particular risk factors (chronic glucocorticoid use, high fracture risk or previous fracture, limited mobility, and eight other key factors) should have a formal bone health evaluation prior to undergoing surgery. DXA scans of the hip are preferable due to their wide availability. Opportunistic CT Hounsfield Units of the vertebrae can be useful in identifying poor bone health. In the absence of contraindications, anabolic agents are considered first line therapy due to their bone building properties as compared with antiresorptive medications. Medications should be administered preoperatively for at least 2 months and postoperatively for minimum 8 months. CONCLUSION Based on the consensus of a multidisciplinary panel of experts, we propose best practice guidelines for assessment and treatment of poor bone health prior to elective spinal reconstructive surgery. Patients above age 65 and those with particular risk factors under 65 should undergo formal bone health evaluation. We also established guidelines on perioperative optimization, utility of various diagnostic modalities, and the optimal medical management of bone health in this population.Level of Evidence: 5.
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- Zeeshan M Sardar
- Och Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Och Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Och Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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- West Virginia University School of Medicine, J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, WV
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- Norton Leatherman Spine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
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- Children's National Hospital, George Washington University, WA
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- Och Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Och Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Och Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Och Spine Hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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Zuckerman SL, Lai CS, Shen Y, Cerpa M, Lee NJ, Kerolus MG, Ha AS, Buchanan IA, Leung E, Lehman RA, Lenke LG. Understanding the role of pelvic obliquity and leg length discrepancy in adult spinal deformity patients with coronal malalignment: unlocking the black box. J Neurosurg Spine 2022; 37:1-9. [PMID: 35171835 DOI: 10.3171/2021.10.spine21800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study had 3 objectives: 1) to describe pelvic obliquity (PO) and leg-length discrepancy (LLD) and their relationship with coronal malalignment (CM); 2) to report rates of isolated PO and PO secondary to LLD; and 3) to assess the importance of preoperative PO and LLD in postoperative complications, readmission, reoperation, and patient-reported outcomes. METHODS Patients undergoing surgery (≥ 6-level fusions) for adult spinal deformity at a single institution were reviewed. Variables evaluated were as follows: 1) PO, angle between the horizontal plane and a line touching bilateral iliac crests; and 2) LLD, distance from the head to the tibial plafond. Coronal vertical axis (CVA) and sagittal vertical axis measurements were collected, both from C7. The cutoff for CM was CVA > 3 cm. The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) was collected preoperatively and at 2 years. RESULTS Of 242 patients undergoing surgery for adult spinal deformity, 90 (37.0%) had preoperative CM. Patients with preoperative CM had a higher PO (2.8° ± 3.2° vs 2.0° ± 1.7°, p = 0.013), a higher percentage of patients with PO > 3° (35.6% vs 23.5%, p = 0.044), and higher a percentage of patients with LLD > 1 cm (21.1% vs 9.8%, p = 0.014). Whereas preoperative PO was significantly positively correlated with CVA (r = 0.26, p < 0.001) and maximum Cobb angle (r = 0.30, p < 0.001), preoperative LLD was only significantly correlated with CVA (r = 0.14, p = 0.035). A total of 12.2% of patients with CM had significant PO and LLD, defined as follows: PO ≥ 3°; LLD ≥ 1 cm. Postoperatively, preoperative PO was significantly associated with both postoperative CM (OR 1.22, 95% CI 1.05-1.40, p = 0.008) and postoperative CVA (β = 0.14, 95% CI 0.06-0.22, p < 0.001). A higher preoperative PO was independently associated with postoperative complications after multivariate logistic regression (OR 1.24, 95% CI 1.05-1.45, p = 0.010); however, 2-year ODI scores were not. Preoperative LLD had no significant relationship with postoperative CM, CVA, ODI, or complications. CONCLUSIONS A PO ≥ 3° or LLD ≥ 1 cm was seen in 44.1% of patients with preoperative CM and in 23.5% of patients with normal coronal alignment. Preoperative PO was significantly associated with preoperative CVA and maximum Cobb angle, whereas preoperative LLD was only associated with preoperative CVA. The direction of PO and LLD showed no consistent pattern with CVA. Preoperative PO was independently associated with complications but not with 2-year ODI scores.
