Minimally invasive surgery for traumatic spinal pathologies: a mini-open, lateral approach in the thoracic and lumbar spineWilliam D Smith
Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 35:S338-46. 2010
..Prospective registry...
- Minimally invasive lateral approach for symptomatic thoracic disc herniation: initial multicenter clinical experience
Juan S Uribe
Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33606, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 16:264-79. 2012
..The current study was performed to examine the safety and early results of a minimally invasive lateral approach for symptomatic thoracic herniated intervertebral discs...
- Craniocervical fixation with occipital condyle screws: biomechanical analysis of a novel technique
Juan S Uribe
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 35:931-8. 2010
..A human cadaveric biomechanical study comparing craniocervical fixation techniques...
- Minimally invasive lateral retropleural thoracolumbar approach: cadaveric feasibility study and report of 4 clinical cases
Juan S Uribe
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Neurosurgery 68:32-9; discussion 39. 2011
..Traditional anterior and posterior approaches to the thoracolumbar spine are associated with significant morbidity. In an effort to eliminate these drawbacks, minimally invasive retropleural approaches have been developed...
- Electromyographic monitoring and its anatomical implications in minimally invasive spine surgery
Juan S Uribe
Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 35:S368-74. 2010
..Literature review...
- Minimally invasive surgery treatment for thoracic spine tumor removal: a mini-open, lateral approach
Juan S Uribe
Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 35:S347-54. 2010
..Prospective registry...
- Brachial plexus injury following spinal surgery
Juan S Uribe
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of South Florida, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 13:552-8. 2010
..In the present study, the authors identified the etiology, precipitating factors, and outcomes of perioperative brachial plexus injuries following spine surgery...
- Occipital cervical stabilization using occipital condyles for cranial fixation: technical case report
Juan S Uribe
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33606, USA
Neurosurgery 65:E1216-7; discussion E1217. 2009
..Presentation of a successful case of craniocervical stabilization involving a novel surgical technique using the occipital condyles as the sole cranial fixation points...
- Feasibility of occipital condyle screw placement for occipitocervical fixation: a cadaveric study and description of a novel technique
Juan S Uribe
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 21:540-6. 2008
..Occipital-cervical (OC) stabilization using occipital condyle fixation with a polyaxial screw-rod construct is described...
- Complications of the mini-open anterolateral approach to the thoracolumbar spine
Ali A Baaj
Department of Neurological Surgery, 2A Columbia Drive, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33616, USA
J Clin Neurosci 19:1265-7. 2012
..This technique, however, is technically demanding and requires proficiency in the use of minimally invasive spinal surgery instruments and retractors...
- Subsidence of polyetheretherketone intervertebral cages in minimally invasive lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas lumbar interbody fusion
Tien V Le
Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 37:1268-73. 2012
..A retrospective review...
- Biomechanical advantage of the index-level pedicle screw in unstable thoracolumbar junction fractures
Ali A Baaj
Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 14:192-7. 2011
..The goal of this study was to quantify the biomechanical advantage of the index-level screw in a fracture model...
- Lordosis restoration after anterior longitudinal ligament release and placement of lateral hyperlordotic interbody cages during the minimally invasive lateral transpsoas approach: a radiographic study in cadavers
Juan S Uribe
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 17:476-85. 2012
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- Anterior longitudinal ligament release using the minimally invasive lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas approach: a cadaveric feasibility study and report of 4 clinical cases
Armen R Deukmedjian
Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33606, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 17:530-9. 2012
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- Early outcomes and safety of the minimally invasive, lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas approach for adult degenerative scoliosis
Elias Dakwar
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Neurosurg Focus 28:E8. 2010
..The authors present their early experience with the minimally invasive, lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas approach for placing interbody grafts and providing anterior column support for adult degenerative deformity...
- Trends in the treatment of lumbar spine fractures in the United States: a socioeconomics perspective: clinical article
Ali A Baaj
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 15:367-70. 2011
..The objective of this study was to investigate a national health care database and analyze demographics, hospital charges, and treatment trends of patients diagnosed with lumbar spine fractures in the US over a 5-year period...
