2016

Dante M. Leven, Nathan J. Lee, Parth Kothari, Jeremy Steinberger, Javier Guzman, Branko Skovrlj, John I. Shin, John M. Caridi, Samuel K. Cho: Frailty Index is a Significant Predictor of Complications and Mortality Following Surgery for Adult Spinal Deformity. Spine 08/2016;  DOI:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001886

Kevin Phan, Jun S Kim, Nathan Lee, Parth Kothari, Samuel K Cho: Impact of Insulin Dependence on Perioperative Outcomes following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF). Spine 08/2016;  DOI:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001829

Sulaiman Somani, John Di Capua, Jun S. Kim, Parth Kothari, Nathan J. Lee, Dante M. Leven, Samuel K. Cho: Comparing NIS and NSQIP: An Independent Risk Factor Analysis for Risk Stratification in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Spine 08/2016;  DOI:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001850

John Di Capua, Sulaiman Somani, Jun S. Kim, Dante M. Leven, Nathan J. Lee, Parth Kothari, Samuel K. Cho: Hospital Acquired Conditions (HACs) in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Predictors for HACs and Other 30-day Postoperative Outcomes. Spine 08/2016;  DOI:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001840

John I. Shin, Parth Kothari, Kevin Phan, Jun S. Kim, Dante Leven, Nathan J. Lee, Samuel K. Cho: Frailty Index as a Predictor of Adverse Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Cervical Spinal Fusion. Spine 07/2016;  DOI:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001755

Kevin Phan, Nathan J. Lee, Parth Kothari, Jun S Kim, Samuel K Cho: Risk Factors for Readmissions Following Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Spine 05/2016;  DOI:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001677

Parth Kothari, Sulaiman Somani, Nathan J. Lee, Javier Guzman, Dante Leven, Branko Skovrlj, Jeremy Steinberger, Jun Kim, Samuel Cho: Thirty-Day Morbidity Associated with Pelvic Fixation in Adult Patients Undergoing Fusion for Spinal Deformity: A Propensity-Matched Analysis. Global Spine Journal 05/2016;  DOI:10.1055/s-0036-1583946

Kevin Phan, Parth Kothari, Nathan J. Lee, Sohaib Virk, Jun S. Kim, Samuel K. Cho: Impact of Obesity on Outcomes in Adults Undergoing Elective Posterior Cervical Fusion. Spine 05/2016;  DOI:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001711

Kevin Phan, Jun S. Kim, Nathan J. Lee, Parth Kothari, Samuel K. Cho: Relationship Between ASA Scores and 30-Day Readmissions in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF). Spine 05/2016;  DOI:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001680

Nathan J. Lee, Parth Kothari, Kevin Phan, John I Shin, Holt S Cutler, Nikita Lakomkin, Dante M Leven, Javier Z Guzman, Samuel K Cho: The Incidence and Risk Factors for 30-Day Unplanned Readmissions After Elective Posterior Lumbar Fusion. Spine 03/2016;  DOI:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001586

Parth Kothari, Nathan J. Lee, Dante M Leven, Nikita Lakomkin, John I Shin, Branko Skovrlj, Jeremy Steinberger, Javier Z Guzman, Samuel K Cho: Impact of Gender on 30-Day Complications After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. Spine 02/2016; 41(14). DOI:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001499

Nathan J. Lee, Parth Kothari, Christopher Kim, Dante M Leven, Branko Skovrlj, Javier Z Guzman, Jeremy Steinberger, Samuel K Cho: The Impact of Resident Involvement in Elective Posterior Cervical Fusion. Spine 02/2016;  DOI:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001477

Parth Kothari, Nathan J. Lee, Nikita Lakomkin, Dante M. Leven, John I. Shin, Javier Z. Guzman, Branko Skovrlj, Jeremy Steinberger, Samuel K. Cho: Impact of Resident Involvement on Morbidity in Adult Patients Undergoing Fusion for Spinal Deformity. Spine 02/2016;  DOI:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001522

Christopher T. Martin, Andrew J. Pugely, Yubo Gao, Branko Skovrlj, Nathan J. Lee, Samuel K. Cho, Sergio Mendoza-Lattes: Reliability Of A Surgeon-Reported Morbidity And Mortality Database: A Comparison Of Short-Term Morbidity Between The Scoliosis Research Society And National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Databases. The Iowa Orthopaedic Journal 01/2016; 36.

