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Arjun S. Sebastian, M.D.

  1. Orthopedic Surgeon
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Publications

  1. 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 Oct 1; 41 (4):463-472 Epub 2024 July 05
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  2. 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 Sep 15; 32 (18):e940-e950 Epub 2024 July 12
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  3. Girdler SJ, Lindsey MH, Sebastian AS, Nassr A. Osteoporosis Evaluation and Management in Spine Surgery. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2024 Sep 15; 32 (18):e909-e918 Epub 2024 July 30
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  4. 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
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  5. 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 Sep; 33 (9):3476-3483 Epub 2024 July 17
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  6. 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
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  7. 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
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  8. 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
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  9. 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
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  10. 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
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  11. 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
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  12. 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
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  13. 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
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  14. 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
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  15. 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
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  16. 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
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  17. 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]
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  18. Sullivan MH, Jackson TJ, Milbrandt TA, Larson AN, Kepler CK, Sebastian AS. Evidence-based Indications for Vertebral Body Tethering in Spine Deformity. Clin Spine Surg. 2024 Apr 1; 37 (3):82-91 Epub 2023 Sept 04
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  19. 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
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  20. 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
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  21. 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
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  22. 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
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  23. Goh BC, Issa TZ, Lee Y, Vaccaro AR, Sebastian AS. Evidence and controversies in geriatric odontoid fracture management. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2024; 32 (2):E84-94
  24. 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
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  25. 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
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  26. Jackson TJ, Sullivan MH, Larson AN, Milbrandt TA, Sebastian AS. Controversies in Spine Surgery: Is Vertebral Body Tethering Superior to Selective Thoracic Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis? Clin Spine Surg. 2023 Oct 1; 36 (8):291-294 Epub 2023 July 14
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  27. 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.
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  28. 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
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  29. Kaye ID, Sebastian AS, Wagner SC, Semenza N, Bowles D, Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Woods BI, Radcliff KE, Kurd MF, Rihn J, Anderson DG, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR. No Difference in Neck Pain or Health-Related Quality Measures Between Patients With or Without Degenerative Cervical Spondylolisthesis. Global Spine J. 2023 Jul; 13 (6):1641-1645 Epub 2021 Sept 27
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  30. Bernatz JT, Fisher MWA, Pinter ZW, Sebastian AS. Controversies in Spine Surgery: Is i-Factor Superior to Bone Morphogenic Protein for Achieving Spine Fusion? Clin Spine Surg. 2023 Jul 1; 36 (6):224-226 Epub 2023 Jan 19
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  31. 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
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  32. 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
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  33. Murphy TP, Colantonio DF, Le AH, Fredericks DR, Schlaff CD, Holm EB, Sebastian AS, Pisano AJ, Helgeson MD, Wagner SC. Biomechanical Analysis of Multilevel Posterior Cervical Spinal Fusion Constructs. Clin Spine Surg. 2023 Jun 01; 36(5):E212-E217. Epub 2023 Feb 22.
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  34. Salmons HI, Pinter ZW, Streufert B, Sebastian AS, Nassr A, Investigation Performed at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Performing 2-Stage Circumferential Fusion in an Adolescent With High-Grade Spondylolisthesis: A Surgical Technique. Clin Spine Surg. 2023 May 1; 36 (4):163-168 Epub 2022 Sept 23
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  35. 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
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  36. 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
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  37. 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.
