Neurospine

Neurospine provides spine clinicians and researchers with peer-reviewed articles on basic and clinical investigation of spine and spinal cord to enhance patient management, education, clinical or experimental research, and professionalism.

The journal will consider submissions in areas on craniocervical to lumbosacral spine including the followings: neuroscience and pain research, bone and mineral research, disc and joint research, bio and industrial technology, pathophysiology, risk factors, symptomatology, imaging, treatment, rehabilitation of spine, spinal cord and peripheral nerve diseases.

Essay

December 31, 2019

Brief History of Spinal Neurosurgical Societies in the United States: Part 1

Sasha Vaziri, Daniel K. Resnick, Christopher P. Ames, James S. Harrop, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Kern Singh, Justin S. Smith, Daniel J. Hoh

Neurospine. 2019;16(4):631-636.

Review Article

December 31, 2019

Applications of Machine Learning Using Electronic Medical Records in Spine Surgery

John T. Schwartz, Michael Gao, Eric A. Geng, Kush S. Mody, Christopher M. Mikhail, Samuel K. Cho

Neurospine. 2019;16(4):643-653.

Developments in machine learning in recent years have precipitated a surge in research on the applications of artificial intelligence within medicine. Machine learning algorithms are beginning to impact medicine broadly,...

Review Article

December 31, 2019

Deep Learning in Medical Imaging

Mingyu Kim, Jihye Yun, Yongwon Cho, Keewon Shin, Ryoungwoo Jang, Hyun-jin Bae, Namkug Kim

Neurospine. 2019;16(4):657-668.

The artificial neural network (ANN), one of the machine learning (ML) algorithms, inspired by the human brain system, was developed by connecting layers with artificial neurons. However, due to the...

Review Article

December 31, 2019

Predictive Analytics in Spine Oncology Research: First Steps, Limitations, and Future Directions

Elie Massaad, Nida Fatima, Muhamed Hadzipasic, Christopher Alvarez-Breckenridge, Ganesh M. Shankar, John H. Shin

Neurospine. 2019;16(4):669-677.

The potential of big data analytics to improve the quality of care for patients with spine tumors is significant. At this moment, the application of big data analytics to oncology...

Review Article

December 31, 2019

Predictive Modeling of Outcomes After Traumatic and Nontraumatic Spinal Cord Injury Using Machine Learning: Review of Current Progress and Future Directions

Omar Khan, Jetan H. Badhiwala, Jamie R.F. Wilson, Fan Jiang, Allan R. Martin, Michael G. Fehlings

Neurospine. 2019;16(4):678-685.

Machine learning represents a promising frontier in epidemiological research on spine surgery. It consists of a series of algorithms that determines relationships between data. Machine learning maintains numerous advantages over...

Review Article

December 31, 2019

Artificial Intelligence for Adult Spinal Deformity

Rushikesh S. Joshi, Alexander F. Haddad, Darryl Lau, Christopher P. Ames

Neurospine. 2019;16(4):686-694.

Adult spinal deformity (ASD) is a complex disease that significantly affects the lives of many patients. Surgical correction has proven to be effective in achieving improvement of spinopelvic parameters as...

Review Article

December 31, 2019

An Application of Artificial Intelligence to Diagnostic Imaging of Spine Disease: Estimating Spinal Alignment From Moiré Images

Kota Watanabe, Yoshimitsu Aoki, Morio Matsumoto

Neurospine. 2019;16(4):697-702.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool supporting the diagnosis and treatment of spinal diseases is eagerly anticipated. In the field of diagnostic imaging, the possible application of...

Review Article

December 31, 2019

Internet of Things, Digital Biomarker, and Artificial Intelligence in Spine: Current and Future Perspectives

Kyoung Hyup Nam, Dong Hwan Kim, Byung Kwan Choi, In Ho Han

Neurospine. 2019;16(4):705-711.

Recent interest in medical artificial intelligence (AI) has increased with onset of the fourth industrial revolution. Real-time monitoring of patients is an important research area of medical AI. The medical...

Review Article

July 8, 2019

Towards Guideline-Based Management of Tethered Cord Syndrome in Spina Bifida: A Global Health Paradigm Shift in the Era of Prenatal Surgery

Viachaslau Bradko, Heidi Castillo, Shruthi Janardhan, Benny Dahl, Kellen Gandy, Jonathan Castillo

Neurospine. 2019;16(4):715-727.

