Effect of ventral vs dorsal spinal surgery on patient-reported physical functioning in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a randomized clinical trial

Z Ghogawala, N Terrin, MR Dunbar, JL Breeze… - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is the most common cause of spinal cord
dysfunction worldwide. It remains unknown whether a ventral or dorsal surgical approach …

Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) Clinical practice guidelines on the Management of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy, 2020–Secondary publication

M Watanabe, H Chikuda, Y Fujiwara, T Furuya… - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) Clinical practice guidelines on the Management of
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy,2020 – Secondary publication - ScienceDirect Skip to main …

Cervical total disc replacement and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: reoperation rates, complications, and hospital resource utilization in 72 688 patients in the …

K Rumalla, KA Smith, PM Arnold - Neurosurgery, 2018 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Healthcare readmissions are important causes of increased cost and have
profound clinical impact. Thirty-day readmissions in spine surgery have been well …

Thirty-day readmissions after elective spine surgery for degenerative conditions among US Medicare beneficiaries

MC Wang, M Shivakoti, RA Sparapani, C Guo… - The Spine Journal, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Readmissions within 30 days of hospital discharge are
undesirable and costly. Little is known about reasons for and predictors of readmissions …

Factors affecting length of stay and complications after elective anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a study of 2164 patients from the American College of …

JA Gruskay, M Fu, BA Basques, DD Bohl… - Clinical Spine …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: Retrospective review of the prospective American College of Surgeons
National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (ACS NSQIP) database with 30-day follow-up …

Comparative effectiveness of ventral vs dorsal surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Z Ghogawala, B Martin, EC Benzel, J Dziura… - …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is the most common cause of
spinal cord dysfunction. OBJECTIVE: To determine the feasibility of a randomized clinical …

An analysis of causes of readmission after spine surgery

RA McCormack, T Hunter, N Ramos, R Michels… - Spine, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review of medical records. Objective. We reviewed all early
readmissions after elective spine surgery at a single orthopedic specialty hospital to analyze …

Big data research in neurosurgery: a critical look at this popular new study design

CS Oravec, M Motiwala, K Reed, D Kondziolka… - …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
The use of “big data” in neurosurgical research has become increasingly popular. However,
using this type of data comes with limitations. This study aimed to shed light on this new …

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy surgical trial: randomized, controlled trial design and rationale

Z Ghogawala, EC Benzel, RF Heary, KD Riew… - …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is the most common cause of
spinal cord dysfunction in the world. There are significant practice variation and uncertainty …

[HTML][HTML] Spine surgery in geriatric patients: Sometimes unnecessary, too much, or too little

NE Epstein - Surgical neurology international, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Although the frequency of spinal surgical procedures has been increasing,
particularly in patients of age 65 and over (geriatric), multiple overlapping comorbidities …