Asian Spine Journal

Basic Study

Epidural Fat-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell: First Report of Epidural Fat-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell: Gun Woo Lee, Min-Soo Seo, Kyung-Ku Kang, Se-Kyung Oh; Received August 21, 2018 Accepted November 3, 2018 Published online January 24, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; PDF

Clinical Studies

Defining the Normal Trends of Serum Creatine Kinase Levels Following Spinal Surgery: Matthew Griffith, Kenneth Aaron Shaw, Michael Baird, Patrick Rushford, Victoria Shaw, Aaron Roberts, David M. Gloystein; Received July 29, 2018 Accepted September 12, 2018 Published online January 24, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; PDF

Influence of Atlantoaxial Fusion on Sagittal Alignment of the Occipitocervical and Subaxial spines in Os Odontoideum with Atlantoaxial Instability: Byung-Wan Choi, Jong-Beom Park, Jong-Won Kang, Do-Gyun Kim, Han Chang; Received July 1, 2018 Accepted September 6, 2018 Published online January 24, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; PDF

The Effect of Schroth Therapy on Thoracic Kyphotic Curve and Quality of Life in Scheuermann’s Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial: Tomer Bezalel, Eli Carmeli, Dror Levi, Leonid Kalichman; Received July 25, 2018 Accepted October 29, 2018 Published online January 24, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; PDF

'Need of the Hour': Early Diagnosis and Management of Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis of the Spine: An Analysis of 30 Patients from a “High Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis Burden” Country: Justin Arockiaraj, Rajiv Karthik, Joy Sarojini Michael, Rohit Amritanand, Kenny Samuel David, Venkatesh Krishnan, Gabriel David Sundararaj; Received March 23, 2018 Accepted July 16, 2018 Published online January 24, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]

Review articles

Essential Basic Bacteriology in Managing Musculoarticuloskeletal Infection: Bacterial Anatomy, Their Behavior, Host Phagocytic Activity, Immune System, Nutrition, And Antibiotics: Myung-Sang Moon; Received September 25, 2018 Accepted October 1, 2018 Published online January 24, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; PDF

Clinical Studies

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Observations of the Conus Medullaris in a Korean Population: Myung-Sang Moon, Ji-Ho Jeong, Sang-Jae Kim, Min-Su Kim, Won-Rak Choi; Received May 27, 2018 Accepted August 12, 2018 Published online December 21, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Influence of Diabetes Mellitus on Surgical Outcomes in Patients with Cervical Myelopathy: A Prospective, Multicenter Study: Shinji Tanishima, Tokumitsu Mihara, Atsushi Tanida, Chikako Takeda, Masaaki Murata, Toshiaki Takahashi, Koji Yamane, Tsugutake Morishita, Yasuo Morio, Hiroyuki Ishii, Satoru Fukata, Yoshiro Nanjo, Yuki Hamamoto, Toshiyuki Dokai, Hideki Nagashima; Received April 19, 2018 Accepted July 25, 2018 Published online December 21, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Elevated Levels of Serum Pentosidine Are Associated with Dropped Head Syndrome in Older Women: Yawara Eguchi, Toru Toyoguchi, Kazuhide Inage, Sumihisa Orita, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Miyako Suzuki, Hirohito Kanamoto, Koki Abe, Masaki Norimoto, Tomotaka Umimura, Masao Koda, Takeo Furuya, Yasuchika Aoki, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori; Received April 27, 2017 Accepted March 15, 2018 Published online December 21, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Posterior Sublaminar Wiring and/or Transarticular Screw Fixation for Reducible Atlantoaxial Instability Secondary to Symptomatic Os Odontoideum: A Neglected Technique?: Han Chang, Jong-Beom Park, Byung-Wan Choi, Jong-Won Kang, You-Seung Chun; Received July 3, 2018 Accepted August 16, 2018 Published online December 7, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Review articles

Does the Cage Position in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Determine Unilateral versus Bilateral Screw Placement?: A Review of the Literature: Haley M. McKissack, Howard Benjamin Levene; Received April 13, 2018 Accepted July 25, 2018 Published online December 7, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Clinical Studies

