2022
Acute postoperative neurological complications after spine surgery#
Toombs C, Whang P. Acute postoperative neurological complications after spine surgery#. Seminars In Spine Surgery 2022, 34: 100927. DOI: 10.1016/j.semss.2022.100927.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Normal Functional Range of Motion of the Lumbar Spine During 15 Activities of Daily Living
Bible JE, Biswas D, Miller CP, Whang PG, Grauer JN. Normal Functional Range of Motion of the Lumbar Spine During 15 Activities of Daily Living. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2010, 23: 106-112. PMID: 20065869, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e3181981823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAdultBiomechanical PhenomenaElectrodiagnosisFemaleHumansIntervertebral DiscLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedMovementOutcome Assessment, Health CareProspective StudiesRange of Motion, ArticularReference ValuesTask Performance and AnalysisYoung AdultZygapophyseal JointConceptsFull active ROMLumbar spineAsymptomatic subjectsActive ROMFunctional ROMDaily livingFlexion/extensionProspective clinical studyLateral bending radiographsDynamic flexion/extensionNormal functional rangeIntraclass correlation coefficientLumbar ROMPreoperative impairmentPostsurgical outcomesClinical studiesBACKGROUND DATALumbar rangeLumbar motionSpinal ROMConsecutive daysADLRadiographic measurementsSpineROM values
2009
Radiation Exposure from Musculoskeletal Computerized Tomographic Scans
Biswas D, Bible JE, Bohan M, Simpson AK, Whang PG, Grauer JN. Radiation Exposure from Musculoskeletal Computerized Tomographic Scans. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2009, 91: 1882-1889. PMID: 19651945, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.h.01199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComputerized tomographic scanTomographic scanMean effective dosesEffective dosesEffective doseRadiation exposureEffective dose valuesElevated radiation exposureMusculoskeletal conditionsSingle institutionUpper extremityDosesNational Radiological Protection BoardHip scansDoseAppendicular skeletonScansAnatomic structuresPrior groupChestAbdomenPelvisExtremitiesSpineCurrent studyCurrent Trends in Spinal Arthroplasty
Whang PG, Simpson AK, Rechtine G, Grauer JN. Current Trends in Spinal Arthroplasty. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2009, 22: 26-33. PMID: 19190431, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e3181659804.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsLumbar total disc arthroplastyTotal disc arthroplastyCervical total disc arthroplastySpine surgeonsNeurosurgical spine surgeonsAlternative surgical treatmentLong-term outcomesPercentage of surgeonsDegenerative spinal conditionsSpinal fusion proceduresOpinions of surgeonsSurgical treatmentDisc arthroplastyBACKGROUND DATASpinal conditionsDegenerative conditionsSurgeonsContemporary updateSpinal arthroplastyFusion proceduresArthroplastyDeleterious effectsSpineTreatmentSurvey studyThe Assessment of Cervical Foramina With Oblique Radiographs: The Effect of Film Angle on Foraminal Area
Simpson AK, Sabino J, Whang P, Emerson JW, Grauer JN. The Assessment of Cervical Foramina With Oblique Radiographs: The Effect of Film Angle on Foraminal Area. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2009, 22: 21-25. PMID: 19190430, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e3181639b62.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForaminal areaEntire cervical spineCervical spineForaminal dimensionsCervical foraminaCervical radiographsOblique radiographsCervical spine levelsHuman cadaveric cervical spinesCadaveric cervical spine specimensUpper cervical spineCadaveric cervical spinesGood interobserver reliabilityCervical spine specimensRadiographic evaluationC7-T1BACKGROUND DATASpine levelRadiographsInterobserver reliabilityRight sideSpineForamen sizeSpine specimensFreehand method