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  1. SPINE20 recommendations 2025: Sustainable spine care for all

    Article • Brain and Spine, January 2026, Elsevier

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  2. M2a macrophages identified as a potential therapeutic candidate for intervertebral disc herniation regression

    Article • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open, November 2025, Elsevier

    Prof. Paulo Pereira, Catarina Meireles

  3. Impact of degenerative disc changes on the early outcomes in patients undergoing full-endoscopic lumbar discectomy—a prospective study

    Article • Porto Biomedical Journal, November 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  4. To fuse or not to fuse: surgical strategies for recurrent lumbar disc herniation from a 16-nation study

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, September 2025, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  5. Structural barriers and facilitators to accessing postsurgical rehabilitation in adults who were treated with surgery for low back pain: protocol for a scoping review

    Article • Systematic Reviews, August 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  6. Non-dysraphic intramedullary lipoma: a case report and review of literature

    Article • The Egyptian Journal of Neurology Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, June 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  7. Impact of transient versus continuous IL−1β-driven inflammatory 3D models on annulus fibrosus cells

    Article • Acta Biomaterialia, June 2025, Elsevier

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  8. Influence of decompression surgery on sagittal balance parameters in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis

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

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  9. Diagnosis and management of de novo non-specific spinal infections: European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) Spine Section Delphi consensus recommendations

    Article • Brain and Spine, January 2025, Elsevier

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  10. Neuropathic pain appears to be the main symptom associated with higher disease burden and lower pain alleviation in degenerative lumbar disease fusion patients

    Article • Brain and Spine, January 2025, Elsevier

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  11. Cross-cultural adaptation, validation, and establishment of the minimal clinicallyimportant change score of the European Portuguese Core Outcome Measures Index in patients with cervical degenerative spine disease

    Article • European Spine Journal, November 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  12. SPINE20 Recommendations 2024 -Spinal Disability: Social Inclusion as a Key to Prevention and Management

    Article • Global Spine Journal, October 2024, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  13. Seroprevalence of Protective Antibodies Against Influenza and the Reduction of the Influenza Incidence Rate: An Annual Repeated Cross‐Sectional Study From 2014 to 2019

    Article • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, May 2024, Wiley

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  14. Minimally Invasive Treatment for Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Matched Comparison Between Tubular Microdiscectomy and Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy

    Article • Cureus, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  15. Effectiveness of postsurgical rehabilitation following lumbar disc herniation surgery: A systematic review

    Article • Brain and Spine, April 2024, Elsevier

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  16. Answer to the Letter to the Editor of A. Verma, et al. concerning “Minimally invasive fusion surgery for patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis and severe lumbar spinal stenosis: a comparative study between MIDLIF and TLIF” by Pedro Santos Silva ...

    Article • European Spine Journal, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  17. Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Bansal Tungish, et al. concerning “Minimally invasive fusion surgery for patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis and severe lumbar spinal stenosis: a comparative study between MIDLIF and TLIF” by Pedro Santos ...

    Article • European Spine Journal, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  18. Cross-cultural adaptation, validation and establishment of the minimal clinically important change score of the European Portuguese core outcome measures index in patients with lumbar degenerative spine disease

    Article • European Spine Journal, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  19. Improving Rehabilitation Research to Optimize Care and Outcomes for People with Chronic Primary Low Back Pain: Methodological and Reporting Recommendations from a WHO Systematic Review Series

    Article • Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  20. Systematic Review Procedures for the World Health Organization (WHO) Evidence Syntheses on Benefits and Harms of Structured and Standardized Education/Advice, Structured Exercise Programs, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), and Needlin...

    Article • Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  21. Systematic Review to Inform a World Health Organization (WHO) Clinical Practice Guideline: Benefits and Harms of Needling Therapies for Chronic Primary Low Back Pain in Adults

    Article • Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  22. Systematic Review to Inform a World Health Organization (WHO) Clinical Practice Guideline: Benefits and Harms of Structured Exercise Programs for Chronic Primary Low Back Pain in Adults

    Article • Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  23. Systematic Review to Inform a World Health Organization (WHO) Clinical Practice Guideline: Benefits and Harms of Structured and Standardized Education or Advice for Chronic Primary low back pain in Adults

    Article • Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  24. Systematic Review to Inform a World Health Organization (WHO) Clinical Practice Guideline: Benefits and Harms of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for Chronic Primary Low Back Pain in Adults

    Article • Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  25. Macrophage-based therapy for intervertebral disc herniation: preclinical proof-of-concept

