Publications

• Intramedullary tuberculoma of the spinal cord - Case report and review of the literature
  Ratliff, J. K., & Connolly, E. S. (1999). Intramedullary tuberculoma of the spinal cord - Case report and review of the literature. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 90(1), 125–128.
• Arteriovenous fistula with associated aneurysms coexisting with dural arteriovenous malformation of the anterior inferior fair - Case report and review of the literature
  Ratliff, J., & Voorhies, R. M. (1999). Arteriovenous fistula with associated aneurysms coexisting with dural arteriovenous malformation of the anterior inferior fair - Case report and review of the literature. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 91(2), 303–307.
• Tethered cord syndrome in adults
  Ratliff, J., Mahoney, P. S., & Kline, D. G. (1999). Tethered cord syndrome in adults. SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL, 92(12), 1199–1203.
• Increased MRI signal intensity in association with myelopathy and cervical instability: Case report and review of the literature Ratliff, J., & Voorhies, R. (2000). Increased MRI signal intensity in association with myelopathy and cervical instability: Case report and review of the literature. SURGICAL NEUROLOGY, 53(1), 8–13.
  
• Osteochondroma of the C5 lamina with cord compression - Case report and review of the literature Ratliff, J., & Voorhies, R. (2000). Osteochondroma of the C5 lamina with cord compression - Case report and review of the literature. SPINE, 25(10), 1293–1295.
  
• Multiple pituitary adenomas in Cushing's disease Ratliff, J. K., & Oldfield, E. H. (2000). Multiple pituitary adenomas in Cushing's disease. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 93(5), 753–761.
  
• Outcome study of surgical treatment for axial neck pain Ratliff, J., & Voorhies, R. M. (2001). Outcome study of surgical treatment for axial neck pain. SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL, 94(6), 595–602.
  
• Root and spinal cord compression from methylmethacrylate vertebroplasty. Ratliff, J., Nguyen, T., & Heiss, J. (2001). Root and spinal cord compression from methylmethacrylate vertebroplasty. Spine, 26(13), E300–2.
  
• Gunshot wounds to the neck Tender, G. C., Ratliff, J., Awasthi, D., & Buechter, K. (2001). Gunshot wounds to the neck. SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL, 94(8), 830–832.
  
• Convection-enhanced delivery in intact and lesioned peripheral nerve Ratliff, J. K., & Oldfield, E. H. (2001). Convection-enhanced delivery in intact and lesioned peripheral nerve. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 95(6), 1001–1011.
  
• Cervical laminoplasty: a critical review Ratliff, J. K., & Cooper, P. R. (2003). Cervical laminoplasty: a critical review. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 98(3), 230–238.
  
• Metastatic spine tumors Ratliff, J. K., & Cooper, P. R. (2004). Metastatic spine tumors. SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL, 97(3), 246–253.
  
• Palsies of the fifth cervical nerve root after cervical decompression: prevention using continuous intraoperative electromyography monitoring Jimenez, J. C., Sani, S., Braverman, B., DEUTSCH, H., & Ratliff, J. K. (2005). Palsies of the fifth cervical nerve root after cervical decompression: prevention using continuous intraoperative electromyography monitoring. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, 3(2), 92–97.
  
• An aneurysmal bone cyst in the cervical spine of a 10-year-old girl: A case report Beiner, J. M., Sastry, A., Berchuck, M., Grauer, J. N., Kwon, B. K., Ratliff, J. K., … Vaccaro, A. R. (2006). An aneurysmal bone cyst in the cervical spine of a 10-year-old girl: A case report. SPINE, 31(14), E475–E479.
  
• Central cord injury: pathophysiology, management, and outcomes. Harrop, J. S., Sharan, A., & Ratliff, J. (2006). Central cord injury: pathophysiology, management, and outcomes. Spine Journal , 6(6), 198S–206S.
  
• Minimally invasive lumbar laminectomy via a dual-tube technique: evaluation in a cadaver model Musacchio, M., Patel, N., Bagan, B., Deutsch, H., Vaccaro, A. R., & Ratliff, J. (2007). Minimally invasive lumbar laminectomy via a dual-tube technique: evaluation in a cadaver model. SURGICAL NEUROLOGY, 67(4), 348–352.
  
• The influence of fracture mechanism and morphology on the reliability and validity of two novel thoracolumbar injury classification systems Whang, P. G., Vaccaro, A. R., Poelstra, K. A., Patel, A. A., Anderson, D. G., Albert, T. J., … Carrino, J. A. (2007). The influence of fracture mechanism and morphology on the reliability and validity of two novel thoracolumbar injury classification systems. SPINE, 32(7), 791–795.
  
• Minimally invasive thoracolumbar costotransversectomy and corpectomy via a dual-tube technique: evaluation in a cadaver model. Musacchio, M., Patel, N., Bagan, B., Deutsch, H., Vaccaro, A. R., & Ratliff, J. (2007). Minimally invasive thoracolumbar costotransversectomy and corpectomy via a dual-tube technique: evaluation in a cadaver model. Surgical Technology International, 16, 221–225.
  
• Obesity and spine surgery: relation to perioperative complications Patel, N., Bagan, B., Vadera, S., Maltenfort, M. G., Deutsch, H., Vaccaro, A. R., … Ratliff, J. K. (2007). Obesity and spine surgery: relation to perioperative complications. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, 6(4), 291–297.
  
• Regional variability in use of a novel assessment of thoracolumbar spine fractures: United States versus international surgeons. Ratliff, J., Anand, N., Vaccaro, A. R., Lim, M. R., Lee, J. Y., Arnold, P., … Gahr, R. H. (2007). Regional variability in use of a novel assessment of thoracolumbar spine fractures: United States versus international surgeons. World Journal of Emergency Surgery : WJES, 2, 24-?
  
• Mortality rates in geriatric patients with spinal cord injuries Fassett, D. R., Harrop, J. S., Maltenfort, M., Jeyamohan, S. B., Ratliff, J. D., Anderson, D. G., … Sraran, A. D. (2007). Mortality rates in geriatric patients with spinal cord injuries. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, 7(3), 277–281.
  
• Spinal injuries after falls from hunting tree stands Fayssoux, R. S., TALLY, W., SANFILIPPO, J. A., Stock, G., Ratliff, J. K., Anderson, G., … Vaccaro, A. R. (2008). Spinal injuries after falls from hunting tree stands. SPINE JOURNAL, 8(3), 522–528.
  
• Evaluation of neurologic deficit without apparent cause: the importance of a multidisciplinary approach. Smith, H. E., Rynning, R. E., Okafor, C., Zaslavsky, J., Tracy, J. I., Ratliff, J., … Vaccaro, A. R. (2007). Evaluation of neurologic deficit without apparent cause: the importance of a multidisciplinary approach. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 30(5), 509–517.
  
• Acute cervical fracture or congenital spinal deformity? Harrop, J. S., Jeyamohan, S., Sharan, A., Ratliff, J., Flanders, A., Maltenfort, M., … Vaccaro, A. (2008). Acute cervical fracture or congenital spinal deformity? JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE, 31(1), 83–87.
  
• Spine-related expenditures and self-reported health status Ratliff, J., Hilibrand, A., & Vaccaro, A. R. (2008). Spine-related expenditures and self-reported health status. JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 299(22), 2627–2627.
  
• Traumatic spondyloptosis of the thoracolumbar spine Yadla, S., Lebude, B., Tender, G. C., Sharan, A. D., Harrop, J. S., Hilibrand, A. S., … Ratliff, J. K. (2008). Traumatic spondyloptosis of the thoracolumbar spine. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, 9(2), 145–151.
  
• Cervical extradural meningioma: Case report and literature review Frank, B. L., Harrop, J. S., Hanna, A., & Ratliff, J. (2008). Cervical extradural meningioma: Case report and literature review. JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE, 31(3), 302–305.
  
• Perioperative complications of minimally invasive surgery (MIS): comparison of MIS and open interbody fusion techniques. Bagan, B., Patel, N., Deutsch, H., Harrop, J., Sharan, A., Vaccaro, A. R., & Ratliff, J. K. (2008). Perioperative complications of minimally invasive surgery (MIS): comparison of MIS and open interbody fusion techniques. Surgical Technology International, 17, 281–286.
  
