Search Results - "ACOSTA, Frank"

Cervical spine alignment, sagittal deformity, and clinical implications: a review by Scheer, Justin K, Tang, Jessica A, Smith, Justin S, Acosta, Jr, Frank L, Protopsaltis, Themistocles S, Blondel, Benjamin, Bess, Shay, Shaffrey, Christopher I, Deviren, Vedat, Lafage, Virginie, Schwab, Frank, Ames, Christopher P

“…This paper is a narrative review of normal cervical alignment, methods for quantifying alignment, and how alignment is associated with cervical deformity,…”
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Overcoming Disparity: Latino Young Men and Boys by Acosta, Frank, Ramos, Henry A. J

“…This wide-ranging collection highlights the best practices developed and employed by community-based institutions to keep low-income, at-risk Latino youth out…”
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Changes in coronal and sagittal plane alignment following minimally invasive direct lateral interbody fusion for the treatment of degenerative lumbar disease in adults: a radiographic study: Clinical article by ACOSTA, Frank L, LIU, John, SLIMACK, Nicholas, MOLLER, David, FESSLER, Richard, KOSKI, Tyler

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Latino Young Men and Boys in Search of Justice: Testimonies by de Jesús Acosta, Frank, Ramos, Henry A. J

“…This collection contains first-person testimonials-essays, poetry and letters-by Latino men and boys who have been or are incarcerated, along with articles by…”
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Intrathecal Morphine in Spine Surgery: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Pendi, Arif, Acosta, Frank L., Tuchman, Alexander, Movahedi, Rana, Sivasundaram, Lakshmanan, Arif, Ibraheem, Gucev, Gligor

“…STUDY DESIGN.Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). OBJECTIVE.To evaluate the effectiveness of intrathecal morphine (ITM) in reducing…”
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Complications and Outcomes of Lumbar Spine Surgery in Elderly People: A Review of the Literature by Cloyd, Jordan M., Acosta Jr, Frank L., Ames, Christopher P.

“…As the number of elderly persons in the United States continues to increase, there will be an associated increase in age‐related diseases, such as degenerative…”
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Changes in coronal and sagittal plane alignment following minimally invasive direct lateral interbody fusion for the treatment of degenerative lumbar disease in adults: a radiographic study by Acosta, Frank L, Liu, John, Slimack, Nicholas, Moller, David, Fessler, Richard, Koski, Tyler

“…The lateral transpsoas approach for lumbar interbody fusion is a minimal access technique that has been used by some to treat lumbar degenerative conditions,…”
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Porcine intervertebral disc repair using allogeneic juvenile articular chondrocytes or mesenchymal stem cells by Acosta, Jr, Frank L, Metz, Lionel, Adkisson, Huston Davis, Liu, Jane, Carruthers-Liebenberg, Ellen, Milliman, Curt, Maloney, Michael, Lotz, Jeffrey C

“…Tissue engineering strategies for intervertebral disc repair have focused on the use of autologous disc-derived chondrocytes. Difficulties with graft…”
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Minimally invasive lateral lumbar interbody fusion and transpsoas approach-related morbidity by Moller, David J, Slimack, Nicholas P, Acosta, Jr, Frank L, Koski, Tyler R, Fessler, Richard G, Liu, John C

“…Recently, the minimally invasive, lateral retroperitoneal, transpsoas approach to the thoracolumbar spinal column has been described by various authors. This…”
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Differences in treatments and outcomes for idiopathic scoliosis patients treated in the United States from 1998 to 2007: impact of socioeconomic variables and ethnicity by Nuño, Miriam, PhD, Drazin, Doniel G., MD, Acosta, Frank L., MD

“…Abstract Background context Scoliosis is a significant cause of disability and health-care resource utilization in the United States. Purpose Our aim was to…”
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Human Disc Nucleus Properties and Vertebral Endplate Permeability by RODRIGUEZ, Azucena G, SLICHTER, Chloe,K, ACOSTA, Frank L, RODRIGUEZ-SOTO, Ana E, BURGHARDT, Andrew J, MAJUMDAR, Sharmila, LOTZ, Jeffrey C

“…Experimental quantification of relationships between vertebral endplate morphology, permeability, disc cell density, glycosaminoglycan (GAG) content, and…”
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Frailty Syndrome and the Use of Frailty Indices as a Preoperative Risk Stratification Tool in Spine Surgery: A Review by Simcox, Trevor, Antoku, Derek, Jain, Nickul, Acosta, Frank, Hah, Raymond

“…This comprehensive narrative literature review aims to extract studies related to frailty indices and their use in elective spine procedures, as limited…”
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CT navigated lateral interbody fusion by Drazin, Doniel, Liu, John C, Acosta Jr, Frank L

“…Abstract Lateral interbody fusion techniques are heavily reliant on fluoroscopy for retractor docking and graft placement, which expose both the patient and…”
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En bloc resection for primary and metastatic tumors of the spine: a systematic review of the literature by Cloyd, Jordan M, Acosta, Jr, Frank L, Polley, Mei-Yin, Ames, Christopher P

“…The efficacy of en bloc resection for spinal tumors is unknown because most of the current evidence is provided by small, single-institution clinical series or…”
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Techniques for Operative Correction of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis of the Upper Thoracic Spine by MCCLENDON, Jamal, O'SHAUGHNESSY, Brian A, SUGRUE, Patrick A, NEAL, Chris J, ACOSTA, Frank L, KOSKI, Tyler R, ONDRA, Stephen L

“…Retrospective study of a consecutive series of patients treated for proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) of the upper thoracic and cervicothoracic spine. To…”
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Supra-psoas Shallow Docking in Lateral Interbody Fusion by Acosta, Frank L., Drazin, Doniel, Liu, John C.

“…BACKGROUND:Lateral interbody fusion techniques have been linked with considerable postoperative morbidity, often the outcome of direct psoas trauma. The most…”
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Complications and outcomes after spinal deformity surgery in the elderly: review of the existing literature and future directions by Drazin, Doniel, Shirzadi, Ali, Rosner, Jack, Eboli, Paula, Safee, Michael, Baron, Eli M, Liu, John C, Acosta, Jr, Frank L

“…The elderly population (age > 60 years) is the fastest-growing age group in the US. Spinal deformity is a major problem affecting the elderly and, therefore,…”
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Stem cells and spinal fusion—are we there yet? by Buser, Zorica, PhD, Acosta, Frank L., MD

“…Commentary On Wheeler DL, Fredericks DC, Dryer RF, Bae HW. Allogeneic mesenchymal precursor cells (MPCs) combined with an osteoconductive scaffold to promote…”
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Stabilization of the atlantoaxial complex via C-1 lateral mass and C-2 pedicle screw fixation in a multicenter clinical experience in 102 patients : modification of the Harms and Goel techniques by ARYAN, Henry E, NEWMAN, C. Benjamin, NOTTMEIER, Eric W, ACOSTA, Frank L, WANG, Vincent Y, AMES, Christopher P

“…Stabilization of the atlantoaxial complex has proven to be very challenging. Because of the high mobility of the C1-2 motion segment, fusion rates at this…”
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Biomechanical analysis of lateral interbody fusion strategies for adjacent segment degeneration in the lumbar spine by Metzger, Melodie F., PhD, Robinson, Samuel T., BS, Maldonado, Ruben C, Rawlinson, Jeremy, PhD, Liu, John, MD, Acosta, Frank L., MD

“…Abstract Background context. Surgical treatment of symptomatic adjacent segment disease (ASD) typically involves extension of previous instrumentation to…”
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