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1. Full Text Preservation of muscles attached to the C2 and C7 spinous processes rather than subaxial deep extensors reduces adverse effects after cervical laminoplasty
by Sakaura, Hironobu and Hosono, Noboru and Mukai, Yoshihiro and Fujimori, Takahito and Iwasaki, Motoki and Yoshikawa, Hideki
Spine, ISSN 0362-2436, 07/2010, Volume 35, Issue 16, pp. E782 - E786
Study Design. Prospective study. Objective. To examine whether preservation of subaxial deep extensor muscles plays any significant role in reducing axial neck... 
postoperative complication | cervical spine/surgery | neck extensor muscles | SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY | DOOR LAMINOPLASTY | NUCHAL LIGAMENT | AXIAL SYMPTOMS | LAMINECTOMY | CURVATURE | ORTHOPEDICS | MUSCULATURE | CLINICAL NEUROLOGY | Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - methods | Spondylosis - pathology | Postoperative Complications - etiology | Prospective Studies | Follow-Up Studies | Humans | Middle Aged | Postoperative Complications - prevention & control | Male | Muscle, Skeletal - surgery | Spondylosis - physiopathology | Laminectomy - adverse effects | Female | Laminectomy - methods | Spondylosis - surgery | Muscle, Skeletal - anatomy & histology | Postoperative Complications - physiopathology | Neck Pain - prevention & control | Spinal Cord Compression - surgery | Spinal Cord Compression - etiology | Neck Pain - etiology | Spinal Cord Compression - physiopathology | Cervical Vertebrae - physiology | Cervical Vertebrae - surgery | Neck Pain - physiopathology | Muscle, Skeletal - physiopathology | Aged | Cervical Vertebrae - anatomy & histology
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2. Full Text Risk Factors for Immediate Postoperative Complications and Mortality Following Spine Surgery: A Study of 3475 Patients from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
by Schoenfeld, Andrew J and Ochoa, Leah M and Bader, Julia O and Belmont, Philip J
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, ISSN 0021-9355, 09/2011, Volume 93, Issue 17, pp. 1577 - 1582
BACKGROUND:This investigation sought to identify risk factors for immediate postoperative morbidity and mortality among a large series of patients undergoing... 
DENSITY | SURGERY | MULTICENTER | REPAIR | DISTAL RADIAL FRACTURES | DOUBLE-BLIND | RATS | BONE | OSTEOPOROTIC PELVIC FRACTURES | POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN | ORTHOPEDICS | EPIDEMIOLOGY | Multivariate Analysis | Age Distribution | Prognosis | Quality Improvement - organization & administration | United States | Humans | Middle Aged | Orthopedic Procedures - adverse effects | Orthopedic Procedures - methods | Male | Spinal Fusion - adverse effects | Cause of Death | Incidence | Young Adult | Spinal Diseases - diagnosis | Aged, 80 and over | Laminectomy - adverse effects | Adult | Female | Laminectomy - methods | Retrospective Studies | Spinal Diseases - mortality | Databases, Factual | Spinal Fusion - methods | Spinal Diseases - surgery | Risk Factors | Logistic Models | Survival Rate | Treatment Outcome | Postoperative Complications - epidemiology | Postoperative Complications - diagnosis | Analysis of Variance | Adolescent | Decompression, Surgical - methods | Decompression, Surgical - adverse effects | Sex Distribution | Aged
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3. Full Text Safety and Efficacy of Revision Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression in the Ambulatory Setting
by Hirsch, Brandon P and Khechen, Benjamin and Patel, Dil V and Cardinal, Kaitlyn L and Guntin, Jordan A and Singh, Kern
SPINE, ISSN 0362-2436, 04/2019, Volume 44, Issue 8, pp. E494 - E499
STUDY DESIGN.A retrospective analysis. OBJECTIVE.The aim of this study was to investigate differences in perioperative outcomes between patients undergoing... 
