Publications

1: Chaker AN, Melhem M, Kagithala D, Telemi E, Mansour TR, Simo L, Springer K, Schultz L, Jarabek K, Rademacher AF, Brennan M, Kim E, Nerenz DR, Khalil JG, Easton R, Perez-Cruet M, Aleem I, Park P, Soo T, Tong D, Abdulhak M, Schwalb JM, Chang V. A propensity score-matched comparison between single-stage and multistage anterior/posterior lumbar fusion surgery: a Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative study. J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 Dec 20;42(3):340-347. doi: 10.3171/2024.8.SPINE24423. PMID: 39705706.
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2: Chaker AN, Rademacher AF, Easton M, Jafar Y, Telemi E, Mansour TR, Kim E, Brennan M, Hu J, Schultz L, Nerenz DR, Schwalb JM, Abdulhak M, Khalil JG, Easton R, Perez-Cruet M, Aleem I, Park P, Soo T, Tong D, Chang V. The impact of serum albumin levels on postoperative complications in lumbar and cervical spine surgery: an analysis of the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative registry. J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 Sep 6:1-11. doi: 10.3171/2024.5.SPINE24113. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39241263.

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3: Deshpande, N., Hadi, M., Mansour, T. R., Telemi, E., Hamilton, T., Hu, J., Schultz, L., Nerenz, D. R., Khalil, J. G., Easton, R., Perez-Cruet, M., Aleem, I., Park, P., Soo, T., Tong, D., Abdulhak, M., Schwalb, J. M., & Chang, V. The impact of anxiety and depression on lumbar spine surgical outcomes: a Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative study. (2024). Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine (published online ahead of print 2024). https://doi.org/10.3171/2023.12.SPINE23860

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4: Ogunsola O, Linzey JR, Zaki MM, Chang V, Schultz LR, Springer K, Abdulhak M, Khalil JG, Schwalb JM, Aleem I, Nerenz DR, Perez-Cruet M, Easton R, Soo TM, Tong D, Park P. Risk factors of emergency department visits following elective cervical and lumbar surgical procedures: a multi-institution analysis from the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative. J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 Mar 1:1-7. doi: 10.3171/2024.1.SPINE23842. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38427993.

5: Telemi E, Mansour TR, Brennan M, Simo L, Hu J, Schultz L, Nerenz DR, Khalil JG, Easton R, Perez-Cruet M, Aleem I, Park P, Soo T, Tong D, Abdulhak M, Schwalb JM, Chang V. Does Tighter Glycemic Control Beyond Hemoglobin A1c of 8% Improve Outcome for Lumbar Spine Surgery? A MSSIC Study. Neurosurgery. 2024 Jan 19. doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002838. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38240564.

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6: Miller AK, Zakko P, Park DK, Chang VW, Schultz L, Springer K, Hamilton TM, Abdulhak MM, Schwalb JM, Nerenz DR, Aleem IS, Khalil JG. Cervical disc arthroplasty versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: an analysis of the Michigan spine surgery improvement collaborative database. Spine J. 2023 Dec 16:S1529-9430(23)03581-7. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2023.12.004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38110089.

7: Hamilton, T., Lim, S., Telemi, E., Yun, H. J., Macki, M., Schultz, L., Yeh, H., Springer, K., Taliaferro, K., Perez-Cruet, M., Aleem, I., Park, P., Easton, R., Nerenz, D. R., Schwalb, J. M., Abdulhak, M., & Chang, V. (2024). Risk factors for not reaching minimal clinically important difference at 90 days and 1 year after elective lumbar spine surgery: a cohort study. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 40(3), 343-350. https://doi.org/10.3171/2023.9.SPINE23483

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8: Kasir R, Zakko P, Hasan S, Aleem I, Park D, Nerenz D, Abdulhak M, Perez-Cruz M, Schwalb J, Saleh ES, Easton R, Khalil JG. The Duration of Symptoms Influences Outcomes After Lumbar Microdiscectomies: A Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative. Global Spine J. 2023 Nov 2:21925682231210469. doi: 10.1177/21925682231210469. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37918421.

