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Thomas A Kosztowski

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Xia Y, Xu R, Kosztowski T, Ramhmdani S, Ahmed A, Lo S, et al.
Neurosurgery . 2019 Mar; 85(3):E520-E526. PMID: 30860261
Background: Few studies have described rates of proximal clinical adjacent segment pathology (CASP) after posterior cervical decompression and fusion (PCDF). Objective: To investigate rates of proximal CASP at C2 vs...
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Ishida W, Ramhmdani S, Xia Y, Kosztowski T, Xu R, Choi J, et al.
World Neurosurg . 2018 Nov; 123:e69-e76. PMID: 30448576
Background: Posterior atlantoaxial fusion is an important armamentarium for neurosurgeons to treat several pathologies involving the craniovertebral junction. Although the potential advantages of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) are...
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Kosztowski T, Choi D, Fridley J, Galgano M, Gokaslan Z, Oyelese A, et al.
Ann Transl Med . 2018 May; 6(6):106. PMID: 29707555
Background: Transforaminal lumbar endoscopic discectomy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that can be performed in awake patients through an incision less than 1 cm. The procedure requires very little...
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Oyelese A, Telfeian A, Ziya L Gokaslan , Kosztowski T, Choi D, Fridley J, et al.
World Neurosurg . 2018 Apr; 115:29-34. PMID: 29626680
Transforaminal endoscopic spine surgery is an emerging technique in spine surgery, but it offers 2 distinct challenges to spine surgeons looking to adopt it: 1) targeting spine pathology and 2)...
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Goodwin C, Sankey E, Jusue-Torres I, Elder B, Kosztowski T, Liu A, et al.
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) . 2018 Mar; 11(4):512-517. PMID: 29506164
Background: Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is commonly used to treat obstructive hydrocephalus. Closure of the stoma can be associated with symptom recurrence and need for further surgical intervention. Objective: To...
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Ishida W, Elder B, Holmes C, Lo S, Goodwin C, Kosztowski T, et al.
Global Spine J . 2017 Oct; 7(7):672-680. PMID: 28989847
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: The S2-alar-iliac (S2AI) technique has been described as an alternative method for pelvic fixation in place of iliac screws (ISs) in spinal deformity surgery....
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Elder B, Goodwin C, Kosztowski T, Lo S, Bydon A, Wolinsky J, et al.
Turk Neurosurg . 2016 Jul; 26(4):601-7. PMID: 27400109
Aim: To describe the demographics, clinical and radiologic presentation, surgical considerations, and clinical outcomes associated with spinal osteoblastoma. Material And Methods: A spinal tumor database of 522 patients treated surgically...
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Ishida W, Elder B, Holmes C, Goodwin C, Lo S, Kosztowski T, et al.
World Neurosurg . 2016 Jun; 93:253-60. PMID: 27319308
Background: In sacropelvic fixation, the iliac screw technique offers biomechanically strong constructs, but its disadvantages include screw prominence, wound dehiscence, and postoperative pain secondary to the high profile nature. To...
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Elder B, Ishida W, Lo S, Holmes C, Goodwin C, Kosztowski T, et al.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) . 2016 Jun; 42(3):E142-E149. PMID: 27254657
Study Design: Retrospective comparative study. Objective: To compare clinical and radiographic outcomes between the S2-alar-iliac (S2AI) and the iliac screw (IS) techniques in the adult population and clarify the clinical...
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Elder B, Sankey E, Goodwin C, Kosztowski T, Lo S, Bydon A, et al.
Global Spine J . 2016 Feb; 6(1):21-8. PMID: 26835198
Study Design Retrospective review. Objective To describe the surgical outcomes in patients with high preoperative Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS) secondary to spinal giant cell tumors (GCT) and evaluate the...