Christopher P Ames

Summary

Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Impact of spinopelvic alignment on decision making in deformity surgery in adults: A review
    Christopher P Ames
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 16:547-64. 2012
  2. ncbi Giant thoracic schwannoma presenting with abrupt onset of abdominal pain: a case report
    Isaac Yang
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    J Med Case Reports 3:88. 2009
  3. ncbi Effect of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 in an experimental model of spinal fusion in a radiated area
    Christopher P Ames
    Comprehensive Spine Center, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA 94143 0112, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:2585-92. 2005
  4. ncbi Biomechanics of stabilization after cervicothoracic compression-flexion injury
    Christopher P Ames
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0112, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:1505-12. 2005
  5. ncbi Biomechanical analysis of a newly designed bioabsorbable anterior cervical plate. Invited submission from the joint section meeting on disorders of the spine and peripheral nerves, March 2005
    Christopher P Ames
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, California 94122, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 3:465-70. 2005
  6. ncbi Biomechanical evaluation of a bioresorbable odontoid screw
    Christopher P Ames
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California 94122, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 2:182-7. 2005
  7. ncbi Novel treatment of basilar invagination resulting from an untreated C-1 fracture associated with transverse ligament avulsion. Case report and description of surgical technique
    Christopher P Ames
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, California 94122, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 2:83-7. 2005
  8. ncbi Biomechanical comparison of posterior lumbar interbody fusion and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion performed at 1 and 2 levels
    Christopher P Ames
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0112, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:E562-6. 2005
  9. ncbi Posterior transpedicular corpectomy and reconstruction of the axial vertebra for metastatic tumor
    Christopher P Ames
    UCSF Spine Center and Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 10:111-6. 2009
  10. ncbi Biomechanical analysis of a resorbable anterior cervical graft containment plate
    Christopher P Ames
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:1031-8. 2005

Detail Information

Publications75

  1. ncbi Impact of spinopelvic alignment on decision making in deformity surgery in adults: A review
    Christopher 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...
  2. ncbi Giant thoracic schwannoma presenting with abrupt onset of abdominal pain: a case report
    Isaac Yang
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    J Med Case Reports 3:88. 2009
    ..We report the case of a patient with a giant thoracic schwannoma presenting unusually with acute abdominal pain and with delayed neurological impairment...
  3. ncbi Effect of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 in an experimental model of spinal fusion in a radiated area
    Christopher P Ames
    Comprehensive Spine Center, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA 94143 0112, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:2585-92. 2005
    ..An animal model of posterolateral intertransverse process spine fusion was used...
  4. ncbi Biomechanics of stabilization after cervicothoracic compression-flexion injury
    Christopher P Ames
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0112, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:1505-12. 2005
    ..Biomechanical laboratory research...
  5. ncbi Biomechanical analysis of a newly designed bioabsorbable anterior cervical plate. Invited submission from the joint section meeting on disorders of the spine and peripheral nerves, March 2005
    Christopher P Ames
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, California 94122, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 3:465-70. 2005
    ....
  6. ncbi Biomechanical evaluation of a bioresorbable odontoid screw
    Christopher P Ames
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California 94122, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 2:182-7. 2005
    ..The resorbable screw was evaluated for its ability to restore strength and stiffness to the fractured odontoid process compared with traditional titanium screws...
  7. ncbi Novel treatment of basilar invagination resulting from an untreated C-1 fracture associated with transverse ligament avulsion. Case report and description of surgical technique
    Christopher P Ames
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, California 94122, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 2:83-7. 2005
    ..A variation of this technique may also be used to treat Type II transverse ligament injuries associated with C-1 ring fractures as an alternative to halo immobilization...
  8. ncbi Biomechanical comparison of posterior lumbar interbody fusion and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion performed at 1 and 2 levels
    Christopher P Ames
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0112, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:E562-6. 2005
    ..Biomechanical laboratory study of human cadaveric spines...
  9. ncbi Posterior transpedicular corpectomy and reconstruction of the axial vertebra for metastatic tumor
    Christopher P Ames
    UCSF Spine Center and Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 10:111-6. 2009
    ..The authors report 3 cases in which a similar posterior transpedicular technique, adapted for the cervical spine, was used for intralesional resection of metastatic tumors of the axis...
  10. ncbi Biomechanical analysis of a resorbable anterior cervical graft containment plate
    Christopher P Ames
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:1031-8. 2005
    ..Flexibility, graft containment, and load-to-failure were studied...