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  38. Pinter ZW, Mikula A, Shirley M, Xiong AS, 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 Neurosurgery. 2023 Feb; 170:E700-11
  39. 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
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  40. 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
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  41. Salmons HI, Baird MD, Dearden ME, Wagner SC, Sebastian AS. Prone Versus Lateral Decubitus Positioning for Direct Lateral Interbody Fusion. Clin Spine Surg. 2022 Nov 1; 35 (9):351-353 Epub 2021 Dec 29
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  42. 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
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  43. Pinter ZW, Sebastian AS, Wagner SC, Morrissey PB, Kaye ID, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro A, Kepler C. Indicators for Substantial Neurological Recovery Following Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Clin Spine Surg. 2022 Nov 1; 35 (9):E698-E701 Epub 2022 May 09
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  44. 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
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  45. 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
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  46. Salmons HI, Lu Y, Reed RR, Forsythe B, Sebastian AS. Implementation of Machine Learning to Predict Cost of Care Associated with Ambulatory Single-Level Lumbar Decompression. World Neurosurg. 2022 Nov; 167:e1072-e1079 Epub 2022 Sept 09
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  47. 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
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  48. 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
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  49. 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
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  50. Kolz JM, Wagner SC, Vaccaro AR, Sebastian AS. Ergonomics in Spine Surgery. Clin Spine Surg. 2022 Oct 1; 35 (8):333-340 Epub 2021 July 28
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  51. Peterson SL, Mounsef JB, Sebastian AS, Morrissey PB. Intraoperative Triggered Electromyography: Indispensable in Routine Lumbar Fusions? Clin Spine Surg. 2022 Oct 1; 35 (8):329-332 Epub 2021 Apr 21
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  52. 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.
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  53. Benson JC, Lehman VT, Sebastian AS, Larson NA, Nassr A, Diehn FE, Wald JT, Murthy NS. Successful fusion versus pseudarthrosis after spinal instrumentation: a comprehensive imaging review. Neuroradiology. 2022 Sep; 64 (9):1719-1728 Epub 2022 June 14
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  54. Streufert BD, Onyedimma C, Yolcu YU, Ghaith AK, Elder BD, Nassr A, Currier B, Sebastian AS, Bydon M. Rheumatoid Arthritis in Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Global Spine J. 2022 Sep; 12 (7):1583-1595 Epub 2022 Mar 18
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  55. 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
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  56. Kolz JM, Pinter ZW, Bydon M, Sebastian AS. Controversies in Spine Surgery: Is a Cortical Bone Trajectory Superior to Traditional Pedicle Screw Trajectory? Clin Spine Surg. 2022 Jul 1; 35 (6):225-228 Epub 2020 Mar 20
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  57. 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
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  58. Pinter ZW, Sebastian AS, Bou Monsef J, Elder B, Fogelson J. Performing Lumbosacral Transdiscal Fixation: The Boachie Screw Technique. Clin Spine Surg. 2022 Jun 1; 35 (5):208-212 Epub 2021 Oct 14
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  59. 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
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  60. 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
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  61. 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
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  62. 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
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  63. 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
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  64. 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.
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  65. 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
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  66. Wade SM, Fredericks DR Jr, Elsenbeck MJ, Morrissey PB, Sebastian AS, Kaye ID, Butler JS, Wagner SC. The Incidence, Risk Factors, and Complications Associated With Surgical Delay in Multilevel Fusion for Adult Spinal Deformity. Global Spine J. 2022 Apr; 12 (3):441-446 Epub 2020 Sept 25
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  67. 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
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  68. 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
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  69. Pinter ZW, Wagner S, Sebastian AS, Roach WB. Is Anticoagulation Necessary for Asymptomatic Unilateral Vertebral Artery Injury? Clin Spine Surg. 2022 Feb 1; 35 (1):E65-E67
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  70. 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
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  71. 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.
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  72. McDonnell JM, Ahern DP, Wagner SC, Morrissey PB, Kaye ID, Sebastian AS, Butler JS. A Systematic Review of Risk Factors Associated With Distal Junctional Failure in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. Clin Spine Surg. 2021 Nov 1; 34 (9):347-354
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  73. 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.