lumbar | minimally invasive surgery | MICROSURGERY | discectomy | CLINICAL NEUROLOGY | revision | DISKECTOMY | DISK HERNIATION | decompression | SPINE SURGERY | laminectomy | ORTHOPEDICS | MICRODISCECTOMY | Length of Stay | Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - methods | Humans | Middle Aged | Diskectomy - methods | Male | Treatment Outcome | Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery | Hospitals | Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - adverse effects | Reoperation - methods | Decompression, Surgical - methods | Ambulatory Care Facilities | Decompression, Surgical - adverse effects | Laminectomy - adverse effects | Adult | Female | Reoperation - adverse effects | Laminectomy - methods | Retrospective Studies | Diskectomy - adverse effects
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4. Full Text Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infection Following Orthopaedic Spinal Operations
by Olsen, Margaret A and Nepple, Jeffrey J and Riew, K Daniel and Lenke, Lawrence G and Bridwell, Keith H and Mayfield, Jennie and Fraser, Victoria J
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, ISSN 0021-9355, 01/2008, Volume 90, Issue 1, pp. 62 - 69
BackgroundSurgical site infections are not uncommon following spinal operations, and they can be associated with serious morbidity, mortality, and increased... 
SURGERY | PROPHYLAXIS | INSTRUMENTATION | FUSION | PREVENTION | COMPLICATIONS | INDEX | WOUND-INFECTION | ORTHOPEDICS | NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS | Multivariate Analysis | Confidence Intervals | Age Distribution | Humans | Middle Aged | Orthopedic Procedures - adverse effects | Orthopedic Procedures - methods | Diskectomy - methods | Male | Case-Control Studies | Incidence | Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use | Surgical Wound Infection - drug therapy | Statistics, Nonparametric | Aged, 80 and over | Laminectomy - adverse effects | Adult | Female | Laminectomy - methods | Retrospective Studies | Diabetes Mellitus - diagnosis | Severity of Illness Index | Reoperation | Surgical Wound Infection - epidemiology | Blood Glucose - analysis | Risk Factors | Hospitals, University | Logistic Models | Analysis of Variance | Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology | Adolescent | Surgical Wound Infection - diagnosis | Sex Distribution | Aged | Diskectomy - adverse effects
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5. Full Text Effects of age and comorbidities on complication rates and adverse outcomes after lumbar laminectomy in elderly patients
by Li, Gordon and Patil, Chirag G and Lad, Shivanand P and Ho, Chris and Tian, Wendy and Boakye, Maxwell
Spine, ISSN 0362-2436, 05/2008, Volume 33, Issue 11, pp. 1250 - 1255
Study Design. This is a retrospective cohort study using the National Inpatient Sample database. Objective. The objective is to report mortality and... 
National database | Lumbar | Complications | Elderly | Mortality | lumbar | SURGERY | complications | elderly | OLDER | national database | CLINICAL NEUROLOGY | SPINAL STENOSIS | MORBIDITY | DECOMPRESSIVE LAMINECTOMY | ARTHRODESIS | mortality | PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS | ORTHOPEDICS | Postoperative Complications - etiology | Age Factors | Comorbidity | Humans | Middle Aged | Risk Factors | Child, Preschool | Infant | Male | Treatment Outcome | Postoperative Complications - epidemiology | Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery | Adolescent | Aged, 80 and over | Laminectomy - adverse effects | Adult | Female | Aged | Laminectomy - methods | Lumbar Vertebrae - pathology | Retrospective Studies | Child | Cohort Studies
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6. Full Text Surgical versus non-surgical treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis
by Zaina, Fabio and Zaina, Fabio and Tomkins-Lane, Christy and Tomkins-Lane, Christy and Carragee, Eugene and Carragee, Eugene and Negrini, Stefano and Negrini, Stefano
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, ISSN 1469-493X, 01/2016, Volume 2016, Issue 1, p. CD010264
Background Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a debilitating condition associated with degeneration of the spine with aging. Objectives To evaluate the... 
WALKING CAPACITY | SURGERY | MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL | SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS | MANAGEMENT | LOW-BACK-PAIN | UPDATED METHOD GUIDELINES | NONOPERATIVE TREATMENT | OUTCOMES | DEGENERATIVE-SPONDYLOLISTHESIS | HEALTH-STATUS | Humans | Middle Aged | Spinal Stenosis - surgery | Male | Spinal Cord Compression - surgery | Laminectomy | Spinal Fusion - adverse effects | Injections, Epidural | Exercise Therapy | Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic | Spinal Stenosis - therapy | Braces | Lumbosacral Region | Decompression, Surgical - adverse effects | Female | Aged | Pain Measurement
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7. Full Text A meta-analysis of the preoperative use of gabapentinoids for the treatment of acute postoperative pain following spinal surgery
by Liu, Bo and Liu, Ruihe and Wang, Lifeng
Medicine (United States), ISSN 0025-7974, 09/2017, Volume 96, Issue 37, p. e8031
Background: Gabapentinoid drugs, which include gabapentin and pregabalin, play an established role in the management of neuropathic pain. However, whether... 
