2024
Effect of cannabis use history on postoperative opioid utilization in lumbar fusion patients: an American retrospective study.
Mirpuri P, Khalid S, King P, Roy J, Elsamadicy A, Mehta A, Adogwa O. Effect of cannabis use history on postoperative opioid utilization in lumbar fusion patients: an American retrospective study. Asian Spine Journal 2024, 18: 639-646. PMID: 39434224, DOI: 10.31616/asj.2024.0194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCannabis use historyPostoperative opioid utilizationOpioid utilizationCannabis usersLumbar fusionHistory of cannabis useChronic opioid useNon-cannabis usersDegenerative spine diseaseCannabis use patternsImmediate postoperative periodPostsurgical pain managementLumbar fusion patientsPropensity score matchingUse historyOpioid useSpine surgeryPain medicationFusion patientsRetrospective studySpine diseasePostoperative periodCannabis usePain managementWidespread prescription
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
Prevalence of Specific Types of Pain Diagnoses in a Sample of United States Adults.
Murphy KR, Han JL, Yang S, Hussaini SM, Elsamadicy AA, Parente B, Xie J, Pagadala P, Lad SP. Prevalence of Specific Types of Pain Diagnoses in a Sample of United States Adults. Pain Physician 2017, 20: e257-e268. PMID: 28158163, DOI: 10.36076/ppj.2017.e268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDegenerative spine diseasePain diagnosisPain conditionsLimb painBack painChronic painSpine diseaseComplex regional pain syndromePost-laminectomy painPost-laminectomy syndromeUnited States patient populationMedicare Supplemental databasesChronic pain conditionsRegional pain syndromeNon-randomized studiesSpecific pain diagnosesUnited States adultsHealth care servicesPain syndromePain patientsPatient populationTruven MarketScanPatient cohortRetrospective analysisPain