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Robert K. Merrill
Researcher at Albert Einstein Medical Center
Publications - 38
Citations - 792
Robert K. Merrill is an academic researcher from Albert Einstein Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Retrospective cohort study & Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 36 publications receiving 435 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert K. Merrill include Montefiore Medical Center & Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
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Examining the Ability of Artificial Neural Networks Machine Learning Models to Accurately Predict Complications Following Posterior Lumbar Spine Fusion.
Jun S. Kim,Robert K. Merrill,Varun Arvind,Deepak Kaji,Sara D. Pasik,Chuma C. Nwachukwu,Luilly Vargas,Nebiyu S. Osman,Eric K. Oermann,John M. Caridi,Samuel K. Cho +10 more
TL;DR: Machine learning in the form of logistic regression and ANNs were more accurate than benchmark ASA scores for identifying risk factors of developing complications following posterior lumbar spine fusion, suggesting they are potentially great tools for risk factor analysis in spine surgery.
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Multi-Rod Constructs Can Prevent Rod Breakage and Pseudarthrosis at the Lumbosacral Junction in Adult Spinal Deformity.
TL;DR: Patients with dual-rod constructs had a statistically greater incidence of lumbosacral pseudarthrosis with implant failure than those with multi-rod construct, which suggests that mechanical instability, not biology, is the main reason for failure, and could be addressed with the use of multi-rods.
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Impact of Depression on Patient-Reported Outcome Measures After Lumbar Spine Decompression.
TL;DR: It is suggested that depressed patients experience a greater magnitude of improvement in PROMIS physical function and depression scores than nondepressed patients, and despite this, depressed patients have worse postoperative outcomes for PROMis physical function, depression, pain, and ODI.
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Cervical Laminoplasty: Indications, Surgical Considerations, and Clinical Outcomes.
TL;DR: Although the long-term outcomes suggest that cervical laminoplasty is safe and effective, continued research on the development of novel modifications that decrease common complications, such as C5 nerve palsy, axial neck pain, and loss of lordosis, is required.
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Surgical, Radiographic, and Patient-Related Risk Factors for Proximal Junctional Kyphosis: A Meta-Analysis:
Jun S. Kim,Kevin Phan,Zoe B. Cheung,Nam Lee,Luilly Vargas,Varun Arvind,Robert K. Merrill,Sunder Gidumal,John Di Capua,Samuel C. Overley,James Dowdell,Samuel K. Cho +11 more
TL;DR: A meta-analysis suggests that age, osteopenia/osteoporosis, high preoperative SVA, high postoperative S VA, low preoperative LL, use of pedicle screws at the UIV, SVA change/correction, LL change/Correction, and fusion to sacrum/pelvis/iliac region are risk factors for PJK.