Asian Spine Journal

Clinical Studies

Endplate Changes with Polyetheretherketone Cages in Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Tarek Anwar Elfiky, Nirmal Dhananjay Patil, Yasser Allam, Raafat Ragab; Received April 26, 2019 Accepted June 12, 2019 Published online November 12, 2019; [Online first]; PDF

Feasibility of Using Fat Degeneration of Lumbar Extensor Muscle as an Alternative Diagnostic Criterion for Sarcopenia in Patients with Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures: Ju-Yeong Heo, Ji-Hun Park, Sung-An Lim, Seung-Woo Shim, Yong-Soo Choi; Received February 8, 2019 Accepted April 17, 2019 Published online November 12, 2019; [Online first]; PDF

Basic Study

The Therapeutic Potential of Conditioned Medium from Human Breast Milk Stem Cells in Treating Spinal Cord Injury: Maryam Borhani-Haghighi, Shadan Navid, Yousef Mohamadi; Received January 22, 2019 Accepted July 5, 2019 Published online November 12, 2019; [Online first]; PDF

Clinical Study

Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for the Surgical Management of Post-Discectomy Syndrome: Ahmed Bahaa Al Din AlShazli, Ashraf Yassin Amer, Ahmed Maher Sultan, Ahmed Samir Barakat, Wael Koptan, Yasser ElMiligui, Hesham Shaker; Received May 1, 2019 Accepted June 27, 2019 Published online November 8, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Clinical Article

Clinical Significance of Improved Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring Signal during Spine Surgery: A Retrospective Study of a Single-Institution Prospective Cohort: Seung Myung Wi, Hui-Jong Lee, Taehoon Kang, Sam Yeol Chang, Sung-Min Kim, Bong-Soon Chang, Choon-Ki Lee, Hyoungmin Kim; Received January 20, 2019 Accepted May 8, 2019 Published online November 8, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Clinical Studies

Three-Dimensional-Printed Model-Assisted Management of Craniovertebral Junction Abnormalities: An Institutional Experience with Literature Review: Prashant Agarwal, Sanjeev Chopra, Virendra Deo Sinha, Rashim Kataria; Received May 3, 2019 Accepted June 26, 2019 Published online November 5, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

The Prevalence and Risk Factors for S2 Alar-Iliac Screw Loosening with a Minimum 2-Year Follow-up: Hiroaki Nakashima, Tokumi Kanemura, Kotaro Satake, Kenyu Ito, Yoshimoto Ishikawa, Jun Ouchida, Naoki Segi, Hidetoshi Yamaguchi, Shiro Imagama; Received April 30, 2019 Accepted June 25, 2019 Published online November 5, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Basic Study

Chitosan-Hydroxyapatite Scaffold for Tissue Engineering in Experimental Lumbar Laminectomy and Posterolateral Spinal Fusion in Wistar Rats: Martin Rodríguez-Vázquez, Rodrigo Ramos-Zúñiga; Received March 28, 2019 Accepted July 4, 2019 Published online November 5, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Clinical Studies

Gender Differences in Pre- and Postoperative Health-Related Quality of Life Measures in Patients Who Have Had Decompression Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Yoshiomi Kobayashi, Yoji Ogura, Takahiro Kitagawa, Yoshiro Yonezawa, Yohei Takahashi, Akimasa Yasuda, Yoshio Shinozaki, Jun Ogawa; Received March 5, 2019 Accepted May 20, 2019 Published online November 5, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Thoracoscopic Correction of Post-traumatic Kyphosis with an Expandable Cage: Radiologic and Patient-Reported Outcomes: Arjen J. Smits, Jaap Deunk, Fred C. Bakker, Frank W. Bloemers; Received February 26, 2019 Accepted May 20, 2019 Published online November 5, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Review Article

Significance of the Association between Disc Degeneration Changes on Imaging and Low Back Pain: A Review Article: Ahmad Jabir Rahyussalim, Muhammad Luqman Labib Zufar, Tri Kurniawati; Received February 10, 2019 Accepted May 3, 2019 Published online November 5, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Clinical Studies

Postoperative Clinical Outcomes of Balloon Kyphoplasty Treatment: Would Adherence to Indications and Contraindications Prevent Complications?: Rei Momomura, Yoshio Shimamura, Kazuo Kaneko; Received January 14, 2019 Accepted June 10, 2019 Published online November 5, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Evaluating Bone Loss with Bone Turnover Markers Following Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Prince Thakkar, Naveen B. Prakash, George Tharion, Sahana Shetty, Thomas V. Paul, Joseph Bondu, Bijesh Yadav; Received January 6, 2019 Accepted May 20, 2019 Published online November 5, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