• Pseudarthrosis Following Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2: Intraoperative and Histopathologic Findings Whang, P. G., O'Hara, B. J., Ratliff, J., Sharan, A., Brown, Z., & Vaccaro, A. R. (2008). Pseudarthrosis Following Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2: Intraoperative and Histopathologic Findings. ORTHOPEDICS, 31(10), 1031–1034.
  
• Whiplash: diagnosis, treatment, and associated injuries. Yadla, S., Ratliff, J. K., & Harrop, J. S. (2008). Whiplash: diagnosis, treatment, and associated injuries. Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine, 1(1), 65–68.
  
• Complications in spinal surgery: comparative survey of spine surgeons and patients who underwent spinal surgery Clinical article Ratliff, J. K., Lebude, B., Albert, T., Anene-Maidoh, T., Anderson, G., Dagostino, P., … Vaccaro, A. R. (2009). Complications in spinal surgery: comparative survey of spine surgeons and patients who underwent spinal surgery Clinical article. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, 10(6), 578–584.
  
• Clinical survey: patterns of utilization of lumbar epidural steroid injections by a cohort of spinal surgeons. Lebude, B., Wang, D., Harrop, J. S., Maltenfort, M., Anderson, D. G., Vaccaro, A. R., & Ratliff, J. K. (2009). Clinical survey: patterns of utilization of lumbar epidural steroid injections by a cohort of spinal surgeons. PM & R : the Journal of Injury, Function, and Rehabilitation, 1(4), 329–334.
  
• Potential financial impact of restriction in "never event" and periprocedural hospital-acquired condition reimbursement at a tertiary neurosurgical center: a single-institution prospective study Clinical article Teufack, S. G., Campbell, P., Jabbour, P., Maltenfort, M., Evans, J., & Ratliff, J. K. (2010). Potential financial impact of restriction in "never event" and periprocedural hospital-acquired condition reimbursement at a tertiary neurosurgical center: a single-institution prospective study Clinical article. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 112(2), 249–256.
  
• Iliac Bolt Fixation An Anatomic Approach Harrop, J. S., Jeyamohan, S. B., Sharan, A., Ratliff, J., & Vaccaro, A. R. (2009). Iliac Bolt Fixation An Anatomic Approach. JOURNAL OF SPINAL DISORDERS & TECHNIQUES, 22(8), 541–544.
  
• Incidence of Early Complications in Cervical Spine Surgery and Relation to Preoperative Diagnosis A Single-center Prospective Study Yadla, S., Malone, J., Campbell, P. G., Nasser, R., Maltenfort, M. G., Harrop, J. S., … Ratliff, J. K. (2011). Incidence of Early Complications in Cervical Spine Surgery and Relation to Preoperative Diagnosis A Single-center Prospective Study. JOURNAL OF SPINAL DISORDERS & TECHNIQUES, 24(1), 50–54.
  
• Defining "Complications'' in Spine Surgery Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Spine Surgeons' Survey Lebude, B., Yadla, S., Albert, T., Anderson, D. G., Harrop, J. S., Hilibrand, A., … Ratliff, J. K. (2010). Defining "Complications'' in Spine Surgery Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Spine Surgeons' Survey. JOURNAL OF SPINAL DISORDERS & TECHNIQUES, 23(8), 493–500.
  
• Cervical Myelopathy: A Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation and Correlation to Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Harrop, J. S., Naroji, S., Maltenfort, M., Anderson, D. G., Albert, T., Ratliff, J. K., … Vaccaro, A. (2010). Cervical Myelopathy: A Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation and Correlation to Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Spine.
  
• Adult scoliosis surgery outcomes: a systematic review Yadla, S., Maltenfort, M. G., Ratliff, J. K., & Harrop, J. S. (2010). Adult scoliosis surgery outcomes: a systematic review. NEUROSURGICAL FOCUS, 28(3).
  
• High-resolution ultrasonography in the diagnosis and intraoperative management of peripheral nerve lesions Clinical article Lee, F. C., Singh, H., Nazarian, L. N., & Ratliff, J. K. (2011). High-resolution ultrasonography in the diagnosis and intraoperative management of peripheral nerve lesions Clinical article. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 114(1), 206–211.
  
• Obesity and spine surgery: reassessment based on a prospective evaluation of perioperative complications in elective degenerative thoracolumbar procedures Yadla, S., Malone, J., Campbell, P. G., Maltenfort, M. G., Harrop, J. S., Sharan, A. D., … Ratliff, J. K. (2010). Obesity and spine surgery: reassessment based on a prospective evaluation of perioperative complications in elective degenerative thoracolumbar procedures. SPINE JOURNAL, 10(7), 581–587.
  
• Correlation of C2 Fractures and Vertebral Artery Injury Ding, T., Maltenfort, M., Yang, H., Smith, H., Ratliff, J., Vaccaro, A., … Harrop, J. (2010). Correlation of C2 Fractures and Vertebral Artery Injury. SPINE, 35(12), E520–E524.
  
• Impact of a Standardized Protocol and Antibiotic-Impregnated Catheters on Ventriculostomy Infection Rates in Cerebrovascular Patients Harrop, J. S., Sharan, A. D., Ratliff, J., Prasad, S., Jabbour, P., Evans, J. J., … Rosenwasser, R. H. (2010). Impact of a Standardized Protocol and Antibiotic-Impregnated Catheters on Ventriculostomy Infection Rates in Cerebrovascular Patients. NEUROSURGERY, 67(1), 187–191.
  
• Complications in spine surgery A review Nasser, R., Yadla, S., Maltenfort, M. G., Harrop, J. S., Anderson, D. G., Vaccaro, A. R., … Ratliff, J. K. (2010). Complications in spine surgery A review. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, 13(2), 144–157.
  
• Dorsal Epidural Intervertebral Disk Herniation With Atypical Radiographic Findings: Case Report and Literature Review Teufack, S. G., Singh, H., Harrop, J., & Ratliff, J. (2010). Dorsal Epidural Intervertebral Disk Herniation With Atypical Radiographic Findings: Case Report and Literature Review. JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE, 33(3), 268–271.
  
• Pilomatrix Carcinoma of the Thoracic Spine: Case Report and Review of the Literature Yadia, S., Randazzo, C. G., Malik, S., Gressen, E., Chasky, M., Kenyon, L. C., & Ratliff, J. K. (2010). Pilomatrix Carcinoma of the Thoracic Spine: Case Report and Review of the Literature. JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE, 33(3), 272–277.
  
• Early complications in spine surgery and relation to preoperative diagnosis: a single-center prospective study Clinical article Yadla, S., Malone, J., Campbell, P. G., Maltenfort, M. G., Harrop, J. S., Sharan, A. D., & Ratliff, J. K. (2010). Early complications in spine surgery and relation to preoperative diagnosis: a single-center prospective study Clinical article. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, 13(3), 360–366.
  
• Early Complications Related to Approach in Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Single Center Prospective Study Campbell, P. G., Malone, J., Yadla, S., Maltenfort, M. G., Harrop, J. S., Sharan, A. D., & Ratliff, J. K. (2010). Early Complications Related to Approach in Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Single Center Prospective Study. WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 73(4), 395–401.
  
• Comparison of ICD-9 based, retrospective, and prospective assessments of perioperative complications assessment of accuracy in reporting Clinical article Campbell, P. G., Malone, J., Yadla, S., Chitale, R., Nasser, R., Maltenfort, M. G., … Ratliff, J. K. (2011). Comparison of ICD-9 based, retrospective, and prospective assessments of perioperative complications assessment of accuracy in reporting Clinical article. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, 14(1), 16–22.
  
• Lumbar Decompression Using a Traditional Midline Approach Versus a Tubular Retractor System Comparison of Patient-Based Clinical Outcomes Anderson, D. G., Patel, A., Maltenfort, M., Vaccaro, A. R., Ratliff, J., Hilibrand, A., … Albert, T. J. (2011). Lumbar Decompression Using a Traditional Midline Approach Versus a Tubular Retractor System Comparison of Patient-Based Clinical Outcomes. SPINE, 36(5), E320–E325.
  
• Neurologic Improvement After Thoracic, Thoracolumbar, and Lumbar Spinal Cord (Conus Medullaris) Injuries Harrop, J. S., Naroji, S., Maltenfort, M. G., Ratliff, J. K., Tjoumakaris, S. I., Frank, B., … Vaccaro, A. R. (2011). Neurologic Improvement After Thoracic, Thoracolumbar, and Lumbar Spinal Cord (Conus Medullaris) Injuries. SPINE, 36(1), 21–25.
  
