Publications by authors named "A M Jakoi"
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate safety in lumbar spinal fusion with tranexamic acid (TXA) utilization in patients using marijuana.
Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study involving a single surgeon's cases of 1 to 4 level lumbar fusion procedures.
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine whether lower socioeconomic status was associated with increased resource utilization following anterior discectomy and fusion (ACDF).
Methods: The National Inpatient Sample database was queried for patients who underwent a primary, 1- to 2-level ACDF between 2005 and 2014.
Unlabelled: MINI: This study compared clinical and patient-reported outcomes following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion between patients who use or do not use marijuana. We found that patients who use marijuana are younger, but do not demonstrate any differences in preoperative or postoperative Oswestry disability index scores or rates of fusion.
Study Design: A retrospective cohort study.
Background: Spine surgery training in the United States currently involves residency training in neurological or orthopaedic surgery. Because of different core residency surgical requirements, the volume of spine surgery procedures may vary between the 2 residencies.
Methods: We reviewed the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education resident case logs for both orthopaedic surgery and neurological surgery for exposure to spine surgery procedures for the graduating years of 2009 to 2018.
Study Design: Retrospective, database study.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate incidence and risk factors associated with venous thromboembolic events (VTEs) after lumbar spine surgery.
Methods: Patients who underwent lumbar surgery between 2007 and 2014 were identified using the Humana within PearlDiver database.