KhoiDucThanMD

PubMed

• Comparison of intraoperative and postoperative outcomes between open, wiltse, and percutaneous approach to traumatic thoracolumbar spine fractures without neurological...
  Abdulrahman O Al-Naseem, Yusuf Mehkri, Sachiv Chakravarti, Eli Johnson, Margot Kelly-Hedrick
  North American Spine Society Journal. 2024-12-01
• So Close yet So Far: The impact of undercorrection of cervical sagittal alignment during adult cervical deformity surgery - An Incremental correction analysis.
  Ankita Das, Anthony Yung, Oluwatobi Onafowokan, Jamshaid Mir, Max R Fisher
  Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2024-12-01
• When is staging complex adult spinal deformity advantageous? Identifying subsets of patients who benefit from staged interventions.
  Peter G Passias, Peter Tretiakov, Oluwatobi O Onafowokan, Ankita Das, Renaud Lafage
  Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2024-11-22

Journal Articles

• Publication comment on ‘A cost-effectiveness comparison between open transforaminal and minimally invasive lateral lumbar interbody fusions using the incremental cost-...  
  Than KD and Mummaneni PV, Neurosurgery, 1/1/2016
• Resolution of innumerable cerebral Nocardia paucivorans abscesses after medical management  
  Delavari N, Than KD, Chen KS, McKeever PE, Wang AC, and Pandey AS, J Clin Neurosci, 1/1/2016
• Clinical and radiographic parameters associated with best vs worst clinical outcomes in minimally invasive deformity surgery  
  Than KD, Park P, Fu KM, Nguyen S, Wang MY, Chou D, Nunley PD, Anand N, Fessler RG, Shaffrey CI, Bess S, Akbarnia B, Deviren V, Uribe JS, La Marca F, Kanter AS, Okonkwo..., J Neurosurg Spine, 1/1/2016
• Comparison of early and late complications after circumferential minimally invasive and hybrid surgery for adult spinal deformity  
  Anand N, Cohen RB, Cohen J, Than K, Park P, Fessler RG, Nunley P, Nguyen S, Mummaneni P, Zavatsky J, Chou D, Uribe J, Wang MY, Kanter AS, Okonkwo DO, Deviren V, Akbarn..., Ann Orthop Rheumatol, 1/1/2016
• Rare complications of cervical spine surgery: pseudomeningocoele  
  Ailon T, Smith JS, Nassr A, Smith ZA, Hsu WK, Fehlings MG, Fish D, Wang JC, Hilibrand AS, Mummaneni PV, Chou D, Sasso RC, Traynelis VC, Arnold PM, Mroz TE, Buser Z, Lo..., Global Spine J, 1/1/2016
• A multi-center study of the presentation, treatment, and outcomes of cervical dural tears  
  O'Neill KR, Fehlings MG, Mroz TE, Smith ZA, Hsu WK, Kanter AS, Steinmetz MP, Arnold PM, Mummaneni PV, Chou D, Nassr A, Qureshi SA, Cho SK, Baird EO, Smith JS, Shaffrey..., Global Spine J, 1/1/2016
• Brachial plexopathy after cervical spine surgery  
  Than KD, Mummaneni P, Smith Z, Hsu W, Arnold P, Fehlings M, Mroz T, and Riew D, Global Spine J, 1/1/2016
• C5 palsy after cervical spine surgery: a multi-center retrospective review of 59 Cases  
  Thompson S, Smith Z, Hsu W, Nassr A, Mroz T, Fish D, Wang J, Fehlings M, Tannoury C, Tannoury T, Tortolani PJ, Traynelis V, Gokaslan Z, Hilibrand A, Isaacs R, Mummanen..., Global Spine J, 1/1/2016
• Pseudogout of the cervical and thoracic spine mimicking infection after lumbar fusion: case report and literature review  
  Bridges KJ, Bullis CL, Wanchu A, and Than KD, J Neurosurg Spine, 1/1/2016
• Stereotactic radiosurgery vs surgical resection for spinal hemangioblastoma: a systematic review  
  Bridges KJ, Jaboin JJ, Kubicky CD, and Than KD, Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 1/1/2016
• Comparison of minimally invasive trans-spinous and open approaches for thoracolumbar intradural-extramedullary spinal tumors  
  Raygor KP, Than KD, Chou D, and Mummaneni PV, Neurosurg Focus, 1/1/2015
• Failure of a polyether-ether-ketone expandable interbody cage following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: case report  
  Stein IC, Than KD, Chen KS, Wang AC, and Park P, Eur Spine J, 1/1/2015
• BMP-2 inhibits tumor-initiating ability in human renal cancer stem cells and induces bone formation  
  Wang L, Park P, La Marca F, Than KD, and Lin CY, J Cancer Res Clin Oncol, 1/1/2015
• Appropriate use of limited intervention vs extensive surgery in the elderly patient with spinal disorders  
  Gussous Y, Than K, Mummaneni P, Smith J, Steinmetz M, Ohya J, and Berven S, Neurosurgery, 1/1/2015