Nathan J. Lee, Javier Z. Guzman, Jun Kim, Branko Skovrlj, Christopher T. Martin, Andrew J. Pugely, Yubo Gao, John M. Caridi, Sergio Mendoza-Lattes, Samuel K. Cho: A Comparative Analysis Among the SRS M&M, NIS, and KID Databases for the Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Spine Deformity. Nov 2016;4(6):420-424.

Nathan J. Lee, Parth Kothari, Jun Kim, John Shin, Kevin Phan, John Di Capua, Sulaiman Somani, Dante Leven, Javier Guzman, Samuel K. Cho. Early Complications and Outcomes in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A NSQIP Study Based on 5,803 Patients. Global Spine Journal (Accepted on 9/13/2016)

Nathan J. Lee, John Shin, Parth Kothari, Jun Kim, Dante Leven, Jeremy Steinberger, Javier Guzman, Branko Skovrlj, John Caridi, Samuel K. Cho. Incidence, Impact, and Risk Factors for 30-Day Wound Complications Following Elective Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. Global Spine Journal (Accepted on 9/6/16)

Kevin Phan, Alexander E. Dunn, Jun Kim, John Di Capua, Sulaiman Somani, Parth Kothari, Nathan J. Lee, Joshua Xu, James Dowdell, Samuel K. Cho. Impact of Preoperative Anemia on Outcomes in Adults Undergoing Elective Posterior Cervical Fusion. Global Spine Journal (Accepted on 12/5/16)

Sulaiman Somani, John Di Capua, Jun S. Kim, Kevin Phan, Nathan J. Lee, Parth Kothari, Joung-Heon Kim, James Dowdell, Samuel K. Cho. ASA Classification as a Risk Stratification Tool in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Study of 5,805 Patients. Global Spine Journal (Accepted on 11/7/16).

Kevin Phan, Nelson Wang, Jun S. Kim, Parth Kothari, Nathan J. Lee, Joshua Xu, Samuel K. Cho. Effect of Preoperative Anemia on the Outcomes of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF). Global Spine Journal (Accepted on 9/26/16)

John Di Capua, Sulaiman Somani, Jun S. Kim, Kevin Phan, Nathan J. Lee, Parth Kothari, Samuel K. Cho. Elderly Age as a Risk Factor for 30-Day Postoperative Outcomes Following Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Global Spine Journal (Accepted on 9/7/16)

Cho SK, Kim JS, Overley SC, Merrill RK.  Cervical Laminoplasty:  Indications, Surgical Considerations, and Clinical Outcomes.  Accepted for publication in JAAOS December 2016.

Merrill RK, Kim JS, Leven DM, Kim J-H, Cho SK.  Beyond Pelvic Incidence-Lumbar Lordosis Mismatch:  The Importance of Assessing the Entire Spine to Achieve Global Sagittal Alignment.  Accepted for publication in Global Spine Journal October 2016

Merrill RK, Kim JS, Leven DM, Meaike JJ, Kim J-H, Cho SK.  A Preliminary Algorithm Using Spine Measurement Software to Predict Sagittal Alignment Following Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy.  Accepted for publication in Global Spine Journal October 2016

Merrill RK, Kim JS, Leven DM, Kim J-H, Cho SK.  Multi-Rod Constructs Can Prevent Rod Breakage and Pseudarthrosis at the Lumbosacral Junction in Adult Spinal Deformity.  Accepted for publication in Global Spine Journal June 2016

