AAOS2019: Vit D deficient patients who receive supplements show improved outcomes in LSS surgery

Two-year advantage of interspinous spacer not maintained at 3 years following herniation surgery

World Neurosurg. 2018 Dec;120:e1331-e1336. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.09.086

Dynamic instrumentation-supplemented PLIF of no difference to PLIF alone over 3-year follow-up

World Neurosurg. 2018 Sep;117:e228-e237. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.06.005

Gabapentinoids, topiramate do not demonstrate significant effect on pain and disability in LBP

CMAJ. 2018 Jul 3;190(26):E786-E793. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.171333

Decompression plus interlaminar stabilization in the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis

J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 Apr;28(4):406-415

No significant benefit in outcome with addition of fusion to decompression for lumbar stenosis

Pain Physician. 2018 Jan;21(1):1-8

E. coli-derived rhBMP-2 offers similar fusion success to AIBG in posterolateral lumbar fusion

Spine J. 2017 Dec;17(12):1866-1874

High-dose TXA more effective than low-dose TXA and placebo for reducing blood loss in PLIF

Eur Spine J. 2017 Nov;26(11):2851-2857

Corticosteroid added to lidocaine of no benefit in epidural injections for lumbar spinal stenosis

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Aug;98(8):1499-1507

Preemptive analgesia may reduce pain & postop complication following lumbar fusion surgery

Eur Spine J. 2016 May;25(5):1614-9.

Epidural ropivacaine vs. IV PCA for postoperative pain after lumbar interbody fusion

Eur Spine J. 2016 May;25(5):1601-7.

ISASS 2016: The use of an interlaminar stabilization device in spinal stenosis

Laminectomy plus fusion vs laminectomy alone for patients with low-grade spondylolisthesis

N Engl J Med. 2016 Apr 14;374(15):1424-34

ISASS 2016: Microsurgical decompression with interlaminar stabilization in spinal stenosis

ISASS 2016: Adjacent level ROM and disc height after fusion vs interlaminar stabilization

No added benefit of fusion to decompression for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis

N Engl J Med. 2016 Apr 14;374(15):1413-23

The use of OP-1 (BMP-7) is not recommended for instrumented single-level lumbar fusion

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2016 Mar 16;98(6):441-8

Cognitive-Behavioral-Based Physical Therapy improves outcomes after lumbar spine surgery

J Pain. 2016 Jan;17(1):76-89

Interspinous process device not favorable over decompression for LSS at 2 years

Eur Spine J. 2015 Oct;24(10):2295-305

Comparison of 3-yr results between Superion® and X-STOP® distraction devices for LSS

J Pain Res. 2015 Oct 3;8:657-62