2016
Race as an Independent Predictor of Temporal Delay in Time to Diagnosis and Treatment in Patients with Cervical Stenosis: A Study of 133 Patients with Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Fialkoff J, Mehta AI, Vasquez RA, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Race as an Independent Predictor of Temporal Delay in Time to Diagnosis and Treatment in Patients with Cervical Stenosis: A Study of 133 Patients with Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. World Neurosurgery 2016, 96: 107-110. PMID: 27567581, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.08.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAnxietyBlack or African AmericanCervical VertebraeDecompression, SurgicalDelayed DiagnosisDepressionDiskectomyEthnicityFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsSpinal FusionSpinal StenosisTime-to-TreatmentWhite PeopleConceptsAnterior cervical discectomyVisual analog scaleCervical stenosisIndependent predictorsCervical discectomyPatient demographicsMultivariate analysisElective anterior cervical discectomyVAS neck pain scoresPatient-reported outcome measuresSignificant cervical stenosisSymptomatic cervical stenosisVAS neck painIndependent risk factorPostoperative complication rateWorse postoperative outcomesBody mass indexStandard deviation ageMajor academic medical centerHistory of depressionAcademic medical centerPreoperative painNeurological sequelaePain scoresPostoperative outcomesThe 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 patientsComparison of surgical outcomes after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: does the intra-operative use of a microscope improve surgical outcomes
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy A, Reiser E, Ziegler C, Freischlag K, Cheng J, Bagley CA. Comparison of surgical outcomes after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: does the intra-operative use of a microscope improve surgical outcomes. Journal Of Spine Surgery 2016, 2: 25-30. PMID: 27683692, PMCID: PMC5039832, DOI: 10.21037/jss.2016.01.04.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeck Disability IndexVisual analog pain scaleSF-12 PCSSF-12 MCSAnterior cervical discectomyIntra-operative useCervical discectomyClinical outcomesSurgical outcomesVAS neck pain scoresLong-term clinical outcomesSuperior long-term outcomesPatient-reported outcome measuresStandard deviation durationSurgery-related outcomesVAS neck painAnalog pain scaleNeck pain scoresNerve root injuryLong-term outcomesClinical outcome dataMajor academic medical centerSimilar improvementsAcademic medical centerDisability Index
2015
Pretreatment of Anxiety Before Cervical Spine Surgery Improves Clinical Outcomes: A Prospective, Single-Institution Experience
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Cheng J, Bagley C. Pretreatment of Anxiety Before Cervical Spine Surgery Improves Clinical Outcomes: A Prospective, Single-Institution Experience. World Neurosurgery 2015, 88: 625-630. PMID: 26585724, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck Disability IndexNeck pain scoresVisual analog scaleSpine surgeryPain scoresPostoperative painClinical outcomesControl cohortAffective disordersDuke University Medical CenterAnxiety disordersVAS neck painLower postoperative painSF-12 PCSAnterior cervical discectomyCervical spine pathologyCervical spine surgeryNerve root injurySF-12 MCSSingle institution experienceShort Form-12Clinical outcome dataPatient reported outcomesBoard-certified psychiatristUniversity Medical Center