2013
Methods of evaluating lumbar and cervical fusion
Gruskay JA, Webb ML, Grauer JN. Methods of evaluating lumbar and cervical fusion. The Spine Journal 2013, 14: 531-539. PMID: 24183750, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.07.459.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlexion/extension radiographsCases of pseudarthrosisDiagnosis of pseudarthrosisFocused clinical assessmentFirst postoperative yearBone graft optionsPreferred imaging modalityAssessment of motionPostoperative yearRadicular symptomsCommon complicationCervical fusionGraft optionsExtension radiographsClinical assessmentClinical failureSurgical techniqueSpinal fusionSpinal arthrodesisComputed tomographyClinical practicePseudarthrosisSignificant causeDiagnosisUse of instrumentation
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