The Prevalence of Lumbar Paraspinal Muscle Fatty Degeneration in Patients with Modic Type I and I/II End Plate Changes: Ibrahim Burak Atci, Hakan Yilmaz, Mustafa Yavuz Samanci, Aysel Gurcan Atci, Yesim Karagoz; Received December 15, 2018 Accepted June 4, 2019 Published online November 5, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Does the Application of Topical Intrawound Vancomycin Powder Affect Deep Surgical Site Infection and the Responsible Organisms after Spinal Surgery?: A Retrospective Case Series with a Historical Control Group: Prashant Adhikari, Vugar Nabi Nabiyev, Sinan Bahadir, Selim Ayhan, Selcen Yuksel, Selcuk Palaoglu, Emre Acaroglu; Received November 26, 2018 Accepted April 19, 2019 Published online November 5, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Accuracy and Reliability of X-ray Measurements in the Cervical Spine: Catarina Marques, Emma Granström, Anna MacDowall, Nuno Canto Moreira, Martin Skeppholm, Claes Olerud; Received March 6, 2019 Accepted June 4, 2019 Published online November 1, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Review Article

Is Scapular Stabilization Exercise Effective for Managing Nonspecific Chronic Neck Pain?: A Systematic Review: Yong Gon Seo, Won Hah Park, Chong Suh Lee, Kyung Chung Kang, Kyoung Bin Min, Sang Min Lee, Jae Chul Yoo; Received February 19, 2019 Accepted April 7, 2019 Published online November 1, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Clinical Studies

Incidence and Management Trends of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures in South Korea: A Nationwide Population-Based Study: Sung Hoon Choi, Dong-Yun Kim, Ja Wook Koo, Seung Gun Lee, Soo-Young Jeong, Chang-Nam Kang; Received February 14, 2019 Accepted May 27, 2019 Published online November 1, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Is Sacral Extension a Risk Factor for Early Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery?: Sebastian Decker, Renaud Lafage, Christian Krettek, Robert Hart, Christopher Ames, Justin S. Smith, Douglas Burton, Eric Klineberg, Shay Bess, Frank J. Schwab, Virginie Lafage; Received December 4, 2018 Accepted June 18, 2019 Published online November 1, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Unplanned Readmissions after Spine Surgery: A Single-Center Prospective Analysis of a 90-Day Model in 2,860 Cases: Mahender Avinash, Karukayil Ramakrishnan Renjith, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Vyom Sharma, Rishi Mugesh Kanna, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran; Received March 25, 2019 Accepted April 22, 2019 Published online October 15, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Early Experience, Setup, Learning Curve, Benefits, and Complications Associated with Exoscope and Three-Dimensional 4K Hybrid Digital Visualizations in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Mohd Hisam Muhamad Ariffin, Kamalnizat Ibrahim, Azmi Baharudin, Azmi Mohd Tamil; Received March 12, 2019 Accepted May 8, 2019 Published online October 15, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Prospective Evaluation of Spino-Pelvic Parameters with Clinical Correlation in Patients Operated with an Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Stanislas Marouby, Remy Coulomb, Etienne Maury, Chahine Assi, Olivier Mares, Pascal Kouyoumdjian; Received February 5, 2019 Accepted May 3, 2019 Published online October 15, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Incidences and Risk Factors for Postoperative Non-Union after Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Closed-Box Titanium Spacers: Tsunehiko Konomi, Akimasa Yasuda, Kanehiro Fujiyoshi, Yoshiyuki Yato, Takashi Asazuma; Received January 20, 2019 Accepted April 17, 2019 Published online October 15, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Review Article

Risk Factors and Surgical Treatment for Recurrent Lumbar Disc Prolapse: A Review of the Literature: Bharat R. Dave, Devanand Degulmadi, Ajay Krishnan, Shivanand Mayi; Received November 27, 2018 Accepted March 10, 2019 Published online October 15, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Basic Study

Evaluation of Anti-inflammatory and Regenerative Efficiency of Naringin and Naringenin in Degenerated Human Nucleus Pulposus Cells: Biological and Molecular Modeling Studies: Vijaya Madhuri Devraj, Satish Kumar Vemuri, Rajkiran Reddy Banala, Shravan Kumar Gunda, Gurava Reddy AV, Subbaiah GPV; Received March 9, 2019 Accepted April 13, 2019 Published online October 4, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Clinical Studies

