2016
Evidence-based Recommendations for Spine Surgery
Vaccaro AR, Fisher CG, Prasad SK, Patel AA, Chi J, Mulpuri K, Thomas KC, Whang PG. Evidence-based Recommendations for Spine Surgery. Spine 2016, 41: e165-e173. PMID: 26650873, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsEvidence-Based MedicineHumansNeurosurgical ProceduresPractice Guidelines as TopicSpinal Diseases
2015
Evidence-Based Recommendations for Spine Surgery
Fisher CG, Vaccaro AR, Patel AA, Prasad SK, Chi J, Mulpuri K, Thomas KC, Whang PG. Evidence-Based Recommendations for Spine Surgery. Spine 2015, 40: e309-e316. PMID: 25901985, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000763.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
The Management of Spinal Injuries in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis or Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
Whang PG, Goldberg G, Lawrence JP, Hong J, Harrop JS, Anderson DG, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR. The Management of Spinal Injuries in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis or Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2009, 22: 77-85. PMID: 19342927, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e3181679bcb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityDisability EvaluationFemaleHumansHyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic SkeletalMaleMiddle AgedMortalityNeurosurgical ProceduresOutcome Assessment, Health CarePostoperative ComplicationsRadiographyRetrospective StudiesSpinal Cord CompressionSpinal FracturesSpinal InjuriesSpineSpondylitis, AnkylosingTreatment OutcomeConceptsDiffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosisIdiopathic skeletal hyperostosisSpinal injuryDISH patientsNeurologic deficitsClinical outcomesAS patientsSkeletal hyperostosisAmerican Spinal Injury Association Impairment ScaleHalo-vest orthosisOverall complication rateHalo-vest immobilizationAppropriate imaging studiesSpinal cord injurySubaxial cervical spineOdom's criteriaNonoperative treatmentComplication rateNeurologic injuryNeurologic statusASIA ARetrospective reviewOperative managementCord injurySingle institution
2008
Sterility 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsEquipment ContaminationFluoroscopyHumansIntraoperative ComplicationsNeurosurgical ProceduresSpineConceptsPostoperative infectionSurgical casesC-armSwab samplesNegative controlSterile culture swabC-arm fluoroscopyPlacement of instrumentationProspective studyPostoperative contaminationSpinal surgerySpine surgeryIntraoperative contaminationIntraoperative fluoroscopySpinal alignmentBACKGROUND DATAFluoroscopic C-armSpinal operationsSpine surgeonsCulture swabs