    Article • npj Regenerative Medicine, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  26. Minimally invasive fusion surgery for patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis and severe lumbar spinal stenosis: a comparative study between MIDLIF and TLIF

    Article • European Spine Journal, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  27. Protocolo de Abordagem Diagnóstica e Terapêutica da Hipotensão Intracraniana Espontânea

    Article • Acta Médica Portuguesa, May 2023, Ordem dos Medicos

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  28. Anterolateral versus posterior minimally invasive lumbar interbody fusion surgery for spondylolisthesis: Comparison of outcomes from a global, multicenter study at 12-months follow-up

    Article • The Spine Journal, May 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  29. Answer to the Letter to the Editor of V. Raj, et al. concerning: ‘’Long-term outcome of redo discectomy for recurrent lumbar disc herniations’’ by Cunha M. et al. (Eur Spine J [2023]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-022- 07493–4)

    Article • European Spine Journal, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  30. Postoperative recommendations for single-level lumbar disc herniation: a cross-section survey

    Article • Archives of Orthopaedic and Traumatic Surgery, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  31. Resurgence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Children: An Out-of-Season Epidemic in Portugal

    Article • Acta Médica Portuguesa, January 2023, Ordem dos Medicos

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  32. Long-term outcome of redo discectomy for recurrent lumbar disc herniations

    Article • European Spine Journal, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  33. Principios básicos de rayos X en cirugía de columna. Revisión de la literatura. Equipo Iberolatinoamericano de Investigación SILACO

    Article • January 2023, GRAPHIMEDIC SA DE CV

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  34. SPINE20 recommendations 2023: One Earth, one family, one future WITHOUT spine DISABILITY

    Article • Brain and Spine, January 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  35. Time for a true integrated approach to spine care

    Article • Brain and Spine, January 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  36. Relationship between fatty infiltration of paraspinal muscles and clinical outcome after lumbar discectomy

    Article • Brain and Spine, December 2022, Elsevier

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  37. An international validation of the AO spine subaxial injury classification system

    Article • European Spine Journal, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira, Dr Shyamasunder N Bhat

  38. SPINE20 recommendations 2022: spine care—working together to recover stronger

    Article • European Spine Journal, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  39. Are the results of patient reported outcome measures after spine surgery influenced by recall of preoperative scores? – a randomized controlled trial

    Article • The Spine Journal, November 2022, Elsevier

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  40. Effect of surgical experience and spine subspecialty on the reliability of the AO Spine Upper Cervical Injury Classification System

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

    Prof. Paulo Pereira, Professor Naresh Kumar

  41. Perineal and foot muscle synkinesis following trauma to the sacrum in an adult male – A case of motor root ephaptic transmission?

    Article • Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, August 2022, Elsevier

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  42. Global Validation of the AO Spine Upper Cervical Injury Classification

    Article • Spine, July 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Paulo Pereira, Professor Naresh Kumar

  43. The Role of Biobanks in the Fight against COVID-19 Pandemic: The Portuguese Response

    Article • Acta Médica Portuguesa, June 2022, Ordem dos Medicos

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  44. SPINE20 recommendations 2021: spine care for people’s health and prosperity

    Article • European Spine Journal, April 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  45. SARS-CoV-2 introductions and early dynamics of the epidemic in Portugal

    Article • Communications Medicine, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vera Manageiro, Prof. Paulo Pereira

  46. Fibrotic alterations in human annulus fibrosus correlate with progression of intervertebral disc herniation

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  47. Variations in management of A3 and A4 cervical spine fractures as designated by the AO Spine Subaxial Injury Classification System

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

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  48. SPINE20 A global advocacy group promoting evidence-based spine care of value

    Article • European Spine Journal, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  49. How accurate is fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous pedicle screw placement in minimally invasive TLIF?

    Article • Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, June 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  50. Variation in global treatment for subaxial cervical spine isolated unilateral facet fractures

    Article • European Spine Journal, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira, Rafael Llombart

  51. Establishing the Injury Severity of Subaxial Cervical Spine Trauma

    Article • Spine, December 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  52. Correlation between clinical outcomes and spinopelvic parameters in patients with lumbar stenosis undergoing decompression surgery

    Article • European Spine Journal, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  53. Treatment of old cervical bilateral facet dislocation: Case report and literature review

    Article • Neurocirugía, September 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  54. Regional and experiential differences in surgeon preference for the treatment of cervical facet injuries: a case study survey with the AO Spine Cervical Classification Validation Group

    Article • European Spine Journal, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira, Rafael Llombart

  55. Conservative Treatment and Percutaneous Pain Relief Techniques in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: WFNS Spine Committee Recommendations

    Article • World Neurosurgery X, July 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  56. Are the Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Transforaminal/Posterior Lumbar Fusion Influenced by the Patient’s Age or BMI?

