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Glioproliferative Lesion of the Spinal Cord as a Complication of “Stem-Cell Tourism” by Berkowitz, Aaron L, Miller, Michael B, Mir, Saad A, Cagney, Daniel, Chavakula, Vamsidhar, Guleria, Indira, Aizer, Ayal, Ligon, Keith L, Chi, John H

“…A primitive neoplasm composed predominantly of nonhost cells was detected in the thoracic spinal cord and thecal sac of a 66-year-old man who had received…”
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Brief Preoperative Screening for Frailty and Cognitive Impairment Predicts Delirium after Spine Surgery by Susano, Maria J., Grasfield, Rachel H., Friese, Matthew, Rosner, Bernard, Crosby, Gregory, Bader, Angela M., Kang, James D., Smith, Timothy R., Lu, Yi, Groff, Michael W., Chi, John H., Grodstein, Francine, Culley, Deborah J.

“…BACKGROUND:Frailty and cognitive impairment are associated with postoperative delirium, but are rarely assessed preoperatively. The study was designed to test…”
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Commentary on “Clinical Characteristics, Surgical Outcomes, and Risk Factors for Emergency Surgery in Patients With Spinal Metastases: A Prospective Cohort Study” by Chi, John H.

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Commentary on “Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polyetheretherketone Spinal Implants for Treatment of Spinal Tumors: Perceived Advantages and Limitations” by Chi, John H.

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Crossing the Cervicothoracic Junction in Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion: A Cohort Analysis by Huang, Kevin T, Harary, Maya, Abd-El-Barr, Muhammad M, Chi, John H

“…The cervicothoracic junction (CTJ) has often been identified as an area of biomechanical vulnerability; however, few studies have examined the relative merits…”
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Making a Good Surgery Even Better by Chi, John H.

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Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines on the Evaluation and Treatment of Patients With Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma: Nonoperative Care by Hoh, Daniel J, Qureshi, Sheeraz, Anderson, Paul A, Arnold, Paul M, John, H Chi, Dailey, Andrew T, Dhall, Sanjay S, Eichholz, Kurt M, Harrop, James S, Rabb, Craig H, Raksin, P B, Kaiser, Michael G, O’Toole, John E

“…Abstract BACKGROUND Thoracic and lumbar burst fractures in neurologically intact patients are considered to be inherently stable, and responsive to nonsurgical…”
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MRI-guided cryoablation for metastatic spine disease: intermediate-term clinical outcomes in 14 consecutive patients by Moses, Ziev B, Lee, Thomas C, Huang, Kevin T, Guenette, Jeffrey P, Chi, John H

“…Minimal access ablative techniques have emerged as a less invasive option for spinal metastatic disease reduction and separation from neural tissue. Compared…”
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Infiltrating spinal cord astrocytomas: Epidemiology, diagnosis, treatments and future directions by Abd-El-Barr, Muhammad M, Huang, Kevin T, Chi, John H

“…Highlights • Infiltrating spinal cord astrocytomas are particularly challenging to treat. • Surgical treatment consists of biopsy with maximal safe resection…”
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Biological approaches to treating intervertebral disk degeneration: devising stem cell therapies by Han, Inbo, Ropper, Alexander E, Konya, Deniz, Kabatas, Serdar, Toktas, Zafer, Aljuboori, Zaid, Zeng, Xiang, Chi, John H, Zafonte, Ross, Teng, Yang D

“…Intervertebral disk (IVD) degeneration is a common, chronic, and complex degeneration process that frequently leads to back pain and disability, resulting in a…”
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Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Stent Graft to Facilitate Aortic Resection During Pneumonectomy and Vertebrectomy for Locally Invasive Lung Cancer by Mody, Gita N., MD, MPH, Janko, Matthew, MD, Vasudeva, Viren, MD, Chi, John H., MD, MPH, Davidson, Michael J., MD, Swanson, Scott, MD

