Past Awards – Spine Surgery and Related Research (SSRR)

2024 Best Paper Award

Koshi Nambu
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toyama Prefectural Saiseikai Takaoka Hospital

Original ArticleTen-Year Clinical Outcomes of Endoscope-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgical Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis with Degenerative Spondylolisthesis and Comparison with Conservative Treatment

Takuya Taoka
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe Red Cross Hospital

Original ArticleAwake Early Manual Reduction Is Highly Effective for Subaxial Cervical Spine Dislocation

Naoyuki Nakamura
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kanagawa Children’s Medical Center

Original ArticleAdoption of an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Protocol for Neuromuscular Scoliosis Shortens Length of Hospital Stay

2024 High Citation Award

Kazuhiro Hasegawa
Niigata Spine Surgery Center

Review ArticleCone of Economy with the Chain of Balance-Historical Perspective and Proof of Concept

Takashi Hirai
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Original ArticleIntradiscal Injection with Condoliase (Chondroitin Sulfate ABC Endolyase) for Painful Radiculopathy Caused by Lumbar Disc Herniation

Masahiro Inoue
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Eastern Chiba Medical Center

Original ArticleEfficacy and Safety of Condoliase Disc Administration as a New Treatment for Lumbar Disc Herniation

2024 Best Reviewer Award

Masanari Takami
Orthopaedic surgery, Wakayama Medical University

2023 Best Paper Award

Kayo Inaguma
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seirei Sakura Citizen Hospital

Original ArticleMedical Accidents Related to Ferromagnetic Objects Brought into The MRI Room: Analysis of The National Multicenter Database by Orthopedic Surgeons

Yusuke Murakami
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ehime University School of Medicine

Original ArticleImaging Features of Early Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (pre-DISH): Analysis of Progression of Ligament Ossification over 5 Years by Computed Tomography

Yohei Yamada
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, JA Toyama Kouseiren Takaoka Hospital
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kanazawa University School of Medicine

Original ArticleRecompression of Augmented Vertebrae after Balloon Kyphoplasty Is a Risk of Adjacent Vertebral Fracture

2023 High Citation Award

Sumihisa Orita
Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Chiba University
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
Assessment Committee on OLIF51 of the Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research (JSSR)

Review ArticleTechnical and Conceptual Review on the L5-S1 Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion Surgery (OLIF51)

Masayuki Miyagi
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Kitasato University

Original ArticleBody Composition in Japanese Girls with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Fumihiro Arizumi
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya

Original ArticleEfficacy of Intervention for Prevention of Postoperative Delirium after Spine Surgery

Hideaki Nakajima
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Fukui Faculty of Medical Sciences

Original ArticleShort-Term Outcome and Predictors of Therapeutic Effects of Intradiscal Condoliase Injection for Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation

2023 Best Reviewer Award

Shunji Tsutsui
Wakayama Medical University

2022 Best Paper Award

Masashi Uehara
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan

Original ArticleIs Blood Loss Greater in Elderly Patients under Antiplatelet or Anticoagulant Medication for Cervical Spine Injury Surgery? A Japanese Multicenter Survey

Shizumasa Murata
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

Original ArticleLong-Term Outcomes after Selective Microendoscopic Laminotomy for Multilevel Lumbar Spinal Stenosis with and without Remaining Radiographic Stenosis: A 10-Year Follow-Up Study

Shun Okuwaki
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kenpoku Medical Center Takahagi Kyodo Hospital, Takahagi, Japan

Original ArticleRelationship between Vertebral Instability and the Cross-Sectional Area of Lumbar Muscles in Postmenopausal Acute Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures

2022 High Citation Award

Garrett K Harada
1) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Spine Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA 2) International Spine Research and Innovation Initiative, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA

Review ArticleImaging in Spine Surgery: Current Concepts and Future Directions

Paul R. Krafft
Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA

Original ArticleNovel Titanium Cages for Minimally Invasive Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion: First Assessment of Subsidence

Shizumasa Murata
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

Original ArticleVascular Evaluation around the Cervical Nerve Roots during Ultrasound-Guided Cervical Nerve Root Block

2022 Best Reviewer Award

Kota Watanabe
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan