2023
Longitudinal Comparative Analysis of Complications and Subsequent Interventions Following Stand-Alone Interspinous Spacers, Open Decompression, or Fusion for Lumbar Stenosis
Whang P, Tran O, Rosner H. Longitudinal Comparative Analysis of Complications and Subsequent Interventions Following Stand-Alone Interspinous Spacers, Open Decompression, or Fusion for Lumbar Stenosis. Advances In Therapy 2023, 40: 3512-3524. PMID: 37289411, PMCID: PMC10329952, DOI: 10.1007/s12325-023-02562-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term complicationsLumbar spinal stenosisLumbar spine surgeryFirst surgical interventionLife-threatening eventsSurgical interventionISD patientsSurgery cohortOpen decompressionOpen surgerySpine surgerySubsequent interventionsComplication-related costsOpen surgery cohortSubsequent surgical interventionInterspinous spacer devicesFusion cohortLSS patientsConservative therapyBaseline characteristicsPatient agePostoperative outcomesLumbar stenosisSpinal stenosisMedicare database
2020
Evidence-Based Recommendations for Spine Surgery.
Fisher CG, Vaccaro AR, Patel AA, Whang PG, Thomas KC, Chi J, Mulpuri K, Prasad SK. Evidence-Based Recommendations for Spine Surgery. Spine 2020, 45: 851-859. PMID: 32355150, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000003512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedDecompression, SurgicalFemaleHumansLumbar VertebraeLumbosacral RegionMaleMiddle AgedSpinal FusionConceptsSpine surgeryDecompression surgeryLumbar decompression surgerySpinal decompression surgeryPost-operative MRISagittal spinopelvic alignmentEvidence-based recommendationsLumbar disc arthroplastyLumbar surgeryPrognostic factorsTranexamic acidOsteoporotic patientsDisc arthroplastySpinopelvic alignmentSurgeryClinical practiceComparative effectivenessPatientsArthroplastyRecommendationsFusion supportMRI
2015
Superion Interspinous Process Spacer for Intermittent Neurogenic Claudication Secondary to Moderate Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Patel VV, Whang PG, Haley TR, Bradley WD, Nunley PD, Davis RP, Miller LE, Block JE, Geisler FH. Superion Interspinous Process Spacer for Intermittent Neurogenic Claudication Secondary to Moderate Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Spine 2015, 40: 275-282. PMID: 25494323, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumbar spinal stenosisIntermittent neurogenic claudicationInterspinous process spacerNeurogenic claudicationClinical successSpinal stenosisModerate lumbar spinal stenosisPrimary composite endpointRate of complicationsMajority of patientsInvasive treatment alternativeConservative careLeg painSurgical decompressionControl patientsMost patientsComposite endpointNonsurgical managementHigh quality comparative dataPatient complaintsNoninferiority trialBACKGROUND DATAClaudicationInterspinous spacerPatients
2013
Lumbar spinal stenosis.
Lee JY, Whang PG, Lee JY, Phillips FM, Patel AA. Lumbar spinal stenosis. Instructional Course Lectures 2013, 62: 383-96. PMID: 23395043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumbar spinal stenosisSpinal stenosisNonsurgical treatment optionsOptimal treatment approachEvidence-based outcomesTreatment optionsDiagnostic workupPatient presentationSpinal surgeryCommon reasonElderly populationTreatment approachesSurgical innovationStenosisPatientsSurgeryPathophysiologyWorkupDiseaseDiagnosis
2011
A novel technique for preparing an allograft fibula for use as a transsacral graft as treatment for high-grade spondylolisthesis.
Milewski MD, Whang PG, Grauer JN. A novel technique for preparing an allograft fibula for use as a transsacral graft as treatment for high-grade spondylolisthesis. The American Journal Of Orthopedics 2011, 40: 130-3, 138. PMID: 21738906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cruciate ligamentInstrumented posterolateral fusionFibular allograftPosterolateral fusionHigh-grade spondylolisthesisAllograft fibulaIndex surgerySixth patientAdverse eventsIntraoperative complicationsProminent hardwareCruciate ligamentAllograftsPatientsS1 segmentPosterior implantationDeformityReamerL5ComplicationsSpondylolisthesisSurgeryGraftIleumYears
2008
Financial Incentives for Lumbar Surgery: A Critical Analysis of Physician Reimbursement for Decompression and Fusion Procedures
Whang PG, Lim MR, Sasso RC, Skelton A, Brown ZB, Anderson D, Albert TJ, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR. Financial Incentives for Lumbar Surgery: A Critical Analysis of Physician Reimbursement for Decompression and Fusion Procedures. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2008, 21: 381-386. PMID: 18679090, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e31814d4e1b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInstrumented fusion proceduresFusion proceduresIsolated decompressionAutogenous iliac crest boneSingle-level decompressionIliac crest boneLumbar degenerative conditionsLumbar decompressionLumbar surgeryPostoperative visitDecompression groupSingle surgeonConsecutive seriesOffice chartsOperative reportsPosterolateral fusionSurgical timeTotal clinical timeCrest boneLumbar degenerationSpinal fusionBACKGROUND DATALumbar arthrodesisType of operationSpine surgeonsThoracolumbar fractures: anterior decompression and interbody fusion.
Whang PG, Vaccaro AR. Thoracolumbar fractures: anterior decompression and interbody fusion. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2008, 16: 424-31. PMID: 18612000, DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200807000-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research