Superior Facet Joint Violations in Single Level Minimally Invasive and Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Comparative Study: Jwalant Y. Patel, Vishal G. Kundnani, Zahirabbas Imtiyaz Merchant, Sanyam Jain, Neilakuo Kire; Received March 4, 2019 Accepted May 3, 2019 Published online October 4, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Changes in Thoracic Kyphosis and Thoracolumbar Kyphosis in Asymptomatic Korean Male Subjects Aged >50 Years: Do They Progress Above T5, T10, T12, or L2?: Jae-Hong Park, Youngbae B. Kim, Seung-Jae Hyun, Kyu-Bok Kang, Pil-Sun Park; Received February 24, 2019 Accepted May 9, 2019 Published online October 4, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Does Sarcopenia Increase the Risk for Fresh Vertebral Fragility Fractures?: A Case-Control Study: Ashish Anand, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, K. R. Renjith, Sri Vijay Anand K. S., Rishi Mugesh Kanna, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran; Received February 12, 2019 Accepted May 9, 2019 Published online October 4, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Basic Study

Freeze-Dried Platelet-Rich Plasma Induces Osteoblast Proliferation via Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor-Mediated Signal Transduction: Hideyuki Kinoshita, Sumihisa Orita, Kazuhide Inage, Kazuki Fujimoto, Yasuhiro Shiga, Koki Abe, Masahiro Inoue, Masaki Norimoto, Tomotaka Umimura, Takeshi Ishii, Tsukasa Yonemoto, Hiroto Kamoda, Toshinori Tsukanishi, Masahiko Suzuki, Naoya Hirosawa, Tsutomu Akazawa, Seiji Ohtori; Received February 12, 2019 Accepted April 13, 2019 Published online October 4, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Clinical Studies

Efficacy of Pulsed Low-Frequency Magnetic Field Therapy on Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial: Khalid Abdulkareem Alzayed, Saad Mohammed Alsaadi; Received February 8, 2019 Accepted May 3, 2019 Published online October 4, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Role of Virtual Reality in Balance Training in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury: A Prospective Comparative Pre-Post Study: Madhusree Sengupta, Anupam Gupta, Meeka Khanna, U. K. Rashmi Krishnan, Dhritiman Chakrabarti; Received January 17, 2019 Accepted April 17, 2019 Published online October 4, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Objective Monitoring of Brace Wearing Time in Adolescents with Scheuermann’s Kyphosis: Pouya Sharifi, Mojtaba Kamyab, Taher Babaee, Mohammad Saleh Ganjavian; Received January 12, 2019 Accepted April 9, 2019 Published online August 23, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

The Effect of Bracing on Spinopelvic Rotation and Psychosocial Parameters in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis: Yalda Khoshhal, Maryam Jalali, Taher Babaee, Hassan Ghandhari, Jeffrey L. Gum; Received December 1, 2018 Accepted March 19, 2019 Published online August 23, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Periapical Wires Result in Less Curve Correction Than Pedicle Screw Constructs in Idiopathic Scoliosis: Valentine R. Esposito, Brian L. Dial, Robert D. Fitch, Robert K. Lark; Received January 2, 2019 Accepted March 19, 2019 Published online August 20, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

A Retrospective Review of Radiographic and Clinical Findings from the M6 Cervical Prosthesis: İsmail Oltulu, Özgür Korkmaz, Ender Sarıoğlu, Mehmet Aydoğan; Received December 31, 2018 Accepted March 26, 2019 Published online August 20, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Review Article

Antidepressants in Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review to Determine Benefits and Risks: Ahmed B. Bayoumi, Oyku Ikizgul, Ceren Nur Karaali, Selma Bozkurt, Deniz Konya, Zafer Orkun Toktas; Received September 15, 2018 Accepted March 14, 2019 Published online August 20, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Clinical Studies

Extended Posterior Decompression and Instrumented Fusion for Spinal Tuberculosis: Sombat Kunakornsawat, Nattaphon Philawuth, Chaiwat Piyaskulkaew, Pritsanai Pruttikul, Tinnakorn Pluemvitayaporn, Piyabuth Kittithamvongs; Received August 5, 2018 Accepted February 25, 2019 Published online July 30, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF Supplementary Material

Insertion Angle of Pedicle Screws in the Subaxial Cervical Spine: The Analysis of Computed Tomography-Navigated Insertion of Pedicle Screws: Stavros Oikonomidis, Frank Beyer, Carolin Meyer, Christoph Tobias Baltin, Peer Eysel, Jan Bredow; Received February 17, 2019 Accepted April 24, 2019 Published online July 30, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Review Article

Patient Satisfaction in Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review of the Literature: Joshua York Menendez, Nidal Bassam Omar, Gustavo Chagoya, Borna Ethan Tabibian, Galal Ashraf Elsayed, Beverly Claire Walters, Barton Lucius Guthrie, Mark Norman Hadley; Received January 27, 2019 Accepted February 25, 2019 Published online July 30, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Clinical Studies