  11. ncbi Relaxation of forces needed to distract cervical vertebrae after discectomy: a biomechanical study
    Henry E Aryan
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    J Spinal Disord Tech 22:100-4. 2009
    ..In vitro and in vivo biomechanical stress measurements are made of the intervertebral disc segment distraction force during anterior cervical discectomy...
  12. ncbi Bioabsorbable anterior cervical plating: initial multicenter clinical and radiographic experience
    Henry E Aryan
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 32:1084-8. 2007
    ..Prospective clinical trial...
  13. 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...
  14. ncbi Stabilization of the atlantoaxial complex via C-1 lateral mass and C-2 pedicle screw fixation in a multicenter clinical experience in 102 patients: modification of the Harms and Goel techniques
    Henry E Aryan
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, 94143, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 8:222-9. 2008
    ..The authors reviewed the multicenter experience with 102 patients undergoing C1-2 fusion via the polyaxial screw/rod technique. They also describe a modification to the Harms technique...
  15. 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...
  16. ncbi Modified paramedian transpedicular approach and spinal reconstruction for intradural tumors of the cervical and cervicothoracic spine: clinical experience
    Frank L Acosta
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0112, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 32:E203-10. 2007
    ....
  17. ncbi A novel anterior technique for simultaneous single-stage anterior and posterior cervical release for fixed kyphosis
    Vincent Y Wang
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 8:594-9. 2008
    ..The authors illustrate this technique in a patient who developed fixed scoliosis and kyphosis of the cervical spine after surgery for degenerative disc disease. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of this technique...
  18. ncbi Corpectomy followed by the placement of instrumentation with titanium cages and recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 for vertebral osteomyelitis
    Henry E Aryan
    Department of Neurosurgery and UCSF Spine Center, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0350, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 6:23-30. 2007
    ..The authors review their experience in performing corpectomy and fusion with titanium cages and rhBMP-2 in patients with vertebral instability and/or neurological compromise due to vertebral osteomyelitis...
  19. 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...
  20. ncbi Adjacent-level vertebral body fractures after expandable cage reconstruction
    Dean Chou
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, California 94143 0112, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 8:584-8. 2008
    ..The authors report 4 cases of adjacent-level vertebral body fractures after placement of expandable cages. This study found that the fracture pattern in the coronal plane was similar in all cases...
  21. ncbi Long-term biomechanical stability and clinical improvement after extended multilevel corpectomy and circumferential reconstruction of the cervical spine using titanium mesh cages
    Frank L Acosta
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    J Spinal Disord Tech 21:165-74. 2008
    ..Retrospective review of clinical case series...
  22. ncbi Comprehensive management of symptomatic and aggressive vertebral hemangiomas
    Frank L Acosta
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, R505 Parnassus Avenue, Room M 779, San Francisco, CA 94143 0112, USA
    Neurosurg Clin N Am 19:17-29. 2008
    ..Vertebroplasty is useful for improving pain symptoms, especially when vertebral body compression fracture has occurred in patients without neurological deficit, but is less effective in providing long-term pain relief...
  23. ncbi Surgical site infection in spinal surgery: description of surgical and patient-based risk factors for postoperative infection using administrative claims data
    Amir Abdul-Jabbar
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 37:1340-5. 2012
    ..Retrospective analysis...
  24. 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...
  25. ncbi Biomechanical comparison of three fixation techniques for unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures. Laboratory investigation
    Frank L Acosta
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 8:341-6. 2008
    ....
  26. ncbi Stand-alone anterior lumbar discectomy and fusion with plate: initial experience
    Henry E Aryan
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Surg Neurol 68:7-13; discussion 13. 2007
    ....
  27. ncbi Rates of new neurological deficit associated with spine surgery based on 108,419 procedures: a report of the scoliosis research society morbidity and mortality committee
    D Kojo Hamilton
    University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:1218-28. 2011
    ..Retrospective review of a prospectively collected, multicenter database...
  28. ncbi Feasibility of a resorbable anterior cervical graft containment plate
    Christopher P Ames
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Orthopedics 25:s1149-55. 2002
    ..Data from a representative sample are presented. Advantages and disadvantages of resorbable plating are discussed...
  29. ncbi Effects of age on perioperative complications of extensive multilevel thoracolumbar spinal fusion surgery
    Jordan M Cloyd
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 12:402-8. 2010
    ..Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of age in persons undergoing multilevel (> or = 5 levels) thoracolumbar fusion surgery...
  30. ncbi Partial spondylectomy: modification for lateralized malignant spinal column tumors of the cervical or lumbosacral spine
    John H Chi
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue M779, Box 0112, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    J Clin Neurosci 15:43-8. 2008
    ..Partial spondylectomy can be an alternative to total en bloc spondylectomy in properly selected patients with lateralized encapsulated malignant spinal tumors and may be performed in the cervical or lumbosacral spinal regions...
