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Extensive ossification of the ligamentum flavum treated with triple stage decompression: a case report by Shepard, Nicholas A., BS, Shenoy, Kartik, MD, Cho, Woojin, MD, PhD, D. Sharan, Alok, MD

“…Abstract Background context Concurrent ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine is a rare occurrence often…”
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Preoperative diagnosis of mental health disorder and dysphagia following anterior cervical spine surgery by Zavras, Athan G, Vucicevic, Rajko S, Federico, Vincent P, Nolte, Michael T, Shepard, Nicholas A, Sayari, Arash J, Colman, Matthew W

“…Mental health disorders (MHDs) have been linked to worse postoperative outcomes after various surgical procedures. Past studies have also demonstrated a higher…”
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Demineralized Bone Matrix in Spine Surgery: A Review of Current Applications and Future Trends by Shepard, Nicholas A., Rush, Augustus J., Scarborough, Nelson L., Carter, Andrew J., Phillips, Frank M.

“…BACKGROUNDGraft augmentation for spinal fusion is an area of continued interest, with a wide variety of available products lacking clear recommendations…”
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Table-mounted Versus Self-retaining Retraction: An Assessment of Postoperative Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery by Zavras, Athan G, Vucicevic, Rajko S, Federico, Vincent P, Nolte, Michael T, Sayari, Arash J, Shepard, Nicholas A, Colman, Matthew W

“…Retrospective study. To determine whether there are significant differences in postoperative dysphagia when using table-mounted versus self-retaining retractor…”
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Hospital-acquired conditions occur more frequently in elective spine surgery than for other common elective surgical procedures by Horn, Samantha R., Segreto, Frank A., Alas, Haddy, Bortz, Cole, Jackson-Fowl, Brendan, Brown, Avery E., Pierce, Katherine E., Vasquez-Montes, Dennis, Egers, Max I., Line, Breton G., Oh, Cheongeun, Moon, John, De la Garza Ramos, Rafael, Vira, Shaleen, Diebo, Bassel G., Frangella, Nicholas J., Stekas, Nicholas, Shepard, Nicholas A., Horowitz, Jason A., Hassanzadeh, Hamid, Bendo, John A., Lafage, Renaud, Lafage, Virginie, Passias, Peter G.

“…•Elective spine surgery patients experienced an overall HAC rate of 3.3%•HACs are more common in elective spine surgery as compared to other common elective…”
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Assessing the Quality and Credibility of Publicly Available Videos on Cervical Fusion: Is YouTube a Reliable Educational Tool? by Baker, James D., Baig, Younus, Siyaji, Zakariah K., Hornung, Alexander L., Zavras, Athan G., Mallow, G. Michael, Zbeidi, Shadi, Shepard, Nicholas A., Sayari, Arash J.

“…BACKGROUNDYouTube has become a popular source for patient education, though there are concerns regarding the quality and reliability of videos related to…”
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Intelligence-Based Spine Care Model: A New Era of Research and Clinical Decision-Making by Mallow, G. Michael, Siyaji, Zakariah K., Galbusera, Fabio, Espinoza-Orías, Alejandro A., Giers, Morgan, Lundberg, Hannah, Ames, Christopher, Karppinen, Jaro, Louie, Philip K., Phillips, Frank M., Pourzal, Robin, Schwab, Joseph, Sciubba, Daniel M., Wang, Jeffrey C., Wilke, Hans-Joachim, Williams, Frances M. K., Mohiuddin, Shoeb A., Makhni, Melvin C., Shepard, Nicholas A., An, Howard S., Samartzis, Dino

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Predictors of Hospital-Acquired Conditions Are Predominately Similar for Spine Surgery and Other Common Elective Surgical Procedures, With Some Key Exceptions by Horn, Samantha R., Pierce, Katherine E., Oh, Cheongeun, Segreto, Frank A., Egers, Max, Bortz, Cole, Vasquez-Montes, Dennis, Lafage, Renaud, Lafage, Virginie, Vira, Shaleen, Steinmetz, Leah, Ge, David H., Buza, John A., Moon, John, Diebo, Bassel G., Alas, Haddy, Brown, Avery E., Shepard, Nicholas A., Hassanzadeh, Hamid, Passias, Peter G.

“…Study Design: Retrospective review of a prospectively collected database. Objective: To predict the occurrence of hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) 30-days…”
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P140. Risk factors for index level fusion following lumbar microdiscectomy by Siyaji, Zakariah, Shepard, Nicholas A., Sullivan, Thomas B., Rush, Augustus J., Phillips, Frank M., An, Howard S.

“…Lumbar microdiscectomy is the most commonly performed surgery for treatment of radicular pain resulting from lumbar disc herniations. A growing body of…”
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