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Samuel Kalb

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Theodore N, Cottrill E, Kalb S, Zygourakis C, Jiang B, Pennington Z, et al.
Neurosurgery . 2020 Dec; 88(3):637-647. PMID: 33372221
Background: Few have explored the safety and efficacy of posterior vertebral column subtraction osteotomy (PVCSO) to treat tethered cord syndrome (TCS). Objective: To evaluate surgical outcomes after PVCSO in adults...
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Jiang B, Ahmed A, Zygourakis C, Kalb S, Zhu A, Godzik J, et al.
Chin Neurosurg J . 2020 Sep; 4:23. PMID: 32922884
Background: The ExcelsiusGPS® (Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA) is a next-generation spine surgery robotic system recently approved for use in the United States. The objective of the current study is...
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Perdomo-Pantoja A, Chara A, Kalb S, Casaos J, Ahmed A, Pennington Z, et al.
Spine J . 2019 Dec; 20(4):519-529. PMID: 31821888
Background Context: Cervical spondylosis may lead to spinal cord compression, poor vascular perfusion, and ultimately, cervical myelopathy. Studies suggest a neuroprotective effect of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitors in the brain,...
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Ahmed A, Zygourakis C, Kalb S, Zhu A, Molina C, Jiang B, et al.
Comput Assist Surg (Abingdon) . 2019 Mar; 24(1):13-17. PMID: 30821536
Robotics in spinal surgery has significant potential benefits for both surgeons and patients, including reduced surgeon fatigue, improved screw accuracy, decreased radiation exposure, greater options for minimally invasive surgery, and...
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Godzik J, Kalb S, Reis M, Reyes P, Singh V, Newcomb A, et al.
J Spine Surg . 2018 Aug; 4(2):180-186. PMID: 30069505
Background: Many approaches to the lumbar spine have been developed for interbody fusion. The biomechanical profile of each interbody fusion device is determined by the anatomical approach and the type...
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Zygourakis C, Ahmed A, Kalb S, Zhu A, Bydon A, Crawford N, et al.
Neurosurg Focus . 2018 Jul; 45(VideoSuppl1):V6. PMID: 29963912
The Excelsius GPS (Globus Medical, Inc.) was approved by the FDA in 2017. This novel robot allows for real-time intraoperative imaging, registration, and direct screw insertion through a rigid external...
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Pennington Z, Zygourakis C, Ahmed A, Kalb S, Zhu A, Theodore N
J Clin Neurosci . 2018 May; 53:235-237. PMID: 29716808
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a degenerative pathology characterized by partial or complete conduction block on intraoperative neuromonitoring. We describe a case treated using osseoligamentous decompression and durotomy for cerebrospinal...
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Martinez-Del-Campo E, Kalb S, Rangel-Castilla L, Moon K, Moran A, Gonzalez O, et al.
World Neurosurg . 2017 Aug; 108:69-75. PMID: 28844921
Objective: Coccidioidomycosis is an invasive fungal disease that may present with extrathoracic dissemination. Patients with spinal coccidioidomycosis require unique medical and surgical management. We review the risk factors and clinical...
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Seoane P, Kalb S, Clark J, Rivas J, Xu D, Mendes G, et al.
Neurosurgery . 2017 Apr; 81(2):268-274. PMID: 28379515
Background: The far-lateral transcondylar surgical approach is often used to clip vertebral artery (VA) and posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) aneurysms. The role of condyle resection during this approach is...
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Martinez-Del-Campo E, Turner J, Soriano-Baron H, Newcomb A, Kalb S, Theodore N
J Neurosurg Pediatr . 2016 Jul; 18(5):644-652. PMID: 27472669
OBJECTIVE The authors assessed the rate of vertebral growth, curvature, and alignment for multilevel constructs in the cervical spine after occipitocervical fixation (OCF) in pediatric patients and compared these results...