2023
Commentary on “Utilization of Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty in the Management of Compression Fractures: National Trends and Predictors of Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty”
Jabbouri S, Whang P. Commentary on “Utilization of Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty in the Management of Compression Fractures: National Trends and Predictors of Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty”. Neurospine 2023, 20: 1140-1141. PMID: 38171284, PMCID: PMC10762381, DOI: 10.14245/ns.2347266.633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNinety day adverse events following single level posterior lumbar interbody fusion in patients with sickle cell disease
Dhodapkar M, Halperin S, Saifi C, Whang P, Grauer J, Varthi A. Ninety day adverse events following single level posterior lumbar interbody fusion in patients with sickle cell disease. The Spine Journal 2023, 24: 807-811. PMID: 38081460, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2023.11.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior lumbar interbody fusionSingle-level posterior lumbar interbody fusionSickle cell diseaseElixhauser Comorbidity IndexAdverse eventsPostoperative outcomesInterbody fusionOdds ratioCell diseaseDays adverse eventsMinor adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsPerioperative adverse eventsSevere adverse eventsCohort of patientsED visit ratesEmergency department visitsMultivariable logistic regressionNational administrative databaseRetrospective database studyLumbar interbody fusionSingle level posteriorComorbidity indexPLIF patientsAdult patientsMinimally Invasive SI Joint Fusion Procedures for Chronic SI Joint Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Safety and Efficacy.
Whang P, Patel V, Duhon B, Sturesson B, Cher D, Carlton Reckling W, Capobianco R, Polly D. Minimally Invasive SI Joint Fusion Procedures for Chronic SI Joint Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Safety and Efficacy. The International Journal Of Spine Surgery 2023, 17: 794-808. PMID: 37798076, PMCID: PMC10753354, DOI: 10.14444/8543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-reported outcomesChronic SI joint painSI joint painJoint painJoint fusionAdverse event ratesSI joint fusionSacroiliac joint fusionMultiple surgical approachesImplant placement accuracyODI scoresEfficacy outcomesPain scoresRadiographic evidenceRandomized trialsSurgical interventionWound infectionPatient cohortSurgical approachSurgical techniqueImplant malpositionImplant placementSafety outcomesPainMeta-AnalysisLongitudinal Comparative Analysis of Complications and Subsequent Interventions Following Stand-Alone Interspinous Spacers, Open Decompression, or Fusion for Lumbar Stenosis
Whang P, Tran O, Rosner H. Longitudinal Comparative Analysis of Complications and Subsequent Interventions Following Stand-Alone Interspinous Spacers, Open Decompression, or Fusion for Lumbar Stenosis. Advances In Therapy 2023, 40: 3512-3524. PMID: 37289411, PMCID: PMC10329952, DOI: 10.1007/s12325-023-02562-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term complicationsLumbar spinal stenosisLumbar spine surgeryFirst surgical interventionLife-threatening eventsSurgical interventionISD patientsSurgery cohortOpen decompressionOpen surgerySpine surgerySubsequent interventionsComplication-related costsOpen surgery cohortSubsequent surgical interventionInterspinous spacer devicesFusion cohortLSS patientsConservative therapyBaseline characteristicsPatient agePostoperative outcomesLumbar stenosisSpinal stenosisMedicare databaseEvolving Trends in the Use of Sacroiliac Fusion From 2015 to 2020
Halperin S, Dhodapkar M, Jiang W, Elaydi A, Jordan Y, Whang P, Grauer J. Evolving Trends in the Use of Sacroiliac Fusion From 2015 to 2020. Spine 2023, 49: 577-582. PMID: 37075329, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSI fusionOpen approachAdverse eventsSacroiliac fusionHigher Elixhauser comorbidity indexRetrospective cohort analysisElixhauser Comorbidity IndexLess adverse eventsEvolution of patientsComorbidity indexAdult patientsPatient characteristicsPrimary outcomeIndependent predictorsPearlDiver databaseMultivariable analysisPatient populationOpen procedureBACKGROUND DATACohort analysisSI jointDegenerative indicationsMIS approachMIS casesOlder ageCommentary on “Sacroiliac joint fusion in patients with Ehlers Danlos syndrome: A case series”
