Publications Print Lakomkin N, Pennington Z, Bhandarkar A, Mikula AL, Michalopoulos GD, Katsos K, Chen S, McClendon J Jr, Freedman BA, Bydon M. Optimal Implant Sizing Using Machine Learning Is Associated With Increased Range of Motion After Cervical Disk Arthroplasty. Neurosurgery. 2024 Sep 1; 95 (3):627-633 Epub 2024 Mar 29 View PubMed Mikula AL, Lakomkin N, Hamouda AM, Everson MC, Pennington Z, Kumar R, Pinter ZW, Martini ML, Bydon M, Kennel KA, Baffour F, Nassr A, Freedman B, Sebastian AS, Abode-Iyamah K, Anderson PA, Fogelson JL, Elder BD. Change in spinal bone mineral density as estimated by Hounsfield units following osteoporosis treatment with romosozumab, teriparatide, denosumab, and alendronate: an analysis of 318 patients. J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 Sep 1; 41 (3):309-315 Epub 2024 July 05 View PubMed Bernatz JT, Goh BC, Skjaerlund JD, Mikula AL, Johnson SE, Bydon M, Fogelson J, Elder B, Huddleston P, Karim M, Nassr A, Sebastian A, Freedman B. Intraoperative Surgeon Assessment of Bone: Correlation to Bone Mineral Density, CT Hounsfield Units, and Vertebral Bone Quality. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2024 Aug 15; 49 (16):1125-1129 Epub 2023 Oct 19 View PubMed Levy HA, Pinter ZW, Kazarian ER, Sodha S, Rhee JM, Fehlings MG, Freedman BA, Nassr AN, Karamian BA, Sebastian AS, Currier B. Contemporary Practice Patterns in the Treatment of Cervical Stenosis and Central Cord Syndrome: A Survey of the Cervical Spine Research Society. Clin Spine Surg. 2024 Aug 5 Epub 2024 Aug 05 View PubMed Ibrahim S, Michalopoulos GD, Flanigan P, Johnson SE, Katsos K, Sebastian AS, Freedman BA, Bydon M. Bone morphogenetic protein in subaxial cervical arthrodesis: a meta-analysis of 5828 patients. J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 Aug 1; 41 (2):174-187 Epub 2024 May 03 View PubMed Johnson SE, Michalopoulos GD, Flanigan PM, Katsos K, Ibrahim S, Freedman BA, Bydon M. Interbody cages versus structural bone grafts in lumbar arthrodesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 Aug 1; 41 (2):188-198 Epub 2024 May 10 View PubMed Pinter ZW, Bernatz J, Mikula AL, Lakomkin N, Pennington ZA, Michalopoulos GD, Nassr A, Freedman BA, Bydon M, Fogelson J, Sebastian AS, Elder BD. Paraspinal Sarcopenia and Lower Hounsfield Units are Independent Predictors of Increased Risk for Proximal Junctional Complications Following Thoracolumbar Fusions Terminating in the Upper Thoracic Spine. Global Spine J. 2024 Aug 1; 21925682241270094 Epub 2024 Aug 01 View PubMed Levy HA, Pumford A, Kelley B, Allen TG, Pinter ZW, Girdler SJ, Bydon M, Fogelson JL, Elder BD, Currier B, Nassr AN, Karamian BA, Freedman BA, Sebastian AS. Unilateral versus bilateral pedicle screw fixation with anterior lumbar interbody fusion: a comparison of postoperative outcomes. Eur Spine J. 2024 Jul 17 Epub 2024 July 17 View PubMed Martini ML, Mikula AL, Lakomkin N, Pennington Z, Everson MC, Hamouda AM, Bydon M, Freedman B, Sebastian AS, Nassr A, Anderson PA, Baffour F, Kennel KA, Fogelson J, Elder B. Opportunistic CT-Based Hounsfield Units Strongly Correlate with Biomechanical CT Measurements in the Thoracolumbar Spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2024 Jul 15; 49 (14):1021-1028 Epub 2023 Sept 07 View PubMed Levy HA, Boere P, Randell Z, Bodnar J, Paulik J, Spina NT, Spiker WR, Lawrence BD, Brodke DS, Kurd MF, Rihn JA, Canseco JA, Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR, Currier B, Huddleston PM, Nassr AN, Freedman BA, Sebastian AS, Hilibrand AS, Karamian BA. Factors Related to Clinical Performance in Spine Surgery Fellowship: Can We Predict Success. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2024 Jul 12 Epub 2024 July 12 View PubMed Levy HA, Pinter ZW, Reed R, Harmer JR, Raftery K, Nathani KR, Katsos K, Bydon M, Fogelson JL, Elder BD, Currier BL, Newell N, Nassr AN, Freedman BA, Karamian BA, Sebastian AS. Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion subsidence: computed tomography analysis of incidence, associated risk factors, and impact on outcomes. J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 Jul 5; 1-10 Epub 2024 July 05 View PubMed Pinter Z, Honig R, Sebastian A, Nassr A, Freedman B, Yaszemski M, Huddleston P 3rd, Berbari E, Currier B. Does Intrawound Vancomycin Decrease Postoperative Surgical Site Infection in Spine Surgery: A Retrospective Case-control Study. Clin Spine Surg. 2024 Jul 1; 37 (6):E264-E268 Epub 2024 Feb 05 View PubMed Nassr A, Coric D, Pinter ZW, Sebastian AS, Freedman BA, Whiting D, Chahlavi A, Pirris S, Phan N, Meyer SA, Tahernia AD, Sandhu F, Deutsch H, Potts EA, Cheng J, Chi JH, Groff M, Anekstein Y, Steinmetz MP, Welch WC. Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty Versus Fusion for Grade-I Degenerative Spondylolisthesis with Stenosis: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2024 Jun 19; 106 (12):1041-1053 Epub 2024 May 07 View PubMed Levy HA, Pinter ZW, Pumford A, Padilla S, Salmons HI, Townsley S, Katsos K, Clarke M, Bydon M, Fogelson JL, Elder BD, Currier B, Freedman BA, Nassr AN, Karamian BA, Sebastian AS. The effect of C2 screw type on perioperative outcomes and long-term stability after C2-T2 posterior cervical decompression and fusion. Eur Spine J. 2024 Jun; 33 (6):2314-2321 Epub 2024 Apr 02 View PubMed Pennington Z, Mikula AL, Lakomkin N, Martini M, Pinter ZW, Shafi M, Hamouda A, Bydon M, Clarke MJ, Freedman BA, Krauss WE, Nassr AN, Sebastian AS, Fogelson JL, Elder BD. Bone Quality as Measured by Hounsfield Units More Accurately Predicts Proximal Junctional Kyphosis than Vertebral Bone Quality Following Long-Segment Thoracolumbar Fusion. World Neurosurg. 2024 Jun; 186:e584-e592 Epub 2024 Apr 07 View PubMed Swart A, Hamouda AM, Pennington Z, Mikula AL, Martini M, Lakomkin N, Shafi M, Nassr AN, Sebastian AS, Fogelson JL, Freedman BA, Elder BD. Reduced Bone Density Based on Hounsfield Units After Long-Segment Spinal Fusion with Harrington Rods. World Neurosurg. 2024 May; 185:e509-e515 Epub 2024 Feb 17 View PubMed Bernatz JT, Pumford A, Goh BC, Pinter ZW, Mikula AL, Michalopoulos GD, Bydon M, Huddleston P, Nassr AN, Freedman BA, Sebastian AS. MRI Vertebral Bone Quality Correlates With Interbody Cage Subsidence After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Clin Spine Surg. 2024 May 1; 37 (4):149-154 Epub 2024 May 02 View PubMed Levy HA, Pinter ZW, Pumford A, Salmons HI, Townsley S, Katsos K, Reed R, Chen S, Abode-Iyamah K, Deen HG, Clarke M, Bydon M, Fogelson JL, Elder BD, Currier B, Freedman BA, Nassr AN, Karamian BA, Sebastian AS. The Effect of C2 Muscular Exposure Technique on Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes After C2-T2 Posterior Cervical Fusion. Clin Spine Surg. 2024 Apr 10 [Epub ahead of print] View PubMed Ren Y, Toyoshima Y, Vrieze A, Freedman B, Alizad A, Zhao C. In Vivo Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography Assessment of Acute Compartment Syndrome in a Turkey Model. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2024 Apr; 50 (4):571-579 Epub 2024 Jan 28 View PubMed Swart A, Hamouda A, Pennington Z, Lakomkin N, Mikula AL, Martini ML, Shafi M, Subramaniam T, Sebastian AS, Freedman BA, Nassr AN, Fogelson JL, Elder BD. Significant Reduction in Bone Density as Measured by Hounsfield Units in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis or Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis. J Clin Med. 2024 Mar 1; 13 (5) Epub 2024 Mar 01 View PubMed Magableh HM, Ibrahim S, Pennington Z, Nathani KR, Johnson SE, Katsos K, Freedman BA, Bydon M. Transforming Outcomes of Spine Surgery-Exploring the Power of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of 15 198 Patients. Neurosurgery. 2024 Feb 15 [Epub ahead of print] View PubMed Hamouda AM, Pennington Z, Astudillo Potes M, Mikula AL, Lakomkin N, Martini ML, Abode-Iyamah KO, Freedman BA, McClendon J Jr, Nassr AN, Sebastian AS, Fogelson JL, Elder BD. The Predictors of Incidental Durotomy in Patients Undergoing Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy for the Correction of Adult Spinal Deformity. J Clin Med. 2024 Jan 7; 13 (2) Epub 2024 Jan 07 View PubMed Pennington Z, Mikula AL, Lakomkin N, Martini M, Clarke MJ, Sebastian AS, Freedman BA, Rose PS, Karim SM, Nassr A, Bydon M, Kowalchuk RO, Merrell KW, Krauss WE, Fogelson JL, Elder BD. Comparison of Hounsfield units and vertebral bone quality score for the prediction of time to pathologic fracture in mobile spine metastases treated with radiotherapy. J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 Jan 1; 40 (1):19-27 Epub 2023 Oct 13 View PubMed Levy HA, Pinter ZW, Honig R, Salmons HI 4th, Hobson SL, Karamian BA, Freedman BA, Elder BD, Fogelson JL, Nassr AN, Sebastian AS. A Standardized Curriculum Improves Trainee Rod Bending Proficiency in Spinal Deformity Surgery. Results of a Prospective Randomized Controlled Educational Study. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2024 Jan 1; 32 (1):e17-e25 Epub 2023 July 25 View PubMed Petri F, Mahmoud O, El Zein S, Nassr A, Freedman BA, Verdoorn JT, Tande AJ, Berbari EF. It is time for a unified definition of native vertebral osteomyelitis: a framework proposal. J Bone Jt Infect. 2024; 9 (3):173-182 Epub 2024 June 24 View PubMed Bernatz JT, Naylor RM, Goh BC, Brinjikji W, Sebastian A, Freedman B, Nassr A. Iatrogenic vertebral artery injury with concomitant contralateral idiopathic vertebral artery dissection managed with intravascular intervention: a case report. J Spine Surg. 2023 Dec 25; 9 (4):479-486 Epub 2023 Nov 29 View PubMed Goh BC, Pinter ZW, Wellings EP, Bernatz JT, Kolz JM, Sebastian AS, Elder BD, Freedman BA. Fractures in the ankylosed spine are associated with poor bone quality and lower hounsfield units. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2023 Dec; 235:108048 Epub 2023 Nov 07 View PubMed Pinter ZW, Reed R, Townsley SE, Mikula AL, Dittman L, Xiong A, Skjaerlund J, Michalopoulos GD, Currier B, Nassr A, Fogelson JL, Freedman BA, Bydon M, Kepler CK, Wagner SC, Elder BD, Sebastian AS. Titanium Cervical Cage Subsidence: Postoperative Computed Tomography Analysis Defining Incidence and Associated Risk Factors. Global Spine J. 2023 Sep; 13(7):1703-1715. Epub 2021 Sep 24. View PubMed Pinter ZW, Salmons HI 4th, Townsley S, Omar A, Michalopoulos G, Freedman BA, Currier BL, Elder BD, Nassr AN, Bydon M, Fogelson J, Sebastian AS. Semispinalis Cervicis Sarcopenia is Associated With Worsening Cervical Sagittal Balance and Junctional Alignment Following Posterior Cervical Fusion for Myelopathy. Clin Spine Surg. 2023 Aug 1; 36 (7):E288-E293 Epub 2022 Aug 09 View PubMed Chen JW, Martini M, Pennington Z, Lakomkin N, Mikula AL, Sebastian AS, Freedman BA, Bydon M, Elder BD, Fogelson JL. Characterizing the Current Clinical Trial Landscape in Spinal Deformity: A Retrospective Analysis of Trends in the ClinicalTrials.gov Registry. World Neurosurg. 2023 Jun; 174:e92-e102 Epub 2023 Mar 10 View PubMed Pinter ZW, Reed R, Townsley SE, Mikula AL, Lakomkin N, Kazarian E, Michalopoulos GD, Freedman BA, Currier BL, Elder BD, Bydon M, Fogelson J, Sebastian AS, Nassr AN. Paraspinal Sarcopenia is Associated With Worse Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Laminoplasty for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2023 Jun 1; 48 (11):772-781 Epub 2023 Mar 27 View PubMed Pinter ZW, Mikula AL, Reed R, Lakomkin N, Townsley SE, Wright B, Kazarian E, Michalopoulos GD, Currier B, Freedman BA, Bydon M, Elder BD, Fogelson J, Sebastian AS, Nassr A. Is Severe Neck Pain a Contraindication to Performing Laminoplasty in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy? Clin Spine Surg. 2023 Apr 1; 36 (3):127-133 Epub 2023 Mar 13 View PubMed Pinter ZW, Freedman BA, Nassr A, Sebastian AS, Coric D, Welch WC, Steinmetz MP, Robbins SE, Ament J, Anand N, Arnold P, Baron E, Huang J, Whitmore R, Whiting D, Tahernia D, Sandhu F, Chahlavi A, Cheng J, Chi J, Pirris S, Groff M, Fabi A, Meyer S, Kushwaha V, Kent R, DeLuca S, Smorgick Y, Anekstein Y, TOPS Study Group. A Prospective Study of Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty in the Treatment of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis and Stenosis: Results from the Total Posterior Spine System (TOPS) IDE Study. Clin Spine Surg. 2023 Mar 1; 36 (2):E59-E69 Epub 2022 Aug 03 View PubMed Pinter ZW, Mikula AL, Townsley SE, Salmons Iv HI, Lakomkin N, Michalopoulos GD, Nassr A, Freedman BA, Bydon M, Fogelson J, Sebastian AS, Elder BD. Lower Hounsfield Units and Severe Multifidus Sarcopenia Are Independent Predictors of Increased Risk for Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Failure Following Thoracolumbar Fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2023 Feb 15; 48(4):223-231. Epub 2022 Nov 02. View PubMed Pinter ZW, Mikula A, Shirley M, Xiong A, Michalopoulos G, Ghaith AK, Wagner S, Elder BD, Freedman BA, Nassr A, Bydon M, Currier B, Kaye ID, Kepler C, Sebastian AS. Risk Factors for Allograft Subsidence Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. World Neurosurg. 