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  74. 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
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  75. Pinter ZW, Kolz JM, Elder BD, Sebastian AS. Is Reduction and Fusion Required for High-grade Spondylolisthesis? Clin Spine Surg. 2021 Aug 1; 34 (7):237-240
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  76. Pinter ZW, Wagner SC, Sebastian AS. Reply to the Letter to the Editor: 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 Aug 1; 479 (8):1860-1861
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  80. Sinensky AM, Kaye ID, Li WT, Wagner SC, Butler JS, Sebastian AS, Morrissey PB, Schroeder GD, Kepler C, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS. Radiographic Measures of Spinal Alignment Are Not Predictive of the Development of C5 Palsy Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Surgery. Int J Spine Surg. 2021 Apr; 15 (2):213-218 Epub 2021 Apr 01
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  82. 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
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  83. 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
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  84. 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. Turk Neurosurg. 2021 Mar 29 [Epub ahead of print]
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  86. Zreik J, Alvi MA, Yolcu YU, Sebastian AS, Freedman BA, Bydon M. Utility of the 5-Item Modified Frailty Index for Predicting Adverse Outcomes Following Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. World Neurosurg. 2021 Feb; 146:e670-e677 Epub 2020 Nov 03
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  87. Pinter ZW, Sebastian AS, Currier BL, Nassr A. Surgical treatment of concomitant atlantoaxial instability and subaxial spondylotic stenosis in rheumatoid arthritis-a case report. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2021 Jan 19; 7 (1):2
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  88. Kolz JM, Christensen TC, Diehn FE, Sebastian AS, Currier BL, Nassr AN. Nonsurgical Management of Combined Occipitocervical and Atlantoaxial Distraction Injuries: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2021 Jan 14; 11 (1):e20.00228
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  89. Pinter ZW, Lawson BK, Freedman BA, Sebastian AS. Atypical hangman's fracture with concomitant subaxial fracture-dislocation treated with circumferential fusion of C2-C5-a case report. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2020 Dec 2; 6 (1):108 Epub 2020 Dec 02
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  90. Tomov M, Alvi MA, Elminawy M, Currier B, Yaszemski M, Nassr A, Huddleston P, Sebastian A, Bydon M, Freedman B. An Objective and Reliable Method for Identifying Sarcopenia in Lumbar Spine Surgery Patients: Using Morphometric Measurements on Computed Tomography Imaging. Asian Spine J. 2020 Dec; 14 (6):814-820 Epub 2020 May 29
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  91. Kaye ID, Fang T, Wagner SC, Butler JS, Sebastian A, Morrissey PB, Levine MJ, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS. A Comparison of Revision Rates and Patient-Reported Outcomes for a 2-Level Posterolateral Fusion Augmented With Single Versus 2-Level Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Global Spine J. 2020 Dec; 10 (8):958-963 Epub 2019 Nov 20
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  92. Sebastian AS, Dalton D, Slaven SE, Welch-Phillips A, Fredericks DR Jr, Ahern DP, Butler JS. What Is the Optimal Surgical Treatment for Low-Grade Isthmic Spondylolisthesis? ALIF or TLIF? Clin Spine Surg. 2020 Dec; 33 (10):389-392
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  93. Kurian SJ, Wahood W, Yolcu YU, Blaginykh E, Goyal A, Sebastian AS, Bydon M. Risk Factors for Unplanned Readmissions Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion and Posterior Lumbar Fusion Procedures: Comparison of Two National Databases. World Neurosurg. 2020 Nov; 143:e613-e630 Epub 2020 Aug 08
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  94. Blaginykh E, Alvi MA, Goyal A, Yolcu YU, Kerezoudis P, Sebastian AS, Bydon M. Outpatient Versus Inpatient Posterior Lumbar Fusion for Low-Risk Patients: An Analysis of Thirty-Day Outcomes From the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. World Neurosurg. 2020 Oct; 142:e487-e493 Epub 2020 July 18
