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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

February 27, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine February 27, 2015—click here to listen.

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

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

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

January 30, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine January 30, 2015—click here to listen.

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

December 19, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine December 19, 2014—click here to listen.

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

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 17, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine October 17, 2014-click here to listen

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

JNS: Spine October 10, 2014—click here to listen.

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

August 1, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine August 1, 2014—click here to listen.

Decompression and nonfusion dynamic stabilization for spinal stenosis with degenerative lumbar scoliosis. Clinical article.

Mechanical yield of the lumbar annulus: a possible contributor to instability. Laboratory investigation.

Increased incidence of pseudarthrosis after unilateral instrumented transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in patients with lumbar spondylosis. Clinical article.

Pelvic reconstruction after subtotal sacrectomy for sacral chondrosarcoma using cadaveric and vascularized fibula autograft. Technical note.

Effect of craniovertebral decompression on CSF dynamics in Chiari malformation Type I studied with computational fluid dynamics. Laboratory investigation.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

July 11, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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The evolution of T2-weighted intramedullary signal changes following ventral decompressive surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Clinical article.

The effects of smoking on perioperative outcomes and pseudarthrosis following anterior cervical corpectomy. Clinical article.

A retrospective study of iliac crest bone grafting techniques with allograft reconstruction: do patients even know which iliac crest was harvested? Clinical article.

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July 2014: Lumbar Trauma

July 1, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

In this podcast, topic editor Dr. Paul Arnold of the University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas speaks with Dr. Thomas Graillon of Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille, France. They discuss Dr. Graillon and colleagues’ article: “Circumferential management of unstable thoracolumbar fractures using an anterior expandable cage, as an alternative to an iliac crest graft, combined with a posterior screw fixation: results of a series of 85 patients” which appears in this month’s issue. Click here for the July issue of Neurosurgical Focus

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

June 13, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine June 13, 2014—click here to listen.

Safety and efficacy of pedicle screw placement using intraoperative computed tomography: consecutive series of 1148 pedicle screws. Clinical article.

Outcomes following attempted en bloc resection of cervical chordomas in the C-1 and C-2 region versus the subaxial region: a multiinstitutional experience. Clinical article.

Arthroplasty for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: similar results to patients with only radiculopathy at 3 years’ follow-up. Clinical article.

En bloc hemisacrectomy and internal hemipelvectomy via the posterior approach. Technical note.

In vivo 3D kinematic changes in the cervical spine after laminoplasty for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Clinical article.

Primary malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the spine with acute hydrocephalus: a rare clinical entity. Case report.

Isolated central canal rupture of spinal dermoid. Report of 3 cases.

Cauda equina schwannoma presenting with intratumoral hemorrhage and intracranial subarachnoid hemorrhage. Case report.

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