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...

Dual S2 Alar-Iliac Screw Technique With a Multirod Construct Across the Lumbosacral Junction: Obtaining Adequate Stability at the Lumbosacral Junction in Spinal Deformity Surgery Paul J. Park, James D. Lin, Melvin C. Makhni, Meghan Cerpa, Ronald A. Lehman, Lawrence G. Lenke [Accepted] Case report November 4, 2019 PDF	A Sufficient Surgical Window for Deep-Seated Extracranial Schwannomas in the Craniocervical Junction by the Anterolateral Approach Yu-ichiro Ohnishi, Nobuhiko Nakajima, Sho Fujiwara, Takashi Moriwaki, Hideyuki Arita, Haruhiko Kishima [Accepted] Technical note November 4, 2019 PDF
Neurologic Deficit during Halo-Gravity Traction in the Treatment of Severe Thoracic Kyphoscoliotic Spinal Deformity Martin H. Pham, Meghan Cerpa, Melvin C. Makhni, John Alexander Sielatycki, Lawrence G. Lenke [Accepted] Case report August 25, 2019 PDF	Use of Opioids and Other Analgesics Before and After Primary Surgery for Adult Spinal Deformity: A 10-Year Nationwide Study Frederik Taylor Pitter, Matt Sikora, Martin Lindberg-Larsen, Alma Becic Pedersen, Benny Dahl, Martin Gehrchen [Accepted] Original article(Clinical) July 24, 2019 PDF
Re-examining the Spectrum of Lumbosacral Transitional Dysmorphisms: Quantifying Joint Asymmetries and Evaluating the Anatomy of Screw Fixation Corridors Niladri Kumar Mahato [Accepted] Original article(Basic) July 11, 2019 PDF	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 [Accepted] Original article(Basic) July 11, 2019 PDF
Robot-Assisted Microendoscopic Discectomy for Lumbar Disc Herniation: Operative Technique Sultan Alsalmi, Abdulgadir Bugdadi, Abdu Alkhyari, Johann Peltier, Michel Lefranc [Accepted] Original article(Clinical) July 9, 2019 PDF	Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Seven-Letter Coding System That Supports Decision Making for the Surgical Approach Luca Papavero, Gregor Schmeiser, Ralph Kothe, Bronek Boszczyk, Oliver Heese, Yoshiharu Kawaguchi, Anna MacDowall, Claes Olerud, Nikolaos Paidakakos, Anastasios Panagiotou, et al. [Accepted] Original article(Clinical) July 9, 2019 Cited By 1 PDF
Effectiveness of Rigid Plating and Cortico-Cancellous Allograft for Three-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes Philip K. Louie, Andrew C. Sexton, Danel D. Bohl, Ehsan Tabaraee, Steven M. Presciutti, Benjamin C. Mayo, Justin C. Paul, Comron Saifi, Howard S. An [Accepted] Original article(Clinical) April 12, 2019 PDF