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.

Original Article

June 30, 2020

Personal Health of Spine Surgeons Can Impact Perceptions, Decision-Making and Healthcare Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic - A Worldwide Study

Arash J. Sayari, Garrett K. Harada, Philip K. Louie, Michael H. McCarthy, Michael T. Nolte, Gary M. Mallow, Zakariah Siyaji, Niccole Germscheid, Jason P.Y. Cheung, Marko H. Neva, et al.

Neurospine. 2020;17(2):313-330.

Objective: To determine if personal health of spine surgeons worldwide influences perceptions, healthcare delivery, and decision-making during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed by distributing...

Essay

June 30, 2020

The History, Present, and Future of Spine Surgery in Switzerland

Martin N. Stienen, Oliver N. Hausmann

Neurospine. 2020;17(2):357-364.

Original Article

June 30, 2020

Headache Relief Is Maintained 7 Years After Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery: Post Hoc Analysis From a Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial and Cervicogenic Headache Hypothesis

Harjot Thind, Dinesh Ramanathan, Julius Ebinu, David Copenhaver, Kee D. Kim

Neurospine. 2020;17(2):365-373.

Objective: To evaluate whether anterior cervical spine surgery offers sustained (7 years) relief in patients with cervicogenic headaches (CGHs), and evaluate the difference between cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) and anterior...

Original Article

July 11, 2019

Bicortical Screw Purchase at Upper Instrumented Vertebra (UIV) Can Cause UIV Fracture After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Finite Element Analysis Study

Seong-Hyun Wui, Seung-Jae Hyun, Bokku Kang, Ki-Jeong Kim, Tae-Ahn Jahng, Hyun Jib Kim

Neurospine. 2020;17(2):377-383.

Objective: To examine the biomechanical stress distribution at the upper instrumented vertebra (UIV) according to unicortical- and bicortical purchase model by finite element analysis (FEA). Methods: A T8 to Sacrum with...

Original Article

February 1, 2020

Demographic Trends in Paddle Lead Spinal Cord Stimulator Placement: Private Insurance and Medicare Beneficiaries

Lawal Labaran, Joshua Bell, Varun Puvanesarajah, Nikhil Jain, Jomar N. Aryee, Micheal Raad, Amit Jain, Jonathan Carmouche, Hamid Hassanzadeh

Neurospine. 2020;17(2):384-389.

Objective: Although spinal cord stimulators (SCS) continue to gain acceptance as a viable nonpharmacologic option for the treatment of chronic back pain, recent trends are not well established. The aim...

Original Article

February 5, 2020

Perioperative Anesthesia Lean Implementation Is Associated With Increased Operative Efficiency in Posterior Cervical Surgeries at a HighVolume Spine Center

Simon G. Ammanuel, Andrew K. Chan, Anthony M. DiGiorgio, Mohanad Alazzeh, Kelechi Nwachuku, Leslie C. Robinson, Errol Lobo, Praveen V. Mummaneni

Neurospine. 2020;17(2):390-397.

Objective: Lean management strategies aim to increase efficiency by eliminating waste or by improving processes to optimize value. The operating room (OR) is an arena where these strategies can be...

Original Article

February 5, 2020

The Relationship Between Preoperative PROMIS Scores With Postoperative Improvements in Physical Function After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

James M. Parrish, Nathaniel W. Jenkins, Nadia M. Hrynewycz, Thomas S. Brundage, Kern Singh

Neurospine. 2020;17(2):398-406.

Objective: Assess preoperative Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) physical function (PF) scores and differences between preoperative and postoperative PROMIS-PF scores for patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Methods:...

Original Article

June 30, 2020

Venous Thromboembolism Chemoprophylaxis Within 24 Hours of Surgery for Spinal Cord Injury: Is It Safe and Effective?

Seth Ahlquist, Howard Y. Park, Benjamin Kelley, Langston Holly, Ayra N. Shamie, Don Y. Park

Neurospine. 2020;17(2):407-416.

Objective: Current guidelines recommend initiation of venous thromboembolism (VTE) chemoprophylaxis within 72 hours of spinal cord injury (SCI). This study investigated the safety and efficacy of chemoprophylaxis within 24 hours...

Original Article

June 30, 2020

Association of Preoperative PROMIS Scores With Short-term Postoperative Improvements in Physical Function After Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Nathaniel W. Jenkins, James M. Parrish, Thomas S. Brundage, Nadia M. Hrynewycz, Kern Singh

Neurospine. 2020;17(2):417-425.

