Global Spine Journal—top articles of the fall

Newsletter 23 | November 2019

Global Spine Journal—top articles of the fall

Global Spine Journal is pleased to congratulate Deputy Editor Michael Fehlings on receiving the Ryman Prize. The Ryman Prize is a $250,000 annual award for the world’s best development, advance or achievement that enhances quality of life for older people. Dr Fehlings is also the one who spearheaded our most successful issue to date “Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy and Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury”.

We would also like to recognize the top articles of the fall! Make sure to check out all of these great articles with links below

 

 

Top Cited Regular Issue Articles:

 

  1. “Risk Factors for Delirium After Spine Surgery in Extremely Elderly Patients Aged 80 Years or Older and Review of the Literature: Japan Association of Spine Surgeons with Ambition Multicenter Study”

  2. “Current Diagnosis and Management of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy”

  3. “Autograft versus Allograft for Cervical Spinal Fusion: A Systematic Review”

  4. “Spine Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy: Indications, Outcomes, and Points of Caution”

  5. “Comparison Between S2-Alar-Iliac Screw Fixation and Iliac Screw Fixation in Adult Deformity Surgery: Reoperation Rates and Spinopelvic Parameters”

 

 

Top Cited Special Issue Articles:

 

  1. “Timing of Decompression in Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review”

  2. “Spinal Tuberculosis: Current Concepts”

  3. “A Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injury and Central Cord Syndrome: Recommendations on the Timing (≤24 Hours Versus >24 Hours) of Decompressive Surgery”

  4. “C5 Palsy After Cervical Spine Surgery: A Multicenter Retrospective Review of 59 Cases”

  5. “Classification of Osteoporotic Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures: Recommendations of the Spine Section of the German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma (DGOU)”

 

 

Top Downloaded Regular Issue Articles:

 

  1. “Contact Sports as a Risk Factor for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Systematic Review”

  2. “Overlapping, Masquerading, and Causative Cervical Spine and Shoulder Pathology: A Systematic Review”

  3. “Outcomes of Halo Immobilization for Cervical Spine Fractures”

  4. “Current Strategies in Prevention of Postoperative Infections in Spine Surgery”

  5. “The Incidence of Pars Interarticularis Defects in Athletes”

 

 

Top Downloaded Special Issue Articles:

 

  1. “A Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Introduction, Rationale, and Scope”

  2. “Surgical Site Infections in Spine Surgery: Preoperative Prevention Strategies to Minimize Risk”

  3. “Treatment of Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Spine: Recommendations of the Spine Section of the German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma (DGOU)”

  4. “Esophageal Perforation Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery: Case Report and Review of the Literature”

  5. “Cell Therapy for Treatment of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: A Systematic Review”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don’t forget you can check out all of our

special issues here:

 

 Special Focus Issues

 

 

You can also access our special collections index,

featuring articles grouped by topic here:

 

 Articles grouped by topic

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Newsletter 23 | November 2019

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