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Journal Publications (First-author only)
​- 55 articles (Jan 2024). Among 55, 53 articles on PubMed -

1.  Prevalence and characteristics of lumbar spondylolysis in white and Black patients.

     Yoshihara H, Yen W, Horowitz E, Nadarajah V.

     Global Spine J. 2023 Nov 22:21925682231216107.

2.  Efficacy of patch technique for dural tear repair using hydrogel sealant: a pilot study.

     Yoshihara H, Karakostas J, Hayes W.

     Spine J. 2023:S1529-9430(23)03237-0.

3.  Prevalence and characteristics of thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in 3,299 Black patients: a            cross-sectional study of a prospectively registered database. 

     Yoshihara H, Horowitz E, Nadarajah V.

     BMJ Open. 2022;12(8):e059238.

4.  Prevalence and characteristics of thoracic diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis in 3,299 Black Patients. 

     Yoshihara H, Nadarajah V, Horowitz E.

     Sci Rep. 2021;11(1):22181.

5.  Pathomechanisms and predisposing factors for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a narrative review. 

     Yoshihara H

     JBJS Reviews. 2020;8(9):e2000068

6.  Greater trochanteric pain syndrome after lumbar spinal surgery.

     Yoshihara H

     Pain Med. 2020;21(11):3243-3244.. 

7.  Are inferior facetectomies adequate and suitable for surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?

     Yoshihara H, Penny GS, Kaur H, Shah NV, Paulino CB. 

     Medicine (Baltimore). 2019;98(47). 

8.  Surgical treatment of Lenke type 5 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review.

     Yoshihara H.

     Spine. 2019;44(13):E788-E799.

9.  Incidence of C5 palsy: meta-analysis and potential etiology. 

     Yoshihara H, Margalit A, Yoneoka D.

     World Neurosurg. 2019;122:e828-e837.

10. Patients with higher PI are more affected by spinopelvic mismatch on HRQOL than those with lower PI. 

     Yoshihara H, Hasegawa K, Okamoto M, Hatsushikano S, Watanabe K.

     Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research. 2018;104(7):1017-1023.

11. In-hospital outcomes of patients with advanced chronic kidney disease, dialysis, and kidney transplant undergoing

     spinal fusion: Analysis of a nationwide database.

     Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D. 

     Clin Spine Surg. 2018;31(9):400-405. 

12. Positioning-related neuromonitoring change during anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a case report.

     Yoshihara H, Pivec R, Naam A.

     World Neurosurg. 2018;117:238-241.

13. Radiation exposure to the surgeons and patients in fluoroscopic-guided segmental pedicle screw placement for                    pediatric scoliosis. 

     Yoshihara H, Paulino CB.

     Spine. 2018;43(23):E1398-E1402.

14. Predictors of increased hospital stay in adolescent idiopathic patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion: analysis of            national database. 

     Yoshihara H, Paulino CB, Yoneoka D.

     Spine Deformity. 2018;6(3):226-230.

15. Indirect decompression in spinal surgery. 

     Yoshihara H.

     J Clin Neurosci. 2017;44:63-68.

16. National trends and in-hospital outcomes of patients with solid organ transplant undergoing spinal fusion.

     Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D, Paulino C, Agarwal S, Reyna J, Hasegawa K. 

     Spine. 2017;42(21):E1231-E1237.

17. National trends and in-hospital Outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis undergoing elective atlantoaxial spinal            fusion surgery. 

     Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D, Margalit AM.

     Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology. 2016;34(6):1045-1050. 

18. Revision surgery for “real” recurrent lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review.

     Yoshihara H, Chatterjee D, Paulino CB, Errico TJ.

     Clinical Spine Surgery. 2016;29(3):111-8. 

19. Rheumatoid arthritis patients undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasty have better in-hospital outcomes compared            with non-rheumatoid arthritis patients. 

     Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D, Margalit AM, Zuckerman JD.

     Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology. 2016;34(2):270-5. 

20. Re: “comparison of in-hospital morbidity and mortality rates between anterior and nonanterior approach procedures            for thoracic disc herniation” by Yoshihara et al. 

     Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D. 

     Spine. 2015;40(17):E1001. 

21. Pain medication use after spine surgery; Is it assessed in the literature? : a systematic review, January 2000 -                      December 2009. 

     Yoshihara H.

     BMC Res Notes. 2015;8:323. 