meta-analysis | pregabalin | spinal surgery | acute pain | gabapentin | MANAGEMENT | LUMBAR LAMINECTOMY | RELIEF | TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | PREEMPTIVE GABAPENTIN | BACK-PAIN | MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL | DISKECTOMY | OPIOID CONSUMPTION | PERIOPERATIVE PREGABALIN | ANALGESIA | Analgesics - therapeutic use | Pregabalin - adverse effects | Acute Pain - drug therapy | Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids - therapeutic use | Pain, Postoperative - drug therapy | Pregabalin - therapeutic use | Humans | Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids - adverse effects | Acute Pain - etiology | Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic | Amines - therapeutic use | Amines - adverse effects | gamma-Aminobutyric Acid - therapeutic use | Spine - surgery | Analgesics - adverse effects | gamma-Aminobutyric Acid - adverse effects
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8. Cervical laminoplasty
by Nakamura, Kōzō and Toyama, Yoshiaki, 1950 and Hoshino, Yuichi
2003, ISBN 9784431703044, xii, 193
Laminectomy | Spine | Complications | Cervical vertebrae | Surgery
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9. Full Text The Risk and Outcomes of Epidural Hematomas After Perioperative and Obstetric Epidural Catheterization: A Report from the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group Research Consortium
by Bateman, Brian T and Mhyre, Jill M and Ehrenfeld, Jesse and Kheterpal, Sachin and Abbey, Kenneth R and Argalious, Maged and Berman, Mitchell F and Jacques, Paul St and Levy, Warren and Loeb, Robert G and Paganelli, William and Smith, Kelly W and Wethington, Kevin L and Wax, David and Pace, Nathan L and Tremper, Kevin and Sandberg, Warren S
Anesthesia & Analgesia, ISSN 0003-2999, 06/2013, Volume 116, Issue 6, pp. 1380 - 1385
BACKGROUND:In this study, we sought to determine the frequency and outcomes of epidural hematomas after epidural catheterization. METHODS:Eleven centers... 
ANESTHESIOLOGY | COMPLICATIONS | THERAPY | REGIONAL-ANESTHESIA | Anesthesia, Epidural - adverse effects | Humans | Middle Aged | Risk | Laminectomy | Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal - etiology | Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal - surgery | Pregnancy | Perioperative Period | Aged, 80 and over | Catheterization - adverse effects | Female | Aged
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10. Full Text Five-year follow-up evaluation of surgical treatment for cervical myelopathy caused by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: A prospective comparative study of anterior decompression and fusion with floating method versus laminoplasty
by Sakai, Kenichiro and Okawa, Atsushi and Takahashi, Makoto and Arai, Yoshiyasu and Kawabata, Shigenori and Enomoto, Mitsuhiro and Kato, Tsuyoshi and Hirai, Takashi and Shinomiya, Kenichi
Spine, ISSN 0362-2436, 03/2012, Volume 37, Issue 5, pp. 367 - 376
Study Design. Prospective, comparative clinical study. Objective. To compare the clinical outcome of anterior decompression and fusion with floating method and... 
Anterior decompression and fusion | anterior floating method | laminoplasty | prospective study | ossifi cation of the posterior longitudinal ligament | SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY | EXPANSIVE LAMINOPLASTY | LAMINECTOMY | ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament | STRATEGY | anterior decompression and fusion | SPINAL-CORD | ORTHOPEDICS | CLINICAL NEUROLOGY | Spondylosis - pathology | Prospective Studies | Follow-Up Studies | Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament - physiopathology | Humans | Middle Aged | Male | Spinal Cord Compression - pathology | Spinal Fusion - adverse effects | Spondylosis - physiopathology | Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament - surgery | Aged, 80 and over | Laminectomy - adverse effects | Adult | Female | Laminectomy - methods | Spondylosis - surgery | Spinal Fusion - methods | Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - methods | Spinal Cord Compression - surgery | Spinal Cord Compression - physiopathology | Decompression, Surgical - methods | Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament - pathology | Decompression, Surgical - adverse effects | Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - adverse effects | Aged
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11. Full Text Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Prophylaxis 24 to 36 Hours After Degenerative Spine Surgery: Risk of Hemorrhage and Venous Thromboembolism
by Strom, Russell G and Frempong-Boadu, Anthony K
Spine, ISSN 0362-2436, 11/2013, Volume 38, Issue 23, pp. E1498 - E1502
STUDY DESIGN.Retrospective review. OBJECTIVE.To assess the safety and efficacy of prophylactic low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) started 24 to 36 hours after... 
