Publications

Publications (last 5 years)

2025:

Triangular osteosynthesis in spinopelvic injuries: reliable fixation or a source of complications?
Hassan AA, Najjar E, Daaboul M, Hamdan K, El Zouhbi A, Sayegh S, Abubeih H, El-Sharkawi M, Farouk O. Injury. 2025 Oct; [volume and issue to be assigned]. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2025.00675-8.

The Rocket Incision in Neuromuscular Scoliosis: A Modified Posterior Approach for Enhanced Pelvic Correction and Wound Safety.
Shafafy M, Hassanin MA, Pandita N, Elmeshneb M, Najjar E. Global Spine J. 2025 Aug 25:21925682251371561. doi: 10.1177/21925682251371561. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40851546; PMCID: PMC12378111.

A Silent Threat: Acute Respiratory Failure and Os Odontoideum in a Child With Down's Syndrome.
Pasku D, Masarwa R, Bhanushali AK, Najjar E, Nocun W, D'Aquino D. Cureus. 2025 Aug 16;17(8):e90227. doi: 10.7759/cureus.90227. PMID: 40959379; PMCID: PMC12435538.

RCT-based meta-analysis of povidone-iodine irrigation in spinal surgery: clarifying efficacy and safety.
Egu C, Muscogliati R, Nocun W, Akil H, U Saleh W, Obidigbo B, Aida Hakim R, A Quraishi N, Salem K, Najjar E. Eur Spine J. 2025 Oct;34(10):4670-4679. doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-09243-8. Epub 2025 Aug 8. PMID: 40779037.

Curved narratives: cultural representation of spinal deformity in children's animated films and its psychosocial implications.
Muscogliati R, Hassanieh A, El Ballani R, Najem Z, Najem L, Frem J, Younes K, Ezzeddine D, Safi C, Chedid A, Al Najjar R, Najjar E. Spine Deform. 2025 Aug 6. doi: 10.1007/s43390-025-01156-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40770482.

Comparative Analysis of Surgical Fixation Techniques for Pediatric Odontoid Fractures: A Systematic Review.
Zantout R, Ashkar I, Masarwa R, El Khatib K, Aldanaf R, Najjar S, Karam C, Bou Kanj R, El Marji A, Badhe N, Egu C, Najjar E. Cureus. 2025 Jul 27;17(7):e88866. doi: 10.7759/cureus.88866. PMID: 40881514; PMCID: PMC12381224.

Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Caudal Block in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Chedid A, Masarwa R, Muscogliati R, Younes K, Hassanieh A, Ezzedine D, Najem L, Safi C, Najem Z, Badhe N, Malek K, Najjar E. Cureus. 2025 Jul 9;17(7):e87584. doi: 10.7759/cureus.87584. PMID: 40786284; PMCID: PMC12332799.

Turning the screw: assessing the impact of full power-assisted versus manual pedicle screw insertion in paediatric spine surgery.
Nocun W, Badhe N, Bharathidasan V, Vimal G, Nair KP, Najjar E. Spine Deform. 2025 Jul 5. doi: 10.1007/s43390-025-01138-4. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40617909.

Assessing the Effectiveness of Antibiotic Irrigation to Reduce Bacterial Load at the Spinal Surgical Site: An In-Vitro Study.
Masarwa R, Uri O, Athamna A, Freimann S, Yassin A, Najjar E, Muscogliati R, Nocun W, Behrbalk E. Cureus. 2025 Mar 31;17(3):e81519. doi: 10.7759/cureus.81519. PMID: 40308409; PMCID: PMC12043249.

Does Pelvic Fixation in Neuromuscular Scoliosis Correction Affect Radiological and Functional Outcomes?
Muscogliati R, Masarwa R, Najjar E, Daher M, Meshneb M, Goswami A, Hassan AA, Quraishi NA, Patel MS.Cureus. 2025 Jul 17;17(7):e88148. doi: 10.7759/cureus.88148. eCollection 2025 Jul.PMID: 40821241

Development and validation of the NOVA score for surgical triage in metastatic spinal cord compression.
Najjar E, Khan S, Masarwa R, Sahota O, Salem K, Quraishi NA.Eur Spine J. 2025 Aug 9. doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-09228-7. Online ahead of print.PMID: 40783471

Does disc consistency matter? a comparative series on calcified and soft thoracic disc herniations.
Egu C, Ratnayake PS, Alrabi IM, Jayalath NS, Badhe N, Muscogliati E, Nocun W, Quraishi NA, Najjar E.Eur Spine J. 2025 Oct;34(10):4386-4394. doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-09069-4. Epub 2025 Jun 18.PMID: 40528019

