Research Study

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.

Spinal instrumentation after complete resection of the last lumbar vertebra: an in vitro biomechanical study after L5 spondylectomy

Bartanusz et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36(13):1017–1021, 2010.

Biomechanical rigidity of an all-polyetheretherketone anterior thoracolumbar spinal reconstruction construct: an in vitro corpectomy model

Moon et al. The Spine J 9(4):330–335, 2009.

Bridge plate design effects on yield and fatigue in distal radius fracture model

Ilyas et al. J Wrist Surg July 6 [Epub ahead of print], 2020.

Comparative Effectiveness of Laterally Placed Expandable versus Static Interbody Spacers: A 1-Year Follow-Up Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes Study

Li et al. Asian Spine J. June 12, 2020 [Epub ahead of print]

Comparative Effectiveness of Adjustable Lordotic Expandable versus Static Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Devices: One Year Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes

Li et al. The Open Orthopaedics Journal, 2020, Volume 14