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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Outcomes and Perioperative Factors Associated with Posterior Cervical Fusion by Katz, Austen D., Song, Junho, Duvvuri, Priya, Ngan, Alex, Ng, Terence, Hasan, Sayyida, Virk, Sohrab, Silber, Jeff, Essig, David

“…Introduction: While there is anecdotal evidence that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic altered perioperative decision-making in patients…”
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Influence of Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors on Hospital Distance for Total Knee Arthroplasty by Orringer, Matthew, Roberts, Heather, Ngan, Alex, Ward, Derek

“…Disparities exist in access to and outcomes following total knee arthroplasty. However, there is a paucity of data examining the relationship between travel…”
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Comparison of value per operative time between anterior lumbar interbody fusion and lumbar disc arthroplasty: A propensity score-matched analysis by Song, Junho, Katz, Austen, Ngan, Alex, Silber, Jeff, Essig, David, Qureshi, Sheeraz, Virk, Sohrab

“…Context: Despite the growing evidence demonstrating its effectiveness, lumbar disc arthroplasty (LDA) rates have not increased significantly in recent years. A…”
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Comparison of postoperative complications and outcomes following primary versus revision discectomy: A national database analysis by Hoang, Ryan, Song, Junho, Tiao, Justin, Trent, Sarah, Ngan, Alex, Hoang, Timothy, Kim, Jun S, Cho, Samuel K, Hecht, Andrew C, Essig, David, Virk, Sohrab, Katz, Austen D

“…Lumbar microdiscectomy is a surgical procedure that is frequently used in the treatment of symptomatic lumbar herniation. Differences in outcomes following…”
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Atypical electrocardiographic manifestations of ischemia: a case of dynamic Wellens patterns by Ngan Rn, Alex Tsz Lai, Yeung, Cynthia, Chiang, Lorraine, Liu, Tong, Tse, Gary, Christien Li, Ka Hou

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Shoulder Injury - Wrestling: 1367 May 28 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM by Ngan, Alex K., Ma, Benjamin, Chang, Cindy J.

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180. Can preoperative narcotic education reduce opioid consumption in patients undergoing spine surgery? by Abbas, Anas, Abbas, Araf, Shahsavarani, Shaya, Trivedi, Ved, Katz, Austen, Ngan, Alex, Verma, Rohit

“…Treatment modalities for back pain include NSAIDs, PT, steroid injections, and surgery. Unfortunately, the first 3 days after surgery are often accompanied…”
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P220. Venous thromboembolism and mortality rates have not improved in cervical spine surgery from 2012-2021 by Ngan, Alex, Jung, Bongseok, Song, Junho, Trent, Sarah, Katz, Austen, Silber, Jeff S., Virk, Sohrab, Essig, David A.

“…Deep vein thrombosis (DVTs), pulmonary embolism (PEs), and venous thromboembolisms (VTEs) are well-known and feared complications after spine surgery…”
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P174. Thoracic Cobb and kyphosis correction correlates only weakly with Lumbar Cobb correction in selective and nonselective thoracic AIS fusions by Sarwahi, Vishal, Hasan, Sayyida, visahan, keshin, Galina, Jesse M, Eigo, Katherine, Rahman, Effat, Patil, Aravind, Ngan, Alex, Essig, David A., Lo, Yungtai, Amaral, Terry D.

“…Recent studies, with small sample size, suggest that improving thoracic kyphosis leads to better lumbar Cobb correction in selective thoracic fusion (STF). It…”
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Prone Single Position Approach to Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Rohde, Matthew, Echevarria, Alexandra, Carrier, Robert, Zinner, Matthew, Ngan, Alex, Verma, Rohit

“…Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) with posterior screw fusion is a safe and effective treatment for patients suffering from degenerative spine disorders…”
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Updates in current concepts in degenerative cervical myelopathy: a systematic review by Thompson, Kiara, Travers, Hannah, Ngan, Alex, Reed, Tim, Shahsavarani, Shaya, Verma, Rohit B.

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Association between history of lumbar spine surgery and paralumbar muscle health: a propensity score-matched analysis by Song, Junho, Shahsavarani, Shaya, Vatsia, Sohrab, Katz, Austen D., Ngan, Alex, Fallon, John, Strigenz, Adam, Seitz, Mitchell, Silber, Jeff, Essig, David, Qureshi, Sheeraz A., Virk, Sohrab

“…Prior studies have suggested that muscle strength and quality may be associated with low back pain. Recently, a novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based…”
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Multilevel posterior spinal fusion following percutaneous third generation kyphoplasty complicated by vertebral compression fracture progression by Jung, Bongseok, Abbas, Anas, Han, Justin, Ngan, Alex, Katz, Austen, Essig, David

“…Newer third generation percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKs) may minimize risks associated with older generation kyphoplasties such as new adjacent fractures,…”
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A National Database Retrospective Review of Short-Term Postoperative Mortality in the Geriatric Population: A Comparison Between Emergency Spine Fractures and Hip Fractures by Jung, Bongseok, Ngan, Alex, Trent, Sarah, Katz, Austen, Virk, Sohrab, Essig, David

“…Mortality rates following emergency spine fracture surgery are high, especially in the elderly. However, how the postoperative mortality rate following spine…”
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Interventional Therapy and Surgical Management of Lumbar Disc Herniation in Spine Surgery: A Narrative Review by Jung, Bongseok, Han, Justin, Song, Junho, Ngan, Alex, Essig, David, Verma, Rohit

“…Significant advancements in lumbar disc herniation (LDH) management have been made in interventional pain therapy, operative therapy, peri-operative…”
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Venous Anomalies Complicating Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Exposures by Abbas, Anas M., Jung, Bongseok, Ngan, Alex, Tan, Richard, Carrier, Robert E., Echevarria, Alexandra C., Kissin, Mark, Verma, Rohit B.

“…The effects of anomalous vasculature impeding optimal exposure to an anterior lumbar interbody fusion approach are limited in literature. We present five…”
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Venous Thromboembolism Rates Have Not Decreased in Elective Lumbar Fusion Surgery from 2011 to 2020 by Ngan, Alex, Song, Junho, Katz, Austen D., Jung, Bongseok, Zappia, Luke, Trent, Sarah, Silber, Jeff, Virk, Sohrab, Essig, David

“…Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Objectives This study aimed to (1) evaluate for any temporal trends in the rates of VTE, deep venous thrombosis (DVT),…”
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Functional workspace and patient-reported outcomes improve after reverse and total shoulder arthroplasty by Ngan, Alex, Xiao, Weiyuan, Curran, Patrick F., Tseng, Wo Jan, Hung, Li Wei, Nguyen, Chantal, Matthew, Robert, Ma, Benjamin, Lotz, Jeffrey, Feeley, Brian T.

“…Low-cost motion analysis systems (LCMASs) have emerged as easy and practical methods to measure the functional workspace (FWS). Thus, we ventured to apply an…”
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Preoperative Narcotic Education in Spine Surgery: A Retrospective Study by Abbas, Anas M., Ngan, Alex, Li, Jian H., Abbas, Araf M., Pandya, Aadi, Ahmad, Salman, Jung, Bongseok, Shahsavarani, Shaya, Verma, Rohit B.

“…Background/Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine whether preoperative opioid education reduces opioid consumption after spine surgery and…”
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Lumbosacral Vertebral Osteomyelitis With Iliopsoas and Epidural Abscess Following Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Therapy by Abbas, Anas M, Bhandari, Jenish, Ngan, Alex, Shahsavarani, Shaya, Verma, Rohit B

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