Kevin Phan, Ya Ruth Huo, Jarred A Hogan, Joshua Xu, Alexander Dunn, Samuel K Cho, Ralph J Mobbs, Patrick McKenna, Trichy Rajagopal, Farhaan Altaf (2016). “Minimally Invasive Surgery in Adult Degenerative Scoliosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Decompression, Anterior/Lateral and Posterior Lumbar Approaches”. Journal of Spine Surgery (accepted)

Kevin Phan, Sulaiman Somani, John Di Capua, Richard Kim, Jun S Kim, Samuel K Cho (2016). “Impact of Age on 30-day Complications after Adult Deformity Surgery” Spine (accepted)

Kevin Phan, Monish M Maharaj, Joshua Xu, Jun S Kim, John Di Capua, Sulaiman Somani, Kimberly-Anne Tan, Ralph J Mobbs, Samuel K Cho (2016). “Outcomes of short fusion vs long fusion for adult degenerative scoliosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis”. Orthopedic Surgery (accepted)

Sulaiman Somani, Jun S Kim, John Di Capua, Kevin Phan, Samuel K Cho (2016). “ASA Classification as a Risk Stratification Tool in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery” Global Spine Journal (accepted)

Kevin Phan, John Di Capua, Sulaiman Somani, Richard Kim, Jun S Kim, Samuel K Cho (2016). “Impact of Operation time on 30-Day Complications after Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery”. Global Spine Journal (accepted)

John I Shin, Kevin Phan, Parth Kothari, Jun S Kim, JZ Guzman, Samuel K Cho (2016). “Impact of Glycemic Control on Morbidity and Mortality in Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion.” Clin Spine Surg (accepted)

Yang C, Wang H, Zhen Z, Zhang Z, Wang J, Liu H, Kim YJ, Cho S. Halo-gravity traction in the treatment of severe spinal deformity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Spine J. 2016 Nov 17.

Lee DH, Cho JH, Hwang CJ, Lee CS, Cho SK, Ha JK. Can C3 Laminectomy Reduce Interlaminar Bony Fusion and Preserve the Range of Motion After Cervical Laminoplasty? Spine. 2016 Aug 11.

Phan K, Kim JS, Kim JH, Somani S, Di Capua J, Dowdell JE, Cho SK. Anesthesia Duration as an Independent Risk Factor for Early Postoperative Complications in Adults Undergoing Elective ACDF. Global Spine J.

Shin JI, Kim JS, Steinberger J, Di Capua J, Cho SK. Patient Factors Contributing to Prolonged Postoperative Length of Stay and Increased Rate of Readmission After Elective Posterior Cervical Fusion. Clin Spine Surg.

McAnany SJ, Overley S, Andelman S, Patterson DC, Cho SK, Qureshi S, Hsu WK, Hecht AC. Return to Play in Elite Contact Athletes after Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Meta-Analysis. Global Spine J.

Bronheim R, Oermann E, Cho SK, Caridi JM. Coagulation Profile as a Risk Factor for 30-Day Morbidity and Mortality Following Posterior Lumbar Fusion. Spine.

Shin, J.I., Phan, K., Kothari, P., Kim, J.S., Guzman, J.Z., and Cho, S.K., Impact of Glycemic Control on Morbidity and Mortality in Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion. Clin Spine Surg, 2016.

Thompson SE, Smith ZA, Hsu WK, Nassr A, Mroz TE, Fish DE, Wang JC, Fehlings MG, Tannoury CA, Tannury T, Tortolani PJ, Traynelis VC, Gokaslan Z, Hilibrand AS, Isaacs RE, Mummaneni PV, Chou D, Qureshi SA, Cho SK, Baird EO, Sasso RC, Arnold PM, Buser Z, Bydon M, Clarke MJ, De Giacomo AF, Derakhshan A, Jobse B, Lord EL, Lubelski D, Massicotte EM, Steinmetz M, Smith GA, Pace J, Corriveau M, Lee S, Cha PI, Chatterjee D, Gee EL, Mayer EN, McBride OJ, Roe AK, Yanez MY, Stroh DA, Than KD, Riew KD. C5 Palsy after Cervical Spine Surgery: A Mutli-Center Retrospective Review of 59 Cases. Global Spine J.