- Complications of lateral plating in the minimally invasive lateral transpsoas approach
Tien V Le
Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33606, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 16:302-7. 2012
..Three cases of hardware failure and 3 cases of vertebral body (VB) fractures associated with lateral plate placement are reported. The authors also review the literature pertaining to lateral plates and related complications...
- Computed tomography-based morphometric analysis of the human occipital condyle for occipital condyle-cervical fusion
Tien V Le
Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33606, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 15:328-31. 2011
..Their placement requires a thorough understanding of the anatomy of the occipital condyles and associated structures. This study is a CT-based morphometric analysis of occipital condyles as related to occipital condyle-cervical fusion...
- Abdominal wall paresis as a complication of minimally invasive lateral transpsoas interbody fusion
Elias Dakwar
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Neurosurg Focus 31:E18. 2011
..The authors describe a case series of patients presenting with paresis and bulging of the abdominal wall after undergoing a minimally invasive lateral retroperitoneal approach...
- Use of titanium expandable vertebral cages in cervical corpectomy
Clinton J Burkett
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
J Clin Neurosci 19:402-5. 2012
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- History of cervical disc arthroplasty
Ali A Baaj
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Neurosurg Focus 27:E10. 2009
..The goal of this work is to trace the origins of cervical arthroplasty technology and highlight the attributes of devices currently available in the market...
- Health care burden of cervical spine fractures in the United States: analysis of a nationwide database over a 10-year period
Ali A Baaj
Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 13:61-6. 2010
..The percentage increase was higher in the non-SCI group. Although SCI was associated with higher adverse outcomes, there were no significant improvements in immediate discharge status in either group during the 10 years analyzed...
- Trajectory of the main sensory and motor branches of the lumbar plexus outside the psoas muscle related to the lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas approach
Elias Dakwar
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 14:290-5. 2011
..The objective of this study is to define the anatomical trajectories of the major motor and sensory branches of the lumbar plexus that are located outside the psoas muscle...
- Defining the safe working zones using the minimally invasive lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas approach: an anatomical study
Juan S Uribe
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33606, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 13:260-6. 2010
..The authors undertook this anatomical cadaveric dissection study to define the anatomical safe zones relative to the disc spaces for prevention of nerve injuries during the lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas approach...
- Sternal cancellous bone graft harvest for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with interbody cage devices
Jaypal Reddy Sangala
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of South Florida, 7th Floor, 2 A Columbia Dr, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 112:470-3. 2010
..Retrospective chart review, technical note, cohort study...
The effect of the retroperitoneal transpsoas minimally invasive lateral interbody fusion on segmental and regional lumbar lordosisTien V Le
Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, 2 Tampa General Circle, 7th Floor, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
ScientificWorldJournal 2012:516706. 2012
..The minimally invasive lateral interbody fusion (MIS LIF) in the lumbar spine can correct coronal Cobb angles, but the effect on sagittal plane correction is unclear...
- The anatomical relationship of the diaphragm to the thoracolumbar junction during the minimally invasive lateral extracoelomic (retropleural/retroperitoneal) approach
Elias Dakwar
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 16:359-64. 2012
..The objective of this study is to describe the anatomical relationship of the diaphragm in reference to the minimally invasive lateral approach to the thoracolumbar spine and its surgical significance...
- Management of delayed esophageal perforations after anterior cervical spinal surgery
Elias Dakwar
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 11:320-5. 2009
..Delayed esophageal perforation is an uncommon but well-known complication after anterior cervical spine surgery. To the authors' knowledge there is no consensus to the optimal management of these patients in the literature...
- Open reduction and internal fixation of a lumbar Chance fracture in a child using Songer cable and lamina plates
Ali A Baaj
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33626, USA
J Neurosurg Pediatr 3:129-31. 2009
..The authors have therefore described a feasible option in the surgical management of Chance-type fractures in the pediatric spine...
- Interfascial technique for vertebral artery exposure in the suboccipital triangle: the road map
A Samy Youssef
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Neurosurgery 67:355-61. 2010
..The natural tissue planes represent a road map to the safe exposure of the VA in the suboccipital triangle...
