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  1. Outcomes comparative analysis of concurrent traumatic brain injury and traumatic spinal cord injury versus isolated traumatic brain injury and isolated traumatic spinal cord injury

    Article • PM&R, January 2026, Wiley

    Maxwell Boakye

  2. Acute Immunological Phenotypes in Individuals with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, December 2025, SAGE Publications

    Maxwell Boakye

  3. Effects of Opioid Use Duration on Complications and Healthcare Utilization and Costs in Spinal Cord Injury

    Article • Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, November 2025, American Spinal Injury Association

    Maxwell Boakye

  4. Transitional care into adulthood: Management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

    Article • Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, September 2025, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  5. Systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of loss of consciousness on clinical outcomes in mild traumatic brain injury

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maxwell Boakye

  6. Obesity in chronic spinal cord injury is associated with poorer body composition and increased risk of cardiometabolic disease

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maxwell Boakye

  7. A surgical and functional approach to the pelvic gross neuroanatomy of the female Yucatan minipig

    Article • Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger, August 2025, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  8. Insurance type and risk of dementia diagnosis after traumatic brain injury: a study of 267 473 US civilians from 2000 to 2022

    Article • BMJ Open, July 2025, BMJ

    Maxwell Boakye

  9. Segmentation of clinical imagery for improved epidural stimulation to address spinal cord injury

    Article • June 2025, openRxiv

    Maxwell Boakye

  10. Activity-based recovery training with spinal cord epidural stimulation improves standing performance in cervical spinal cord injury

    Article • Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, April 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maxwell Boakye

  11. Improved healthcare utilization and economic outcomes of chronic subdural hematoma treatment with middle meningeal artery embolization compared to conventional surgical drainage

    Article • Interventional Neuroradiology, January 2025, SAGE Publications

    Maxwell Boakye

  12. National trends of Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) and Vagus Nerve stimulation (VNS) for refractory epilepsy in adult patients: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample based propensity score matched analysis

    Article • Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, January 2025, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  13. Polypharmacy in elective lumbar spinal surgery for degenerative conditions with 24-month follow-up

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maxwell Boakye

  14. Cannabis and Craniotomy for Glioblastoma: Impact on Complications and Health Care Utilization

    Article • World Neurosurgery, October 2024, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  15. Polypharmacy in spinal cord injury: Matched cohort analysis comparing drug classes, medical complications, and healthcare utilization metrics with 24-month follow-up

    Article • Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, July 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Maxwell Boakye

  16. Rehabilitation utilization in malignant primary brain tumors compared to stroke and traumatic brain injury: Analysis using a large claim database

    Article • Neuro-Oncology Practice, July 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Maxwell Boakye

  17. Spinal cord lesion MRI and behavioral outcomes in a miniature pig model of spinal cord injury: exploring preclinical potential through an ad hoc comparison with human SCI

    Article • Spinal Cord Series and Cases, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maxwell Boakye

  18. National 22‐year epilepsy surgery landscape shows increasing open and minimally invasive pediatric epilepsy surgery

    Article • Epilepsia, June 2024, Wiley

    Maxwell Boakye

  19. Targeted Selection of Stimulation Parameters for Restoration of Motor and Autonomic Function in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury

    Article • Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface, June 2024, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  20. Spontaneous Spinal Hematoma in Patients Using Antiplatelets and Anticoagulants: A Systematic Review

    Article • World Neurosurgery, April 2024, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  21. Polypharmacy in elective lumbar spinal surgery for degenerative conditions: A MarketScan national database analysis with 24-month follow-up

    Article • March 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maxwell Boakye

  22. Increased Incidence of Depression and Chronic Pain in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Patients With Pre-Injury Alcohol Use Disorder: Longitudinal Analysis of Insurance Claim Database

    Article • Neurotrauma Reports, January 2024, SAGE Publications

    Maxwell Boakye

  23. Profiling Immunological Phenotypes in Individuals During the First Year After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Longitudinal Analysis

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, December 2023, SAGE Publications

    Maxwell Boakye

  24. Cannabis Use Disorder Trends and Health Care Utilization After Cervical and Lumbar Spine Fusions

    Article • Spine, November 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  25. Associations Between Diurnal Timing of Spinal Cord Injury and Its Etiology and Co-Morbidities

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, September 2023, SAGE Publications

    Maxwell Boakye

  26. Riluzole in Spinal Cord Injury Study (RISCIS)–Pharmacokinetic (PK) Sub-Study: An Analysis of Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Impact on Axonal Degradation of Riluzole in Patients With Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Enrolled in the RISCIS ...

