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Alex P Hughes, MD · 41 publications across 3 mentees

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Cervical Paraspinal Muscle Atrophy Is Associated With Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis.
Clinical spine surgery · 2026
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniMDMarco D. BurkhardVTVidushi TripathiJAJohn Anthony Carrino+3 more →
PMID: 42691143DOI
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Cervical Paraspinal Muscle Atrophy Is Associated With Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis.
Clinical spine surgery · 2026
APAlex P HughesVTVidushi TripathiMDMarco D. BurkhardAAArtine ArzaniJAJohn Anthony Carrino+3 more →
PMID: 42691143DOI
With Vidushi Tripathi · MD mentee · Class of 2025
Relationship between Preoperative Global Sagittal Alignment and Changes in Cervical Alignment Following Lumbar Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy.
Spine · 2026
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniMDMarco D. Burkhard AAAndrew A. Sama FPFederico P. Girardi+1 more →
PMID: 42044623DOI
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Cervical Paraspinal Muscle Parameters are Associated With Bone Mineral Density as Measured by Quantitative Computed Tomography and Vertebral Bone Quality in Preoperative Patients.
Spine · 2026
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniINIsaac NathooKFKyle FinosJAJohn Anthony Carrino+3 more →
PMID: 42013569DOI
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Machine learning-based identification and ranking of risk factors for lumbar paraspinal muscle atrophy.
Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniMDMarco D. Burkhard AAAndrew A. Sama FPFederico P. Girardi+1 more →
PMID: 41915077PMCID: PMC13038817DOI
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Comparison of CTA and MRI for C1 Instrumentation Presurgical Planning.
Spine · 2026
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniAAAndrew A. Sama FPFederico P. Girardi FPFrank P. Cammisa
PMID: 41662435DOI
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Cervical Muscle Composition in Degenerative Dropped Head Syndrome: A Propensity Score Matching Study.
Spine · 2025
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniMDMarco D. Burkhard AAAndrew A. Sama FPFederico P. Girardi+1 more →
PMID: 40509854DOI
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Introducing the Paraspinal Muscle Quality (PMQ) Score: A Novel T2 MRI-Based Intensity Parameter for Lean Muscle Assessment in Spine Patients.
Spine · 2025
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniKFKyle FinosINIsaac NathooMDMarco D. Burkhard+4 more →
PMID: 40329695DOI3 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Association between subaxial paraspinal muscle parameters and cervical vertebral bone quality in preoperative patients.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine · 2025
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniVTVidushi TripathiETEk Tsoon Tan JAJohn Anthony Carrino+3 more →
PMID: 40184677DOI
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Association between subaxial paraspinal muscle parameters and cervical vertebral bone quality in preoperative patients.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine · 2025
APAlex P HughesVTVidushi TripathiAAArtine ArzaniETEk Tsoon Tan JAJohn Anthony Carrino+3 more →
PMID: 40184677DOI
With Vidushi Tripathi · MD mentee · Class of 2025
Quantitative assessment of cervical disc degeneration using disc signal intensity index.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society · 2024
APAlex P HughesVTVidushi TripathiGEGisberto EvangelistiMDMarco D. Burkhard FPFederico P. Girardi+2 more →
PMID: 39645168DOI9 citations
With Vidushi Tripathi · MD mentee · Class of 2025
Diagnosis and evaluation of cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament on Zero-Echo Time Magnetic Resonance Imaging: an illustrative case series.
European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniKFKyle FinosMDMarco D. BurkhardRERyan E Breighner+1 more →
PMID: 39567399DOI6 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
The Modified 5-Factor Frailty Score May Not be Useful in Predicting Complications and Unplanned Readmission After 1-Level or 2-Level Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion.
HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2024
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniWDWilliam D. Zelenty GOGbolabo O. Sokunbi+3 more →AAAndrew A. Sama
PMID: 39564422PMCID: PMC11572452DOI1 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Relationship Between Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis and Multifidus Muscle Atrophy: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.
Spine · 2024
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniKFKyle FinosINIsaac NathooAAAndrew A. Sama+2 more →
PMID: 39087423DOI12 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Relationship between facet joint osteoarthritis and lumbar paraspinal muscle atrophy: a cross-sectional study.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine · 2024
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniETEk Tsoon Tan AAAndrew A. Sama FPFederico P. Girardi+1 more →
PMID: 38875728DOI19 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Importance of the lumbar paraspinal muscles on the maintenance of global sagittal alignment after lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomy.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine · 2024
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniSJSamuel J MedinaKFKyle FinosINIsaac Nathoo+5 more →
PMID: 38848601DOI3 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Abdominal Aortic Calcification Is Associated With Degeneration of The Paraspinal Muscles: A Retrospective Cross-sectional Study.
