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Eric M. Massicotte
Researcher at University Health Network
Publications - 105
Citations - 5643
Eric M. Massicotte is an academic researcher from University Health Network. The author has contributed to research in topics: Myelopathy & Spinal cord injury. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 99 publications receiving 4443 citations. Previous affiliations of Eric M. Massicotte include Toronto Western Hospital & University of Toronto.
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Early versus delayed decompression for traumatic cervical spinal cord injury: results of the Surgical Timing in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study (STASCIS).
Michael G. Fehlings,Alexander R. Vaccaro,Jefferson R. Wilson,Anoushka Singh,David W. Cadotte,James S. Harrop,Bizhan Aarabi,Christopher I. Shaffrey,Marcel F. Dvorak,Charles G. Fisher,Paul Arnold,Eric M. Massicotte,Stephen J. Lewis,Raja Rampersaud +13 more
TL;DR: Decompression prior to 24 hours after SCI can be performed safely and is associated with improved neurologic outcome, defined as at least a 2 grade AIS improvement at 6 months follow-up.
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Cervical radiographical alignment: comprehensive assessment techniques and potential importance in cervical myelopathy.
Christopher P. Ames,Benjamin Blondel,Justin K. Scheer,Frank J. Schwab,Jean Charles Le Huec,Eric M. Massicotte,Alpesh A. Patel,Vincent C. Traynelis,Han Jo Kim,Christopher I. Shaffrey,Justin S. Smith,Virginie Lafage +11 more
TL;DR: Cervical deformity correction should take on a comprehensive approach in assessing global cervical-pelvic relationships and the radiographical parameters that effect health-related quality of life scores are not well-defined.
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Efficacy and Safety of Surgical Decompression in Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Results of the AOSpine North America Prospective Multi-Center Study
Michael G. Fehlings,Jefferson R. Wilson,Branko Kopjar,Sangwook Tim Yoon,Paul Arnold,Eric M. Massicotte,Alexander R. Vaccaro,Darrel S. Brodke,Christopher I. Shaffrey,Justin S. Smith,Eric J. Woodard,Robert Banco,Jens R. Chapman,Michael Janssen,Christopher M. Bono,Rick C. Sasso,Mark B. Dekutoski,Ziya L. Gokaslan +17 more
TL;DR: Surgical decompression for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy was associated with improvement in functional, disability-related, and quality-of-life outcomes at one year of follow-up for all disease severity categories.
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A global perspective on the outcomes of surgical decompression in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy: results from the prospective multicenter AOSpine international study on 479 patients.
Michael G. Fehlings,Ahmed M.S. Ibrahim,Lindsay Tetreault,Vincenzo Albanese,Manuel Alvarado,Paul M. Arnold,Giuseppe Barbagallo,Ronald H. M. A. Bartels,Ciaran Bolger,Helton Luiz Aparecido Defino,Shashank S. Kale,Eric M. Massicotte,Osmar J. Moraes,Massimo Scerrati,Gamaliel Tan,Masato Tanaka,Tomoaki Toyone,Yasutsugu Yukawa,Qiang Zhou,Mehmet Zileli,Branko Kopjar +20 more
TL;DR: Surgical decompression for CSM is safe and results in improved functional status and quality of life in patients around the world, irrespective of differences in medical systems and sociocultural determinants of health.
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Perioperative and delayed complications associated with the surgical treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy based on 302 patients from the AOSpine North America Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Study
Michael G. Fehlings,Justin S. Smith,Branko Kopjar,Paul M. Arnold,S. Tim Yoon,Alexander R. Vaccaro,Darrel S. Brodke,Michael Janssen,Jens R. Chapman,Rick C. Sasso,Eric J. Woodard,Robert Banco,Eric M. Massicotte,Mark B. Dekutoski,Ziya L. Gokaslan,Christopher M. Bono,Christopher I. Shaffrey +16 more
TL;DR: For the surgical treatment of CSM, the vast majority of complications were treatable and without long-term impact andMultivariate factors associated with an increased risk of complications include greater age, increased operative time, and use of combined anterior-posterior procedures.