22. PGE1 treatment for lumbar spinal canal stenosis: review of the literature. 

     Yoshihara H.

     Pain Practice. 2016;16(2):245-56. 

23. Pain medication use after spine surgery. 

     Yoshihara H

     Pain Med. 2014;15(12):2161-2. 

24. National trends in the surgical treatment for lumbar degenerative disc disease.

     Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D.

     Spine J. 2015;15(2):265-71. 

25. Predictors of allogeneic blood transfusion in spinal fusion for pediatric patients with idiopathic scoliosis in the United            States, 2004–2009. 

     Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D.

     Spine. 2014;39(22):1860-7. 

26. National trends and in-hospital outcomes in HIV-positive patients undergoing spinal fusion.

     Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D.

     Spine. 2014;39(20):1694-8. 

27. Predictors of allogeneic blood transfusion in total hip and knee arthroplasty in the United States, 2000-2009.

     Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D.

     J Arthroplasty. 2014;29(9):1736-40.

28. National trends in the utilization of blood transfusions in total hip and knee arthroplasty.

     Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D.

     J Arthroplasty. 2014;29(10):1932-7.

29. Trends in the incidence and in-hospital outcomes of elective major orthopedic surgeries in patients aged 80 years and

     older in the United States from 2000 to 2009.

     Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D.

     J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014;96(14):1185-1191. 

30. Understanding the statistics and limitations of large database analyses.

     Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D.

     Spine. 2014;39(16):1311-2. 

31. National trends in spinal fusion for pediatric patients with idiopathic scoliosis: demographics, blood transfusions, and            complications.

     Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D.

     Spine. 2014;39(14):1144-50. 

32. Comparison of in-hospital morbidity and mortality between anterior and non-anterior approach procedures for thoracic        disc herniation.

     Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D.

     Spine. 2014;39(12):E728-33. 

33. Demographic epidemiology of unstable pelvic fracture in the United States from 2000 to 2009: trends and in-hospital            mortality.

     Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D.

     J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014;76(2):380-5. 

34. Surgical treatment for thoracic disc herniation: an update.

     Yoshihara H

     Spine. 2014;39(6):E406-12. 

35. Incidental dural tear in cervical spine surgery: analysis of a nationwide database.

     Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D 

     J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015;28(1):19-24. 

36. Trends in the surgical treatment for spinal metastasis and the in-hospital patient outcomes in the United States from            2000 to 2009.

     Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D. 

     Spine J. 2013; S1529-9430(13)01844-5. 

37. Predictors of allogeneic blood transfusion in spinal fusion in the United States, 2004–2009.

     Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D. 

     Spine. 2014;39(4):304-10. 

38. Trends in the utilization of blood transfusions in spinal fusion in the United States from 2000 to 2009.

     Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D. 

     Spine. 2014;39(4):297-303. 

39. Incidental dural tear in spine surgery: analysis of a nationwide database.

     Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D. 

     Eur Spine J. 2014;23(2):389-94. 

40. Trends in the treatment for traumatic central cord syndrome without bone injury in the US from 2000 to 2009.

     Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D. 

     J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013;75(3):453-458. 

41. Screw related complications in subaxial cervical spine: lateral mass screw vs cervical pedicle screw.

     Yoshihara H, Passias PG, Errico TJ.

     J Neurosurg Spine. 2013;19(5):614-23. 

42. Incidental dural tear in lumbar spinal decompression and discectomy: analysis of a nationwide database.

     Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D.

     Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2013;133(11):1501-8. 

43. Surgical options for lumbosacral fusion: Biomechanical stability, advantage, disadvantage and affecting factors in                  selecting options.

     Yoshihara H

     Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2014;24 Suppl 1:73-82. 

44. Rod in spinal surgery: a review of the literature.

     Yoshihara H.

     Spine J. 2013;13(10):1350-8. 

45. Vertebra collapse due to primary systemic amyloidosis causing neurological compromise.

     Yoshihara H, Nojiri K, Yabe M, Takahata T. 

     BMJ Case Rep. 2013:bcr2013009075. 

46. Severe fixed cervical kyphosis treated with circumferential release, osteotomy and pedicle screw fixation using

     anterior-posterior-anterior surgical sequence.

     Yoshihara H, Abumi K, Ito M, Kotani Y, Sudo H, Takahata M.

     World Neurosurg. 2013;80(5):654.e17-21. 