• Geographic variation and regional trends in adoption of endovascular techniques for cerebral aneurysms Smith, G. A., Dagostino, P., Maltenfort, M. G., Dumont, A. S., & Ratliff, J. K. (2011). Geographic variation and regional trends in adoption of endovascular techniques for cerebral aneurysms. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 114(6), 1768–1777.
  
• Preoperative Diagnosis and Early Complications in Thoracolumbar Spine Surgery A Single Center Prospective Study Yadla, S., Malone, J., Campbell, P. G., Maltenfort, M. G., Sharan, A. D., Harrop, J. S., & Ratliff, J. K. (2011). Preoperative Diagnosis and Early Complications in Thoracolumbar Spine Surgery A Single Center Prospective Study. JOURNAL OF SPINAL DISORDERS & TECHNIQUES, 24(2), E16–E20.
  
• Medical School and Residency Influence on Choice of an Academic Career and Academic Productivity Among US Neurology Faculty Campbell, P. G., Lee, Y. H., Bell, R. D., Maltenfort, M. G., Moshfeghi, D. M., Leng, T., … Ratliff, J. K. (2011). Medical School and Residency Influence on Choice of an Academic Career and Academic Productivity Among US Neurology Faculty. ARCHIVES OF NEUROLOGY, 68(8), 999–1004.
  
• Early Complications Related to Approach in Cervical Spine Surgery: Single-Center Prospective Study Campbell, P. G., Yadla, S., Malone, J., Zussman, B., Maltenfort, M. G., Sharan, A. D., … Ratliff, J. K. (2010). Early Complications Related to Approach in Cervical Spine Surgery: Single-Center Prospective Study. WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 74(2-3), 363–368.
  
• Medical school and residency influence on choice of an academic career and academic productivity among neurosurgery faculty in the United States Clinical article Campbell, P. G., Awe, O. O., Maltenfort, M. G., Moshfeghi, D. M., Leng, T., Moshfeghi, A. A., & Ratliff, J. K. (2011). Medical school and residency influence on choice of an academic career and academic productivity among neurosurgery faculty in the United States Clinical article. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 115(2), 380–86.
  
• Complications related to instrumentation in spine surgery: a prospective analysis Campbell, P. G., Yadla, S., Malone, J., Maltenfort, M. G., Harrop, J. S., Sharan, A. D., & Ratliff, J. K. (2011). Complications related to instrumentation in spine surgery: a prospective analysis. NEUROSURGICAL FOCUS, 31(4).
  
• Patient comorbidity score predicting the incidence of perioperative complications: assessing the impact of comorbidities on complications in spine surgery Clinical article Campbell, P. G., Yadla, S., Nasser, R., Malone, J., Maltenfort, M. G., & Ratliff, J. K. (2012). Patient comorbidity score predicting the incidence of perioperative complications: assessing the impact of comorbidities on complications in spine surgery Clinical article. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, 16(1), 37–43.
  
• Patient Comorbidities and Complications After Spinal Surgery A Societal-Based Cost Analysis Whitmore, R. G., Stephen, J., Stein, S. C., Campbell, P. G., Yadla, S., Harrop, J. S., … Ratliff, J. K. (2012). Patient Comorbidities and Complications After Spinal Surgery A Societal-Based Cost Analysis. SPINE, 37(12), 1065–1071.
  
• Impact of total disc arthroplasty on the surgical management of lumbar degenerative disc disease: Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 2000 to 2008. Awe, O. O., Maltenfort, M. G., Prasad, S., Harrop, J. S., & Ratliff, J. K. (2011). Impact of total disc arthroplasty on the surgical management of lumbar degenerative disc disease: Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 2000 to 2008. Surgical Neurology International, 2, 139-?
  
• The incidence of pulmonary embolism (PE) after spinal fusions Senders, Z. J., Zussman, B. M., Maltenfort, M. G., Sharan, A. D., Ratliff, J. K., & Harrop, J. S. (2012). The incidence of pulmonary embolism (PE) after spinal fusions. CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, 114(7), 897–901.
  
• The influence of medical school and residency training program upon choice of an academic career and academic productivity among otolaryngology faculty in the United States of America: Our experience of 1433 academic otolaryngologists Leng, T., Jaben, K. A., Zheng, L., Yang, J., Paulus, Y. M., Moshfeghi, A. A., … Moshfeghi, D. M. (2012). The influence of medical school and residency training program upon choice of an academic career and academic productivity among otolaryngology faculty in the United States of America: Our experience of 1433 academic otolaryngologists. CLINICAL OTOLARYNGOLOGY, 37(1), 58–62.
  
• Minding the stroke business. Gonzalez, L. F., Jabbour, P., Ratliff, J., Tjoumakaris, S., Dumont, A., & Rosenwasser, R. H. (2013). Minding the stroke business. World Neurosurgery, 80(3-4), 228–229.
  
• Anatomical relationships of the anterior blood vessels to the lower lumbar intervertebral discs: analysis based on magnetic resonance imaging of patients in the prone position. Vaccaro, A. R., Kepler, C. K., Rihn, J. A., Suzuki, H., Ratliff, J. K., Harrop, J. S., … Albert, T. J. (2012). Anatomical relationships of the anterior blood vessels to the lower lumbar intervertebral discs: analysis based on magnetic resonance imaging of patients in the prone position. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, 94(12), 1088–1094.
  
• International Classification of Disease Clinical Modification 9 Modeling of a Patient Comorbidity Score Predicts Incidence of Perioperative Complications in a Nationwide Inpatient Sample Assessment of Complications in Spine Surgery Chitale, R., Campbell, P. G., Yadla, S., Whitmore, R. G., Maltenfort, M. G., & Ratliff, J. K. (2015). International Classification of Disease Clinical Modification 9 Modeling of a Patient Comorbidity Score Predicts Incidence of Perioperative Complications in a Nationwide Inpatient Sample Assessment of Complications in Spine Surgery. JOURNAL OF SPINAL DISORDERS & TECHNIQUES, 28(4), 126–33.
  
• A biologic without guidelines: the YODA project and the future of bone morphogenetic protein-2 research Carragee, E. J., Baker, R. M., Benzel, E. C., Bigos, S. J., Cheng, I., Corbin, T. P., … Weiner, B. K. (2012). A biologic without guidelines: the YODA project and the future of bone morphogenetic protein-2 research. SPINE JOURNAL, 12(10), 877–880.
  
• Impact of bone morphogenetic proteins on frequency of revision surgery, use of autograft bone, and total hospital charges in surgery for lumbar degenerative disease: review of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 2002 to 2008 Dagostino, P. R., Whitmore, R. G., Smith, G. A., Maltenfort, M. G., & Ratliff, J. K. (2014). Impact of bone morphogenetic proteins on frequency of revision surgery, use of autograft bone, and total hospital charges in surgery for lumbar degenerative disease: review of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 2002 to 2008. SPINE JOURNAL, 14(1), 20–30.
  
• Acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute lung injury in patients with vertebral column fracture(s) and spinal cord injury: a nationwide inpatient sample study Veeravagu, A., Jiang, B., Rincon, F., Maltenfort, M., Jallo, J., & Ratliff, J. K. (2013). Acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute lung injury in patients with vertebral column fracture(s) and spinal cord injury: a nationwide inpatient sample study. SPINAL CORD, 51(6), 461–65.
  
• Considering the diagnosis of occipitocervical dissociation. Kalani, M. A., & Ratliff, J. K. (2013). Considering the diagnosis of occipitocervical dissociation. Spine Journal , 13(5), 520–22.
  
• Cholesterol levels in 1,084 healthy New Orleans males. Simopoulos, D. N., Ratliff, J., Elahi, P., Brown, M., Waters, M., & McMahon, F. G. (1993). Cholesterol levels in 1,084 healthy New Orleans males. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society , 145(8), 346–351.
  
• Cervical Myelopathy A Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation and Correlation to Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Harrop, J. S., Naroji, S., Maltenfort, M., Anderson, D. G., Albert, T., Ratliff, J. K., … Vaccaro, A. (2010). Cervical Myelopathy A Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation and Correlation to Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. SPINE, 35(6), 620–624.
  
• Revision rates and complication incidence in single- and multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures: an administrative database study Veeravagu, A., Cole, T., Jiang, B., & Ratliff, J. K. (2013). Revision rates and complication incidence in single- and multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures: an administrative database study. THE SPINE JOURNAL.
  