  31. ncbi Perioperative complications and clinical outcomes of multilevel circumferential lumbar spinal fusion in the elderly
    Frank L Acosta
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Avenue, S 225, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    J Clin Neurosci 16:69-73. 2009
    ..Perioperative events, intermediate-term clinical outcomes, and fusion rates after multilevel 360-degree lumbar fusion in the elderly are comparable to those of younger patients...
  32. ncbi Patient satisfaction and radiographic outcomes after lumbar spinal fusion without iliac crest bone graft or transverse process fusion
    Frank L Acosta
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M779, Box 0112, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    J Clin Neurosci 16:1184-7. 2009
    ..Patient satisfaction remained high and might be because the morbidity associated with harvesting ICBG was avoided, as was the additional muscle dissection required for the fusion of lateral transverse processes...
  33. ncbi The Charité Artificial Disc: insertion technique
    Henry E Aryan
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-0350, USA
    Neurosurg Clin N Am 16:637-50, vii. 2005
    ..With thousands of implantations worldwide since 1987, it has the longest clinical experience of any artificial disc. No other artificial disc has the substantial preclinical and clinical history that validates its use...
  34. ncbi Coblation of spinal endplates in preparation for interbody spinal fusion
    Henry E Aryan
    Division of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Diego UCSD, 200 West Arbor Drive, Suite 8893, San Diego, California 92103 8893, USA
    J Clin Neurosci 13:349-52. 2006
    ..Clearly, the number of patients involved and the length of follow-up limit this study, but it serves as an early indicator that endplate preparation may play a role in graft subsidence and fusion rates. Additional study is warranted...
  35. ncbi Intramedullary spinal cord tumors: molecular insights and surgical innovation
    Andrew T Parsa
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Clin Neurosurg 52:76-84. 2005
  36. ncbi En bloc resection of primary tumors of the cervical spine: report of two cases and systematic review of the literature
    Jordan M Cloyd
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M779, Box 0112, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Spine J 9:928-35. 2009
    ..Survival data and rates of recurrence after en bloc resection for cervical spinal tumors are limited to single case reports and small case series, making the true risk of recurrence after this procedure unknown...
  37. ncbi Frameless stereotactic image-guided C1-C2 transarticular screw fixation for atlantoaxial instability: review of 20 patients
    Frank L Acosta
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0112, USA
    J Spinal Disord Tech 18:385-91. 2005
    ..We retrospectively studied 20 adults who underwent C1-C2 transarticular screw (TAS) fixation utilizing frameless stereotaxy...
  38. ncbi Biomechanical analysis of Goel technique for C1-2 fusion
    Jon 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...
  39. ncbi Two-level total en bloc lumbar spondylectomy with dural resection for metastatic renal cell carcinoma
    Henry E Aryan
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, 400 Parnassus Avenue, A868, San Francisco, CA 94143 0350, USA
    J Clin Neurosci 15:70-2. 2008
    ..We report a successful two-level spondylectomy with en bloc dural resection in a patient with metastatic renal carcinoma to the L3 and L4 vertebrae...
  40. ncbi Successful outcome of six-level cervicothoracic corpectomy and circumferential reconstruction: case report and review of literature on multilevel cervicothoracic corpectomy
    Frank L Acosta
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, 505 Parnassus Avenue, Moffitt Hospital M779, Box 0112, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Eur Spine J 15:670-4. 2006
    ..Clinical relevance: the authors recommend anterior cage and plate-assisted reconstruction and additional posterior instrumentation using modern spinal surgical techniques and implants...
  41. ncbi Correlation of higher preoperative American Society of Anesthesiology grade and increased morbidity and mortality rates in patients undergoing spine surgery
    Kai Ming G Fu
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 14:470-4. 2011
    ....
  42. ncbi Current treatment strategies and outcomes in the management of symptomatic vertebral hemangiomas
    Frank L Acosta
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0112, USA
    Neurosurgery 58:287-95; discussion 287-95. 2006
    ..Treatment included transarterial embolization, embolization followed by surgical decompression or vertebral reconstruction with arthrodesis, and percutaneous vertebroplasty alone...
  43. ncbi Artificial pedicle screw reconstruction of the cervical spine after lateral paramedian transpedicular approach for lesions of the ventral cervical spinal canal
    Frank L Acosta
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143-0112, USA
    Neurosurgery 57:281-5; discussion 281-5. 2005
    ..CONCLUSION: Cervical spinal stability is enhanced, because all cervical levels are incorporated into the final screw-rod construct...