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  95. Doherty RJ, Wahood W, Yolcu YU, Zreik J, Goyal A, Gazelka HM, Habermann EB, Sebastian A, Bydon M. Chronic opioid use is associated with increased postoperative urinary retention, length of stay and non-routine discharge following lumbar fusion surgery. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2020 Oct; 197:106161 Epub 2020 Aug 19
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  96. Goyal A, Bhandarkar AR, Alvi MA, Kerezoudis P, Yolcu YU, Habermann EB, Sebastian AS, Bydon M. Cost of Readmissions Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Insights from the Nationwide Readmissions Database. Neurosurgery. 2020 Sep 15; 87 (4):679-688
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  97. 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
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  98. 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
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  100. Carlson BC, Hines JT, Robinson WA, Sebastian AS, Greenwood-Quaintance KE, Patel R, Huddleston PM. Implant Sonication versus Tissue Culture for the Diagnosis of Spinal Implant Infection. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020 May 1; 45 (9):E525-E532
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  101. 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]
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  106. 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. World Neurosurg. 2019 Oct; 130:e862-e873 Epub 2019 July 08
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  107. Mikula AL, Naylor RM, St. Jeor JD, Fogelson JL, Larson AN, Nassr AN, Freedman BA, Sebastian AS, Currier BL, Bydon M, Yaszemski MJ, Elder BD.. Teriparatide treatment improves bone quality in the vertebral body out of proportion to the pedicles and lamina of the lumbosacral spine as measuerd by Hounsfield units The Spine Journal. 2019; 19(9):S176-S177.
  108. Sebastian AS, Wanderman NR, Currier BL, Pichelmann MA, Treder VM, Fogelson JL, Clarke MJ, Nassr AN. Prospective Evaluation of Radiculitis following Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Use for Transforaminal Interbody Arthrodesis in Spine Surgery. Asian Spine J. 2019 Aug; 13 (4):544-555 Epub 2019 Mar 15
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  109. Yolcu Y, Alvi M, Wanderman N, Carlson B, Sebastian A, Bydon M, Freedman B. Effect of teriparatide use on bone mineral density and spinal fusion: a narrative review of animal models. Int J Neurosci. 2019 Aug; 129 (8):814-820 Epub 2019 Feb 17
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  110. Wanderman N, Alvi M, Yolcu Y, Carlson B, Sebastian A, Bydon M, Freedman B. Is Teriparatide Beneficial to Spinal Fusion Surgery in the Older Patient?: A Narrative Review. Clin Spine Surg. 2019 Jun; 32 (5):182-190
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  111. Sebastian A, Goyal A, Alvi MA, Wahood W, Elminawy M, Habermann EB, Bydon M. Assessing the Performance of National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Surgical Risk Calculator in Elective Spine Surgery: Insights from Patients Undergoing Single-Level Posterior Lumbar Fusion. World Neurosurg. 2019 Jun; 126:e323-e329 Epub 2019 Feb 26
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  112. Wanderman N, Galetta M, Sharma R, Sebastian A, Kaye D. Decompression With or Without Fusion for Adjacent Segment Disease Without Instability. Clin Spine Surg. 2019 Jun; 32 (5):179-181
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  113. Pisano AJ, Butler JS, Sebastian A, Wagner SC, Wanderman N. Does Surgically Managed Grade I Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Require Fusion? Clin Spine Surg. 2019 May; 32 (4):133-136
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  114. Robinson WA, Nassr AN, Sebastian AS. Thoracic disc herniation, avoidance, and management of the surgical complications. Int Orthop. 2019 Apr; 43 (4):817-823 Epub 2019 Jan 21
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  115. Robinson WA, Carlson BC, Freedman BA, Sebastian AS. Retropharyngeal Steroid Use in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Clin Spine Surg. 2019 Feb; 32 (1):1-3