• ASA grade and Charlson Comorbidity Index of spinal surgery patients: correlation with complications and societal costs Whitmore, R. G., Stephen, J. H., Vernick, C., Campbell, P. G., Yadla, S., Ghobrial, G. M., … Ratliff, J. K. (2014). ASA grade and Charlson Comorbidity Index of spinal surgery patients: correlation with complications and societal costs. SPINE JOURNAL, 14(1), 31–38.
  
• Gender differences in compensation in academic medicine: the results from four neurological specialties within the University of California Healthcare System Henderson, M. T., Fijalkowski, N., Wang, S. K., Maltenfort, M., Zheng, L. L., Ratliff, J., … Moshfeghi, D. M. (2014). Gender differences in compensation in academic medicine: the results from four neurological specialties within the University of California Healthcare System. SCIENTOMETRICS, 100(1), 297–306.
  
• Revision rates and complication incidence in single- and multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures: an administrative database study Veeravagu, A., Cole, T., Jiang, B., & Ratliff, J. K. (2014). Revision rates and complication incidence in single- and multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures: an administrative database study. SPINE JOURNAL, 14(7), 1125–31.
  
• Longitudinal incidence and concurrence rates for traumatic brain injury and spine injury - A twenty year analysis. Ghobrial, G. M., Amenta, P. S., Maltenfort, M., Williams, K. A., Harrop, J. S., Sharan, A., … Prasad, S. (2014). Longitudinal incidence and concurrence rates for traumatic brain injury and spine injury - A twenty year analysis. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 123, 174–80.
  
• The perils of comparative effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and value of care research: lessons learned from washington state. Ratliff, J. K. (2014). The perils of comparative effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and value of care research: lessons learned from washington state. Neurosurgery, 61, 12–15.
  
• Usage of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein in Cervical Spine Procedures: Analysis of the MarketScan Longitudinal Database. Cole, T., Veeravagu, A., Jiang, B., & Ratliff, J. K. (2014). Usage of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein in Cervical Spine Procedures: Analysis of the MarketScan Longitudinal Database. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, 96(17), 1409–16.
  
• Acute Lung Injury in Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Study Veeravagu, A., Chen, Y.-ren, Ludwig, C., Rincon, F., Maltenfort, M., Jallo, J., … Ratliff, J. K. (2014). Acute Lung Injury in Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Study. WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 82(1-2), E235–E241.
  
• Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Single-Level Spinal Procedures A Retrospective Propensity Score-Matched Analysis in a National Longitudinal Database Cole, T., Veeravagu, A., Zhang, M., Li, A., & Ratliff, J. K. (2014). Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Single-Level Spinal Procedures A Retrospective Propensity Score-Matched Analysis in a National Longitudinal Database. SPINE, 39(23), 1950–59.
  
• The use of bone morphogenetic protein in thoracolumbar spine procedures: analysis of the MarketScan longitudinal database Veeravagu, A., Cole, T. S., Jiang, B., Ratliff, J. K., & Gidwani, R. A. (2014). The use of bone morphogenetic protein in thoracolumbar spine procedures: analysis of the MarketScan longitudinal database. SPINE JOURNAL, 14(12), 2929–37.
  
• A critical review of cervical laminoplasty Sani, S., Ratliff, J. K., & Cooper, P. R. (2004). A critical review of cervical laminoplasty. NEUROSURGERY QUARTERLY, 14(1), 5–16.
  
• Management of lumbar instability Connolly, E. S., & Ratliff, J. (1997). Management of lumbar instability. NEUROSURGERY QUARTERLY, 7(1), 1–10.
  
• The Prevalence and Impact of Mortality of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome on Admissions of Patients With Ischemic Stroke in the United States Rincon, F., Maltenfort, M., Dey, S., Ghosh, S., Vibbert, M., Urtecho, J., … Bell, R. (2014). The Prevalence and Impact of Mortality of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome on Admissions of Patients With Ischemic Stroke in the United States. JOURNAL OF INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE, 29(6), 357–64.
  
• Impact of Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome After Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States Rincon, F., Ghosh, S., Dey, S., Maltenfort, M., Vibbert, M., Urtecho, J., … Jallo, J. (2012). Impact of Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome After Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States. NEUROSURGERY, 71(4), 795–803.
  
• Adding insult to injury: discontinuous insurance following spine trauma. Kastenberg, Z. J., Hurley, M. P., Weiser, T. G., Cole, T. S., Staudenmayer, K. L., Spain, D. A., & Ratliff, J. K. (2015). Adding insult to injury: discontinuous insurance following spine trauma. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, 97(2), 141–46.
  
• Cranial neurosurgical 30-day readmissions by clinical indication Moghavem, N., Morrison, D., Ratliff, J. K., & Hernandez-Boussard, T. (2015). Cranial neurosurgical 30-day readmissions by clinical indication. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 123(1), 189–197.
  
• National trends in burn and inhalation injury in burn patients: results of analysis of the nationwide inpatient sample database. Veeravagu, A., Yoon, B. C., Jiang, B., Carvalho, C. M., Rincon, F., Maltenfort, M., … Ratliff, J. K. (2015). National trends in burn and inhalation injury in burn patients: results of analysis of the nationwide inpatient sample database. Journal of Burn Care & Research , 36(2), 258–65.
  
• Letter. Cole, T., & Ratliff, J. (2015). Letter. Spine, 40(9), 668-?
  
• Cervical laminoplasty developments and trends, 2003-2013: a systematic review Duetzmann, S., Cole, T., & Ratliff, J. K. (2015). Cervical laminoplasty developments and trends, 2003-2013: a systematic review. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, 23(1), 24–34.
  
• Craniotomy for Resection of Meningioma: An Age-Stratified Analysis of the MarketScan Longitudinal Database Connolly, I. D., Cole, T., Veeravagu, A., Popat, R., Ratliff, J., & Li, G. (2015). Craniotomy for Resection of Meningioma: An Age-Stratified Analysis of the MarketScan Longitudinal Database. WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 84(6), 1864–70.
  
• Anterior Versus Posterior Approach for Multilevel Degenerative Cervical Disease A Retrospective Propensity Score-Matched Study of the MarketScan Database Cole, T., Veeravagu, A., Zhang, M., Azad, T. D., Desai, A., & Ratliff, J. K. (2015). Anterior Versus Posterior Approach for Multilevel Degenerative Cervical Disease A Retrospective Propensity Score-Matched Study of the MarketScan Database. SPINE, 40(13), 1033–38.
  
• Sacral Peak Pressure in Healthy Volunteers and Patients With Spinal Cord Injury With and Without Liquid-Based Pad Duetzmann, S., Forsey, L. M., Senft, C., Seifert, V., Ratliff, J., & Park, J. (2015). Sacral Peak Pressure in Healthy Volunteers and Patients With Spinal Cord Injury With and Without Liquid-Based Pad. NURSING RESEARCH, 64(4), 300–305.
  
• Improved capture of adverse events after spinal surgery procedures with a longitudinal administrative database Veeravagu, A., Cole, T. S., Azad, T. D., & Ratliff, J. K. (2015). Improved capture of adverse events after spinal surgery procedures with a longitudinal administrative database. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, 23(3), 374–82.
  
• Retrosigmoid Versus Translabyrinthine Approach for Acoustic Neuroma Resection: An Assessment of Complications and Payments in a Longitudinal Administrative Database. Cole, T., Veeravagu, A., Zhang, M., Azad, T., Swinney, C., Li, G. H., … Giannotta, S. L. (2015). Retrosigmoid Versus Translabyrinthine Approach for Acoustic Neuroma Resection: An Assessment of Complications and Payments in a Longitudinal Administrative Database. Cure¯Us, 7(10).
  
• Giant Prolactinoma Presenting with Neck Pain and Structural Compromise of the Occipital Condyles. Yecies, D., Ajlan, A., Ratliff, J., Ziskin, J., Hwang, P., Vogel, H., … Harsh, G. (2015). Giant Prolactinoma Presenting with Neck Pain and Structural Compromise of the Occipital Condyles. Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports, 76(2), e297–301.
  
• Building an electronic health record integrated quality of life outcomes registry for spine surgery Azad, T. D., Kalani, M., Wolf, T., Kearney, A., Lee, Y., Flannery, L., … Ratliff, J. K. (2016). Building an electronic health record integrated quality of life outcomes registry for spine surgery. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, 24(1), 176–85.
  