The C2 Pedicle Width, Pars Length, and Laminar Thickness in Concurrent Ipsilateral Ponticulus Posticus and High-Riding Vertebral Artery: A Radiological Computed Tomography Scan-Based Study: Manish Kundanmal Kothari, Samir Surendranath Dalvie, Santosh Gupta, Agnivesh Tikoo, Deepak Kumar Singh; Received March 11, 2018 Accepted August 15, 2018 Published online December 7, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Early Adjacent Vertebral Fractures after Balloon Kyphoplasty for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: Bong-Seong Ko, Kyu-Jung Cho, Jae-Woo Park; Received August 31, 2018 Accepted September 7, 2018 Published online November 29, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Million Visual Analogue Scale Questionnaire: Validation of the Persian Version: Hesam Akbari, Mohammad Ghasemi, Taha Yegani, Mohammad Gholami Fesharaki, Maryam Saraei, Yalda Barsam, Hamed Akbari; Received July 25, 2018 Accepted September 17, 2018 Published online November 29, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Early Fusion Status after Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Cortical Bone Trajectory Screw Fixation: A Comparison of Titanium-Coated Polyetheretherketone Cages and Carbon Polyetheretherketone Cages: Hironobu Sakaura, Atsunori Ohnishi, Akira Yamagishi, Tetsuo Ohwada; Received July 9, 2018 Accepted August 15, 2018 Published online November 29, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Palliative Posterior Instrumentation versus Corpectomy with Cage Reconstruction Treatment for Thoracolumbar Pathological Fracture: Serkan Bayram, Turgut Akgül, Murat Altan, Tuna Pehlivanoğlu, Özcan Kaya, Mustafa Abdullah Özdemir, Cüneyt Şar; Received June 30, 2018 Accepted August 12, 2018 Published online November 29, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

En Bloc Spondylectomy for Spinal Metastases: Detailed Oncological Outcomes at a Minimum of 2 Years after Surgery: Masayuki Ohashi, Toru Hirano, Kei Watanabe, Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Takui Ito, Keiichi Katsumi, Hirokazu Shoji, Tatsuki Mizouchi, Ikuko Takahashi, Takao Homma, Naoto Endo; Received June 21, 2018 Accepted August 12, 2018 Published online November 29, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Use of Cement-Augmented Percutaneous Pedicular Screws in the Management of Multifocal Tumoral Spinal Fractures: Mehdi Afathi, Nacer Mansouri, Kaissar Farah, Victor Benichoux, Benjamin Blondel, Stéphane Fuentes; Received June 4, 2018 Accepted August 13, 2018 Published online November 29, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Effect of Teriparatide on Subsequent Vertebral Fractures after Instrumented Fusion Surgery for Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures with Neurological Deficits: Keishi Maruo, Toshiya Tachibana, Fumihiro Arizumi, Kazuki Kusuyama, Kazuya Kishima, Shinichi Yoshiya; Received April 24, 2018 Accepted August 22, 2018 Published online November 29, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Therapeutic Feasibility of Full Endoscopic Decompression in One- to Three-Level Lumbar Canal Stenosis via a Single Skin Port Using a New Endoscopic System, Percutaneous Stenoscopic Lumbar Decompression: Kang Taek Lim, Han Ga Wi Nam, Soo Beom Kim, Hyung Suk Kim, Jin Soo Park, Chun-Kun Park; Received September 8, 2018 Accepted October 7, 2018 Published online November 27, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Stand-Alone Cervical Cages in 2-Level Anterior Interbody Fusion in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Results from a Minimum 2-Year Follow-up: Eugene Pak-Lin Ng, Andrew Siu-Leung Yip, Keith Hay-Man Wan, Michael Siu-Hei Tse, Kam-Kwong Wong, Tik-Koon Kwok, Wing-Cheung Wong; Received August 2, 2018 Accepted September 6, 2018 Published online November 27, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Comparison of Cortical Ring Allograft and Plate Fixation with Autologous Iliac Bone Graft for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Jae Chul Lee, Hae-Dong Jang, Joonghyun Ahn, Sung-Woo Choi, Deokwon Kang, Byung-Joon Shin; Received July 12, 2018 Accepted August 29, 2018 Published online November 27, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Does the Surgical Timing and Decompression Alone or Fusion Surgery in Lumbar Stenosis Influence Outcome in Cauda Equina Syndrome?: Bharat Rajendraprasad Dave, Puspak Samal, Romin Sangvi, Devanand Degulmadi, Denish Patel, Ajay Krishnan; Received July 10, 2018 Accepted September 4, 2018 Published online November 27, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