Dahodwala T, Whang P. Commentary on “Sacroiliac joint fusion in patients with Ehlers Danlos syndrome: A case series”. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2023, 14: 100207. PMID: 37113252, PMCID: PMC10127106, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2023.100207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuantifying the Long-Term Impact of a Motion-Sparing Interspinous Spacer on Sagittal Alignment in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Whang P, Chen L, Jain R. Quantifying the Long-Term Impact of a Motion-Sparing Interspinous Spacer on Sagittal Alignment in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Interventional Pain Medicine 2023, 2: 100236. DOI: 10.1016/j.inpm.2023.100236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReal-World Comparative Analyses of Short-Term Postoperative Complications Following Placement of Stand-Alone Interspinous Devices, Open Decompression, and Fusion for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Whang P, Tran O, Rosner H. Real-World Comparative Analyses of Short-Term Postoperative Complications Following Placement of Stand-Alone Interspinous Devices, Open Decompression, and Fusion for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Interventional Pain Medicine 2023, 2: 100368. DOI: 10.1016/j.inpm.2023.100368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLongitudinal Comparative Analyses of Complications and Subsequent Interventions Following Placement of a Stand-Alone Interspinous Device, Open Decompression, and Fusion for Lumbar Stenosis in a Real-World Setting
Whang P, Tran O, Rosner H. Longitudinal Comparative Analyses of Complications and Subsequent Interventions Following Placement of a Stand-Alone Interspinous Device, Open Decompression, and Fusion for Lumbar Stenosis in a Real-World Setting. Interventional Pain Medicine 2023, 2: 100369. DOI: 10.1016/j.inpm.2023.100369.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Comparison of postoperative outcomes in patients with and without osteoporosis undergoing single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
Kammien AJ, Galivanche AR, Joo PY, Elaydi A, Whang P, Saifi C, Grauer JN, Varthi A. Comparison of postoperative outcomes in patients with and without osteoporosis undergoing single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2022, 12: 100174. PMID: 36299450, PMCID: PMC9589019, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2022.100174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSingle-level anterior cervical discectomyAnterior cervical discectomyAdverse eventsCervical discectomySingle-level ACDF proceduresSurgical planningComorbidity-matched patientsPerioperative adverse eventsSingle-level ACDFLog-rank analysisLong-term outcomesNational administrative databaseSetting of osteoporosisACDF proceduresConcomitant proceduresPatient characteristicsPostoperative outcomesGraft subsidenceOsteoporosis groupBony unionPatient counselingPatient counsellingAdministrative databasesReoperationExclusion criteriaA comparison of in-hospital outcomes after elective anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in cases with and without Parkinson's Disease
Galivanche AR, Schneble CA, David WB, Mercier MR, Kammien AJ, Ottesen TD, Saifi C, Whang PG, Grauer JN, Varthi AG. A comparison of in-hospital outcomes after elective anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in cases with and without Parkinson's Disease. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2022, 12: 100164. PMID: 36304443, PMCID: PMC9594612, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2022.100164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinor adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsAnterior cervical discectomyAdverse eventsParkinson's diseaseElective ACDFComorbidity burdenCervical discectomyMedical complicationsPD casesElective anterior cervical discectomyNational Inpatient Sample databaseGreater riskAssociation of PDCervical degenerative pathologyPostoperative medical complicationsLogistic regression modelsHospital complicationsHospital outcomesComplication rateSurgical complicationsUnmatched populationACDF casesSurgical interventionComorbidity variablesNot all well-differentiated cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas are equal: Tumors with disparate biologic behavior have differences in protein expression via digital spatial profiling
