2023
Longitudinal 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
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
2020
Evidence-Based Recommendations for Spine Surgery.
Fisher CG, Vaccaro AR, Patel AA, Whang PG, Thomas KC, Chi J, Mulpuri K, Prasad SK. Evidence-Based Recommendations for Spine Surgery. Spine 2020, 45: 851-859. PMID: 32355150, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000003512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine surgeryDecompression surgeryLumbar decompression surgerySpinal decompression surgeryPost-operative MRISagittal spinopelvic alignmentEvidence-based recommendationsLumbar disc arthroplastyLumbar surgeryPrognostic factorsTranexamic acidOsteoporotic patientsDisc arthroplastySpinopelvic alignmentSurgeryClinical practiceComparative effectivenessPatientsArthroplastyRecommendationsFusion supportMRI
2013
Mitigating Adverse Event Reporting Bias in Spine Surgery
Auerbach JD, McGowan KB, Halevi M, Gerling MC, Sharan AD, Whang PG, Maislin G. Mitigating Adverse Event Reporting Bias in Spine Surgery. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2013, 95: 1450-1456. PMID: 23965694, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.l.00251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndependent clinical events committeeClinical events committeeAdverse eventsClinical trialsLevels of severityInvestigational device exemption studyFuture clinical trialsAdverse event dataLumbar spinal fusionAdverse event reportingAdverse event reportsSpinal stenosisEvents committeeSafety profileSurgery StudyFusion groupInvestigator biasSpine surgerySpinal fusionSpine surgeonsSurgeryInvestigational deviceStudy sponsorEvent reportingFinancial interests
2009
Effects of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 on surgical infections in a rabbit posterolateral lumbar fusion model.
Miller CP, Simpson AK, Whang PG, Erickson BP, Waked WR, Lawrence JP, Grauer JN. Effects of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 on surgical infections in a rabbit posterolateral lumbar fusion model. The American Journal Of Orthopedics 2009, 38: 578-84. PMID: 20049353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal infectionRecombinant human bone morphogenetic proteinEarly deathRabbit posterolateral lumbar fusion modelPosterolateral lumbar fusion modelRhBMP-2Postoperative infectionSurgical infectionsSpine surgeryAutograft groupSpinal arthrodesisSterile salineFusion rateAutograftRecombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2InfectionHuman bone morphogenetic proteinHuman bone morphogenetic protein-2Bone formationProtein 2Staphylococcus aureusRabbitsBone morphogenetic protein-2Bone morphogenetic proteinMorphogenetic protein-2
2008
Postoperative bracing after spine surgery for degenerative conditions: a questionnaire study
Bible JE, Biswas D, Whang PG, Simpson AK, Rechtine GR, Grauer JN. Postoperative bracing after spine surgery for degenerative conditions: a questionnaire study. The Spine Journal 2008, 9: 309-316. PMID: 18790685, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2008.06.453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine surgeonsPostoperative bracingSpinal proceduresSpecific spinal proceduresVariety of orthosesCervical spine proceduresAnterior cervical spineInstrumented lumbar fusionSingle-page questionnaireDuration of treatmentType of orthosisSpecific surgical proceduresQuestionnaire studyInternal fixationLumbar fusionCervical spineSpine surgeryClinical studiesSpine proceduresBracing protocolSurgical proceduresLumbar spineCommon reasonProper indicationsClinical experienceSterility of C-arm Fluoroscopy During Spinal Surgery
Biswas D, Bible JE, Whang PG, Simpson AK, Grauer JN. Sterility of C-arm Fluoroscopy During Spinal Surgery. Spine 2008, 33: 1913-1917. PMID: 18622356, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e31817bb130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative infectionSurgical casesC-armSwab samplesNegative controlSterile culture swabC-arm fluoroscopyPlacement of instrumentationProspective studyPostoperative contaminationSpinal surgerySpine surgeryIntraoperative contaminationIntraoperative fluoroscopySpinal alignmentBACKGROUND DATAFluoroscopic C-armSpinal operationsSpine surgeonsCulture swabs