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Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with expandable versus static interbody devices: radiographic assessment of sagittal segmental and pelvic parameters by Hawasli, Ammar H, Khalifeh, Jawad M, Chatrath, Ajay, Yarbrough, Chester K, Ray, Wilson Z

“…OBJECTIVE Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) has been adopted as an alternative technique to hasten recovery and minimize…”
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Association Between Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Lumbar Spine Surgery by Zhang, Justin K, Greenberg, Jacob K, Javeed, Saad, Khalifeh, Jawad M, Dibble, Christopher F, Park, Yikyung, Jain, Deeptee, Buchowski, Jacob M, Dorward, Ian, Santiago, Paul, Molina, Camilo, Pennicooke, Brenton H, Ray, Wilson Z

“…Despite an increased understanding of the impact of socioeconomic status on neurosurgical outcomes, the impact of neighborhood-level social determinants on…”
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Adoption of awake spine surgery – trends from a national registry over 14 years by Azad, Tej D., Alomari, Safwan, Khalifeh, Jawad M., Ahmed, A. Karim, Musharbash, Farah N., Mo, Kevin, Lubelski, Daniel, Witham, Timothy F., Bydon, Ali, Theodore, Nicholas

“…Awake spine surgery is growing in popularity, and may facilitate earlier postoperative recovery, reduced cost, and fewer complications than spine surgery…”
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Predicting 30-day mortality after surgery for metastatic disease of the spine: the H 2 -FAILS score by Musharbash, Farah N, Khalifeh, Jawad M, Raad, Micheal, Puvanesarajah, Varun, Lee, Sang H, Neuman, Brian J, Kebaish, Khaled M

“…Scoring systems for metastatic spine disease focus on predicting long- to medium-term mortality or a combination of perioperative morbidity and mortality…”
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Predicting 30-day mortality after surgery for metastatic disease of the spine: the H2-FAILS score by Musharbash, Farah N., Khalifeh, Jawad M., Raad, Micheal, Puvanesarajah, Varun, Lee, Sang H., Neuman, Brian J., Kebaish, Khaled M.

“…Purpose Scoring systems for metastatic spine disease focus on predicting long- to medium-term mortality or a combination of perioperative morbidity and…”
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Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System physical function and pain interference in spine surgery by Khalifeh, Jawad M, Dibble, Christopher F, Hawasli, Ammar H, Ray, Wilson Z

“…The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) is an adaptive, self-reported outcomes assessment tool that utilizes item response theory…”
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Effects of Blood Transfusion on Cause-Specific Late Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting—Less Is More by Schwann, Thomas A., MD, Habib, Joseph R., BS, Khalifeh, Jawad M., BS, Nauffal, Victor, MD, Bonnell, Mark, MD, Clancy, Christopher, MD, Engoren, Milo C., MD, Habib, Robert H., PhD

“…Background Red blood cell transfusion after coronary artery bypass graft surgery has been associated with increased late all-cause death. Yet, whether this…”
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Contemporary Trends in Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion Utilization in the Medicare Population by Specialty by Hersh, Andrew M, Jimenez, Adrian E, Pellot, Karolina I, Gong, Jung Ho, Jiang, Kelly, Khalifeh, Jawad M, Ahmed, A Karim, Raad, Micheal, Veeravagu, Anand, Ratliff, John K, Jain, Amit, Lubelski, Daniel, Bydon, Ali, Witham, Timothy F, Theodore, Nicholas, Azad, Tej D

“…Sacroiliac (SI) joint dysfunction constitutes a leading cause of pain and disability. Although surgical arthrodesis is traditionally performed under open…”
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Optimizing nerve transfer surgery in tetraplegia: clinical decision making based on innervation patterns in spinal cord injury by Dibble, Christopher F, Javeed, Saad, Khalifeh, Jawad M, Midha, Rajiv, Yang, Lynda J S, Juknis, Neringa, Ray, Wilson Z

“…Nerve transfers are increasingly being utilized in the treatment of chronic tetraplegia, with increasing literature describing significant improvements in…”
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Combined Dual Motor Nerve Transfers versus Alternative Surgical and Nonsurgical Management Strategies to Restore Shoulder Function Following Upper Brachial Plexus Injury by Khalifeh, Jawad M, Dibble, Christopher F, Dy, Christopher J, Ray, Wilson Z

“…Abstract BACKGROUND Restoration of shoulder function is an important treatment goal in upper brachial plexus injury (UBPI). Combined dual motor nerve transfer…”
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A Nationwide, Systematic, and Comprehensive Assessment of Surgical Capacity in Lebanon: Results of the Surgical Capacity in Areas With Refugees (SCAR) Study by Kaafarani, Haytham M. A., Khalifeh, Jawad M., Ramly, Elie P., Simon, David, Safa, Rawan, Khalil, Lana, Raad, Randa, Hoballah, Jamal J.

