Elgafy, Hossein K

Hossein K Elgafy
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Chief of Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery , College of Medicine and Life Sciences

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Hossein.Elgafy@utoledo.edu

selected publications

Article (Faculty180)
- 2020
  
  High Prevalence of Biofilm on Retrieved Implants from Aseptic Pseudarthrosis Cases. Spine Surgery and Related Research.
- 2018
  
  Gender Specific Sacroiliac Joint Biomechanics During Standing Upright: A Finite Element Study.. Spine.
- 2017
  
  Applied Anatomy. Orthopedic Surgery Clerkship: A Quick Reference Guide for Senior Medical Students. 455.
- 2017
  
  Clinical outcome and subsequent sequelae of cement extravasation after percutaneous kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty: a comparative review. Acta Radiologica.
- 2017
  
  Open wound management of esophagocutaneous fistula in unstable cervical spine after corpectomy and multilevel laminectomy: A case report and review of the literature. World Journal of Orthopedics. 8:651.
- 2016
  
  Charcot spine neuroarthropathy and hip heterotopic ossification. The Spine Journal. 16:e443.
- 2016
  
  Critical care of obese patients during and after spine surgery. World Journal of Critical Care Medicine. 5:83.
- 2016
  
  Hemorrhagic lumbar synovial facet cyst secondary to transforaminal epidural injection: A case report and review of the literature. World Journal of Orthopedics. 7:452.
- 2016
  
  Hemorrhagic lumbar synovial facet cyst secondary to transforaminal epidural injection: A case report and review of the literature. World Journal of Orthopedics.
- 2016
  
  Sacral erosion and insufficiency fracture secondary to dural ectasia in patient with Marfan syndrome. The Spine Journal. 16:e301.
- 2016
  
  Spinal gout: A review with case illustration. World Journal of Orthopedics.
- 2015
  
  Effectiveness and safety of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in patients with previous laminectomy. European Spine Journal. 24:810.
- 2015
  
  Incidental Extra-Spinal Findings in Lumbar Spine MRI: Incidence and Clinical Significance. The Spine Journal. 15:S197.
- 2015
  
  Incidental extraspinal findings at lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging: a retrospective study. Spine. 40:1436.
- 2015
  
  Nonconsecutive Pars Interarticularis Defects.. American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, NJ). 44:E526.
- 2015
  
  The value of bone scan and pars injection in nonadjacent pars fractures. The Spine Journal. 15:1156.
- 2015
  
  Vertebral body erosion by pseudomeningocele. The Spine Journal. 15:548.
- 2014
  
  Disseminated coccidioidomycosis of the spine in an immunocompetent patient.. American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, NJ). 43:E181.
- 2014
  
  Hyperextension injury in a patient with ochronotic spondyloarthropathy. The Spine Journal. 14:1802.
- 2014
  
  Ipsilateral arcuate foramen and high-riding vertebral artery: implication on C1--C2 instrumentation. The Spine Journal. 14:1351.
- 2014
  
  Psoriatic spondylitis. The Spine Journal. 14:1075.
- 2014
  
  Top 20 cited Spine journal articles, 1990-2009. World Journal of Orthopedics. 5:392-7.
- 2013
  
  Proposed alternative revision strategy for broken S1 pedicle screw: radiological study, review of the literature, and case reports. The Spine Journal. 13:796.
- 2012
  
  Challenges of spine surgery in obese patients.. American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, NJ). 41:E46.
- 2012
  
  Commentary: Biomechanics of various surgical procedures for the treatment of multilevel cervical spine. The Spine Journal. 12:409.
- 2012
  
  Do design variations in the artificial disc influence cervical spine biomechanics? A finite element investigation. European Spine Journal. 21:653.
- 2012
  
  Rationale of Revision Lumbar Spine Surgery. Global Spine Journal. 2:007.
- 2011
  
  5.3. 3 Deformity severity measures: ankylosing disorders. Spine Classifications and Severity Measures. 107.
- 2011
  
