2019
Association Between Preoperative Narcotic Use with Perioperative Complication Rates, Patient Reported Pain Scores, and Ambulatory Status After Complex Spinal Fusion (≥5 Levels) for Adult Deformity Correction
Elsamadicy AA, Drysdale N, Adil SM, Charalambous L, Lee M, Koo A, Freedman IG, Kundishora AJ, Camara-Quintana J, Qureshi T, Kolb L, Laurans M, Abbed K, Karikari IO. Association Between Preoperative Narcotic Use with Perioperative Complication Rates, Patient Reported Pain Scores, and Ambulatory Status After Complex Spinal Fusion (≥5 Levels) for Adult Deformity Correction. World Neurosurgery 2019, 128: e231-e237. PMID: 31009775, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.04.107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBone TransplantationDepressionFemaleHumansIntraoperative Neurophysiological MonitoringLaminectomyLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMobility LimitationNarcoticsOsteotomyPainPain MeasurementPain, PostoperativePatient ReadmissionPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPostoperative ComplicationsPreoperative PeriodSpinal DiseasesSpinal FusionConceptsComplex spinal fusionPain scoresPerioperative complication ratePreoperative narcotic useComplication rateSpinal fusionAmbulatory statusNarcotic usePatient demographicsDeformity correctionPatient-reported pain scoresPrimary complex spinal fusionAdult deformity correctionLast pain scoreNon-user cohortsPostoperative pain scoresPostoperative complication rateHigher pain scoresPhysical therapy regimensPrevalence of depressionGreater mean ageUse of narcoticsMajor academic institutionAmbulatory dayPreoperative use
2018
Key Role of Preoperative Recumbent Films in the Treatment of Severe Sagittal Malalignment
Karikari IO, Lenke LG, Bridwell KH, Tauchi R, Kelly MP, Sugrue PA, Bumpass DB, Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Lalezari R, Koester L, Blanke K, Gum J. Key Role of Preoperative Recumbent Films in the Treatment of Severe Sagittal Malalignment. Spine Deformity 2018, 6: 568-575. PMID: 30122393, DOI: 10.1016/j.jspd.2018.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative lumbar lordosisRadiographic parametersLumbar lordosisRadiographic outcomesSM patientsSevere SMLL-PI mismatchSevere sagittal malalignmentRetrospective cohort studyThree-column osteotomySagittal radiographic parametersODI scoresCohort studySuboptimal improvementSagittal malalignmentOverall improvementSpinal realignmentDeformity correctionBACKGROUND DATAInclusion criteriaSupine radiographsFlexible deformitiesPelvic tiltPatientsSRS domains