2018
Comparison of 30-Day Complications Between Navigated and Conventional Single-level Instrumented Posterior Lumbar Fusion
Bovonratwet P, Nelson SJ, Ondeck NT, Geddes BJ, Grauer JN. Comparison of 30-Day Complications Between Navigated and Conventional Single-level Instrumented Posterior Lumbar Fusion. Spine 2018, 43: 447-453. PMID: 28700450, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior lumbar fusionOperative timeLumbar fusionHospital lengthWound infectionSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseShorter mean hospital lengthQuality Improvement Program databaseScrew placementRadiation exposureContamination/infectionLower blood transfusionRetrospective cohort comparison studyMean hospital lengthMost adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseInstrumented posterior lumbar fusionInstrumented lumbar fusionSurgeon radiation exposureCohort comparison studyPotential confounding factorsPedicle screw placementPerioperative complicationsPerioperative outcomes
2008
Postoperative bracing after spine surgery for degenerative conditions: a questionnaire study
Bible JE, Biswas D, Whang PG, Simpson AK, Rechtine GR, Grauer JN. Postoperative bracing after spine surgery for degenerative conditions: a questionnaire study. The Spine Journal 2008, 9: 309-316. PMID: 18790685, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2008.06.453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine surgeonsPostoperative bracingSpinal proceduresSpecific spinal proceduresVariety of orthosesCervical spine proceduresAnterior cervical spineInstrumented lumbar fusionSingle-page questionnaireDuration of treatmentType of orthosisSpecific surgical proceduresQuestionnaire studyInternal fixationLumbar fusionCervical spineSpine surgeryClinical studiesSpine proceduresBracing protocolSurgical proceduresLumbar spineCommon reasonProper indicationsClinical experience