• Postoperative Visual Loss Following Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Review of Risk Factors by Diagnosis Li, A., Swinney, C., Veeravagu, A., Bhatti, I., & Ratliff, J. (2015). Postoperative Visual Loss Following Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Review of Risk Factors by Diagnosis. WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 84(6), 2010–21.
  
• Identification of complications that have a significant effect on length of stay after spine surgery and predictive value of 90-day readmission rate Yadla, S., Ghobrial, G. M., Campbell, P. G., Maltenfort, M. G., Harrop, J. S., Ratliff, J. K., & Sharan, A. D. (2015). Identification of complications that have a significant effect on length of stay after spine surgery and predictive value of 90-day readmission rate. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, 23(6), 807–11.
  
• Clavicle pain and reduction of incisional and fascial pain after posterior cervical surgery. Duetzmann, S., Cole, T., Senft, C., Seifert, V., Ratliff, J. K., & Park, J. (2015). Clavicle pain and reduction of incisional and fascial pain after posterior cervical surgery. Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine, 23(6), 684–89.
  
• Performance Measures in Neurosurgical Patient Care Differing Applications of Patient Safety Indicators Moghavem, N., McDonald, K., Ratliff, J. K., & Hernandez-Boussard, T. (2016). Performance Measures in Neurosurgical Patient Care Differing Applications of Patient Safety Indicators. MEDICAL CARE, 54(4), 359–64.
  
• Piriformis Syndrome With Variant Sciatic Nerve Anatomy: A Case Report. Kraus, E., Tenforde, A. S., Beaulieu, C. F., Ratliff, J., & Fredericson, M. (2016). Piriformis Syndrome With Variant Sciatic Nerve Anatomy: A Case Report. PM & R : the Journal of Injury, Function, and Rehabilitation, 8(2), 176–79.
  
• Surgical outcomes of cervical spondylotic myelopathy: an analysis of a national, administrative, longitudinal database. Veeravagu, A., Connolly, I. D., Lamsam, L., Li, A., Swinney, C., Azad, T. D., … Ratliff, J. K. (2016). Surgical outcomes of cervical spondylotic myelopathy: an analysis of a national, administrative, longitudinal database. Neurosurgical Focus, 40(6), E11-?
  
• Predicting Occurrence of Spine Surgery Complications Using "Big Data" Modeling of an Administrative Claims Database Ratliff, J. K., Balise, R., Veeravagu, A., Cole, T. S., Cheng, I., Olshen, R. A., & Tian, L. (2016). Predicting Occurrence of Spine Surgery Complications Using "Big Data" Modeling of an Administrative Claims Database. JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME, 98(10), 824–34.
  
• Delayed Presentation of Sciatic Nerve Injury after Total Hip Arthroplasty: Neurosurgical Considerations, Diagnosis, and Management. Xu, L. W., Veeravagu, A., Azad, T. D., Harraher, C., & Ratliff, J. K. (2016). Delayed Presentation of Sciatic Nerve Injury after Total Hip Arthroplasty: Neurosurgical Considerations, Diagnosis, and Management. Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports, 77(3), e134–8.
  
• Impact of Inpatient Venous Thromboembolism Continues After Discharge: Retrospective Propensity Scored Analysis in a Longitudinal Database. Li, A. Y., Azad, T. D., Veeravagu, A., Bhatti, I., Li, A., Cole, T., … Ratliff, J. K. (2016). Impact of Inpatient Venous Thromboembolism Continues After Discharge: Retrospective Propensity Scored Analysis in a Longitudinal Database. Clinical Spine Surgery, -?
  
• Adding Insult to Injury: Discontinuous Insurance Following Spine Trauma Kastenberg, Z. J., Hurley, M. P., Weiser, T. G., Cole, T. S., Staudenmayer, K. L., Spain, D. A., & Ratliff, J. K. (2015). Adding Insult to Injury: Discontinuous Insurance Following Spine Trauma. JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME, 97A(2), 141–46.
  
• Usage of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein in Cervical Spine Procedures Cole, T., Veeravagu, A., Jiang, B., & Ratliff, J. K. (2014). Usage of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein in Cervical Spine Procedures. JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME, 96A(17), 1409–16.
  
• Clinical notes - Evaluation of neurologic deficit without apparent cause: The importance of a multidisciplinary approach Smith, H. E., Rynning, R. E., Okafor, C., Zaslavsky, J., Tracy, J. I., Ratliff, J., … Vaccaro, A. R. (2007). Clinical notes - Evaluation of neurologic deficit without apparent cause: The importance of a multidisciplinary approach. JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE, 30(5), 509–517.
  
• Clinical Survey: Patterns of Utilization of Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections by a Cohort of Spinal Surgeons Lebude, B., Wang, D., Harrop, J. S., Maltenfort, M., Anderson, D. G., Vaccaro, A. R., & Ratliff, J. K. (2009). Clinical Survey: Patterns of Utilization of Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections by a Cohort of Spinal Surgeons. PM&R, 1(4), 329–334.
  
• Anatomical Relationships of the Anterior Blood Vessels to the Lower Lumbar Intervertebral Discs Analysis Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Patients in the Prone Position Vaccaro, A. R., Kepler, C. K., Rihn, J. A., Suzuki, H., Ratliff, J. K., Harrop, J. S., … Albert, T. J. (2012). Anatomical Relationships of the Anterior Blood Vessels to the Lower Lumbar Intervertebral Discs Analysis Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Patients in the Prone Position. JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME, 94A(12), 1088–1094.
  
• Complications, Readmissions, and Revisions for Spine Procedures Performed by Orthopedic Surgeons Versus Neurosurgeons: A Retrospective, Longitudinal Study. Mabud, T., Norden, J., Veeravagu, A., Swinney, C., Cole, T., McCutcheon, B. A., & Ratliff, J. (2016). Complications, Readmissions, and Revisions for Spine Procedures Performed by Orthopedic Surgeons Versus Neurosurgeons: A Retrospective, Longitudinal Study. Clinical Spine Surgery, -?
  
• An assessment of data and methodology of online surgeon scorecards. Xu, L. W., Li, A., Swinney, C., Babu, M., Veeravagu, A., Wolfe, S. Q., … Ratliff, J. K. (2016). An assessment of data and methodology of online surgeon scorecards. Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine, 1–8.
  
• Cranioplasty Complications and Costs: A National Population-Level Analysis Using the MarketScan Longitudinal Database. Li, A., Azad, T. D., Veeravagu, A., Bhatti, I., Long, C., Ratliff, J. K., & Li, G. (2017). Cranioplasty Complications and Costs: A National Population-Level Analysis Using the MarketScan Longitudinal Database. World Neurosurgery, 102, 209–20.
  
• Predicting complication risk in spine surgery: a prospective analysis of a novel risk assessment tool. Veeravagu, A., Li, A., Swinney, C., Tian, L., Moraff, A., Azad, T. D., … Ratliff, J. K. (2017). Predicting complication risk in spine surgery: a prospective analysis of a novel risk assessment tool. Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine, 1–11.
  
• An assessment of data and methodology of online surgeon scorecards Xu, L. W., Li, A., Swinney, C., Babu, M., Veeravagu, A., Wolfe, S. Q., … Ratliff, J. K. (2017). An assessment of data and methodology of online surgeon scorecards. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, 26(2), 235–42.
  
• Surgeon Procedure Volume and Complication Rates in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusions: Analysis of a National Longitudinal Database. Cole, T., Veeravagu, A., Zhang, M., & Ratliff, J. K. (2016). Surgeon Procedure Volume and Complication Rates in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusions: Analysis of a National Longitudinal Database. Clinical Spine Surgery, -?
  
• The effect of socioeconomic status on gross total resection, radiation therapy and overall survival in patients with gliomas. Deb, S., Pendharkar, A. V., Schoen, M. K., Altekruse, S., Ratliff, J., & Desai, A. (2017). The effect of socioeconomic status on gross total resection, radiation therapy and overall survival in patients with gliomas. Journal of Neuro-Oncology.
  
• Microsurgical vs. Endoscopic Excision of Colloid Cysts: An Analysis of Complications and Costs Using a Longitudinal Administrative Database. Connolly, I. D., Johnson, E., Lamsam, L., Veeravagu, A., Ratliff, J., & Li, G. (2017). Microsurgical vs. Endoscopic Excision of Colloid Cysts: An Analysis of Complications and Costs Using a Longitudinal Administrative Database. Frontiers in Neurology, 8, 259.
  