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9: Hamilton T, Bartlett S, Deshpande N, Hadi M, Reese JC, Mansour TR, Telemi E, Springer K, Schultz L, Nerenz DR, Abdulhak M, Soo T, Schwalb J, Khalil JG, Aleem I, Easton R, Perez-Cruet M, Park P, Chang V. Association of prolonged symptom duration with poor outcomes in lumbar spine surgery: a Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative study. J Neurosurg Spine. 2023 Jun 16;39(4):452-461. doi: 10.3171/2023.5.SPINE23249. PMID: 37347591.

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10: Lim S, Schultz L, Zakko P, Macki M, Hamilton T, Pawloski J, Fadel H, Mansour T, Yeh HH, Preston G, Nerenz D, Schwalb JM, Abdulhak M, Park P, Aleem I, Easton R, Khalil J, Perez-Cruet M, Park D, Chang V. The Potential Negative Effects of Smoking on Cervical and Lumbar Surgery Beyond Pseudarthrosis: A Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative Study. World Neurosurg. 2023 May;173:e241-e249. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.02.038. Epub 2023 Feb 14. PMID: 36791883.

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11: Squires M, Schultz L, Schwalb J, Park P, Chang V, Nerenz D, Perez-Cruet M, Abdulhak M, Khalil J, Aleem I. Correlation of mJOA, PROMIS physical function, and patient satisfaction in patients with cervical myelopathy: an analysis of the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC) database. Spine J. 2023 Apr;23(4):550-557. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2022.12.016. Epub 2022 Dec 23. PMID: 36567055.  

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12: Lawless MH, Tong D, Claus CF, Hanson C, Li C, Park P, Chang VW, Abdulhak MM, Houseman CM, Bono PL, Carr DA, Richards BF, Kelkar PS, Soo TM. The Effect of Preoperative Symptom Duration on Patient-Reported Outcomes After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion in Nonmyelopathic Patients: Analyses From the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC). Neurosurgery. 2023 May 1;92(5):955-962. doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002295. Epub 2022 Dec 16. PMID: 36524819.

13: Patel V, Metz A, Schultz L, Nerenz D, Park P, Chang V, Schwalb J, Khalil J, Perez-Cruet M, Aleem I. Rates and reasons for reoperation within 30 and 90 days following cervical spine surgery: a retrospective cohort analysis of the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC) registry. Spine J. 2023 Jan;23(1):116-123. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2022.09.005. Epub 2022 Sep 22. PMID: 36152774.

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14: Lim S, Yeh HH, Macki M, Haider S, Hamilton T, Mansour TR, Telemi E, Schultz L, Nerenz DR, Schwalb JM, Abdulhak M, Park P, Aleem I, Easton R, Khalil JG, Perez-Cruet M, Chang V. Postoperative opioid prescription and patient-reported outcomes after elective spine surgery: a Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative study. J Neurosurg Spine. 2022 Oct 7;38(2):242-248. doi: 10.3171/2022.8.SPINE22571. PMID: 36208431.

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15. Macki M, Hamilton T, Massie L, Bazydlo M, Schultz L, Seyfried D, Park P, Aleem I, Abdulhak M, Chang VW, Schwalb JM. Characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery for axial back pain in the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative. Spine J. 2022 Oct;22(10):1651-1659. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2022.06.013. Epub 2022 Jul 6. PMID: 35803577.

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16: Lim S, Bazydlo M, Macki M, Haider S, Hamilton T, Hunt R, Chaker A, Kantak P, Schultz L, Nerenz D, Schwalb JM, Abdulhak M, Park P, Aleem I, Easton R, Khalil JG, Perez-Cruet MJ, Chang V. Validation of the Benefits of Ambulation Within 8 Hours of Elective Cervical and Lumbar Surgery: A Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative Study. Neurosurgery. 2022 Sep 1;91(3):505-512. doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002032. Epub 2022 May 17. PMID: 35550477.

