G.D Schroeder

Predictors of surgical site infection after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in a national administrative database.

Timing Matters: Preoperative Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection and Long-Term Outcomes Following Single-Level Posterior Lumbar Fusion.

Study DesignRetrospective Cohort Analysis.ObjectiveCESIs are a mainstay of nonoperative treatment for degenerative lumbar spine disease. As increasing numbers of patients undergo sPLF after receiving CESIs, understanding their impact on surgical outcomes is essential. The objective of the present investigation was to e...

Surgical Risk and Patient-Reported Outcomes in 3- and 4-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Comparative Study.

INTRODUCTION The existing literature on anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF) predominantly focuses on 1- and 2-level procedures, leaving limited data comparing outcomes of 3- versus 4-level standalone ACDFs. Thus, the aim of this study was to compare surgical outcomes and patient-reported outcome measures (PR...

Comparison of Patient Reported Outcome Measures and MCID Achievement in Patients With Radiculopathy Undergoing Open Versus MIS TLIF

Study Design Retrospective Cohort Study. Objective To compare postoperative outcomes between open versus minimally invasive (MIS) transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) in patients with predominant radiculopathy symptoms. Methods All adult patients undergoing open and MIS single level TLIF (2017-2024) were retro...

Assessing the predictive utility of preoperative canal diameter, foraminal stenosis, and cord-lamina angle for postoperative C5 palsy: a matched cohort validation study.

OBJECTIVE Postoperative C5 palsy is a debilitating complication of cervical spine surgery with unclear etiology. A previous study of 12 patients proposed a three-variable model to predict postoperative C5 palsy based on MRI measurements of the anteroposterior diameter of the spinal canal (APD), foraminal diameter (FD),...