- Occipital condyle screw placement and occipitocervical instrumentation using three-dimensional image-guided navigation
Tien V Le
Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
J Clin Neurosci 19:757-60. 2012
..We conclude that 3D image-guided navigation is a useful adjunct that can be safely and effectively used for placement of instrumentation of the upper cervical spine including the OC...
- Movement of abdominal structures on magnetic resonance imaging during positioning changes related to lateral lumbar spine surgery: a morphometric study: Clinical article
Armen R Deukmedjian
Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 16:615-23. 2012
..The authors measured the changes in location of the psoas muscle, aorta, inferior vena cava (IVC), iliac vessels, and kidneys with regard to the fixed lumbar spine when moving from a supine to a lateral decubitus position...
- Chance fractures in the pediatric population
Tien V Le
Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Neurosurg Pediatr 8:189-97. 2011
..Knowledge is limited to few case reports and short series. To understand the various aspects of this injury, the authors reviewed the current literature...
- Analysis of lumbar plexopathies and nerve injury after lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas approach: diagnostic standardization
Amir Ahmadian
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 18:289-97. 2013
..The purpose of this study was to standardize the clinical findings of lumbar plexopathies and nerve injuries associated with minimally invasive lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas lumbar fusion...
- Early outcomes of minimally invasive anterior longitudinal ligament release for correction of sagittal imbalance in patients with adult spinal deformity
Armen R Deukmedjian
Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, 2 Tampa General Circle, 7th Floor, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
ScientificWorldJournal 2012:789698. 2012
..3%. Conclusions. In the authors' early experience, release of the anterior longitudinal ligament using the minimally invasive lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas approach may be a feasible alternative in correcting sagittal deformity...
- Surgical approaches to thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament
Ali A Baaj
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
J Clin Neurosci 19:349-51. 2012
..Posterior laminectomy appears to be an acceptable approach with lower risks. This work reviews the published literature on this topic and highlights the salient points...
- Limited access inferior temporal gyrus approach to mesial basal temporal lobe tumors
Juan S Uribe
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Neurosurg 110:137-46. 2009
..A limited access approach to the inferior temporal gyrus (ITG) was used...
- Postoperative lumbar plexus injury after lumbar retroperitoneal transpsoas minimally invasive lateral interbody fusion
Tien V Le
Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 38:E13-20. 2013
..Retrospective review...
- Minimally invasive lateral extracavitary resection of foraminal neurofibromas
Elias Dakwar
Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
J Clin Neurosci 18:1510-2. 2011
..All patients had complete resolution of their pain and motor deficits. Thus, the MIS lateral extracavitary approach is a safe and feasible alternative for resection of spinal extradural foraminal neurofibromas...
- Rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure following minimally invasive spine surgery: report of 5 cases
Elias Dakwar
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 14:785-8. 2011
..Surgeons must be aware of the possibility of postoperative RM and ARF, particularly in morbidly obese patients and in procedures associated with prolonged operative times...
- Comparison between anterior cervical discectomy fusion and cervical corpectomy fusion using titanium cages for reconstruction: analysis of outcome and long-term follow-up
Juan S Uribe
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, 2 Tampa General Circle, USF Health South Center, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Eur Spine J 18:654-62. 2009
..Hence, in the absence of specific pathology requiring removal of vertebral body, multi-level ACDF using interbody cages and autologous bone graft could result in lower morbidity...
- Functional recovery of severe obturator and femoral nerve injuries after lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas surgery
Amir Ahmadian
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
J Neurosurg Spine 18:409-14. 2013
..Chronological video and electrodiagnostic findings demonstrate evidence of recovery. Classification and mechanisms of nerve injury and nerve regeneration are discussed...
- A review of the pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis
Elias Dakwar
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Neurosurg Focus 24:E2. 2008
..There is considerable optimism that additional susceptibility genes, predisposing factors, and regulators of the inflammatory process will be identified that will provide avenues for future treatment...
Flexion-distraction injury of the L1 vertebra treated with short-segment posterior fixation and OptimeshJoji Inamasu
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida 33606, USA
J Clin Neurosci 15:214-8. 2008
..It also remains to be seen how the delivery of allograft into the fractured vertebra via Optimesh affects remodeling, and whether the restored vertebral height is maintained...
