Updates in Spinal Surgery

3/29/20251. Seven Minute Summary2. Intraoperative Hypotension as a Modifiable Risk Factor. Spine. Jan 15, 20252. Surgical Apgar Score in Scoliosis Surgery for Patients with Cerebral Palsy. Spine. Jan 15, 2025

Episode 33. 1. Seven Minute Summary2. Impact of Cement Distribution on Efficacy of Vertebral Augmentation. JBJS. Jan 15, 20253. Posterior Aggressive Debulking vs. Minimal Decompression in Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression. JNS. Jan 2025

2/13/2025Seven Minute Summary1. High Dose vs. Low dose TXA in Adult deformity Surgery. JBJS. Dec 20242. Incidence of revision surgery and outcomes following surgery for spondylolisthesis. JNS. Jan 2025

Episode 31Seven Minute Summary (SMS)1. Preoperative Radiographic Predictors of Fusion following Decompression Surgery. Spine Nov 15. 20242. Pulmonary Function in Patients with Idiopathic Scoliosis after 40 years. Spine J. Nov 2024

1/22/2025Seven minute Summary1. Temporal Shape Change of Screw/Rod construct after single level fusion. Spine Nov. 20242. Impact of Serum Albumin on post-operative complications. J NeuroSurg Spine. Dec. 2024

1/4/2025Seven Minute Summary1. Prediction Model for Lumbar Curve Correction following Selective Thoracic Fusion. Spine Oct. 20242. Pelvic Incidence Influence with Realignment Strategy. JNeuroSpine. Nov 2024

12/12/2024Seven minute summary1. Post operative C5 Palsy after Anterior vs Posterior Decompression. Spine Oct 15, 20242. Indications for Revision of Cervical Disc Arthoplasty Spine Oct 15, 2024

11/26/2024Seven minute Summary1. TLIF cage subsidence: incidence and risk factors. JNS OCT 20242. Post operative Pain control and Long term Surgical outcome. Spine J. Sept 20243. Lumbar Apex as Risk factor for ASD following short segment fusion. Spine Oct 15,2024

11/4/2024Adult Spinal DeformitySeven minute Summary1. Change in Pelvic Tilt Following long spinal fusion. Spine Sept 1, 20242. Lumbar Lordosis Redistribution and Segmental Correction . Spine Sept 1, 2024

10/31/2024Seven Minute Summary1. Risk factors for readmission following Spinal Epidural Abscess. Clin Spine J. Aug 2024. 2. Change in Bone Mineral Density (Hounsfield Units) following treatment with four osteoporotic medications. J NeuroSurg Spine. Sept 2024. 3. Changing Epidemiology of Traumatic Spine Injuries. Trend analysis of 26 years. Spine J. Sept 2024.

Seven Minute Summary. 1. One Room, Two Surgeon for 2 AIS surgeries vs one room, one surgeon. JPO Sept 2024. 2. Surgeon Intraoperative Assessment of Bone compared to Radiographic Parameters. Spine Aug 15, 2024. 3. Natural History of Intervertebral Disc Vacuum Phenomenon Spine. Aug 15, 2024.

9/17/2024. J of Neurosurg Spine August 2024. 1. Seven minute Summary. 2. Post Surgical Rehabilitation for Patients with Cervical Degenerative Myelopathy. 3. Meta Analysis of BMP use in the subaxial cervical spine. 4. MRI based measurements of Vertebral Bone Quality (VBQ) and relationship to cage subsidence in OLIF surgery

9/8/2024. The Spine Journal August 2024. Seven minute Summary. 1. Infection after lumbar discetomy. 2. Vertebral Bone Quality (VBQ) and Pedicle Screw loosening. 3. Paraspinal Muscle Integrity and Lumbar Spondylolisthesis

Seven Minute Summary followed by. 1. Evaluation and Conservative Care for Pediatric Spondylolysis. 2. Minimal Invasive Lumbar Decompression in Degenerative Scoliosis. 3. Anterior placed TLIF cage Vs ALIF.

Seven minute summary followed by 1. CT evaluation of Bone Mineral Density. 2. Pre and post operative opioid usage after single level lumbar fusion. 3. Severe Hip OA and its effect on lumbar spinal fusion

Seven minute Summary​ ODI thresholds and “approval” for lumbar spinal fusion​ Paraspinal Muscle Integrity and post operative PROM​ Global Alignment and Proportion (GAP) score​ GAP Score applied to Multi-ethnic Asymptomatic Population

First, Seven Minute Summary (SMS) highlighting all three articles 1. Dysphagia after ACDF 2. Microendoscopic Laminotomy for Spinal Stenosis with Spondylolisthesis 3. Staged Vs. Same Day Anterior/Posterior Fusion for ASD

1. Physical therapy and the effect of copayment for treatment. 2. Timing of Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis. 3. Adjacent level stenosis and the decision of one or two level laminectomy

1. ACDF vs posterior foraminotomy. 2. Fate of L4-5, L3-4 discs following fusion of L5-S1. 3. Timing and type of Complications following ASD surgery

1. Facet arthoplasty (TOPS) vs. spinal fusion for treatment of lumbar pathology. 2. Adjacent segment disease and interbody approach in the lumbar spine

1. Unexpected ED presentation after cervical and lumbar spinal surgery. 2. Shoulder balance in Lenke Type 2 AIS patients

1. The relationship between hip and knee osteoarthritis and spinal sagittal alignment. 2. Risk of thromboembolic events in high risk patients with TXA after spinal deformity surgery

1. PROMs after surgical evacuation of spinal epidural hematoma 2. ERAS in cervical spinal deformity surgery

1. Cannabis use in lumbar spinal fusion patients. 2. PROMIS and patient satisfaction following lumbar spinal surgery

Cervical arthoplasty vs. foraminotomy for treatment of radiculopathy

Driving ability pre- and post-operatively in patients with Cervical Myelopathy

1. PEMF treatment for ACDF. 2. Patient outcomes with Spinal Epidural Abscess. 3. Opioid Free Management with Anterior Cervical Surgery. 4. Early Mobilization of Elderly Patients after Lumbar Spinal Fusion

1. Adjacent segment disease after short segment fusion in scoliosis. 2. Communication with primary care. 3. Cervical alignment and muscle response. 4. Acute traumatic central cord syndrome.

1. Synthetic cage vs. allo/autograft in ACDF. 2. Unplanned re-operation in Adult Spinal Deformity surgery. 3. ALIF vs TLIF at L5-S1. 4. Spinal Cord Shape and Intra-operative Neuromonitoring

Apologies. Originally episode 4 published twice. This episode truly contains 1. Proximal femur maturity index. 2. risk of fusion following cyst excision 3. Symptom duration and ACDF. 4. Coronal alignment in Adult deformity

1. Clinical Improvement after lumbar fusion. 2. Spinopelvic alignment in short segment fusion. 3. Device malfunction in cervical interbody cage. 4. 24 month outcomes after cervical myelopathy surgery.

1. Ambulatory ACDF. 2. Malnutrition in Spinal Deformity. 3. 90 day reimbursement discectomy. 4. ERAS in tumor surgery

1. Proximal femur maturity index in AIS 2. Risk of fusion following cyst excision. 3. Symptom duration and ACDF. 4. Coronal Alignment in Adult deformity

Cervical myelopathy, Cervical Disc arthoplasty, Obesity in microdiscectomy, pseudarthosis in spinal fusion

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