2012
Biomechanical comparison of endplate forces generated by uniaxial screws and monoaxial pedicle screws.
Essig DA, Miller CP, Xiao M, Ivancic P, Jegede K, Badrinath R, Smith BG, Grauer JN. Biomechanical comparison of endplate forces generated by uniaxial screws and monoaxial pedicle screws. Orthopedics 2012, 35: e1528-32. PMID: 23027492, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20120919-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsScrew-bone interfaceLoad cellBiomechanical ComparisonLess dense boneRotational controlMonoaxial pedicle screwsMonoaxial screwsScrew failureForce slopeReduced forceForceInterfaceAngleRodsScrewsImproved correctionDense boneBetter rotational controlPedicle screwsInferior vertebral endplateLoadPlasticPolyaxial screwsRoutine Anteroposterior Radiographs Have Limited Utility for Patients After Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion
Blizzard DJ, Hustedt JW, Bohl DD, Telles CJ, Grauer JN. Routine Anteroposterior Radiographs Have Limited Utility for Patients After Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion. Spine 2012, 37: 1904-1908. PMID: 22565385, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e31825bcce3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cervical decompressionLateral filmsCervical decompressionAP filmsInstrumented vertebral bodyRetrospective case seriesLast followSerial followCase seriesFirst followBACKGROUND DATAClinical valueAnteroposterior radiographsPatientsSpine surgeonsDiagnostic utilityInstrumented levelsVertebral bodyAP viewACDFImplant relativeRadiation exposureAnteroposteriorFollowImaging series
2006
An Aneurysmal Bone Cyst in the Cervical Spine of a 10-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report
Beiner JM, Sastry A, Berchuck M, Grauer JN, Kwon BK, Ratliff JK, Stock GH, Brown AK, Vaccaro AR. An Aneurysmal Bone Cyst in the Cervical Spine of a 10-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report. Spine 2006, 31: e475-e479. PMID: 16778679, DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000222126.91514.cb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAneurysmal bone cystBone cystCervical spineFourth cervical vertebraSurgical excisionPostlaminectomy kyphosisCervical vertebraeExpansile lytic lesionHigh cervical levelImmature cervical spineInstrumented posterior fusionPediatric age populationGood clinical resultsNeck painPostoperative irradiationCommon complicationLytic lesionsPediatric patientsRadiologic evaluationSurgical treatmentCervical levelPediatric populationPosterior fusionCase reportExcisional biopsy
2004
Morphologic Evaluation of Cervical Spine Anatomy with Computed Tomography
Kwon BK, Song F, Morrison WB, Grauer JN, Beiner JM, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS, Albert TJ. Morphologic Evaluation of Cervical Spine Anatomy with Computed Tomography. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2004, 17: 102-107. PMID: 15260091, DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200404000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAP diameterVertebral bodyLongus coli muscleSmaller AP diameterCervical spine anatomyComputed tomography studyVertebral body widthCervical reconstructionCervical disordersCervical spineAnteroposterior diameterComputed tomographyMedial borderMorphologic evaluationCT scanningAnatomic parametersTomography studyAdjacent endplatesSpine anatomyOsseous detailMalesFemalesAnterior marginPatientsWidespread use