APSS-ASJ Best Clinical Research Award: Is There a Difference between Patients’ and Parents’ Perception of Physical Appearance in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis?: Chris Yin Wei Chan, Siti Mariam Abd Gani, Min Yuen Lim, Chee Kidd Chiu, Mun Keong Kwan; Received June 29, 2018 Accepted September 16, 2018 Published online November 27, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Segmental Spinal Dysgenesis–“Redefined”: Amarnath Chellathurai, Balaji Ayyamperumal, Rajakumari Thirumaran, Gopinathan Kathirvelu, Priya Muthaiyan, Sivakumar Kannappan; Received May 29, 2018 Accepted June 10, 2018 Published online November 27, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Efficacy of the Erector Spinae Plane Block for Lumbar Spinal Surgery: A Retrospective Study: Hironobu Ueshima, Mayumi Inagaki, Tomoaki Toyone, Hiroshi Otake; Received May 17, 2018 Accepted August 13, 2018 Published online November 15, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Late Subaxial Lesion after Overcorrected Occipitocervical Reconstruction in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Akira Iwata, Kuniyoshi Abumi, Masahiko Takahata, Hideki Sudo, Katsuhisa Yamada, Tsutomu Endo, Norimasa Iwasaki; Received May 22, 2018 Accepted September 27, 2018 Published online November 15, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Fluorescence Guided Surgery with 5-Aminolevulinic Acid for Resection of Spinal Cord Ependymomas: Rafael García Moreno, Luis Miguel Bernal García, Hyaissa Ippolito Bastidas, Carlos Andrés Mondragón Tirado, Aurora Moreno Flores, Juan Pablo Sosa Cabezas, José Manuel Cabezudo Artero; Received July 9, 2018 Accepted August 15, 2018 Published online October 24, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Topical Application of Tranexamic Acid in Patients with Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma Undergoing Long-Segment Instrumented Posterior Spinal Fusion: Weera Sudprasert, Terdpong Tanaviriyachai, Kongtush Choovongkomol, Sarut Jongkittanakul, Urawit Piyapromdee; Received June 2, 2018 Accepted July 25, 2018 Published online October 24, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Factors Affecting Early and 1-Year Motor Recovery Following Lumbar Microdiscectomy in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Prospective Cohort Review: Vibhu Krishnan Viswanathan, Rajasekaran Shanmuganathan, Siddharth Narasimhan Aiyer, Rishi Kanna, Ajoy Prasad Shetty; Received May 13, 2018 Accepted July 26, 2018 Published online October 24, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

A New Search Algorithm for Reducing the Incidence of Missing Cottonoids in the Operating Theater: Abhinandan Reddy, Rajat Mahajan, Tarush Rustagi, Shakti A. Goel, Murari L. Bansal, Harvinder Singh Chhabra; Received June 12, 2018 Accepted July 16, 2018 Published online October 18, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Variations in Practice among Asia–Pacific Surgeons and Recommendations for Managing Cervical Myelopathy: The First Asia–Pacific Spine Society Collaborative Study: Jason Pui Yin Cheung, Prudence Wing Hang Cheung, Chee Kidd Chiu, Chris Yin Wei Chan, Mun Keong Kwan; Received June 12, 2018 Accepted July 3, 2018 Published online October 18, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

