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March 20, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine March 20, 2015—click here to listen.

Definitive single-stage posterior surgical correction of complete traumatic spondyloptosis at the thoracolumbar junction.

High self-assessment of disability and the surgeon’s recommendation against surgical intervention may negatively impact satisfaction scores in patients with spinal disorders.

Long-term outcomes in primary spinal osteochondroma: a multicenter study of 27 patients.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

March 6, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Microsurgical anatomy of the arterial basket of the conus medullaris.

Multimodal evaluation of CSF dynamics following extradural decompression for Chiari malformation Type I.

Predictors of intramedullary lesion expansion rate on MR images of patients with subaxial spinal cord injury.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

February 27, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Comparison of minimally invasive surgery with standard open surgery for vertebral thoracic metastases causing acute myelopathy in patients with short- or mid-term life expectancy: surgical technique and early clinical results.

Patient misconceptions concerning lumbar spondylosis diagnosis and treatment.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

February 20, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Giant cell tumors of the spine: has denosumab changed the treatment paradigm?

Intraoperative and perioperative complications in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a review of 513 patients.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

February 13, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Visualization of regional cerebrospinal fluid flow with a dye injection technique in focal arachnoid pathologies.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

February 6, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

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En bloc spondylectomy for primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the thoracic spine with aortic involvement: case report.

Percutaneous “K-wireless” pedicle screw fixation technique: an evaluation of the initial experience of 100 screws with assessment of accuracy, radiation exposure, and procedure time.

Posterior thoracic laminoplasty with dorsal, intramural identification of ventral defect and transferal discectomy for a spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak: case report.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

January 30, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Minimally invasive laminectomy for lumbar spinal stenosis in patients with and without preoperative spondylolisthesis: clinical outcome and reoperation rates.

Spine fusion cross-link causing delayed dural erosion and CSF leak: case report.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

January 23, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine January 23, 2015—click here to listen.

Twelve-month results of a multicenter, blinded, pilot study of a novel peptide (B2A) in promoting lumbar spine fusion.

Cost and quality of life outcome analysis of postoperative infections after subaxial dorsal cervical fusions.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

January 9, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Progressive restoration of spinal sagittal balance after surgical correction of lumbosacral spondylolisthesis before skeletal maturity.

Outcomes following surgical intervention for impending and gross instability caused by multiple myeloma in the spinal column.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

January 5, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine January 2, 2015—click here to listen.

Metastatic renal cell carcinoma mimicking a schwannoma in a dorsal root ganglion: case report.

Extensive spinal epidural abscess treated with “apical laminectomies” and irrigation of the epidural space: report of 2 cases.

Smoking as an independent predictor of reoperation after lumbar laminectomy: a study of 500 cases.

Spinal cord compression secondary to metastasis of malignant chondroid syringoma: case report.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

December 19, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Depression as a predictor of worse quality of life outcomes following nonoperative treatment for lumbar stenosis.

The diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging measurements for assessing cervical spinal canal stenosis.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

December 5, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Impact of body habitus on fluoroscopic radiation emission during minimally invasive spine surgery.

Cortical screws used to rescue failed lumbar pedicle screw construct: a biomechanical analysis.

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November 28, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Fusion following lateral mass reconstruction in the cervical spine.

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November 21, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine November 21, 2014—click here to listen.

Is atlantoaxial instability the cause of Chiari malformation? Outcome analysis of 65 patients treated by atlantoaxial fixation.

Occipitoaxial spinal interarticular stabilization with vertebral artery preservation for atlantal lateral mass failure.

Management of spinal cord injury–related scoliosis using pedicle screw–only constructs.

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November 14, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Effects of cross-linked high-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid on epidural fibrosis: experimental study.

Entero-paraspinous fistula from recurrent spinal metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

November 10, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine November 7, 2014—click here to listen.

Influence of depression symptoms on patient expectations and clinical outcomes in the surgical management of spinal stenosis.

Experience with intrawound vancomycin powder for posterior cervical fusion surgery.

Two-level total disc replacement with Mobi-C cervical artificial disc versus anterior discectomy and fusion: a prospective, randomized, controlled multicenter clinical trial with 4-year follow-up results.

Evaluation of monoenergetic imaging to reduce metallic instrumentation artifacts in computed tomography of the cervical spine.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

October 31, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine October 31, 2014—click here to listen.

Evaluation of glycerol-preserved bone allografts in cervical spine fusion: a prospective, randomized controlled trial.

Delayed cervical palsy following cervical spine fusion leads to an increase in hospital-related costs.

Factors affecting survival in 37 consecutive patients undergoing de novo stereotactic radiosurgery for contiguous sites of vertebral body metastasis from renal cell carcinoma.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

October 24, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Dorsal midline hemivertebra at the lumbosacral junction: report of 2 cases. Case report.

Spinal subdural abscess following epidural steroid injection. Case report.

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October 17, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Functional variability of sacral roots in bladder control. Clinical article.

The Nationwide Inpatient Sample database does not accurately reflect surgical indications for fusion. Clinical article.

Clinical outcomes and fusion rates following anterior lumbar interbody fusion with bone graft substitute i-FACTOR, an anorganic bone matrix/P-15 composite. Clinical article.

Magnetic resonance imaging localization with cod liver oil capsules for the minimally invasive approach to small intradural extramedullary tumors of the thoracolumbar spine. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

October 10, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Minimally invasive lateral interbody fusion for the treatment of rostral adjacent-segment lumbar degenerative stenosis without supplemental pedicle screw fixation. Clinical article.

Hemorrhagic onset of spinal angiolipoma. Case report.

Solid radiographic fusion with a nonconstrained device 5 years after cervical arthroplasty. Case report.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

September 26, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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The role of spinal fusion in the treatment of cervical synovial cysts: a series of 17 cases and meta-analysis. Clinical article.

Vertebral osteolytic defect due to cellulose particles derived from gauze fibers after posterior lumbar interbody fusion. Case report.

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September 19, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Spinal cord herniation as a complication of en bloc, multilevel, anterior thoracic vertebrectomy for a giant cell tumor: success of posterior cord reduction and dural repair. Case Report.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

September 5, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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An evidence-based medicine model for rare and often neglected neoplastic conditions. Clinical article.

A cadaveric analysis of cervical fixation: the effect of intermediate fixation points and dynamization in multilevel cervical fusions. Laboratory investigation.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

August 29, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Spine stereotactic body radiotherapy for renal cell cancer spinal metastases: analysis of outcomes and risk of vertebral compression fracture. Clinical article.

Autologous clavicle bone graft for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with titanium interbody cage. Technical note.

Independent assessment of a new pedicle probe and its ability to detect pedicle breach: a cadaveric study. Laboratory investigation.

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