Research Study

Guidelines for cortical screw versus pedicle screw selection from a fatigued decompressive lumbar laminectomy model show similar stability and less bone mineral density dependency              

Radcliff et al. Clin Biomech October 10 [Epub ahead of print], 2020.

Adjustable lordotic expandable spacers: how do they compare to traditional static spacers in lateral lumbar interbody fusion?

Li et al. J of Spine October 6 [Epub ahead of print], 2020.

A radiographic analysis of the use of banana-shaped articulating interbody spacers in lumbar spine fusion: retrospective design

Russo et al. Interdiscip Neurosurg 23 (2021) 100918, 2020.

Long-term results comparing cervical disc arthroplasty to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Wang et al. Orthop Surg 12(1):16-30, 2020.

Cervical disc arthroplasty versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a meta-analysis of rates of adjacent-level surgery to 7-year follow-up

Badhiwala et al. J Spine Surg 6(1):217-232, 2020.

Minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion using a novel hydroxyapatite-coated screw system improves functional outcomes in patients with sacroiliitis at two year follow-up

Mohit et al. Interdisc Neurosurg July 10 [Epub ahead of print], 2020.

Effects of pre-contoured and in situ contoured rods on the mechanical strength and durability of posterior cervical instrumentation: a finite element analysis and scanning electron microscopy investigation

Kim et al. Spine Deform May 19 [Epub ahead of print], 2020.

The role of sagittal alignment in predicting major failure of lumbopelvic instrumentation – a biomechanical validation of lumbopelvic failure classification

Cho et al. Spine Deform May 29 [Epub ahead of print], 2020.

Three-dimensional assessment of robot-assisted pedicle screw placement accuracy and instrumentation reliability based on a preplanned trajectory

Jiang et al. J Neurosurg Spine May 29 [Epub ahead of print], 2020.

New spinal robotic technologies

Jiang et al. Front Med 13(6):723-729, 2019.

Robotic-assisted spinal surgery: current generation instrumentation and new applications

Elswick et al. Neurosurg Clin N Am 31(1):103-110, 2020.

Robot-assisted versus freehand instrumentation in short-segment lumbar fusion: experience with real-time image-guided spinal robot

Jiang et al. World Neurosurg 136:E635–E645, 2020.

Robot-assisted pedicle screw placement: learning curve experience

Siddiqui et al. World Neurosurg 130:E417–E422, 2019.

Robotic‑assisted navigated minimally invasive pedicle screw placement in the first 100 cases at a single institution

Huntsman et al. J Robot Surg Apr 23 [Epub ahead of print], 2019.

Do facet screws provide the required stability in lumbar fixation? A biomechanical comparison of the Boucher technique and pedicular fixation in primary and circumferential fusions

Agarwala et al. Clin Biomech 27(1):64–70, 2011.