Neurospine

Neurospine provides spine clinicians and researchers with peer-reviewed articles on basic and clinical investigation of spine and spinal cord to enhance patient management, education, clinical or experimental research, and professionalism.

The journal will consider submissions in areas on craniocervical to lumbosacral spine including the followings: neuroscience and pain research, bone and mineral research, disc and joint research, bio and industrial technology, pathophysiology, risk factors, symptomatology, imaging, treatment, rehabilitation of spine, spinal cord and peripheral nerve diseases.

Review Article

January 22, 2021

Novel Methods of Necroptosis Inhibition for Spinal Cord Injury Using Translational Research to Limit Secondary Injury and Enhance Endogenous Repair and Regeneration

Brian Fiani, Athanasios Kondilis, Marisol Soula, Anthony Tao, Mohammed Ali Alvi

Neurospine. 2021;18(2):261-270.

Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) pose an immense challenge from a clinical perspective as current treatments and interventions have been found to provide marginal improvements in clinical outcome (with varying degrees...

Original Article

June 30, 2021

Comorbidity Influence on Postoperative Outcomes Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

Elliot D.K. Cha, Conor P. Lynch, Caroline N. Jadczak, Shruthi Mohan, Cara E. Geoghegan, Kern Singh

Neurospine. 2021;18(2):271-280.

Objective: This study aims to detail the association between comorbidity burden and achieving minimum clinically important difference (MCID) following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Methods: A prospective surgical registry was...

Original Article

June 30, 2021

Intraoperative Monitoring for Cauda Equina Tumors: Surgical Outcomes and Neurophysiological Data Accrued Over 10 Years

Subum Lee, Dae-Chul Cho, Seung Chul Rhim, Byung Jou Lee, Seok Ho Hong, Yong Seo Koo, Jin Hoon Park

Neurospine. 2021;18(2):281-289.

Objective: Cauda equina tumors affect the peripheral nervous system, and the validities of triggered electromyogram (tEMG) and intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring (IOM) are unclear. We sought to evaluate the accuracy and...

Original Article

June 30, 2021

Telemedicine in Neurosurgery: Standardizing the Spinal Physical Examination Using A Modified Delphi Method

Alexander F. Haddad, John F. Burke, Praveen V. Mummaneni, Andrew K. Chan, Michael M. Safaee, John J. Knightly, Rory R. Mayer, Brenton H. Pennicooke, Anthony M. Digiorgio, Philip R. Weinstein, et al.

Neurospine. 2021;18(2):292-302.

Objective: The use of telemedicine has dramatically increased due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Many neurosurgeons are now using telemedicine technologies for preoperative evaluations and routine outpatient visits. Our...

Original Article

January 23, 2021

Influence of Frailty on Life Expectancy in Octogenarians After Lumbar Spine Surgery

Hyun-Jun Jang, Dong-Kyu Chin, Jeong-Yoon Park, Sung-Uk Kuh, Keun-Su Kim, Yong-Eun Cho, Kyung-Hyun Kim

Neurospine. 2021;18(2):303-310.

Objective: Many studies have reported positive surgical outcomes and decreased mortality after spine surgery in the elderly population, including patients between 85 and 90 years of age. Here, in addition...

Original Article

January 22, 2021

Cervical Lordosis Ratio as a Novel Predictor for the Loss of Cervical Lordosis After Laminoplasty

Kosei Ono, Sohei Murata, Mutsumi Matsushita, Hiroshi Murakami

Neurospine. 2021;18(2):311-318.

Objective: Maintaining cervical lordosis (CL) after laminoplasty is important for indirect decompression of the spinal cord. This study aimed to identify preoperative dynamic radiographic predictors for the loss of CL...

Original Article

March 4, 2021

Unilateral Posterior Surgery for Severe Osteoporotic Vertebrae Fractures’ Sequelae in Geriatric Population: Minimum 5-Year Results of 109 Patients

Tuna Pehlivanoglu, Yigit Erdag, Ismail Oltulu, Umut Dogu Akturk, Emre Korkmaz, Kerem Yildirim, Ender Sarioglu, Kerem Gun, Ender Ofluoglu, Mehmet Aydogan

Neurospine. 2021;18(2):319-327.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of modified posterior vertebral column resection (PVCR) combined with anterior column restoration in elderly patients presenting with thoracic or thoracolumbar...