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17: Hamilton T, Macki M, Oh SY, Bazydlo M, Schultz L, Zakaria HM, Khalil JG, Perez-Cruet M, Aleem I, Park P, Easton R, Nerenz DR, Schwalb J, Abdulhak M, Chang V. The association of patient education level with outcomes after elective lumbar surgery: a Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative study. J Neurosurg Spine. 2021 Dec 10;36(6):883-891. doi: 10.3171/2021.9.SPINE21421. PMID: 34891131.

18: Macki M, Hamilton T, Lim S, Mansour TR, Telemi E, Bazydlo M, Schultz L, Nerenz DR, Park P, Chang V, Schwalb J, Abdulhak MM. The role of postoperative antibiotic duration on surgical site infection after lumbar surgery. J Neurosurg Spine. 2021 Sep 17:1-7. doi: 10.3171/2021.4.SPINE201839. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34534952.

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19: Lim S, Bazydlo M, Macki M, Haider S, Schultz L, Nerenz D, Fadel H, Pawloski J, Yeh HH, Park P, Aleem I, Khalil J, Easton R, Schwalb JM, Abdulhak M, Chang V. A Matched Cohort Analysis of Drain Usage in Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC) Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2022 Feb 1;47(3):220-226. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004169. PMID: 34516058.

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20: Lawless MH, Tong D, Claus CF, Hanson C, Li C, Houseman CM, Bono P, Richards BF, Kelkar PS, Abdulhak MM, Chang V, Carr DA, Park P, Soo TM. Age as a Risk Factor for Complications Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Analysis From the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC). Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2022 Feb 15;47(4):343-351. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004200. PMID: 34392275.

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21: Lim S, Yeh HH, Macki M, Mansour T, Schultz L, Telemi E, Haider S, Nerenz DR, Schwalb JM, Abdulhak M, Park P, Aleem I, Easton R, Khalil J, Perez-Cruet M, Chang V. Preoperative HbA1c > 8% Is Associated With Poor Outcomes in Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative Study. Neurosurgery. 2021 Oct 13;89(5):819-826. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyab294. PMID: 34352887.

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22: Macki M, Anand SK, Hamilton T, Lim S, Mansour T, Bazydlo M, Schultz L, Abdulhak MM, Khalil JG, Park P, Aleem I, Easton R, Schwalb JM, Nerenz D, Chang V. Analysis of Factors Associated with Return-to-Work After Lumbar Surgery up to 2-Years Follow-up: A Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC) Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2022 Jan 1;47(1):49-58. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004163. PMID: 34265812.

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23: Macki M, Hamilton T, Lim S, Telemi E, Bazydlo M, Nerenz DR, Zakaria HM, Schultz L, Khalil JG, Perez-Cruet MJ, Aleem IS, Park P, Schwalb JM, Abdulhak MM, Chang V. Disparities in outcomes after spine surgery: a Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative study. J Neurosurg Spine. 2021 May 7;35(1):91-99. doi: 10.3171/2020.10.SPINE20914. PMID: 33962387.

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24: Claus CF, Tong D, Lytle E, Bahoura M, Garmo L, Li C, Park P, Carr DA, Easton R, Abdulhak M, Chang V, Houseman C, Bono P, Richards B, Soo TM. Age as a Predictor for Complications and Patient-reported Outcomes in Multilevel Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusions: Analyses From the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC). Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2021 Mar 15;46(6):356-365. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003792. PMID: 33620179.

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25: Park P, Chang V, Yeh HH, Schwalb JM, Nerenz DR, Schultz LR, Abdulhak MM, Easton R, Perez-Cruet M, Kashlan ON, Oppenlander ME, Szerlip NJ, Swong KN, Aleem IS. Impact of Michigan's new opioid prescribing laws on spine surgery patients: analysis of the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative. J Neurosurg Spine. 2020 Dec 11;34(3):531-536. doi: 10.3171/2020.7.SPINE20729. PMID: 33307531.

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26: Schafer E, Bazydlo M, Schultz L, Park P, Chang V, Easton RW, Schwalb J, Khalil J, Perez-Cruet M, Abdulhak M, Aleem I; MSSIC Investigators. Rates and risk factors associated with 90-day readmission following cervical spine fusion surgery: analysis of the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC) registry. Spine J. 2020 May;20(5):708-716. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2020.01.003. Epub 2020 Jan 18. PMID: 31958576.