Human vs. Machine: Deciding on High-Stakes Surgery in Possible Cauda Equina Syndrome.
Najjar E, Hassan A, Muscogliati R, Salem KM, Quraishi NA. Spine J. 2025 May 8:S1529-9430(25)00254-2. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2025.05.026. Online ahead of print

Evaluating the prognostic role of computed tomography Hounsfield units in anticipating spinal outcomes post-instrumentation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Egu C, Najjar E, Komaitis S, Essiet E, Akintunde S, Sibanda V, Salem K, Sahota O, Quraishi N.Eur Spine J. 2025 Apr;34(4):1420-1432. doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-08737-9. Epub 2025 Mar 8

2024:

Multilevel En-Bloc Excision of Thoracic Spine Primary Chondrosarcoma Through an All-Posterior Approach: A Report of Two Cases.
Muscogliati R, Palliyil N, Chin DSC, Deogaonkar K, Daher M, Najjar E, Quraishi N.Cureus. 2024 Oct 5;16(10):e70884. doi: 10.7759/cureus.70884. eCollection 2024 Oct.

Surgical complications in neuromuscular scoliosis surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of the last ten years.
Elmeshneb MA, Hassanin MA, Elnady B, Sleem A, Le GT, Patel MS, Quraishi NA.Eur Spine J. 2024 Jul;33(7):2666-2676. doi: 10.1007/s00586-024-08338-y. Epub 2024 Jun 13.

Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal of Cauda Equina Syndrome Management During Pregnancy.
Egu C, Akintunde S, Adekoya M, Essiet E, Komaitis S, Najjar E. Cureus. 2024 Jun 30;16(6):e63550. doi: 10.7759/cureus.63550. PMID: 39086778; PMCID: PMC11289579.

Evaluation and Treatment of Lumbar Spine Extradural Cysts: A Narrative Review.
Badra M, Najjar E, Wardani H, Jamaleddine Y, Daccache E, Ezzeddine H, Moucharafieh R. Cureus. 2024 May 19;16(5):e60604. doi: 10.7759/cureus.60604. PMID: 38894794; PMCID: PMC11185196.

The effect of early mobilisation (< 14 days) on pathophysiological and functional outcomes in animals with induced spinal cord injury: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
Gray N, Shaikh J, Cowley A, Goosey-Tolfrey V, Logan P, Quraishi N, Booth V.BMC Neurosci. 2024 Mar 25;25(1):20. doi: 10.1186/s12868-024-00862-3

Successful Management by Posterior Approach Only of a Highly Comminuted L4 Fracture with 8 years of Follow-up: A Case Report.
Mehdian H, Pasku D, Najjar E, Quraishi NA. JBJS Case Connect. 2024 Jul 11;14(3). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.23.00643. eCollection 2024 Jul 1.

Thoracolumbar Fractures: Comparing the Effect of Minimally Invasive Versus Open Schanz Screw Techniques on Sagittal Alignment.
Najjar E, Meshneb M, Isapure A, Komaitis S, Hassanin MA, Rampersad R, Elnady B, Salem KM, Quraishi NA.Cureus. 2024 Jun 26;16(6):e63187. doi: 10.7759/cureus.63187. eCollection 2024 Jun.PMID: 38933343

Microsurgical and Descriptive Three-Dimensional Analysis of the Subarticular Trigone: A Guidemap for Standardizing Lateral Recess Decompression.
Komaitis S, Najjar E, Hassanin MA, D'Aquino D, Quraishi NA, Salem KM.Cureus. 2024 Jun 13;16(6):e62303. doi: 10.7759/cureus.62303. eCollection 2024 Jun.PMID: 38873391

Surgical complications in neuromuscular scoliosis surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of the last ten years.
Elmeshneb MA, Hassanin MA, Elnady B, Sleem A, Le GT, Patel MS, Quraishi NA. Eur Spine J. 2024 Jul;33(7):2666-2676. doi: 10.1007/s00586-024-08338-y. Epub 2024 Jun 13.PMID: 38869648

Cost-effectiveness of surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy in the United Kingdom.
Goacher E, Yardanov S, Phillips R, Budu A, Dyson E, Ivanov M, Barton G, Hutton M, Gardner A, Quraishi NA, Grahovac G, Jung J, Demetriades AK, Vergara P, Pereira E, Arzoglou V, Francis J, Trivedi R, Davies BM, Kotter MRN.Br J Neurosurg. 2024 Apr 26:1-5. doi: 10.1080/02688697.2024.2346566. Online ahead of print.PMID: 38712620