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, September 2023, SAGE Publications

    Maxwell Boakye

  27. Risk of developing glioblastoma following non-CNS primary cancer: a SEER analysis between 2000 and 2018

    Article • Journal of Neuro-Oncology, September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maxwell Boakye

  28. Predictive values of spinal cord diffusion magnetic resonance imaging to characterize outcomes after contusion injury

    Article • Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, July 2023, Wiley

    Maxwell Boakye

  29. Depression phenotypes in spinal cord injury and impact on post-injury healthcare utilization and cost: Analysis using a large claim database

    Article • Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, July 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Maxwell Boakye

  30. Trends and Impact of Treatment Modalities (Surgery and Radiation Therapy) on Health Care Utilization in Patients With Glomus Jugulare Tumors (GJTs): An Inverse Probability of Treatment Weight Analysis

    Article • World Neurosurgery, July 2023, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  31. SmartPill™ Administration to Assess Gastrointestinal Function after Spinal Cord Injury in a Porcine Model—A Preliminary Study

    Article • Biomedicines, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Maxwell Boakye

  32. Impact of Management Strategies on New-Onset Mental Health Disorders and Associated Health Care Utilization in Patients with Vestibular Schwannoma

    Article • World Neurosurgery, May 2023, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  33. Intraoperative MRI use in transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary tumors: Trends and healthcare utilization

    Article • Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, May 2023, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  34. Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Cultural Application of Borassus Aethiopum Mart. In the Volta Region of Ghana

    Article • January 2023, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  35. Health Care Utilization and Cost Associated With Urinary Tract Infections in a Privately Insured Spinal Cord Injury Population

    Article • Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, January 2023, American Spinal Injury Association

    Maxwell Boakye

  36. Opioid Dependence and Associated Health Care Utilization and Cost in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Population: Analysis Using Marketscan Database

    Article • Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, January 2023, American Spinal Injury Association

    Maxwell Boakye

  37. Porcine spinal cord injury model for translational research across multiple functional systems

    Article • Experimental Neurology, January 2023, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  38. Trends and Outcomes in Patients with Dementia Undergoing Spine Fusions: A Matched Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis

    Article • World Neurosurgery, January 2023, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  39. Neuroanatomical mapping of the lumbosacral spinal cord in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury

    Article • Brain Communications, December 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Maxwell Boakye

  40. Incidence of new onset dementia and health care utilization following spine fusions: A propensity score matching analysis

    Article • Neurochirurgie, December 2022, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  41. Machine learning in clinical diagnosis, prognostication, and management of acute traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI): A systematic review

    Article • Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma, December 2022, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  42. Assessment of the Neurosurgical Capacity in Ghana: Challenges and Opportunities

    Article • World Neurosurgery, November 2022, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  43. Is intraoperative MRI use in malignant brain tumor surgery a health care burden? A matched analysis of MarketScan Database

    Article • Journal of Neuro-Oncology, October 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maxwell Boakye

  44. Trends and Long-term Health Care Utilization of Computer-assisted Neuronavigation in Spine Fusions: An Exact Matched Analysis of National Administrative Database

    Article • World Neurosurgery, October 2022, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  45. Incidence of repeat procedures and healthcare utilization following surgery, radiosurgery, and percutaneous procedures in elderly patients with trigeminal neuralgia

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery, September 2022, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye

  46. Is Intraoperative MRI Use in Malignant Brain Tumor Surgery a Health Care Burden? A Matched Analysis of MarketScan Database

