Quantitative Sensory Changes Following Posterior Spinal Fusion to Treat Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
O’Neill N, Ghessese S, Hedequist D, Lins L, Birch C, Hresko M, Emans J, Karlin L, Cornelissen L, Glotzbecker M. Quantitative Sensory Changes Following Posterior Spinal Fusion to Treat Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2023, 43: 218-226. PMID: 36737054, DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000002362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantitative sensory testingPosterior spinal fusionAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisChest wallAIS patientsSpinal fusionSensory changesIdiopathic scoliosisPostoperative sensory changesPain detection thresholdTouch-detection thresholdQuantitative sensoryProspective cohortSensory disturbancePostoperative expectationsRight chestLeft chestDeformity correctionIncision siteSensory testingInferior angleThenar eminencePatientsChestMonthsThe Reliability of the AO Spine Upper Cervical Classification System in Children: Results of a Multi-Center Study
O’Neill N, Mo A, Miller P, Glotzbecker M, Li Y, Fletcher N, Upasani V, Riccio A, Spence D, Garg S, Krengel W, Birch C, Hedequist D. The Reliability of the AO Spine Upper Cervical Classification System in Children: Results of a Multi-Center Study. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2023, 43: 273-277. PMID: 36706430, DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000002363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper cervical injuriesPediatric populationIntra-rater reliabilityUniform classification systemCervical injuryUpper cervical spine injuriesCervical spine injuryTime of injurySingle senior surgeonMulti-center studyPediatric orthopaedic surgeonsFleiss' kappa coefficientClassification systemSignificant comorbiditiesIntra-rater reproducibilitySpine injuriesPediatric classificationInter-rater reliabilityInclusion criteriaInter-rater agreementOrthopaedic surgeonsSenior surgeonLevel IIIKappa coefficientInjury