degenerative spine surgery | EPIDURAL HEMATOMA | MANAGEMENT | EFFICACY | PREVENTION | DEEP-VEIN THROMBOSIS | prophylaxis | CLINICAL NEUROLOGY | safety | venous thromboembolism | PULMONARY-EMBOLISM | enoxaparin | low-molecular-weight heparin | risk | COMPLICATIONS | THROMBOPROPHYLAXIS | laminectomy | ORTHOPEDICS | VENA-CAVA FILTERS | hemorrhage | UNFRACTIONATED HEPARIN | Anticoagulants - administration & dosage | Drug Administration Schedule | Humans | Middle Aged | Risk Factors | Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight - adverse effects | Male | Postoperative Hemorrhage - chemically induced | Treatment Outcome | Anticoagulants - adverse effects | Spinal Fusion - adverse effects | Venous Thromboembolism - etiology | Cervical Vertebrae - surgery | Venous Thromboembolism - prevention & control | Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery | Time Factors | Decompression, Surgical - adverse effects | Laminectomy - adverse effects | Female | Retrospective Studies | Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight - administration & dosage
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12. Full Text The Effect of Smoking on Spinal Cord Healing Following Surgical Treatment of Cervical Myelopathy
by Kusin, David J and Ahn, Uri M and Ahn, Nicholas U
Spine, ISSN 0362-2436, 09/2015, Volume 40, Issue 18, pp. 1391 - 1396
Study Design. Retrospective cohort. Objective. The purpose of this study was to compare outcomes of surgical treatment of cervical myelopathy between smokers... 
fusion | Nurick | smoking | cervical | pack year | tobacco | spinal cord | compression | myelopathy | SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY | CIGARETTE-SMOKING | FUSION | BONE-GRAFT | NICOTINE | ARTHRODESIS | RISK | PSEUDOARTHROSIS | ORTHOPEDICS | EXPOSURE | OSTEOPOROSIS | CLINICAL NEUROLOGY | Smoking - adverse effects | Spinal Cord Diseases - diagnosis | Multivariate Analysis | Spinal Cord Diseases - physiopathology | Humans | Decompression, Surgical - instrumentation | Wound Healing | Spinal Fusion - adverse effects | Laminoplasty - adverse effects | Time Factors | Laminectomy - adverse effects | Retrospective Studies | Cervical Vertebrae - physiopathology | Risk Assessment | Risk Factors | Medical Records | Linear Models | Treatment Outcome | Spinal Cord Diseases - surgery | Spinal Cord - surgery | Spinal Fusion - instrumentation | Cervical Vertebrae - surgery | Decompression, Surgical - adverse effects | Laminectomy - instrumentation | Spinal Cord - physiopathology | Laminoplasty - instrumentation
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13. Full Text Vertebral artery injuries in cervical spine surgery
by Lunardini, David J., MD and Eskander, Mark S., MD and Even, Jesse L., MD and Dunlap, James T., MD and Chen, Antonia F., MD, MBA and Lee, Joon Y., MD and Ward, Timothy W., MD and Kang, James D., MD and Donaldson, William F., MD
Spine Journal, The, ISSN 1529-9430, 2014, Volume 14, Issue 8, pp. 1520 - 1525
Abstract Background context Vertebral artery injuries (VAIs) are rare but serious complications of cervical spine surgery, with the potential to cause... 