2023 Feb; 170:e700-e711 Epub 2022 Nov 26 View PubMed Pinter ZW, Skjaerlund J, Michalopoulos GD, Nathani KR, Bydon M, Nassr A, Sebastian AS, Freedman BA. Dynamic Radiographs Are Unreliable to Assess Arthrodesis Following Cervical Fusion: A Modeled Radiostereometric Analysis of Cervical Motion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2023 Jan 15; 48 (2):127-136 Epub 2022 Sept 06 View PubMed Mualem W, Onyedimma C, Ghaith AK, Durrani S, Jarrah R, Singh R, Zamanian C, Nathani KR, Freedman BA, Bydon M. R2 advances in robotic-assisted spine surgery: comparative analysis of options, future directions, and bibliometric analysis of the literature. Neurosurg Rev. 2022 Dec 14; 46 (1):18 View PubMed Mikula AL, Lakomkin N, Pennington Z, Nassr A, Freedman B, Sebastian AS, Bydon M, Elder BD, Fogelson JL. Lumbar Lordosis Correction With Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients with Minimum 2-Year Follow-up. World Neurosurg. 2022 Nov; 167:e295-e302 Epub 2022 Aug 08 View PubMed Mikula AL, Lakomkin N, Pennington Z, Pinter ZW, Nassr A, Freedman B, Sebastian AS, Abode-Iyamah K, Bydon M, Ames CP, Fogelson JL, Elder BD. Association between lower Hounsfield units and proximal junctional kyphosis and failure at the upper thoracic spine. J Neurosurg Spine. 2022 Nov 1; 37 (5):694-702 Epub 2022 May 13 View PubMed Lakomkin N, Mikula AL, Pinter ZW, Wellings E, Alvi MA, Scheitler KM, Pennington Z, Lee NJ, Freedman BA, Sebastian AS, Fogelson JL, Bydon M, Clarke MJ, Elder BD. Perioperative risk stratification of spine trauma patients with ankylosing spinal disorders: a comparison of 3 quantitative indices. J Neurosurg Spine. 2022 Nov 1; 37 (5):722-728 Epub 2022 May 27 View PubMed Pinter ZW, Salmons HI 4th, Townsley S, Omar A, Freedman BA, Currier BL, Elder BD, Nassr AN, Bydon M, Wagner SC, Sebastian AS. Multifidus Sarcopenia Is Associated With Worse Patient-reported Outcomes Following Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2022 Oct 15; 47 (20):1426-1434 Epub 2022 July 01 View PubMed Mikula AL, Pennington Z, Lakomkin N, Clarke MJ, Rose PS, Bydon M, Freedman B, Sebastian AS, Lu L, Kowalchuk RO, Merrell KW, Fogelson JL, Elder BD. Independent predictors of vertebral compression fracture following radiation for metastatic spine disease. J Neurosurg Spine. 2022 Oct 1; 37 (4):617-623 Epub 2022 Apr 15 View PubMed Bhatti AUR, Cesare J, Wahood W, Alvi MA, Onyedimma CE, Ghaith AK, Akinnusotu O, El Sammak S, Freedman BA, Sebastian AS, Bydon M. Assessing the differences in operative and patient-reported outcomes between lateral approaches for lumbar fusion: a systematic review and indirect meta-analysis. J Neurosurg Spine. 2022 Oct 1; 37 (4):498-514 Epub 2022 Apr 22 View PubMed Pinter ZW, Mikula A, Shirley M, Xiong A, Wagner S, Elder BD, Freedman BA, Nassr A, Bydon M, Currier B, Kaye ID, Kepler C, Sebastian AS. Allograft Subsidence Decreases Postoperative Segmental Lordosis With Minimal Effect on Global Alignment Following ACDF. Global Spine J. 2022 Oct; 12(8):1723-1730. Epub 2021 Jan 21. View PubMed Kim G, Sammak SE, Michalopoulos GD, Mualem W, Pinter ZW, Freedman BA, Bydon M. Comparison of surgical interventions for the treatment of early-onset scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2022 Sep 1; 31 (4):342-357 Epub 2022 Sept 23 View PubMed Pinter ZW, Bou Monsef J, Monsef JB, Salmons HI, Sebastian AS, Freedman BA, Currier BL, Elder BD, Nassr AN. Does Preoperative Bone Mineral Density Impact Fusion Success in Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery? A Prospective Cohort Study. World Neurosurg. 