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
2012
Biomechanical comparison of endplate forces generated by uniaxial screws and monoaxial pedicle screws.
Essig DA, Miller CP, Xiao M, Ivancic P, Jegede K, Badrinath R, Smith BG, Grauer JN. Biomechanical comparison of endplate forces generated by uniaxial screws and monoaxial pedicle screws. Orthopedics 2012, 35: e1528-32. PMID: 23027492, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20120919-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsScrew-bone interfaceLoad cellBiomechanical ComparisonLess dense boneRotational controlMonoaxial pedicle screwsMonoaxial screwsScrew failureForce slopeReduced forceForceInterfaceAngleRodsScrewsImproved correctionDense boneBetter rotational controlPedicle screwsInferior vertebral endplateLoadPlasticPolyaxial screws
2007
THE USE OF RIGID INTERNAL FIXATION IN THE SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS
Kwon BK, Vaccaro AR, Grauer JN, Beiner JM. THE USE OF RIGID INTERNAL FIXATION IN THE SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS. Neurosurgery 2007, 60: s1-118. PMID: 17204872, DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000249222.57709.59.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRigid internal fixationCervical spineInternal fixationLateral mass screwsCervical spondylosisSurgical managementPedicle screwsAnterior cervical plating systemsAnterior cervical reconstructionRegional anatomyPosterior cervical spineSubaxial cervical spineAdditional posterior fixationInternal fixation techniquesCervical reconstructionAnterior fixationInternal fixation systemPosterior fixationPosterior columnMultilevel fusionSpine surgeonsImmediate stabilityRigid fixationDegenerative disordersFixation techniques