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
2016
Do measures of surgical effectiveness at 1 year after lumbar spine surgery accurately predict 2-year outcomes?
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Han JL, Cheng J, Karikari I, Bagley CA. Do measures of surgical effectiveness at 1 year after lumbar spine surgery accurately predict 2-year outcomes? Journal Of Neurosurgery Spine 2016, 25: 689-696. PMID: 26722957, DOI: 10.3171/2015.8.spine15476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransforaminal lumbar interbody fusionLumbar spine surgeryAnterior lumbar interbody fusionLong-term outcomesLateral interbody fusionLumbar interbody fusionSpine surgeryInterbody fusionSurgical effectivenessOutcome measuresSF-36 physical component summary scorePhysical component summary scoreLongitudinal assessmentPatient-reported outcome instrumentsAchievement of MCIDMultiinstitutional prospective studyVAS leg painComponent summary scoresClinical outcome dataPatient-centered measuresLogistic regression modelingIneffective patient careInstitutional registryOutcomes RegistrySF-36
2015
Do obese patients have worse outcomes after direct lateral interbody fusion compared to non-obese patients?
Adogwa O, Farber SH, Fatemi P, Desai R, Elsamadicy A, Cheng J, Bagley C, Gottfried O, Isaacs RE. Do obese patients have worse outcomes after direct lateral interbody fusion compared to non-obese patients? Journal Of Clinical Neuroscience 2015, 25: 54-57. PMID: 26549673, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.05.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect lateral interbody fusionNon-obese patientsOswestry Disability IndexLateral interbody fusionObese patientsLeg painPostoperative complicationsComplication rateInterbody fusionPain numerical rating scoresVisual analog scale (VAS) backLumbar spinal fusion surgeryDegenerative diseasesAnterior thigh numbnessIncidence of durotomySimilar complication profilePostoperative complication rateLong-term outcomesNumerical rating scoreCerebrospinal fluid leakSpinal fusion surgeryPsoas hematomaThigh numbnessDisability IndexNerve injury