2012
Routine 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
2007
THE USE OF RIGID INTERNAL FIXATION IN THE SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS
Kwon BK, Vaccaro AR, Grauer JN, Beiner JM. THE USE OF RIGID INTERNAL FIXATION IN THE SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS. Neurosurgery 2007, 60: s1-118. PMID: 17204872, DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000249222.57709.59.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCervical VertebraeFracture Fixation, InternalHumansInternal FixatorsOrthopedic Fixation DevicesSpondylolysisConceptsRigid internal fixationCervical spineInternal fixationLateral mass screwsCervical spondylosisSurgical managementPedicle screwsAnterior cervical plating systemsAnterior cervical reconstructionRegional anatomyPosterior cervical spineSubaxial cervical spineAdditional posterior fixationInternal fixation techniquesCervical reconstructionAnterior fixationInternal fixation systemPosterior fixationPosterior columnMultilevel fusionSpine surgeonsImmediate stabilityRigid fixationDegenerative disordersFixation techniques
2003
Postoperative wound infections of the spine.
Beiner JM, Grauer J, Kwon BK, Vaccaro AR. Postoperative wound infections of the spine. Neurosurgical FOCUS 2003, 15: e14. PMID: 15347232, DOI: 10.3171/foc.2003.15.3.14.BooksMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibiotic ProphylaxisBlood SedimentationBone TransplantationCombined Modality TherapyComorbidityC-Reactive ProteinDebridementDiagnostic ImagingDisease SusceptibilityDiskectomyDrug Therapy, CombinationEquipment ContaminationHumansInternal FixatorsMalnutritionNutritional SupportReoperationRisk FactorsSpineSurgical Wound InfectionTherapeutic IrrigationConceptsRate of infectionLumbar surgeryWound infectionNutritional statusPostoperative spinal wound infectionsAntibiotic prophylactic therapySpinal wound infectionsPostoperative wound infectionUncomplicated postoperative courseErythrocyte sedimentation rateC-reactive proteinPossibility of infectionMajority of casesSubfascial layerProphylactic therapyAggressive treatmentPostoperative coursePatient factorsWound swellingClinical symptomsSuperficial infectionRisk factorsBone graftInfectionComplete eradication