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Suken A. Shah

Nemours / Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
Verified email at nemours.org
Cited by 10229

Complications of growing-rod treatment for early-onset scoliosis: analysis of one hundred and forty patients

…, BA Akbarnia, GH Thompson, PD Sponseller, SA Shah… - JBJS, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background: Previous reports have indicated high complication rates associated with non-fusion
surgery in patients with early-onset scoliosis. This study was performed to evaluate the …

Neurophysiological detection of impending spinal cord injury during scoliosis surgery

…, J Flynn, DS Drummond, JA Bowe, S Laufer, SA Shah… - JBJS, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Background: Despite the many reports attesting to the efficacy of intraoperative somatosensory
evoked potential monitoring in reducing the prevalence of iatrogenic spinal cord injury …

Lengthening of dual growing rods and the law of diminishing returns

…, DL Skaggs, M Yazici, CE Johnston, SA Shah… - Spine, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective multicenter study. Objective. To evaluate the effect of repeated
surgical lengthenings and time on spinal growth and Cobb angle in children with early …

Evaluation of proximal junctional kyphosis in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis following pedicle screw, hook, or hybrid instrumentation

MD Helgeson, SA Shah, PO Newton, DH Clements III… - Spine, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review. Objective. To compare the incidence of and risk factors
for proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) following …

Complications after 147 consecutive vertebral column resections for severe pediatric spinal deformity: a multicenter analysis

…, HL Shufflebarger, JB Emans, PD Sponseller, SA Shah… - Spine, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective multicenter review. Objective. Determine the definition,
indications, results, and outcomes, focusing on complications of vertebral column resection (VCR) …

Building consensus: development of a Best Practice Guideline (BPG) for surgical site infection (SSI) prevention in high-risk pediatric spine surgery

…, AC Nyquist, BS Richards III, SA Shah… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: Perioperative surgical site infection (SSI) after pediatric spine fusion is a recognized
complication with rates between 0.5% and 1.6% in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and …

Simultaneous bilateral versus unilateral total knee arthroplasty: outcomes analysis

GJ Lane, WJ Hozack, S Shah… - Clinical Orthopaedics …, 1997 - journals.lww.com
One hundred consecutive, primary simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasties were
prospectively compared with 100 consecutive, primary unilateral total knee arthroplasties in …

Comparative analysis of hook, hybrid, and pedicle screw instrumentation in the posterior treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

…, DE Mason, PG Gabos, SA Shah - Journal of Pediatric …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: Spinal instrumentation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) aims to correct
spinal deformity and maintain long-term spinal stability until bony healing is ensured. The …

Growing rod fractures: risk factors and opportunities for prevention

…, JB Emans, M Yazici, DL Skaggs, SA Shah… - Spine, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Review of a prospectively collected growing rod database. Objective. To
define risk factors for and characterize the nature of growing rod fractures. Summary of …

Best practices in intraoperative neuromonitoring in spine deformity surgery: development of an intraoperative checklist to optimize response

…, A Mendiratta, BS Richards III, JO Sanders, SA Shah… - Spine deformity, 2014 - Elsevier
Study Design Consensus-based creation of a checklist and guideline. Objective To develop
a consensus-based checklist to guide surgeon responses to intraoperative neuromonitoring …