• Diagnostic Utility of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring for Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Azad, T. D., Pendharkar, A. V., Nguyen, V., Pan, J., Connolly, I. D., Veeravagu, A., … Grant, G. A. (2017). Diagnostic Utility of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring for Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Clinical Spine Surgery.
  
• Outpatient vs Inpatient Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Population-Level Analysis of Outcomes and Cost. Purger, D. A., Pendharkar, A. V., Ho, A. L., Sussman, E. S., Yang, L., Desai, M., … Desai, A. (2017). Outpatient vs Inpatient Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Population-Level Analysis of Outcomes and Cost. Neurosurgery.
  
• Surgeon Procedure Volume and Complication Rates in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusions: Analysis of a National Longitudinal Database. Cole, T., Veeravagu, A., Zhang, M., & Ratliff, J. K. (2017). Surgeon Procedure Volume and Complication Rates in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusions: Analysis of a National Longitudinal Database. Clinical Spine Surgery, 30(5), E633–E639.
  
• Endoscopic vs. Microscopic Resection of Sellar Lesions-A Matched Analysis of Clinical and Socioeconomic Outcomes. Azad, T. D., Lee, Y.-J. J., Vail, D., Veeravagu, A., Hwang, P. H., Ratliff, J. K., & Li, G. (2017). Endoscopic vs. Microscopic Resection of Sellar Lesions-A Matched Analysis of Clinical and Socioeconomic Outcomes. Frontiers in Surgery, 4, 33.
  
• 105 The Effect of Socioeconomic Status on Gross Total Resection, Radiation Therapy, and Overall Survival in Patients With Gliomas. Deb, S., Pendharkar, A. V., Altekruse, S., Ratliff, J. K., & Desai, A. (2016). 105 The Effect of Socioeconomic Status on Gross Total Resection, Radiation Therapy, and Overall Survival in Patients With Gliomas. Neurosurgery, 63, 144–45.
  
• Postoperative Opioid Use, Complications, and Costs in Surgical Management of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. Vail, D., Azad, T. D., O'Connell, C., Han, S. S., Veeravagu, A., & Ratliff, J. K. (2017). Postoperative Opioid Use, Complications, and Costs in Surgical Management of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. Spine.
  
• Outcomes of cervical laminoplasty-Population-level analysis of a national longitudinal database. Veeravagu, A., Azad, T. D., Zhang, M., Li, A., Pendharkar, A. V., Ratliff, J. K., & Shuer, L. M. (2017). Outcomes of cervical laminoplasty-Population-level analysis of a national longitudinal database. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience : Official Journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia.
  
• Preoperative depression, lumbar fusion, and opioid use: an assessment of postoperative prescription, quality, and economic outcomes. O'Connell, C., Azad, T. D., Mittal, V., Vail, D., Johnson, E., Desai, A., … Veeravagu, A. (2018). Preoperative depression, lumbar fusion, and opioid use: an assessment of postoperative prescription, quality, and economic outcomes. Neurosurgical Focus, 44(1), E5.
  
• Conus Medullaris Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Arising From the Artery of the Filum Terminale: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Lamsam, L., Quon, J., Fischbein, N., Iv, M., Dodd, R., & Ratliff, J. (2018). Conus Medullaris Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Arising From the Artery of the Filum Terminale: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Operative Neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.).
  
• Chronic Opioid Use After Surgery: Implications for Perioperative Management in the Face of the Opioid Epidemic. Hah, J. M., Bateman, B. T., Ratliff, J., Curtin, C., & Sun, E. (2017). Chronic Opioid Use After Surgery: Implications for Perioperative Management in the Face of the Opioid Epidemic. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 125(5), 1733–40.
  
• Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Outcomes and Predictors of Local Recurrence Kumar, K. A., Fujimoto, D. K., White, E. C., Ho, C. K., Azoulay, M., Gibbs, I. C., … Choi, C. Y. H. (2017). Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Outcomes and Predictors of Local Recurrence. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 99(2), E86.
  
• Outpatient spine surgery: defining the outcomes, value, and barriers to implementation. Pendharkar, A. V., Shahin, M. N., Ho, A. L., Sussman, E. S., Purger, D. A., Veeravagu, A., … Desai, A. M. (2018). Outpatient spine surgery: defining the outcomes, value, and barriers to implementation. Neurosurgical Focus, 44(5), E11.
  
• Propensity-matched comparison of outcomes and cost after macroscopic and microscopic lumbar discectomy using a national longitudinal database. Pendharkar, A. V., Rezaii, P. G., Ho, A. L., Sussman, E. S., Purger, D. A., Veeravagu, A., … Desai, A. M. (2018). Propensity-matched comparison of outcomes and cost after macroscopic and microscopic lumbar discectomy using a national longitudinal database. Neurosurgical Focus, 44(5), E12.
  
• Geographic variation in the surgical management of lumbar spondylolisthesis: characterizing practice patterns and outcomes. Azad, T. D., Vail, D., O'Connell, C., Han, S. S., Veeravagu, A., & Ratliff, J. K. (2018). Geographic variation in the surgical management of lumbar spondylolisthesis: characterizing practice patterns and outcomes. The Spine Journal : Official Journal of the North American Spine Society.
  
• Impact of Inpatient Venous Thromboembolism Continues After Discharge: Retrospective Propensity Scored Analysis in a Longitudinal Database Li, A. Y., Azad, T. D., Veeravagu, A., Bhatti, I., Li, A., Cole, T., … Ratliff, J. K. (2017). Impact of Inpatient Venous Thromboembolism Continues After Discharge: Retrospective Propensity Scored Analysis in a Longitudinal Database. CLINICAL SPINE SURGERY, 30(10), E1392–E1398.
  
• Stabilization of the Craniocervical Junction Following Resection of Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Skull Base and Spine Azad, T. D., Veeravagu, A., Ravikumar, V., & Ratliff, J. K. (2018). Stabilization of the Craniocervical Junction Following Resection of Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Skull Base and Spine. CHORDOMAS AND CHONDROSARCOMAS OF THE SKULL BASE AND SPINE, 2ND EDITION, 271–78.
  
• Intracranial Hemorrhage in Deep Vein Thrombosis/Pulmonary Embolus Patients Without Atrial Fibrillation: Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin. Lamsam, L., Sussman, E. S., Iyer, A. K., Bhambhvani, H. P., Han, S. S., Skirboll, S., & Ratliff, J. K. (2018). Intracranial Hemorrhage in Deep Vein Thrombosis/Pulmonary Embolus Patients Without Atrial Fibrillation: Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin. Stroke.
  
• Analysis of National Rates, Cost, and Sources of Cost Variation in Adult Spinal Deformity Zygourakis, C. C., Liu, C. Y., Keefe, M., Moriates, C., Ratliff, J., Dudley, R. A., … Ames, C. P. (2018). Analysis of National Rates, Cost, and Sources of Cost Variation in Adult Spinal Deformity. NEUROSURGERY, 82(3), 378–87.
  
• Initial Provider Specialty is Associated with Long-term Opiate Use in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Low Back and Lower Extremity Pain. Azad, T., Vail, D., Bentley, J., Han, S., Suarez, P., Varshneya, K., … Ratliff, J. (2018). Initial Provider Specialty is Associated with Long-term Opiate Use in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Low Back and Lower Extremity Pain. Spine.
  
• Intraoperative analgesic regimens and surgical duration after spine surgery Response O'Connell, C., Sun, E., Ratliff, J. K., & Veeravagu, A. (2018). Intraoperative analgesic regimens and surgical duration after spine surgery Response. NEUROSURGICAL FOCUS, 45(3).
  
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Benign Neurogenic Spinal Tumors Chin, A. L., Fujimoto, D. K., Tse, V., Chang, S. D., Adler, J. R., Gibbs, I. C., … Soltys, S. G. (2017). Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Benign Neurogenic Spinal Tumors. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 99(2), S186.
  
• A pilot study on the use of cerebrospinal fluid cell-free DNA in intramedullary spinal ependymoma Connolly, I. D., Li, Y., Pan, W., Johnson, E., You, L., Vogel, H., … Gephart, M. H. (2017). A pilot study on the use of cerebrospinal fluid cell-free DNA in intramedullary spinal ependymoma. JOURNAL OF NEURO-ONCOLOGY, 135(1), 29–36.
  
