2022
Effects of anode position on pedicle screw testing during lumbosacral spinal fusion surgery
Amick M, Ottesen TD, O'Marr J, Frenkel MY, Callahan B, Grauer JN. Effects of anode position on pedicle screw testing during lumbosacral spinal fusion surgery. The Spine Journal 2022, 22: 2000-2005. PMID: 35843532, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2022.07.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPedicle screwsLumbosacral fusionPedicle screw stimulationProspective cohort studySpinal fusion surgeryLumbosacral pedicle screwsSafe screw placementCohort studyFusion surgeryOutcome measuresBACKGROUND DATAScrew stimulationClinical practiceClinical thresholdGluteal musclesScrew placementSurgical fieldSafe placementPatientsScrewsStimulationSuch implantsCurrent studyPlacementFormal evaluation
2016
A Genetic Test Predicts Providence Brace Success for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis When Failure Is Defined as Progression to >45 Degrees
Bohl DD, Telles CJ, Ruiz FK, Badrinath R, DeLuca PA, Grauer JN. A Genetic Test Predicts Providence Brace Success for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis When Failure Is Defined as Progression to >45 Degrees. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2016, 29: e146-e150. PMID: 27007790, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e3182aa4ce1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisPotential confoundingIdiopathic scoliosisGenetic testsRetrospective cohort studyMainstay of treatmentRisk of progressionCohort studyEligible subjectsRetrospective cohortAIS patientsPotential confoundersClinical managementAvailable genetic testsBACKGROUND DATAGenetic predispositionPatientsClinical practiceSaliva samplesScoliScoreProvidence braceGenetic factorsPolygenic fashionScoliosisProgression
2014
Improving visual estimates of cervical spine range of motion.
Hirsch BP, Webb ML, Bohl DD, Fu M, Buerba RA, Gruskay JA, Grauer JN. Improving visual estimates of cervical spine range of motion. The American Journal Of Orthopedics 2014, 43: e261-5. PMID: 25379754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical spine ROMCervical spine rangeSpine ROMSpine rangeTraining sessionsSurgical outcomesCervical conditionsFunctional impairmentHealthy subjectsPermanent impairmentClinical practiceClinical acceptanceAssociated costsImpairmentMonthsFull motionVisual assessmentVisual estimationROMSessionsMedical studentsSubjectsVisual estimatesCliniciansSurgeons
2013
Oswestry Disability Index is a better indicator of lumbar motion than the Visual Analogue Scale
Ruiz FK, Bohl DD, Webb ML, Russo GS, Grauer JN. Oswestry Disability Index is a better indicator of lumbar motion than the Visual Analogue Scale. The Spine Journal 2013, 14: 1860-1865. PMID: 24216395, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.10.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOswestry Disability IndexVisual analog scaleRange of motionVAS scoresLumbar motionDisability IndexDisability scoresAnalog scaleLower extremitiesOutcome measuresFunctional ROMClinical cohort studyLumbar ROMLumbar interventionsAxial painCohort studyNeurologic complaintsLumbar pathologyLumbar complaintsSuch painDaily livingAverage ageClinical practicePainLinear regression analysisMethods of evaluating lumbar and cervical fusion
Gruskay JA, Webb ML, Grauer JN. Methods of evaluating lumbar and cervical fusion. The Spine Journal 2013, 14: 531-539. PMID: 24183750, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.07.459.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlexion/extension radiographsCases of pseudarthrosisDiagnosis of pseudarthrosisFocused clinical assessmentFirst postoperative yearBone graft optionsPreferred imaging modalityAssessment of motionPostoperative yearRadicular symptomsCommon complicationCervical fusionGraft optionsExtension radiographsClinical assessmentClinical failureSurgical techniqueSpinal fusionSpinal arthrodesisComputed tomographyClinical practicePseudarthrosisSignificant causeDiagnosisUse of instrumentation
2008
Silicates and bone fusion.
Waked W, Grauer J. Silicates and bone fusion. Orthopedics 2008, 31: 591-7. PMID: 18661882, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20080601-34.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements