Asian Spine Journal

Clinical Studies

Pyogenic Vertebral Column Osteomyelitis in Adults: Analysis of Risk Factors for 30-Day and 1-Year Mortality in a Single Center Cohort Study: Jeevan Vettivel, Cole Bortz, Peter Gust Passias, Joseph Frederick Baker; Received November 20, 2018 Accepted December 16, 2018 Published online March 15, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; PDF

Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Validity, and Reliability Study of the Turkish Version of the Back Pain Functional Scale: Gokhan Maras, Shahed Sheidayi, Gokhan Yazici, Melek Volkan Yazici, Gurkan Gunaydin, Seyit Citaker; Received November 3, 2018 Accepted November 19, 2018 Published online March 15, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; PDF

Prospective Evaluation of Radiculitis following Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Use for Transforaminal Interbody Arthrodesis in Spine Surgery: Arjun S. Sebastian, Nathan R. Wanderman, Bradford L. Currier, Mark A. Pichelmann, Vickie M. Treder, Jeremy L. Fogelson, Michelle J. Clarke, Ahmad N. Nassr; Received October 24, 2018 Accepted December 13, 2018 Published online March 15, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; PDF

Multifidus Muscles Lipid Content Is Associated with Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: A Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study: Izaya Ogon, Tsuneo Takebayashi, Hiroyuki Takashima, Tomonori Morita, Tsutomu Oshigiri, Yoshinori Terashima, Mitsunori Yoshimoto, Toshihiko Yamashita; Received September 30, 2018 Accepted December 23, 2018 Published online March 15, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; PDF

Severe C8 or T1 Symptoms after Cervical Laminoplasty and Related Factors: Are Tere Any Differences between C3–C6 Laminoplasty and C3–C7 Laminoplasty?: Hitoshi Kudo, Kazunari Takeuchi, Toru Yokoyama, Yoshihito Yamasaki, Kanichiro Wada, Gentaro Kumagai, Toru Asari, Hironori Otsuka, Yasuyuki Ishibashi; Received September 25, 2018 Accepted December 17, 2018 Published online March 15, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; PDF

Unplanned Second-Stage Decompression for Neurological Deterioration Caused by Central Canal Stenosis after Indirect Lumbar Decompression Surgery: Hiroaki Nakashima, Tokumi Kanemura, Kotaro Satake, Yoshimoto Ishikawa, Jun Ouchida, Naoki Segi, Hidetoshi Yamaguchi, Shiro Imagama; Received September 11, 2018 Accepted October 29, 2018 Published online March 15, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; PDF

Factors Impacting Mortality in Geriatric Patients with Acute Spine Fractures: A 12-Year Study of 613 Patients in Singapore: En Loong Soon, Adriel Zhijie Leong, Jean Chiew, Arun-Kumar Kaliya-Perumal, Chun Sing Yu, Jacob Yoong-Leong Oh; Received September 10, 2018 Accepted November 20, 2018 Published online March 15, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; PDF

Effects of Graded Exercises Integrated with Education on Physical Fitness, Exercise SelfEfficacy, and Activity Levels in People with Spinal Cord Injury: A Quasi-Experimental Study Protocol: Hafifi Hisham, Maria Justine, Hafez Hussain, Nazirah Hasnan, Haidzir Manaf; Received July 12, 2018 Accepted December 13, 2018 Published online March 15, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; PDF

Congenital Osseous Anomalies of the Cervical Spine: Occurrence, Morphological Characteristics, Embryological Basis and Clinical Significance: A Computed Tomography Based Study: N. V. Ankith, M. Avinash, K. S. Srivijayanand, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Rishi Mugesh Kanna, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran; Received October 1, 2018 Accepted November 14, 2018 Published online March 14, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; PDF

The Prevalence of Asymptomatic Cervical and Lumbar Facet Arthropathy: A Computed Tomography Study: Jung Hwan Kim, Alok Sharan, Woojin Cho, Mohammed Emam, Michael Hagen, Soo Yeon Kim; Received September 13, 2018 Accepted October 5, 2018 Published online February 13, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Comparison of Surgical Outcomes of the Posterior and Combined Approaches for Repair of Cervical Fractures in Ankylosing Spondylitis: Panya Luksanapruksa, Paul William Millhouse, Victor Carlson, Thanase Ariyawatkul, Joshua Heller, Christopher Keppel Kepler; Received August 3, 2018 Accepted November 5, 2018 Published online February 13, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Review Articles

Etiology of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Literature Review: Sina Rashidi Kikanloo, Sandip Parshottam Tarpada, Woojin Cho; Received April 22, 2018 Accepted August 15, 2018 Published online February 13, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Techinical Note

Utilization of Spinal Navigation to Facilitate Hassle-Free Rod Placement during Minimally-Invasive Long-Construct Posterior Instrumentation: Arun-Kumar Kaliya-Perumal, Worawat Limthongkul, Jacob Yoong-Leong Oh; Received September 11, 2018 Accepted October 21, 2018 Published online January 30, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Basic Studies

Assessment of In Vivo Lumbar Inter-Vertebral Motion: Reliability of a Novel Dynamic Weight-Bearing Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technique Using a Side-Bending Task: Niladri Kumar Mahato, Stephane Montuelle, Brian C. Clark; Received August 27, 2018 Accepted October 6, 2018 Published online January 30, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Clinical Studies

Multi-Rod Constructs Can Increase the Incidence of Iliac Screw Loosening after Surgery for Adult Spinal Deformity: Tomohiro Banno, Tomohiko Hasegawa, Yu Yamato, Daisuke Togawa, Go Yoshida, Sho Kobayashi, Tatsuya Yasuda, Hideyuki Arima, Shin Oe, Yuki Mihara, Hiroki Ushirozako, Yukihiro Matsuyama; Received August 15, 2018 Accepted October 17, 2018 Published online January 30, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Comparative Radiographic Outcomes of Lateral and Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion in the Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Kyphosis: Hiroaki Nakashima, Tokumi Kanemura, Kotaro Satake, Yoshimoto Ishikawa, Jun Ouchida, Naoki Segi, Hidetoshi Yamaguchi, Shiro Imagama; Received August 9, 2018 Accepted September 27, 2018 Published online January 30, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Review Articles

Lack of Current Recommendations for Resuming Sexual Activity Following Spinal Surgery: Cara Michelle Thomas, Howard Benjamin Levene; Received May 3, 2018 Accepted September 27, 2018 Published online January 30, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Clinical Studies

Demographic Analysis of Lumbar Pedicle Diameters in a Diverse Population: Joseph Albano, Jonathon Lentz, Robert Stockton, Vincent DePalma, Michael Markowitz, Maximillian Ganz, Gus Katsigiorgis, Kanwarpaul Grewal; Received August 2, 2018 Accepted September 10, 2018 Published online January 29, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Basic Studies

Angiopoietin-Like Protein 2 Induces Synovial Inflammation in the Facet Joint Leading to Degenerative Changes via Interleukin-6 Secretion: Kazuki Sugimoto, Takayuki Nakamura, Takuya Tokunaga, Yusuke Uehara, Tatsuya Okada, Takuya Taniwaki, Toru Fujimoto, Yuichi Oike, Eiichi Nakamura; Received July 17, 2018 Accepted September 11, 2018 Published online January 29, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Clinical Studies

Analysis of Neuropathic Pain Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging T2 Mapping of Intervertebral Disc in Chronic Low Back Pain: Izaya Ogon, Tsuneo Takebayashi, Hiroyuki Takashima, Tomonori Morita, Noriyuki Iesato, Katsumasa Tanimoto, Yoshinori Terashima, Mitsunori Yoshimoto, Toshihiko Yamashita; Received June 23, 2018 Accepted September 18, 2018 Published online January 29, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Neurological Recovery Pattern in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy after Anterior Surgery: A Prospective Study with Literature Review: Naveen Pandita, Sanjeev Gupta, Prince Raina, Abhishek Srivastava, Aamir Yaqoob Hakak, Omeshwar Singh, Mohd. Azhar-ud-din Darokhan, Mohd. Farooq Butt; Received June 15, 2018 Accepted November 2, 2018 Published online January 29, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

The Outcome of Radiofrequency Kyphoplasty in the Treatment of Vertebral Compression Fractures in Osteoporotic Patients: Ramy Hegazy, Hesham El-Mowafi, Mahmood Hadhood, Yasser Hannout, Yasser Allam, Jeorg Silbermann; Received June 1, 2018 Accepted September 10, 2018 Published online January 29, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Perioperative Factors Associated with Severe Pain in Post-Anesthesia Care Unit after Thoracolumbar Spine Surgery: A Retrospective Case-Control Study: Paweenus Rungwattanakit, Tarnkamon Sondtiruk, Akarin Nimmannit, Busara Sirivanasandha; Received May 28, 2018 Accepted October 18, 2018 Published online January 29, 2019; [Epub ahead of print]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Basic Studies

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]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM 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]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM 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]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM 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]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM 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]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

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]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM 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

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

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