2024
The Impact of Preoperative Spinal Injection Timing on the Postoperative Complications of Lumbar Fusion
Mirpuri P, Khalid S, Colliander R, King P, Tao X, Elsamadicy A, Mehta A, Adogwa O. The Impact of Preoperative Spinal Injection Timing on the Postoperative Complications of Lumbar Fusion. World Neurosurgery 2024, 190: e121-e128. PMID: 39002778, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.07.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransforaminal lumbar interbody fusionCSF leakSurgical complicationsComplication rateIncidence of CSF leakRate of CSF leakSecondary outcomesRate of surgical complicationsSurgical complication ratePostoperative surgical complicationsSurgical site infectionDay of surgeryLumbar interbody fusionPostoperative complicationsSite infectionWound disruptionPostoperative rateAdult patientsLumbar fusionInterbody fusionIncreased riskPrimary outcomePatientsSurgeryPrimary analysis
2020
Portending Influence Racial Disparities has on Extended Length of Stay after Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Interbody Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Elsamadicy A, Koo A, David W, Sarkozy M, Freedman I, Reeves B, Laurans M, Kolb L, Sciubba D. Portending Influence Racial Disparities has on Extended Length of Stay after Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Interbody Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Neurosurgery 2020, 67 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa447_194.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Do measures of surgical effectiveness at 1 year after lumbar spine surgery accurately predict 2-year outcomes?
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Han JL, Cheng J, Karikari I, Bagley CA. Do measures of surgical effectiveness at 1 year after lumbar spine surgery accurately predict 2-year outcomes? Journal Of Neurosurgery Spine 2016, 25: 689-696. PMID: 26722957, DOI: 10.3171/2015.8.spine15476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransforaminal lumbar interbody fusionLumbar spine surgeryAnterior lumbar interbody fusionLong-term outcomesLateral interbody fusionLumbar interbody fusionSpine surgeryInterbody fusionSurgical effectivenessOutcome measuresSF-36 physical component summary scorePhysical component summary scoreLongitudinal assessmentPatient-reported outcome instrumentsAchievement of MCIDMultiinstitutional prospective studyVAS leg painComponent summary scoresClinical outcome dataPatient-centered measuresLogistic regression modelingIneffective patient careInstitutional registryOutcomes RegistrySF-36
2015
Do obese patients have worse outcomes after direct lateral interbody fusion compared to non-obese patients?
Adogwa O, Farber SH, Fatemi P, Desai R, Elsamadicy A, Cheng J, Bagley C, Gottfried O, Isaacs RE. Do obese patients have worse outcomes after direct lateral interbody fusion compared to non-obese patients? Journal Of Clinical Neuroscience 2015, 25: 54-57. PMID: 26549673, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.05.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect lateral interbody fusionNon-obese patientsOswestry Disability IndexLateral interbody fusionObese patientsLeg painPostoperative complicationsComplication rateInterbody fusionPain numerical rating scoresVisual analog scale (VAS) backLumbar spinal fusion surgeryDegenerative diseasesAnterior thigh numbnessIncidence of durotomySimilar complication profilePostoperative complication rateLong-term outcomesNumerical rating scoreCerebrospinal fluid leakSpinal fusion surgeryPsoas hematomaThigh numbnessDisability IndexNerve injuryWITHDRAWN: Outcomes After Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Versus Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for the Treatment of Symptomatic L5–S1 Spondylolisthesis: A Prospective, Multi-Institutional Comparative Effectiveness Study
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Han J, Cheng J, Bagley C. WITHDRAWN: Outcomes After Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Versus Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for the Treatment of Symptomatic L5–S1 Spondylolisthesis: A Prospective, Multi-Institutional Comparative Effectiveness Study. World Neurosurgery 2015 PMID: 26409090, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.09.051.Peer-Reviewed Original Research