Biomechanical analysis of osteotomy type and rod diameter for treatment of cervicothoracic kyphosisJustin K Scheer
Biomechanical Testing Facility, Orthopaedic Trauma Institute, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:E519-23. 2011
..Biomechanical laboratory research...
The impact of standing regional cervical sagittal alignment on outcomes in posterior cervical fusion surgeryJessica A Tang
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
Neurosurgery 71:662-9; discussion 669. 2012
..Positive spinal regional and global sagittal malalignment has been repeatedly shown to correlate with pain and disability in thoracolumbar fusion...
Biomechanical analysis of cervicothoracic junction osteotomy in cadaveric model of ankylosing spondylitis: effect of rod material and diameterJustin K Scheer
Biomechanical Testing Facility, Orthopaedic Trauma Institute, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California 94110, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 14:330-5. 2011
..This study characterizes the structural stability of various posterior fixation techniques across the cervicothoracic junction in spines with AS, specifically considering the effects of posterior rod diameter and material type...
Biomechanical analysis of Goel technique for C1-2 fusionJon Park
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 14:639-46. 2011
..The goal of this study was to quantify changes in multiaxial rigidity of the combined Goel-Harms technique with the addition of C1-2 intraarticular spacers...
Technique of cervicothoracic junction pedicle subtraction osteotomy for cervical sagittal imbalance: report of 11 casesVedat Deviren
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 15:174-81. 2011
..This study details the cervicothoracic PSO technique in 11 cases and correlates clinical kyphosis (chin-brow to vertical angle [CBVA]) with radiographic measurements...
Biomechanical analysis of revision strategies for rod fracture in pedicle subtraction osteotomyJustin K Scheer
Biomechanical Testing Facility, Orthopaedic Trauma Institute, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California 94110, USA
Neurosurgery 69:164-72; discussion 172. 2011
..Pseudoarthrosis after pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) can require revision surgery due to posterior rod failure, and the stiffness of these revision constructs has not been quantified...
Optimal reconstruction technique after C-2 corpectomy and spondylectomy: a biomechanical analysisJustin K Scheer
Biomechanical Testing Facility, Orthopaedic Trauma Institute, San Francisco General Hospital, San Fransisco, CA 94110, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 12:517-24. 2010
..Authors of this biomechanical study are the first to evaluate a comprehensive set of reconstruction methods after C-2 resection to determine the optimal configuration depending on the degree of excision required...
Pure moment testing for spinal biomechanics applications: fixed versus 3D floating ring cable-driven test designsJessica A Tang
The Taylor Collaboration, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
J Biomech 45:706-10. 2012
..In light of the results, it is suggested that the 3D floating ring set-up be used for future pure moment spine biomechanics applications using a cable-driven apparatus...
Impact of spinopelvic alignment on decision making in deformity surgery in adults: A reviewChristopher P Ames
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 16:547-64. 2012
..In this review the authors describe the proper analysis of spinopelvic alignment for surgical planning. Online videos supplement the text to better illustrate the key concepts...
Pure moment testing for spinal biomechanics applications: Fixed versus sliding ring cable-driven test designsJohnny Eguizabal
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
J Biomech 43:1422-5. 2010
..This suggests that the proposed sliding ring design should be used for future in vitro spine biomechanics studies involving a cable-driven pure moment apparatus...