2022
Better Functional Recovery After Single-Level Compared With Two-Level Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion
Daffner SD, Bunch JT, Burton DC, Milam R, Park DK, Strenge KB, Whang PG, An HS, Kopjar B, Daffner S, Bunch J, Park D, An H. Better Functional Recovery After Single-Level Compared With Two-Level Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion. Cureus 2022, 14: e23010. PMID: 35425678, PMCID: PMC9005157, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.23010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOswestry Disability IndexPosterolateral lumbar fusionTwo-level groupSingle-level groupMental component scoreHealth-related qualityVisual analog scaleHigh fusion rateFusion ratePostoperative infectionLumbar fusionSingle-level posterolateral lumbar fusionGeneric health-related qualityLife outcomesVAS back painOutcomes of patientsOutcome of surgeryProspective cohort studyGood functional outcomeGood functional recoveryComparison of outcomesBackground Multiple studiesDisability IndexLeg painRadiologic outcomes
2009
Effects of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 on surgical infections in a rabbit posterolateral lumbar fusion model.
Miller CP, Simpson AK, Whang PG, Erickson BP, Waked WR, Lawrence JP, Grauer JN. Effects of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 on surgical infections in a rabbit posterolateral lumbar fusion model. The American Journal Of Orthopedics 2009, 38: 578-84. PMID: 20049353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal infectionRecombinant human bone morphogenetic proteinEarly deathRabbit posterolateral lumbar fusion modelPosterolateral lumbar fusion modelRhBMP-2Postoperative infectionSurgical infectionsSpine surgeryAutograft groupSpinal arthrodesisSterile salineFusion rateAutograftRecombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2InfectionHuman bone morphogenetic proteinHuman bone morphogenetic protein-2Bone formationProtein 2Staphylococcus aureusRabbitsBone morphogenetic protein-2Bone morphogenetic proteinMorphogenetic protein-2
2008
Sterility of C-arm Fluoroscopy During Spinal Surgery
Biswas D, Bible JE, Whang PG, Simpson AK, Grauer JN. Sterility of C-arm Fluoroscopy During Spinal Surgery. Spine 2008, 33: 1913-1917. PMID: 18622356, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e31817bb130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative infectionSurgical casesC-armSwab samplesNegative controlSterile culture swabC-arm fluoroscopyPlacement of instrumentationProspective studyPostoperative contaminationSpinal surgerySpine surgeryIntraoperative contaminationIntraoperative fluoroscopySpinal alignmentBACKGROUND DATAFluoroscopic C-armSpinal operationsSpine surgeonsCulture swabs
2007
The Effect of rhBMP-2 on the Incidence and Severity of Postoperative Infections in a Rabbit Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion Model ♦
Miller C, Simpson A, Whang P, Erickson B, Waked W, Lawrence J, Grauer J. The Effect of rhBMP-2 on the Incidence and Severity of Postoperative Infections in a Rabbit Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion Model ♦. Spine: Affiliated Society Meeting Abstracts 2007, &NA;: 38-40. DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000317724.54762.b9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRabbit posterolateral lumbar fusion modelPosterolateral lumbar fusion modelPostoperative infectionRhBMP-2