Hip reduction surgery versus scoliosis correction in non-ambulant neuromuscular patients: which surgery is the first step?
ELMeshneb MAK, Gessara A, Najjar E, Sleem A, Abdelaal AHK, Abdel-Wanis ME, Patel MS, Shafafy M, Quraishi NA.Spine Deform. 2024 May;12(3):747-754. doi: 10.1007/s43390-023-00804-9. Epub 2024 Jan 16.PMID: 38227087

2023:

Restoration of the sagittal profile according to the Roussouly classification reduces mechanical complications and revision surgery in older patients undergoing surgery for adult spinal deformity (ASD).
Gessara A, Patel MS, Estefan M, Koch JEJ, Gutman N, Mardashti A, Shetaiwi A, Quraishi NA.Eur Spine J. 2023 Sep 28. doi: 10.1007/s00586-023-07885-0

Advancing the Understanding of Clinical Sepsis Using Gene Expression-Driven Machine Learning to Improve Patient Outcomes.
Rashid A, Al-Obeida F, Hafez W, Benakatti G, Malik RA, Koutentis C, Sharief J, Brierley J, Quraishi N, Malik ZA, Anwary A, Alkhzaimi H, Zaki SA, Khilnani P, Kadwa R, Phatak R, Schumacher M, Shaikh G, Al-Dubai A, Hussain A.Shock. 2023 Sep 25. doi: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000002227

A Transcriptomic Appreciation of Childhood Meningococcal and Polymicrobial Sepsis from a Pro-inflammatory and Trajectorial Perspective, a Role for VEGF-A and VEGF-B Modulation?
Rashid A, Brusletto BS, Al-Obeidat F, Toufiq M, Benakatti G, Brierley J, Malik ZA, Hussain Z, Alkhazaimi H, Sharief J, Kadwa R, Sarpal A, Chaussabe D, Malik RA, Quraishi N, Khilnani P, Zaki SA, Nadeem R, Shaikh G, Al-Dubai A, Hafez W, Hussain A.Shock. 2023 Aug 9. doi: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000002192. Online ahead of print.PMID: 37553892

Malignant spinal cord compression in the paediatric population-a systematic review, meta-analysis.
Quraishi NA, Palliyil N, Hassanin MA, D'Aquino D, Shetaiwi A, Walker D.Eur Spine J. 2023 Jun 20. doi: 10.1007/s00586-023-07820-3. Online ahead of print

Vertebral body tethering in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with more than 2 years of follow-up- systematic review and meta-analysis.
Vatkar A, Najjar E, Patel M, Quraishi NA.Eur Spine J. 2023 Jun 12. doi: 10.1007/s00586-023-07724-2. Online ahead of print

The influence of osteoporotic vertebral fractures on global sagittal alignment in elderly patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Najjar E, Pasku D, Mardashti A, Meshneb M, Komaitis S, Salem KM, Quraishi NA.Eur Spine J. 2023 Jul;32(7):2580-2587. doi: 10.1007/s00586-023-07780-8. Epub 2023 May 24.

Neurological recovery after early versus delayed surgical decompression for acute traumatic spinal cord injury.
Hosman AJF, Barbagallo G; The SCI-POEM Study Group; Popescu EC, van de Meent H, Öner FC, De Iure F, Bonavita J, Kreinest M, Lindtner RA, Quraishi NA, Thumbikat P, Bilić V, Reynolds JJ, Belci M, Börcek AÖ, Morris S, Hoffmann C, Signorelli F, Uznov K, van Middendorp JJ.Bone Joint J. 2023 Mar 15;105-B(4):400-411. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.105B4.BJJ-2022-0947.R2.

Complications after early versus late mobilization after an incidental durotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Najjar E, Hassanin MA, Komaitis S, Karouni F, Quraishi N.Eur Spine J. 2023 Mar;32(3):778-786. doi: 10.1007/s00586-023-07526-6. Epub 2023 Jan 7.

C2 stentoplasty: an alternative to conventional vertebroplasty in the treatment of axis metastatic lesions: a systematic review with meta-analysis and case series.
Najjar E, Rampersad R, Komaitis S, Mardashti A, Tsegaye M. Eur Spine J. 2023 Oct;32(10):3450-3462. doi: 10.1007/s00586-023-07809-y. Epub 2023 Jun 10. PMID: 37300582.

2022:

Does kyphoplasty affect the global sagittal alignment in patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Najjar E, Mardashti A, Komaitis S, Karouni F, Vatkar A, Quraishi NA. Eur Spine J. 2022 Dec 5. doi: 10.1007/s00586-022-07479-2.

Cluneal nerve release: a systematic review.
Najjar E, Karouni F, Komaitis S, Boszczyk B, Quraishi NA. Eur Spine J. 2022 Sep 26. doi: 10.1007/s00586-022-07394-6.