Vesely M, Martinez-Morilla S, Gehlhausen JR, McNiff JM, Whang PG, Rimm D, Ko CJ. Not all well-differentiated cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas are equal: Tumors with disparate biologic behavior have differences in protein expression via digital spatial profiling. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2022, 87: 695-698. PMID: 35398219, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.03.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBetter Functional Recovery After Single-Level Compared With Two-Level Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion
Daffner SD, Bunch JT, Burton DC, Milam R, Park DK, Strenge KB, Whang PG, An HS, Kopjar B, Daffner S, Bunch J, Park D, An H. Better Functional Recovery After Single-Level Compared With Two-Level Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion. Cureus 2022, 14: e23010. PMID: 35425678, PMCID: PMC9005157, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.23010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOswestry Disability IndexPosterolateral lumbar fusionTwo-level groupSingle-level groupMental component scoreHealth-related qualityVisual analog scaleHigh fusion rateFusion ratePostoperative infectionLumbar fusionSingle-level posterolateral lumbar fusionGeneric health-related qualityLife outcomesVAS back painOutcomes of patientsOutcome of surgeryProspective cohort studyGood functional outcomeGood functional recoveryComparison of outcomesBackground Multiple studiesDisability IndexLeg painRadiologic outcomesEvidence-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 ResearchAcute postoperative neurological complications after spine surgery#
Toombs C, Whang P. Acute postoperative neurological complications after spine surgery#. Seminars In Spine Surgery 2022, 34: 100927. DOI: 10.1016/j.semss.2022.100927.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 ResearchHPyV6‐ and HPyV7‐negative parakeratosis and dyskeratosis in squamous cell carcinoma in situ
Ko CJ, Wang A, Panse G, Lee EE, Wang RC, Whang PG, Bosenberg M, Damsky W. HPyV6‐ and HPyV7‐negative parakeratosis and dyskeratosis in squamous cell carcinoma in situ. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 2021, 48: 998-1000. PMID: 33813761, DOI: 10.1111/cup.14022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCement Augmentation of Vertebral Compression Fractures May Be Safely Considered in the Very Elderly
Galivanche AR, Toombs C, Adrados M, David WB, Malpani R, Saifi C, Whang PG, Grauer JN, Varthi AG. Cement Augmentation of Vertebral Compression Fractures May Be Safely Considered in the Very Elderly. Neurospine 2021, 18: 226-233. PMID: 33819949, PMCID: PMC8021820, DOI: 10.14245/ns.2040620.310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVertebral compression fracturesAdverse eventsCompression fracturesCement augmentationAge categoriesNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseInpatient/outpatient statusQuality Improvement Program databaseProcedural variablesMinor adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseSerious adverse eventsMultivariate logistic regressionYear old cohortPeriprocedure complicationsOlder patientsComorbidity statusOutpatient statusRetrospective reviewAdverse outcomesGeriatric populationProcedure typeProgram databaseProvider specialtyChi-square analysisBrain Structure and Function of Chronic Low Back Pain Patients on Long-Term Opioid Analgesic Treatment: A Preliminary Study
Murray K, Lin Y, Makary MM, Whang PG, Geha P. Brain Structure and Function of Chronic Low Back Pain Patients on Long-Term Opioid Analgesic Treatment: A Preliminary Study. Molecular Pain 2021, 17: 1744806921990938. PMID: 33567986, PMCID: PMC7883154, DOI: 10.1177/1744806921990938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic low back painOpioid analgesicsCLBP patientsPain patientsChronic low back pain patientsLow back pain patientsBrain structuresOpioid analgesic treatmentBack pain patientsClasses of medicationsChronic pain patientsLow back painLong-term riskAltered brain structureSub-cortical areasOverall significant decreaseEvidence of misuseAnalgesic treatmentChronic treatmentBack painFunctional brain imagingLimbic areasUnmedicated patientsHealthy controlsNucleus accumbens
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