    Article • August 2022, Research Square

    Maxwell Boakye

  47. Simulated bundled payments for four common surgical approaches to treat degenerative cervical myelopathy: a consideration to break the clinical equipoise

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, July 2022, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye

  48. The Phenotypes of Anxiety and Depression: Analysis of Combined Comorbidity and Treatment in Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion

    Article • Neurosurgery, April 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  49. Trends and outcomes of early and late palliative care consultation for adult patients with glioblastoma: A SEER-Medicare retrospective study

    Article • Neuro-Oncology Practice, March 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Maxwell Boakye

  50. Simulated Bundled Payments for 4 Common Surgical Approaches to Treat Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy

    Article • Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication, March 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  51. Retrospective trends in length of stay and bowel management at discharge from inpatient rehabilitation among individuals with spinal cord injury

    Article • Spinal Cord, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maxwell Boakye

  52. Impact of age on mortality and complications in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis spine fractures

    Article • Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, January 2022, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  53. 90-Day Bundled Payment Simulation, Health Care Utilization, and Complications following Craniopharyngioma Resection in Adult Patients

    Article • Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base, December 2021, Thieme Publishing Group

    Maxwell Boakye

  54. Spinal cord imaging markers and recovery of standing with epidural stimulation in individuals with clinically motor complete spinal cord injury

    Article • Experimental Brain Research, December 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maxwell Boakye

  55. Long-term impact of abusive head trauma in young children: Outcomes at 5 and 11 years old

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Surgery, December 2021, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  56. Longitudinal Trends and Prevalence of Bowel Management in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury

    Article • Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, November 2021, American Spinal Injury Association

    Maxwell Boakye

  57. Impact of preoperative treatment of osteoporosis on re-operations, complications and health care utilization in patients undergoing thoraco-lumbar spine fusions. A 5-year national database analysis

    Article • Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, November 2021, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  58. Burden of preoperative opioid use and its impact on healthcare utilization after primary single level lumbar discectomy

    Article • The Spine Journal, October 2021, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  59. Trends and Outcomes of Early and Late Palliative Care Consultation for Adult Glioblastoma Patients: A SEER-Medicare Retrospective Study

    Article • September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maxwell Boakye

  60. Longitudinal Impact of Acute Spinal Cord Injury on Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Riluzole, a Potential Neuroprotective Agent

    Article • The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, July 2021, Wiley

    Maxwell Boakye

  61. Impact of long-term epidural electrical stimulation enabled task-specific training on secondary conditions of chronic paraplegia in two humans

    Article • Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, July 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Maxwell Boakye

  62. Trajectory-Based Classification of Recovery in Sensorimotor Complete Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

    Article • Neurology, June 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  63. Characterization of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction after Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury in Yucatan Minipigs

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, May 2021, SAGE Publications

    Maxwell Boakye

  64. Patterns and Impact of Electronic Health Records-Defined Depression Phenotypes in Spine Surgery

    Article • Neurosurgery, April 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  65. Health Care Utilization and Associated Economic Burden of Postoperative Surgical Site Infection after Spinal Surgery with Follow-Up of 24 Months

    Article • Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A Central European Neurosurgery, April 2021, Thieme Publishing Group

    Maxwell Boakye

  66. Impact of US hospital center and interhospital transfer on spinal cord injury management: An analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank

    Article • Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, April 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  67. Clinical Trial Designs for Neuromodulation in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Using Epidural Stimulation

    Article • Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface, April 2021, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  68. Preoperative and Postoperative Opioid Dependence in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion for Degenerative Spinal Disorders

    Article • Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A Central European Neurosurgery, February 2021, Thieme Publishing Group

    Maxwell Boakye

  69. Impact of Surgical Approaches on Complications, Emergency Room Admissions, and Health Care Utilization in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Fusions for Degenerative Disc Diseases: A MarketScan Database Analysis

    Article • World Neurosurgery, January 2021, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  70. Predictors of volitional motor recovery with epidural stimulation in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury

    Article • Brain, December 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Maxwell Boakye

  71. Surgical Release of a Dorsal Thoracic Arachnoid Web

    Article • World Neurosurgery, November 2020, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  72. Treadmill-Based Gait Kinematics in the Yucatan Mini Pig