  44. ncbi Reconstruction of C-1 lateral mass with titanium mesh cage after resection of an aneurysmal bone cyst of the atlas
    Vincent Y Wang
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 10:117-21. 2009
    ..The authors present a case of an ABC at C-1 in a child who underwent resection of the lesion and reconstruction of the lateral mass with a titanium mesh cage...
  45. ncbi Morbidity and mortality after spinal deformity surgery in patients 75 years and older: complications and predictive factors
    Frank L Acosta
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 15:667-74. 2011
    ....
  46. 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...
  47. ncbi Treatment of Enneking stage 3 aggressive vertebral hemangiomas with intralesional spondylectomy: report of 10 cases and review of the literature
    Frank L Acosta
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    J Spinal Disord Tech 24:268-75. 2011
    ..A retrospective review of consecutive series of Enneking stage 3 vertebral hemangiomas surgically treated at a major tertiary spine tumor center...
  48. ncbi Technique of cervicothoracic junction pedicle subtraction osteotomy for cervical sagittal imbalance: report of 11 cases
    Vedat 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...
  49. 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...
  50. ncbi Parasagittal osteotomy for en bloc resection of multilevel cervical chordomas
    Dean Chou
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0350, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 10:397-403. 2009
    ..The authors report their management of 3 multilevel cervical chordomas and describe their technique of en bloc tumor removal using parasagittal osteotomy...
  51. ncbi Successful treatment of cervical myelopathy with minimal morbidity by circumferential decompression and fusion
    Henry E Aryan
    Department of Neurosurgery, UCSF Medical Center, University of California, 400 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143 0350, USA
    Eur Spine J 16:1401-9. 2007
    ..CCDF may provide more extensive decompression of the spinal cord and may be more structurally stable. Concerns regarding operation-associated morbidity should not strongly influence whether CCDF is performed...
  52. ncbi Effect of age on the perioperative and radiographic complications of multilevel cervicothoracic spinal fusions
    Jordan M Cloyd
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:E977-82. 2008
    ..Retrospective review...
  53. ncbi Vertebral column resection for rigid spinal deformity
    Justin S Smith
    University of Virginia, Department of Neurological Surgery, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
    Neurosurgery 63:177-82. 2008
    ..This article reviews the VCR technique as it relates to correction of rigid spinal deformity, including case examples to illustrate its application...
  54. ncbi Expandable cylindrical cages in the cervical spine: a review of 22 cases
    Kurtis I Auguste
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor Research Center, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California 94143-0112, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 4:285-91. 2006
    ..No significant subsidence was noted, and pain and functional scores improved in all cases. Expandable cylindrical cages appear to be well suited for cervical reconstruction and for correcting sagittal malalignment...
  55. ncbi Operative management of adult high-grade lumbosacral spondylolisthesis
    Frank L Acosta
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Neurosurg Clin N Am 18:249-54. 2007
    ..Posterolateral pedicle screw-rod fixation has improved rates of arthrodesis compared with traditional in situ fusions. Nevertheless, complications with operative management of high-grade spondylolisthesis can be severe...
  56. ncbi Use of intraoperative isocentric C-arm 3D fluoroscopy for sextant percutaneous pedicle screw placement: case report and review of the literature
    Frank L Acosta
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M-779, San Francisco, CA 94143-0112, USA
    Spine J 5:339-43. 2005
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The present case is the first case to demonstrate the intraoperative use of a 3D fluoroscopy-based image-guidance system for accurate navigation during lumbar pedicle screw placement...
  57. ncbi Diagnosis and management of adult pyogenic osteomyelitis of the cervical spine
    Frank L Acosta
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
    Neurosurg Focus 17:E2. 2004
    ....
  58. ncbi Kyphoplasty-augmented short-segment pedicle screw fixation of traumatic lumbar burst fractures: initial clinical experience and literature review
    Frank L Acosta
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
    Neurosurg Focus 18:e9. 2005
    ....
  59. ncbi En bloc resection for primary and metastatic tumors of the spine: a systematic review of the literature
    Jordan M Cloyd
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
    Neurosurgery 67:435-44; discussion 444-5. 2010
    ..The efficacy of en bloc resection for spinal tumors is unknown because most of the current evidence is provided by small, single-institution clinical series or case reports...
  60. ncbi General considerations for cervical arthroplasty with technique for ProDisc-C
    John H Chi
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Neurosurg Clin N Am 16:609-19, vi. 2005
    ..Short-term follow-up studies indicate that cervical arthroplasty is as safe and effective as traditional fusion surgery, but follow-up studies are no longer needed...