Comparative Evaluation of Pregabalin and Clonidine as Preemptive Analgesics for the Attenuation of Postoperative Pain Following Thoracolumbar Spine Surgery: Renu Bala, Jasbir Kaur, Jyoti Sharma, Raj Singh; Received January 27, 2019 Accepted March 21, 2019 Published online July 30, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Analysis of the Functional and Radiological Outcomes of Lumbar Decompression without Fusion in Patients with Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis: Akshay Dharamchand Gadiya, Mandar Deepak Borde, Nishant Kumar, Priyank Mangaldas Patel, Premik Bhupendra Nagad, Shekhar Yeshwant Bhojraj; Received January 20, 2019 Accepted March 28, 2019 Published online July 30, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Role of Additional Coronal Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Decompression and Reconstruction with or without Segment Salvage in Thoracic Spine Tuberculosis: Sudhir Srivastava, Nandan Marathe, Sunil Bhosale, Prajakta Bhide, Shaligram Purohit, Chetan Shende, Balgovind Raja; Received January 13, 2019 Accepted March 18, 2019 Published online July 30, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Esophageal Perforation after Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery: Sang-Bong Ko, Jong-Beom Park, Kyung-Jin Song, Dong-Ho Lee, Seong-Wan Kim, Young-Yul Kim, Taek-Soo Jeon, Yoon Joo Cho; Received December 25, 2018 Accepted January 21, 2019 Published online July 30, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Treatment of Adult Spinal Deformity with Sagittal Imbalance Using Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Can We Predict How Much Lordosis Correction Is Possible?: Whoan Jeang Kim, Jae Won Lee, Kun Young Park, Shann Haw Chang, Dae Geon Song, Won Sik Choy; Received November 29, 2018 Accepted March 7, 2019 Published online July 30, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Comparison of Segmental Mobility in Lumbar Extension Radiographs between a New Technique (“Fulcrum Bending Position”) and Conventional Standing Position in Spondylolisthesis Patients: Pritsanai Pruttikul, Thodsaporn Maneesrisajja, Para Urusopon, Tinnakorn Pluemvitayaporn, Chaiwat Piyaskulkaew, Sombat Kunakornsawat, Piyabuth Kittithamvongs; Received November 26, 2018 Accepted April 13, 2019 Published online July 30, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

The Role of Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Deposition in the Postoperative Outcome of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Patients: Thanase Ariyawatkul, Witchate Pichaisak, Cholavech Chavasiri, Visit Vamvanij, Sirichai Wilartratsami, Panya Luksanapruksa; Received October 28, 2018 Accepted April 8, 2019 Published online July 30, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Anatomic Considerations of Anterior Transarticular Screw Fixation for Atlantoaxial Instability: Sandeep Sonone, Aditya Anand Dahapute, Chaitanya Waghchoure, Nandan Marathe, Swapnil Anil Keny, Kritarth Singh, Rohan Gala; Received January 11, 2019 Accepted April 13, 2019 Published online July 17, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

The Optimal Screw Length of Lumbar Pedicle Screws during Minimally Invasive Surgery Fixation: A Computed Tomography-Guided Evaluation of 771 Screws: Min Jia Chua, Shiblee Siddiqui, Chun Sing Yu, Colum Patrick Nolan, Jacob Yoong-Leong Oh; Received October 23, 2018 Accepted March 1, 2019 Published online July 17, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Learning Curve for Robot-Assisted Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement in Thoracolumbar Surgery: Jeremy K. T. Kam, Calvin Gan, Stefan Dimou, Mohammed Awad, Bhadu Kavar, Girish Nair, Andrew Morokoff; Received January 28, 2019 Accepted March 16, 2019 Published online July 9, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Changes in Sagittal Alignment Following Short-Level Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Comparison between Posterior and Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusions: Hiroaki Nakashima, Tokumi Kanemura, Kotaro Satake, Yoshimoto Ishikawa, Jun Ouchida, Naoki Segi, Hidetoshi Yamaguchi, Shiro Imagama; Received January 15, 2019 Accepted March 6, 2019 Published online July 9, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Kyphosis Progression after Balloon Kyphoplasty Compared with Conservative Treatment: Keiichiro Iida, Katsumi Harimaya, Kiyoshi Tarukado, Osamu Tono, Yoshihiro Matsumoto, Yasuharu Nakashima; Received December 13, 2018 Accepted February 23, 2019 Published online July 9, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

Hypertension Is Related to Positive Global Sagittal Alignment: A Cross-Sectional Cohort Study: Hideyuki Arima, Daisuke Togawa, Tomohiko Hasegawa, Yu Yamato, Go Yoshida, Sho Kobayashi, Tatsuya Yasuda, Tomohiro Banno, Shin Oe, Yuki Mihara, Hiroki Ushirozako, Hironobu Hoshino, Yukihiro Matsuyama; Received December 1, 2018 Accepted March 7, 2019 Published online July 9, 2019; [Online first]; Full text PubReader ePub Crossref - TDM PDF

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