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• 2019

  Accuracy of Current Techniques for Placement of Pedicle Screws in the Spine: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 51,161 Screws

  Perdomo-Pantoja, A., Ishida, W., Zygourakis, C., Holmes, C., Iyer, R. R., Cottrill, E., Theodore, N., Witham, T. F. & Lo, S. F. L., Jan 1 2019, In: World neurosurgery.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Pedicle Screws
  • Spine
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Tomography

• A mouse model for the study of transplanted bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell survival and proliferation in lumbar spinal fusion

  Lina, I. A., Ishida, W., Liauw, J. A., Lo, S. F. L., Elder, B. D., Perdomo-Pantoja, A., Theodros, D., Witham, T. F. & Holmes, C., Apr 1 2019, In: European Spine Journal. 28, 4, p. 710-718 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells
  • Cell Survival
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Bone Marrow Cells
  • Firefly Luciferases

• A retrospective cohort analysis of the effects of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors on spinal fusion in ACDF patients

  Perdomo-Pantoja, A., Shamoun, F., Holmes, C., Ishida, W., Ramhmdani, S., Cottrill, E., Bydon, A., Lo, S. F. L., Theodore, N. & Witham, T. F., Aug 2019, In: Spine Journal. 19, 8, p. 1354-1361 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cohort Effect
  • Diskectomy
  • Renin-Angiotensin System
  • Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
  • Cohort Studies

• Augmented reality-assisted pedicle screw insertion: A cadaveric proof-of-concept study

  Molina, C. A., Theodore, N., Karim Ahmed, A., Westbroek, E. M., Mirovsky, Y., Harel, R., Orru, E., Khan, M., Witham, T. & Sciubba, D. M., 2019, In: Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine. 31, 1, p. 139-146 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Proof of Concept Study
  • Pedicle Screws
  • Robotics
  • Torso
  • Retina

• Diagnostic and therapeutic values of intraoperative electrophysiological neuromonitoring during resection of intradural extramedullary spinal tumors: A single-center retrospective cohort and meta-analysis

  Ishida, W., Casaos, J., Chandra, A., D’Sa, A., Ramhmdani, S., Perdomo-Pantoja, A., Theodore, N., Jallo, G., Gokaslan, Z. L., Wolinsky, J. P., Sciubba, D. M., Bydon, A., Witham, T. F. & Lo, S. F. L., Jun 1 2019, In: Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine. 30, 6, p. 839-849 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Meta-Analysis
  • Cohort Studies
  • Neoplasms
  • Area Under Curve
  • Therapeutics

• Effects of Intraoperative Intrawound Antibiotic Administration on Spinal Fusion: A Comparison of Vancomycin and Tobramycin in a Rat Model

  Ishida, W., Perdomo-Pantoja, A., Elder, B., Locke, J., Holmes, C., Witham, T. F. & Lo, S. F. L., Oct 2 2019, In: The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume. 101, 19, p. 1741-1749 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Tobramycin
  • Vancomycin
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Palpation
  • Spine

• Investigational growth factors utilized in animal models of spinal fusion: Systematic review

  Cottrill, E., Ahmed, A. K., Lessing, N., Pennington, Z., Ishida, W., Perdomo-Pantoja, A., Lo, S. F., Howell, E., Holmes, C., Rory Goodwin, C., Theodore, N., Sciubba, D. M. & Witham, T. F., Apr 1 2019, In: World Journal of Orthopaedics. 10, 4, p. 176-191 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Animal Models
  • Growth Differentiation Factor 5
  • Ilium

• Preoperative Clinical and Radiographic Variables Predict Postoperative C5 Palsy

  Pennington, Z., Lubelski, D., D'Sa, A., Westbroek, E., Ahmed, A. K., Goodwin, M., Witham, T. F., Bydon, A., Theodore, N. & Sciubba, D., Jan 1 2019, In: World neurosurgery.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Paralysis
  • Paresthesia
  • Decompression
  • Gait
  • Hand

• Safety profile of lumbosacropelvic fixation in patients aged 60 years or older: Comparison between s2-alar-iliac screws and conventional iliac screws

  Ishida, W., Ramhmdani, S., Casaos, J., Perdomo-Pantoja, A., Elder, B. D., Theodore, N., Gokaslan, Z. L., Wolinsky, J. P., Sciubba, D. M., Bydon, A., Witham, T. F. & Lo, S. F. L., May 1 2019, In: Clinical Spine Surgery. 32, 4, p. E200-E205