2022 Aug; 164:e830-e834 Epub 2022 May 20 View PubMed Rajjoub R, Michalopoulos GD, El Sammak S, Goyal A, Alexander AY, Wahood W, Freedman BA, Sebastian A, Bydon M. Crossing the Cervicothoracic Junction in Multilevel Cervical Arthrodesis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2022 Jun; 162:e336-e346 Epub 2022 Mar 08 View PubMed Pinter ZW, Karamian B, Bou Monsef J, Mao J, Xiong A, Bowles DR, Conaway WK, Reiter DM, Honig R, Currier B, Nassr A, Freedman BA, Bydon M, Elder BD, Kaye ID, Kepler C, Schroeder G, Vaccaro A, Wagner S, Sebastian AS. Cervical Alignment and Proximal and Distal Junctional Failure in Posterior Cervical Fusion: A Multicenter Comparison of 2 Surgical Approaches. Clin Spine Surg. 2022 Jun 1; 35 (5):E451-E456 Epub 2021 Dec 15 View PubMed St Jeor JD, Jackson TJ, Xiong AE, Freedman BA, Sebastian AS, Currier BL, Fogelson JL, Bydon M, Nassr A, Elder BD. Average Lumbar Hounsfield Units Predicts Osteoporosis-Related Complications Following Lumbar Spine Fusion. Global Spine J. 2022 Jun; 12 (5):851-857 Epub 2020 Nov 23 View PubMed Pinter ZW, Salmons HI 4th, Townsley SE, Xiong A, Michalopoulos GD, El Sammak S, Currier B, Nassr A, Freedman BA, Bydon M, Elder BD, Wagner S, Sebastian AS. Improved Sagittal Alignment Is Associated with Early Postoperative Neck Disability and Pain-Related Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion for Myelopathy. World Neurosurg. 2022 May; 161:e654-e663 Epub 2022 Feb 23 View PubMed Iyer S, Bovonratwet P, Samartzis D, Schoenfeld AJ, An HS, Awwad W, Blumenthal SL, Cheung JPY, Derman PB, El-Sharkawi M, Freedman BA, Hartl R, Kang JD, Kim HJ, Louie PK, Ludwig SC, Neva MH, Pham MH, Phillips FM, Qureshi SA, Radcliff KE, Riew KD, Sandhu HS, Sciubba DM, Sethi RK, Valacco M, Zaidi HA, Zygourakis CC, Makhni MC. Appropriate Telemedicine Utilization in Spine Surgery: Results From a Delphi Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2022 Apr 15; 47 (8):583-590 Epub 2022 Feb 04 View PubMed Kolz JM, Pinter ZW, Sebastian AS, Freedman BA, Elder BD, Nassr AN. Postoperative and Intraoperative Cement Augmentation for Spinal Fusion. World Neurosurg. 2022 Apr; 160:e454-e463 Epub 2022 Jan 18 View PubMed Hobson SL, Yolcu YU, Oishi T, Sebastian AS, Freedman BA, Elder BD, Laughlin RS, Bydon M, Hoffman EM. Estimating Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring Rates for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Are Diagnostic or Procedural Codes Accurate? Int J Spine Surg. 2022 Apr; 16 (2):208-214 View PubMed Colantonio DF, Nassr A, Freedman BA, Elder BD, Bydon M, Helgeson MD, Kepler CK, Sebastian AS, Wagner SC. The Effect of Preoperative Mental Health Status on Outcomes After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Int J Spine Surg. 2022 Apr; 16(2):233-239. View PubMed Michalopoulos GD, Bhandarkar AR, Jarrah R, Yolcu YU, Alvi MA, Ghaith AK, Sebastian AS, Freedman BA, Bydon M. Hybrid surgery: a comparison of early postoperative outcomes between anterior cervical discectomy and fusion and cervical disc arthroplasty. J Neurosurg Spine. 2022 Apr 1; 36 (4):575-584 Epub 2021 Oct 29 View PubMed Mauntel TC, Tenan MS, Freedman BA, Potter BK, Provencher MT, Tokish JM, Lee IE, Rhon DI, Bailey JR, Burns TC, Cameron KL, Grenier ES, Haley CA, Leclere LE, McDonald LS, Owens BD, Pallis MP, Posner MA, Rivera JC, Roach CJ, Robins RJ, Schmitz MR, Sheean AJ, Slabaugh MA, Volk WR, Dickens JF. The Military Orthopedics Tracking Injuries and Outcomes Network: A Solution for Improving Musculoskeletal Care in the Military Health System. Mil Med. 2022 Mar 28; 187 (3-4):e282-e289 View PubMed Kolz JM, Mitchell SA, Elder BD, Sebastian AS, Freedman BA. Sacral Insufficiency Fracture Following Short-Segment Lumbosacral Fusion: Case Series and Review of the Literature. Global Spine J. 2022 Mar; 12 (2):267-277 Epub 2020 Aug 30 View PubMed Onyedimma C, Jallow O, Yolcu YU, Alvi MA, Goyal A, Ghaith AK, Bhatti AUR, Abode-Iyamah K, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Freedman BA, Bydon M. Comparison of Outcomes Between Cage Materials Used for Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with Standalone Cages: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2022 Feb; 158:e38-e54. Epub 2021 Nov 24. View PubMed Pinter ZW, Elder BD, Kaye ID, Kepler CK, Wagner S, Freedman BA, Sebastian AS. A Review of Commercially Available Cellular-based Allografts. Clin Spine Surg. 2022 Feb 1; 35 (1):E77-E86 View PubMed Jackson TJ, Freedman BA, Morris JM, Currier BL, Nassr A. Cervical myelopathy in a patient with Klippel-Feil syndrome treated with a patient-specific custom cervical spine locking plate. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2022 Jan 14; 8 (1):6 View PubMed Xiong AE, Jackson TJ, Lawson BK, Khezri N, Sebastian A, Freedman B, Elder B, Currier B. Is there consensus on the perioperative management of Xa inhibitors in patients undergoing elective spine surgery?-A survey of current spine surgeon practices. J Spine Surg. 2021 Dec; 7(4):458-466. View PubMed Thompson JC, Pinter ZW, Honig R, Tomov MN, Currier BL, Elder BD, Freedman BA, Bydon M, Sebastian AS. Methods Used to Generate Consensus Statements for Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Primer for the Spine Surgeon. Clin Spine Surg. 2021 Dec 1; 34 (10):391-394 View PubMed Tenan MS, Robins RJ, Sheean AJ, Dekker TJ, Bailey JR, Bharmal HM, Bradley MW, Cameron KL, Burns TC, Freedman BA, Galvin JW, Grenier ES, Haley CA, Hurvitz AP, LeClere LE, Lee I, Mauntel T, McDonald LS, Nesti LJ, Owens BD, Posner MA, Potter BK, Provencher MT, Rhon DI, Roach CJ, Ryan PM, Schmitz MR, Slabaugh MA, Tucker CJ, Volk WR, Dickens JF, MOTION Collaborative. A High-Sensitivity International Knee Documentation Committee Survey Index From the PROMIS System: The Next-Generation Patient-Reported Outcome for a Knee Injury Population. Am J Sports Med. 2021 Nov; 49 (13):3561-3568 Epub 2021 Oct 06 View PubMed Hobson S, Aleem IS, Bice MJ, Butt BB, Bydon M, Elder BD, Fredericks DR Jr, Helgeson MD, Patel RD, Sebastian A, Wagner SC, Williams SK, Xiong AE, Anderson PA, Freedman B. A Multicenter Evaluation of the Feasibility, Patient/Provider Satisfaction, and Value of Virtual Spine Consultation During the COVID-19 Pandemic. World Neurosurg. 2021 Oct; 154:e781-e789. Epub 2021 Aug 10. View PubMed Mikula AL, Fogelson JL, Lakomkin N, Flanigan PM, Pinter ZW, Doan MK, Bydon M, Nassr A, Freedman B, Sebastian AS, Abode-Iyamah K, Anderson PA, Elder BD. Lower Hounsfield Units at the Upper Instrumented Vertebrae are Significantly Associated With Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Failure Near the Thoracolumbar Junction. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 Sep 15; 21 (4):270-275 View PubMed Mikula AL, St Jeor JD, Naylor RM, Bernatz JT, Patel NP, Fogelson JL, Larson AN, Nassr A, Sebastian AS, Freedman B, Currier BL, Bydon M, Kennel KA, Yaszemski MJ, Anderson PA, Elder BD. Teriparatide Treatment Increases Hounsfield Units in the Thoracic Spine, Lumbar Spine, Sacrum, and Ilium Out of Proportion to the Cervical Spine. Clin Spine Surg. 2021 Aug 1; 34 (7):E370-E376 View PubMed Bukowski BR, Clark NJ, Taunton MJ, Freedman BA, Berry DJ, Abdel MP. Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis. J Arthroplasty. 2021 Jul; 36 (7S):S282-S289 Epub 2021 Jan 23 View PubMed Kerezoudis P, Alvi MA, Freedman BA, Nassr A, Bydon M. Utilization Trends of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein in the United States. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2021 Jul 1; 46 (13):874-881 View PubMed Rainer WG, Abdel MP, Freedman BA, Berry DJ, Taunton MJ. Pelvic Tilt and the Pubic Symphysis to Sacrococcygeal Junction Distance: Risk Factors for Hip Dislocation Observed on Anteroposterior Pelvis Radiographs. J Arthroplasty. 2021 Jul; 36 (7S):S367-S373 Epub 2021 Mar 09 View PubMed Wagner SC, Nassr A, Freedman BA, Elder BD, Bydon M, Sebastian AS. The Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (SANE) after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: A pilot study. J Clin Neurosci. 2021 Jun; 88:95-101 Epub 2021 Apr 02 View PubMed Kolz JM, Freedman BA, Nassr AN. The Value of Cement Augmentation in Patients With Diminished Bone Quality Undergoing Thoracolumbar Fusion Surgery: A Review. Global Spine J. 2021 Apr; 11 (1_suppl):37S-44S View PubMed Pinter ZW, Wagner S, Fredericks D Jr, Xiong A, Helgeson M, Currier B, Freedman BA, Kepler C, Elder BD, Bydon M, Nassr A, Sebastian AS. Cervical Paraspinal Muscle Fatty Degeneration Is Not Associated with Muscle Cross-sectional Area: Qualitative Assessment Is Preferable for Cervical Sarcopenia. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2021 Apr 01; 479(4):726-732. View PubMed Ghaith AK, Yolcu YU, Alvi MA, Bhandarkar AR, Sebastian AS, Freedman BA, Bydon M. Rate and Characteristics of Vertebral Artery Injury Following C1-C2 Posterior Cervical Fusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2021 Apr; 148:118-126 Epub 2021 Jan 28 View PubMed Mikula AL, Fogelson JL, Oushy S, Pinter ZW, Peters PA, Abode-Iyamah K, Sebastian AS, Freedman B, Currier BL, Polly DW, Elder BD. Change in pelvic incidence between the supine and standing positions in patients with bilateral sacroiliac joint vacuum signs. J Neurosurg Spine. 2021 Apr 1; 34 (4):617-622 Epub 2021 Jan 15 View PubMed Tsai SH, Alvi MA, Tazyeen S, Yolcu Y, Javeed S, Sebastian A, Freedman B, Bydon M, Elder B. Revision Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion and Revision Cervical Arthroplasty Are Associated with Similar Outcomes: Real-World Analysis from a National Quality Registry. 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Asian Spine J. 2020 Dec; 14 (6):814-820 Epub 2020 May 29 View PubMed Doherty RJ, Yolcu YU, Wahood W, Zreik J, Goyal A, Gazelka HM, Habermann EB, Abode-Iyamah K, Freedman BA, Bydon M. Is postoperative atelectasis following lumbar fusion more prevalent among patients with chronic opioid use? Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2020 Dec; 199:106308 Epub 2020 Oct 14 View PubMed Kurian SJ, Yolcu YU, Zreik J, Alvi MA, Freedman BA, Bydon M. Institutional databases may underestimate the risk factors for 30-day unplanned readmissions compared to national databases. J Neurosurg Spine. 2020 Dec 1; 33 (6):845-853 Epub 2020 July 31 View PubMed Yolcu YU, Zreik J, Alvi MA, Wanderman NR, Carlson BC, Nassr A, Fogelson JL, Elder BD, Freedman BA, Bydon M. Use of teriparatide prior to lumbar fusion surgery lowers two-year complications for patients with poor bone health. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2020 Nov; 198:106244 Epub 2020 Sept 21 View PubMed Yolcu YU, Wahood W, Eissa AT, Alvi MA, Freedman BA, Elder BD, Bydon M. The impact of platelet-rich plasma on postoperative outcomes after spinal fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Neurosurg Spine. 2020 Oct 1; 33 (4):540-547 Epub 2020 May 22 View PubMed Alvi MA, Zreik J, Yolcu YU, Goyal A, Kim DK, Kallmes DF, Freedman BA, Bydon M. Comparison of Costs and Postoperative Outcomes between Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: Analysis from a State-Level Outpatient Database. World Neurosurg. 2020 Sep; 141:e801-e814 Epub 2020 June 10 View PubMed Bukowski BR, Clark NJ, Taunton MJ, Freedman BA, Berry DJ, Abdel MP. Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: Long-Term Results. J Arthroplasty. 2020 Sep; 35 (9):2573-2580 Epub 2020 Apr 27 View PubMed Anderson PA, Freedman BA, Chou D, Witham T. Introduction. Lumbar spinal osteoporosis. Neurosurg Focus 2020 Aug; 49 (2):E1 View PubMed Flanigan PM, Mikula AL, Peters PA, Oushy S, Fogelson JL, Bydon M, Freedman BA, Sebastian AS, Currier BL, Nassr A, Kennel KA, Anderson PA, Polly DW, Elder BD. Regional improvements in lumbosacropelvic Hounsfield units following teriparatide treatment. Neurosurg Focus. 2020 Aug; 49 (2):E11 View PubMed St Jeor JD, Jackson TJ, Xiong AE, Kadri A, Freedman BA, Sebastian AS, Currier BL, Nassr A, Fogelson JL, Kennel KA, Anderson PA, Elder BD. Osteoporosis in spine surgery patients: what is the best way to diagnose osteoporosis in this population? Neurosurg Focus. 2020 Aug; 49 (2):E4 View PubMed Canseco JA, Schroeder GD, Patel PD, Grasso G, Chang M, Kandziora F, Vialle EN, Oner FC, Schnake KJ, Dvorak MF, Chapman JR, Benneker LM, Rajasekaran S, Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR, AO Spine Cervical Classification Validation Group. 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Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020 Jul 1; 45 (13):E808-E812 View PubMed Clark NJ, Francois EL, Freedman BA, Currier B. Early Implant Failure of a 2-Level M6-Cervical Total Disc Replacement: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2020 Jul-Sep; 10 (3):e19.00644 View PubMed Robinson WA, Carlson BC, Poppendeck H, Wanderman NR, Bunta AD, Murphy S, Sietsema DL, Daffner SD, Edwards BJ, Watts NB, Tosi LL, Anderson PA, Freedman BA. Osteoporosis-related Vertebral Fragility Fractures: A Review and Analysis of the American Orthopaedic Association's Own the Bone Database. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020 Apr 15; 45 (8):E430-E438 View PubMed Zreik J, Goyal A, Alvi MA, Freedman BA, Bydon M. Utility of Preoperative Laboratory Testing in Assessing Risk of Adverse Outcomes After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Insights from National Surgical Registry. World Neurosurg. 2020 Apr; 136:e398-e406 Epub 2020 Jan 10 View PubMed Kolz JM, Alvi MA, Bhatti AR, Tomov MN, Bydon M, Sebastian AS, Elder BD, Nassr AN, Fogelson JL, Currier BL, Freedman BA. Anterior Cervical Osteophyte Resection for Treatment of Dysphagia. Global Spine J. 2020 Mar 20; 2192568220912706 [Epub ahead of print] View PubMed Calcei JG, Delanois RE, Lajam CM, Gill JT, Freedman BA. The Orthopaedic Political Action Committee: Growth and Influence Over 20 Years. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2020 Mar 12 [Epub ahead of print] View PubMed Wallace N, Schaffer NE, Freedman BA, Nassr A, Currier BL, Patel R, Aleem IS. Computer-assisted navigation in complex cervical spine surgery: tips and tricks. J Spine Surg. 2020 Mar; 6 (1):136-144 View PubMed Wahood W, Yolcu YU, Kerezoudis P, Goyal A, Alvi MA, Freedman BA, Bydon M. Artificial Discs in Cervical Disc Replacement: A Meta-Analysis for Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes. World Neurosurg. 2020 Feb; 134:598-613.e5 Epub 2019 Oct 15 View PubMed Thompson JC, Wanderman N, Anderson PA, Freedman BA. Abaloparatide and the Spine: A Narrative Review. Clin Interv Aging. 2020; 15:1023-1033 Epub 2020 June 29 View PubMed Tavana S, Masouros SD, Baxan N, Freedman BA, Hansen UN, Newell N. The Effect of Degeneration on Internal Strains and the Mechanism of Failure in Human Intervertebral Discs Analyzed Using Digital Volume Correlation (DVC) and Ultra-High Field MRI. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2020; 8:610907 Epub 2021 Jan 21 View PubMed Mikula AL, Puffer RC, Jeor JDS, Bernatz JT, Fogelson JL, Larson AN, Nassr A, Sebastian AS, Freedman BA, Currier BL, Bydon M, Yaszemski MJ, Anderson PA, Elder BD. Teriparatide treatment increases Hounsfield units in the lumbar spine out of proportion to DEXA changes. J Neurosurg Spine. 2020 Jan 1; 32 (1):50-55 Epub 2019 Oct 18 View PubMed Wanderman N, Robinson W, Carlson B, Bydon M, Currier B, Huddleston P, Nassr A, Freedman B. Tranexamic Acid in Thoracic and Lumbar Fusions and Perioperative Blood Loss. Clin Spine Surg. 2019 Dec; 32 (10):E462-E468 View PubMed Banno F, Zreik J, Alvi MA, Goyal A, Freedman BA, Bydon M. Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion Versus Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Treatment of Multilevel Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Insights from a National Registry. World Neurosurg. 2019 Dec; 132:e852-e861 Epub 2019 Aug 05 View PubMed Aleem IS, Alder J, Popper J, Freedman B, Nassr A, Bydon M, Yaszemski MJ, Currier BL. A Novel Anatomic Landmark to Assess Adequate Decompression in Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery: The Posterior Endplate Valley (PEV). Clin Spine Surg. 2019 Oct; 32 (8):345-349 View PubMed Alvi MA, Zreik J, Wahood W, Goyal A, Freedman BA, Sebastian AS, Bydon M. Impact of Dialysis on 30-Day Outcomes After Spinal Fusion Surgery for Pathologic Fractures: Insights from a National Quality Registry. 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Techniques in Orthopaedics. 2012; 27(1):15-21. Cole AL, Herman RA Jr, Heimlich JB, Ahsan S, Freedman BA, Shuler MS. Ability of Near Infrared Spectroscopy to Measure Oxygenation in Isolated Upper Extremity Muscle Compartments. J Hand Surg. 2012; 37A(2):297-302. View PubMed Possley DR, Blair JA, Freedman BA, Schoenfeld AJ, Lehman RA, Hsu JR, the Skeletal Trauma Research Consortium (STReC). The effect of vehicle protection on spine injuries in military conflict. Spine J. 2012; 12(9):843-848. View PubMed Daughenbaugh KF, Holderness J, Graff JC, Hedges JF, Freedman B, Graff JW, Jutila MA. Contribution of transcript stability to a conserved procyanidin-induced cytokine response in gammadelta T cells. Genes Immun. 2011 Jul; 12 (5):378-89 Epub 2011 Feb 10 View PubMed Holderness J, Schepetkin IA, Freedman B, Kirpotina LN, Quinn MT, Hedges JF, Jutila MA. Polysaccharides isolated from Acai fruit induce innate immune responses. 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