2013
Methods 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
2011
Reproducibility of Radiographic Measurements for Subaxial Cervical Spine Trauma
Bono CM, Schoenfeld A, Rampersaud R, Levi A, Grauer J, Arnold P, Fehlings M, Dvorak M, Vaccaro AR. Reproducibility of Radiographic Measurements for Subaxial Cervical Spine Trauma. Spine 2011, 36: 1374-1379. PMID: 21587104, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e318221e169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubaxial cervical spine traumaVertebral body height lossCervical spine traumaSpine traumaPlain radiographsComputed tomographyHeight lossRadiographic measurementsAnterior vertebral body height lossSubaxial cervical spine injuriesSpine Trauma Study GroupCervical plain radiographsCervical spine injurySubaxial cervical injuriesImportance of imagingVertebral body translationPlain radiographic measurementsCT imagesCervical injuryPosterior tangent methodSpine injuriesRadiographic evaluationBACKGROUND DATAStudy groupKyphosis measurementOblique radiographs compared favorably with computed tomography images in assessing cervical foraminal area.
Miller CP, Sabino J, Bible JE, Whang PG, Grauer JN. Oblique radiographs compared favorably with computed tomography images in assessing cervical foraminal area. The American Journal Of Orthopedics 2011, 40: 241-5. PMID: 21734932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOblique radiographsComputed tomographyForaminal dimensionsCT scanFirst-line imaging studyCervical intervertebral foraminaNerve root compressionRoot compressionForaminal areaCervical spineIntervertebral foraminaDiagnostic utilityImaging studiesRadiographsRadiation exposureComputed tomography imagesCross-sectional areaInitial assessmentPearson correlation coefficientC2-C3Tomography imagesScansCT reconstructionPrevious studiesPatency
2009
Utility of Helical Computed Tomography in Differentiating Unilateral and Bilateral Facet Dislocations
Dailey AT, Shaffrey CI, Rampersaud R, Lee J, Brodke DS, Arnold P, Nassr A, Harrop JS, Grauer J, Bono CM, Dvorak M, Vaccaro A. Utility of Helical Computed Tomography in Differentiating Unilateral and Bilateral Facet Dislocations. Journal Of Spinal Cord Medicine 2009, 32: 43-48. PMID: 19264048, PMCID: PMC2647499, DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2009.11760751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical facet dislocationBilateral facet dislocationHelical computed tomographyFacet dislocationComputed tomographyRadiographic studiesUnilateral cervical facet dislocationUnilateral facet dislocationSpinal cord injuryVertebral body translationDifferent clinical scenariosTranslational injuriesNeurologic injuryNeurologic statusPlain radiographsCord injuryUnilateral dislocationClinical historySurgeon's interpretationUnilateral fracturesIntraoperative observationsIntraoperative diagnosisAxial CT slicesSagittal reconstructionsSpine surgeons
2004
Development of a New Zealand White Rabbit Model of Spinal Pseudarthrosis Repair and Evaluation of the Potential Role of OP-1 to Overcome Pseudarthrosis
Grauer JN, Vaccaro AR, Kato M, Kwon BK, Beiner JM, Patel TC, Hilibrand AS, Chiba K, Albert TJ. Development of a New Zealand White Rabbit Model of Spinal Pseudarthrosis Repair and Evaluation of the Potential Role of OP-1 to Overcome Pseudarthrosis. Spine 2004, 29: 1405-1412. PMID: 15223930, DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000129028.25671.96.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone Morphogenetic Protein 7Bone Morphogenetic ProteinsCotinineDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalFemaleHumansIliumInfusion Pumps, ImplantableLumbar VertebraeNicotinePostoperative ComplicationsPseudarthrosisRabbitsRadiographyRecombinant ProteinsSingle-Blind MethodSpinal DiseasesSpinal FusionTransforming Growth Factor betaTransplantation, AutologousWound HealingConceptsNew Zealand white rabbitsPosterolateral lumbar fusionOsteogenic protein-1Zealand white rabbitsLumbar fusionPseudarthrosis repairFusion massFusion rateWhite rabbitsManual palpationIliac crest autograftNew Zealand white rabbit modelTreatment of pseudarthrosesRabbit fusion modelWhite rabbit modelPresence of nicotineCrest autograftBACKGROUND DATAPseudarthrosesComputed tomographyAnimal modelsRabbit modelAutograftGraftWeeksMorphologic Evaluation of Cervical Spine Anatomy with Computed Tomography
Kwon BK, Song F, Morrison WB, Grauer JN, Beiner JM, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS, Albert TJ. Morphologic Evaluation of Cervical Spine Anatomy with Computed Tomography. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2004, 17: 102-107. PMID: 15260091, DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200404000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAP diameterVertebral bodyLongus coli muscleSmaller AP diameterCervical spine anatomyComputed tomography studyVertebral body widthCervical reconstructionCervical disordersCervical spineAnteroposterior diameterComputed tomographyMedial borderMorphologic evaluationCT scanningAnatomic parametersTomography studyAdjacent endplatesSpine anatomyOsseous detailMalesFemalesAnterior marginPatientsWidespread use