Spine · 2024
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniAAAndrew A. Sama FPFrank P. Cammisa FPFederico P. Girardi
PMID: 38717315DOI3 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Importance of the cervical paraspinal muscles in postoperative patient-reported outcomes and maintenance of sagittal alignment after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine · 2024
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniVTVidushi TripathiSJSamuel J MedinaETEk Tsoon Tan+4 more →
PMID: 38701526DOI12 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Importance of the cervical paraspinal muscles in postoperative patient-reported outcomes and maintenance of sagittal alignment after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine · 2024
APAlex P HughesVTVidushi TripathiAAArtine ArzaniSJSamuel J MedinaETEk Tsoon Tan+4 more →
PMID: 38701526DOI12 citations
With Vidushi Tripathi · MD mentee · Class of 2025
Association Between Severity of Cervical Central Spinal Stenosis and Paraspinal Muscle Parameters in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.
Spine · 2024
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniVTVidushi TripathiSJSamuel J MedinaETEk Tsoon Tan+6 more →
PMID: 38605673DOI5 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Association Between Severity of Cervical Central Spinal Stenosis and Paraspinal Muscle Parameters in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.
Spine · 2024
APAlex P HughesVTVidushi TripathiAAArtine ArzaniSJSamuel J MedinaETEk Tsoon Tan+6 more →
PMID: 38605673DOI5 citations
With Vidushi Tripathi · MD mentee · Class of 2025
Abdominal aortic calcification is an independent predictor of perioperative blood loss in posterior spinal fusion surgery.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2024
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniAAAndrew A. Sama FPFrank P. Cammisa FPFederico P. Girardi+1 more →
PMID: 38480623DOI3 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Association patterns between lumbar paraspinal muscles and sagittal malalignment in preoperative patients undergoing lumbar three-column osteotomy.
Spine deformity · 2024
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniSJSamuel J MedinaAAAndrew A. Sama FPFrank P. Cammisa+1 more →
PMID: 38472693DOI
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Association between lumbar intervertebral vacuum phenomenon severity and posterior paraspinal muscle atrophy in patients undergoing spine surgery.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2024
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniWDWilliam D. Zelenty GOGbolabo O. Sokunbi FPFederico P. Girardi+2 more →
PMID: 38267734DOI8 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Association between severity of the cervical foraminal stenosis and paraspinal muscle parameters in patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine · 2023
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniVTVidushi TripathiSJSamuel J MedinaETEk Tsoon Tan+4 more →
PMID: 38134419DOI6 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Association between severity of the cervical foraminal stenosis and paraspinal muscle parameters in patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine · 2023
APAlex P HughesVTVidushi TripathiAAArtine ArzaniSJSamuel J MedinaETEk Tsoon Tan+4 more →
PMID: 38134419DOI6 citations
With Vidushi Tripathi · MD mentee · Class of 2025
Association Between Cervical Sagittal Alignment and Subaxial Paraspinal Muscle Parameters.
Spine · 2023
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniVTVidushi TripathiSJSamuel J MedinaETEk Tsoon Tan+4 more →
PMID: 38098290DOI13 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Association Between Cervical Sagittal Alignment and Subaxial Paraspinal Muscle Parameters.
Spine · 2023
APAlex P HughesVTVidushi TripathiAAArtine ArzaniSJSamuel J MedinaETEk Tsoon Tan+4 more →
PMID: 38098290DOI13 citations
With Vidushi Tripathi · MD mentee · Class of 2025
Predicting postoperative outcomes in lumbar spinal fusion: development of a machine learning model.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society · 2023
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniINIsaac NathooKFKyle FinosAAAndrew A. Sama+3 more →
PMID: 37866485DOI41 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Association of abdominal aortic calcification and lower back pain in patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis.
Pain · 2023
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniAAAndrew A. Sama FPFrank P. Cammisa FPFederico P. Girardi+1 more →
PMID: 37856648DOI4 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Association Between Osteoarthritis Burden and Intervertebral Disk Degeneration in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis.
Spine · 2023
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniFPFrank P. Cammisa FPFederico P. Girardi AAAndrew A. Sama+1 more →
PMID: 37796191DOI10 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Relationship between lumbar spinal stenosis and axial muscle wasting.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society · 2023
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniETEk Tsoon Tan JAJohn Anthony Carrino AAAndrew A. Sama+2 more →
PMID: 37788745DOI26 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Understanding the Interplay Between Paraspinal Muscle Atrophy and Lumbar Endplate Degeneration: A 3-Year Longitudinal Study.
Spine · 2023
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniETEk Tsoon Tan JAJohn Anthony Carrino AAAndrew A. Sama+2 more →
PMID: 37698271DOI8 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Severe Intervertebral Vacuum Phenomenon is Associated With Higher Preoperative Low Back Pain, ODI, and Indication for Fusion in Patients With Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis.
