2017
Impact of alcohol use on 30-day complication and readmission rates after elective spinal fusion (≥2 levels) for adult spine deformity: a single institutional study of 1,010 patients
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Vuong VD, Sergesketter A, Reddy G, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Impact of alcohol use on 30-day complication and readmission rates after elective spinal fusion (≥2 levels) for adult spine deformity: a single institutional study of 1,010 patients. Journal Of Spine Surgery 2017, 3: 403-410. PMID: 29057350, PMCID: PMC5637196, DOI: 10.21037/jss.2017.08.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElective spinal fusionReadmission ratesSpinal fusionAlcohol useAdult patientsComplication rateSpinal deformityPostoperative complication profilePreoperative alcohol usePostoperative complication ratePost-operative complicationsSingle institutional studyAdult spine deformitySpinal fusion surgeryHistory of alcoholSignificant differencesMajor academic institutionElective correctionBaseline characteristicsPostoperative complicationsIntraoperative variablesPrimary outcomeComplication profileSurgical outcomesFusion surgery
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 injury