Browsing Scholarly Articles by Author "Vaccaro, Alexander R"

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Safety and efficacy of riluzole in patients undergoing decompressive surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy (CSM-Protect): a multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, phase 3 trial.

Fehlings, Michael G; Badhiwala, Jetan H; Ahn, Henry; Farhadi, H Francis; Shaffrey, Christopher I; Nassr, Ahmad; Mummaneni, Praveen; ... (22 authors) (The Lancet. Neurology, 2021-02)

<h4>Background</h4>Degenerative cervical myelopathy represents the most common form of non-traumatic spinal cord injury. This trial investigated whether riluzole enhances outcomes in patients undergoing decompression surgery ...
The AOSpine North America Geriatric Odontoid Fracture Mortality Study: a retrospective review of mortality outcomes for operative versus nonoperative treatment of 322 patients with long-term follow-up.

Chapman, Jens; Smith, Justin S; Kopjar, Branko; Vaccaro, Alexander R; Arnold, Paul; Shaffrey, Christopher I; Fehlings, Michael G (Spine, 2013-06)

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective, multicenter cohort study. OBJECTIVE: Assess for differences in short- and long-term mortality between operative and nonoperative treatment for elderly patients with type II odontoid fractures. ...