  Clinical and radiographic evaluation of sagittal imbalance: a new radiographic assessment.. American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, NJ). 40:E30.
- 2011
  
  Effect and Mechanism of Methylprednisolone on Apoptosis and TNF-$\alpha$ Expression After Spinal Cord Injury in Rats. The Spine Journal. 11:S32.
- 2011
  
  Epidural hematoma associated with occult fracture in ankylosing spondylitis patient: a case report and review of the literature. Clinical Spine Surgery. 24:469.
- 2011
  
  Revision internal fixation and nonvascular fibular graft for femoral neck nonunion. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 70:169.
- 2010
  
  Biomechanical analysis comparing three C1--C2 transarticular screw salvaging fixation techniques. Spine. 35:378.
- 2010
  
  Blood loss in major spine surgery: are there effective measures to decrease massive hemorrhage in major spine fusion surgery?. Spine. 35:S47.
- 2010
  
  CT of Normal Tibiofibular Syndesmosis. Skeletal Radiol. 2010 Jun;39(6):559-64. doi: 10.1007/s00256-009-0809-4. Epub 2009 Oct 15. 39:559.
- 2010
  
  Clinical Biomechanics of the Spine Clinical Biomechanics of the Spine 66, 1978. Spine. 35:378.
- 2010
  
  Computed tomography of normal distal tibiofibular syndesmosis. Skeletal radiology. 39:559.
- 2009
  
  43. Outcome and Influencing Factors of the Surgical Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. The Spine Journal. 9:23S.
- 2009
  
  Charcot spine in a patient with diabetes mellitus.. American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, NJ). 38:E21.
- 2009
  
  P146. Pre-Compression of the Bone Graft with Plates in Cervical Spines Increases Stability and Prevent Stress Shielding--A Biomechanical Investigation. The Spine Journal. 9:189S.
- 2009
  
  P39. Midline Sparing Bilateral Laminotomy Prevents Disc Collapse as Compared to Traditional Laminectomy--A Biomechanical Finite Element Analysis. The Spine Journal. 9:134S.
- 2009
  
  Treatment of displaced type II odontoid fractures in elderly patients.. American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, NJ). 38:410.
- 2007
  
  Three-column ligamentous extension injury of the thoracic spine: a case report and review of the literature. Spine. 32:E785.
- 2006
  
  Progressive junctional kyphosis at the caudal end of lumbar instrumented fusion: etiology, predictors, and treatment. Spine. 31:1943.
- 2006
  
  The radiographic failure of single segment posterior cervical instrumentation in traumatic cervical flexion distraction injuries. Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation. 12:20.
- 2005
  
  Internal torsion of the distal femur as a cause of habitual dislocation of the patella: a case report and a review of causes of patellar dislocation.. American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, NJ). 34:246.
- 2003
  
  Syndesmotic disruption in low fibular fractures associated with deltoid ligament injury. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research\textregistered. 409:260.
- 2002
  
  Extensor hallucis longus innervation: an anatomic study. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 398:245.
- 2002
  
  Intramedullary fibular allograft and nail for treatment of femoral shaft nonunion.. American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, NJ). 31:270.
- 2001
  
  Bone-graft harvesting from iliac and fibular donor sites: techniques and complications. JAAOS-Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 9:210.
- 2001
  
  Computed Tomography Findings in Patients with Sacroiliac Pain. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 112-118.
- 2001
  
  Computed Tomography Findings in Patients with Sacroiliac Pain. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 382:112-118 :112-118.
- 2001
  
  Computed tomography findings in patients with sacroiliac pain.. Clinical orthopaedics and related research. 382:112.
- 2001
  
  Intramedullary fibular graft for tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research\textregistered. 385:165.
- 2000
  
  10. The scaphotrapezio-trapezoidal joint. Part 2: A kinematic study. The Journal of Hand Surgery. 25:795.
- 2000
  
  Bilateral below-knee amputation surgery at the scene: case report. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 49:758.
- 2000
  