47. Letter to the Editor: Re: Combined anterior-posterior surgery is the most important risk factor for developing proximal

     junctional kyphosis in idiopathic scoliosis.

     Yoshihara H

     Clinical Orthop Relat Res. 2013;471(3):1060-1. 

48. Sacroiliac joint pain after lumbar/lumbosacral fusion: current knowledge.

     Yoshihara H

     Eur Spine J. 2012;21(9):1788-96. 

49. Cervicothoracic junction fracture/subluxation after multilevel anterior cervical spine fusion surgery.

     Yoshihara H, Kepler CK, Rawlins BA

     Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2012;22:597-601.

50. A missed injury leading to delayed diagnosis and postoperative infection of an unstable thoracic spine fracture - case r        report of a potentially preventable complication.

     Yoshihara H, VanderHeiden TF, Stahel PF. 

     Patient Saf Surg. 2011;5:25. 

51. Fatal outcome after brain stem infarction related to bilateral vertebral artery occlusion - case report of a detrimental              complication of cervical spine trauma.

     Yoshihara H, VanderHeiden TF, Harasaki Y, Beauchamp KM, Stahel PF. 

     Patient Saf Surg. 2011;5:18. 

52. Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Masashi Neo concerning “Surgical treatment for atlantooccipital osteoarthritis: a            case report of two patients” by H. Yoshihara et al. (2010).

     Yoshihara H

     Eur Spine J. 2011;20(9):1578. 

53. "Letter to the Editor concerning ""C5 palsy following anterior decompression and spinal fusion for cervical                            degenerative diseases"" by Hashimoto M et al. (2010) Eur Spine J 19:1702-1710.

     Yoshihara H

     Eur Spine J. 2011;20(7):1188-9. 

54. Surgical treatment for atlantooccipital osteoarthritis - A case report of two patients.

     Yoshihara H, Kepler C, Hasegawa K, Rawlins R. 

     Eur Spine J. 2011;20 Suppl 2:S243-7. 

55. Combining motor training with transplantation of rat bone marrow stromal cells does not improve repair or recovery in          rats with thoracic contusion injuries.

     Yoshihara H, Shumsky JS, Neuhuber B, Otsuka T, Fischer I, Murray M. 

     Brain Res. 2006;1119(1):65-75. 

 

Journal Publications (Corresponding-author other than above articles)

1.  Delay in hip fracture surgery: an analysis of patient- and hospital-specific risk factors

     Ryan DJ, Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D, Egol KA, Zuckerman JD.

     J Orthop Trauma. 2015;29(8):343-8. 

2.  Blood transfusion in primary total shoulder arthroplasty: incidence, trends, and risk factors in the United States from             2000 to 2009.

     Ryan DJ, Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D, Zuckerman JD.

     J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2015;24(5):760-5. 

​Textbook Chapters (First-author/Corresponding-author only)

1.  Lumbar herniated intervertebral disc: Chapter 36. 

     Stekas ND, Yoshihara H.

     Musculoskeletal Disorders. Springer Cham. 2023.

2.  Drug treatment for spinal cord injury: Chapter 1. 

     Jason O, Yoshihara H.

     Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research - CNS and Neurological Disorders. Bentham Science Publishers. 2017.

3.  Cervical laminectomy with or without fusion: Chapter 17. 

     Yoshihara H

     Cervical Myelopathy. Jaypee Medical Publishers, Philadelphia. 2015.

4.  Lumbar total disc replacement surgery: Chapter 48.

     Yoshihara H, Bendo JA.

     Spinal Disorders and Treatment: The NYU-HJD comprehensive textbook. 2015.

5.  Surgical treatment of cervical spondylosis & OPLL: Chapter 44.

     Yoshihara H, Bendo JA.

     Spinal Disorders and Treatment: The NYU-HJD comprehensive textbook. 2015.

6.  Vertebral burst fractures: Chapter 39. In: Hak DJ, Ipaktchi KR, Morgan SJ, eds.

     Yoshihara H, VanderHeiden TF, Weckbach S, Stahel PF.

     Orthopaedic Trauma Call for the Attending Surgeon: SLACK Incorporated: Professional Book Division. 2013.

​Peer Reviewer

Reviewed 94 manuscripts as of Apr 25th 2024

​   including The Spine Journal, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, Neurosurgery, World Neurosurgery, Pediatric                        Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Review, British Journal of Neurosurgery, and BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.

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