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  116. Carlson BC, Robinson WA, Wanderman NR, Sebastian AS, Nassr A, Freedman BA, Anderson PA. A Review and Clinical Perspective of the Impact of Osteoporosis on the Spine. Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 2019; 10:2151459319861591 Epub 2019 July 17
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  117. Wagner SC, Sebastian AS, McKenzie JC, Butler JS, Kaye ID, Morrissey PB, Vaccaro AR, Kepler CK. Severe Lumbar Disability Is Associated With Decreased Psoas Cross-Sectional Area in Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. Global Spine J. 2018 Oct; 8 (7):716-721 Epub 2018 Mar 27
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  118. Kaye ID, Wagner SC, Butler JS, Sebastian A, Morrissey PB, Kepler C. Risk Factors for Adverse Cardiac Events After Lumbar Spine Fusion. Int J Spine Surg. 2018 Oct; 12 (5):638-643 Epub 2018 Oct 15
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  119. Wagner SC, Sebastian AS, Butler JS, Kaye ID, Morrissey PB, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Kepler CK. C5 Motor Palsy After Single- and Multi-level Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion: A Retrospective Review. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2018 Sep 13 Epub 2018 Sept 13
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  120. Kerezoudis P, Goncalves S, Cesare JD, Alvi MA, Kurian DP, Sebastian AS, Nassr A, Bydon M. Comparing outcomes of fusion versus repeat discectomy for recurrent lumbar disc herniation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2018 Aug; 171:70-78 Epub 2018 May 29
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  121. Wanderman NR, Francois EL, Nassr A, Sebastian AS. Is Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Interbody Fusion Superior to Traditional Open Technique? Clin Spine Surg. 2018 May; 31 (4):139-142
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  122. Butler JS, Morrissey PB, Wagner SC, Kaye ID, Sebastian AS, Schroeder GD, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS. Surgical Strategies to Prevent Adjacent Segment Disease in the Cervical Spine. Clin Spine Surg. 2018 Mar 23 [Epub ahead of print]
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  129. Wagner SC, Butler JS, Kaye ID, Sebastian A, Morrissey PB, Kepler C. Risk Factors for and Complications after Surgical Delay in Elective Single-Level Lumbar Fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Jun 09;
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  130. Butler JS, Kaye ID, Sebastian AS, Wagner SC, Morrissey PB, Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR. The Evolution of Current Research Impact Metrics: From Bibliometrics to Altmetrics? Clin Spine Surg. 2017 Jun; 30: (5)226-228.
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  132. Anderson PA, Nassr A, Currier BL, Sebastian AS, Arnold PM, Fehlings MG, Mroz TE, Riew KD. Evaluation of Adverse Events in Total Disc Replacement: A Meta-Analysis of FDA Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Data. Global Spine J. 2017 Apr; 7 (1 Suppl):76S-83S Epub 2017 Apr 01
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  133. Daniels AH, Hart RA, Hilibrand AS, Fish DE, Wang JC, Lord EL, Buser Z, Tortolani PJ, Stroh DA, Nassr A, Currier BL, Sebastian AS, Arnold PM, Fehlings MG, Mroz TE, Riew KD. Iatrogenic Spinal Cord Injury Resulting From Cervical Spine Surgery. Global Spine J. 2017 Apr; 7 (1 Suppl):84S-90S Epub 2017 Apr 01
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  134. Gabel BC, Lam A, Chapman JR, Oskouian RJ Jr, Nassr A, Currier BL, Sebastian AS, Arnold PM, Hamilton SR, Fehlings MG, Mroz TE, Riew KD. Perioperative Vision Loss in Cervical Spinal Surgery. Global Spine J. 2017 Apr; 7 (1 Suppl):91S-95S Epub 2017 Apr 01
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  135. Ailon T, Smith JS, Nassr A, Smith ZA, Hsu WK, Fehlings MG, Fish DE, Wang JC, Hilibrand AS, Mummaneni PV, Chou D, Sasso RC, Traynelis VC, Arnold PM, Mroz TE, Buser Z, Lord EL, Massicotte EM, Sebastian AS, Than KD, Steinmetz MP, Smith GA, Pace J, Corriveau M, Lee S, Riew KD, Shaffrey C. Rare Complications of Cervical Spine Surgery: Pseudomeningocoele. Global Spine J. 2017 Apr; 7 (1 Suppl):109S-114S Epub 2017 Apr 01
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  136. Sebastian AS. National Database Research in Spine Surgery: Limitations in the Current Literature. Clin Spine Surg. 2017 Feb; 30: (1)27-29.
