2023
Minimally Invasive SI Joint Fusion Procedures for Chronic SI Joint Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Safety and Efficacy.
Whang P, Patel V, Duhon B, Sturesson B, Cher D, Carlton Reckling W, Capobianco R, Polly D. Minimally Invasive SI Joint Fusion Procedures for Chronic SI Joint Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Safety and Efficacy. The International Journal Of Spine Surgery 2023, 17: 794-808. PMID: 37798076, PMCID: PMC10753354, DOI: 10.14444/8543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-reported outcomesChronic SI joint painSI joint painJoint painJoint fusionAdverse event ratesSI joint fusionSacroiliac joint fusionMultiple surgical approachesImplant placement accuracyODI scoresEfficacy outcomesPain scoresRadiographic evidenceRandomized trialsSurgical interventionWound infectionPatient cohortSurgical approachSurgical techniqueImplant malpositionImplant placementSafety outcomesPainMeta-AnalysisLongitudinal Comparative Analysis of Complications and Subsequent Interventions Following Stand-Alone Interspinous Spacers, Open Decompression, or Fusion for Lumbar Stenosis
Whang P, Tran O, Rosner H. Longitudinal Comparative Analysis of Complications and Subsequent Interventions Following Stand-Alone Interspinous Spacers, Open Decompression, or Fusion for Lumbar Stenosis. Advances In Therapy 2023, 40: 3512-3524. PMID: 37289411, PMCID: PMC10329952, DOI: 10.1007/s12325-023-02562-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term complicationsLumbar spinal stenosisLumbar spine surgeryFirst surgical interventionLife-threatening eventsSurgical interventionISD patientsSurgery cohortOpen decompressionOpen surgerySpine surgerySubsequent interventionsComplication-related costsOpen surgery cohortSubsequent surgical interventionInterspinous spacer devicesFusion cohortLSS patientsConservative therapyBaseline characteristicsPatient agePostoperative outcomesLumbar stenosisSpinal stenosisMedicare database
2022
A comparison of in-hospital outcomes after elective anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in cases with and without Parkinson's Disease
Galivanche AR, Schneble CA, David WB, Mercier MR, Kammien AJ, Ottesen TD, Saifi C, Whang PG, Grauer JN, Varthi AG. A comparison of in-hospital outcomes after elective anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in cases with and without Parkinson's Disease. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2022, 12: 100164. PMID: 36304443, PMCID: PMC9594612, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2022.100164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinor adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsAnterior cervical discectomyAdverse eventsParkinson's diseaseElective ACDFComorbidity burdenCervical discectomyMedical complicationsPD casesElective anterior cervical discectomyNational Inpatient Sample databaseGreater riskAssociation of PDCervical degenerative pathologyPostoperative medical complicationsLogistic regression modelsHospital complicationsHospital outcomesComplication rateSurgical complicationsUnmatched populationACDF casesSurgical interventionComorbidity variables
2011
Interspinous Spacers for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Long W, Whang P. Interspinous Spacers for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Operative Techniques In Orthopaedics 2011, 21: 208-212. DOI: 10.1053/j.oto.2011.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterspinous spacerNeurogenic claudicationSpinal stenosisAdditional prospective clinical trialsProspective clinical trialsIntermittent neurogenic claudicationAppropriate imaging studiesLumbar spinal stenosisSignificant functional disabilityNumber of complicationsPostural reliefSymptomatic LSSNeurologic sequelaePersistent symptomsPosterior decompressionFunctional disabilitySurgical interventionConservative measuresInvasive optionSpinal canalClinical trialsSurgical techniqueOperative procedureClinical investigationLumbar flexion
2008
Coccydynia
Patel R, Appannagari A, Whang PG. Coccydynia. Current Reviews In Musculoskeletal Medicine 2008, 1: 223. PMID: 19468909, PMCID: PMC2682410, DOI: 10.1007/s12178-008-9028-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic inflammatory processGold standard treatmentConservative modalitiesNonsurgical managementDynamic radiographsSurgical interventionStandard treatmentInflammatory processLocal injectionPostural adjustmentsCoccydyniaPatientsAbnormal mobilityGreater improvementCoccyxMost casesPainCoccygectomyAnestheticsMassageRadiographsSteroidsDegeneration