An estimated 60% of the world’s population lives in Asia, where the incidence of neural tube defects is high. Aware that tethered cord syndrome (TCS) is an important comorbidity, the...

Review Article

January 15, 2019

Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor in Spinal Cord Injury

Chin-Chu Ko, Tsung-Hsi Tu, Jau-Ching Wu, Wen-Cheng Huang, Henrich Cheng

Neurospine. 2019;16(4):728-738.

Spinal cord injury (SCI), with an incidence rate of 246 per million person-years among adults in Taiwan, remains a devastating disease in the modern day. Elderly men with lower socioeconomic...

Original Article

January 16, 2019

A Radiological Study of the Association of Facet Joint Tropism and Facet Angulation With Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

Ravi Ranjan Rai, Yash Shah, Siddharth Shah, Nigil Sadanandan Palliyil, Samir Dalvie

Neurospine. 2019;16(4):742-747.

Objective: To study the association of facet joint angulation and joint tropism with degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) through a comparison with a matched control group. Methods: This radiographic study was carried out...

Original Article

July 5, 2019

Morphometry of the Uncinate Process, Vertebral Body, and Lamina of the C3–7 Vertebrae Relevant to Cervical Spine Surgery

Veeramani Raveendranath, Thangarasu Kavitha, Amirthalingam Umamageswari

Neurospine. 2019;16(4):748-755.

Objective: The cervical spine consists of 4 typical and 3 atypical vertebrae. The uncinate process is one of the unique features of the cervical vertebrae. Uncinectomy and uncoforaminotomy are widely...

Original Article

July 8, 2019

High Prevalence of Multifocal Spine Infections Involving the Cervical and Thoracic Regions: A Case for Imaging the Entire Spine

Christian Balcescu, Khalid Odeh, Alexander Rosinski, Jonathan Wang, Priya Prasad, Jeremi Leasure, Victor Ungurean Jr., Dimitriy Kondrashov

Neurospine. 2019;16(4):756-763.

Objective: Pyogenic spinal infections account for 2%–4% of orthopaedic infections. They are often difficult to diagnose, resulting in a delay in diagnosis. Risk factors for orthopaedic and spinal infection are...

Original Article

July 8, 2019

Is Spinal Surgery Safe for Elderly Patients Aged 80 and Above? Predictors of Mortality and Morbidity in an Asian Population

Joshua Yuan-Wang Tan, Arun-Kumar Kaliya-Perumal, Jacob Yoong-Leong Oh

Neurospine. 2019;16(4):764-769.

Objective: We aimed to determine the 2-year mortality and morbidity rates following spine surgery in elderly patients (age ≥80 years) and to study the associated risk factors. Methods: The records of...

Original Article

July 8, 2019

Impact of Iliac Crest Bone Grafting on Postoperative Outcomes and Complication Rates Following Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Brittany E. Haws, Benjamin Khechen, Dil V. Patel, Joon S. Yoo, Jordan A. Guntin, Kaitlyn L. Cardinal, Junyoung Ahn, Kern Singh

Neurospine. 2019;16(4):772-779.

Objective: The relationship between bone graft technique and postoperative outcomes for minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF) has not been well-defined. This study aims to determine the effect...

Original Article

August 25, 2019

Complications of Spine Surgery in Elderly Japanese Patients: Implications for Future of World Population Aging

Motoyuki Umekawa, Keisuke Takai, Makoto Taniguchi

Neurospine. 2019;16(4):780-788.

Objective: To analyze the relationship between age and perioperative complications of spine surgery in a Japanese cohort with the longest average life expectancy in the world. Methods: Patients with spinal stenosis...

