2012
Routine Anteroposterior Radiographs Have Limited Utility for Patients After Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion
Blizzard DJ, Hustedt JW, Bohl DD, Telles CJ, Grauer JN. Routine Anteroposterior Radiographs Have Limited Utility for Patients After Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion. Spine 2012, 37: 1904-1908. PMID: 22565385, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e31825bcce3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cervical decompressionLateral filmsCervical decompressionAP filmsInstrumented vertebral bodyRetrospective case seriesLast followSerial followCase seriesFirst followBACKGROUND DATAClinical valueAnteroposterior radiographsPatientsSpine surgeonsDiagnostic utilityInstrumented levelsVertebral bodyAP viewACDFImplant relativeRadiation exposureAnteroposteriorFollowImaging series
2007
A Quantitative and Reproducible Method to Assess Cord Compression and Canal Stenosis After Cervical Spine Trauma
Furlan JC, Fehlings MG, Massicotte EM, Aarabi B, Vaccaro AR, Bono CM, Madrazo I, Villanueva C, Grauer JN, Mikulis D. A Quantitative and Reproducible Method to Assess Cord Compression and Canal Stenosis After Cervical Spine Trauma. Spine 2007, 32: 2083-2091. PMID: 17762809, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e318145a91c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdultAgedCervical VertebraeFemaleHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNorth AmericaObserver VariationPrognosisReproducibility of ResultsSeverity of Illness IndexSignal Processing, Computer-AssistedSpinal Cord CompressionSpinal Cord InjuriesSpinal StenosisTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsMaximum spinal cord compressionTraumatic cervical spinal cord injuryCervical spinal cord injuryMaximum canal compromiseSpinal cord injuryInterclass correlation coefficientCord compressionIntrarater reliabilityAcute traumatic cervical spinal cord injuryTraumatic spinal cord injuryCervical spine traumaSpinal cord compressionT1-weighted MRIT2-weighted MR imagesCanal stenosisCanal compromiseSpine traumaPrognostic valueCord injuryRadiologic parametersCervical spineBACKGROUND DATACT scanMidsagittal MRIInterrater ICC
2006
Metastatic disease of the spine.
White AP, Kwon BK, Lindskog DM, Friedlaender GE, Grauer JN. Metastatic disease of the spine. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2006, 14: 587-98. PMID: 17030592, DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200610000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsDecompression, SurgicalHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingOrthopedicsSpinal Cord CompressionSpinal NeoplasmsSpineTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsTomography-guided biopsyIndividual patient factorsMetastatic spine diseaseLimitation of motionNew cancer diagnosesMagnetic resonance imagingAxial painCord compressionSurgical decompressionLocal tendernessMetastatic diseaseAnterior approachBone scanPatient factorsNeurologic compromiseNerve rootsPlain radiographsFrequent presentationPainful lesionsSpinal lesionsSpine diseaseRadionuclide studiesSpinal instabilitySpinal examinationSpine surgeons