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, November 2020, SAGE Publications

    Maxwell Boakye

  73. Tumors in the cauda equina: A SEER analysis of tumor types and predictors of outcome

    Article • Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, November 2020, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  74. Spinal Cord Imaging Markers and Recovery of Volitional Leg Movement With Spinal Cord Epidural Stimulation in Individuals With Clinically Motor Complete Spinal Cord Injury

    Article • Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, October 2020, Frontiers

    Maxwell Boakye

  75. Rapid high-fidelity contour shaping of titanium mesh implants for cranioplasty defects using patient-specific molds created with low-cost 3D printing: A case series

    Article • Surgical Neurology International, September 2020, Scientific Scholar

    Maxwell Boakye

  76. Health Care Utilization in Patients Undergoing Repeat Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannoma with 5-Year Follow-up: A National Database Analysis

    Article • Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base, September 2020, Thieme Publishing Group

    Maxwell Boakye

  77. Factors Impacting Outcomes and Health Care Utilization in Osteoporotic Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Fusions: A MarketScan Database Analysis

    Article • World Neurosurgery, September 2020, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  78. Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein–2 Use in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Comparative Analysis and Healthcare Utilization at 24 Months’ Follow-up

    Article • Global Spine Journal, August 2020, SAGE Publications

    Maxwell Boakye

  79. Economics of the Management of Craniospinal Chordoma and Chondrosarcoma and the feasibility of the bundled payment model

    Article • BMC Neurology, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maxwell Boakye

  80. Evaluation of Predictive Models for Complications following Spinal Surgery

    Article • Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A Central European Neurosurgery, August 2020, Thieme Publishing Group

    Maxwell Boakye

  81. National Trends and Factors Predicting Outcomes Following Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Brain Lesions: Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis

    Article • World Neurosurgery, July 2020, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  82. Inverse National Trends in Decompressive Craniectomy versus Endovascular Thrombectomy for Stroke

    Article • World Neurosurgery, June 2020, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  83. Rare dorsal thoracic arachnoid web mimics spinal cord herniation on imaging

    Article • Surgical Neurology International, April 2020, Scientific Scholar

    Maxwell Boakye

  84. Inverse national trends of laser interstitial thermal therapy and open surgical procedures for refractory epilepsy: a Nationwide Inpatient Sample–based propensity score matching analysis

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, April 2020, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye

  85. ECG Gating Is More Precise Than Peripheral Pulse Gating When Quantifying Spinal CSF Pulsations Using Phase Contrast Cine MRI

    Article • Academic Radiology, April 2020, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  86. Failure of C2-3 anterior arthrodesis for the treatment of atypical Hangman’s fractures: A three case series

    Article • Surgical Neurology International, March 2020, Scientific Scholar

    Maxwell Boakye

  87. Long-Term Comparison of Health Care Utilization and Reoperation Rates in Patients Undergoing Cervical Disc Arthroplasty and Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease

    Article • World Neurosurgery, February 2020, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  88. Letter to editor regarding “Management of perineural (Tarlov) cysts: a population-based cohort study and algorithm for the selection of surgical candidates”

    Article • Acta Neurochirurgica, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maxwell Boakye

  89. Acute Adverse Events After Spinal Cord Injury and Their Relationship to Long-term Neurologic and Functional Outcomes: Analysis From the North American Clinical Trials Network for Spinal Cord Injury

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, November 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  90. Association of Pneumonia, Wound Infection, and Sepsis with Clinical Outcomes after Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, November 2019, SAGE Publications

    Maxwell Boakye

  91. Feasibility of Bundled Payments in Anterior, Middle, and Posterior Cranial Fossa Skull Base Meningioma Surgery: MarketScan Analysis of Health Care Utilization and Outcomes

    Article • World Neurosurgery, November 2019, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  92. Health Care Utilization and Payments of Postoperative and Drug Abuse-Related Spinal Infections

    Article • Spine, October 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  93. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review

    Article • World Neurosurgery, October 2019, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  94. Simulating Episode-Based Bundled Payments for Cranial Neurosurgical Procedures