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  137. Sebastian AS, Polites SF, Glasgow AE, Habermann EB, Cima RR, Kakar S. Current Quality Measurement Tools Are Insufficient to Assess Complications in Orthopedic Surgery. J Hand Surg Am. 2017 Jan; 42 (1):10-15.e1 Epub 2016 Nov 23
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  138. Sebastian AS, Currier BL, Kakar S, Nguyen EC, Wagie AE, Habermann ES, Nassr A. Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism following Thoracolumbar Surgery: Analysis of 43,777 Patients from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program 2005 to 2012. Global Spine J. 2016 Dec; 6 (8):738-743 Epub 2016 Feb 17
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  139. Sebastian AS. Database Research in Spine Surgery. Clin Spine Surg. 2016 Dec; 29: (10)427-429.
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  140. Sebastian AS, Currier BL, Clarke MJ, Larson D, Huddleston PM 3rd, Nassr A. Thromboembolic Disease after Cervical Spine Surgery: A Review of 5,405 Surgical Procedures and Matched Cohort Analysis. Global Spine J. 2016 Aug; 6 (5):465-71 Epub 2015 Nov 26
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  141. Sebastian A, Huddleston P 3rd, Kakar S, Habermann E, Wagie A, Nassr A. Risk factors for surgical site infection after posterior cervical spine surgery: an analysis of 5,441 patients from the ACS NSQIP 2005-2012. Spine J. 2016 Apr; 16 (4):504-9 Epub 2015 Dec 10
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  142. Sebastian AS, Fogelson JL, Dekutoski MB, Nassr AN. Multiple noncontiguous spinal fractures and occipitocervical dislocation in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis treated with a hybrid open and percutaneous spinal fixation technique: a case report. Spine J. 2015 May 1; 15 (5):e1-5 Epub 2015 Feb 07
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  143. Sebastian AS, Adair MJ, Morris JM, Khan MH, Arndt CA, Nassr A. Minimally invasive treatment of a painful osteolytic lumbar lesion secondary to epithelioid hemangioendothelioma. Global Spine J. 2015 Apr; 5 (2):135-9 Epub 2014 Aug 05
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  144. Sebastian AS, Wilke BK, Taunton MJ, Trousdale RT. Femoral bow predicts postoperative malalignment in revision total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2014 Aug; 29: (8)1605-9.
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  145. Rohrlich JT, Sadhu A, Sebastian A, Ahn NU. Risk factors for nonorganic low back pain in patients with worker's compensation. Spine J. 2014 Jul 1; 14 (7):1166-70 Epub 2013 Oct 10
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  146. Polites SF, Sebastian AS, Habermann EB, Iqbal CW, Stuart MJ, Ishitani MB. Youth ice hockey injuries over 16 years at a pediatric trauma center. Pediatrics. 2014 Jun; 133(6):e1601-7.
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  147. Baghdadi YM, Larson AN, Dekutoski MB, Cui Q, Sebastian AS, Armitage BM, Nassr A. Sagittal balance and spinopelvic parameters after lateral lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative scoliosis: a case-control study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014 Feb 1; 39 (3):E166-73
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  148. Sebastian A, Trousdale R. Femoroacetabular impingement: Avoiding arthroplasty. Semin Arthroplasty. 2013; 24(2):50-5.
  149. Sebastian A, Matsushita T, Kawanami A, Mackem S, Landreth GE, Murakami S. Genetic inactivation of ERK1 and ERK2 in chondrocytes promotes bone growth and enlarges the spinal canal. J Orthop Res. 2011 Mar; 29: (3)375-9.
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