IJSS is proud to annually recognize the best papers of the previous year during the annual meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery. We congratulate all of the following authors for their contributions.
2025 Awards
- "Standalone Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Without Supplementary Posterior Fixation Is Effective for Treatment of Symptomatic Grade 1 Isthmic Spondylolisthesis" by James S. Toohey, Charlie R. Faulks, Dean T. Biddau, Matthew H. Claydon, Nigel R. Munday and Gregory M. Malham (December 2024)
- "Allogeneic Disc Progenitor Cells Safely Increase Disc Volume and Improve Pain, Disability, and Quality of Life in Patients With Lumbar Disc Degeneration—Results of an FDA-Approved Biologic Therapy Randomized Clinical Trial" by Matthew F. Gornet, Douglas P. Beall, Timothy T. Davis, Domagoj Coric, Michael LaBagnara, Angela Krull, Michael J. DePalma, Patrick C. Hsieh, Srinivas Mallempati, Francine W. Schranck, Colleen Kelly and Kevin T. Foley (June 2024)
- "Revisiting the Posterior Approach for Cervical Radiculopathy Utilizing Endoscopic Techniques: A Favorable Short-Term Outcome and Cost Comparison With Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion" by Campbell Liles, Hani Chanbour, Alexander T. Lyons, Emma Ye, Omar Zakieh, Robert J. Dambrino, Iyan Younus, Soren Jonzzon, Richard A. Berkman, Julian G. Lugo-Pico, Amir M. Abtahi, Byron F. Stephens, Scott L. Zuckerman and Raymond J. Gardocki (August 2024)
2024 Awards
- "Cervical Disc Arthroplasty vs Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion at 10 Years: Results From a Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial at 3 Sites" by Pierce D. Nunley, Michael Hisey, Micah Smith, and Marcus B. Stone (April 2023)
- "Direct Iliac Screw vs Sacral-2-Alar-Iliac Screws Technique for Sacropelvic Fixation: Technical Nuances and a Review of the Literature" by Ahmed Habib, Nallammai Muthiah, Ali Alattar, Meagan Hoppe, Nitin Agarwal, Nima Alan, David Kojo Hamilton and Alp Ozpinar (August 2023)
- "Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using Expandable vs Static Titanium Interbody Cages: A Prospective Cohort Study of Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes" by Cecilia W. Huo, Gregory M. Malham, Dean T. Biddau, Timothy Chung and Yi Yuen Wang (April 2023)
2023 Awards
- "Expandable Lateral Lumbar Cages With Integrated Fixation: A Viable Option for Rostral Adjacent Segment Disease" by Gregory M. Malham, Carl M. Blecher, Nigel R. Munday and Ryan P. Hamer (August 2022)
- "Unstable Thoracolumbar Injuries: Factors Affecting the Decision for Short-Segment vs Long-Segment Posterior Fixation" by Juan P. Cabrera, Alfredo Guiroy, Charles A. Carazzo, Ratko Yurac, Marcelo Valacco, Emiliano Vialle, Andrei F. Joaquim and On behalf of the AO Spine Latin America Trauma Study Group (October 2022)
- "Computed Tomography Intraoperative Navigation in Spinal Surgery: Assessment of Patient Radiation Exposure in Current Practices" by Stéphane Bourret, Thibault Cloche, Lisa Boue, Wendy Thompson, Thibaut Dubois and Jean-Charles Le Huec (October 2022)
2022 Awards
- "Correlation of Voice Hoarseness and Vocal Cord Palsy: A Prospective Assessment of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion" by Anirudh K. Gowd, Nima A. Vahidi, William P. Magdycz, Pamela L. Zollinger and Jonathan J. Carmouche (February 2021)
- "Spinal Cord Drift Following Laminoplasty versus Laminectomy and Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy" by Adedayo O. Ashana, Remi M. Ajiboye, William L. Sheppard, Chad R. Ishmael, Jeremiah Y. Cohen, Joel S. Beckett and Langston T. Holly (April 2021)
- "Risk Factors for Accidental Dural Tears in Spinal Surgery" by Zeiad A.F. Alshameeri and Vinay Jasani (June 2021)