• Trends in Utilization and Cost of Cervical Spine Surgery Using the National Inpatient Sample Database, 2001 to 2013 Liu, C. Y., Zygourakis, C. C., Yoon, S., Kliot, T., Moriates, C., Ratliff, J., … Ames, C. P. (2017). Trends in Utilization and Cost of Cervical Spine Surgery Using the National Inpatient Sample Database, 2001 to 2013. SPINE, 42(15), E906–E913.
  
• Geographic and Hospital Variation in Cost of Lumbar Laminectomy and Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Conditions Zygourakis, C. C., Liu, C. Y., Wakam, G., Moriates, C., Boscardin, C., Ames, C. P., … Gonzales, R. (2017). Geographic and Hospital Variation in Cost of Lumbar Laminectomy and Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Conditions. NEUROSURGERY, 81(2), 331–40.
  
• Long-Term Update of Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Benign Spinal Tumors. Chin, A. L., Fujimoto, D., Kumar, K. A., Tupper, L., Mansour, S., Chang, S. D., … Soltys, S. G. (2018). Long-Term Update of Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Benign Spinal Tumors. Neurosurgery.
  
• Socioeconomic Predictors of Surgical Resection and Survival for Patients With Osseous Spinal Neoplasms. Deb, S., Brewster, R., Pendharkar, A. V., Veeravagu, A., Ratliff, J., & Desai, A. (2018). Socioeconomic Predictors of Surgical Resection and Survival for Patients With Osseous Spinal Neoplasms. Clinical Spine Surgery.
  
• Commentary: The Anatomy of Disvalued Codes: The 63047 and the 22633. Tumialan, L. M., Ratliff, J. K., & Cheng, J. (2019). Commentary: The Anatomy of Disvalued Codes: The 63047 and the 22633. Neurosurgery, 84(2), E122–E126.
  
• Radiographic Rate and Clinical Impact of Pseudarthrosis in Spine Radiosurgery for Metastatic Spinal Disease. Zhang, M., Appelboom, G., Ratliff, J. K., Soltys, S. G., Adler, J. R., Park, J., & Chang, S. D. (2018). Radiographic Rate and Clinical Impact of Pseudarthrosis in Spine Radiosurgery for Metastatic Spinal Disease. Cureus, 10(11), e3631.
  
• Objective measures of functional impairment for degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine: a systematic review of the literature. Stienen, M. N., Ho, A. L., Staartjes, V. E., Maldaner, N., Veeravagu, A., Desai, A., … Park, J. (2019). Objective measures of functional impairment for degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine: a systematic review of the literature. The Spine Journal : Official Journal of the North American Spine Society.
  
• Lumboperitoneal and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Demonstrate Comparable Failure and Complication Rates. Azad, T. D., Zhang, Y., Varshneya, K., Veeravagu, A., Ratliff, J. K., & Li, G. (2019). Lumboperitoneal and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Demonstrate Comparable Failure and Complication Rates. Neurosurgery.
  
• Patient Satisfaction and Press Ganey Scores for Spine Versus Nonspine Neurosurgery Clinics. Chen, Y.-R., Johnson, E., Montalvo, C., Stratford, S., Veeravagu, A., Tharin, S., … Park, J. (2019). Patient Satisfaction and Press Ganey Scores for Spine Versus Nonspine Neurosurgery Clinics. Clinical Spine Surgery.
  
• Quality Reporting in Neurological Surgery: Practice Adherence to Quality Payment Program Guidelines Agarwal, N., Kashkoush, A., Baucom, E. T., Ratliff, J. K., & Stroink, A. R. (2019). Quality Reporting in Neurological Surgery: Practice Adherence to Quality Payment Program Guidelines. NEUROSURGERY, 84(2), 537–42.
  
• Performance Measures in Neurosurgical Patient Care: Differing Applications of Patient Safety Indicators. Moghavem, N., McDonald, K., Ratliff, J. K., & Hernandez-Boussard, T. (2016). Performance Measures in Neurosurgical Patient Care: Differing Applications of Patient Safety Indicators. Medical Care, 54(4), 359–64.
  
• Socioeconomic Predictors of Surgical Resection and Survival for Patients With Osseous Spinal Neoplasms Deb, S., Brewster, R., Pendharkar, A. V., Veeravagu, A., Ratliff, J., & Desai, A. (2019). Socioeconomic Predictors of Surgical Resection and Survival for Patients With Osseous Spinal Neoplasms. CLINICAL SPINE SURGERY, 32(3), 125–31.
  
• Expenditures and Health Care Utilization Among Adults With Newly Diagnosed Low Back and Lower Extremity Pain. Kim, L. H., Vail, D., Azad, T. D., Bentley, J. P., Zhang, Y., Ho, A. L., … Ratliff, J. K. (2019). Expenditures and Health Care Utilization Among Adults With Newly Diagnosed Low Back and Lower Extremity Pain. JAMA Network Open, 2(5), e193676.
  
• Initial Provider Specialty Is Associated With Long-term Opiate Use in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Low Back and Lower Extremity Pain Azad, T. D., Vail, D., Bentley, J., Han, S. S., Suarez, P., Varshneya, K., … Ratliff, J. K. (2019). Initial Provider Specialty Is Associated With Long-term Opiate Use in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Low Back and Lower Extremity Pain. SPINE, 44(3), 211–18.
  
• Analysis of Outcomes and Cost of Inpatient and Ambulatory Anterior Cervical Disk Replacement Using a State-level Database. Purger, D. A., Pendharkar, A. V., Ho, A. L., Sussman, E. S., Veeravagu, A., Ratliff, J. K., & Desai, A. M. (2019). Analysis of Outcomes and Cost of Inpatient and Ambulatory Anterior Cervical Disk Replacement Using a State-level Database. Clinical Spine Surgery.
  
• A machine learning approach for predictive models of adverse events following spine surgery. Han, S. S., Azad, T. D., Suarez, P. A., & Ratliff, J. K. (2019). A machine learning approach for predictive models of adverse events following spine surgery. The Spine Journal : Official Journal of the North American Spine Society.
  
• Objective measures of functional impairment for degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine: a systematic review of the literature Stienen, M. N., Ho, A. L., Staartjes, V. E., Maldaner, N., Veeravagu, A., Desai, A., … Park, J. (2019). Objective measures of functional impairment for degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine: a systematic review of the literature. SPINE JOURNAL, 19(7), 1276–93.
  
• Expenditures and Health Care Utilization Among Adults With Newly Diagnosed LowBack and Lower Extremity Pain Kim, L. H., Vail, D., Azad, T. D., Bentley, J. P., Zhang, Y., Ho, A. L., … Ratliff, J. K. (2019). Expenditures and Health Care Utilization Among Adults With Newly Diagnosed LowBack and Lower Extremity Pain. JAMA NETWORK OPEN, 2(5).
  
• A Descriptive Analysis of Spinal Cord Arteriovenous Malformations: Clinical Features, Outcomes, and Trends in Management. Varshneya, K., Pendharkar, A. V., Azad, T. D., Ratliff, J. K., & Veeravagu, A. (2019). A Descriptive Analysis of Spinal Cord Arteriovenous Malformations: Clinical Features, Outcomes, and Trends in Management. World Neurosurgery.
  
• Laminectomy versus Corpectomy for Spinal Metastatic Disease-Complications, Costs, and Quality Outcomes. Azad, T. D., Varshneya, K., Ho, A. L., Veeravagu, A., Sciubba, D. M., & Ratliff, J. K. (2019). Laminectomy versus Corpectomy for Spinal Metastatic Disease-Complications, Costs, and Quality Outcomes. World Neurosurgery.
  
• TO THE EDITOR. Azad, T. D., Vail, D., & Ratliff, J. K. (2019). TO THE EDITOR. Spine, 44(18), E1109–E1110.
  
• Reliability of the 6-minute walking test smartphone application. Stienen, M. N., Gautschi, O. P., Staartjes, V. E., Maldaner, N., Sosnova, M., Ho, A. L., … Ratliff, J. K. (2019). Reliability of the 6-minute walking test smartphone application. Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine, 1–8.
  
• Trends in Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion in the United States: A MarketScan Study From 2007 to 2014. Varshneya, K., Medress, Z. A., Jensen, M., Azad, T. D., Rodrigues, A., Stienen, M. N., … Veeravagu, A. (2019). Trends in Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion in the United States: A MarketScan Study From 2007 to 2014. Clinical Spine Surgery.
  