    Article • Neurosurgery, September 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  95. The relationships among spinal CSF flows, spinal cord geometry, and vascular correlations: evidence of intrathecal sources and sinks

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, September 2019, American Physiological Society

    Maxwell Boakye

  96. Differences in clinical outcomes and health care utilization between octogenarians and nonagenarians following decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis. A market scan analysis

    Article • Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, July 2019, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  97. Root cause analysis of epidural spinal cord stimulator implant infections with resolution after implementation of an improved protocol for surgical placement

    Article • Journal of Infection Prevention, May 2019, SAGE Publications

    Maxwell Boakye

  98. A systematic comparative outcome analysis of surgical versus percutaneous techniques in the management of symptomatic sacral perineural (Tarlov) cysts: a meta-analysis

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, May 2019, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye

  99. Ninety-Day Bundled Payment Reimbursement for Patients Undergoing Anterior and Posterior Procedures for Degenerative Cervical Radiculopathy

    Article • Neurosurgery, April 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  100. Estimation of average treatment effects among multiple treatment groups by using an ensemble approach

    Article • Statistics in Medicine, April 2019, Wiley

    Maxwell Boakye

  101. Bundled Payment Models in Spine Surgery: Current Challenges and Opportunities, a Systematic Review

    Article • World Neurosurgery, March 2019, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  102. Opioid Dependence and Health Care Utilization After Decompression and Fusion in Patients With Adult Degenerative Scoliosis

    Article • Spine, February 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  103. National trends in cerebral bypass for unruptured intracranial aneurysms: a National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample analysis of 1998–2015

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, February 2019, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye

  104. Morbidity of Vestibular Schwannomas as Documented by Treating Providers

    Article • Otology & Neurotology, February 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  105. Insights into complication rates, reoperation rates, and healthcare utilization associated with use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein–2 in patients with spine infections

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, January 2019, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye

  106. Outcomes of decompression and fusion for treatment of spinal infection

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, January 2019, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye

  107. Variability in the utility of predictive models in predicting patient-reported outcomes following spine surgery for degenerative conditions: a systematic review

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, November 2018, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye

  108. Long-term impact of abusive head trauma in young children

    Article • Child Abuse & Neglect, November 2018, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  109. Recovery of Over-Ground Walking after Chronic Motor Complete Spinal Cord Injury

    Article • The New England Journal of Medicine and Surgery and the Collateral Branches of Science, September 2018, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Maxwell Boakye

  110. Concurrent Validity and Comparative Responsiveness of PROMIS-SF Versus Legacy Measures in the Cervical and Lumbar Spine Population: Longitudinal Analysis from Baseline to Postsurgery

    Article • World Neurosurgery, July 2018, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  111. Review: propensity score methods with application to the HELP clinic clinical study

    Article • Open Access Medical Statistics, June 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Maxwell Boakye

  112. Health care utilization and overall costs based on opioid dependence in patients undergoing surgery for degenerative spondylolisthesis

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, May 2018, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye

  113. National Trends for Reoperation in Older Patients with Glioblastoma

    Article • World Neurosurgery, May 2018, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  114. Normalization of Blood Pressure With Spinal Cord Epidural Stimulation After Severe Spinal Cord Injury

    Article • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, March 2018, Frontiers

    Maxwell Boakye

  115. Survival in elderly glioblastoma patients treated with bevacizumab-based regimens in the United States

    Article • Neuro-Oncology Practice, February 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Maxwell Boakye

  116. Interim Results of a Phase II Study of Hypofractionated Radiotherapy with Concurrent Temozolomide Followed by Adjuvant Temozolomide in Patients over 70 Years Old with Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

    Article • Oncology, January 2018, Karger Publishers

    Maxwell Boakye

  117. The effect of postoperative infection on survival in patients with glioblastoma

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

    Shiao Woo, Maxwell Boakye

  118. Spine Surgery Outcomes in Elderly Patients Versus General Adult Patients in the United States: A MarketScan Analysis