Objective: This study examines the associations between preoperative Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) physical function (PF) score, measured by PROMIS-PF and the change between pre- and postoperative PROMIS-PF scores. Methods:...

Original Article

June 30, 2020

Proteomic Signatures of Healthy Intervertebral Discs From Organ Donors: A Comparison With Previous Studies on Discs From Scoliosis, Animals, and Trauma

Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, Chitraa Tangavel, Dilip Chand Raja Soundararajan, Sharon Miracle Nayagam, Monica Steffi Matchado, Raveendran Muthurajan, K.S. Sri Vijay Anand, Sunmathi Rajendran, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Rishi Mugesh Kanna, et al.

Neurospine. 2020;17(2):426-442.

Objective: To catalog and characterize the proteome of normal human intervertebral disc (IVD). Methods: Nine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) normal IVDs were harvested from 9 different brain dead yet alive voluntary...

Original Article

June 30, 2020

Relationship Between Endplate Defects, Modic Change, Facet Joint Degeneration, and Disc Degeneration of Cervical Spine

Su-Hun Lee, Dong Wuk Son, Jun-Seok Lee, Soon-Ki Sung, Sang Weon Lee, Geun Sung Song

Neurospine. 2020;17(2):443-452.

Objective: The ‘‘disc degeneration precedes facet joint osteoarthritis’’ hypothesis and multidimensional analysis were actively discussed in lumbar spine. However, in cervical spine degeneration, the multifactorial analyzes of disc degeneration (DD),...