A New Shielding Curtain for Protection of Intraoperative Radiation During Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (5,731 times) Se Hoon Park, Myeong Jin Ko, Yong Sook Park, Jaehan Yun, Hongsik Byun, Seung Won Park [Epub ahead of print] Original Article October 15, 2019 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Proximal Junctional Failure Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery (1,708 times) Seung-Jae Hyun, Byoung Hun Lee, Jong-Hwa Park, Ki-Jeong Kim, Tae-Ahn Jahng, Hyun-Jib Kim Korean J Spine. 2017;14(4):126-132. Review Article December 31, 2017 Cited By 13 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament in Cervical Spine: Prevalence, Management, and Prognosis (1,066 times) Jau-Ching Wu, Yu-Chun Chen, Wen-Cheng Huang Neurospine. 2018;15(1):33-41. Review Article March 28, 2018 Cited By 17 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Deep Learning in Medical Imaging (951 times) Mingyu Kim, Jihye Yun, Yongwon Cho, Keewon Shin, Ryoungwoo Jang, Hyun-jin Bae, Namkug Kim Neurospine. 2019;16(4):657-668. Review Article December 31, 2019 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Superior and Middle Cluneal Nerve Entrapment as a Cause of Low Back Pain (929 times) Toyohiko Isu, Kyongsong Kim, Daijiro Morimoto, Naotaka Iwamoto Neurospine. 2018;15(1):25-32. Review Article March 28, 2018 Cited By 10 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Spine Surgery (895 times) Rushikesh S. Joshi, Darryl Lau, Christopher P. Ames Neurospine. 2019;16(4):637-639. Introduction December 31, 2019 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Integration of Robotic Spine Technology in Spine Surgery (875 times) Richard Philip Menger, Amey R. Savardekar, Frank Farokhi, Anthony Sin Neurospine. 2018;15(3):216-224. Original Article August 29, 2018 Cited By 4 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Dynamic Cord Compression Causing Cervical Myelopathy (843 times) Andrei Fernandes Joaquim, Griffin R. Baum, Lee A. Tan, K. Daniel Riew Neurospine. 2019;16(3):448-453. Review Article July 24, 2019 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Artificial Intelligence for Adult Spinal Deformity (831 times) Rushikesh S. Joshi, Alexander F. Haddad, Darryl Lau, Christopher P. Ames Neurospine. 2019;16(4):686-694. Review Article December 31, 2019 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Factors Associated With Longer Postoperative Outpatient Follow-up Duration in Patients With Single Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Noncomplicated Patient Cohort Study (787 times) Yunsuk Her, Suk-Hyung Kang, Yong-Jun Cho, Jin Seo Yang, Jin Pyeong Jeon, Hyuk Jai Choi Neurospine. 2018;15(3):225-230. Original Article August 29, 2018 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Taiwan Neurosurgical Spine Society: The New Shining Star (759 times) Yi-Hsuan Kuo, Jau-Ching Wu, Wen-Cheng Huang, Ming-Chao Huang, E-Jian Lee, Henrich Cheng Neurospine. 2018;15(4):285-295. Essay November 19, 2018 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Predictive Modeling of Outcomes After Traumatic and Nontraumatic Spinal Cord Injury Using Machine Learning: Review of Current Progress and Future Directions (744 times) Omar Khan, Jetan H. Badhiwala, Jamie R.F. Wilson, Fan Jiang, Allan R. Martin, Michael G. Fehlings Neurospine. 2019;16(4):678-685. Review Article December 31, 2019 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Posterior Surgical Techniques for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: WFNS Spine Committee Recommendations (733 times) Abdul Hafid Bajamal, Se-Hoon Kim, Mohammad Reza Arifianto, Muhammad Faris, Eko Agus Subagio, Ben Roitberg, Inyang Udo-Inyang, Jonathan Belding, Mehmet Zileli, Jutty K.B.C. Parthiban, et al. Neurospine. 2019;16(3):421-434. Review Article September 30, 2019 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Health Care Burden of Spinal Diseases in the Republic of Korea: Analysis of a Nationwide Database From 2012 Through 2016 (707 times) Chang-Hyun Lee, Chun Kee Chung, Chi Heon Kim, Ji-Woong Kwon Neurospine. 2018;15(1):66-76. Original Article March 28, 2018 Cited By 15 Full text PubReader ePub PDF Supplementary Material
