Publications

• Paraspinal Muscle Atrophy After Lumbar Spine Surgery.
  Pourtaheri S, Issa K, Lord E, Ajiboye R, Drysch A, Hwang K, Faloon M, Sinha K, Emami A.
  Orthopedics. 2016 Mar-Apr;39(2):e209-14. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20160129-07. Epub 2016 Feb 3.
  PMID: 26840699
• Primary Extramedullary, Extradural Cervical Spine Seminoma.
  Long C, Novack TA, Changoor S, Sinha K, Hwang KS, Faloon MJ, Emami A.
  J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2020 Jul;4(7):e1900177. doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-19-00177.
  PMID: 32672721
• Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: A Spine Consultation.
  Mease SJ, Faloon MJ, Dunn CJ, Changoor S, Sahai N, Hussain AK, Emami A.
  J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2019 Nov 4;3(11):e10.5435. doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-18-00082. eCollection 2019 Nov.
  PMID: 31875199
• Comparing clinical and radiological outcomes between single-level OLIF and XLIF: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
  Emami A, Patel N, Coban D, Saela S, Sinha K, Faloon M, Hwang KS.
  N Am Spine Soc J. 2023 Apr 3;14:100216. doi: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2023.100216. eCollection 2023 Jun.
  PMID: 37234475
• Metal-on-metal versus metal-on-plastic artificial discs in two-level anterior cervical disc replacement: a meta-analysis with follow-up of 5 years or more.
  Coban D, Pompliano M, Changoor S, Dunn C, Sinha K, Hwang KS, Faloon M, Emami A.
  Spine J. 2021 Nov;21(11):1830-1838. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2021.04.018. Epub 2021 Apr 30.
  PMID: 33940171
• Clinical Differences Between Monomicrobial and Polymicrobial Vertebral Osteomyelitis.
  Issa K, Pourtaheri S, Stewart T, Faloon M, Sahai N, Mease S, Sinha K, Hwang K, Emami A.
  Orthopedics. 2017 Mar 1;40(2):e370-e373. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20161108-05. Epub 2016 Nov 14.
  PMID: 27841926
• Two-Attending Surgeon Teams Improve Outcomes of Single-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.
  Changoor S, Faloon M, Dunn CJ, Sahai N, Coban D, Saela S, Sinha K, Hwang KS, Emami A.
  J Long Term Eff Med Implants. 2022;32(3):1-7. doi: 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.2022040313.
  PMID: 35993983
• The Epidemiology of Vertebral Osteomyelitis in the United States From 1998 to 2013.
  Issa K, Diebo BG, Faloon M, Naziri Q, Pourtaheri S, Paulino CB, Emami A.
  Clin Spine Surg. 2018 Mar;31(2):E102-E108. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000597.
  PMID: 29135608
• Letter to the editor regarding "To cross or not to cross the cervicothoracic junction in multilevel posterior cervical fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis".
  Coban D, Patel N, Changoor S, Sinha K, Hwang K, Faloon M, Emami A.
  Spine J. 2023 Feb;23(2):336-337. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2022.09.011.
  PMID: 36642480
• Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion in the Outpatient Setting.
  Emami A, Faloon M, Issa K, Shafa E, Pourtaheri S, Sinha K, Hwang KS.
  Orthopedics. 2016 Nov 1;39(6):e1218-e1222. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20160721-04. Epub 2016 Aug 3.
  PMID: 27482728
• Risk Factors for Pseudarthrosis in Minimally-Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion.
  Emami A, Faloon M, Sahai N, Dunn CJ, Issa K, Thibaudeau D, Sinha K, Hwang KS.
  Asian Spine J. 2018 Oct;12(5):830-838. doi: 10.31616/asj.2018.12.5.830. Epub 2018 Sep 10.
  PMID: 30213165
• Should we bridge the cervicothoracic junction in long cervical fusions? A meta-analysis and systematic review of the literature.
  Coban D, Faloon M, Changoor S, Saela S, Sahai N, Record N, Sinha K, Hwang K, Emami A.
  J Neurosurg Spine. 2022 Feb 4:1-9. doi: 10.3171/2021.12.SPINE211090. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 35120314
• Long-term Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion in the Treatment of Adult Scoliosis.
  Changoor S, Faloon MJ, Dunn CJ, Sahai N, Issa K, Moore J, Sinha K, Hwang KS, Emami A.
  Orthopedics. 2022 May-Jun;45(3):e134-e139. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20220128-06. Epub 2022 Feb 3.
  PMID: 35112966
• Ultra-low-dose recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 for 3-level anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion.
  Pourtaheri S, Hwang K, Faloon M, Issa K, Mease SJ, Mangels D, Sinha K, Emami A.
  Orthopedics. 2015 Apr;38(4):241-5. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20150402-04.
  PMID: 25901613
• Does Percutaneous Lumbosacral Pedicle Screw Instrumentation Prevent Long-Term Adjacent Segment Disease after Lumbar Fusion?
  Changoor S, Faloon MJ, Dunn CJ, Sahai N, Issa K, Sinha K, Hwang KS, Emami A.
  Asian Spine J. 2021 Jun;15(3):301-307. doi: 10.31616/asj.2020.0157. Epub 2020 Sep 3.
  PMID: 32872750
• The 5-factor modified Frailty Index (mFI-5) predicts adverse outcomes after elective Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF).
  Patel NP, Elali F, Coban D, Changoor S, Shah NV, Sinha K, Hwang K, Faloon M, Paulino CB, Emami A.
  N Am Spine Soc J. 2022 Dec 5;13:100189. doi: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2022.100189. eCollection 2023 Mar.
  PMID: 36579159
• Reply to the Letter to the Editor: Incidence of Neuraxial Abnormalities Is Approximately 8% Among Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Meta-analysis.
  Faloon M, Sahai N, Pierce TP, Dunn CJ, Sinha K, Hwang KS, Emami A.
  Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2018 Aug;476(8):1688. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000000342.
  PMID: 29846203
• Comparing Mid-Term Outcomes Between ACDF and Minimally Invasive Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy in the Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy.
  Emami A, Coban D, Changoor S, Dunn C, Sahai N, Sinha K, Hwang KS, Faloon M.
  Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2022 Feb 15;47(4):324-330. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004140.
  PMID: 34107527
• Accuracy and Safety of Percutaneous Lumbosacral Pedicle Screw Placement Using Dual-Planar Intraoperative Fluoroscopy.
  Dunn C, Faloon M, Milman E, Pourtaheri S, Sinah K, Hwang K, Emami A.
  Asian Spine J. 2018 Apr;12(2):238-245. doi: 10.4184/asj.2018.12.2.238. Epub 2018 Apr 16.
  PMID: 29713404
• Early outcomes and complications of posterior vertebral column resection.
  Papadopoulos EC, Boachie-Adjei O, Hess WF, Sanchez Perez-Grueso FJ, Pellisé F, Gupta M, Lonner B, Paonessa K, Faloon M, Cunningham ME, Kim HJ, Mendelow M, Sacramento C, Yazici M; Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine, New York, NY.
  Spine J. 2015 May 1;15(5):983-91. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.03.023. Epub 2013 Apr 25.
  PMID: 23623509
• Cervical Computed Tomography Angiography Rarely Leads to Intervention in Patients With Cervical Spine Fractures.
  Dunn CJ, Changoor S, Issa K, Moore J, Moontasri NJ, Faloon MJ, Sinha K, Hwang KS, Ruoff M, Emami A.
  Global Spine J. 2020 Dec;10(8):992-997. doi: 10.1177/2192568219885897. Epub 2019 Nov 6.
  PMID: 32875840
• Does obesity affect long-term outcomes of extreme lateral interbody fusion with posterior stabilization?
  Changoor S, Dunn C, Coban D, Parray A, Sinha K, Hwang KS, Faloon M, Emami A.
  Spine J. 2021 Aug;21(8):1318-1324. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2021.03.010. Epub 2021 Mar 18.
  PMID: 33744435
• Obesity Does Not Adversely Affect Long-term Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Matched Cohort Analysis.
  Coban D, Changoor S, Saela S, Sinha K, Hwang K, Faloon M, Emami A.
