Andrew A Sama
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Amoroso K, Chiapparelli E, Zhu J, Guven A, Shue J, Sama A, et al.
Global Spine J
. 2025 Mar;
:21925682251327986.
PMID: 40088195
Study DesignRetrospective cohort study.ObjectiveDespite increasing cannabis use, its prevalence in specific surgical groups is unclear, and its impact on perioperative care and outcomes is understudied. This study estimates cannabis use...
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Kohli P, Hambrecht J, Zhu J, Chiapparelli E, Schonnagel L, Guven A, et al.
N Am Spine Soc J
. 2025 Mar;
21:100591.
PMID: 40041543
Background: Sufficient bone quality is a prerequisite for low complication rates and satisfactory outcomes in lumbar fusion surgery (LFS). Low bone mineral density (BMD), including osteoporosis and osteopenia, is linked...
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Hambrecht J, Kohli P, Chiapparelli E, Lan R, Burkhard M, Altorfer F, et al.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 40007484
Study Design: Secondary analysis of prospective study. Objective: To assess the risk factors for postoperative non-satisfaction despite improvement in the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) two years after elective lumbar surgery....
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Jordan Y, Kazarian G, Morse K, Mok J, Akosman I, Sandhu H, et al.
J Bone Joint Surg Am
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39977528
Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of postoperative ileus (POI) after spine surgery and to identify risk factors for its development. Methods: A retrospective database...
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Tani S, Ishikawa K, Chiapparelli E, Camino-Willhuber G, Schonnagel L, Caffard T, et al.
J Orthop Res
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39904732
Assessing the bone condition in patients with spinal disease is clinically valuable. However, evaluating bone strength in the presence of spine degenerative changes is challenging. Quantitative computed tomography (QCT) and...
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Tsuchiya K, Okano I, Guven A, Kohli P, Hambrecht J, Evangelisti G, et al.
Spine J
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39900250
Background/context: Degenerative disc changes are associated with low back pain and negatively impact quality of life. Disc degeneration process usually starts with nucleus pulposus change. There is uncertainty about the...
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Kelly M, Burkhard M, Altorfer F, Emerson R, Sama A
JBJS Case Connect
. 2025 Jan;
15(1.
PMID: 39854544
No abstract available.
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Kelly M, Burkhard M, Altorfer F, Emerson R, Sama A
JBJS Case Connect
. 2025 Jan;
14(4.
PMID: 39841040
Case: A 73-year old man who underwent previous L2-S1 decompression presenting with new right radicular leg pain. Imaging suggests a large central disk herniation at L1-2 with possible intrathecal extension...
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Tsuchiya K, Okano I, Guven A, Verna B, Kohli P, Hambrecht J, et al.
Spine J
. 2024 Dec;
PMID: 39645168
Background/context: The assessment of disc degeneration remains a significant challenge in clinical research. Pfirrmann grade is a frequently used classification for lumbar disc degeneration on MRI. However, there has been...
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Kaidi A, Sama A
JBJS Case Connect
. 2024 Dec;
14(4).
PMID: 39637047
Case: We present a marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve palsy that occurred in a 55-year-old woman from external compression of a rigid cervical collar. This nerve palsy occurred...