Comparison of clinical outcomes between laminoplasty, posterior decompression with instrumented fusion, and anterior decompression with fusion for K-line (–) cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

Masao Koda, Makondo Mochizuki, Hiroaki Konishi, +10

European Spine Journal

Spinal Cord InjuryAnterior DecompressionSpinal FusionOrthopaedicsClinical Outcomes +6

Neuroprotective therapy with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in acute spinal cord injury: a comparison with high-dose methylprednisolone as a historical control

Koshiro Kamiya, Masao Koda, Takeo Furuya, +10

European Spine Journal

InflammationHistorical ControlNeuroregenerationSpinal Cord InjuryNeuroprotective Therapy +10

Multicenter Prospective Nonrandomized Controlled Clinical Trial to Prove Neurotherapeutic Effects of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor for Acute Spinal Cord Injury

Taigo Inada, Hiroshi Takahashi, Masashi Yamazaki, +22

Spine

Diffusion tensor imaging can predict surgical outcomes of patients with cervical compression myelopathy

Satoshi Maki, Masao Koda, Mitsuhiro Kitamura, +12

European Spine Journal

Spinal Cord InjuryEngineeringMedical ImagingMedicineMedical Image Computing +12

Reduced Field-of-View Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the Spinal Cord Shows Motor Dysfunction of the Lower Extremities in Patients With Cervical Compression Myelopathy

Satoshi Maki, Masao Koda, Mitsutoshi Ota, +10

Spine

Determining the short-term neurological prognosis for acute cervical spinal cord injury using machine learning

Sho Okimatsu, Satoshi Maki, Takeo Furuya, +14

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Prognostic EvaluationSpinal Cord InjuryMachine LearningIntelligent DiagnosticsMedicine +10

Addition of instrumented fusion after posterior decompression surgery suppresses thickening of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine

Mitsutoshi Ota, Takeo Furuya, Satoshi Maki, +9

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Lumbar SpineSpinal Cord InjurySpinal FusionSurgeryPosterior Decompression Surgery +5

Outcome of posterior decompression with instrumented fusion surgery for K-line (−) cervical ossification of the longitudinal ligament

Junya Saito, Satoshi Maki, Koshiro Kamiya, +9

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Cervical OssificationSpinal Cord InjurySpinal FusionOrthopaedicsInstrumented Fusion Surgery +7

Bone union and remodelling of the non-ossified segment in thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament after posterior decompression and fusion surgery

Masao Koda, Takeo Furuya, Akihiko Okawa, +9

European Spine Journal

Bone UnionSpinal FusionReconstructive SurgeryThoracic SurgeryFusion Surgery +6

Medially-shifted rather than high-riding vertebral arteries preclude safe pedicle screw insertion

Satoshi Maki, Masao Koda, Yasushi Iijima, +8

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Vascular SurgeryHigh-riding Vertebral ArteriesSurgerySafe PedicleMedicine +1