  61. ncbi Emerging directions in motion preservation spinal surgery
    Frank L Acosta
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, Moffitt Hospital, CA 94143, USA
    Neurosurg Clin N Am 16:665-9, vii. 2005
    ..This allows for a certain degree of immobilization without fusion. Minimally invasive surgical approaches, facet arthroplasty, and posterior tension band devices may be the future of motion preservation spinal surgery...
  62. ncbi Complications and outcomes of lumbar spine surgery in elderly people: a review of the literature
    Jordan M Cloyd
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 56:1318-27. 2008
    ..A better understanding of the risks and prognosis associated with these types of surgeries will enable more-informed decision-making by patients and physicians...
  63. ncbi Cervical disc arthroplasty: general introduction
    Frank L Acosta
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, Moffitt Hospital, CA 94143, USA
    Neurosurg Clin N Am 16:603-7, vi. 2005
    ....
  64. ncbi The importance of platybasia and the palatine line in patient selection for endonasal surgery of the craniocervical junction: a radiographic study of 12 patients
    Ivan H El-Sayed
    Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    World Neurosurg 76:183-8; discussion 74-8. 2011
    ..We investigated whether the height of the craniocervical junction is elevated over the PL in patients with and without platybasia...
  65. ncbi Clinical management of intramedullary spinal ependymomas in adults
    Janet Lee
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 30 N, 1900 E, RM 3B409, UT 84112, USA
    Neurosurg Clin N Am 17:21-7. 2006
  66. ncbi Optimal reconstruction technique after C-2 corpectomy and spondylectomy: a biomechanical analysis
    Justin 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...
  67. ncbi The potential role of mesenchymal stem cell therapy for intervertebral disc degeneration: a critical overview
    Frank L Acosta
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0112, USA
    Neurosurg Focus 19:E4. 2005
    ..Although important obstacles to the survival and proliferation of stem cells within the degenerating disc need to be overcome, the potential for MSC therapy to slow or reverse the degenerative process remains substantial...
  68. ncbi Pathologic and epidemiologic findings of intramedullary spinal cord tumors
    Tarik Tihan
    Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Neurosurg Clin N Am 17:7-11. 2006
  69. ncbi Neuromonitoring during surgery for metastatic tumors to the spine: intraoperative interpretation and management strategies
    Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor Research Center, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M 779, San Francisco, CA 94143 0112, USA
    Neurosurg Clin N Am 15:537-47. 2004
    ..Further experience with these techniques should allow improved results follow-ing surgical procedures in functionally eloquent are as of the spinal cord during the surgical management of metastatic tumors...
  70. ncbi Genetic modification of neural stem cells
    Rahul Jandial
    Division of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Diego, California, USA
    Mol Ther 16:450-7. 2008
    ..This paper provides an overview on NSCs and the various methods in which they have been genetically manipulated for biological investigation...
  71. ncbi Biomechanical analysis of rigid stabilization techniques for three-column injury in the lower cervical spine
    Hakan Bozkus
    VKV Amerikan Hastanesi, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey
    Spine 30:915-22. 2005
    ..Combined fixation further improves stability. There is little discernible difference in immediate postoperative stability between posterior rod constructs combining lateral mass and pedicle screws and those using only pedicle screws...
  72. ncbi Biomechanical comparison of two-level cervical locking posterior screw/rod and hook/rod techniques
    Adolfo Espinoza Larios
    Spinal Biomechanics, Barrow Neurological Institute, St Joseph s Hospital and Medical Center, 350 W Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA
    Spine J 7:194-204. 2007
    ..This order of options is in order of decreasing technical difficulty and decreasing depth of fixation, and is thought to be in order of decreasing stability...
  73. ncbi In vivo evaluation of bioresorbable polylactide implants for cervical graft containment in an ovine spinal fusion model
    G Bryan Cornwall
    MacroPore Biosurgery, Incorporated, San Diego, California, USA
    Neurosurg Focus 16:E5. 2004
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  74. ncbi Feasibility of a resorbable anterior cervical graft containment plate
    Christopher P Ames
    J Neurosurg 97:440-6. 2002
    ..Data from a representative sample are presented. Advantages and disadvantages of resorbable plating are discussed...
  75. ncbi The ProDisc artificial disc: insertion technique
    Henry E Aryan
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of California-San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Neurosurg Clin N Am 16:651-6, vii. 2005
    ..The disc is implanted via an anterior approach, generally retroperitoneally but on occasion transperitoneally. The different approaches and insertion technique are described in this article...