June 2021

Clinical Study

Not without my attending: a survey of patient and family member attitudes and perceptions about concurrent and overlapping surgery
• Andrew Kim,
• Ram Alluri,
• Hyunwoo Kang,
• Jeffrey Wang,
• Raymond Hah
Published online: March 02, 2021
p889-898

Research Letter

Effect of low-dose amitriptyline on low back pain with a neuropathic component: a post hoc analysis
• Donna M. Urquhart,
• Anita E. Wluka,
• Stephane Heritier,
• Chris Fong,
• Yuanyuan Wang,
• Flavia M. Cicuttini
Published online: January 15, 2021
p899-902

Narrative Review

Chronic low back pain, bacterial infection and treatment with antibiotics
• Christopher J. Gilligan,
• Steven P. Cohen,
• Vincent A. Fischetti,
• Joshua A. Hirsch,
• Lloyd G. Czaplewski
Published online: February 18, 2021
p903-914
Open Access

Clinical Studies

Long-term clinical and radiological outcomes of anterior uncoforaminotomy for unilateral single-level cervical radiculopathy: retrospective cohort study
• Vladimir S. Klimov,
• Vladislav V. Kelmakov,
• Brent L. Clyde,
• ...
• Anatoliy V. Bervitskiy,
• Anton P. Ponomarenko,
• Jamil A. Rzaev
Published online: February 02, 2021
p915-923

Young adults undergoing ACDF surgery exhibit decreased health-related quality of life in the long term in comparison to the general population
• Tuomas Hirvonen,
• Johan Marjamaa,
• Jari Siironen,
• Seppo Koskinen,
• Mika Niemelä,
• Anniina Koski-Palkén
Published online: February 01, 2021
p924-936
Open Access

Incidence and degrees of neurologic decline following thoracic costotransversectomy
• Ashraf N. El Naga,
• Celeste Tavolaro,
• Julie Agel,
• Haitao Zhou,
• Carlo Bellabarba,
• Richard J. Bransford
Published online: January 12, 2021
p937-944

Systematic Review/Meta-Anaylsis

Cost-effectiveness of open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (OTLIF) versus minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MITLIF): a systematic review and meta-analysis
• Ruud Droeghaag,
• Sem M.M. Hermans,
• Inge J.M.H. Caelers,
• Silvia M.A.A. Evers,
• Wouter L.W. van Hemert,
• Henk van Santbrink
Published online: January 22, 2021
p945-954

Clinical Studies

Pathomechanism and prevention of further surgery after posterior decompression for lumbar spinal canal stenosis in patients with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
• Hideaki Nakajima,
• Shuji Watanabe,
• Kazuya Honjoh,
• Arisa Kubota,
• Akihiko Matsumine
Published online: January 12, 2021
p955-962

Indirect decompression via oblique lateral interbody fusion for severe degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: a comparative study with direct decompression transforaminal/posterior lumbar interbody fusion
• Takayoshi Shimizu,
• Shunsuke Fujibayashi,
• Bungo Otsuki,
• Koichi Murata,
• Shuichi Matsuda
Published online: February 01, 2021
p963-971

The association of preoperative TNF-alpha inhibitor use and reoperation rates in spinal fusion surgery
• Michael A. Gaudiani,
• Robert D. Winkelman,
• Pavitra Ravishankar,
• Nicholas M. Rabah,
• Thomas E. Mroz,
• Daniel J. Coughlin
Published online: February 02, 2021
p972-979

An algorithm for using deep learning convolutional neural networks with three dimensional depth sensor imaging in scoliosis detection
• Terufumi Kokabu,
• Satoshi Kanai,
• Noriaki Kawakami,
• ...
• Yuichiro Abe,
• Norimasa Iwasaki,
• Hideki Sudo
Published online: February 01, 2021
p980-987
Open Access

Systematic Review/Meta-Anaylsis

Frailty adversely affects outcomes of patients undergoing spine surgery: a systematic review
• Vivien Chan,
• Jamie R.F. Wilson,
• Robert Ravinsky,
• ...
• Albert Yee,
• Jefferson R. Wilson,
• Michael G. Fehlings
Published online: February 03, 2021
p988-1000

Clinical Study

Sarcopenia predicts perioperative adverse events following complex revision surgery for the thoracolumbar spine
• Takashi Hirase,
• Varan Haghshenas,
• Rachel Bratescu,
• ...
• Darrell S. Hanson,
• B. Christoph Meyer,
• Rex A.W. Marco
Published online: February 06, 2021
p1001-1009

Basic Sciences

Expression and function of FGF9 in the hypertrophied ligamentum flavum of lumbar spinal stenosis patients
• Hasibullah Habibi,
• Akinobu Suzuki,
• Kazunori Hayashi,
• ...
• Akito Yabu,
• Mohammad Hasib Maruf,
• Hiroaki Nakamura
Published online: February 09, 2021
p1010-1020

Targeting oxidative stress with amobarbital to prevent intervertebral disc degeneration: Part I. in vitro and ex vivo studies
• Dongrim Seol,
• Mitchell C. Coleman,
• James A. Martin,
• ...
• L.R. Jaidev,
• Aliasger K. Salem,
• Tae-Hong Lim
Published online: February 18, 2021
p1021-1030

IL-1β promotes disc degeneration and inflammation through direct injection of intervertebral disc in a rat lumbar disc herniation model
• Hyunseong Kim,
• Jin Young Hong,
• Junseon Lee,
• Wan-Jin Jeon,
• In-Hyuk Ha
Published online: January 15, 2021
p1031-1041
Open Access

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the editor regarding “Representative dynamic ranges of spinal alignment during gait in patients with mild and severe adult spinal deformities” by Mar etal
• Alessandro Di Bartolomeo,
• Luca Ricciardi,
• Massimo Miscusi,
• Mariano Serrao,
• Antonino Raco
Published in issue: June 2021
p1042-1043

Reply to Letter to the Editor

Response to letter to the editor regarding “Representative dynamic ranges of spinal alignment during gait in patients with mild and severe adult spinal deformities” by Mar et al
• Damon E. Mar,
• Stanley Kisinde,
• Isador H. Lieberman,
• Ram Haddas
Published in issue: June 2021
p1044

Meetings Calendar
Published in issue: June 2021
p1045

Frontmatter

Editorial Board
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Table of Contents
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