Applications of Machine Learning Using Electronic Medical Records in Spine Surgery (700 times) John T. Schwartz, Michael Gao, Eric A. Geng, Kush S. Mody, Christopher M. Mikhail, Samuel K. Cho Neurospine. 2019;16(4):643-653. Review Article December 31, 2019 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Predictive Analytics in Spine Oncology Research: First Steps, Limitations, and Future Directions (698 times) Elie Massaad, Nida Fatima, Muhamed Hadzipasic, Christopher Alvarez-Breckenridge, Ganesh M. Shankar, John H. Shin Neurospine. 2019;16(4):669-677. Review Article December 31, 2019 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Intraoperative Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak in Extradural Spinal Tumor Surgery (688 times) Alexander E. Ropper, Kevin T. Huang, Allen L. Ho, Judith M. Wong, Stephen V. Nalbach, John H. Chi Neurospine. 2018;15(4):338-347. Original Article October 7, 2018 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Biomaterials in Spinal Implants: A Review (688 times) Andrew Warburton, Steven J. Girdler, Christopher M. Mikhail, Amy Ahn, Samuel K. Cho [Epub ahead of print] Review Article November 4, 2019 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Fluoroscopically-Guided Sacroiliac Joint Injections: A Comparison of the Posteroanterior and Classical Oblique Techniques (669 times) Gaurav Chauhan, Prabhdeep Hehar, Vivek Loomba, Aman Upadhyay Neurospine. 2019;16(2):317-324. Original Article October 7, 2018 Cited By 2 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Review of Photoacoustic Imaging for Imaging-Guided Spinal Surgery (660 times) Seung Hee Han Neurospine. 2018;15(4):306-322. Review Article November 19, 2018 Cited By 4 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Choice of Rods in Surgical Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: What Are the Clinical Implications of Biomechanical Properties? – A Review of the Literature (656 times) Søren Ohrt-Nissen, Benny Dahl, Martin Gehrchen Neurospine. 2018;15(2):123-130. Review Article June 19, 2018 Cited By 5 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	A Review of My Invention of Expansive Laminoplasty (655 times) Kiyoshi Hirabayashi, Kota Watanabe Neurospine. 2019;16(3):379-382. Essay September 30, 2019 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Anterior Surgical Techniques for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: WFNS Spine Committee Recommendations (652 times) Harsh Deora, Se-Hoon Kim, Sanjay Behari, Satish Rudrappa, Vedantam Rajshekhar, Mehmet Zileli, Jutty K.B.C. Parthiban, Neurospine. 2019;16(3):408-420. Review Article September 30, 2019 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Cervical Spine Deformity Correction Techniques (652 times) Alexander B. Dru, Dennis Timothy Lockney, Sasha Vaziri, Matthew Decker, Adam J. Polifka, W. Christopher Fox, Daniel J. Hoh Neurospine. 2019;16(3):470-482. Review Article September 30, 2019 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
The Impact of Surgical Treatment on Survival in Patients With Cervical Spine Metastases (623 times) Jong-Hyeok Park, Dong-Geun Lee, Juyoung Hwang, Sun-Ho Lee, Whan Eoh, Eun-Sang Kim Neurospine. 2018;15(2):144-153. Original Article June 19, 2018 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Comparison of Adjacent Segment Degeneration, Cervical Alignment, and Clinical Outcomes After One- and Multilevel Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (620 times) Jun Jae Shin Neurospine. 2019;16(3):589-600. Original Article September 30, 2019 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Natural Course and the Value of Diagnostic Techniques –WFNS Spine Committee Recommendations (617 times) Mehmet Zileli, Sachin A. Borkar, Sumit Sinha, Rui Reinas, Óscar L. Alves, Se-Hoon Kim, Sumeet Pawar, Bala Murali, Jutty Parthiban Neurospine. 2019;16(3):386-402. Review Article September 30, 2019 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Data Mining in Spine Surgery: Leveraging Electronic Health Records for Machine Learning and Clinical Research (596 times) Victor E. Staartjes, Martin N. Stienen Neurospine. 2019;16(4):654-656. Editorial December 31, 2019 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Evolution of Spinal Endoscopic Surgery (595 times) Manyoung Kim, Hyeun-Sung Kim, Sung Woon Oh, Nitin Maruti Adsul, Ravindra Singh, Osama Nezar Kashlan, Jung Hoon Noh, Il Tae Jang, Seong Hoon Oh Neurospine. 2019;16(1):6-14. Review Article March 31, 2019 Cited By 2 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	The Option of Motion Preservation in Cervical Spondylosis: Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Update (590 times) Chih-Chang Chang, Wen-Cheng Huang, Jau-Ching Wu, Praveen V. Mummaneni Neurospine. 2018;15(4):296-305. Review Article December 14, 2018 Cited By 7 Full text PubReader ePub PDF