Jessica A Tang

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Publications

  1. ncbi Effect of severity of rod contour on posterior rod failure in the setting of lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO): a biomechanical study
    Jessica A Tang
    The Taylor Collaboration, San Francisco, California 94117, USA
    Neurosurgery 72:276-82; discussion 283. 2013
  2. ncbi Pure moment testing for spinal biomechanics applications: fixed versus 3D floating ring cable-driven test designs
    Jessica A Tang
    The Taylor Collaboration, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    J Biomech 45:706-10. 2012
  3. ncbi Biomechanical analysis of osteotomy type and rod diameter for treatment of cervicothoracic kyphosis
    Justin K Scheer
    Biomechanical Testing Facility, Orthopaedic Trauma Institute, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:E519-23. 2011
  4. ncbi Comparison of expandable and fixed interbody cages in a human cadaver corpectomy model, part I: endplate force characteristics
    Murat Pekmezci
    Biomechanical Testing Facility, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 17:321-6. 2012
  5. ncbi The impact of standing regional cervical sagittal alignment on outcomes in posterior cervical fusion surgery
    Jessica A Tang
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
    Neurosurgery 71:662-9; discussion 669. 2012
  6. ncbi Biomechanical analysis of revision strategies for rod fracture in pedicle subtraction osteotomy
    Justin K Scheer
    Biomechanical Testing Facility, Orthopaedic Trauma Institute, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California 94110, USA
    Neurosurgery 69:164-72; discussion 172. 2011
  7. ncbi Biomechanical analysis of cervicothoracic junction osteotomy in cadaveric model of ankylosing spondylitis: effect of rod material and diameter
    Justin K Scheer
    Biomechanical Testing Facility, Orthopaedic Trauma Institute, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California 94110, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 14:330-5. 2011
  8. ncbi Scheuermann kyphosis in nonhuman primates
    Brian M Farrell
    St Mary s Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 37:E1432-7. 2012

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Publications8

  1. ncbi Effect of severity of rod contour on posterior rod failure in the setting of lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO): a biomechanical study
    Jessica A Tang
    The Taylor Collaboration, San Francisco, California 94117, USA
    Neurosurgery 72:276-82; discussion 283. 2013
    ..Rod failure has been reported clinically in pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) to correct flat back deformity...
  2. ncbi Pure moment testing for spinal biomechanics applications: fixed versus 3D floating ring cable-driven test designs
    Jessica 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...
  3. ncbi Biomechanical analysis of osteotomy type and rod diameter for treatment of cervicothoracic kyphosis
    Justin 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...
  4. ncbi Comparison of expandable and fixed interbody cages in a human cadaver corpectomy model, part I: endplate force characteristics
    Murat Pekmezci
    Biomechanical Testing Facility, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 17:321-6. 2012
    ..This in vitro analysis investigates the endplate forces characteristic of expandable and fixed interbody cages in a single-level human cadaver corpectomy model...
  5. ncbi The impact of standing regional cervical sagittal alignment on outcomes in posterior cervical fusion surgery
    Jessica 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...
  6. ncbi Biomechanical analysis of revision strategies for rod fracture in pedicle subtraction osteotomy
    Justin 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...
  7. ncbi Biomechanical analysis of cervicothoracic junction osteotomy in cadaveric model of ankylosing spondylitis: effect of rod material and diameter
    Justin 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...
  8. ncbi Scheuermann kyphosis in nonhuman primates
    Brian M Farrell
    St Mary s Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 37:E1432-7. 2012
    ..A cadaveric survey of the thoracic spines of extant species of nonbipedal primates for the presence of Scheuermann kyphosis...