  Orthopedics. 2022 Jul-Aug;45(4):203-208. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20220401-05. Epub 2022 Apr 6.
  PMID: 35394380
• Short-Segment Fixation With Percutaneous Pedicle Screws in the Treatment of Unstable Thoracolumbar Vertebral Body Fractures.
  Sahai N, Faloon MJ, Dunn CJ, Issa K, Sinha K, Hwang KS, Emami A.
  Orthopedics. 2018 Nov 1;41(6):e802-e806. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20180912-05. Epub 2018 Sep 18.
  PMID: 30222793
• Minimally invasive posterior cervical foraminotomy with tubes to prevent undesired fusion: a long-term follow-up study.
  Dunn C, Moore J, Sahai N, Issa K, Faloon M, Sinha K, Hwang KS, Emami A.
  J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 Oct;29(4):358-364. doi: 10.3171/2018.2.SPINE171003. Epub 2018 Jun 29.
  PMID: 29957145
• The role of magnetic resonance imaging in acute cervical spine fractures.
  Pourtaheri S, Emami A, Sinha K, Faloon M, Hwang K, Shafa E, Holmes L Jr.
  Spine J. 2014 Nov 1;14(11):2546-53. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.10.052. Epub 2013 Nov 22.
  PMID: 24269913
• Cervical Spinal Stenosis with Coexisting Rotator Cuff Tear: A Nationwide Review of Records from 2005 to 2014.
  Dunn CJ, Kurowicki J, Changoor S, Mease S, Faloon M, Festa A, Scillia AJ, McInerney VK, Emami A.
  J Long Term Eff Med Implants. 2019;29(3):209-214. doi: 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.2020033315.
  PMID: 32478992
• Unplanned Reoperations Affect Long-Term Outcomes in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients Undergoing Long Fusions to the Sacrum.
  Faloon MJ, Essig D, Cho W, Sokunbi G, Ross T, Cunningham ME, Rawlins BA, Boachie-Adjei O.
  Spine Deform. 2015 Jul;3(4):367-371. doi: 10.1016/j.jspd.2015.02.005. Epub 2015 Jun 11.
  PMID: 27927483
• Transsacral interbody fixation versus transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion at the lumbosacral junction for long fusions in primary adult scoliosis.
  Yi HL, Faloon M, Changoor S, Ross T, Boachie-Adjei O.
  J Neurosurg Spine. 2020 Feb 14:1-8. doi: 10.3171/2019.12.SPINE19397. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 32059186
• Minimally Invasive Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy as an Alternative to Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Unilateral Cervical Radiculopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
  Sahai N, Changoor S, Dunn CJ, Sinha K, Hwang KS, Faloon M, Emami A.
  Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2019 Dec 15;44(24):1731-1739. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003156.
  PMID: 31343619
• Additional Risk Factors for Adding-On After Selective Thoracic Fusion in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Implication of Lowest Instrumented Vertebra Angle and Lumbosacral Takeoff.
  Cho W, Faloon MJ, Essig D, Sokunbi G, Ross T, Cunningham M, Boachie-Adjei O.
  Spine Deform. 2018 Mar-Apr;6(2):164-169. doi: 10.1016/j.jspd.2017.08.008. Epub 2017 Oct 23.
  PMID: 29413739
• Incidence of Neuraxial Abnormalities Is Approximately 8% Among Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Meta-analysis.
  Faloon M, Sahai N, Pierce TP, Dunn CJ, Sinha K, Hwang KS, Emami A.
  Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2018 Jul;476(7):1506-1513. doi: 10.1007/s11999.0000000000000196.
  PMID: 29470234
• Risk Factors Associated with Adjacent and Remote- Level Pathologic Vertebral Compression Fracture Following Balloon Kyphoplasty: 2-Year Follow-Up Comparison Versus Conservative Treatment.
  Faloon MJ, Ruoff M, Deshpande C, Hohman D, Dunn C, Beckloff N, Patel DV.
  J Long Term Eff Med Implants. 2015;25(4):313-9. doi: 10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.2015013971.
  PMID: 26852640