Asian Spine Journal

Volume 12 Issue 2

Clinical Studies APSS-ASJ Best Clinical Research Award: Predictability of Curve Progression in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Using the Distal Radius and Ulna Classification: Jason Pui Yin Cheung, Prudence Wing Hang Cheung, Dino Samartzis, Keith Dip-Kei Luk; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):202-213. Published online April 13, 2018

Morphometric Evaluation of Occipital Condyles: Defining Optimal Trajectories and Safe Screw Lengths for Occipital Condyle-Based Occipitocervical Fixation in Indian Population: Aju Bosco, Prakash Venugopal, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Rajasekaran Shanmuganathan, Rishi Mugesh Kanna; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):214-223. Published online April 13, 2018

Pathophysiology and Grading of the Ventral Displacement of Dorsal Spinal Cord Spectrum: Amarnath Chellathurai, Suhasini Balasubramaniam, Sathyan Gnanasihamani, Sukumar Ramasamy, Jayamani Durairajan; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):224-231. Published online April 16, 2018

Efficacy of Trigger Point Injections in Patients with Lumbar Disc Hernia without Indication for Surgery: Bahar Dernek, Levent Adiyeke, Tahir Mutlu Duymus, Akın Gokcedag, Fatma Nur Kesiktas, Cihan Aksoy; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):232-237. Published online April 16, 2018

Accuracy and Safety of Percutaneous Lumbosacral Pedicle Screw Placement Using Dual-Planar Intraoperative Fluoroscopy: Conor Dunn, Michael Faloon, Edward Milman, Sina Pourtaheri, Kumar Sinah, Ki Hwang, Arash Emami; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):238-245. Published online April 16, 2018

Minimally Invasive Transtubular Endoscopic Decompression for L5 Radiculopathy Induced by Lumbosacral Extraforaminal Lesions: Ko Ikuta, Takahiro Kitamura, Keigo Masuda, Kensuke Hotta, Hideyuki Senba, Satoshi Shidahara; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):246-255. Published online April 16, 2018

Assessment of Paraspinal Muscle Atrophy Percentage after Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Unilateral Instrumentation Using a Novel Contralateral Intact Muscle-Controlled Model: Luis Alberto Ortega-Porcayo, Andres Leal-López, Miroslava Elizabeth Soriano-López, Carlos Francisco Gutiérrez-Partida, Luis Rodolfo Ramírez-Barrios, Sergio Soriano-Solis, Manuel Rodríguez-García, Hector Antonio Soriano-Solis, José Antonio Soriano-Sánchez; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):256-262. Published online April 13, 2018

The Incidence of Adjacent Segment Degeneration after the Use of a Versatile Dynamic Hybrid Stabilization Device in Lumbar Stenosis: Results of a 5–8-Year Follow-up: Mauro Dobran, Davide Nasi, Domenico Paolo Esposito, Maurizio Gladi, Massimo Scerrati, Maurizio Iacoangeli; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):263-271. Published online April 16, 2018

Vertebral Lateral Notch as Optimal Entry Point for Lateral Mass Screwing Using Modified Roy-Camille Technique: Norio Yamamoto, Hirofumi Kosaka, Kosaku Higashino, Masatoshi Morimoto, Kazuta Yamashita, Fumitake Tezuka, Fumio Hayashi, Yoichiro Takata, Toshinori Sakai, Akihiro Nagamachi, Koichi Sairyo; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):272-276. Published online April 16, 2018

Prognostic Importance of Spinopelvic Parameters in the Assessment of Conservative Treatment in Patients with Spondylolisthesis: Sai Krishna M L V, Deep Sharma, Jagdish Menon; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):277-284. Published online April 16, 2018

Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spinal Decompression in Elderly Patients with Magnetic Resonance Imaging Morphological Analysis: Seungman Ha, Youngho Hong, Seungcheol Lee; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):285-293. Published online April 16, 2018

Percutaneous Endoscopic Cervical Discectomy: Surgical Approaches and Postoperative Imaging Changes: Shu Nakamura, Mitsuto Taguchi; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):294-299. Published online April 16, 2018

Reciprocal Changes in Sagittal Alignment in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients Following Strategic Pedicle Screw Fixation: Srikanth Reddy Dumpa, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Siddharth N. Aiyer, Rishi Mugesh Kanna, S Rajasekaran; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):300-308. Published online April 16, 2018

Comparative Prospective Study Reporting Intraoperative Parameters, Pedicle Screw Perforation, and Radiation Exposure in Navigation-Guided versus Non-navigated Fluoroscopy-Assisted Minimal Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Tarun Dusad, Vishal Kundnani, Shumayou Dutta, Ankit Patel, Gaurav Mehta, Mahendra Singh; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):309-316. Published online April 16, 2018

Evaluation of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Using T1ρ and T2 Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a Rabbit Disc Injury Model: Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Atsuya Watanabe, Hiroto Kamoda, Masayuki Miyagi, Gen Inoue, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):317-324. Published online April 16, 2018

Spinopelvic Alignment and Low Back Pain after Total Hip Replacement Arthroplasty in Patients with Severe Hip Osteoarthritis: Yawara Eguchi, Satoshi Iida, Chiho Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Shinada, Tomoko Shoji, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):325-334. Published online April 16, 2018

Relationship between Displacement of the Psoas Major Muscle and Spinal Alignment in Patients with Adult Spinal Deformity: Yoshiaki Oda, Tomoyuki Takigawa, Ryo Ugawa, Yasuyuki Shiozaki, Haruo Misawa, Yoshihisa Sugimoto, Masato Tanaka, Toshifumi Ozaki; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):335-342. Published online April 16, 2018

Clinical Relationship of Degenerative Changes between the Cervical and Lumbar Spine: Yuichiro Morishita, Zorica Buser, Anthony D'Oro, Keiichiro Shiba, Jeffrey C. Wang; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):343-348. Published online April 16, 2018

Does Vertical Ground Reaction Force of the Hip, Knee, and Ankle Joints Change in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis after Spinal Fusion?: Mohd Imran Yusof, Shazlin Shaharudin, Prema Sivalingarajah; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):349-355. Published online April 16, 2018

Comparison of Clinical and Radiologic Results of Mini-Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion Indirect Decompression for Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: Yutaka Kono, Hogaku Gen, Yoshio Sakuma, Yasuhide Koshika; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):356-364. Published online April 16, 2018

Review Articles Emergence of Three-Dimensional Printing Technology and Its Utility in Spine Surgery: Akshay Gadia, Kunal Shah, Abhay Nene; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):365-371. Published online April 16, 2018

Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: A Review Article: James R. Daniell, Orso L. Osti; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):372-379. Published online April 16, 2018

Pulmonary Embolism from Cement Augmentation of the Vertebral Body: Jose Manuel Fernando Ignacio, Katrina Hannah Dizon Ignacio; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):380-387. Published online April 16, 2018

Letters to the Editor Quantitative Histological Analysis of Ligamentum Flavum: Mantu Jain, Mukund Namdev Sable, Amit Tirpude; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):388-389. Published online April 16, 2018

Response to: “Quantitative Histological Analysis of Ligamentum Flavum”: Idiris Altun; Asian Spine J. 2018;12(2):390-390. Published online April 16, 2018