Publications by authors named "B L Currier"
Objective: To examine the long-term perioperative changes in lumbar bone density, muscle size and fatty atrophy, and facet degeneration after transfemoral amputation (TFA).
Design: All patients who underwent TFA at an academic center between 2002-2022 were retrospectively identified. Patients were required to have preoperative and postoperative CT (>1 year) and regularly utilize a prosthesis.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Objective: To evaluate for areas of consensus and divergence of opinion within the spine community regarding the management of cervical spondylotic conditions and acute traumatic central cord syndrome (ATCCS) and the influence of the patient's age, disease severity, and myelomalacia.
Summary Of Background Data: There is ongoing disagreement regarding the indications for, and urgency of, operative intervention in patients with mild degenerative myelopathy, moderate to severe radiculopathy, isolated axial symptomatology with evidence of spinal cord compression, and ATCCS without myelomalacia.
Purpose: To determine of the impact of ALIF with minimally invasive unilateral pedicle screw fixation (UPSF) versus bilateral pedicle screw fixation (BPSF) on perioperative outcomes, radiographic outcomes, and the rates of fusion, subsidence, and adjacent segment stenosis.
Methods: All adult patients who underwent one-level ALIF with UPSF or BPSF at an academic institution between 2015 and 2022 were retrospectively identified. Postoperative outcomes including length of hospital stay (LOS), wound complications, readmissions, and revisions were determined.
Factors Related to Clinical Performance in Spine Surgery Fellowship: Can We Predict Success.
J Am Acad Orthop Surg
September 2024
Introduction: The factors most important in the spine fellowship match may not ultimately correlate with quality of performance during fellowship. This study examined the spine fellow applicant metrics correlated with high application rank compared with the metrics associated with the strongest clinical performance during fellowship.
Methods: Spine fellow applications at three academic institutions were retrieved from the San Francisco Match database (first available to 2021) and deidentified for application review.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to investigate the incidence of interbody subsidence in patients who underwent transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF), along with identifying risk factors and evaluating the consequences of subsidence on complications and fusion rates.
- A retrospective analysis was conducted on adult patients who had one- or two-level TLIF from 2017-2019, excluding those with certain conditions or incomplete follow-ups, and used CT scans to measure subsidence after surgery.
- Results indicated that 28% of fusion levels encountered moderate subsidence, while 35% faced severe subsidence, with factors such as cage surface area and material type linked to higher subsidence rates.