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The Management of Symptomatic Lumbar Disc Herniation in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review

December 2019 Global Spine Journal 10(2) DOI:10.1177/2192568219886264 Authors: A Gkiokas Lambros Giuseppe Morassi Sandro Kohl C Zampakides Panos Megremis Dimitrios Stergios Evangelopoulos Study Design Systematic review. Objectives Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) has been reported to affect 1 in 10 000 pregnant women. There is limited evidence available regarding the optimal management of LDH in pregnantRead more

Management Of Catastrophic Proximal Junctional Failure Folowing Spinal Deofrmity Correction In An Adult With Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Case Report And Technical Note

August 2019 World Neurosurgery 131(22 suppl) DOI:10.1016/j.wneu.2019.07.230 Authors: Akshay Dharamchand Gadiya Lambros Giuseppe Morassi Ann Marriot Masood Shafafy Olakunle Badmus Management Of Catastrophic Proximal Junctional Failure Folowing Spinal Deofrmity Correction In An Adult With Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Case Report And Technical Note Background: Proximal junctional failure (PJF) is a major…

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Predicting the need for surgical intervention in patients with spondylodiscitis: the Brighton Spondylodiscitis Score (BSDS)

April 2019 European Spine Journal 28(11) DOI:10.1007/s00586-018-5775-x Project: A scoring system for operative management of spondylodiscitis Authors: Nageswary Appalanaidu Roozbeh Shafafy Kit Brogan Lambros Giuseppe Morassi Sherief Elsayed Christopher Gee Shuaib Karmani Predicting the need for surgical intervention in patients with spondylodiscitis: the Brighton Spondylodiscitis Score (BSDS) Predicting…

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Predictors of mortality in elderly patients with fractures of the odontoid process – can we use non-spinal scoring systems?

March 2019 Bone and Joint Journal 101-B(3):253-259 DOI:10.1302/0301-620X.101B3.BJJ-2018-1004.R1 Authors: Roozbeh Shafafy Epaminondas Markos Valsamis Richard Dimock Lambros Giuseppe Morassi Sherief Elsayed Joshua Luck Shiva Rampersad Will Kieffer Predictors of mortality in elderly patients with fractures of the odontoid process – can we use non-spinal scoring systems? Aims Fracture of the odontoid process…

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A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW ON THE OUTCOMES OF ENDOSCOPIC DISCECTOMY AND MINIMAL INVASIVE DISCECTOMY COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL MICRODISCECTOMY

Semptember 2018 DOI:10.1007/s00586-018-5691-0 Conference: Eurospine Meeting 2018At: Barcelona Authors: Lambros Giuseppe Morassi Sherief Elsayed Nasir Quraishi > A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW ON THE OUTCOMES OF ENDOSCOPIC DISCECTOMY AND MINIMAL INVASIVE DISCECTOMY COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL MICRODISCECTOMY Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the safety and effi- cacy of minimally invasive techniques…

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MIDDLE TERM RESULTS OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE UNILATERAL PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION COMBINED WITH TRANSFORAMINAL INTERBODY FUSION FOR THE TREATMENT OF ONE LEVEL DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE IN THE LUMBAR SPINE

Semptember 2018 DOI:10.1007/s00586-018-5692-z Conference: EUROSPINE Meetings 2018At: BARCELONA Authors: Lambros Giuseppe Morassi Sherief Elsayed Lykourgos Kollintzas Iosif Tarazi MIDDLE TERM RESULTS OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE UNILATERAL PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION COMBINED WITH TRANSFORAMINAL INTERBODY FUSION FOR THE TREATMENT OF ONE LEVEL DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE IN THE LUMBAR SPINE Purpose: The aim of this…

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