Original Article

June 30, 2021

The Intersection Between Lateral Mass and Inferomedial Edge of the C1 Posterior Arch: A Reference Point for C1 Lateral Mass Screw Insertion

Torphong Bunmaprasert, Watcharapong Puangkaew, Nantawit Sugandhavesa, Wongthawat Liawrungrueang, K. Daniel Riew

Neurospine. 2021;18(2):328-335.

Objective: To determine the ideal Atlas (C1) lateral mass screw placement and trajectory using the intersection between the lateral mass and inferomedial edge of the posterior arch as an easily...

Original Article

June 30, 2021

Factors Predicting the Clinical Outcome After Trans-sacral Epiduroscopic Laser Decompression for Lumbar Disc Herniation

Byung Rhae Yoo, Seong Son, Sang Gu Lee, Woo Kyung Kim, Jong Myung Jung

Neurospine. 2021;18(2):336-343.

Objective: Previous literatures have demonstrated widely variable clinical results after transsacral epiduroscopic laser decompression (SELD) and the factors predicting outcomes are not yet established. Therefore, we analyzed the clinical outcome...

Original Article

June 30, 2021

Microsurgery Versus Endovascular Treatment - Which Is Adequate for Initial Treatment of Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: A Case Series

Younggyu Oh, Yeon Heo, Sang Ryong Jeon, Sung Woo Roh, Jin Hoon Park

Neurospine. 2021;18(2):344-354.

Objective: Considering the adverse natural history of spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (sDAVF), clinical outcomes may be worsened if the initial occlusive trial does not achieve complete fistula occlusion. We aimed...

Original Article

June 30, 2021

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery With Midline Cortical Bone Trajectory Screw Fixation for Lumbar Degenerative Disease in a Retrospective Study of 200 Patients

Sung Hyun Noh, Ho Yeol Zhang

Neurospine. 2021;18(2):355-362.

Objective: Midline lumbar interbody fusion is performed for treatment of various lumbar degenerative diseases, with good clinical outcomes and few complications. However, there are no large-scale or long-term studies regarding...

Original Article

June 30, 2021

Metric Evaluation of Reliability and Transparency of the Videos About Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surgery in the Online Platforms: Assessment of YouTube Videos’ Content

Omer Ozdemir, Furkan Diren, Osman Boyali, Erdinc Civelek, Serdar Kabatas

Neurospine. 2021;18(2):363-368.

Objective: To evaluate the quality and reliability of carpal tunnel syndrome surgery videos on YouTube. Methods: A keyword set of “carpal tunnel syndrome surgery” was searched on YouTube. The DISCERN scoring...

Original Article

June 30, 2021

Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Is a Valid Assessment for Depression in Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy

Conor P. Lynch, Elliot D.K. Cha, Nathaniel W. Jenkins, James M. Parrish, Cara E. Geoghegan, Caroline N. Jadczak, Shruthi Mohan, Kern Singh

Neurospine. 2021;18(2):369-376.

Objective: The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) is a screening tool for evaluating depressive symptoms. Research is scarce regarding the validity and correlation of PHQ-9 scores with other patient-reported outcomes of...

Original Article

June 30, 2021

Preoperative Neck Disability Severity Limits Extent of Postoperative Improvement Following Cervical Spine Procedures

Elliot D.K. Cha, Conor P. Lynch, Shruthi Mohan, Cara E. Geoghegan, Caroline N. Jadczak, Kern Singh

Neurospine. 2021;18(2):377-388.

Objective: Our study aims to evaluate the impact of severity of preoperative Neck Disability Index (NDI) on postoperative patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). Methods: A retrospective review of primary, elective, single or...