• Perspective: Surgical options for adult syringomyelia  
  Than KD and Mummaneni PV, World Neurosurg, 1/1/2015
• Readjusting lumbar pedicle screws nonparallel to the superior endplate  
  Than KD and Mummaneni PV, World Neurosurg, 1/1/2015
• Cost-effectiveness analysis of a short-term pediatric neurosurgical brigade to Guatemala  
  Davis MC, Than KD, Garton HJ, World Neurosurg, 1/1/2014
• Complication avoidance and management using the O-arm for odontoid screw fixation: technical note  
  Wu J, Wadhwa R, Than K, and Mummaneni P, Cureus, 1/1/2014
• Independent predictors for local recurrence following surgery for spinal metastasis  
  Lau D, Than KD, La Marca F, and Park P, Acta Neurochir, 1/1/2014
• Thermoelectrical modeling of bipolar coagulation on posterior spinal artery in a porcine spinal surgery model  
  Chen RK, Than KD, Park P, and Shih AJ, IEEE Trans Biomed Eng, 1/1/2014
• Spinal instrumentation in the setting of primary infection  
  Than KD and Mummaneni PV, World Neurosurg, 1/1/2013
• Symptomatic epidural cerebrospinal fluid collection following lumbar puncture and aneurysm clipping: case report  
  Than KD, Wang AC, Ram AN, and Thompson BG, Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 1/1/2013
• Unilateral approach for bilateral decompression with MIS TLIF  
  Than KD and Mummaneni PV, World Neurosurg, 1/1/2013
• Publication comment on ‘Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in professional athletes’  
  Than K and Park P, Than K and Park P, 1/1/2013
• Anterior clinoid mucocele presenting with orbital apex syndrome  
  Wang AC, Than KD, Ramnath S, and Pandey AS, Surg Neurol Int, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

• Handbook of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Intensive Care for Nurses & Advanced Practice Health Professionals 
  Chapter: Elective Spinal Surgery for Scoliosis & Kyphosis 
  Than KD, Ohya J, and Mummaneni PVEditors: Wang M, Mummaneni P, Strayer A, Harris O, and Rosenberg C.2017
• Clinical Decision Support: Spine Surgery 
  Chapter: Understanding spino-pelvic measurement principles with regards to spinal balance 
  Joaquim AF, Than KD, and Mummaneni PVEditors: Vaccaro A, Prasad S, Rihn J, and Wang M.2017
• Youmans and Winn Neurological Surgery 
  Chapter: Evaluation and Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis 
  Joseph JR, Chen KS, Than KD, and Park PEditors: Winn HR.Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, PAEdition 7th,2017
• Neurosurgical Operative Atlas: Spine and Peripheral Nerves 
  Chapter: Surgical Considerations for the Management of Lumbar Degenerative Disease with Multiplanar Deformity 
  Simpson LN, Chang JJ, and Than KDEditors: Wolfla CE and Resnick DK.Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, NYEdition 3rd,2017
• Neurosurgical Operative Atlas: Spine and Peripheral Nerves 
  Chapter: Cervical Posterior Lateral Mass Fixation 
  Chang JJ and Than KDEditors: Wolfla CE and Resnick DK.Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, NYEdition 3rd,2017
• Handbook of Spine Surgery 
  Chapter: Anterior Cervical Discectomy 
  Lu DC, Than KD, Foley KT, and Mummaneni PVEditors: Baaj AA, Mummaneni PV, Uribe JS, Vaccaro AR, and Greenberg MS.Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, NYEdition 2nd,2016
• Handbook of Spine Surgery 
  Chapter: Radiographic Parameters in Spinal Deformity 
  Than KD, Joaquim AF, and Mummaneni PVEditors: Baaj AA, Mummaneni PV, Uribe JS, Vaccaro AR, and Greenberg MS.Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, NYEdition 2nd,2016
• Handbook of Spine Surgery 
  Chapter: C1-C2 Techniques 
  JC, Than KD, and Mummaneni PVEditors: Baaj AA, Mummaneni PV, Uribe JS, Vaccaro AR, and Greenberg MS.Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, NYEdition 2nd,2016
• Frontiers in Neurosurgery: Video Atlas of Spine Surgical Techniques 
  Chapter: Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion 
  Chen KS, Wang AC, Than KD, Kahn EN, La Marca F, and Park PEditors: Landriel FA and Vecchi E.Bentham Science Publishers, Sharjah, UAE2016
• Textbook of the Cervical Spine 
  Chapter: Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy 
  Rahman S, Than K, and La Marca FEditors: Shen FH, Samartzis D, and Fessler RG.Elsevier Saunders, Maryland Heights, MD2015
