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Amir M Abtahi

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Hou B, Chanbour H, Zakieh O, Croft A, Liles D, Younus I, et al.
Clin Spine Surg . 2025 Mar; PMID: 40066872
Study Design: Single-institution retrospective cohort study. Objective: Determine the impact of graft height and material on radiographic pseudarthrosis, pseudarthrosis requiring reoperation, and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). Summary Of Background Data:...
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Gangavarapu L, Chanbour H, Bendfeldt G, Younus I, Jonzzon S, Chotai S, et al.
Neurosurg Pract . 2025 Feb; 5(3):e00096. PMID: 39959893
Background And Objectives: Whether unintended durotomy in metastatic spine surgery seeds tumor in the central nervous system (CNS) remains unknown. Our objectives were to (1) determine the rate of unintended...
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Zakieh O, Jawid M, Jawid M, Bowers M, Bowers M, Young M, et al.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) . 2024 Dec; 50(7):E122-E127. PMID: 39618175
Study Design: Retrospective cohort. Objective: Investigate the disparities between octogenarians and nonoctogenarians undergoing cervical spine surgery regarding perioperative, and postoperative outcomes. Summary Of Background Data: As the population ages, the...
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Hou B, Croft A, Chanbour H, Zakieh O, Nian H, Pennings J, et al.
Clin Spine Surg . 2024 Nov; PMID: 39569879
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: To assess the impact of smoking on outcomes following elective cervical laminoplasty for degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM). Summary Of Background Data: The detrimental effect...
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Hou B, Croft A, Chanbour H, Zakieh O, Hymel A, Pennings J, et al.
Clin Spine Surg . 2024 Nov; PMID: 39496115
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: To identify factors predictive of returning to work within 90 days of laminoplasty for degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM). Background: DCM is a debilitating condition...
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Liles C, Chanbour H, Zakieh O, Peterson K, Dambrino 4th R, Younus I, et al.
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) . 2024 Aug; 28(3):347-356. PMID: 39189741
Background And Objectives: Open thoracic diskectomy often requires significant bone resection and fusion, whereas an endoscopic thoracic diskectomy offers a less invasive alternative. Therefore, we sought to compare one-level open...
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Liles C, Chanbour H, Lyons A, Ye E, Zakieh O, Dambrino 4th R, et al.
Int J Spine Surg . 2024 Aug; 18(4):431-440. PMID: 39142835
Background: Cervical radiculopathy is a spine ailment frequently requiring surgical decompression via anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) or posterior foraminotomy/discectomy. While endoscopic posterior foraminotomy/discectomy is gaining popularity, its financial...
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Croft A, Wiedel A, Steinle A, Zakieh O, Pennings J, Davidson C, et al.
Spine Surg Relat Res . 2024 Aug; 8(4):399-408. PMID: 39131413
Introduction: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) has proven to be a clinically efficient and cost-effective method for treating patients with degenerative cervical spine conditions. New intervertebral implant products are...
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Chanbour H, Chen J, Bendfeldt G, Gangavarapu L, LaBarge M, Ahmed M, et al.
Int J Spine Surg . 2024 Jul; 18(3):343-352. PMID: 38964886
Background: In patients undergoing spine surgery for renal cell carcinoma (RCC), we sought to: (1) describe patterns of postoperative targeted systemic therapy and radiotherapy (RT), (2) compare perioperative outcomes among...
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Dugan J, Long C, Chanbour H, Bendfeldt G, Gangavarapu L, Younus I, et al.
J Neurosurg Spine . 2024 Jun; 41(3):416-427. PMID: 38941648
Objective: Obtaining timely postoperative radiotherapy (RT) following separation surgery is critical to avoid local recurrence of disease yet can be a challenge due to scheduling conflicts, insurance denials, and travel...