  CT Findings in Patients with Persistent Sacroiliac Pain after Posterior Iliac Graft Harvesting. Spine. 25:2047-2051.
- 2000
  
  Calcaneus fractures with subluxation of the posterior facet: a surgical indication. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research\textregistered. 377:210.
- 2000
  
  Comminuted Monteggia fracture-dislocation--a technique for restoration of ulnar length. American Journal of Orthopedics (Belle Mead, NJ). 29:960.
- 2000
  
  Computed tomographic findings in patients with persistent sacroiliac pain after posterior iliac graft harvesting. Spine. 25:2047.
- 2000
  
  Congruity of the subtalar joint in tongue fracture of the calcaneus: an anatomical study. Foot & Ankle International. 21:665.
- 2000
  
  Extensile posterior approach to the radius.. Clinical orthopaedics and related research. 373:252.
- 2000
  
  Fractures of the talus: experience of two level 1 trauma centers. Foot & Ankle International. 21:1023.
- 2000
  
  Posterior interosseous nerve terminal branches.. Clinical orthopaedics and related research. 376:242.
- 2000
  
  Sinus tarsi approach with trans-articular fixation for displaced intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus. Foot & Ankle International. 21:105.
- 2000
  
  The anatomy of the posterior interosseous nerve as a graft. Journal of Hand Surgery. 25:930.
- 1999
  
  Subtalar arthroscopy for persistent subfibular pain after calcaneal fractures. Foot & Ankle International. 20:422.
- 1990
  
  Top 20 cited. Spine Journal.
- Name of journal: World Journal of Orthopedics ESPS Manuscript NO: 7148 Columns: Systematic Reviews Top 20 cited spine journal articles, 1990-2009
Article (Web of Science)
- 2021
  
  Lumbar spine fusion outcomes using a cellular bone allograft with lineage-committed bone-forming cells in 96 patients. BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 22.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1186/s12891-021-04584-z PMID: 34404368
- 2021
  
  Iatrogenic muscle damage in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and adjacent segment degeneration: a comparative finite element analysis of open and minimally invasive surgeries. EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00586-021-06909-x PMID: 34259908
- 2021
  
  Pedicle Screw Track Augmentation With Fibular Allograft for Significant Bone Loss in Revision Fixation. GLOBAL SPINE JOURNAL.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/2192568221997076 PMID: 33626945
- 2021
  
  High Prevalence of Biofilms on Retrieved Implants from Aseptic Pseudarthrosis Cases. SPINE SURGERY AND RELATED RESEARCH. 5:104-108.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.22603/ssrr.2020-0147 PMID: 33842718
- 2020
  
  Biomechanics of the Sacroiliac Joint: Surgical Treatments. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPINE SURGERY. 14:355-367.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.14444/7047
- 2020
  
  Overreporting of the disc herniation in lumbar spine MRI scans performed for patients with spondylolisthesis. ACTA RADIOLOGICA.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0284185120925483 PMID: 32438875
- 2020
  
  Biomechanics of the Sacroiliac Joint: Anatomy, Function, Biomechanics, Sexual Dimorphism, and Causes of Pain. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPINE SURGERY. 14:S3-S13.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.14444/6077 PMID: 32123652
- 2019
  
  Fracture of allograft interbody spacer resulting in post-operative radiculopathy: A case report. WORLD JOURNAL OF ORTHOPEDICS. 10:206-211.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v10.i4.206 PMID: 31041162
- 2018
  
  Biomechanical analysis on of anterior transpedicular screw-fixation after two-level cervical corpectomy using finite element method. CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS. 60:76-82.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2018.09.008
- 2018
  
  Sex Specific Sacroiliac Joint Biomechanics During Standing Upright A Finite Element Study. SPINE. 43:E1053-E1060.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002623
- 2018
  
  Sex Specific Sacroiliac Joint Biomechanics During Standing Upright. SPINE. 43:E1053-E1060.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002623
- 2017
  
