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2026
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Mitchell K. Ng, Leonidas E. Mastrokostas, Paul G. Mastrokostas, Anton J. Cristofoli et autres
Study design Retrospective cohort study. Objectives To describe temporal trends in opioid use disorder (OUD) among adults undergoing inpatient cervical fusion, identify factors independently associated with OUD, and compare resource use and complications by OUD status. Methods Adult elective cervical fusion hospitalizations …
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2025
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Mitchell K. Ng, Leonidas E. Mastrokostas, Paul G. Mastrokostas, Gregorio Baek et autres
Study Design Retrospective Cohort Study. Objectives Mental health disorders like depression and psychoses are increasingly recognized in surgical populations and may adversely affect outcomes. This study aimed to: (1) evaluate the prevalence of these disorders among patients undergoing single-level lumbar fusion, (2) …
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2025
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Rajendra Pratap Singh, Ezekiel Kopilak, Rohan Rajan, Jordan Bauer et autres
Study DesignSystematic Review.ObjectiveTo review the effect of NSAID administration on postoperative outcomes following posterior spinal surgery, with specific attention to pain control, opioid reduction, bleeding risk, and fusion outcomes.MethodsPubMed, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science were queried through …
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2025
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Mitchell K. Ng, Leonidas E. Mastrokostas, Paul G. Mastrokostas, Gregorio Baek et autres
Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Objective Dialysis dependent patients have been found to have greater healthcare utilization, rates of postoperative complications, and mortality after cervical spine surgery. However, there is a gap in the literature investigating the impact of dialysis dependency on …
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2025
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Gregorio Baek, Mitchell K. Ng, Leonidas E. Mastrokostas, Paul G. Mastrokostas et autres
Study Design Retrospective Cohort Study. Objectives There are several approaches for lumbar fusion, which is often used to treat degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. This study aimed to compare perioperative complications, mortality, discharge disposition, and costs amongst patients undergoing anterior (ALIF) and posterior/transforaminal lumbar …
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2025
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Paul G. Mastrokostas, Mohamed Said, Daniel Yusupov, Sean Inzerillo et autres
Study DesignRetrospective analysis using national Medicare data.ObjectivesTo evaluate historical trends in single and multi-level ACDF utilization and project future procedure volumes among Medicare beneficiaries through 2060.MethodsPublicly available data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Part-B National Summary were …
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2025
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Mitchell K. Ng, Paul G. Mastrokostas, Leonidas E. Mastrokostas, Aaron B. Lavi et autres
Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Objectives This study aimed to examine national trends in utilization, charges, and patient characteristics associated with endoscopic spine surgery (ESS) in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) from 2018 to 2022. Methods The Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample (NASS) was …
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2025
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Paul G. Mastrokostas, Aaron B. Lavi, Bruce B. Zhang, Nidhi Mahadevan et autres
Study Design Bibliometric analysis. Objectives To identify and characterize the 100 most cited articles on lumbar disc arthroplasty (LDA) to better understand influential contributions to the field and highlight key trends in research focus and collaboration. Methods A Web of Science search …
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2025
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Leonidas E. Mastrokostas, Paul G. Mastrokostas, Roee Ber, Jad Bou Monsef et autres
Context: Hospital procedural volume is often linked to outcomes and costs, but whether this relationship holds for posterior cervical fusion (PCF) remains unclear. Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate whether hospital PCF volume is associated with complications, discharge disposition, …
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2025
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Mitchell K. Ng, Paul G. Mastrokostas, Ariel Nicolas Rodriguez, Abigail Razi et autres
Context: Semaglutide, a glucagon-like protein-1 receptor agonist used in diabetes and obesity management, has demonstrated perioperative benefits in other surgical populations. However, its role in spine surgery remains unclear. Aims: This study aims to evaluate whether patients undergoing single-level lumbar fusion demonstrate: …
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2025
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Paul G. Mastrokostas, Leonidas E. Mastrokostas, Ahmed K. Emara, Mohammed Suliman Tawer Salman et autres
Background: With the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots like ChatGPT for online patient education, Generative Pre-trained Transformer 4 (GPT-4) has emerged as a significant tool for providing accurate health information. This study aims to compare Google and GPT-4 in terms …
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2025
review
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Paul G. Mastrokostas, Leonidas E. Mastrokostas, Ahmed K. Emara, Mohammed Suliman Tawer Salman et autres
Background and Objective: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are crucial in spine surgery, offering a robust approach to integrating evidence from multiple studies and guiding clinical decision-making. These reviews resolve inconsistencies across studies and increase statistical power, making them indispensable for assessing the …
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