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- Scott L Zuckerman
- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center; and
- 2The Och Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, New York
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center; and
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center; and
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center; and
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center; and
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center; and
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center; and
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center; and
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center; and
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center; and
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center; and
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Khan A, Soliman MAR, Lee NJ, Waqas M, Lombardi JM, Boddapati V, Levy LC, Mao JZ, Park PJ, Mathew J, Lehman RA, Mullin JP, Pollina J. CT-to-fluoroscopy registration versus scan-and-plan registration for robot-assisted insertion of lumbar pedicle screws. Neurosurg Focus 2022; 52:E8. [PMID: 34973678 DOI: 10.3171/2021.10.focus21506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Pedicle screw insertion for stabilization after lumbar fusion surgery is commonly performed by spine surgeons. With the advent of navigation technology, the accuracy of pedicle screw insertion has increased. Robotic guidance has revolutionized the placement of pedicle screws with 2 distinct radiographic registration methods, the scan-and-plan method and CT-to-fluoroscopy method. In this study, the authors aimed to compare the accuracy and safety of these methods. METHODS A retrospective chart review was conducted at 2 centers to obtain operative data for consecutive patients who underwent robot-assisted lumbar pedicle screw placement. The newest robotic platform (Mazor X Robotic System) was used in all cases. One center used the scan-and-plan registration method, and the other used CT-to-fluoroscopy for registration. Screw accuracy was determined by applying the Gertzbein-Robbins scale. Fluoroscopic exposure times were collected from radiology reports. RESULTS Overall, 268 patients underwent pedicle screw insertion, 126 patients with scan-and-plan registration and 142 with CT-to-fluoroscopy registration. In the scan-and-plan cohort, 450 screws were inserted across 266 spinal levels (mean 1.7 ± 1.1 screws/level), with 446 (99.1%) screws classified as Gertzbein-Robbins grade A (within the pedicle) and 4 (0.9%) as grade B (< 2-mm deviation). In the CT-to-fluoroscopy cohort, 574 screws were inserted across 280 lumbar spinal levels (mean 2.05 ± 1.7 screws/ level), with 563 (98.1%) grade A screws and 11 (1.9%) grade B (p = 0.17). The scan-and-plan cohort had nonsignificantly less fluoroscopic exposure per screw than the CT-to-fluoroscopy cohort (12 ± 13 seconds vs 11.1 ± 7 seconds, p = 0.3). CONCLUSIONS Both scan-and-plan registration and CT-to-fluoroscopy registration methods were safe, accurate, and had similar fluoroscopy time exposure overall.
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- Asham Khan
- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo.,2Department of Neurosurgery, Buffalo General Medical Center, Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo.,2Department of Neurosurgery, Buffalo General Medical Center, Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York.,3Department of Neurosurgery, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; and
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- 4Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, New York
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo.,2Department of Neurosurgery, Buffalo General Medical Center, Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York
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- 4Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, New York
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- 4Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, New York
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- 2Department of Neurosurgery, Buffalo General Medical Center, Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo.,2Department of Neurosurgery, Buffalo General Medical Center, Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York
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- 4Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, New York
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- 4Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, New York
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- 4Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, New York
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo.,2Department of Neurosurgery, Buffalo General Medical Center, Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo.,2Department of Neurosurgery, Buffalo General Medical Center, Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York
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Lee NJ, Buchanan IA, Zuckermann SL, Boddapati V, Mathew J, Geiselmann M, Park PJ, Leung E, Buchholz AL, Khan A, Mullin J, Pollina J, Jazini E, Haines C, Schuler TC, Good CR, Lombardi JM, Lehman RA. What Is the Comparison in Robot Time per Screw, Radiation Exposure, Robot Abandonment, Screw Accuracy, and Clinical Outcomes Between Percutaneous and Open Robot-Assisted Short Lumbar Fusion?: A Multicenter, Propensity-Matched Analysis of 310 Patients. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2022; 47:42-48. [PMID: 34091564 PMCID: PMC8654274 DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
STUDY DESIGN Multicenter cohort. OBJECTIVE To compare the robot time/screw, radiation exposure, robot abandonment, screw accuracy, and 90-day outcomes between robot-assisted percutaneous and robot-assisted open approach for short lumbar fusion (1- and 2-level). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA There is conflicting literature on the superiority of robot-assisted minimally invasive spine surgery to open techniques. A large, multicenter study is needed to further elucidate the outcomes and complications between these two approaches. METHODS We included adult patients (≥18 yrs old) who underwent robot-assisted short lumbar fusion surgery from 2015 to 2019 at four independent institutions. A propensity score matching algorithm was employed to control for the potential selection bias between percutaneous and open surgery. The minimum follow-up was 90 days after the index surgery. RESULTS After propensity score matching, 310 patients remained. The mean (standard deviation) Charlson comorbidity index was 1.6 (1.5) and 53% of patients were female. The most common diagnoses included high-grade spondylolisthesis (grade >2) (48%), degenerative disc disease (22%), and spinal stenosis (25%), and the mean number of instrumented levels was 1.5(0.5). The operative time was longer in the open (198 min) versus the percutaneous group (167 min, P value = 0.007). However, the robot time/screw was similar between cohorts (P value > 0.05). The fluoroscopy time/ screw for percutaneous (14.4 s) was longer than the open group (10.1 s, P value = 0.021). The rates for screw exchange and robot abandonment were similar between groups (P value > 0.05). The estimated blood loss (open: 146 mL vs. percutaneous: 61.3 mL, P value < 0.001) and transfusion rate (open: 3.9% vs. percutaneous: 0%, P value = 0.013) were greater for the open group. The 90-day complication rate and mean length of stay were not different between cohorts (P value > 0.05). CONCLUSION Percutaneous robot-assisted spine surgery may increase radiation exposure, but can achieve a shorter operative time and lower risk for intraoperative blood loss for short-lumbar fusion. Percutaneous approaches do not appear to have an advantage for other short-term postoperative outcomes. Future multicenter studies on longer fusion surgeries and the inclusion of patient-reported outcomes are needed.Level of Evidence: 3.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nathan J. Lee
- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY
| | - Scott L. Zuckermann
- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY
| | - Venkat Boddapati
- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY
| | - Justin Mathew
- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY
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- New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Neurosurgery, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Neurosurgery, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Virginia Spine Institute, Reston, VA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Virginia Spine Institute, Reston, VA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Columbia University Medical Center, The Och Spine Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY
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