  Open wound management of esophagocutaneous fistula in unstable cervical spine after corpectomy and multilevel laminectomy: A case report and review of the literature. WORLD JOURNAL OF ORTHOPEDICS. 8:651.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v8.i8.651
- 2015
  
  Incidental Extraspinal Findings at Lumbar Spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging A Retrospective Study. SPINE. 40:1436-1443.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001024
- 2015
  
  Effectiveness and safety of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in patients with previous laminectomy. EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL. 24:810-816.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00586-014-3726-8
- 2015
  
  Incidental Extraspinal Findings at Lumbar Spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging. SPINE. 40:1436-1443.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001024
- 2014
  
  Ipsilateral arcuate foramen and high-riding vertebral artery: implication on C1-C2 instrumentation. SPINE JOURNAL. 14:1351-1355.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.01.054
- 2012
  
  Do design variations in the artificial disc influence cervical spine biomechanics? A finite element investigation. EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL. 21:S653-S662.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-1211-6
- 2012
  
  Rationale of Revision Lumbar Spine Surgery. GLOBAL SPINE JOURNAL. 2:007-014.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1307254
- 2011
  
  Epidural Hematoma Associated With Occult Fracture in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patient A Case Report and Review of the Literature. JOURNAL OF SPINAL DISORDERS & TECHNIQUES. 24:469-473.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e318204da02
- 2011
  
  Revision Internal Fixation and Nonvascular Fibular Graft for Femoral Neck Nonunion. JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE. 70:169-173.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181e5108b
- 2011
  
  Epidural Hematoma Associated With Occult Fracture in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patient. JOURNAL OF SPINAL DISORDERS & TECHNIQUES. 24:469-473.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e318204da02
- 2011
  
  Revision Internal Fixation and Nonvascular Fibular Graft for Femoral Neck Nonunion. JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE. 70:169-173.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3181e5108b
- 2010
  
  Computed tomography of normal distal tibiofibular syndesmosis. SKELETAL RADIOLOGY. 39:559-564.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00256-009-0809-4
- 2010
  
  Blood Loss in Major Spine Surgery Are There Effective Measures to Decrease Massive Hemorrhage in Major Spine Fusion Surgery?. SPINE. 35:S47-S56.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181d833f6
- 2010
  
  Biomechanical Analysis Comparing Three C1-C2 Transarticular Screw Salvaging Fixation Techniques. SPINE. 35:378-385.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181bc9cb5
- 2010
  
  Biomechanical Analysis Comparing Three C1–C2 Transarticular Screw Salvaging Fixation Techniques. SPINE. 35:378-385.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e3181bc9cb5
- 2010
  
  Blood Loss in Major Spine Surgery. SPINE. 35:S47-S56.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e3181d833f6
- 2006
  
  Progressive Junctional Kyphosis at the Caudal End of Lumbar Instrumented Fusion: Etiology, Predictors, and Treatment. SPINE. 31:1943-1951.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000229258.83071.db
- 2003
  
  Syndesmotic Disruption in Low Fibular Fractures Associated With Deltoid Ligament Injury. CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH. 409:260-267.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000052935.71325.30
- 2000
  
  Bilateral Below-Knee Amputation Surgery at the Scene: Case Report. JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE. 49:758-759.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200010000-00028
- 2000
  
  Computed Tomographic Findings in Patients With Persistent Sacroiliac Pain after Posterior Iliac Graft Harvesting. SPINE. 25:2047-2051.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200008150-00008
- 2000
  
  Congruity of the Subtalar Joint in Tongue Fracture of the Calcaneus: An Anatomical Study. FOOT & ANKLE INTERNATIONAL. 21:665-668.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/107110070002100806
- 2000
  
  Fractures of the Talus: Experience of Two Level 1 Trauma Centers. FOOT & ANKLE INTERNATIONAL. 21:1023-1029.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/107110070002101208
- 2000
  
