2020
Use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein for revision cervical spine fusion in children with Down syndrome: a case series.
Cohen LL, Yang BW, O'Neill NP, Proctor MR, Glotzbecker MP, Hedequist DJ. Use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein for revision cervical spine fusion in children with Down syndrome: a case series. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2020, 25: 535-539. PMID: 32005018, DOI: 10.3171/2019.11.peds19622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCervical spine fusionSpine fusionAtlantoaxial instabilityRecombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2Postoperative complicationsCase seriesFirst case seriesLength of stayIliac crest boneSolid fusion massNeurological deteriorationCervical fusionLast radiographRetrospective reviewDural tearPosterior fusionPseudarthrosis rateSurgical dataHalo useRevision surgeryImplant revisionCrest boneDS populationInclusion criteriaRecombinant human bone morphogenetic protein
2019
Acute Implant-related Complications in Pediatric Cervical Spine Fusion
O’Neill N, Hresko MT, Emans JB, Glotzbecker MP, Verhofste BP, Karlin LI, Proctor MR, Hedequist DJ. Acute Implant-related Complications in Pediatric Cervical Spine Fusion. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2019, 40: e662-e666. PMID: 31743291, DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000001471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplant-related complicationsCervical fusionInstrumented cervical fusionsMonths of surgeryDay of surgeryCervical spine fusionLateral mass screwsComputed tomography (CT) imagingLate surgeryRetrospective reviewCase seriesMedian timeOverall incidenceSurgical revisionImplant complicationsSyndromic diagnosisDifferent etiologiesScrew protrusionSpine fusionCervical instrumentationIntraoperative useComplicationsLoeys-DietzAnterior plateAverage ageIntraoperative Use of O-arm in Pediatric Cervical Spine Surgery
Verhofste BP, Glotzbecker MP, Hresko MT, MacDougall RD, Birch CM, O’Neill N, Karlin LI, Emans JB, Proctor MR, Hedequist DJ. Intraoperative Use of O-arm in Pediatric Cervical Spine Surgery. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2019, 40: e266-e271. PMID: 31192887, DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000001416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoperative O-armCervical spine instrumentationO-armSpine instrumentationScrew positionPediatric cervical spine surgerySingle-center retrospective studyMean CT dose indexIntraoperative screw revisionsCervical spine surgeryVertebral artery injuryCervical spine fusionPostoperative CT scansDose-length productO-arm imagingCT dose indexFree-hand techniqueOptimal implant positionArtery injuryDural injuryNeurologic deficitsNeurovascular complicationsPediatric patientsPrimary outcomeFrequent indication