2021
Fenestrated pedicle screws for thoracolumbar instrumentation in patients with poor bone quality: Case series and systematic review of the literature
Ehresman J, Pennington Z, Elsamadicy AA, Hersh A, Lubelski D, Lehner K, Cottrill E, Schilling A, Lakomkin N, Ahmed AK, Lo SF, Sciubba DM. Fenestrated pedicle screws for thoracolumbar instrumentation in patients with poor bone quality: Case series and systematic review of the literature. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2021, 206: 106675. PMID: 34020324, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary cement embolismFenestrated pedicle screwsCement leakageBone qualityCement embolismInstrumented fusionHardware looseningOsteoporotic fracturesPedicle screwsSystematic reviewSymptomatic pulmonary cement embolismNon-augmented patientsSingle-surgeon seriesDegenerative spine diseaseHigh-quality evidencePoor bone qualityEndpoints of interestLow reported ratesPathologic fractureCase seriesSpine metastasesFenestrated screwsSpine diseasePRISMA guidelinesPatients
2017
Use of Bivector Traction for Stabilization of the Head and Maintenance of Optimal Cervical Alignment in Posterior Cervical Fusions
Karikari IO, Bumpass DB, Gum J, Sugrue P, Chapman TM, Elsamadicy AA, Riew KD. Use of Bivector Traction for Stabilization of the Head and Maintenance of Optimal Cervical Alignment in Posterior Cervical Fusions. Global Spine Journal 2017, 7: 227-229. PMID: 28660104, PMCID: PMC5476351, DOI: 10.1177/2192568217694146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostoperative cervical lordosisPosterior cervical fusionCervical fusionCervical lordosisDemographic dataTime of surgeryPosterior cervical arthrodesisConsecutive case seriesPatient demographic dataCervical sagittal alignmentSagittal vertical alignmentGardner-Wells tongsC2-T3Cervical arthrodesisCervical alignmentIntraoperative complicationsConsecutive patientsRetrospective reviewCase seriesMean ageSagittal alignmentSubaxial fusionRetrospective analysisPatientsPin placement