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Robotic Spine Surgery and Augmented Reality Systems: A State of the Art (1,073 times) Gianluca Vadalà, Sergio De Salvatore, Luca Ambrosio, Fabrizio Russo, Rocco Papalia, Vincenzo Denaro Neurospine. 2020;17(1):88-100. Review Article March 31, 2020 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Global Neurosurgery in the Time of COVID-19 (978 times) Kee B. Park, Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye, Jean Wilguens Lartigue Neurospine. 2020;17(2):348-350. Editorial May 18, 2020 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Biomaterials in Spinal Implants: A Review (969 times) Andrew Warburton, Steven J. Girdler, Christopher M. Mikhail, Amy Ahn, Samuel K. Cho Neurospine. 2020;17(1):101-110. Review Article November 4, 2019 Cited By 2 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Superior and Middle Cluneal Nerve Entrapment as a Cause of Low Back Pain (930 times) Toyohiko Isu, Kyongsong Kim, Daijiro Morimoto, Naotaka Iwamoto Neurospine. 2018;15(1):25-32. Review Article March 28, 2018 Cited By 12 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Proximal Junctional Failure Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery (873 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 18 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Personal Health of Spine Surgeons Can Impact Perceptions, Decision-Making and Healthcare Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic - A Worldwide Study (865 times) Arash J. Sayari, Garrett K. Harada, Philip K. Louie, Michael H. McCarthy, Michael T. Nolte, Gary M. Mallow, Zakariah Siyaji, Niccole Germscheid, Jason P.Y. Cheung, Marko H. Neva, et al. Neurospine. 2020;17(2):313-330. Original Article June 30, 2020 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament in Cervical Spine: Prevalence, Management, and Prognosis (811 times) Jau-Ching Wu, Yu-Chun Chen, Wen-Cheng Huang Neurospine. 2018;15(1):33-41. Review Article March 28, 2018 Cited By 18 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Direct and Intervertebral Disc-Mediated Sensitization of Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons by Hypoxia and Low pH (776 times) Junxuan Ma, Despina Stefanoska, Sibylle Grad, Mauro Alini, Marianna Peroglio Neurospine. 2020;17(1):42-59. Original Article March 31, 2020 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF Supplementary Material
Gene Therapy Approach for Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: An Update (771 times) Yoshiki Takeoka, Takashi Yurube, Kotaro Nishida Neurospine. 2020;17(1):3-14. Review Article March 31, 2020 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Integration of Robotic Spine Technology in Spine Surgery (723 times) Richard Philip Menger, Amey R. Savardekar, Frank Farokhi, Anthony Sin Neurospine. 2018;15(3):216-224. Original Article August 29, 2018 Cited By 10 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
The Impact of Surgical Treatment on Survival in Patients With Cervical Spine Metastases (678 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	Telerobotic Spinal Surgery Based on 5G Network: The First 12 Cases (667 times) Wei Tian, Mingxing Fan, Cheng Zeng, Yajun Liu, Da He, Qi Zhang Neurospine. 2020;17(1):114-120. Original Article March 31, 2020 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF Supplementary Material
Cord Compression Caused by a Tangled and Warped Lumbar Catheter After Lumboperitoneal Shunt Placement (648 times) Kanako Sato, Toshiki Endo, Hiroyuki Sakata, Tomoo Inoue, Kuniyasu Niizuma, Teiji Tominaga Neurospine. 2019;16(2):368-372. Case Report October 2, 2018 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Wnt3a and wnt5a as Potential Chondrogenic Stimulators for Nucleus Pulposus Cell Induction: A Comprehensive Review (644 times) Tibo Nico Emmie Volleman, Jordy Schol, Kosuke Morita, Daisuke Sakai, Masahiko Watanabe Neurospine. 2020;17(1):19-35. Review Article March 31, 2020 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Polyetheretherketone Versus Titanium Cages for Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Meta-Analysis and Review of the Literature (626 times) Elie Massaad, Nida Fatima, Ali Kiapour, Muhamed Hadzipasic, Ganesh M. Shankar, John H. Shin Neurospine. 2020;17(1):125-135.Correction in: Neurospine 2020;17(2):473 Original Article March 31, 2020 Full text PubReader ePub PDF Supplementary Material	Dynamic Cord Compression Causing Cervical Myelopathy (620 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
The Concept for A Standalone Lordotic Endoscopic Wedge Lumbar Interbody Fusion: The LEW-LIF (614 times) Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Nicholas A. Ransom, Jorge Felipe Ramírez León, Anthony Yeung Neurospine. 2019;16(1):82-95. Original Article March 31, 2019 Cited By 2 Full text PubReader ePub PDF Supplementary Material	History of Spinal Surgery in Japan – From the Pioneering Period to the Progressive Era (1911–2017) – (601 times) Hiroshi Abe Neurospine. 2019;16(2):155-183. Essay June 30, 2019 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Correlation of Early Outcomes and Intradiscal Interleukin-6 Expression in Lumbar Fusion Patients (597 times) John D. Koerner, Dessislava Z. Markova, Greg D. Schroeder, Christopher L. Antonacci, Joseph Mendelis, Alexander R. Vaccaro, D. Greg Anderson, Chris K. Kepler Neurospine. 2020;17(1):36-41. Original Article March 31, 2020 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Applications of Machine Learning Using Electronic Medical Records in Spine Surgery (587 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
Review of Photoacoustic Imaging for Imaging-Guided Spinal Surgery (580 times) Seung Hee Han Neurospine. 2018;15(4):306-322. Review Article November 19, 2018 Cited By 4 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Exogenous Stimulation of Human Intervertebral Disc Cells in 3-Dimensional Alginate Bead Culture With BMP2 and L51P: Cytocompatibility and Effects on Cell Phenotype (553 times) Rahel D. May, Daniela A. Frauchiger, Christoph E. Albers, Willy Hofstetter, Benjamin Gantenbein Neurospine. 2020;17(1):77-87. Original Article March 31, 2020 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Natural Course and the Value of Diagnostic Techniques –WFNS Spine Committee Recommendations (549 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	The Navigated Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Accuracy Rate, Effect on Surgical Time, and Complications (544 times) Zhuo Xi, Dean Chou, Praveen V. Mummaneni, Shane Burch Neurospine. 2020;17(1):260-267. Original Article February 5, 2020 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Cervical Spine Deformity Correction Techniques (537 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 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Rabbit Annulus Fibrosus Cells Express Neuropeptide Y, Which Is Influenced by Mechanical and Inflammatory Stress (537 times) Malcolm E. Dombrowski, Adam S. Olsen, Nicholas Vaudreuil, Brandon K. Couch, Qing Dong, Michelle Tucci, Joon Y. Lee, Nam V. Vo, Gwendolyn Sowa Neurospine. 2020;17(1):69-76. Original Article March 31, 2020 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Bench to Bed (B2B) Project; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration in Collaboration With Biospine (534 times) Joo Han Kim Neurospine. 2020;17(1):1-2. Introduction March 31, 2020 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	The Eclipse of Degenerative Spine Pathology During COVID-19 Pandemic (527 times) Carlo Brembilla, Pierlorenzo Veiceschi, Andrea Fanti, Emanuele Costi, Maurizio Passoni, Angelo Mirco Sicignano, Claudio Bernucci Neurospine. 2020;17(2):354-356. Editorial May 18, 2020 Full text PubReader ePub PDF