Orthopedics | Complications | Surgery | Vertebral artery injury | Cervical spine | TRANSARTICULAR SCREW FIXATION | DECOMPRESSION | ORTHOPEDICS | CLINICAL NEUROLOGY | Spinal Diseases - surgery | Cross-Sectional Studies | Humans | Orthopedic Procedures - adverse effects | Risk Factors | Vascular System Injuries - etiology | Incidence | Cervical Vertebrae - surgery | Foraminotomy - adverse effects | Vertebral Artery - abnormalities | Decompression, Surgical - adverse effects | Laminectomy - adverse effects | Surveys and Questionnaires | Diskectomy - adverse effects | Vertebral Artery - injuries
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14. Full Text Prevalence of complications after surgery in treatment for cervical compressive myelopathy: A meta-analysis for last decade
by Wang, Tao and Tian, Xiao-Ming and Liu, Si-Kai and Wang, Hui and Zhang, Ying-Ze and Ding, Wen-Yuan
Medicine (United States), ISSN 0025-7974, 2017, Volume 96, Issue 12, pp. e6421 - e6421
We aim to perform a meta-analysis on prevalence of all kinds of operation-related complications following surgery treating cervical compressive myelopathy... 
Complications | Cervical | Incidence | Meta-analysis | Cervical Vertebrae - surgery | Spinal Fusion - methods | Comorbidity | Humans | Laminectomy - adverse effects | Diskectomy - methods | Spinal Cord Compression - surgery | Laminectomy - methods | Postoperative Complications - epidemiology | Spinal Fusion - adverse effects | Diskectomy - adverse effects | Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament | Care and treatment | Analysis | Surgery | Risk factors | Spinal muscular atrophy | Prevalence studies (Epidemiology) | Index Medicus | Abridged Index Medicus
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15. Full Text Pre-operative functional status as a predictor of morbidity and mortality after elective cervical spine surgery
by Minhas, SV and Mazmudar, AS and Patel, AA
BONE & JOINT JOURNAL, ISSN 2049-4394, 06/2017, Volume 99B, Issue 6, pp. 824 - 828
Aims Patients seeking cervical spine surgery are thought to be increasing in age, comorbidities and functional debilitation. The changing demographics of this... 
SURGERY | DISKECTOMY | FUSION | MOTION | REASONS | ADULTS | COMPLICATIONS | OUTCOMES | EXPECTATIONS | ORTHOPEDICS | TRENDS | 30-DAY READMISSIONS | United States - epidemiology | Spinal Diseases - surgery | Prognosis | Comorbidity | Humans | Elective Surgical Procedures - adverse effects | Treatment Outcome | Diskectomy - mortality | Spinal Fusion - adverse effects | Spinal Fusion - mortality | Activities of Daily Living | Cervical Vertebrae - surgery | Mobility Limitation | Elective Surgical Procedures - mortality | Laminectomy - adverse effects | Aged | Elective Surgical Procedures - methods | Retrospective Studies | Laminectomy - mortality | Diskectomy - adverse effects | Spinal Diseases - mortality | Preoperative Care - methods
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16. Full Text A prospective randomised study on the long-term effect of lumbar fusion on adjacent disc degeneration
by Ekman, Per and Möller, Hans and Shalabi, Adel and Yu, Yiang Xiao and Hedlund, Rune
European Spine Journal, ISSN 0940-6719, 08/2009, Volume 18, Issue 8, pp. 1175 - 1186
The existence and importance of an accelerated adjacent segment disc degeneration (ASD) after lumbar fusion have previously not been demonstrated by RCTs. The... 
Laminectomy | Chronic low back pain | Isthmic spondylolisthesis | Adjacent segment degeneration | Outcome | Degenerative disc disease | RISK-FACTORS | POSTEROLATERAL FUSION | INTERVERTEBRAL-DISK | FOLLOW-UP | ADULT SPONDYLOLISTHESIS | CLINICAL NEUROLOGY | INTERBODY FUSION | LUMBOSACRAL FUSION | SPINAL-FUSION | IN-VIVO | ORTHOPEDICS | SEGMENT DEGENERATION | Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - methods | Spinal Fusion - methods | Prospective Studies | Humans | Middle Aged | Male | Treatment Outcome | Postoperative Complications - epidemiology | Spinal Fusion - adverse effects | Bone Screws - adverse effects | Disease Progression | Intervertebral Disc Displacement - epidemiology | Spinal Fusion - instrumentation | Spondylolisthesis - surgery | Young Adult | Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery | Intervertebral Disc Displacement - diagnosis | Adolescent | Laminectomy - adverse effects | Adult | Female | Laminectomy - methods | Lumbar Vertebrae - pathology | Lumbar Vertebrae - physiopathology | Backache | Cardiac patients | Analysis | Original | Medical and Health Sciences | Medicin och hälsovetenskap
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