• Current Diagnosis & Treatment Surgery 
  Chapter: Central Nervous System Infections 
  Than KD, Wang AC, Leveque JC, and Sullivan SEEditors: Doherty GM.McGraw-Hill Education, New York, NYEdition 14th,2015
• Current Diagnosis & Treatment Surgery 
  Chapter: Intervertebral Disk Disease 
  Wilkinson DA, Than KD, and Park PEditors: Doherty GM.McGraw-Hill Education, New York, NYEdition 14th,2015
• Current Diagnosis & Treatment Surgery 
  Chapter: Spinal Cord Tumors 
  Wang AC, Than KD, and Park PEditors: Doherty GM.McGraw-Hill Education, New York, NYEdition 14th,2015
• Minimally Invasive Spinal Deformity Surgery: An evolution of modern techniques 
  Chapter: Role of Neuromonitoring in Minimally Invasive Lateral Approaches to the Spine 
  Than KD, Wang AC, Bush B, Park P, and La Marca FEditors: Wang M, Lu Y, Anderson DG, and Mummaneni PV.Springer, Vienna, Australia2014
• Infections of the Central Nervous System 
  Chapter: Surgical Management of Central Nervous System Infections 
  Wang AC, Than KD, and Sagher OEditors: Scheld WM, Whitley RJ, and Marra CM.Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia, PAEdition 4th,2014
• Surgical Anatomy & Techniques to the Spine 
  Chapter: Surgical Decompression and Stabilization Techniques in Thoracic Trauma 
  Than KD, Boomsaad MJ, Valdivia-Valdivia JM, and Park PEditors: Kim DH, Cho D, Dickman CA, Kim I, Lee SK, and Vaccaro AR.Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, PAEdition 2nd,2013
• Youmans Neurological Surgery 
  Chapter: Pregnancy and the Vascular Lesion 
  Than KD and Thompson BG JrEditors: Winn HR.Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, PAEdition 6th,2011
• Case Studies in Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care 
  Chapter: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage during Aneurysm Coiling 
  Than KD, Wang AC, Chaudhary N, Gemmete JJ, Pandey AS, and Thompson BGEditors: Mashour GM and Farag E.Mashour GM and Farag E, New York, NY2011
• Current Diagnosis & Treatment Surgery 
  Chapter: Tumors of the Spine & Spinal Cord 
  Wang AC, Than KD, and Park PEditors: Doherty GM.McGraw-Hill Medical, New York, NYEdition 13th,2009
• Current Diagnosis & Treatment Surgery 
  Chapter: CNS Infections 
  Than KD, Wang AC, Leveque JC, and Sullivan SEEditors: Doherty GM.McGraw-Hill Medical, New York, NYEdition 13th,2009
• Encyclopedia of Global Health 
  Chapter: Acoustic Neuroma 
  Yawei ZhangSage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA2008
• Encyclopedia of Global Health 
  Chapter: Aneurysms 
  Yawei ZhangSage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA2008
• Encyclopedia of Global Health 
  Chapter: Brain Cancer 
  Yawei ZhangSage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA2008
• Encyclopedia of Global Health 
  Chapter: Brain Malformations 
  Yawei ZhangSage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA2008
• Encyclopedia of Global Health 
  Chapter: Head and Brain Malformations 
  Yawei ZhangSage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA2008
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Abstracts/Posters

• Combined laminoplasty and posterior fusion for treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy: review of the literature
  Bridges KJ, Simpson LN, Bullis CL, Rekito A, Sayama C, and Than KD, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, 1/26/2017
• Holospinal epidural abscesses – retrospective review of a single institution’s experience
  Bridges KJ, Chang JJ, and Than KD, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, 1/26/2017
• Pseudogout of the cervical and thoracic spine mimicking infection after lumbar fusion: case report and literature review
  Bridges KJ, Bullis CL, Wanchu A, and Than KD, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, 1/26/2017
• Stereotactic radiosurgery vs. surgical resection for spinal hemangioblastoma: a systematic review
  Bridges KJ and Than KD, Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Spine Summit; American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, 2017, 1/26/2017
• Does concave versus convex approach matter when using lateral lumbar interbody fusion for adult degenerative scoliosis?