Hospitalisation for degenerative cervical myelopathy in England: insights from the National Health Service Hospital Episode Statistics 2012 to 2019.
Goacher E, Phillips R, Mowforth OD, Yordanov S, Pereira EAC, Gardner A, Quraishi NA, Bateman AH, Demetriades AK, Ivanov M, Budu A, Dyson E, Wynne-Jones G, Davies BM, Kotter MRN; NIHR POLYFIX-DCM Consortia.Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2022 Jun;164(6):1535-1541. doi: 10.1007/s00701-022-05219-5. Epub 2022 May 5.

ASSERT (Acute Sacral inSufficiEncy fractuRe augmenTation): randomised controlled, feasibility trial in older people.
Ong T, Suazo Di Paola A, Brookes C, Drummond A, Hendrick P, Leighton P, Jones M, Salem K, Quraishi N, Sahota O.BMJ Open. 2022 May 3;12(5):e050535. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050535.

Correction to: Long-term outcome after surgical treatment of Scheuermann's Kyphosis (SK).
Debnath UK, Quraishi NA, McCarthy MJH, McConnell JR, Mehdian SMH, Shetaiwi A, Grevitt MP, Webb JK.Spine Deform. 2022 Mar;10(2):399. doi: 10.1007/s43390-021-00441-0

2021:

Long-term outcome after surgical treatment of Scheuermann's Kyphosis (SK).
Debnath UK, Quraishi NA, McCarthy MJH, McConnell JR, Mehdian SMH, Shetaiwi A, Grevitt MP, Webb JK.Spine Deform. 2021 Sep 17. doi: 10.1007/s43390-021-00410-7.

Malpractice litigation and spinal surgery in the National Health Service: a single tertiary-level centre perspective over 12 years
Quraishi NA, Shetaiwi A, D'Aquino D, Salem K.Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2021 Sep;103(8):548-552. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2021.0102.

The Relative Merits of Posterior Surgical Treatments for Multi-Level Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Remain Uncertain: Findings from a Systematic Review
Yang X, Gharooni AA, Dhillon RS, Goacher E, Dyson EW, Mowforth O, Budu A, Wynne-Jones G, Francis J, Trivedi R, Ivanov M, Ahuja S, Rezajooi K, Demetriades AK, Choi D, Bateman AH, Quraishi N, Kumar V, Tripathi M, Mohindra S, Pereira EA, Critchley G, Fehlings MG, Hutchinson PJA, Davies BM, Kotter MRN.J Clin Med. 2021 Aug 18;10(16):3653. doi: 10.3390/jcm10163653.

ASSERT (Acute Sacral inSufficiEncy fractuRe augmenTation): Perceptions in the Assessment and Treatment of Pubic Rami and Sacral Fragility Fractures Amongst Healthcare Professionals in Geriatric Medicine and Surgery-A Qualitative Study
Sahota O, Leighton P, Cameron M, Taylor R, Ong T, Drummond A, Hendrick P, Quraishi N, Salem K; ASSERT Research Team.Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 2021 Jul 9;12:21514593211026794. doi: 10.1177/21514593211026794.

The comparative accuracy and safety of fluoroscopic and navigation-based techniques in cervical pedicle screw fixation: systematic review and meta-analysis
Tarawneh AM, Haleem S, D'Aquino D, Quraishi N.J Neurosurg Spine. 2021 Jun 18:1-8. doi: 10.3171/2020

Rare, post-periodontitis spondylodiscitis caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum in a patient with multiple sclerosis: challenge of diagnosis and treatment
Pasku D, Shah S, Aly A, Quraishi NA.
BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Mar 18;14(3):e239664. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239664.

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS): a meta-analysis and systematic review
Gadiya AD, Koch JEJ, Patel MS, Shafafy M, Grevitt MP, Quraishi NA.
Spine Deform. 2021 Mar 16. doi: 10.1007/s43390-021-00310-w. Online ahead of print

The Nottingham radiation protocol for O-arm navigation in paediatric deformity patients: a feasibility study
Kapoor S, O'Dowd K, Hilis A, Quraishi N.
Eur Spine J. 2021 Feb 21. doi: 10.1007/s00586-021-06762-y. Online ahead of print.

Peri-Implant Vertebral Body Fracture in a Cervical Integrated Cage Screw Construct: A Case Report of a Rare Complication
Kapoor S, Shah S, Salem K, Quraishi N. JBJS Case Connect. 2020 Oct 12;10(4):e19.00634. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.19.00634.

Pelvic Fragility Fractures – the Forgotten Osteoporotic Fracture
Sahota O, van Berkel D, Ong T, Drummond A, Hendrick P, Quraishi N, Salem K.Osteoporos Int. 2021 Jan 25. doi: 10.1007/s00198-021-05848-z. Online ahead of print.