    Article • World Neurosurgery, July 2017, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  119. Propensity scores based methods for estimating average treatment effect and average treatment effect among treated: A comparative study

    Article • Biometrical Journal, April 2017, Wiley

    Maxwell Boakye

  120. Racial Disparities in Elderly Patients Receiving Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Surgery

    Article • Global Spine Journal, April 2017, SAGE Publications

    Maxwell Boakye

  121. Scoliosis surgery in the elderly: Complications, readmissions, reoperations and mortality

    Article • Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, December 2016, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  122. Comparative Analysis of Inpatient and Outpatient Interspinous Process Device Placement for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

    Article • Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A Central European Neurosurgery, April 2015, Thieme Publishing Group

    Maxwell Boakye

  123. Effect of Insurance and Racial Disparities on Outcomes in Traumatic Brain Injury

    Article • Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A Central European Neurosurgery, March 2015, Thieme Publishing Group

    Maxwell Boakye

  124. Outcomes after cervical laminectomy with instrumented fusion versus expansile laminoplasty: A propensity matched study of 3185 patients

    Article • Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, March 2015, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  125. Atlanto-occipital dislocation

    Article • World Journal of Orthopedics, January 2015, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Maxwell Boakye

  126. Morbidity, mortality, and health care costs for patients undergoing spine surgery following the ACGME resident duty-hour reform

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

    Maxwell Boakye

  127. Worse outcomes for patients undergoing brain tumor and cerebrovascular procedures following the ACGME resident duty-hour restrictions

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

    Maxwell Boakye

  128. Interspinous device versus laminectomy for lumbar spinal stenosis: a comparative effectiveness study

    Article • The Spine Journal, August 2014, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  129. Spinal Surgery

    Article • Spine, July 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  130. Alcohol Intoxication and Its Effects on Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Outcomes

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, May 2014, SAGE Publications

    Maxwell Boakye

  131. Effectiveness of radiotherapy for elderly patients with anaplastic gliomas

    Article • Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, May 2014, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  132. Surgery for Spinal Stenosis

    Article • Spine, May 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  133. Utilization of Spinal Cord Stimulation in Patients With Failed Back Surgery Syndrome

    Article • Spine, May 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  134. A Prospective, Multicenter, Phase I Matched-Comparison Group Trial of Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Preliminary Efficacy of Riluzole in Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, February 2014, SAGE Publications

    Maxwell Boakye

  135. Comparison of Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty, and Nonsurgical Management of Vertebral Compression Fractures and Impact on US Healthcare Resource Utilization

    Article • Asian Spine Journal, January 2014, Asian Spine Journal (ASJ)

    Maxwell Boakye

  136. Rehospitalization and Emergency Department Use Rates Before and After Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Epilepsy: Use of State Databases to Provide Longitudinal Data Across Multiple Clinical Settings

    Article • Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface, January 2014, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  137. Complications, Reoperation Rates, and Health-Care Cost Following Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis

    Article • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, November 2013, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

    Maxwell Boakye

  138. Trend and Geographic Analysis for Traumatic Brain Injury Mortality and Cost Based on MarketScan Database

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, October 2013, SAGE Publications

    Maxwell Boakye

  139. Cancer After Spinal Fusion

    Article • Neurosurgery, September 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  140. Insurance Disparities in the Outcomes of Spinal Cord Stimulation Surgery

    Article • Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface, September 2013, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  141. Outcomes of Percutaneous and Paddle Lead Implantation for Spinal Cord Stimulation: A Comparative Analysis of Complications, Reoperation Rates, and Health-Care Costs

    Article • Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface, September 2013, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  142. BDNF Val66Met polymorphism alters spinal DC stimulation-induced plasticity in humans

    Article • Journal of Neurophysiology, July 2013, American Physiological Society

    Maxwell Boakye

  143. Trends in Surgical Use and Associated Patient Outcomes in the Treatment of Acoustic Neuroma

    Article • World Neurosurgery, July 2013, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  144. Disparities in the Outcomes of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Surgery Based on Insurance Status

    Article • Spine, June 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  145. Long-term Economic Impact of Coiling vs Clipping for Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms

    Article • Neurosurgery, June 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  146. Seeking significance for transcutaneous spinal DC stimulation

    Article • Clinical Neurophysiology, June 2013, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  147. Racial Disparities in Outcomes of Spinal Surgery for Lumbar Stenosis

    Article • Spine, May 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  148. Current and emerging concepts in non-invasive and minimally invasive management of spine metastasis

    Article • Cancer Treatment Reviews, April 2013, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  149. Racial Disparities in Outcomes after Spinal Cord Injury

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, March 2013, SAGE Publications

    Maxwell Boakye

  150. Urinary tract infections in meningioma patients: analysis of risk factors and outcomes

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, February 2013, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  151. Index

    Article • January 2013, Thieme Publishing Group

    Maxwell Boakye

  152. Racial disparities in medicaid patients after brain tumor surgery

    Article • Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, January 2013, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  153. Trends in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric primary spinal cord tumors

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, December 2012, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye

  154. A Population-Based Study of Inpatient Outcomes After Operative Management of Nontraumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage in the United States

    Article • World Neurosurgery, December 2012, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  155. Venous Thromboembolism After Thoracic/Thoracolumbar Spinal Fusion

    Article • World Neurosurgery, November 2012, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  156. Pharmacology of riluzole in acute spinal cord injury

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, September 2012, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    MD Bizhan Aarabi, Dr Michael G Fehlings, Maxwell Boakye

  157. Quantitative testing in spinal cord injury: overview of reliability and predictive validity

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, September 2012, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye

  158. Quantitative and sensitive assessment of neurophysiological status after human spinal cord injury

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, September 2012, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye

  159. Quality of life in persons with spinal cord injury: comparisons with other populations

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, September 2012, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye

  160. Inclusion of Asymptomatic Degenerative Discs in a Two-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Decision Analysis

    Article • World Neurosurgery, September 2012, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  161. Retrospective, Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study Examining Timing of Fracture Fixation for Traumatic Thoracolumbar Fractures

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, August 2012, SAGE Publications

    Maxwell Boakye

  162. Modulation of soleus H reflex by spinal DC stimulation in humans

    Article • Journal of Neurophysiology, August 2012, American Physiological Society

    Maxwell Boakye

  163. Racial and Gender Disparities and the Role of Primary Tumor Type on Inpatient Outcomes Following Craniotomy for Brain Metastases

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maxwell Boakye

  164. Impact of Age, Injury Severity Score, and Medical Comorbidities on Early Complications After Fusion and Halo-Vest Immobilization for C2 Fractures in Older Adults

    Article • Spine, May 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  165. Morbid Obesity Increases Cost and Complication Rates in Spinal Arthrodesis

    Article • Spine, May 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  166. Morbidity and Mortality of C2 Fractures in the Elderly

    Article • Neurosurgery, May 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  167. Health-related quality-of-life status in Veterans with spinal disorders

    Article • Quality of Life Research, February 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maxwell Boakye

  168. Effects of non-neurological complications on traumatic brain injury outcome

    Article • Critical Care, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maxwell Boakye

  169. Hospital costs, incidence, and inhospital mortality rates of traumatic subdural hematoma in the United States

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery, November 2011, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye

  170. Non-invasive tools to promote spinal plasticity in humans

    Article • Clinical Neurophysiology, November 2011, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  171. Patterns of care and survival for glioblastoma patients in the Veterans population

    Article • Journal of Neuro-Oncology, September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maxwell Boakye

  172. Charlson Score is a Robust Predictor of 30-Day Complications Following Spinal Metastasis Surgery

    Article • Spine, September 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  173. Is Cauda Equina Syndrome Being Treated Within the Recommended Time Frame?

