2020
Evidence-Based Recommendations for Spine Surgery.
Fisher CG, Vaccaro AR, Patel AA, Whang PG, Thomas KC, Chi J, Mulpuri K, Prasad SK. Evidence-Based Recommendations for Spine Surgery. Spine 2020, 45: 851-859. PMID: 32355150, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000003512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine surgeryDecompression surgeryLumbar decompression surgerySpinal decompression surgeryPost-operative MRISagittal spinopelvic alignmentEvidence-based recommendationsLumbar disc arthroplastyLumbar surgeryPrognostic factorsTranexamic acidOsteoporotic patientsDisc arthroplastySpinopelvic alignmentSurgeryClinical practiceComparative effectivenessPatientsArthroplastyRecommendationsFusion supportMRI
2009
Current 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 StatementsConceptsLumbar 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