  Sinus Tarsi Approach with Trans-articular Fixation for Displaced Intra-articular Fractures of the Calcaneus. FOOT & ANKLE INTERNATIONAL. 21:105-113.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/107110070002100203
- 2000
  
  The anatomy of the posterior interosseous nerve as a graft. JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME. 25:930-935.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2000.16359
- 1999
  
  Subtalar Arthroscopy for Persistent Subfibular Pain After Calcaneal Fractures. FOOT & ANKLE INTERNATIONAL. 20:422-427.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/107110079902000705
Chapter (Faculty180)
- 2017
  
  Spinal Cord Injury. Orthopedic Surgery Clerkship. Springer. 465.
Editorial Material (Web of Science)
- 2016
  
  Charcot spine neuroarthropathy and hip heterotopic ossification. SPINE JOURNAL. E443-E444.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2016.01.001
- 2016
  
  Sacral erosion and insufficiency fracture secondary to dural ectasia in patient with Marfan syndrome. SPINE JOURNAL. E301-E302.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.11.007
- 2015
  
  Disseminated coccidioidomycosis of the spine. SPINE JOURNAL. 1478-1479.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.10.003
- 2015
  
  The value of bone scan and pars injection in nonadjacent pars fractures. SPINE JOURNAL. 1156-1157.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.02.025
- 2015
  
  Vertebral body erosion by pseudomeningocele. SPINE JOURNAL. 548-549.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.10.026
- 2014
  
  Hyperextension injury in a patient with ochronotic spondyloarthropathy. SPINE JOURNAL. 1802-1803.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.03.032
- 2014
  
  Psoriatic spondylitis. SPINE JOURNAL. 1075-1076.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.01.025
- 2012
  
  Commentary: Biomechanics of various surgical procedures for the treatment of multilevel cervical spine. SPINE JOURNAL. 409-410.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2012.05.016
Letter (Web of Science)
- 2011
  
  Revision Internal Fixation and Nonvascular Fibular Graft for Femoral Neck Nonunion Reply. JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE. 271-272.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31822386bd
- 2011
  
  Reply to the Letter to the Editor. JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE. 271-272.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31822386bd
Proceedings (Faculty180)
Review Article (Web of Science)
- 2020
  
  Updates on Evidence-Based Practices to Reduce Preoperative and Intraoperative Contamination of Implants in Spine Surgery: A Narrative Review. SPINE SURGERY AND RELATED RESEARCH. 111-116.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.22603/ssrr.2019-0038 PMID: 32405555
- 2018
  
  Analysis of a ten step protocol to decrease postoperative spinal wound infections. WORLD JOURNAL OF ORTHOPEDICS. 271-284.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v9.i11.271 PMID: 30479974
- 2018
  
  Clinical outcome and subsequent sequelae of cement extravasation after percutaneous kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty: a comparative review. ACTA RADIOLOGICA. 861-868.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0284185117732599
- 2018
  
  Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis: A review of the literature. JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDICS. 404-407.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jor.2018.03.008 PMID: 29881164
- 2016
  
  Hemorrhagic lumbar synovial facet cyst secondary to transforaminal epidural injection: A case report and review of the literature. WORLD JOURNAL OF ORTHOPEDICS. 452.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v7.i7.452
- 2016
  
  Spinal gout: A review with case illustration. WORLD JOURNAL OF ORTHOPEDICS. 766.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v7.i11.766
- 2014
  
  Top 20 citedSpine Journalarticles, 1990-2009. WORLD JOURNAL OF ORTHOPEDICS. 392.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v5.i3.392
- 2013
  
  Proposed alternative revision strategy for broken S1 pedicle screw: radiological study, review of the literature, and case reports. SPINE JOURNAL. 796-802.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.03.018
- 2007
  
  Three-column ligamentous extension injury of the thoracic spine. SPINE. E785-E788.
- 2007
  
  Three-Column Ligamentous Extension Injury of the Thoracic Spine. SPINE. E785-E788.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e31815b60fd

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