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27: Zakaria HM, Bazydlo M, Schultz L, Abdulhak M, Nerenz DR, Chang V, Schwalb JM. Ambulation on Postoperative Day #0 Is Associated With Decreased Morbidity and Adverse Events After Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery: Analysis From the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC). Neurosurgery. 2020 Aug 1;87(2):320-328. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyz501. PMID: 31832659.

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28: Macki M, Alvi MA, Kerezoudis P, Xiao S, Schultz L, Bazydlo M, Bydon M, Park P, Chang V; MSSIC Investigators. Predictors of patient dissatisfaction at 1 and 2 years after lumbar surgery. J Neurosurg Spine. 2019 Nov 22:1-10. doi: 10.3171/2019.8.SPINE19260. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 31756702.

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29: Zakaria HM, Mansour TR, Telemi E, Asmaro K, Bazydlo M, Schultz L, Nerenz DR, Abdulhak M, Khalil JG, Easton R, Schwalb JM, Park P, Chang V. The Association of Preoperative Opioid Usage With Patient-Reported Outcomes, Adverse Events, and Return to Work After Lumbar Fusion: Analysis From the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC). Neurosurgery. 2020 Jul 1;87(1):142-149. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyz423. PMID: 31595963.

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30: Zakaria HM, Lipphardt M, Bazydlo M, Xiao S, Schultz L, Chedid M, Abdulhak M, Schwalb JM, Nerenz D, Easton R, Chang V; MSSIC Investigators. The Preoperative Risks and Two-Year Sequelae of Postoperative Urinary Retention: Analysis of the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC). World Neurosurg. 2020 Jan;133:e619-e626. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.09.107. Epub 2019 Sep 27. PMID: 31568914.

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31: Zakaria HM, Mansour TR, Telemi E, Asmaro K, Macki M, Bazydlo M, Schultz L, Nerenz DR, Abdulhak M, Schwalb JM, Park P, Chang V. Use of Patient Health Questionnaire-2 scoring to predict patient satisfaction and return to work up to 1 year after lumbar fusion: a 2-year analysis from the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative. J Neurosurg Spine. 2019 Aug 23:1-8. doi: 10.3171/2019.6.SPINE1963. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 31443085.

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32: Zakaria HM, Mansour T, Telemi E, Xiao S, Bazydlo M, Schultz L, Nerenz D, Perez-Cruet M, Seyfried D, Aleem IS, Easton R, Schwalb JM, Abdulhak M, Chang V. Patient Demographic and Surgical Factors that Affect Completion of Patient- Reported Outcomes 90 Days and 1 YearAfter Spine Surgery: Analysis from the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC). World Neurosurg. 2019 Oct;130:e259-e271. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.06.058. Epub 2019 Jun 15. PMID: 31207366.

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33: Zakaria HM, Bazydlo M, Schultz L, Pahuta MA, Schwalb JM, Park P, Aleem I, Nerenz DR, Chang V; MSSIC Investigators. Adverse events and their risk factors 90 days after cervical spine surgery: analysis from the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative. J Neurosurg Spine. 2019 Feb 15:1-13. doi: 10.3171/2018.10.SPINE18666. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 30771759.

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34: Park P, Nerenz DR, Aleem IS, Schultz LR, Bazydlo M, Xiao S, Zakaria HM, Schwalb JM, Abdulhak MM, Oppenlander ME, Chang VW. Risk Factors Associated With 90-Day Readmissions After Degenerative Lumbar Fusion: An Examination of the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC) Registry. Neurosurgery. 2019 Sep 1;85(3):402-408. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyy358. PMID: 30113686.

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35: Chang V, Schwalb JM, Nerenz DR, Pietrantoni L, Jones S, Jankowski M, Oja-Tebbe N, Bartol S, Abdulhak M. The Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative: a statewide Collaborative Quality Initiative. Neurosurg Focus. 2015 Dec;39(6):E7. doi: 10.3171/2015.10.FOCUS15370. PMID: 26621421.