2022
Evidence-based Recommendations for Spine Surgery
Fisher CG, Vaccaro AR, Mahtabfar A, Mulpuri K, Evanview N, Dea N, Makanji H, Whang PG, Heller JE. Evidence-based Recommendations for Spine Surgery. Spine 2022, 47: 967-975. PMID: 35238857, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004350.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Evidence-based Recommendations for Spine Surgery
Vaccaro AR, Fisher CG, Prasad SK, Whang PG, Dea N, Thomas KC, Mulpuri K, Makanji HS. Evidence-based Recommendations for Spine Surgery. Spine 2021, 46: 975-982. PMID: 34160375, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004091.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Evidence-based Recommendations for Spine Surgery.
Vaccaro AR, Fisher CG, Prasad SK, Makanji HS, Mulpuri K, Thomas KC, Dea N, Chi J, Whang PG. Evidence-based Recommendations for Spine Surgery. Spine 2020, 46: e277-e285. PMID: 33290372, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000003838.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Evidence-Based Recommendations for Spine Surgery
Vaccaro AR, Fisher CG, Patel AA, Prasad SK, Chi J, Mulpuri K, Thomas KC, Whang PG. Evidence-Based Recommendations for Spine Surgery. Spine 2017, 42: e435-e442. PMID: 28240652, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002083.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Mitigating Adverse Event Reporting Bias in Spine Surgery
Auerbach JD, McGowan KB, Halevi M, Gerling MC, Sharan AD, Whang PG, Maislin G. Mitigating Adverse Event Reporting Bias in Spine Surgery. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2013, 95: 1450-1456. PMID: 23965694, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.l.00251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndependent clinical events committeeClinical events committeeAdverse eventsClinical trialsLevels of severityInvestigational device exemption studyFuture clinical trialsAdverse event dataLumbar spinal fusionAdverse event reportingAdverse event reportsSpinal stenosisEvents committeeSafety profileSurgery StudyFusion groupInvestigator biasSpine surgerySpinal fusionSpine surgeonsSurgeryInvestigational deviceStudy sponsorEvent reportingFinancial interestsEvidence-Based Recommendations for Spine Surgery
Vaccaro AR, Fisher CG, Patel AA, Prasad SK, Chi J, Mulpuri K, Thomas KC, Whang PG. Evidence-Based Recommendations for Spine Surgery. Spine 2013, 38: e970-e978. PMID: 23629483, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e3182982d32.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Evidence-Based Recommendations for Spine Surgery
Fisher CG, Vaccaro AR, Mulpuri K, Angevine PD, Thomas KC, Patel AA, Prasad SK, Whang PG. Evidence-Based Recommendations for Spine Surgery. Spine 2012, 37: e3-e9. PMID: 22076643, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e31823dccc0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
The Management of Spinal Injuries in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis or Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
Whang PG, Goldberg G, Lawrence JP, Hong J, Harrop JS, Anderson DG, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR. The Management of Spinal Injuries in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis or Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2009, 22: 77-85. PMID: 19342927, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e3181679bcb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityDisability EvaluationFemaleHumansHyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic SkeletalMaleMiddle AgedMortalityNeurosurgical ProceduresOutcome Assessment, Health CarePostoperative ComplicationsRadiographyRetrospective StudiesSpinal Cord CompressionSpinal FracturesSpinal InjuriesSpineSpondylitis, AnkylosingTreatment OutcomeConceptsDiffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosisIdiopathic skeletal hyperostosisSpinal injuryDISH patientsNeurologic deficitsClinical outcomesAS patientsSkeletal hyperostosisAmerican Spinal Injury Association Impairment ScaleHalo-vest orthosisOverall complication rateHalo-vest immobilizationAppropriate imaging studiesSpinal cord injurySubaxial cervical spineOdom's criteriaNonoperative treatmentComplication rateNeurologic injuryNeurologic statusASIA ARetrospective reviewOperative managementCord injurySingle institution
2008
Sterility of C-arm Fluoroscopy During Spinal Surgery
Biswas D, Bible JE, Whang PG, Simpson AK, Grauer JN. Sterility of C-arm Fluoroscopy During Spinal Surgery. Spine 2008, 33: 1913-1917. PMID: 18622356, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e31817bb130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative infectionSurgical casesC-armSwab samplesNegative controlSterile culture swabC-arm fluoroscopyPlacement of instrumentationProspective studyPostoperative contaminationSpinal surgerySpine surgeryIntraoperative contaminationIntraoperative fluoroscopySpinal alignmentBACKGROUND DATAFluoroscopic C-armSpinal operationsSpine surgeonsCulture swabsWhich Regions of the Operating Gown Should be Considered Most Sterile?
Bible JE, Biswas D, Whang PG, Simpson AK, Grauer JN. Which Regions of the Operating Gown Should be Considered Most Sterile? Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2008, 467: 825-830. PMID: 18592330, PMCID: PMC2635444, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-008-0341-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research