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Dual-strap augmentation of a halo orthosis in the treatment of atlantooccipital dislocation in infants and young children. Technical noteMichael P Steinmetz
Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA
J Neurosurg 96:346-9. 2002..One child remained neurologically intact and the other had improvement in motor strength. There were no complications from the use of strap augmentation for halo vest fixation...- An invasion of the atlasMichael P Steinmetz
The Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
Neurosurgery 60:1083-7; discussion 1087-8. 2007 
Cervical disc arthroplasty compared with fusion in a workers' compensation populationMichael P Steinmetz
Center for Spine Health, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
Neurosurgery 63:741-7; discussion 747. 2008..Theoretically, arthroplasty should permit early return to activity and protect against adjacent segment disease. Early mobilization and return to activity may, theoretically, reduce cost to the workers' compensation program...- Craniovertebral junction: biomechanical considerationsMichael P Steinmetz
Center for Spine Health, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
Neurosurgery 66:7-12. 2010..Moreover, an understanding of pathologic motions and the biomechanics of fixation is needed for successful construct design and good patient outcome... - Conventional versus digital radiographs for intraoperative cervical spine-level localization: a prospective time and cost analysisMichael P Steinmetz
Center for Spine Health, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Spine J 9:967-71. 2009..Other operational factors kept constant, decreasing the time for a procedure can be viewed as one marker for increased efficiency... - Atlantooccipital dislocation in children: presentation, diagnosis, and managementMichael P Steinmetz
Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
Neurosurg Focus 14:ecp1. 2003..Infants and toddlers may undergo orthotic immobilization alone, whereas older children usually undergo early occipital cervical fusion. Those with incomplete AOD may be managed successfully with orthotic immobilization... - Segmental spinal instrumentation in the management of scoliosisMichael P Steinmetz
Center for Spine Health, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
Neurosurgery 63:131-8. 2008..Newer strategies have decreased the incidence of neurological injury during implant application and provide greater stability. A review of segmental fixation, including surgical techniques, is provided in this article... - Radiation exposure to the spine surgeon in lumbar and thoracolumbar fusions with the use of an intraoperative computed tomographic 3-dimensional imaging systemKalil G Abdullah
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 37:E1074-8. 2012..A prospective clinical research article... - Translaminar screw fixation in the subaxial cervical spine: quantitative laminar analysis and feasibility of unilateral and bilateral translaminar virtual screw placementMatthew D Alvin
Cleveland Clinic Center for Spine Health, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 37:E745-51. 2012..Morphometric and volumetric analyses and virtual screw placement... - Factors affecting lateral mass screw placement at C-7Kalil G Abdullah
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 14:405-11. 2011..The authors have related 12 distinct morphological measures of the C-7 lateral mass to the ability to place a lateral mass screw using the Magerl, Roy-Camille, and a modified Roy-Camille method... - A review of the utility of obtaining repeated postoperative radiographs following single-level anterior cervical decompression, fusion, and plate placementKene T Ugokwe
Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 9:175-9. 2008.... - Regional instability following cervicothoracic junction surgeryMichael P Steinmetz
Department of Neurosurgery and Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 4:278-84. 2006..Supplemental instrumentation should be considered for patients who have undergone prior cervical surgery, have a history of tobacco use, or are undergoing surgery for deformity correction... - The utility of repeated postoperative radiographs after lumbar instrumented fusion for degenerative lumbar spineTakayuki Yamashita
Cleveland Clinic, Center for Spine Health, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:1955-60. 2011..Retrospective chart review... - The state of lumbar fusion extendersKalil G Abdullah
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:E1328-34. 2011..Review of literature... - Radiation exposure to the surgeon during percutaneous pedicle screw placementThomas E Mroz
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 24:264-7. 2011..In-vitro radiation exposure study... - Axially dynamic implants for stabilization of the cervical spineMichael P Steinmetz
Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
Neurosurgery 59:ONS378-88; discussion ONS388-9. 2006..RESULTS: Diminished incidences of construct failures have been reported with dynamic implants. CONCLUSION: Dynamic implants seem to be the system of choice for ventral cervical stabilization in selected patients... - Musculoskeletal allograft risks and recalls in the United StatesThomas E Mroz
Neuroscience Institute, Center for Spine Health, The Cleveland Clinic, OH 44195, USA
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 16:559-65. 2008..Infectious disease transmission following allograft implantation may occur if potential donors are not adequately evaluated or screened serologically during the prerecovery phase and if the implant is not sterilized before implantation... - Techniques for the ventral correction of postsurgical cervical kyphotic deformityTodd J Stewart
Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
Neurosurgery 56:191-5; discussion 191-5. 2005..The purpose of this article is to review the causes and clinical presentation of postsurgical cervical kyphosis and to focus on the operative planning and ventral correction techniques... - Direct lateral approach to pathology at the craniocervical junction: a technical noteKalil G Abdullah
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Neurosurgery 70:202-8. 2012..The far lateral approach is a well-established technique for the removal of pathology ventrolateral to the brainstem and the craniocervical junction, but it may be too extensive for lesions limited to areas far from the midline... - Lateral extracavitary vs. costotransversectomy approaches to the thoracic spine: reflections on lessons learnedDaniel Lubelski
Cleveland Clinic Center for Spine Health, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
Neurosurgery 71:1096-102. 2012..The indications and outcomes of each of these approaches have not been fully defined in the literature... - Novel reduction technique for thoracolumbar fracture-dislocationsTimothy A Moore
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 15:675-7. 2011..Thoracolumbar fracture-dislocations are devastating injuries. They usually require surgical reduction and stabilization. The authors present a novel technique for reducing these injuries that is predictable and reproducible... - Dorsal versus ventral surgery for cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: considerations for approach selection and review of surgical outcomesJohn H Shin
Department of Neurosurgery, Center for Spine Health, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Neurosurg Focus 30:E8. 2011..Herein, the features and limitations of these approaches are reviewed with an emphasis on complications and outcomes... - Cervical spondylotic myelopathy: make the difficult diagnosis, then refer for surgeryWilliam E McCormick
Department of Neurosurgery, The Cleveland Clinic, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA
Cleve Clin J Med 70:899-904. 2003..Prompt surgical treatment is key, but the diagnosis can be difficult because the signs and symptoms can vary widely and there are no pathognomonic findings... - Cervical deformity correctionMichael P Steinmetz
Department of Neurosurgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
Neurosurgery 60:S90-7. 2007..All approaches are unique in their ability to correct a deformity and in their associated complications. A comprehensive discussion of each is undertaken... - Radiation exposure to the surgeon during open lumbar microdiscectomy and minimally invasive microdiscectomy: a prospective, controlled trialMichael W Mariscalco
Spine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:255-60. 2011..This is a prospective in vivo study comparing radiation exposure to the surgeon during 10 minimally invasive lumbar microdiscectomy cases with 10 traditional open discectomy cases as a control... - Cervical laminoplastyMichael P Steinmetz
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, K4/834 Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Spine J 6:274S-281S. 2006..The procedure has proven to be essentially equal to other cervical decompressive procedures in the neutral or lordotic spine, and outcome has been shown to be durable... - Surgical management of osseous hemangioblastoma of the thoracic spine: technical case reportMichael P Steinmetz
Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
Neurosurgery 57:E405; discussion E405. 2005..A bilateral lateral extracavitary approach is ideal for complete spondylectomy. With this technique, ventral and dorsal reconstruction of the spine through the same incision is possible... - Comparing vertebral body reconstruction implants for the treatment of thoracic and lumbar metastatic spinal tumors: a consecutive case series of 37 patientsSharad Rajpal
Center for Spine Health, Neurologic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 25:85-91. 2012..Retrospective case series... - Oncomodulin affords limited regeneration to injured sensory axons in vitro and in vivoRan Harel
Center for Spine Health, Department of Neurological Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Exp Neurol 233:708-16. 2012.... - Morphometric and volumetric analysis of the lateral masses of the lower cervical spineKalil G Abdullah
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 34:1476-9. 2009..Morphometric and volumetric analysis... - Ventral correction of postsurgical cervical kyphosisMichael P Steinmetz
Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
J Neurosurg 98:1-7. 2003..When symptoms are related to postsurgical kyphosis, deformity correction should be considered. Such a procedure may be performed effectively via an ventral approach in most circumstances... - A combination immunomodulatory treatment promotes neuroprotection and locomotor recovery after contusion SCIChristopher A Iannotti
Center for Spine Health, Department of Neurological Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Exp Neurol 230:3-15. 2011..This article is part of a Special Issue entitled "Interaction between repair, disease, & inflammation.".. - The use of allograft bone in spine surgery: is it safe?Thomas E Mroz
Neuroscience Institute, Center for Spine Health, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Spine J 9:303-8. 2009..An analysis of allograft recall and its safety in spinal surgery has not been reported previously... - Biomechanics of metastatic spine cancerAjit A Krishnaney