“…OBJECTIVE:We sought to perform a systematic, comprehensive, and nationwide cross-sectional analysis of surgical capacity in Lebanon. BACKGROUND:Providing…”
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Nerve transfers in the upper extremity following cervical spinal cord injury. Part 2: Preliminary results of a prospective clinical trial by Khalifeh, Jawad M, Dibble, Christopher F, Van Voorhis, Anna, Doering, Michelle, Boyer, Martin I, Mahan, Mark A, Wilson, Thomas J, Midha, Rajiv, Yang, Lynda J S, Ray, Wilson Z

“…Patients with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI)/tetraplegia consistently rank restoring arm and hand function as their top functional priority to improve…”
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Comparison of local and regional radiographic outcomes in minimally invasive and open TLIF: a propensity score-matched cohort by Dibble, Christopher F, Zhang, Justin K, Greenberg, Jacob K, Javeed, Saad, Khalifeh, Jawad M, Jain, Deeptee, Dorward, Ian, Santiago, Paul, Molina, Camilo, Pennicooke, Brenton, Ray, Wilson Z

“…Local and regional radiographic outcomes following minimally invasive (MI) transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) versus open TLIF remain unclear. The…”
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A Nationwide, Systematic, and Comprehensive Assessment of Surgical Capacity in Lebanon: Results of the Surgical Capacity in Areas With Refugees (SCAR) Study by Kaafarani, Haytham M A, Khalifeh, Jawad M, Ramly, Elie P, Simon, David, Safa, Rawan, Khalil, Lana, Raad, Randa, Hoballah, Jamal J

“…We sought to perform a systematic, comprehensive, and nationwide cross-sectional analysis of surgical capacity in Lebanon. Providing surgical care in refugee…”
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Clinically meaningful improvement in disabilities of arm, shoulder, and hand (DASH) following cervical spine surgery by Javeed, Saad, Greenberg, Jacob K., Plog, Benjamin, Zhang, Justin K., Yahanda, Alexander T., Dibble, Christopher F., Khalifeh, Jawad M., Ruiz-Cardozo, Miguel, Lavadi, Raj S., Molina, Camilo A., Santiago, Paul, Agarwal, Nitin, Pennicooke, Brenton H., Ray, Wilson Z.

“…•Patients with cervical spine disease suffer from upper limb functional impairment.•No clinical benchmarks exist that define meaningful improvement in the…”
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Nerve transfers in the upper extremity following cervical spinal cord injury. Part 1: Systematic review of the literature by Khalifeh, Jawad M, Dibble, Christopher F, Van Voorhis, Anna, Doering, Michelle, Boyer, Martin I, Mahan, Mark A, Wilson, Thomas J, Midha, Rajiv, Yang, Lynda J S, Ray, Wilson Z

“…Patients with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI)/tetraplegia consistently rank restoring arm and hand function as their top functional priority to improve…”
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Novel Nerve Transfers for Motor and Sensory Restoration in High Cervical Spinal Cord Injury by Dibble, Christopher F., Khalifeh, Jawad M., VanVoorhis, Anna, Rich, Jason T., Ray, Wilson Z.

“…Tetraplegia caused by cervical spinal cord injury is devastating for patients and represents a significant public health problem in both developed and…”
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Impact of Upper Limb Motor Recovery on Functional Independence After Traumatic Low Cervical Spinal Cord Injury by Javeed, Saad, Zhang, Justin K, Greenberg, Jacob K, Botterbush, Kathleen, Benedict, Braeden, Plog, Benjamin, Gupta, Vivek P, Dibble, Christopher F, Khalifeh, Jawad M, Wen, Huacong, Chen, Yuying, Park, Yikyung, Belzberg, Allan, Tuffaha, Sami, Burks, Stephen Shelby, Levi, Allan D, Zager, Eric L, Faraji, Amir H, Mahan, Mark A, Midha, Rajiv, Wilson, Thomas J, Juknis, Neringa, Ray, Wilson Z

“…Cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) causes devastating loss of upper limb function and independence. Restoration of upper limb function can have a profound…”
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Validation of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand in Patients Undergoing Cervical Spine Surgery by Khalifeh, Jawad M., Akbari, Syed Hassan A., Khandpur, Umang, Johnston, William, Wright, Neill M., Hawasli, Ammar H., Dorward, Ian, Santiago, Paul, Ray, Wilson Z.

“…STUDY DESIGN.Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE.To evaluate the performance and convergent validity of the disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand…”
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Augmented Reality Versus Freehand Spinopelvic Fixation in Spinal Deformity: A Case-Control Study by Azad, Tej D., Alfonzo Horowitz, Melanie, Tracz, Jovanna A., Khalifeh, Jawad M., Liu, Connor J., Hughes, Liam P., Judy, Brendan F., Khan, Majid, Bydon, Ali, Witham, Timothy F.

“…Purpose This study sought to compare screw placement accuracy and outcomes between freehand (FH) and AR-guided pelvic fixation. While pelvic fixation is a…”
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