2022
A comparison of in-hospital outcomes after elective anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in cases with and without Parkinson's Disease
Galivanche AR, Schneble CA, David WB, Mercier MR, Kammien AJ, Ottesen TD, Saifi C, Whang PG, Grauer JN, Varthi AG. A comparison of in-hospital outcomes after elective anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in cases with and without Parkinson's Disease. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2022, 12: 100164. PMID: 36304443, PMCID: PMC9594612, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2022.100164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinor adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsAnterior cervical discectomyAdverse eventsParkinson's diseaseElective ACDFComorbidity burdenCervical discectomyMedical complicationsPD casesElective anterior cervical discectomyNational Inpatient Sample databaseGreater riskAssociation of PDCervical degenerative pathologyPostoperative medical complicationsLogistic regression modelsHospital complicationsHospital outcomesComplication rateSurgical complicationsUnmatched populationACDF casesSurgical interventionComorbidity variables
2009
The Management of Spinal Injuries in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis or Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
Whang PG, Goldberg G, Lawrence JP, Hong J, Harrop JS, Anderson DG, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR. The Management of Spinal Injuries in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis or Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2009, 22: 77-85. PMID: 19342927, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e3181679bcb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityDisability EvaluationFemaleHumansHyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic SkeletalMaleMiddle AgedMortalityNeurosurgical ProceduresOutcome Assessment, Health CarePostoperative ComplicationsRadiographyRetrospective StudiesSpinal Cord CompressionSpinal FracturesSpinal InjuriesSpineSpondylitis, AnkylosingTreatment OutcomeConceptsDiffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosisIdiopathic skeletal hyperostosisSpinal injuryDISH patientsNeurologic deficitsClinical outcomesAS patientsSkeletal hyperostosisAmerican Spinal Injury Association Impairment ScaleHalo-vest orthosisOverall complication rateHalo-vest immobilizationAppropriate imaging studiesSpinal cord injurySubaxial cervical spineOdom's criteriaNonoperative treatmentComplication rateNeurologic injuryNeurologic statusASIA ARetrospective reviewOperative managementCord injurySingle institution