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Surgical Technique and Outcomes in the Treatment of Spinal Cord Ependymomas: Part II: Myxopapillary Ependymoma by KUCIA, Elisa J, MAUGHAN, Peter H, KAKARLA, Udaya K, BAMBAKIDIS, Nicholas C, SPETZLER, Robert F

“…Myxopapillary ependymomas usually occur in the filum terminale of the spinal cord. This report summarizes our experience treating myxopapillary ependymomas…”
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Salvage Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Surgically Refractory Trigeminal Neuralgia by Little, Andrew S., M.D, Shetter, Andrew G., M.D, Shetter, Mary E., R.N., B.S.N, Kakarla, Udaya K., M.D, Rogers, C. Leland, M.D

“…Purpose To evaluate the clinical outcome of patients with surgically refractory trigeminal neuralgia (TN) treated with rescue gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS)…”
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Placement of Percutaneous Thoracic Pedicle Screws Using NeuroNavigation by Kakarla, Udaya K, Little, Andrew S, Chang, Steve W, Sonntag, Volker K.H, Theodore, Nicholas

“…Background Percutaneous thoracic pedicle screw fixation is challenging because of the complexity of the spinal anatomy and obscuration of normal surgical…”
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Long-term Clinical and Angiographic Follow-up of Unclippable Wrapped Intracranial Aneurysms by Deshmukh, Vivek R., Kakarla, Udaya K., Figueiredo, Eberval Gadelha, Zabramski, Joseph M., Spetzler, Robert F.

“…OBJECTIVE:This is the largest contemporary series examining long-term clinical and angiographic follow-up of unclippable wrapped intracranial aneurysms…”
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Implementation of a Standardized Multimodal Postoperative Analgesia Protocol Improves Pain Control, Reduces Opioid Consumption, and Shortens Length of Hospital Stay After Posterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion by Walker, Corey T, Gullotti, David M, Prendergast, Virginia, Radosevich, John, Grimm, Doneen, Cole, Tyler S, Godzik, Jakub, Patel, Arpan A, Whiting, Alexander C, Little, Andrew, Uribe, Juan S, Kakarla, Udaya K, Turner, Jay D

“…Abstract BACKGROUND Multimodal analgesia regimens have been suggested to improve pain control and reduce opioid consumption after surgery. OBJECTIVE To…”
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Pseudarthrosis after four-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion without posterior fixation by White, Michael D., Farber, S. Harrison, Pacult, Mark A., Walker, Corey T., Zhou, James J., Uribe, Juan S., Chang, Steve, Kakarla, Udaya K., Turner, Jay D.

“…OBJECTIVEFusion rates and long-term outcomes are well established for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) of 3 levels or fewer, but there is a…”
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Atlas Fractures by Kakarla, Udaya K., Chang, Steve W., Theodore, Nicholas, Sonntag, Volker K. H.

“…Abstract OBJECTIVE To provide a comprehensive review of the biomechanics, pathophysiology, and clinical management of atlas fractures. METHODS Selected…”
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Formation of Painful Seroma and Edema After the Use of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 in Posterolateral Lumbar Spine Fusions by Garrett, Mark P., Kakarla, Udaya K., Porter, Randall W., Sonntag, Volker K.H.

“…Abstract BACKGROUND The use of bone morphogenetic proteins for fusion augmentation in spine surgery has increased dramatically in recent years. Information is…”
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Spondylolysis outcomes in adolescents after direct screw repair of the pars interarticularis by Snyder, Laura A, Shufflebarger, Harry, O'Brien, Michael F, Thind, Harjot, Theodore, Nicholas, Kakarla, Udaya K

“…Isthmic spondylolysis can significantly decrease functional abilities, especially in adolescent athletes. Although treatment can range from observation to…”
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Surgical treatment of high-risk intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulae: clinical outcomes and avoidance of complications by Kakarla, Udaya K, Deshmukh, Vivek R, Zabramski, Joseph M, Albuquerque, Felipe C, McDougall, Cameron G, Spetzler, Robert F

“…An increasing number of intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulae (DAVFs) are amenable to endovascular treatment. However, a subset of patients with high-risk…”
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Occipitoatlantal Dislocation by Garrett, Mark, Consiglieri, Giacomo, Kakarla, Udaya K., Chang, Steve W., Dickman, Curtis A.