O’Neill KR, Fehlings MG, Mroz TE, Smith ZA, Hsu WK, Kanter AS, Steinmetz MP, Arnold PM, Mummaneni PV, Chou D, Nassr A, Qureshi SA, Cho SK, Baird EO, Smith JS, Shaffrey C, Tannoury CA, Tannoury T, Gokaslan ZL, Gum JL, Hart RA, Isaacs RE, Sasso RC, Bumpass DB, Bydon M, Corriveau M, De Giacomo AF, Derkhshan A, Jobse BC, Lubelski D, Lee S, Massicotte EM, Pace JR, Smith GA, Than KD, Riew KD. A Multi-Center Study of the Presentation, Treatment, and Outcomes of Cervical Dural Tears. Global Spine J.

McAnany SJ, Overley S, Andelman S, Patterson DC, Cho SK, Qureshi S, Hsu WK, Hecht AC. Return to Play in Elite Contact Athletes after Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Meta-Analysis. Global Spine J.

Traynelis VC, Malone HR, Smith ZA, Hsu WK, Kanter AS, Qureshi SA, Cho SK, Baird EO, Isaacs RE, Rahman RK, Polevaya G, Smith JS, Shaffrey C, Tortolani PJ, Stroh DA, Arnold PM, Fehlings MG, Mroz TE, Riew KD. Rare Complications of Cervical Spine Surgery: Horner’s Syndrome. Global Spine J.

Gokaslan Z, Bydon M, De la Garza-Ramos, R, Smith Z, Hsu WK, Qureshi SA, Cho S, Baird EO, Mroz TE, Fehlings MG, Arnold PM, Riew KD. Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy after Cervical Spine Surgery: A Multi-Center AOSpine Clinical Research Network Study. Global Spine J.

Cutler HS, Guzman JZ, Connolly J, Al Maaieh M, Skovrlj B, Cho SK. Outcome Instruments in Spinal Trauma Surgery: A Bibliometric Analysis. Global Spine J.

Leven DM, Cho SK. Pseudarthrosis of the Cervical Spine. Current Review of Risk Factors, Diagnosis and Management. Asian Spine J.

Guzman JZ, Feldman ZM, McAnany S, Hecht AC, Qureshi SA, Cho SK. Osteoporosis in Patients Undergoing Cervical Spine Surgery. Spine.

Steinberger J, Skovrlj B, Caridi JM, Cho SK. The Top 100 Classic Papers in Lumbar Spine Surgery. Spine.

Cutler H, Guzman JZ, Al Maaieh M, Connolly J, Skovrlj B, Cho SK. Patient Reported Outcomes in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Bibliometric Analysis. Spine Deformity.

Guzman JZ, Skovrlj B, Rothenberg ES, Lu Y, McAnany S, Cho SK, Hecht AC, Qureshi SA. The Burden of Clostridium Difficile After Cervical Spine Surgery. Global Spine J.

Ueda H, Cutler Holt, Guzman JZ, Cho SK. Current Trends in the Use of Patient-Reported Outcome Instruments in Degenerative Cervical Spine Surgery. Global Spine J.

Skovrlj B, Steinberger J, Guzman JZ, Overley SC, Qureshi SA, Caridi JM, Cho SK. The 100 Most Influential Papers in Cervical Spine Surgery. Global Spine J.

Skovrlj B, Guzman JZ, Caridi J, Cho SK. Posterior-Only Circumferential Decompression and Reconstruction in the Surgical Management of Lumbar Vertebral Osteomyelitis. Global Spine J.