  Kanter AS, Zavatsky JM, Mundis GM Jr., Tempel Z, Nguyen S, Chou D, Park P, Uribe JS, Wang MY, Anand N, Eastlack RK, Than KD, Okonkwo DO, and the International Spine St..., North American Spine Society 31st Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/29/2016
• Laminoplasty versus laminectomy with posterior spinal fusion for multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy: matched cohorts of regional sagittal balance
  Lau D, Winkler EA, Than KD, Chou D, and Mummaneni PV, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/28/2016
• Clinical and radiographic parameters associated with best vs. worst clinical outcomes in minimally invasive deformity surgery
  Than KD, Park P, Fu KM, Nguyen S, Wang MY, Shaffrey CI, Bess S, Akbarnia BA, Deviren V, Uribe JS, Okonkwo DO, Mundis GM, Mummaneni PV, and the International Spine Stud..., SpineWeek, Singapore, Singapore, 1/20/2016
• Can a minimal clinically important difference (MCID) be achieved in elderly patients with adult spinal deformity who undergo minimally invasive spinal surgery?
  Park P, Okonkwo DO, Nguyen S, Mundis GM Jr., Than KD, Deviren V, La Marca F, Fu KM, Wang MY, Uribe JS, Anand N, Fessler RG, Nunley PD, Chou D, Kanter AS, Shaffrey CI, ..., AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Spine Summit, Orlando, FL, 1/19/2016
• Comparison of outcomes following laminoplasty versus laminectomy with posterior spinal fusion for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: matched cohorts of regional sagittal...
  Lau D, Winkler EA, Than KD, Chou D, and Mummaneni PV, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Spine Summit, Orlando, FL, 1/19/2016
• Proximal junctional kyphosis: inter- and intra-observer reliability in adult spinal deformity
  Rastegar F, Contag A, Daniels A, Hiratzka J, Lin C, Chang J, Than K, Raslan A, Kong C, Nguyen NL, Hostin R, and Hart R, Lumbar Spine Research Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/15/2016
• What is the effect of open vs. percutaneous screws on complications among patients undergoing lateral interbody fusion for adult spinal deformity?
  Than K, Nguyen S, Park P, Chou D, La Marca F, Uribe JS, Vogel T, Nunley P, Eastlack RK, Anand N, Kanter AS, Mummaneni P, Mundis GM Jr., and the International Spine Stu..., 9th Annual Society of Lateral Access Surgery Research Meeting, Carlsbad, CA, 1/12/2016
• Clinical and radiographic parameters associated with best vs. worst clinical outcomes in minimally invasive deformity surgery
  Than KD, Park P, Fu KM, Nguyen S, Wang MY, Chou D, Nunley P, Anand N, Fessler RG, Shaffrey CI, Bess S, Akbarnia BA, Deviren V, Uribe JS, La Marca F, Kanter AS, Okonkwo..., AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Spine Summit; International Society for Advancement of Spine Surgery Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 2016; Las Vegas, NV, 2016, 1/8/2016
• The impact of minimally invasive spinal deformity surgery on ICU and hospital stay
  Chou D, Wang MY, Fu KM, Mundis G, Shaffrey CI, Okonkwo DO, Kanter AS, Deviren V, Uribe JS, Nunley PD, Anand N, Park P, Nguyen S, Fessler RG, La Marca F, Than KD, and M..., Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/30/2015
• Clinical and radiographic parameters associated with best vs. worst clinical outcomes in minimally invasive deformity surgery
  Fu KM, Mundis G, Than KD, Park P, Nguyen S, Wang MY, Chou D, Nunley P, Anand N, Fessler RG, Shaffrey CI, Bess S, Akbarnia BA, Deviren V, Uribe JS, Kanter AS, Okonkwo D..., Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/30/2015
• Comparison of outcome following laminoplasty versus laminectomy with posterior spinal fusion for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: Matched cohorts regional and sagittal...