Original Article

June 30, 2021

Are Lumbar Fusion Guidelines Followed? A Survey of North American Spine Surgeons

Thiago S. Montenegro, Christopher Elia, Kevin Hines, Zorica Buser, Jefferson Wilson, Zoher Ghogawala, Shekar N. Kurpad, Daniel M. Sciubba, James S. Harrop

Neurospine. 2021;18(2):389-396.

Objective: To evaluate the use of guidelines for lumbar spine fusions among spine surgeons in North America. Methods: An anonymous survey was electronically sent to all AO Spine North America members....

Brief History of Neurosurgical Spine Societies in the United States: Part 2 Sasha Vaziri, Praveen V. Mummaneni, Michael Y. Wang, Daniel J. Hoh Neurospine. 2021;18(2):257-260. Essay June 30, 2021 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Novel Methods of Necroptosis Inhibition for Spinal Cord Injury Using Translational Research to Limit Secondary Injury and Enhance Endogenous Repair and Regeneration Brian Fiani, Athanasios Kondilis, Marisol Soula, Anthony Tao, Mohammed Ali Alvi Neurospine. 2021;18(2):261-270. Review Article January 22, 2021 Cited By 13 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Comorbidity Influence on Postoperative Outcomes Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Elliot D.K. Cha, Conor P. Lynch, Caroline N. Jadczak, Shruthi Mohan, Cara E. Geoghegan, Kern Singh Neurospine. 2021;18(2):271-280. Original Article June 30, 2021 Cited By 3 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Intraoperative Monitoring for Cauda Equina Tumors: Surgical Outcomes and Neurophysiological Data Accrued Over 10 Years Subum Lee, Dae-Chul Cho, Seung Chul Rhim, Byung Jou Lee, Seok Ho Hong, Yong Seo Koo, Jin Hoon Park Neurospine. 2021;18(2):281-289. Original Article June 30, 2021 Cited By 9 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Commentary on “Intraoperative Monitoring for Cauda Equina Tumors: Surgical Outcomes and Neurophysiological Data Accrued Over 10 Years” Yoshiki Takeoka Neurospine. 2021;18(2):290-291. Editorial June 30, 2021 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Telemedicine in Neurosurgery: Standardizing the Spinal Physical Examination Using A Modified Delphi Method Alexander F. Haddad, John F. Burke, Praveen V. Mummaneni, Andrew K. Chan, Michael M. Safaee, John J. Knightly, Rory R. Mayer, Brenton H. Pennicooke, Anthony M. Digiorgio, Philip R. Weinstein, et al. Neurospine. 2021;18(2):292-302. Original Article June 30, 2021 Cited By 8 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Influence of Frailty on Life Expectancy in Octogenarians After Lumbar Spine Surgery Hyun-Jun Jang, Dong-Kyu Chin, Jeong-Yoon Park, Sung-Uk Kuh, Keun-Su Kim, Yong-Eun Cho, Kyung-Hyun Kim Neurospine. 2021;18(2):303-310. Original Article January 23, 2021 Cited By 8 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Cervical Lordosis Ratio as a Novel Predictor for the Loss of Cervical Lordosis After Laminoplasty Kosei Ono, Sohei Murata, Mutsumi Matsushita, Hiroshi Murakami Neurospine. 2021;18(2):311-318. Original Article January 22, 2021 Cited By 7 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Unilateral Posterior Surgery for Severe Osteoporotic Vertebrae Fractures’ Sequelae in Geriatric Population: Minimum 5-Year Results of 109 Patients Tuna Pehlivanoglu, Yigit Erdag, Ismail Oltulu, Umut Dogu Akturk, Emre Korkmaz, Kerem Yildirim, Ender Sarioglu, Kerem Gun, Ender Ofluoglu, Mehmet Aydogan Neurospine. 2021;18(2):319-327. Original Article March 4, 2021 Cited By 5 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	The Intersection Between Lateral Mass and Inferomedial Edge of the C1 Posterior Arch: A Reference Point for C1 Lateral Mass Screw Insertion Torphong Bunmaprasert, Watcharapong Puangkaew, Nantawit Sugandhavesa, Wongthawat Liawrungrueang, K. Daniel Riew Neurospine. 