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Kristina Bianco

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Articles 16
Citations 263
Followers 0
Related Specialties
Orthopedics
General Surgery
Neurology
Top 10 Co-Authors
Virginie Lafage
Thomas J Errico
Peter G Passias
Michael C Gerling
Samantha R Horn
Cyrus M Jalai
Kris Radcliff
Alexander R Vaccaro
Nancy J Worley
Jon D Lurie
Published In
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
Int J Spine Surg
World Neurosurg
Evid Based Spine Care J
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Recent Articles
1.
Caring for Children With Medical Complexity in the Early COVID-19 Pandemic in an Ambulatory Primary Care Setting
Driansky A, Pilapil M, Bianco K, Steinway C, Feigenbaum S, Yang A, et al.
Front Pediatr . 2022 Feb; 10:813393. PMID: 35223695
Background: Children with medical complexity (CMC) have multiple chronic conditions and require a high level of coordinated healthcare. The risk of COVID-19 among CMC is unclear. Objectives: We aim to...
2.
Multi-disciplinary weight management compared to routine care in youth with obesity: what else should be monitored?
Majumdar I, Espino B, Bianco K, Epstein J, Mamilly L, Harmon C
Endocrine . 2019 Jun; 65(2):263-269. PMID: 31250190
Purpose: Efficacy of multi-disciplinary weight management (MDM) in youth has not been compared to their routine care. Objectives: To compare body mass index z-score (zBMI) and blood test (lab) changes...
3.
Arm Pain Versus Neck Pain: A Novel Ratio as a Predictor of Post-Operative Clinical Outcomes in Cervical Radiculopathy Patients
Passias P, Hasan S, Radcliff K, Isaacs R, Bianco K, Jalai C, et al.
Int J Spine Surg . 2018 Oct; 12(5):629-637. PMID: 30364823
Background: Informed patient selection and counseling is key in improving surgical outcomes. Understanding the impact that certain baseline variables can have on postoperative outcomes is essential in optimizing treatment for...
4.
Trends in Nonoperative Treatment Modalities Prior to Cervical Surgery and Impact on Patient-Derived Outcomes: Two-Year Analysis of 1522 Patients From the Prospective Spine Treatment Outcome Study
Gerling M, Radcliff K, Isaacs R, Bianco K, Jalai C, Worley N, et al.
Int J Spine Surg . 2018 Oct; 12(2):250-259. PMID: 30276082
Background: Effects of nonoperative treatments on surgical outcomes for patients who failed conservative management for cervical spine pathologies remain unknown. The objective is to describe conservative modality use in patients...
5.
Two-Year Results of the Prospective Spine Treatment Outcomes Study: Analysis of Postoperative Clinical Outcomes Between Patients with and without a History of Previous Cervical Spine Surgery
Radcliff K, Jalai C, Vira S, Yang S, Boniello A, Bianco K, et al.
World Neurosurg . 2017 Oct; 109:e144-e149. PMID: 28962949
Objective: History of previous cervical spine surgery is a frequently cited cause of worse outcomes after cervical spine surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine any differences in...
6.
Two-Year Results of the Prospective Spine Treatment Outcomes Study: An Analysis of Complication Rates, Predictors of Their Development, and Effect on Patient Derived Outcomes at 2 Years for Surgical Management of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Gerling M, Radcliff K, Isaacs R, Bianco K, Jalai C, Worley N, et al.
World Neurosurg . 2017 Jul; 106:247-253. PMID: 28673888
Objectives: To investigate the baseline patient characteristics, nonoperative modalities, surgical procedures, and complications rates of surgical cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) patients. To evaluate risk factors for developing complications and compare...
7.
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy: National trends in the treatment and peri-operative outcomes over 10years
Passias P, Marascalchi B, Boniello A, Yang S, Bianco K, Jalai C, et al.
J Clin Neurosci . 2017 May; 42:75-80. PMID: 28476459
Background: Recent studies show increases in cervical spine surgery prevalence and cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) diagnoses in the US. However, few studies have examined outcomes for CSM surgical management, particularly...
8.
Risk Factors for Reoperation in Patients Treated Surgically for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: A Subanalysis of the 8-year Data From the SPORT Trial
Gerling M, Leven D, Passias P, Lafage V, Bianco K, Lee A, et al.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) . 2017 Apr; 42(20):1559-1569. PMID: 28399551
Study Design: Retrospective analysis of prospective data from the degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) arm of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial. Objective: The aim of this study was to identify risk...
9.
Risk Factors for Reoperation in Patients Treated Surgically for Lumbar Stenosis: A Subanalysis of the 8-year Data From the SPORT Trial
Gerling M, Leven D, Passias P, Lafage V, Bianco K, Lee A, et al.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) . 2015 Dec; 41(10):901-9. PMID: 26656062
Study Design: A retrospective subgroup analysis was performed on surgically treated patients from the lumbar spinal stenosis (SpS) arm of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT), randomized, and observational...
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Risk Factors for Reoperation in Patients Treated Surgically for Intervertebral Disc Herniation: A Subanalysis of Eight-Year SPORT Data
Leven D, Passias P, Errico T, Lafage V, Bianco K, Lee A, et al.
J Bone Joint Surg Am . 2015 Aug; 97(16):1316-25. PMID: 26290082
Background: Lumbar discectomy and laminectomy in patients with intervertebral disc herniation (IDH) is common, with variable reported reoperation rates. Our study examined which baseline characteristics might be risk factors for...