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Alex B. Bak

University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
Verified email at mail.utoronto.ca
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Virtual reality bell‐ringer: the development and testing of a stereoscopic application for human gross anatomy

D Brewer‐Deluce, AB Bak, AJ Simms… - Anatomical Sciences …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As post‐secondary education migrates online, developing and evaluating new avenues for
assessment in anatomy is paramount. Three‐dimensional (3D) visualization technology is …

Automated grading of anatomical objective structured practical examinations using decision trees: An artificial intelligence approach

…, AN Saraco, JP Mitchell, AB Bak… - Anatomical Sciences …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
An Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) is an effective and robust, but
resource‐intensive, means of evaluating anatomical knowledge. Since most OSPEs employ short …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of mechanism of injury on long-term neurological outcomes of cervical sensorimotor complete acute traumatic spinal cord injury

AB Bak, A Moghaddamjou, A Malvea, MG Fehlings - Neurospine, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Mechanism of injury is a largely understudied descriptor of acute traumatic spinal
cord injury (tSCI). This study sought to compare the impact of high-energy and low-energy …

Postoperative C5 Palsy after Anterior or Posterior Decompression for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Subgroup Analysis of the Multicenter, Prospective …

AB Bak, A Moghaddamjou, M Alvi, H Ahn, HF Farhadi… - Spine, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort study of prospectively accrued data. Objective. To
evaluate a large, prospective, multicentre dataset of surgically-treated DCM cases on the …

The Impact of Interhospital Transfer on the Extent of Neurological Recovery in Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Analysis of a Prospective Multicenter Data Set in …

AB Bak, A Moghaddamjou, JS Harrop, B Aarabi… - …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
METHODS: An ambispective cohort study was conducted using prospectively collected data
(between 2005 and 2018) from 11 specialized level 1 trauma centers across the United …

37. What is the optimal surgical approach for mild and symptomatic degenerative cervical myelopathy? An individual patient data meta-analysis of 1,031 cases

AB Bak, MA Alvi, A Moghaddamjou, P Arnold, J Harrop… - The Spine Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
… An individual patient data meta- analysis of 1,031 cases Alex B. Bak, BHSc1, Mohammed
Ali Alvi, MD2, Ali Moghaddamjou, MD2, Paul Arnold, MD3, James Harrop, MD4, Michael …

Randomized controlled trials in functional neurosurgery—Association of device approval status and trial quality

TD Azad, AY Feng, S Mehta, AB Bak, E Johnson… - … : Technology at the …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been critical in evaluating the safety
and efficacy of functional neurosurgery interventions. Given this, we sought to systematically …

[PDF][PDF] Grading OSPE Questions with Decision Learning Trees: A First Step Towards an Intelligent Tutoring System for Anatomical Education.

…, O'llenecia Walker, C Pitt, AB Bak… - HUMAN@ AAAI Fall …, 2021 - ceur-ws.org
Intelligent tutoring systems (ITSs) have been used for decades as a means for improving the
quality of education for learners primarily by providing guidance to students based on a …

131. The role of surgery on pain in degenerative cervical myelopathy: a pooled analysis of the CSM-NA, CSM-I, and CSM-Protect clinical trials

AB Bak, MA Alvi, A Moghaddamjou, J Harrop, P Arnold… - The Spine Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Controversy exists regarding the optimal approach to surgically
treat degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM). Moreover, patients with mild DCM may be …

55. Surgical approach is associated with postoperative C5 palsy after decompression for degenerative cervical myelopathy: an analysis of the multicenter, prospective …

AB Bak, A Moghaddamjou, MA Alvi, C Shaffrey… - The Spine Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
… Author links open overlay panel Alex B. Bak BHSc 1 , Ali Moghaddamjou MD 2 , Mohammed
Ali Alvi MD 2 , Christopher Shaffrey MD 3 , Ahmad Nassr MD 4 , Paul Arnold MD 5 , …