Benjamin T Bjerke
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Bjerke B, Zarrabian M, Aleem I, Fogelson J, Currier B, Freedman B, et al.
Global Spine J
. 2018 Sep;
8(6):563-569.
PMID: 30202709
Study Design: Retrospective review. Objectives: This study investigates the prevalence of adverse postsurgical events, or osteoporosis-related complications (ORCs), following spinal fusion. Methods: Patients undergoing primary posterior thoracolumbar or lumbar fusion...
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Sheha E, Meredith D, Shifflett G, Bjerke B, Iyer S, Shue J, et al.
Spine J
. 2017 Nov;
18(6):986-992.
PMID: 29155001
Background Context: Postoperative pain at the site of bone graft harvest for posterior spine fusion is reported to occur in 6%-39% of cases. However, the area around the posterior, superior...
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Bjerke B, Zuchelli D, Nemani V, Emerson R, Kim H, Boachie-Adjei O
Spine Deform
. 2017 Mar;
5(2):117-123.
PMID: 28259263
Background: Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring has become a standard tool for mitigating neurologic injury during spinal deformity surgery. Significant monitoring changes during deformity correction are relatively uncommon. This study characterizes precipitating...
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Bjerke B, Saiyed R, Cheung Z, Uppstrom T, Shifflett G, Cunningham M
J Pediatr Orthop B
. 2016 Jun;
26(1):53-58.
PMID: 27336711
The purpose of this study was to test a hypothesis that overweight patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis present with larger curves and achieve less surgical correction than do healthy weight...
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Bjerke B, Cheung Z, Shifflett G, Iyer S, Derman P, Cunningham M
HSS J
. 2016 Mar;
11(3):216-22.
PMID: 26981056
Background: Shoulder balance for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients is associated with patient satisfaction and self-image. However, few validated systems exist for selecting the upper instrumented vertebra (UIV) post-surgical shoulder...
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Bjerke B, Cheung Z, Shifflett G, Iyer S, Fabricant P, Kim H
HSS J
. 2016 Feb;
12(1):18-25.
PMID: 26855623
Background: Current methods of measuring vertebral rotation by plain radiographs rely on anatomic landmarks that are not present in the postoperative spine or require advanced imaging. Furthermore, there are few...