2024
Decompression Alone Versus Interspinous/Interlaminar Device Placement for Degenerative Lumbar Pathologies: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Pennington Z, Lakomkin N, Mikula A, Elsamadicy A, Astudillo Potes M, Fogelson J, Grossbach A, Elder B. Decompression Alone Versus Interspinous/Interlaminar Device Placement for Degenerative Lumbar Pathologies: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurgery 2024, 185: 417-434.e3. PMID: 38508384, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.03.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-reported outcomesDecompression-aloneDegenerative lumbar pathologyPain improvementInterlaminar deviceLumbar pathologySF-36 physical component scoreLeg pain improvementDisease-specific patient-reported outcomeBack pain improvementPhysical component scorePhysical function scoresTotal care costsEQ-5D scoresTotal treatment costsSymptom severity scoresReoperation ratePerioperative complicationsConventional surgerySF-36Care costsFollow-upComponent scoresSeverity scoreDevice placement
2016
The Effect of Patient Race on Extent of Functional Improvement After Cervical Spine Surgery
Elsamadicy A, Adogwa O, Reiser E, Fatemi P, Cheng J, Bagley C. The Effect of Patient Race on Extent of Functional Improvement After Cervical Spine Surgery. Spine 2016, 41: 822-826. PMID: 27128256, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck Disability IndexPatient-reported outcome measuresPhysical component scoreMental component scoreSF-12 mental component scoreSF-12 physical component scoreVisual analog pain scaleVAS neck painOutcome measuresWhite patientsSimilar improvementsDuke University Medical CenterPatient cohort 2Analog pain scaleAnterior cervical discectomyCervical spine surgeryNerve root injuryShort Form-12Clinical outcome dataLongitudinal cohort studyUniversity Medical CenterComponent scoresDisability IndexNeck painAdult patients
2015
Pretreatment of Depression Before Cervical Spine Surgery Improves Patients' Perception of Postoperative Health Status: A Retrospective, Single Institutional Experience
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Cheng J, Bagley C. Pretreatment of Depression Before Cervical Spine Surgery Improves Patients' Perception of Postoperative Health Status: A Retrospective, Single Institutional Experience. World Neurosurgery 2015, 87: 214-219. PMID: 26706296, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.11.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntidepressive AgentsCervical VertebraeCohort StudiesDepressionDisability EvaluationDiskectomyFemaleHealth StatusHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeck PainPain MeasurementPatient SatisfactionPostoperative ComplicationsProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSpinal FusionSpineTreatment OutcomeConceptsNeck pain visual analog scalePain visual analog scaleNeck Disability IndexVisual analog scaleSF-12 mental component scoreSF-12 PCSMental component scoreSF-12 physical component scoreComponent scoresDuke University Medical CenterPatient-reported outcome measuresPostoperative health statusAnterior cervical discectomyCervical spine surgeryNerve root injurySingle institutional experiencePhysical component scoreShort Form-12Clinical outcome dataBoard-certified psychiatristHistory of depressionUniversity Medical CenterSimilar improvementsSignificant differencesDisability Index