2009
Survey of spine surgeons on attitudes regarding osteoporosis and osteomalacia screening and treatment for fractures, fusion surgery, and pseudoarthrosis
Dipaola CP, Bible JE, Biswas D, Dipaola M, Grauer JN, Rechtine GR. Survey of spine surgeons on attitudes regarding osteoporosis and osteomalacia screening and treatment for fractures, fusion surgery, and pseudoarthrosis. The Spine Journal 2009, 9: 537-544. PMID: 19328744, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual-energy X-ray absorptiometrySpine fracturesSpine surgeonsMetabolic laboratoriesRisk factorsPractice patternsInstrumentation failureSpinal arthrodesisIndependent risk factorSignificant risk factorsLow-energy fracturesSpinal fusion operationsMetabolic bone disordersDegenerative spine conditionsX-ray absorptiometryPreoperative treatmentElderly patientsFracture careInstrumented fusionTreatment patternsOsteoporosis screeningFusion surgerySpine conditionsBone densitySpine specialistsCurrent Trends in Spinal Arthroplasty
Whang PG, Simpson AK, Rechtine G, Grauer JN. Current Trends in Spinal Arthroplasty. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2009, 22: 26-33. PMID: 19190431, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e3181659804.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsArthroplasty, ReplacementAttitude of Health PersonnelCervical VertebraeHumansIntervertebral DiscLumbar VertebraePhysiciansSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsLumbar total disc arthroplastyTotal disc arthroplastyCervical total disc arthroplastySpine surgeonsNeurosurgical spine surgeonsAlternative surgical treatmentLong-term outcomesPercentage of surgeonsDegenerative spinal conditionsSpinal fusion proceduresOpinions of surgeonsSurgical treatmentDisc arthroplastyBACKGROUND DATASpinal conditionsDegenerative conditionsSurgeonsContemporary updateSpinal arthroplastyFusion proceduresArthroplastyDeleterious effectsSpineTreatmentSurvey study
2007
Questionnaire Study of Neuromonitoring Availability and Usage for Spine Surgery
Magit DP, Hilibrand AS, Kirk J, Rechtine G, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR, Simpson AK, Grauer JN. Questionnaire Study of Neuromonitoring Availability and Usage for Spine Surgery. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2007, 20: 282-289. PMID: 17538352, DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000211286.98895.ea.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelElectrodiagnosisHumansMonitoring, IntraoperativeNeurosurgeryOrthopedicsPractice Patterns, Physicians'SpineSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsNeuromonitoring modalitiesSpine surgeonsThoracolumbar casesSpine surgerySurgeon preferenceIatrogenic neurologic injuryMotor-evoked potentialsPosterior cervical surgeryFellowship-trained surgeonsQuestionnaire studyOrthopedic spine surgeonsNeurosurgeon's preferenceCervical surgeryNeurologic statusNeurologic injuryCervical casesSurgeon satisfactionBACKGROUND DATASpinal proceduresSurgical proceduresSpecific indicationsSpine meetingsPreferred modalityDemographic dataNeuromonitoring
2006
Confusion Regarding Mechanisms of Injury in the Setting of Thoracolumbar Spinal Trauma: A Survey of the Spine Trauma Study Group (STSG)
Schweitzer KM, Vaccaro AR, Lee JY, Grauer JN. Confusion Regarding Mechanisms of Injury in the Setting of Thoracolumbar Spinal Trauma: A Survey of the Spine Trauma Study Group (STSG). Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2006, 19: 528-530. PMID: 17021418, DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000211219.28566.d0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelConsensusHumansInjury Severity ScoreLongitudinal LigamentsLumbar VertebraeRadiographySpinal InjuriesThoracic VertebraeConceptsSpine Trauma Study GroupInjury mechanismStudy groupThoracolumbar Injury Severity ScoreInjury Severity ScoreMechanism of injuryThoracolumbar Injury Classification SystemPosterior ligamentous complex disruptionThoracolumbar spinal traumaComplex injury patternsFlexion-compression injuriesPercent of physiciansThoracolumbar spine injuriesInjury classification systemPosterior ligamentous complexFisher's exact testNeurologic statusSpine injuriesInjury patternsSeverity scoreClinical examinationSpinal traumaObjective findingsThoracolumbar injuriesLigamentous complex