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Safety
  • Reoperation
  • Pseudarthrosis
  • Surgical Wound Infection
  • Blood Volume
• 2016

  A systematic review of the use of expandable cages in the cervical spine

  Elder, B. D., Lo, S. F., Kosztowski, T. A., Goodwin, C. R., Lina, I. A., Locke, J. E. & Witham, T. F., Jan 1 2016, In: Neurosurgical Review. 39, 1, p. 1-11 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Spine
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Lordosis
  • Bone and Bones
  • Osteoporosis

• Clinical, surgical, and molecular prognostic factors for survival after spinal sarcoma resection

  Sciubba, D. M., de la Garza Ramos, R., Goodwin, C. R., Abu-Bonsrah, N., Bydon, A., Witham, T. F., Bettegowda, C., Gokaslan, Z. L. & Wolinsky, J. P., 2016, In: Neurosurgical focus. 41, 2, E9.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sarcoma
  • Survival
  • Recurrence
  • Radiation
  • Outcome Assessment (Health Care)

• Clinical outcomes following sublaminar decompression and instrumented fusion for lumbar degenerative spinal pathology

  Peddada, K., Elder, B. D., Ishida, W., Lo, S., Goodwin, C. R., Boah, A. O. & Witham, T. F., Jan 28 2016, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Decompression
  • Pathology
  • Laminectomy
  • Arthrodesis
  • Pain Measurement

• Factors associated with improved survival following surgery for renal cell carcinoma spinal metastases

  Petteys, R. J., Spitz, S. M., Goodwin, C. R., Abu-Bonsrah, N., Bydon, A., Witham, T. F., Wolinsky, J. P., Gokaslan, Z. L. & Sciubba, D. M., 2016, In: Neurosurgical focus. 41, 2, E13.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Renal Cell Carcinoma
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Survival
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Pain

• Fibrin Sealants, Platelet Gels, and Spinal Fusion

  Elder, B. D. & Witham, T. F., Nov 1 2016, In: World Neurosurgery. 95, p. 613 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

• Growth factor-eluting technologies for bone tissue engineering

  Nyberg, E., Holmes, C., Witham, T. & Grayson, W. L., Apr 1 2016, In: Drug Delivery and Translational Research. 6, 2, p. 184-194 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Tissue Engineering
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Technology
  • Bone and Bones
  • Biomineralization

• Incidence of Adjacent Segment Disease Requiring Reoperation After Lumbar Laminectomy Without Fusion: A Study of 398 Patients

  Bydon, M., Macki, M., De la Garza-Ramos, R., McGovern, K., Sciubba, D., Wolinsky, J. P., Witham, T. F., Gokaslan, Z. L. & Bydon, A., Feb 1 2016, In: Neurosurgery. 78, 2, p. 192-199 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Laminectomy
  • Reoperation
  • Incidence
  • Spinal Diseases
  • Diskectomy

• Long-term clinical outcomes following 3- and 4-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

  De La Garza-Ramos, R., Xu, R., Ramhmdani, S., Kosztowski, T., Bydon, M., Sciubba, D. M., Wolinsky, J. P., Witham, T. F., Gokaslan, Z. L. & Bydon, A., Jun 2016, In: Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine. 24, 6, p. 885-891 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Diskectomy
  • Narcotics
  • Neck Pain
  • Wound Infection
  • Deglutition Disorders

• Low Back Pain and Spondylosis

  Elder, B. D. & Witham, T. F., Oct 1 2016, In: Seminars in Neurology. 36, 5, p. 456-461 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Spondylosis
  • Low Back Pain
  • Physical Examination
  • History
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome

• Management of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage During Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion and Its Effect on Spinal Fusion

  Elder, B. D., Theodros, D., Sankey, E. W., Bydon, M., Goodwin, C. R., Wolinsky, J. P., Sciubba, D. M., Gokaslan, Z. L., Bydon, A. & Witham, T. F., May 1 2016, In: World neurosurgery. 89, p. 636-640 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Diskectomy
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
  • Longitudinal Ligaments
  • Spondylosis
  • Hoarseness

