John C Wellons

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1. 
   Shunting outcomes in posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus: results of a Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network prospective cohort study

   Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, July 2017, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

   John C Wellons

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   Ventricular catheter entry site and not catheter tip location predicts shunt survival: a secondary analysis of 3 large pediatric hydrocephalus studies

   Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, February 2017, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

   John C Wellons, John Kestle, Dr Mandeep Tamber, W Jerry Oakes

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   ETV

   Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, December 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

   John C Wellons, Jaims Lim, Stephen Gannon

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   Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in children: prospective, multicenter results from the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network

   Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, October 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

   John C Wellons, John Kestle, Dr Mandeep Tamber

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   Racial disparities in health care access among pediatric patients with craniosynostosis

   Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, September 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

   John C Wellons, Dr Christopher Bonfield, Zackary Brown

6. 
   Editorial: Post-untethering positioning and diuresis

   Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, June 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

   John C Wellons

7. 
   Chiari malformation Type I surgery in pediatric patients. Part 2: complications and the influence of comorbid disease in California, Florida, and New York

   Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, May 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

   John C Wellons

8. 
   Chiari malformation Type I surgery in pediatric patients. Part 1: validation of an ICD-9-CM code search algorithm

   Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, May 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

   John C Wellons

9. 
   Risk factors for shunt malfunction in pediatric hydrocephalus: a multicenter prospective cohort study

   Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, April 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

   John C Wellons, John Kestle, Dr Mandeep Tamber

10. 
    A new Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network protocol to reduce cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, April 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, Dr. Marion L. Walker, John Kestle, Dr Mandeep Tamber, W Jerry Oakes

11. 
    Editorial: Television sets and traumatic brain injury

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, January 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons

12. 
    Health-related quality of life in pediatric Chiari Type I malformation: the Chiari Health Index for Pediatrics

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, January 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons

13. 
    Standardizing ICU management of pediatric traumatic brain injury is associated with improved outcomes at discharge

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, January 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons

14. 
    Prenatal surgery for myelomeningocele and the need for cerebrospinal fluid shunt placement

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, December 2015, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons

15. 
    Use of blood-sparing surgical techniques and transfusion algorithms: association with decreased blood administration in children undergoing primary open craniosynostosis repair

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, November 2015, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons

16. 
    Posterior odontoid process angulation in pediatric Chiari I malformation: an MRI morphometric external validation study

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, August 2015, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, Luke Tomycz

17. 
    Flap coverage of large myelomeningocele (spina bifida) defects

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, May 2015, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, Dr. Stephane A Braun

18. 
    Evaluating the relationship of the pB–C2 line to clinical outcomes in a 15-year single-center cohort of pediatric Chiari I malformation

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, February 2015, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, Luke Tomycz

19. 
    Radial to axillary nerve neurotization for brachial plexus injury in children: a combined case series

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, November 2014, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, Dr. Scott L Zuckerman

20. 
    Pediatric posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome presenting with isolated cerebellar edema and obstructive hydrocephalus

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, October 2014, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons

21. 
    Endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization in infants with hydrocephalus: a retrospective Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network study

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, September 2014, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, John Kestle, Dr Mandeep Tamber

22. 
    Factors associated with ventricular catheter movement and inaccurate catheter location: post hoc analysis of the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network Ultrasound-Guided Shunt Placement study

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, August 2014, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, Dr. Marion L. Walker, John Kestle, Dr Mandeep Tamber, W Jerry Oakes

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    Reducing perinatal complications and preterm delivery for patients undergoing in utero closure of fetal myelomeningocele: further modifications to the multidisciplinary surgical technique

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, July 2014, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, Dr. Stephane A Braun, Alicia K Crum

24. 
    Establishment of a multidisciplinary concussion program: impact of standardization on patient care and resource utilization

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, January 2014, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, Dr. Steven T Brown

25. 
    No significant improvement in the rate of accurate ventricular catheter location using ultrasound-guided CSF shunt insertion: a prospective, controlled study by the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, December 2013, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, Dr. Marion L. Walker, John Kestle, W Jerry Oakes

26. 
    Editorial: Pediatric neurosurgery

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, November 2013, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons

27. 
    Worsening or development of syringomyelia following Chiari I decompression

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, October 2013, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, Dr. Ian F Pollack, W Jerry Oakes

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    Outcomes of CSF shunting in children: comparison of Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network cohort with historical controls

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, October 2013, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, John Kestle, Dr Mandeep Tamber

29. 
    Validation and modification of a predictive model of postresection hydrocephalus in pediatric patients with posterior fossa tumors

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, September 2013, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, Dr. Samuel McClugage, Bonita S Agee

30. 
    The association between race and frequent shunt failure: a single-center study

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, May 2013, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, Dr Jeffrey P Blount, W Jerry Oakes

31. 
    Posterior interosseous nerve palsy in a child associated with recurrent dislocation of the head of the radius

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, April 2013, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons

32. 
    The assessment of bulging fontanel and splitting of sutures in premature infants: an interrater reliability study by the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, January 2013, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons, John Kestle

33. 
    Technology preferences among caregivers of children with hydrocephalus

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, January 2013, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons

34. 
    Long-term change in ventricular size following endoscopic third ventriculostomy for hydrocephalus due to tectal plate gliomas

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, January 2013, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    John C Wellons