2016
Perioperative Outcomes After Cervical Laminoplasty Versus Posterior Decompression and Fusion
Varthi AG, Basques BA, Bohl DD, Golinvaux NS, Grauer JN. Perioperative Outcomes After Cervical Laminoplasty Versus Posterior Decompression and Fusion. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2016, 29: e226-e232. PMID: 25310393, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000000183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultilevel cervical pathologyBaseline patient characteristicsCervical laminoplastyShort-term outcomesPosterior decompressionLaminoplasty patientsFusion patientsCervical decompressionAdverse eventsPatient characteristicsCervical pathologySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databasePropensity-adjusted multivariate analysisQuality Improvement Program databaseWorse short-term outcomesCharlson Comorbidity IndexPosterior cervical decompressionRetrospective cohort studyImprovement Program databaseLength of stayBivariate logistic regressionAnesthesiologists (ASA) scoreComorbidity indexPerioperative outcomes
2015
Myelopathy Is Associated With Increased All-Cause Morbidity and Mortality Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Lukasiewicz AM, Basques BA, Bohl DD, Webb ML, Samuel AM, Grauer JN. Myelopathy Is Associated With Increased All-Cause Morbidity and Mortality Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Spine 2015, 40: 443-449. PMID: 25599286, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCervical VertebraeCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualDiskectomyFemaleHumansIntervertebral Disc DegenerationLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOperative TimeQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesSocieties, MedicalSpinal Cord DiseasesSpinal DiseasesSpinal FusionSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsBaseline patient characteristicsAnterior cervical discectomyAdverse eventsACDF proceduresCervical discectomyCervical myelopathyPatient characteristicsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseMultivariate analysisQuality Improvement Program databaseSerious adverse eventsCervical spine pathologyImprovement Program databaseSevere adverse eventsMultivariate logistic regressionCommon surgical procedureCause morbidityRetrospective cohortSurgical characteristicsPatient factorsHigh morbidityDifferent morbiditiesPatient counselingDiagnosis codes
2006
Necrotizing Infection of the Spine
Spock CR, Miki RA, Shah RV, Grauer JN. Necrotizing Infection of the Spine. Spine 2006, 31: e342-e344. PMID: 16688026, DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000217631.73632.37.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedDiabetic AngiopathiesFasciitis, NecrotizingFatal OutcomeFemaleHumansLumbar VertebraeNecrosisSoft Tissue InfectionsSpinal Cord DiseasesConceptsNecrotizing infectionAggressive surgical debridementMultifocal necrotizing fasciitisMultisystem organ failureSite of involvementDiabetic foot ulcersLumbar involvementSurgical debridementDiabetic patientsNecrotizing fasciitisOrgan failureFoot ulcersFatal conditionCase reportSuch infectionsBACKGROUND DATALumbar spineInfectionPatientsSpinal componentsSoft tissueSpineFasciitisPotential focusGrave consequences