• Propensity-matched Comparison of Outcomes and Costs After Macroscopic and Microscopic Anterior Cervical Corpectomy Using a National Longitudinal Database. Ho, A. L., Rezaii, P. G., Pendharkar, A. V., Sussman, E. S., Veeravagu, A., Ratliff, J. K., & Desai, A. M. (2019). Propensity-matched Comparison of Outcomes and Costs After Macroscopic and Microscopic Anterior Cervical Corpectomy Using a National Longitudinal Database. Spine, 44(21), E1281–E1288.
  
• Conventional Versus Stereotactic Image-guided Pedicle Screw Placement During Posterior Lumbar Fusions: A Retrospective Propensity Score-matched Study of a National Longitudinal Database. Pendharkar, A. V., Rezaii, P. G., Ho, A. L., Sussman, E. S., Veeravagu, A., Ratliff, J. K., & Desai, A. M. (2019). Conventional Versus Stereotactic Image-guided Pedicle Screw Placement During Posterior Lumbar Fusions: A Retrospective Propensity Score-matched Study of a National Longitudinal Database. Spine, 44(21), E1272–E1280.
  
• Long-Term Update of Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Benign Spinal Tumors Chin, A. L., Fujimoto, D., Kumar, K. A., Tupper, L., Mansour, S., Chang, S. D., … Soltys, S. G. (2019). Long-Term Update of Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Benign Spinal Tumors. NEUROSURGERY, 85(5), 708–16.
  
• Effect of Electronic Clinical Decision Support on Imaging for the Evaluation of Acute Low Back Pain in the Ambulatory Care Setting. Chen, D., Bhambhvani, H. P., Hom, J., Mahoney, M., Wintermark, M., Sharp, C., … Chen, Y.-R. R. (2019). Effect of Electronic Clinical Decision Support on Imaging for the Evaluation of Acute Low Back Pain in the Ambulatory Care Setting. World Neurosurgery.
  
• Patterns of Opioid and Benzodiazepine Use in Opioid-Naive Patients with Newly Diagnosed Low Back and Lower Extremity Pain. Azad, T. D., Zhang, Y., Stienen, M. N., Vail, D., Bentley, J. P., Ho, A. L., … Ratliff, J. K. (2019). Patterns of Opioid and Benzodiazepine Use in Opioid-Naive Patients with Newly Diagnosed Low Back and Lower Extremity Pain. Journal of General Internal Medicine.
  
• Risks, costs, and outcomes of cerebrospinal fluid leaks after pediatric skull fractures: a MarketScan analysis between 2007 and 2015 Varshneya, K., Rodrigues, A. J., Medress, Z. A., Stienen, M. N., Grant, G. A., Ratliff, J. K., & Veeravagu, A. (2019). Risks, costs, and outcomes of cerebrospinal fluid leaks after pediatric skull fractures: a MarketScan analysis between 2007 and 2015. NEUROSURGICAL FOCUS, 47(5), E10.
  
• Letter: Antibiotic Stewardship and Single-Dose Antibiotic Prophylaxis: A Word of Caution. Ho, A. L., Stienen, M. N., & Ratliff, J. K. (2019). Letter: Antibiotic Stewardship and Single-Dose Antibiotic Prophylaxis: A Word of Caution. Neurosurgery.
  
• Timing of Adjuvant Radiation Therapy and Risk of Wound-Related Complications Among Patients With Spinal Metastatic Disease Azad, T. D., Varshneya, K., Herrick, D. B., Pendharkar, A., Ho, A. L., Stienen, M., … Desai, A. (2019). Timing of Adjuvant Radiation Therapy and Risk of Wound-Related Complications Among Patients With Spinal Metastatic Disease. GLOBAL SPINE JOURNAL.
  
• Outcomes and costs following Ommaya placement with thrombocytopenia among US cancer patients. Zhang, M., Zhang, Y., Zheng, E., Gephart, M. H., Veeravagu, A., Desai, A., … Li, G. (2019). Outcomes and costs following Ommaya placement with thrombocytopenia among US cancer patients. World Neurosurgery.
  
• Improving the Patient-Physician Relationship in the Digital Era - Transformation From Subjective Questionnaires Into Objective Real-Time and Patient-Specific Data Reporting Tools. Maldaner, N., Desai, A., Gautschi, O. P., Regli, L., Ratliff, J. K., Park, J., & Stienen, M. N. (2019). Improving the Patient-Physician Relationship in the Digital Era - Transformation From Subjective Questionnaires Into Objective Real-Time and Patient-Specific Data Reporting Tools. Neurospine, 16(4), 712–14.
  
• Evaluating Shunt Survival Following Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting with and without Stereotactic Navigation in Previously Shunt-Naïve Patients. Jin, M. C., Wu, A., Azad, T. D., Feng, A., Prolo, L. M., Veeravagu, A., … Li, G. (2020). Evaluating Shunt Survival Following Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting with and without Stereotactic Navigation in Previously Shunt-Naïve Patients. World Neurosurgery.
  
• Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery in Patients With Movement Disorders: A Propensity-matched Analysis of Outcomes and Cost. Varshneya, K., Azad, T. D., Pendharkar, A. V., Desai, A., Cheng, I., Karikari, I., … Veeravagu, A. (2020). Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery in Patients With Movement Disorders: A Propensity-matched Analysis of Outcomes and Cost. Spine, 45(5), E288–E295.
  
• Lumboperitoneal and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Demonstrate Comparable Failure and Complication Rates Azad, T. D., Zhang, Y., Varshneya, K., Veeravagu, A., Ratliff, J. K., & Li, G. (2020). Lumboperitoneal and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Demonstrate Comparable Failure and Complication Rates. NEUROSURGERY, 86(2), 272–80.
  
• Costs and Complications Associated with Resection of Supratentorial Tumors with and without the Operative Microscope in the United States. Zhang, Y., Zhang, M., Lin, M., Gephart, M. H., Veeravagu, A., Ratliff, J. K., & Li, G. (2020). Costs and Complications Associated with Resection of Supratentorial Tumors with and without the Operative Microscope in the United States. World Neurosurgery.
  
• Postoperative Complication Burden, Revision Risk, and Health Care Use in Obese Patients Undergoing Primary Adult Thoracolumbar Deformity Surgery Varshneya, K., Pangal, D. J., Stienen, M. N., Ho, A. L., Fatemi, P., Medress, Z. A., … Veeravagu, A. (2020). Postoperative Complication Burden, Revision Risk, and Health Care Use in Obese Patients Undergoing Primary Adult Thoracolumbar Deformity Surgery. GLOBAL SPINE JOURNAL.
  
• Objective activity tracking in spine surgery: a prospective feasibility study with a low-cost consumer grade wearable accelerometer. Stienen, M. N., Rezaii, P. G., Ho, A. L., Veeravagu, A., Zygourakis, C. C., Tomkins-Lane, C., … Desai, A. M. (2020). Objective activity tracking in spine surgery: a prospective feasibility study with a low-cost consumer grade wearable accelerometer. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 4939.
  
• A Comparative Analysis of Patients Undergoing Fusion for Adult Cervical Deformity by Approach Type Varshneya, K., Medress, Z. A., Stienen, M. N., Nathan, J., Ho, A., Pendharkar, A. V., … Veeravagu, A. (2020). A Comparative Analysis of Patients Undergoing Fusion for Adult Cervical Deformity by Approach Type. GLOBAL SPINE JOURNAL.
  
• Conventional Versus Stereotactic Image Guided Pedicle Screw Placement During Spinal Deformity Correction: A Retrospective Propensity Score-Matched Study of a National Longitudinal Database. Rezaii, P. G., Pendharkar, A. V., Ho, A. L., Sussman, E. S., Veeravagu, A., Ratliff, J. K., & Desai, A. M. (2020). Conventional Versus Stereotactic Image Guided Pedicle Screw Placement During Spinal Deformity Correction: A Retrospective Propensity Score-Matched Study of a National Longitudinal Database. The International Journal of Neuroscience, 1–13.
  
• A Predictive-Modeling Based Screening Tool for Prolonged Opioid Use after Surgical Management of Low Back and Lower Extremity Pain. Zhang, Y., Fatemi, P., Medress, Z., Azad, T. D., Veeravagu, A., Desai, A., & Ratliff, J. K. (2020). A Predictive-Modeling Based Screening Tool for Prolonged Opioid Use after Surgical Management of Low Back and Lower Extremity Pain. The Spine Journal : Official Journal of the North American Spine Society.