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Hirai H, Fujishiro T, Nakaya Y, Hayama S, Usami Y, Mizutani M, Nakano A, Neo M. Clinical outcome of surgical management of mild cervical compressive myelopathy based on minimum clinically important difference. Spine J. 2024 Jan;24(1):68-77. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2023.08.013. Epub 2023 Sep 1. PubMed PMID: 37660898.

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Obo T, Nakano A, Fujishiro T, Mizutani M, Nakaya Y, Hayama S, Usami Y, Neo M. Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Upper Esophageal Sphincter for Dysphagia During the Acute Postoperative Phase of Anterior Cervical Surgery. Clin Spine Surg. 2023 Dec 28;. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000001563. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38158608.

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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. 2023 Nov;28(6):1584-1586. doi: 10.1016/j.jos.2021.11.010. Epub 2021 Dec 11. PubMed PMID: 34903465.

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Yasuda K, Usami Y, Hayama S, Nakaya Y, Fujishiro T, Neo M. Postoperative C4 Radiculopathy May Result in Axial Pain after Cervical Laminoplasty. Spine Surg Relat Res. 2023 Sep 27;7(5):461-463. doi: 10.22603/ssrr.2023-0018. eCollection 2023 Sep 27. PubMed PMID: 37841036; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10569804.

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Ohno H, Fujishiro T, Hayama S, Mizutani M, Moriuchi H, Fujita A, Neo M. Spontaneous Cervical Epidural Hematoma Presenting with Respiratory Failure: A Case Report and Literature Review. JBJS Case Connect. 2023 Jul 1;13(3). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.23.00246. eCollection 2023 Jul 1. Review. PubMed PMID: 37616442.

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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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Hayama S, Nakaya Y, Nakano A, Fujishiro T, Yano T, Mizutani M, Fujiwara K, Neo M. Decompression status of the spinal cord after cervical laminoplasty in various body positions and neck postures observed using percutaneous ultrasonography: Relationship with neurological recovery. J Orthop Sci. 2022 Jul;27(4):780-785. doi: 10.1016/j.jos.2021.05.009. Epub 2021 Jun 25. PubMed PMID: 34176713.

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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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Yano T, Fujishiro T, Obo T, Nakano A, Nakaya Y, Hayama S, Mori K, Baba I, Neo M. The Effects of Surgery on Postural Instability in Patients With Cervical Compressive Myelopathy: Evaluating Subjective Perceptions and Objective Measurements. Clin Spine Surg. 2022 Mar 1;35(2):E298-E305. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000001195. PubMed PMID: 34039889.

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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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Sumikawa M, Yano T, Mizutani M, Fujishiro T, Nakaya Y, Hayama S, Nakano A, Fujiwara K, Neo M. Hidden coexisting pathology diagnosed after cervical surgery in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy or myeloradiculopathy: A case series report. J Clin Neurosci. 2021 Nov;93:253-258. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2021.05.053. Epub 2021 Jun 3. PubMed PMID: 34090764.

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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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Nakano A, Hayama S, Fujishiro T, Nakaya Y, Obo T, Yano T, Baba I, Neo M. In Reply to the Letter to the Editor Regarding “Preoperative Cyst Formation as a Predictive Feature of Spontaneous Regression of Retro-odontoid Pseudotumor After Posterior Fusion”. World Neurosurg. 2021 Jul;151:336. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.05.095. PubMed PMID: 34243663.

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Nakano A, Hayama S, Fujishiro T, Nakaya Y, Obo T, Yano T, Baba I, Neo M. Preoperative Cyst Formation as a Predictive Feature of Spontaneous Regression of Retro-Odontoid Pseudotumor After Posterior Fusion. World Neurosurg. 2021 Jun;150:e491-e499. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.03.049. Epub 2021 Mar 17. PubMed PMID: 33744422.

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Obo T, Fujishiro T, Mizutani M, Yano T, Hayama S, Nakaya Y, Nakano A, Neo M. Biologic Agents Preserve the C-2 Pedicle in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Comparative Imaging Study Using Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography. World Neurosurg. 2021 May;149:e42-e50. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.02.096. Epub 2021 Feb 27. PubMed PMID: 33647486.

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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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Yano T, Fujishiro T, Obo T, Mori K, Hayama S, Nakaya Y, Nakano A, Baba I, Neo M. Surgical Outcomes of Postural Instability in Patients With Cervical Myelopathy. Clin Spine Surg. 2020 Dec;33(10):E466-E471. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000972. PubMed PMID: 32187080.

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Kino K, Fujiwara K, Fujishiro T, Nakaya Y, Hayama S, Yano T, Nakano A, Neo M. Health-related quality of life, including marital and reproductive status, of middle-aged Japanese women with posterior spinal fusion using Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Longer than 22-year follow-up. J Orthop Sci. 2020 Sep;25(5):820-824. doi: 10.1016/j.jos.2019.11.007. Epub 2019 Dec 24. PubMed PMID: 31879205.

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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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Sugishima S, Kino K, Fujishiro T, Yano T, Nakano A, Nakaya Y, Hayama S, Neo M. Gas containing intraspinal synovial cyst in the lumbar spine: Case report and literature review. J Clin Neurosci. 2020 Feb;72:449-451. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.01.047. Epub 2020 Jan 23. Review. PubMed PMID: 31983647.

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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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Nakano A, Nakaya Y, Fujishiro T, Hayama S, Obo T, Baba I, Neo M. Assessing the Intraoperative Risk of Esophageal Perforation during Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery: A Study Using Intraoperative Computed Tomography. Spine Surg Relat Res. 2020;4(2):124-129. doi: 10.22603/ssrr.2019-0026. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 32405557; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7217672.

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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.

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Nakaya Y, Nakano A, Fujiwara K, Fujishiro T, Hayama S, Yano T, Neo M. Percutaneous ultrasonographic evaluation of the spinal cord after cervical laminoplasty: time-dependent changes. Eur Spine J. 2018 Nov;27(11):2763-2771. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5752-4. Epub 2018 Sep 7. PubMed PMID: 30194532.