    Article • Neurosurgery, June 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  174. Predictors of Survival After Surgical Treatment of Spinal Metastasis

    Article • Neurosurgery, March 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  175. Trends in the Use of Bone Morphogenetic Protein as a Substitute to Autologous Iliac Crest Bone Grafting for Spinal Fusion Procedures in the United States

    Article • Spine, February 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  176. Massive Spontaneous Epidural Hematoma in a High-Level Swimmer

    Article • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, December 2010, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

    Maxwell Boakye

  177. A Socioeconomic Survey of Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) Surgery

    Article • Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface, October 2010, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  178. Morbid Obesity and Spinal Arthrodesis

    Article • Neurosurgery, August 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  179. Socioeconomic Trends in Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Surgery

    Article • Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface, July 2010, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  180. Trends in Median, Ulnar, Radial, and Brachioplexus Nerve Injuries in the United States

    Article • Neurosurgery, May 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  181. Transmission within several spinal pathways in adults with cerebral palsy

    Article • Brain, April 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Maxwell Boakye

  182. Socioeconomic Trends in Hospitalization for Multiple Sclerosis

    Article • Neuroepidemiology, January 2010, Karger Publishers

    Maxwell Boakye

  183. Craniotomy for resection of meningioma in the elderly: a multicentre, prospective analysis from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program

    Article • Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, October 2009, BMJ

    Maxwell Boakye

  184. National Complication Rates and Disposition After Posterior Lumbar Fusion for Acquired Spondylolisthesis

    Article • Spine, August 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  185. Risk Factors for Postoperative Spinal Wound Infections After Spinal Decompression and Fusion Surgeries

    Article • Spine, August 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  186. National trends in vertebral augmentation procedures for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures

    Article • Surgical Neurology, May 2009, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  187. National trends in spinal arteriovenous malformations

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, January 2009, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye

  188. Implications of neuroplasticity for neurosurgeons

    Article • Surgical Neurology, January 2009, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  189. National trends in spinal fusion for cervical spondylotic myelopathy

    Article • Surgical Neurology, January 2009, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  190. Electrophysiological outcomes after spinal cord injury

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, November 2008, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye

  191. Inpatient complications, mortality, and discharge disposition after surgical correction of idiopathic scoliosis: a national perspective

    Article • The Spine Journal, November 2008, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  192. CERVICAL CORPECTOMY

    Article • Operative Neurosurgery, October 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  193. Visual Loss After Spine Surgery

    Article • Spine, June 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  194. Effects of Age and Comorbidities on Complication Rates and Adverse Outcomes After Lumbar Laminectomy in Elderly Patients

    Article • Spine, May 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  195. Laminectomy and Fusion after Spinal Cord Injury: National Inpatient Complications and Outcomes

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, March 2008, SAGE Publications

    Maxwell Boakye

  196. CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY

    Article • Neurosurgery, February 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  197. Complications and outcomes after spinal cord tumor resection in the United States from 1993 to 2002

    Article • Spinal Cord, December 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maxwell Boakye

  198. CyberKnife rhizotomy for facetogenic back pain: a pilot study

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, December 2007, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye

  199. Trends in pathological vertebral fractures in the United States: 1993 to 2004

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, September 2007, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye

  200. National trends, complications, and outcomes following transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing's disease from 1993 to 2002

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, September 2007, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye

  201. Tethered cord syndrome: nationwide inpatient complications and outcomes

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, August 2007, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye

  202. National inpatient complications and outcomes after surgery for spinal metastasis from 1993–2002

    Article • Cancer, June 2007, Wiley

    Maxwell Boakye

  203. Spinal gout in a renal transplant patient: a case report and literature review

    Article • Surgical Neurology, January 2007, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  204. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion involving a polyetheretherketone spacer and bone morphogenetic protein

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, May 2005, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye

  205. Operative management of metastatic and malignant primary subaxial cervical tumors

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, March 2005, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye

  206. Effects of hyperoxia on human sensorimotor cortex activity produced by electrical stimulation of the median nerve: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, March 2002, Elsevier

    Maxwell Boakye

  207. Biological Plasticity: The Future of Science in Neurosurgery

    Article • Neurosurgery, January 2001, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maxwell Boakye

  208. Functional magnetic resonance imaging of somatosensory cortex activity produced by electrical stimulation of the median nerve or tactile stimulation of the index finger

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery, November 2000, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Maxwell Boakye