The Relationship of Facet Joint Orientation and Tropism with Lumbar Disc Herniation and Degenerative Spondylolisthesis in the Lower Lumbar Spine: Devanand Degulmadi, Bharat Dave, Ajay Krishnan, Denish Patel; Received May 23, 2018 Accepted June 17, 2018 Published online October 18, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Feasibility of Sub-Axial Cervical Laminar Screws, Including C7, in the Indian Population: A Study on 50 Patients Using Computed Tomography-Based Morphometry Measurements: Abhishek Srivastava, Geetanjali Nanda, Rajat Mahajan, Ankur Nanda, Sahil Batra, Nirajana Mishra, Naveen Pandita, Harvinder Singh Chhabra; Received May 10, 2018 Accepted July 1, 2018 Published online October 18, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Development of Novel Animal Model for Studying Scoliosis Using a Noninvasive Method and Its Validation through Gene-Expression Analysis: Rajkiran Reddy Banala, Satish Kumar Vemuri, Murahari Penkulinti, Gurava Reddy AV, Subbaiah GPV; Received May 8, 2018 Accepted June 27, 2018 Published online October 18, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Responsiveness of Minimal Clinically Important Change for the Persian Functional Rating Index in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari, Shiva Komesh, Soofia Naghdi, Zahra Fakhari, Parisa Alaei; Received May 4, 2018 Accepted June 12, 2018 Published online October 18, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Role of Posterior Ligamentous Reinforcement in Proximal Junctional Kyphosis: A Cadaveric Biomechanical Study: Jun Sup Kim, Zoe Beatrice Cheung, Varun Arvind, John Caridi, Samuel Kang-Wook Cho; Received April 27, 2018 Accepted June 27, 2018 Published online October 18, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Treatment Strategy and Outcomes in Patients with Hematogenous Culture-Negative Pyogenic Vertebral Osteomyelitis: Gouse Mohamad, Rohit Amritanand, Kenny Samuel David, Venkatesh Krishnan, Justin Arockiaraj; Received April 19, 2018 Accepted July 1, 2018 Published online October 18, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Review articles

Cervical Kyphosis: Akshay Gadia, Kunal Shah, Abhay Nene; Received April 12, 2018 Accepted June 3, 2018 Published online October 18, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Clinical Studies

Minimum Clinically Important Differences in Oswestry Disability Index Domains and Their Impact on Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Go Yoshida, Tomohiko Hasegawa, Yu Yamato, Sho Kobayashi, Oe Shin, Tomohiro Banno, Yuuki Mihara, Hideyuki Arima, Hiroki Ushirozako, Tatsuya Yasuda, Daisuke Togawa, Yukihiro Matsuyama; Received May 29, 2018 Accepted July 3, 2018 Published online October 18, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Outcomes of Including Fracture Level in Short- Segment Fixation for Th oracolumbar Fracture Dislocation: Jimmy Jyotinbhai Chokshi, Manish Shah; Received March 16, 2018 Accepted June 19, 2018 Published online October 18, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Scheuermann’s Disease: Radiographic Pathomorphology and Association with Clinical Features: Tomer Bezalel, Eli Carmeli, Leonid Kalichman; Received January 20, 2018 Accepted July 1, 2018 Published online October 18, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

The Relationship between the Occipitocervical Junction and Thoracic Kyphosis in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 86 Cervical Fractures in Surgically Treated Patients: Nodoka Manabe, Augusto Covaro, Lukas Bobinski, Takachika Shimizu, Claes Olerud, Yohan Robinson; Received January 9, 2018 Accepted June 3, 2018 Published online October 18, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Anterior Bone Loss in Cervical Disc Arthroplasty: David Christopher Kieser, Derek Thomas Cawley, Takashi Fujishiro, Celeste Tavolaro, Simon Mazas, Louis Boissiere, Ibrahim Obeid, Vincent Pointillart, Jean Marc Vital, Olivier Gille; Received January 8, 2018 Accepted June 3, 2018 Published online October 18, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Misdiagnosis of Thoracolumbar Posterior Ligamentous Complex Injuries and Use of Radiographic Parameter Correlations to Improve Detection Accuracy: Frank Hartmann, Thomas Nusselt, Stefan Mattyasovszky, Gerrit Maier, Pol Maria Rommens, Erol Gercek; Received December 26, 2017 Accepted July 20, 2018 Published online October 18, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Effects of Two Different Hip-Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthoses on Postural Stability in Subjects with Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Study: Mohammad Samadian, Monireh Ahmadi Bani, Navid Golchin, Mohammad Ali Mardani, John S. Head, Mokhtar Arazpour; Received November 4, 2017 Accepted June 19, 2018 Published online October 18, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Early Detection and Analysis of Children with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis of the Spine: Justin Arockiaraj, Magdalenal Robert, Winsley Rose, Rohit Amritanand, Kenny Samuel David, Venkatesh Krishnan; Received September 2, 2017 Accepted June 19, 2018 Published online October 18, 2018; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

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