2024
Outcomes following two-level Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Relative to two-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy.
Ratnasamy P, Gouzoulis M, Jabbouri S, Varthi A, Grauer J. Outcomes following two-level Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Relative to two-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy. Spine 2024 PMID: 39190404, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000005131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCervical disc arthroplasty patientsFive-year survivalCervical disc arthroplastyPostoperative adverse eventsSpine reoperationTwo-level cervical disc arthroplastyAdverse eventsACDF patientsPatient ageElixhauser Comorbidity IndexTreatment optionsMultivariate analysisDegenerative cervical spine pathologyTwo-level surgeryCervical spine pathologyTwo-level ACDFAnterior cervical discectomyNovel treatment optionsMinor adverse eventsCervical discectomyNo significant differenceSpine pathologyACDFReoperationComorbidity index
2010
Contemporary Management of Symptomatic Lumbar Disc Herniations
Jegede KA, Ndu A, Grauer JN. Contemporary Management of Symptomatic Lumbar Disc Herniations. Orthopedic Clinics Of North America 2010, 41: 217-224. PMID: 20399360, DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2010.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumbar disc herniationSymptomatic disc herniationDisc herniationClinical presentationSurgical interventionSymptomatic lumbar disc herniationMainstay of treatmentCommon clinical entityPatient's clinical presentationMagnetic resonance imagingClinical entityAsymptomatic individualsLumbar discectomyTreatment optionsConservative measuresSignificant symptomsPhysical therapyHerniationMajor abnormalitiesResonance imagingContemporary managementSymptomsPatientsInterventionDiscectomy
2006
Chronic low back pain
Simpson AK, Cholewicki J, Grauer J. Chronic low back pain. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2006, 10: 431-436. PMID: 17087868, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-006-0074-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic low back painLow back painBack painSurgical optionsTreatment optionsPrevalent medical problemMost acute episodesHigh societal costsConservative therapyMainstay treatmentAcute episodeDisc arthroplastyMedical problemsPainPatientsClass ISocietal costsOptionsArthroplastyChronicPathophysiologyTherapyThe Contemporary Treatment of Odontoid Injuries
Maak TG, Grauer JN. The Contemporary Treatment of Odontoid Injuries. Spine 2006, 31: s53-s60. PMID: 16685237, DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000217941.55817.52.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType II fracturesOdontoid fracturesTreatment optionsOptimal treatmentAnterior odontoid fixationNonoperative treatment optionsII fracturesCervical spine fracturesOperative treatment optionsNoncontiguous fracturesOdontoid fixationNeurologic injurySpine fracturesAppropriate imagingCervical spineClinical studiesExternal immobilizationBACKGROUND DATAClinical problemContemporary treatmentInjuryCurrent conceptsPertinent literatureTreatmentType I