Clinical spine surgery · 2023
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniWDWilliam D. Zelenty GOGbolabo O. Sokunbi+4 more →AAAndrew A. Sama
PMID: 37651562DOI12 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Abdominal aortic calcification is independently associated with lumbar endplate degeneration.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniETEk Tsoon Tan AAAndrew A. Sama FPFederico P. Girardi+1 more →
PMID: 37584697DOI7 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Risk Factors for Unexpected Conversion From Ambulatory to Inpatient Admission Among One-level or Two-level ACDF Patients.
Spine · 2023
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniVTVidushi TripathiWDWilliam D. Zelenty+4 more →AAAndrew A. Sama
PMID: 37389987DOI10 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Risk Factors for Unexpected Conversion From Ambulatory to Inpatient Admission Among One-level or Two-level ACDF Patients.
Spine · 2023
APAlex P HughesVTVidushi TripathiAAArtine ArzaniWDWilliam D. Zelenty+4 more →AAAndrew A. Sama
PMID: 37389987DOI10 citations
With Vidushi Tripathi · MD mentee · Class of 2025
Changes of the posterior paraspinal and psoas muscle in patients with low back pain: a 3-year longitudinal study.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniETEk Tsoon Tan AAAndrew A. Sama FPFrank P. Cammisa+1 more →
PMID: 37378708DOI10 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Decision-making Algorithm for the Surgical Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis of L4/L5.
Spine · 2023
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniAAAndrew A. Sama FPFrank P. Cammisa FPFederico P. Girardi+1 more →
PMID: 37318098DOI16 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Abdominal aortic calcification is independently associated with increased atrophy and fatty infiltration of the lumbar paraspinal muscles: a retrospective cross-sectional study.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniETEk Tsoon Tan JAJohn Anthony Carrino AAAndrew A. Sama+2 more →
PMID: 37273032DOI5 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
The predictive value of a novel site-specific MRI-based bone quality assessment, endplate bone quality (EBQ), for severe cage subsidence among patients undergoing standalone lateral lumbar interbody fusion.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society · 2022
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniAAAndrew A. Sama FPFrank P. Cammisa FPFederico P. Girardi
PMID: 35843534DOI59 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Surgeon-Placed Erector Spinae Plane Catheters for Multilevel Lumbar Spine Fusion: Technique and Outcomes Compared With Single-Shot Blocks.
International journal of spine surgery · 2022
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniAAAndrew A. Sama FPFrank P. Cammisa EMEllen Marie Soffin
PMID: 35835575PMCID: PMC9421284DOI11 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Procedure-Specific Complications Associated with Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block for Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis of 342 Consecutive Cases.
Journal of pain research · 2022
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniIOIkenna OnyekwereZWZhaorui Wang+3 more →EMEllen Marie Soffin
PMID: 35264883PMCID: PMC8901415DOI32 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Mapping of Venous Sinus Anatomy and Occipital Bone Thickness for Safe Screw Placement in 100 Patients with 46,200 Standardized Measurements Using Computed Tomography Angiography.
Spine · 2022
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniJAJohn Anthony Carrino AAAndrew A. Sama FPFrank P. Cammisa+1 more →
PMID: 34310535DOI1 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Effects of an opioid stewardship program on opioid consumption and related outcomes after multilevel lumbar spine fusion: a pre- and postimplementation analysis of 268 patients.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine · 2021
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniJKJulianna KostasAAAndrew A. Sama+2 more →EMEllen Marie Soffin
PMID: 34861648DOI7 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Impact of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block on outcomes after lumbar spinal fusion: a retrospective propensity score matched study of 242 patients.
Regional anesthesia and pain medicine · 2021
APAlex P HughesAAArtine ArzaniEMEllen Marie Soffin AAAndrew A. Sama FPFrank P. Cammisa+1 more →
PMID: 34795027DOI26 citations
With Artine Arzani · MD mentee · Class of 2024
Endplate volumetric bone mineral density measured by quantitative computed tomography as a novel predictive measure of severe cage subsidence after standalone lateral lumbar fusion.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2020
APAlex P HughesCJConor JonesJAJohn Anthony Carrino AAAndrew A. Sama FPFrank P. Cammisa+1 more →
PMID: 32130528DOI70 citations
With Conor Jones · MD mentee · Class of 2021
The impact of degenerative disc disease on regional volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) measured by quantitative computed tomography.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society · 2019
APAlex P HughesCJConor JonesJAJohn Anthony Carrino AAAndrew A. Sama FPFrank P. Cammisa+1 more →
PMID: 31125693DOI30 citations
With Conor Jones · MD mentee · Class of 2021