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Single-Level Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic versus Tubular Microdiscectomy: Comparing Surgical Outcomes and Opioid Consumption by Tong, Yixuan, Ezeonu, Samuel, Kim, Yong H., Fischer, Charla R.

“…Unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) microdiscectomy is an emerging minimally invasive surgery technique for treating symptomatic lumbar disc herniation. There…”
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What is the impact of DEI on spine care? Does it matter if my doctor looks like me? by Zabat, Michelle A., Johnson, Megan E., Hammouri, Qusai, Fischer, Charla R.

“…Though the United States population has rapidly diversified in recent decades, the American physician workforce has been slow to follow. Orthopedic surgery and…”
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Comparative Analysis of Two Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Techniques: Open TLIF Versus Wiltse MIS TLIF by Ge, David H., Stekas, Nicholas D., Varlotta, Christopher G., Fischer, Charla R., Petrizzo, Anthony, Protopsaltis, Themistocles S., Passias, Peter G., Errico, Thomas J., Buckland, Aaron J.

“…STUDY DESIGN.A retrospective cohort study at a single institution. OBJECTIVE.The aim of this study was to analyze the perioperative and postoperative outcomes…”
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Selective fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a review of current operative strategy by Fischer, Charla R., Kim, Yongjung

“…Selective fusion of thoracic and thoracolumbar/lumbar curves in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is a concept critically debated in the literature. While some…”
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Reoperation Rates Due to Adjacent Segment Disease Following Primary 1 to 2-Level Minimally Invasive Versus Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion by Galetta, Matthew S, Lorentz, Nathan A, Lan, Rae, Chan, Calvin, Zabat, Michelle A, Raman, Tina, Protopsaltis, Themistocles S, Fischer, Charla R

“…STUDY DESIGNRetrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. OBJECTIVETo investigate the effect of the approach of the transforaminal lumbar interbody…”
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A systematic review of comparative studies on bone graft alternatives for common spine fusion procedures by Fischer, Charla R., Cassilly, Ryan, Cantor, Winifred, Edusei, Emmanuel, Hammouri, Qusai, Errico, Thomas

“…Background The increased prevalence of spinal fusion surgery has created an industry focus on bone graft alternatives. While autologous bone graft remains the…”
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Reoperation Rates Due to ASD following Primary 1-2 level MIS vs. Open TLIF by Galetta, Matthew S., Lorentz, Nathan A., Lan, Rae, Chan, Calvin, Zabat, Michelle A., Raman, Tina, Protopsaltis, Themistocles S., Fischer, Charla R.

“…Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. To investigate the effect of the approach of the TLIF (open vs. MIS) on reoperation rates due to ASD at…”
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The Free-Hand Technique for S2-Alar-Iliac Screw Placement: A Safe and Effective Method for Sacropelvic Fixation in Adult Spinal Deformity by Shillingford, Jamal N., Laratta, Joseph L., Tan, Lee A., Sarpong, Nana O., Lin, James D., Fischer, Charla R., Lehman, Ronald A., Kim, Yongjung J., Lenke, Lawrence G.

“…Spinopelvic fixation is an integral part of achieving solid fusion across the lumbosacral junction, especially in deformity procedures requiring substantial…”
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Comparison of Plastic Surgeon and Spine Surgeon Closure in Revision Short Segment Thoracolumbar Spinal Fusions by Zhong, Jack, Balouch, Eaman, O’Malley, Nicholas, Maglaras, Constance, Stickley, Carolyn, Leon, Carlos, O’Connell, Brooke, Fischer, Charla R., Protopsaltis, Themistocles, Buckland, Aaron J.

“…Study Design. Retrospective cohort analysis. Objective. To compare outcomes of plastic versus spine surgeon wound closure in revision 1 to 4 level…”
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Reducing Postoperative Opioid-prescribing Following Posterior Lumbar Fusion Does Not Significantly Change Patient Satisfaction by Bloom, David A., Manjunath, Amit K., Dinizo, Michael, Fried, Jordan W., Jazrawi, Laith M., Protopsaltis, Themistocles S., Fischer, Charla R.

“…Study Design. Retrospective comparative; LOE-3. Objective. The purpose of this study was to investigate what effect, if any, an institutional opioid reduction…”
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COVID-19 pandemic and elective spinal surgery cancelations – what happens to the patients? by Norris, Zoe A., Sissman, Ethan, O'Connell, Brooke K., Mottole, Nicole A., Patel, Hershil, Balouch, Eaman, Ashayeri, Kimberly, Maglaras, Constance, Protopsaltis, Themistocles S., Buckland, Aaron J., Fischer, Charla R.