2021;18(2):328-335. Original Article June 30, 2021 Cited By 2 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Factors Predicting the Clinical Outcome After Trans-sacral Epiduroscopic Laser Decompression for Lumbar Disc Herniation Byung Rhae Yoo, Seong Son, Sang Gu Lee, Woo Kyung Kim, Jong Myung Jung Neurospine. 2021;18(2):336-343. Original Article June 30, 2021 Cited By 6 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Microsurgery Versus Endovascular Treatment - Which Is Adequate for Initial Treatment of Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: A Case Series Younggyu Oh, Yeon Heo, Sang Ryong Jeon, Sung Woo Roh, Jin Hoon Park Neurospine. 2021;18(2):344-354. Original Article June 30, 2021 Cited By 6 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery With Midline Cortical Bone Trajectory Screw Fixation for Lumbar Degenerative Disease in a Retrospective Study of 200 Patients Sung Hyun Noh, Ho Yeol Zhang Neurospine. 2021;18(2):355-362. Original Article June 30, 2021 Cited By 5 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Metric Evaluation of Reliability and Transparency of the Videos About Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surgery in the Online Platforms: Assessment of YouTube Videos’ Content Omer Ozdemir, Furkan Diren, Osman Boyali, Erdinc Civelek, Serdar Kabatas Neurospine. 2021;18(2):363-368. Original Article June 30, 2021 Cited By 11 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Is a Valid Assessment for Depression in Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy Conor P. Lynch, Elliot D.K. Cha, Nathaniel W. Jenkins, James M. Parrish, Cara E. Geoghegan, Caroline N. Jadczak, Shruthi Mohan, Kern Singh Neurospine. 2021;18(2):369-376. Original Article June 30, 2021 Cited By 5 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Preoperative Neck Disability Severity Limits Extent of Postoperative Improvement Following Cervical Spine Procedures Elliot D.K. Cha, Conor P. Lynch, Shruthi Mohan, Cara E. Geoghegan, Caroline N. Jadczak, Kern Singh Neurospine. 2021;18(2):377-388. Original Article June 30, 2021 Cited By 6 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Are Lumbar Fusion Guidelines Followed? A Survey of North American Spine Surgeons Thiago S. Montenegro, Christopher Elia, Kevin Hines, Zorica Buser, Jefferson Wilson, Zoher Ghogawala, Shekar N. Kurpad, Daniel M. Sciubba, James S. Harrop Neurospine. 2021;18(2):389-396. Original Article June 30, 2021 Cited By 8 Full text PubReader ePub PDF Supplementary Material	Commentary on “Are Lumbar Fusion Guidelines Followed? A Survey of North American Spine Surgeons” Jeffrey C. Wang Neurospine. 2021;18(2):397-398. Editorial June 30, 2021 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Transumbilical Retroperitoneal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Technical Note and Preliminary Case Series Junseok Bae, Shin-Jae Kim, Sang-Ho Lee, Youngsik Bae, Sang Hyeop Jeon Neurospine. 2021;18(2):399-405. Technical Note June 30, 2021 Cited By 2 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Simultaneous Robotic Single Position Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Bilateral Sacropelvic Fixation in Lateral Decubitus Martin H. Pham, Luis Daniel Diaz-Aguilar, Vrajesh Shah, Michael Brandel, Joshua Loya, Ronald A. Lehman Neurospine. 2021;18(2):406-412. Technical Note June 30, 2021 Cited By 11 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Commentary on “Impact of Nonlordotic Sagittal Alignment on Short-term Outcomes of Cervical Disc Replacement” Kerui Zhang, Hao Liu, Tingkui Wu Neurospine. 2021;18(2):413-414. Letter to the Editor June 30, 2021 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Reply to Commentary on “Impact of Nonlordotic Sagittal Alignment on Short-term Outcomes of Cervical Disc Replacement” Avani S. Vaishnav, Sheeraz A. Qureshi Neurospine. 2021;18(2):415-416. Letter to the Editor June 30, 2021 Full text PubReader ePub PDF