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North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) is an international, evidence-based, spine research journal, and the official open access journal of @NASSspine
Tavanaei et al. investigate risk factors for complication following ACDF: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #MedTwitter

Nilssen et al. find no difference in complications or reoperations among younger and older patients undergoing cervical disc arthroplasty: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #MedTwitter

How does laminectomy + fusion compare to laminoplasty with regards to horizontal gaze in the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy? nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #MedTwitter

Berg et al. investigate risk factors for metastatic disease at presentation with chordoma and prognostic factors for survival- read more: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #MedTwitter

Can oral caffeine reduce postoperative opioid use after PSF for AIS? Stuedemann et al. investigate: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #MedTwitter

How does patient BMI affect operative time and cost for patients undergoing TLIF? Read more from Quraishi et al.: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #medtwitter

Understand the similarities and differences in the etiopathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and adult degenerative scoliosis: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #medtwitter

Khan et al. show better outcomes following earlier kyphoplasty in vertebral compression fracture- Dr. Robert Ravinsky discusses with NASSJ: youtube.com/watch?v=7VzHyK… nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #medtwitter

Spine simulator training improves both microsurgical performance and mental concept in neurosurgical residents- read more from Pöser et al. below: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #MedTwitter

Which patients are most at risk for inpatient falls following posterior lumbar fusion? Gouzoulis et al. investigate: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #MedTwitter

Makanji and Solomito suggest that following lumbar fusion, few patients change course in improvement or worsening of ODI score after 3 months, and score collection can be tailored: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #medtwitter

A virtual Tai chi and qigong program leads to clinically significant improvement in pain related disability in patients with low back pain: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #medtwitter

Seddio et al. demonstrate higher rates of many 90-day post-op adverse events in patients with IBD undergoing PLF, albeit with similar rates of reoperation over 5 years post-op @JNGrauer @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #medtwitter nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-…

A retrospective review of skull base and spinal chordomas finds better overall survival outcomes in patients undergoing gross total resection @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #MedTwitter nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-…

Dr. Yi Lu, Dr. Joshua I. Chalif, and Dr. Benjamin R. Johnston discuss their work, "Traumatic spinal cord injury: a review of the current state of art and future directions – what do we know and where are we going?" with NASSJ's Tobias Mattei, MD youtube.com/watch?v=FlODI2…
A retrospective cohort study identifying risk factors for readmission following lumbar corpectomy: @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #medtwitter nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-…

How often does temporary intraoperative iliac artery occlusion occur during anterior spinal surgery, and who is at greatest risk? nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #MedTwitter

While rates of surgery for odontoid fractures have remained stable, the proportion of posterior surgeries gradually increased from 2016-2021: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @JNGrauer @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #medtwitter

Increasing age, increased BMI, spondylolisthesis, and walking intolerability are significantly associated with poor paralumbar muscle health: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #medtwitter