“…Endovascular stent graft placement has been used to facilitate resection of tumors invading the thoracic aorta. Here we describe the first use of an aortic…”
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Early Surgical Outcomes of En Bloc Resection Requiring Vertebrectomy for Malignancy Invading the Thoracic Spine by Mody, Gita N., MD, MPH, Bravo Iñiguez, Carlos, MD, Armstrong, Katherine, MPH, Perez Martinez, Mauricio, MD, Ferrone, Marco, MD, Bono, Christopher, MD, Chi, John H., MD, MPH, Wee, Jon O., MD, Lebenthal, Abraham, MD, Swanson, Scott J., MD, Colson, Yolonda L., MD, PhD, Bueno, Raphael, MD, Jaklitsch, Michael T., MD

“…Background En bloc vertebral resection of locally invasive T4 lung cancers led to the development of a surgical sequence for resection; posterior…”
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Selecting Treatment for Patients With Malignant Epidural Spinal Cord Compression-Does Age Matter? : Results From a Randomized Clinical Trial by CHI, John H, GOKASLAN, Ziya, MCCORMICK, Paul, TIBBS, Phillip A, KRYSCIO, Richard J, PATCHELL, Roy A

“…Randomized clinical trial. OBJECTIVE.: To determine if age affects outcomes from differing treatments in patients with spinal metastases. Recently, class I…”
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The Effects of Thermal Preconditioning on Oncogenic and Intraspinal Cord Growth Features of Human Glioma Cells by Zeng, Xiang, Han, Inbo, Abd-El-Barr, Muhammad, Aljuboori, Zaid, Anderson, Jamie E, Chi, John H, Zafonte, Ross D, Teng, Yang D

“…The adult rodent spinal cord presents an inhibitory environment for donor cell survival, impeding efficiency for xenograft-based modeling of gliomas. We…”
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Posterior interhemispheric approach : Surgical technique, application to vascular lesions, and benefits of gravity retraction by CHI, John H, LAWTON, Michael T, ROJAS-ZALAZAR, David, MURA, Jorge, DE OLIVEIRA, Evandro P, ABDULRAUF, Saleem I, GAZI, M, BRUCE, Jeffrey N

“…To review an experience with the posterior interhemispheric approach applied to vascular lesions in the posterior midline, to examine the effects of patient…”
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Chordoma of the Spinal Column by Sciubba, Daniel M., MD, Chi, John H., MD, MPH, Rhines, Laurence D., MD, Gokaslan, Ziya L., MD

“…Chordomas are the most common primary malignant tumor of the mobile spine and of the sacrum. Although considered not to possess significant metastatic…”
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Characteristics of Patients and Treatment Recommendations from a Multidisciplinary Spinal Tumor Program by Huynh, Mai Anh, Roldan, Claudia, Nunes, Paula, Kelly, Andrea, Taylor, Allison, Richards, Cara, Fareed, M. Mohsin, Gorman, Daniel, Groff, Michael, Ferrone, Marco, Lu, Yi, Chi, John H., Spektor, Alexander, Balboni, Tracy

“…Objective: We describe characteristics of patient and treatment recommendations from a spinal tumor board at one institution, including representation from…”
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Prevalence, Complications, and Hospital Charges Associated With Use of Bone-Morphogenetic Proteins in Spinal Fusion Procedures by Cahill, Kevin S, Chi, John H, Day, Arthur, Claus, Elizabeth B

“…CONTEXT No national data exist to examine use of bone-morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) in spinal fusion surgery. OBJECTIVE To determine the patterns of use and…”
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Comprehensive Management of Symptomatic and Aggressive Vertebral Hemangiomas by Acosta, Frank L., MD, Sanai, Nader, MD, Chi, John H., MD, MPH, Dowd, Christopher F., MD, Chin, Cynthia, MD, Tihan, Tarik, MD, Chou, Dean, MD, Weinstein, Philip R., MD, Ames, Christopher P., MD

“…Conservative surgical strategies are appropriate for most symptomatic hemangiomas causing cord compression without instability or deformity. Even so, complete…”
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Intraoperative Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak in Extradural Spinal Tumor Surgery by Ropper, Alexander E., Huang, Kevin T., Ho, Allen L., Wong, Judith M., Nalbach, Stephen V., Chi, John H.

“…Objective Patients with extradural spine tumors are at an increased risk for intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks and postoperative wound dehiscence…”
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