“…The COVID-19 pandemic caused nationwide suspensions of elective surgeries due to reallocation of resources to the care of COVID-19 patients. Following…”
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Total Inpatient Morphine Milligram Equivalents Can Predict Long-term Opioid Use After Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion by Ge, David H., Hockley, Aaron, Vasquez-Montes, Dennis, Moawad, Mohamed A., Passias, Peter G., Errico, Thomas J., Buckland, Aaron J., Protopsaltis, Themistocles S., Fischer, Charla R.

“…STUDY DESIGN.A retrospective cohort study from a single institution. OBJECTIVE.The aim of this study was to assess the thresholds for postoperative opioid…”
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Long-Term Follow-up of Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty for Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis by Levine, William N, Fischer, Charla R, Nguyen, Duong, Flatow, Evan L, Ahmad, Christopher S, Bigliani, Louis U

“…BACKGROUND:There is major controversy surrounding the use of hemiarthroplasty as compared with total shoulder arthroplasty for glenohumeral osteoarthritis, and…”
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Postoperative Opioid Medication Consumption Following Single-Level Lumbar Microdiscectomy Before and After Implementation of a Multimodal Opioid-Sparing Pathway by Tong, Yixuan, Fernez, Laviel, Norris, Zoe A, Bendo, John A, Protopsaltis, Themistocles S, Fischer, Charla R

“…In response to the national opioid crisis, there have been increasing efforts to decrease opioid usage in favor of nonopioid alternatives. We compared…”
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Visual Loss Following Spine Surgery: What Have We Seen Within the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Database? by Shillingford, Jamal N., Laratta, Joseph L., Sarpong, Nana O., Swindell, Hasani, Cerpa, Meghan, Lehman, Ronald A., Lenke, Lawrence G., Fischer, Charla R.

“…STUDY DESIGN.A retrospective review of the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) morbidity and mortality (M&M) database. OBJECTIVE.The aim of this study was to…”
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Preoperative Assessment of Bone Quality in Spine Deformity Surgery: Correlation With Clinical Practice and Published Recommendations by Kuprys, Tomas K., Steinmetz, Leah M., Fischer, Charla R., Protopsaltis, Themistocles S., Passias, Peter G., Goldstein, Jeffrey A., Bendo, John A., Errico, Thomas J., Buckland, Aaron J.

“…STUDY DESIGN.Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE.The goals of this study were to (A) evaluate preoperative bone quality assessment and intervention practice…”
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Predictors of long-term opioid dependence in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with a focus on pre-operative opioid usage by Hockley, Aaron, Ge, David, Vasquez-Montes, Dennis, Moawad, Mohamed A., Passias, Peter Gust, Errico, Thomas J., Buckland, Aaron J., Protopsaltis, Themistocles S., Fischer, Charla R.

“…Purpose Predictors of long-term opioid usage in TLIF patients have not been previously explored in the literature. We examined the effect of pre-operative…”
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Incidence of dysphagia following posterior cervical spine surgery by Zabat, Michelle A., Mottole, Nicole A., Patel, Hershil, Norris, Zoe A., Ashayeri, Kimberly, Sissman, Ethan, Balouch, Eaman, Maglaras, Constance, Protopsaltis, Themistocles S., Buckland, Aaron J., Roberts, Timothy, Fischer, Charla R.

“…•The incidence rate of dysphagia after posterior cervical fusion with laminectomy or laminoplasty between C1-T1 was 1.5%.•There were no significant differences…”
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Calreticulin inhibits inflammation‐induced osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption by Fischer, Charla R., Mikami, Maya, Minematsu, Hiroshi, Nizami, Saqib, Goo Lee, Heon, Stamer, Danielle, Patel, Neel, Yu Soung, Do, Back, Jung‐ho, Song, Lee, Drissi, Hicham, Lee, Francis Y.

“…ABSTRACT Osteoclasts play key roles in bone remodeling and pathologic osteolytic disorders such as inflammation, infection, bone implant loosening, rheumatoid…”
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Clinical photographs in the assessment of adult spinal deformity: a comparison to radiographic parameters by Ryan, Devon J, Stekas, Nicholas D, Ayres, Ethan W, Moawad, Mohamed A, Balouch, Eaman, Vasquez-Montes, Dennis, Fischer, Charla R, Buckland, Aaron J, Errico, Thomas J, Protopsaltis, Themistocles S

“…The goal of this study was to reliably predict sagittal and coronal spinal alignment with clinical photographs by using markers placed at easily localized…”
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