Department of Neurosurgery, The Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, S-80, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Neurosurg Clin N Am 15:375-80. 2004..The regional variation in spine anatomy exposes the cervical,thoracic, and lumbar spines to different forces,resulting in varying fracture types... - A transcranial approach for direct mechanical thrombectomy of dural sinus thrombosis. Report of two casesAli Chahlavi
Department of Neurosurgery and Neuroradiology, Section of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
J Neurosurg 101:347-51. 2004..In patients with limited transfemoral access, a transcranial approach may be used to access the cerebral dural sinuses and thrombectomy may be safely and effectively performed. Further evaluation of this therapy is warranted... - Is it safe to use recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein in posterior cervical fusion?Girish K Hiremath
Department of Neurosurgery, Center for Spine Health, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 34:885-9. 2009..A retrospective chart review of all patients who underwent posterior cervical fusion during a 1-year time period... - Use of a ventral cervical retractor system for minimal access transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: technical case reportMichael P Steinmetz
The Spine Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Neurosurgery 60:ONSE175-6; discussion ONSE176. 2007..The downside of these dilators is the expense required to use them and a generally cumbersome design, which can limit mobility and medial/lateral exposure... - Effective lordosis: analysis of sagittal spinal canal alignment in cervical spondylotic myelopathyDavid E Gwinn
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Center for Spine Health, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 11:667-72. 2009..Furthermore, comparisons of this measurement to traditional angular measurements of sagittal cervical alignment are made in regards to surgical planning in patients with CSM... - The role of adjuvant radiation therapy in the treatment of spinal myxopapillary ependymomasSamuel T Chao
Department of Radiation Oncology Brain Tumor and Neuro Oncology Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 14:59-64. 2011..the goal in this study was to determine the role of radiation therapy (RT) in the treatment of spinal myxopapillary ependymomas (MPEs)... - Preliminary experience with the DOC dynamic cervical implant for the treatment of multilevel cervical spondylosisMichael P Steinmetz
Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA
J Neurosurg 97:330-6. 2002..There was one construct failure (related to a motor vehicle accident) and an overall fusion rate of 91%. The DOC implant is a safe and effective cervical construct for multilevel spondylotic disease... - Outcome after the treatment of spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae: a contemporary single-institution series and meta-analysisMichael P Steinmetz
Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
Neurosurgery 55:77-87; discussion 87-8. 2004..For these reasons, it is the authors' opinion that surgery should be used as the first-line therapy for spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae... - Minimally invasive surgical treatment of Bertolotti's Syndrome: case reportKene T Ugokwe
Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Neurosurgery 62:ONSE454-5; discussion ONSE456. 2008..It tends to present with low back pain and may be confused with facet and sacroiliac joint disease... 
The unusual response of serotonergic neurons after CNS Injury: lack of axonal dieback and enhanced sprouting within the inhibitory environment of the glial scarAlicia L Hawthorne
Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, and Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
J Neurosci 31:5605-16. 2011..Determining the mechanism by which serotonergic fibers persist and sprout after lesion could lead to therapeutic strategies for both stroke and spinal cord injury...- Awake craniotomy for microsurgical obliteration of mycotic aneurysms: technical report of three casesJürgen C Lüders
Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Neurosurgery 56:E201; discussion E201. 2005..Awake minimally invasive craniotomy using frameless stereotactic guidance on the basis of computed tomographic angiography enables temporary occlusion of the parent artery with neurological assessment before obliteration of the aneurysm... - Successful surgical management of a case of spontaneous epidural hematoma of the spine during pregnancyMichael P Steinmetz
Department of Neurosurgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Spine J 3:539-42. 2003..Prompt diagnosis may be made with MRI, and evacuation of the hematoma should be performed, ideally before the onset of neurologic signs or symptoms. The prognosis for return of neurologic function is good after urgent evacuation... - Chronic enhancement of the intrinsic growth capacity of sensory neurons combined with the degradation of inhibitory proteoglycans allows functional regeneration of sensory axons through the dorsal root entry zone in the mammalian spinal cordMichael P Steinmetz
Department of Neurosurgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
J Neurosci 25:8066-76. 2005..Therefore, zymosan pretreatment, but not posttreatment, of the sensory ganglia, combined with ChABC modification of CSPGs, resulted in robust and functional regeneration of sensory axons through the DREZ after root injury... - Effects of age on the perioperative characteristics and short-term outcome of posterior lumbar fusion surgeryCumhur Kilincer
Department of Neurosurgery, Trakya University Medical Faculty, Edirne, Turkey
J Neurosurg Spine 3:34-9. 2005..The authors conducted a study to evaluate if increased age has any effect on lumbar fusion surgery in terms of perioperative events...