  Lau D, Mummaneni PV, Than KD, and Winkler EA, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/30/2015
• Perioperative complications in elderly patients undergoing occipitocervical fusion
  Than KD, Mummaneni PV, Osorio JA, Lau D, Gossman M, Chou D, and Dhall SS, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/30/2015
• Comparison of MIS trans-spinous and open approaches for thoracolumbar intradural-extramedullary spinal tumors
  Raygor KP, Than KD, Chou D, and Mummaneni PV, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/30/2015
• Can a minimal clinically important difference (MCID) be achieved in elderly patients with adult spinal deformity who undergo minimally invasive spinal surgery?
  Park P, Okonkwo DO, Nguyen S, Mundis G, Than KD, Deviren V, La Marca F, Fu KM, Wang MY, Uribe JS, Anand N, Fessler RG, Nunley PD, Chou D, Kanter AS, Shaffrey CI, Akbar..., Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/30/2015
• A critical analysis of sagittal plane deformity correction with minimally invasive surgery: A 2 year-follow up study of deformity patients categorized by the SRS-Schwa...
  Mundis G, Uribe JS, Mummaneni PV, Anand N, Park P, Okonkwo DO, Kanter AS, Fessler RG, Nguyen S, Akbarnia BA, Bess S, Wang MY, La Marca F, Than KD, Deviren V, Chou D, L..., Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/30/2015
• Readmission and reoperation to treat postoperative CSF leak after lumbar spine surgery, results from the N2QOD database
  Mummaneni PV, Wadhwa RK, Ohya J, Than KD, Asher AL, and Glassman SD, American Academy of Neurological Surgery Annual Meeting, Heidelberg, Germany, 1/19/2015
• Clinical and radiographic parameters associated with best vs. worst clinical outcomes in minimally invasive deformity surgery
  Fu KM, Than KD, Park P, Nguyen S, Wang MY, Chou D, Nunley P, Anand N, Fessler RG, Shaffrey CI, Bess S, Diebo B, Deviren V, Uribe J, Kanter A, Okonkwo D, Mundis G, and ..., North American Spine Society 30th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/18/2015
• Clinical and radiographic parameters associated with best vs. worst clinical outcomes in minimally invasive deformity surgery
  Than KD, Park P, Fu KM, Nguyen S, Wang MY, Shaffrey CI, Bess S, Akbarnia BA, Deviren V, Uribe JS, Okonkwo DO, Mundis GM, Mummaneni PV, and the International Spine Stud..., Annual Meeting of the Neurosurgical Society of America, Newport Beach, CA, 1/15/2015
• Clinical and radiographic parameters associated with best vs. worst clinical outcomes in minimally invasive deformity surgery
  Than KD, Park P, Fu KM, Nguyen S, Wang MY, Shaffrey CI, Bess S, Akbarnia B, Deviren V, Liabaud B, Uribe J, Okonkwo D, Mundis G, Mummaneni PV, and the International Spi..., 22nd International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1/11/2015
• Comparison of minimally invasive trans-spinous and open approaches for thoracolumbar intradural-extramedullary spinal tumors
  Raygor KP, Than KD, Chou D, and Mummaneni PV, Raygor KP, Than KD, Chou D, and Mummaneni PV, Las Vegas, NV, 1/7/2015
• Perioperative complications in elderly patients undergoing occipitocervical fusion
  Than KD, Osorio JA, Lau D, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, and Dhall SS, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/6/2015
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Lectures

• Minimally Invasive Surgery for Spinal Deformity 
  Gainesville, FL - 1/26/2017
• Complications in MIS Deformity Surgery, and Pearls to Avoid Them 
  San Diego, CA - 1/27/2016
• MIS Deformity Surgery: What Does the Data Tell Us? 
  Boston, MA - 1/27/2016
• MIS and PJK: Does MIS really reduce re-operation? 
  San Diego, CA - 1/24/2016
• MIS Approaches to Intradural Extramedullary Tumors 
  Orlando, FL - 1/19/2016
• Basics of Spinal Deformity 
  Portland, OR - 1/15/2016
• Degenerative Conditions of the Spine 
  McMinnville, OR - 1/9/2016
• IONM in Spine and Spinal Cord Tumor Surgery: Costs and Benefits 
  Chicago, IL - 1/4/2016
• Cervical Radiculopathy 
  Corvallis, OR - 1/3/2016
• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery 
  New Orleans, LA - 1/26/2015
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