• Pneumocephalus leading to the diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid leak and esophageal perforation after cervical spine surgery

  Goodwin, C. R., Boone, C. E., Pendleton, J., Elder, B. D., Wei, Z., Hsu, W., Sciubba, D. M. & Witham, T. F., Apr 1 2016, In: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 26, p. 141-142 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pneumocephalus
  • Esophageal Perforation
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
  • Diskectomy
  • Spine

• Postoperative survival and functional outcomes for patients with metastatic gynecological cancer to the spine: Case series and review of the literature

  Liu, A., Sankey, E. W., Goodwin, C. R., Kosztowski, T. A., Elder, B. D., Bydon, A., Witham, T. F., Wolinsky, J. P., Gokaslan, Z. L. & Sciubba, D. M., Jan 2016, In: Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine. 24, 1, p. 131-144 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Spine
  • Survival
  • Leiomyosarcoma
  • Endometrial Neoplasms
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

• Prevalence of propionibacterium acnes in intervertebral discs of patients undergoing lumbar microdiscectomy: A prospective cross-sectional study

  Capoor, M. N., Ruzicka, F., Machackova, T., Jancalek, R., Smrcka, M., Schmitz, J. E., Hermanova, M., Sana, J., Michu, E., Baird, J. C., Ahmed, F. S., MacA, K., Lipina, R., Alamin, T. F., Coscia, M. F., Stonemetz, J. L., Witham, T., Ehrlich, G. D., Gokaslan, Z. L., Mavrommatis, K. & 3 others, Birkenmaier, C., Fischetti, V. A. & Slaby, O., Aug 2016, In: PloS one. 11, 8, e0161676.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Propionibacterium acnes
  • intervertebral disks
  • Intervertebral Disc
  • cross-sectional studies
  • Genes

• Primary lesion location influences postoperative survival in patients with metastatic colorectal spinal lesions

  Goodwin, C. R., Sankey, E. W., Liu, A., Abu-Bonsrah, N., Elder, B. D., Rhee, J., Kosztowski, T., Bydon, A., Witham, T. F., Wolinsky, J. P., Gokaslan, Z. L. & Sciubba, D. M., Mar 1 2016, In: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 25, p. 84-89 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Survival
  • Colorectal Neoplasms
  • Karnofsky Performance Status
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Colon

• Rapid resolution of large spontaneous thoracic epidural hematoma without surgical intervention

  Elder, B. D., Ishida, W., Iyer, R. & Witham, T. F., 2016, (Accepted/In press) In: Spine Journal.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Readmissions After Surgical Resection of Metastatic Tumors of the Spine at a Single Institution

  Abu-Bonsrah, N., Goodwin, C. R., De la Garza-Ramos, R., Sankey, E. W., Liu, A., Kosztowski, T., Elder, B. D., Bettegowda, C., Bydon, A., Witham, T. F., Wolinsky, J. P., Gokaslan, Z. L. & Sciubba, D., Dec 20 2016, (Accepted/In press) In: World Neurosurgery.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Spine
  • Neoplasms
  • Bone Neoplasms
  • Kidney Neoplasms
  • Morbidity

• rhBMP-2 protects against reoperation for pseudoarthrosis and/or instrumentation failure: A matched case-control study of 448 patients

  Macki, M., Syeda, S., Kerezoudis, P., Bydon, A., Witham, T. F., Sciubba, D., Wolinsky, J. P., Bydon, M. & Gokaslan, Z., Oct 1 2016, In: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 32, p. 99-103 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2
  • Pseudarthrosis
  • Reoperation
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Confidence Intervals

• S2-Alar-Iliac Screws are Associated with Lower Rate of Symptomatic Screw Prominence than Iliac Screws: Radiographic Analysis of Minimal Distance from Screw Head to Skin

  Ishida, W., Elder, B. D., Holmes, C., Goodwin, C. R., Lo, S., Kosztowski, T. A., Bydon, A., Gokaslan, Z. L., Wolinsky, J. P., Sciubba, D. & Witham, T. F., Sep 1 2016, In: World Neurosurgery. 93, p. 253-260 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Head
  • Skin
  • Buttocks
  • Postoperative Pain
  • Wounds and Injuries

• Spinal cord transection with a kitchen knife with minimal neurological injury

  Elder, B. D., Ishida, W. & Witham, T. F., 2016, (Accepted/In press) In: Spine Journal.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Successful anterior fusion following posterior cervical fusion for revision of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion pseudarthrosis

  Elder, B. D., Sankey, E. W., Theodros, D., Bydon, M., Rory Goodwin, C., Lo, S. F., Kosztowski, T. A., Belzberg, A. J., Wolinsky, J. P., Sciubba, D. M., Gokaslan, Z. L., Bydon, A. & Witham, T. F., Feb 1 2016, In: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 24, p. 57-62 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pseudarthrosis
  • Diskectomy
  • Visual Analog Scale
  • Neck Pain
  • Operative Time

• Surgical Management of Osteoblastoma of the Spine: Case Series and Review of the Literature

  Elder, B. D., Goodwin, C. R., Kosztowski, T. A., Lo, S. F. L., Bydon, A., Wolinsky, J. P., Jallo, G. I., Gokaslan, Z. L., Witham, T. F. & Sciubba, D. M., Jan 1 2016, In: Turkish neurosurgery. 26, 4, p. 601-607 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Osteoblastoma
  • Spine
  • Osteoid Osteoma
  • Demography
  • Recurrence

• Systematic Approach for Anterior Corpectomy through a Transthoracic Exposure

  Puvanesarajah, V., Lina, I. A., Liauw, J. A., Lo, S. F. L., Elder, B. D., Wolinsky, J. P., Bydon, A., Sciubba, D. M., Gokaslan, Z. L. & Witham, T. F., Jan 1 2016, In: Turkish neurosurgery. 26, 4, p. 646-652 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Decompression
  • Phthiraptera
  • Learning Curve
  • Spinal Cord
  • Anatomy

• Time to Surgery and Outcomes in Cauda Equina Syndrome: An Analysis of 45 Cases

  Bydon, M., Lin, J. A., De La Garza-Ramos, R., MacKi, M., Kosztowski, T., Sciubba, D. M., Wolinsky, J. P., Witham, T. F., Gokaslan, Z. L. & Bydon, A., Mar 1 2016, In: World neurosurgery. 87, p. 110-115 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cauda Equina Syndrome
  • Lower Extremity
  • Urinary Bladder
  • Anesthesia
  • Low Back Pain

• Total en bloc spondylectomy for locally aggressive and primary malignant tumors of the lumbar spine

  Sciubba, D., De la Garza Ramos, R., Goodwin, C. R., Xu, R., Bydon, A., Witham, T. F., Gokaslan, Z. L. & Wolinsky, J. P., Dec 1 2016, In: European Spine Journal. 25, 12, p. 4080-4087 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Spine
  • Neoplasms
  • Chordoma
  • Iliac Vein
  • Giant Cell Tumors

• Use of S2-Alar-Iliac Screws Associated with Less Complications than Iliac Screws in Adult Lumbosacropelvic Fixation

  Elder, B. D., Ishida, W., Lo, S., Holmes, C., Goodwin, C. R., Kosztowski, T. A., Bydon, A., Gokaslan, Z. L., Wolinsky, J. P., Sciubba, D. & Witham, T. F., May 31 2016, (Accepted/In press) In: Spine.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Postoperative Pain
  • Reoperation
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Dissection
  • Retrospective Studies

• Utility of the level check algorithm for decision support in vertebral localization

  De Silva, T., Lo, S. F. L., Aygun, N., Aghion, D. M., Boah, A., Petteys, R., Uneri, A., Ketcha, M. D., Yi, T., Vogt, S., Kleinszig, G., Wei, W., Weiten, M., Ye, X., Bydon, A., Sciubba, D. M., Witham, T. F., Wolinsky, J. P. & Siewerdsen, J. H., Oct 15 2016, In: Spine. 41, 20, p. E1249-E1256

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Spine
  • Surgeons
  • Lumbosacral Region
  • Workflow
  • Shoulder

• Variables Affecting Fusion Rates in the Rat Posterolateral Spinal Fusion Model with Autogenic/Allogenic Bone Grafts: A Meta-analysis

  Ishida, W., Elder, B. D., Holmes, C., Lo, S. & Witham, T. F., Jul 29 2016, (Accepted/In press) In: Annals of Biomedical Engineering. p. 1-16 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Grafts
  • Rats
  • Bone
  • Fusion reactions
  • Rat control