Behrooz A. Akbarnia

Research interests

Publications

• Medical Complications After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery

  Spine · 2016 · 10.1097/brs.0000000000001636

• Implant Complications After Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods for Early Onset Scoliosis: A Multicenter Retrospective Review

  Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics · 2016 · 10.1097/bpo.0000000000000803

• Outcomes of Operative and Nonoperative Treatment for Adult Spinal Deformity

  Neurosurgery · 2015 · 10.1227/neu.0000000000001116

• The Health Impact of Symptomatic Adult Spinal Deformity

  Spine · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000001202

• Traditional Growing Rods Versus Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods for the Surgical Treatment of Early-Onset Scoliosis: A Case-Matched 2-Year Study

  Spine Deformity · 2014 · 10.1016/j.jspd.2014.09.050

• Development and Initial Validation of the Classification of Early-Onset Scoliosis (C-EOS)

  Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 2014 · 10.2106/jbjs.m.00253

• The minimally invasive spinal deformity surgery algorithm: a reproducible rational framework for decision making in minimally invasive spinal deformity surgery

  Neurosurgical FOCUS · 2014 · 10.3171/2014.3.focus1413

• Radiographical Spinopelvic Parameters and Disability in the Setting of Adult Spinal Deformity

  Spine · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0b013e318292b7b9

• Change in Classification Grade by the SRS-Schwab Adult Spinal Deformity Classification Predicts Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life Measures

  Spine · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0b013e31829ec563

• A Classification of Growth Friendly Spine Implants

  Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics · 2013 · 10.1097/bpo.0000000000000073

• Building Consensus

  Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics · 2013 · 10.1097/bpo.0b013e3182840de2

• Growing-Rod Graduates: Lessons Learned from Ninety-nine Patients Who Completed Lengthening

  Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 2013 · 10.2106/jbjs.l.01386

• Risk factors for major peri-operative complications in adult spinal deformity surgery: a multi-center review of 953 consecutive patients

  European Spine Journal · 2012 · 10.1007/s00586-012-2370-4

• Next Generation of Growth-Sparing Techniques

  Spine · 2012 · 10.1097/brs.0b013e3182773560

• Magnetically controlled growing rods for severe spinal curvature in young children: a prospective case series

  The Lancet · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(12)60112-3

• Lengthening of Dual Growing Rods and the Law of Diminishing Returns

  Spine · 2011 · https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0b013e318214d78f

• Complications of Growth-Sparing Surgery in Early Onset Scoliosis

  Spine · 2010 · 10.1097/brs.0b013e3181f070b5

• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

  Spine · 2010 · 10.1097/brs.0b013e31820250a2

• Complications of Growing-Rod Treatment for Early-Onset Scoliosis

  Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.2106/jbjs.i.01471

• Pain and Disability Determine Treatment Modality for Older Patients With Adult Scoliosis, While Deformity Guides Treatment for Younger Patients

  Spine · 2009 · 10.1097/brs.0b013e3181b05146

• Dual Growing Rod Technique Followed for Three to Eleven Years Until Final Fusion

  Spine · 2008 · https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0b013e31816c8b4e

• Growing Rod Techniques in Early-Onset Scoliosis

  Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics · 2007 · 10.1097/bpo.0b013e3180333eea

• Comparison of Single and Dual Growing Rod Techniques Followed Through Definitive Surgery

  Spine · 2005 · 10.1097/01.brs.0000179082.92712.89

• Dual Growing Rod Technique for the Treatment of Progressive Early-Onset Scoliosis

  Spine · 2005 · https://doi.org/10.1097/01.brs.0000175190.08134.73

• Prevalence of Scoliosis in Neurofibromatosis

  Spine · 1992 · 10.1097/00007632-199208001-00005

Current projects

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