“…Abstract OCCIPITOATLANTAL DISLOCATION (OAD) can be devastating. This injury may be fatal in many cases, but more survivors are reported because of improvements…”
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Microsurgical treatment of pediatric intracranial aneurysms: long-term angiographic and clinical outcomes by Kakarla, Udaya K, Beres, Elisa J, Ponce, Francisco A, Chang, Steven W, Deshmukh, Vivek R, Bambakidis, Nicholas C, Zabramski, Joseph M, Spetzler, Robert F

“…Pediatric aneurysms are rare and complex to treat. Long-term angiographic and clinical data after microsurgical or endovascular therapies are lacking. To study…”
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Establishing a Reference Procedure Length for Anterior Cervical Fusions: The Role for Standards in Surgical Process Improvement by Bohl, Michael, Kakarla, Udaya K, Chang, Steve W, Sethi, Rajiv, Farrokhi, Farrokh, Leveque, Jean-Christophe

“…Surgical process improvement strategies are increasingly being applied to specific procedures to improve value. A critical step in any process improvement…”
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Four-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with plate fixation: radiographic and clinical results by Chang, Steve W, Kakarla, Udaya K, Maughan, Peter H, DeSanto, Jeff, Fox, Douglas, Theodore, Nicholas, Dickman, Curtis A, Papadopoulos, Stephen, Sonntag, Volker K H

“…Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with plating is a common procedure performed for cervical spondylosis by spine surgeons. However, data on procedures…”
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Failures in Thoracic Spinal Fusions and Their Management by Prablek, Marc, McGinnis, John, Winocour, Sebastian J., Reece, Edward M., Kakarla, Udaya K., Raber, Michael, Ropper, Alexander E., Xu, David S.

“…Abstract Instrumented fixation and fusion of the thoracic spine present distinct challenges and complications including pseudarthrosis and junctional kyphosis…”
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Treatment of distal posterior cerebral artery aneurysms: a critical appraisal of the occipital artery-to-posterior cerebral artery bypass by Chang, Steve W, Abla, Adib A, Kakarla, Udaya K, Sauvageau, Eric, Dashti, Shervin R, Nakaji, Peter, Zabramski, Joseph M, Albuquerque, Felipe C, McDougall, Cameron G, Spetzler, Robert F

“…This is the largest contemporary series of distal posterior cerebral artery (PCA) aneurysms treated by use of endovascular coiling and stenting as well as…”
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Pott disease in a 13-month-old: case report by Consigilieri, Giac, Kakarla, Udaya K, Theodore, Nicholas

“…Tuberculosis (TB) is a common disease worldwide that is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB of the spine is the most common site of bony infection and is…”
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Cervical Spinal Cord Infarction After Cervical Spine Decompressive Surgery by Kalb, Samuel, Fakhran, Saeed, Dean, Bruce, Ross, Jeffrey, Porter, Randall W, Kakarla, Udaya K, Ruggieri, Paul, Theodore, Nicholas

“…Objective To report five patients who underwent cervical decompressive surgeries and developed persistent postoperative neurologic deficits compatible with…”
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Surgical management of coccidioidomycosis of the spine: Clinical article by KAKARLA, Udaya K, KALANI, M. Yashar S, SHARMA, Giriraj K, SONNTAG, Volker K. H, THEODORE, Nicholas

“…Coccidioides immitis is a dimorphous fungus endemic in the southwestern US and northern Mexico. While its primary presentation is pulmonary, it can have…”
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Biomechanics of a lumbar interspinous anchor with anterior lumbar interbody fusion by Karahalios, Dean G, Kaibara, Taro, Porter, Randall W, Kakarla, Udaya K, Reyes, Phillip M, Baaj, Ali A, Yaqoobi, Ali S, Crawford, Neil R

“…An interspinous anchor (ISA) provides fixation to the lumbar spine to facilitate fusion. The biomechanical stability provided by the Aspen ISA was studied in…”
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