    Article • Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication, June 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  57. COVID 19-Depression and Neurosurgeons

    Article • World Neurosurgery, June 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  58. Infection and colonization by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum: a 9-year observational study in a university central hospital

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  59. Postsurgical rehabilitation for adults with low back pain with or without radiculopathy who were treated surgically: protocol for a mixed studies systematic review

    Article • BMJ Open, March 2020, BMJ

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  60. Midline lumbar interbody fusion (MIDLIF) with cortical screws: initial experience and learning curve

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

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  61. The inflammatory response in the regression of lumbar disc herniation

    Article • November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  62. Predictors of Poor Outcome in Patients Submitted to Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion

    Article • World Neurosurgery, November 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  63. How Does Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Influence Lumbar Radiologic Parameters?

    Article • World Neurosurgery, August 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  64. Can We Assess the Success of Surgery for Degenerative Spinal Diseases Using Patients' Recall of Their Preoperative Status?

    Article • World Neurosurgery, July 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  65. Intervertebral Disc Degeneration in Clinics

    Article • April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  66. Age-Correlated Phenotypic Alterations in Cells Isolated From Human Degenerated Intervertebral Discs With Contained Hernias

    Article • Spine, March 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  67. Spinal cord imaging in spastic paraparesis: are we cutting it thin enough?

    Article • International Journal of Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health, December 2016, ARC Publishing Scientific Consulting

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  68. “Failed Back Surgery Syndrome”: Time for a Change?

    Article • Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface, December 2016, Wiley

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  69. MASTERS-D Study: A Prospective, Multicenter, Pragmatic, Observational, Data-Monitored Trial of Minimally Invasive Fusion to Treat Degenerative Lumbar Disorders, One-Year Follow-Up

    Article • Cureus, June 2016, Cureus, Inc.

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  70. Surgical Data and Early Postoperative Outcomes after Minimally Invasive Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Results of a Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Data-Monitored Study

    Article • PLOS One, March 2015, PLOS

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  71. Late postoperative myelomalacic myelopathy

    Article • Spinal Cord, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  72. Long-term clinical and radiological follow-up after laminectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy

    Article • Surgical Neurology International, January 2015, Medknow

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  73. Results of Lumbar Endoscopic Adhesiolysis Using a Radiofrequency Catheter in Patients with Postoperative Fibrosis and Persistent or Recurrent Symptoms After Discectomy

    Article • Pain Practice, December 2014, Wiley

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  74. Genetic and Phenotypic Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes from Human Clinical Cases That Occurred in Portugal Between 2008 and 2012

    Article • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, November 2014, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  75. Epithelioid sarcoma of the spine: Case report and literature review

    Article • Neurocirugía, July 2014, Elsevier

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  76. Bilateral sciatic neuropathy due to fibrous bands in a patient with severe traumatic brain injury

    Article • Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, May 2014, Elsevier

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  77. Osteomyelitis of the Atlantooccipital Joint in an Intravenous Drug User

    Article • JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques, October 2013, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  78. Paraparesis as the Presenting Form of a Lumbar Hemorrhagic Synovial Cyst

    Article • JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques, October 2013, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  79. Spinal intramedullary ependymal cyst – Current concepts for diagnosis and surgical management

    Article • British Journal of Neurosurgery, September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  80. Learning curve in minimally invasive TLIF

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, August 2013, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  81. Correcção de escoliose lombar degenerativa por técnica minimamente invasiva

    Article • Coluna/Columna, December 2012, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  82. Foraminal L5–S1 disc herniation and conus medullaris syndrome: a vascular etiology?

    Article • Acta Neurochirurgica, April 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  83. Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma and multiple thoraco-lumbar lateral meningoceles: two rare pathological entities in a patient with NF-1

    Article • Neuroradiology, February 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira, MD, PhD,IFCAP José Manuel Lopes

  84. Intracranial Aneurysm and Vasculopathy after Surgery and Radiation Therapy for Craniopharyngioma: Case Report

    Article • Neurosurgery, April 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Paulo Pereira

  85. Idiopathic Spinal Cord Herniation: Case Report and Literature Review

    Article • Acta Neurochirurgica, May 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paulo Pereira