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Fujishiro T, Obo T, Mizutani M, Nakaya Y, Hayama S, Usami Y, Neo M. Letter to the Editor Regarding “Indication of C2-C7 Cervical Laminoplasty with Muscle and Ligament Preservation in Patients with Kyphosis”. World Neurosurg. 2023 Aug;176:258-259. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.03.127. PubMed PMID: 37550933.

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Hirai H, Fujishiro T, Yano T, Obo T, Mizutani M, Usami Y, Hayama S, Nakaya Y, Nakano A, Neo M. Studies in the Falls Efficacy Scale-International for patients with cervical compressive myelopathy: Reliability, validity, and minimum clinically important difference. J Spinal Cord Med. 2023 Mar 28;:1-11. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2023.2192849. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36977312.

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Obo T, Fujishiro T, Mizutani M, Nakano A, Nakaya Y, Hayama S, Usami Y, Neo M. Segmental cervical instability does not drive the loss of cervical lordosis after laminoplasty in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Spine J. 2022 Nov;22(11):1837-1847. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2022.06.004. Epub 2022 Jun 17. PubMed PMID: 35724810.

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Ueyama S, Hayama S, Mizutani M, Nakaya Y, Usami Y, Fujishiro T, Neo M. Periodic quadriplegia during the acute postoperative phase of cervical laminoplasty: a case report and literature review. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2022 May;164(5):1229-1232. doi: 10.1007/s00701-022-05148-3. Epub 2022 Feb 6. Review. PubMed PMID: 35124746.

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Usami Y, Yokota A, Kondo Y, Neo M. Morphology of cervical periradicular fibrous sheath and nerve roots in relation to postoperative C5 palsy. Spine J. 2022 Apr;22(4):690-696. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2021.11.004. Epub 2021 Nov 11. PubMed PMID: 34775049.

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Yokota A, Fujishiro T, Usami Y, Neo M. An Experimental Rat Model of C5 Palsy Following Posterior Decompression Surgery of the Cervical Spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2022 Feb 1;47(3):E124-E131. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004195. PubMed PMID: 34381002.

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Nakaya Y, Hayama S, Nakano A, Fujishiro T, Yano T, Usami Y, Mizutani M, Neo M. Usefulness of Percutaneous Ultrasonography for Deciding the Need of Surgical Evacuation of Epidural Hematoma After Cervical Double-door Laminoplasty. Clin Spine Surg. 2022 Feb 1;35(1):E216-E222. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000001189. PubMed PMID: 33979105.

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Hirai H, Nakaya Y, Usami Y, Nakano A, Fujishiro T, Hayama S, Mizutani M, Neo M. C5 nerve palsy following posterior multi-level fusion without neural decompression: A case report. J Orthop Sci. 2021 Dec 11;. doi: 10.1016/j.jos.2021.11.010. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34903465.

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Mizutani M, Fujishiro T, Obo T, Nakano A, Nakaya Y, Hayama S, Usami Y, Kino K, Neo M. Impact of morphological restoration of the spinal cord from the preoperative to early postoperative periods on C5 palsy development. J Neurosurg Spine. 2021 Aug 6;35(5):624-632. doi: 10.3171/2021.2.SPINE201955. PubMed PMID: 34359024.

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Fujishiro T, Hayama S, Obo T, Nakaya Y, Nakano A, Usami Y, Nozawa S, Baba I, Neo M. Gap between flexion and extension ranges of motion: a novel indicator to predict the loss of cervical lordosis after laminoplasty in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy. J Neurosurg Spine. 2021 Apr 30;35(1):8-17. doi: 10.3171/2020.10.SPINE201723. PubMed PMID: 33930862.

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Fujishiro T, Nakano A, Yano T, Nakaya Y, Hayama S, Usami Y, Nozawa S, Baba I, Neo M. Significance of flexion range of motion as a risk factor for kyphotic change after cervical laminoplasty. J Clin Neurosci. 2020 Jun;76:100-106. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.04.034. Epub 2020 Apr 10. PubMed PMID: 32284285.

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Usami Y, Nakaya Y, Hayama S, Nakano A, Fujishiro T, Neo M. Impact of Multifidus Muscle Swelling on C5 Palsy After Cervical Laminoplasty. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020 Jan 1;45(1):E10-E17. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003205. PubMed PMID: 31415464.

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Hayama S, Nakano A, Nakaya Y, Baba I, Fujiwara K, Fujishiro T, Yano T, Usami Y, Kino K, Obo T, Neo M. The Evaluation of Indirect Neural Decompression After Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using Intraoperative Computed Tomography Myelogram. World Neurosurg. 2018 Dec;120:e710-e718. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.08.146. Epub 2018 Aug 27. PubMed PMID: 30165216.