2009
The Management of Spinal Injuries in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis or Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
Whang PG, Goldberg G, Lawrence JP, Hong J, Harrop JS, Anderson DG, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR. The Management of Spinal Injuries in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis or Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2009, 22: 77-85. PMID: 19342927, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e3181679bcb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityDisability EvaluationFemaleHumansHyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic SkeletalMaleMiddle AgedMortalityNeurosurgical ProceduresOutcome Assessment, Health CarePostoperative ComplicationsRadiographyRetrospective StudiesSpinal Cord CompressionSpinal FracturesSpinal InjuriesSpineSpondylitis, AnkylosingTreatment OutcomeConceptsDiffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosisIdiopathic skeletal hyperostosisSpinal injuryDISH patientsNeurologic deficitsClinical outcomesAS patientsSkeletal hyperostosisAmerican Spinal Injury Association Impairment ScaleHalo-vest orthosisOverall complication rateHalo-vest immobilizationAppropriate imaging studiesSpinal cord injurySubaxial cervical spineOdom's criteriaNonoperative treatmentComplication rateNeurologic injuryNeurologic statusASIA ARetrospective reviewOperative managementCord injurySingle institution
2007
Evaluation of two novel thoracolumbar trauma classification systems
Patel AA, Whang PG, Brodke DS, Agarwal A, Hong J, Fernandez C, Vaccaro AR. Evaluation of two novel thoracolumbar trauma classification systems. Indian Journal Of Orthopaedics 2007, 41: 322-326. PMID: 21139786, PMCID: PMC2989501, DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.36995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracolumbar Injury Severity ScoreTLISS systemThoracolumbar fracturesSeverity scoreInter-observer reliabilityTLICS systemInter-rater kappa statisticsUnweighted Cohen kappa coefficientInjury Severity ScoreTrauma classification systemsThoracolumbar Injury ClassificationSubstantial reliabilityThoracolumbar spinal injuriesInter-observer correlationPlain radiographsSingle institutionConsecutive injuriesInjury classificationNovel classification systemPrognostic informationSpinal injuryCohen's kappa coefficientClinical practiceSignificant improvementKappa coefficient