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Behrooz A. Akbarnia
Researcher at University of California, San Diego
Publications - 244
Citations - 11722
Behrooz A. Akbarnia is an academic researcher from University of California, San Diego. The author has contributed to research in topics: Scoliosis & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 56, co-authored 224 publications receiving 9799 citations. Previous affiliations of Behrooz A. Akbarnia include Boston Children's Hospital & University of Southern California.
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Abdominal wall paresis as a complication of minimally invasive lateral transpsoas interbody fusion
Elias Dakwar,Tien V. Le,Ali A. Baaj,Anh Le,William D. Smith,Behrooz A. Akbarnia,Juan S. Uribe +6 more
TL;DR: A case series of patients presenting with paresis and bulging of the abdominal wall after undergoing a minimally invasive lateral retroperitoneal approach is described, thought to be the first case series associated with the minimallyvasive lateral transpsoas approach.
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Biomechanical comparison of different anchors (foundations) for the pediatric dual growing rod technique
TL;DR: A foundation composed of four pedicle screws implanted in two adjacent vertebral bodies provides the strongest construct in pullout testing, and a cross-link does not seem to enhance fixation.
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The Final 24-Item Early Onset Scoliosis Questionnaires (EOSQ-24): Validity, Reliability and Responsiveness.
Hiroko Matsumoto,Brendan A. Williams,Howard Y. Park,Julie Y. Yoshimachi,Benjamin D. Roye,David P. Roye,Behrooz A. Akbarnia,John B. Emans,David Skaggs,David Skaggs,John T. Smith,Michael G. Vitale +11 more
TL;DR: The developed and finalized EOSQ-24 is a valid, reliable, and responsive instrument that is able to serve as a patient-reported outcome measure evaluating health status for patients with EOS and burden of their caregivers.
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How does thoracic kyphosis affect patient outcomes in growing rod surgery
Samuel R. Schroerlucke,Behrooz A. Akbarnia,Jeff Pawelek,Pooria Salari,Gregory M. Mundis,Muharrem Yazici,John B. Emans,Paul D. Sponseller +7 more
TL;DR: This study shows that growing rod surgery in patients with kyphosis more than 40° has significantly more general and implant complications than that in patientsWith normal thoracic kyPhosis, particularly syndromic patients, must be monitored closely and parents should be counseled regarding the likelihood of future adverse events.
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Multicenter validation of a formula predicting postoperative spinopelvic alignment.
Virginie Lafage,Neil J. Bharucha,Frank J. Schwab,Robert A. Hart,Douglas Burton,Oheneba Boachie-Adjei,Justin S. Smith,Richard A. Hostin,Christopher I. Shaffrey,Munish C. Gupta,Behrooz A. Akbarnia,Shay Bess +11 more
TL;DR: The spinopelvic alignment formulas were accurate when predicting unsuccessful outcomes but less reliable when predicting successful outcomes, and the preoperative surgical plan should be altered if an unsuccessful result is predicted.