2018
Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Controlled, Prospective Study with 10 Years of Observation
Gala R, Whang P. Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Controlled, Prospective Study with 10 Years of Observation. 2018, 109-112. DOI: 10.1201/9781315154053-21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLumbar disc herniationGroup of patientsDisc herniationNonoperative treatmentInitial nonoperative treatmentLumbar disc prolapseLong-term outcomesTiming of treatmentObservational armConservative managementSurgical treatmentDisc prolapseProspective studyRetrospective natureCommon causeNatural historyHerniationDiagnostic imagingPatientsDefinitive indicationTreatmentSelection biasYears of observationGroupPrior studies
2017
Predictors of Outcome in Conservative and Minimally Invasive Surgical Management of Pain Originating From the Sacroiliac Joint
Dengler J, Duhon B, Whang P, Frank C, Glaser J, Sturesson B, Garfin S, Cher D, Rendahl A, Polly D. Predictors of Outcome in Conservative and Minimally Invasive Surgical Management of Pain Originating From the Sacroiliac Joint. Spine 2017, 42: 1664-1673. PMID: 28350586, PMCID: PMC5636200, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOswestry Disability IndexPredictors of outcomeSIJ fusionVisual analog scaleInvasive surgical managementSacroiliac jointSIJ painTreatment outcomesConservative managementProspective trialSurgical managementSingle-arm prospective trialInvasive SIJ fusionLonger pain durationLower patient ageInvasive surgical treatmentIndividual patient dataPatient-level analysisTriangular titanium implantsBetter treatment outcomesAnalysis of predictorsRandom-effects modelMultivariate regression analysisTrial sample sizeNonopioid users