Spinal Disorders Journal Articles

• Vitamin E-induced Coagulopathy in a Young Patient This case highlights the risk of vitamin E-related coagulopathy due to inhibition of vitamin K-dependent factors, even at marginally increased levels of serum vitamin E.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, May 26, 2023
• Upadacitinib in Psoriatic Arthritis With Axial Involvement Is upadacitinib a safe and effective treatment option for psoriatic arthritis patients with axial involvement?
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, May 24, 2023
• Incidence, Etiology, and Risk Factors of Foot Drop Gain a better understanding of the incidence, causes, and risk factors of foot drop.
  ePlasty, May 15, 2023
• Achilles Enthesitis and Outcomes in Ankylosing Spondylitis A new study shows that Achilles tendon enthesitis could have negative impacts over time in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, March 24, 2023
• Elastic Support vs Rigid Orthosis in Pediatric Spondylolysis How do these two conservative treatment options for children with acute spondylolysis compare in terms of bony union and pain improvements?
  Spine, February 27, 2023
• PTED vs MED for Lumbar Disk Herniation How effective are these two types of minimally invasive discectomy in the treatment of lumbar disk herniation? A new study compares outcomes between the techniques.
  Spine, February 20, 2023
• Selective TYK2 Inhibition in Chronic Plaque Psoriasis This articles focuses on oral deucravacitinib, a first-in-class selective tyrosine kinase 2 inhibitor for the treatment of moderate-to-severe chronic plaque psoriasis.
  Skin Therapy Letter, February 15, 2023
• Aspirin to Prevent DVT After Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Surgery Aspirin is commonly used to prevent DVT formation after total joint arthroplasty, but how useful is it among patients undergoing lumbar spinal surgery?
  Current Orthopaedic Practice, February 13, 2023
• Surgery vs Nonoperative Treatment of Elderly Spine Fractures When it comes to managing elderly patients with unstable spinal fractures, which treatment modality should be considered?
  Spine, February 06, 2023
• Multilevel vs Single-Level Decompression Surgery A comparison between multilevel and single-level decompression surgery finds that each is similarly effective for the treatment of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis.
  Spine, January 30, 2023
• Spinal Cord Injury: Incidence, Prevalence, and Disability Data from the Global Burden of Disease Study provide insight into the incidence, prevalence, and burden of spinal cord injuries.
  Spine, January 02, 2023
• Cognitive Functional Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain Is cognitive functional therapy an effective alternative to core training exercise and manual therapy for relieving pain and disability in patients with chronic low back pain?
  Pain, December 28, 2022
• Modified ASD Frailty Index for Preoperative Risk Assessment A new study evaluates the prognostic utility of this tool to predict postoperative outcomes of adult spinal deformity surgery.
  Spine, December 26, 2022
• Direct vs Indirect Decompression for Spondylolisthesis What are the pros and cons of each of these decompression techniques for lumbar spondylolisthesis? This paper compares outcomes between the two.
  Spine, December 12, 2022
• Platelet-Rich Plasma in the Management of Shoulder Disorders What do we currently know about the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma injections in the treatment of common shoulder conditions?
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, December 02, 2022
• Failure in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery How often does adult spinal deformity surgical failure occur, and what are the best ways to prevent these events?
  Spine, November 21, 2022
• Pediatric vs Adult Spinopelvic Alignment and Roussouly Types The results of this study show the differences in alignment types across age groups and how they change during growth.
  Spine, October 31, 2022
• Infliximab in Patients With Juvenile-Onset Spondyloarthritis Is infliximab an effective therapeutic option for patients with juvenile-onset spondyloarthritis who don't adequately respond to conventional treatment?
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, October 25, 2022
• Telemedicine Visits for Diagnoses and Spine Surgical Plans Learn more about the role of telemedicine visits in the preoperative evaluation of spine patients.
  Spine, October 24, 2022
• Spinal Tumors: Diagnosis and Treatment Tumors of the spine can present a diagnostic and treatment challenge, often requiring a multidisciplinary approach. Learn how to recognize and manage these complex cases.
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, October 21, 2022