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  1. Computation of Intersegmental Moments during Standing Posture: Can We Neglect the Horizontal Ground Reaction Force? Results from an Experimental Study

    Article • Advances in Orthopedics, November 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Virginie Lafage

  2. Location of correction within the lumbar spine impacts acute adjacent-segment kyphosis

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

    Virginie Lafage

  3. Impact of poor mental health in adult spinal deformity patients with poor physical function: a retrospective analysis with a 2-year follow-up

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

    Virginie Lafage

  4. posterior polyester tethers; biomechanics of proximal junctional kyphosis

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

    Dr. Regis W Haid, Virginie Lafage

  5. Global sagittal axis: a step toward full-body assessment of sagittal plane deformity in the human body

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

    Virginie Lafage, Dr. Bassel G. Diebo

  6. Impact of preoperative depression on 2-year clinical outcomes following adult spinal deformity surgery: the importance of risk stratification based on type of psychological distress

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

    Virginie Lafage, Dr. Munish C Gupta

  7. Prospective multicenter assessment of perioperative and minimum 2-year postoperative complication rates associated with adult spinal deformity surgery

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, July 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Breton Line, Virginie Lafage, Dr. Munish C Gupta

  8. Prevalence and type of cervical deformities among adults with Parkinson's disease: a cross-sectional study

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

    Virginie Lafage

  9. Role of pelvic translation and lower-extremity compensation to maintain gravity line position in spinal deformity

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, March 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Virginie Lafage, Dr. Bassel G. Diebo

  10. Association between preoperative cervical sagittal deformity and inferior outcomes at 2-year follow-up in patients with adult thoracolumbar deformity: analysis of 182 patients

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

    Virginie Lafage, Peter Passias

  11. Effectiveness of preoperative autologous blood donation for protection against allogeneic blood exposure in adult spinal deformity surgeries: a propensity-matched cohort analysis

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

    Virginie Lafage

  12. Reliability assessment of a novel cervical spine deformity classification system

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

    Virginie Lafage, Dr Michael G Fehlings

  13. Impact of dynamic alignment, motion, and center of rotation on myelopathy grade and regional disability in cervical spondylotic myelopathy

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

    Paul M Arnold, Dr Jens R Chapman, Virginie Lafage, Eric Massicotte, Dr. Michael G. Fehlings

  14. Assessment of impact of standing long-cassette radiographs on surgical planning for lumbar pathology: an international survey of spine surgeons

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

    Paul M Arnold, Dr. Regis W Haid, Dr Jens R Chapman, Virginie Lafage, Dr Michael G Fehlings

  15. Impact of obesity on complications, infection, and patient-reported outcomes in adult spinal deformity surgery

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

    Virginie Lafage, Dr. Bassel G. Diebo

  16. The likelihood of reaching minimum clinically important difference and substantial clinical benefit at 2 years following a 3-column osteotomy: analysis of 140 patients

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, September 2015, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Virginie Lafage

  17. Comparison of best versus worst clinical outcomes for adult spinal deformity surgery: a retrospective review of a prospectively collected, multicenter database with 2-year follow-up

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, September 2015, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Virginie Lafage

  18. How the neck affects the back: changes in regional cervical sagittal alignment correlate to HRQOL improvement in adult thoracolumbar deformity patients at 2-year follow-up

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

    Virginie Lafage

  19. Cervical compensatory alignment changes following correction of adult thoracic deformity: a multicenter experience in 57 patients with a 2-year follow-up

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, June 2015, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Virginie Lafage, Peter Passias

  20. Comprehensive study of back and leg pain improvements after adult spinal deformity surgery: analysis of 421 patients with 2-year follow-up and of the impact of the surgery on treatment satisfaction

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

    Dr. John D Rolston, Virginie Lafage

  21. Comparison of two minimally invasive surgery strategies to treat adult spinal deformity

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, April 2015, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Virginie Lafage, Paul Park

  22. Prospective multicenter assessment of risk factors for rod fracture following surgery for adult spinal deformity

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

    Breton Line, Virginie Lafage

  23. Surgical treatment of pathological loss of lumbar lordosis (flatback) in patients with normal sagittal vertical axis achieves similar clinical improvement as surgical treatment of elevated sagittal vertical axis

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

    Virginie Lafage, Manish Singh

  24. Etiology of lumbar lordosis and its pathophysiology: a review of the evolution of lumbar lordosis, and the mechanics and biology of lumbar degeneration

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, May 2014, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Virginie Lafage

  25. Evaluation of complications and neurological deficits with three-column spine reconstructions for complex spinal deformity: a retrospective Scoli-RISK-1 study

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, May 2014, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Virginie Lafage

  26. Complications and intercenter variability of three-column osteotomies for spinal deformity surgery: a retrospective review of 423 patients

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, May 2014, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Virginie Lafage

  27. Complications in adult spinal deformity surgery: an analysis of minimally invasive, hybrid, and open surgical techniques

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, May 2014, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Virginie Lafage, Paul Park

  28. Less invasive surgery for treating adult spinal deformities: ceiling effects for deformity correction with 3 different techniques

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, May 2014, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Virginie Lafage

  29. Comparison of radiographic results after minimally invasive, hybrid, and open surgery for adult spinal deformity: a multicenter study of 184 patients

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, May 2014, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Virginie Lafage, Paul Park

  30. Clinical improvement through nonoperative treatment of adult spinal deformity: who is likely to benefit?

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, May 2014, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Virginie Lafage

  31. Impact of age on the likelihood of reaching a minimum clinically important difference in 374 three-column spinal osteotomies

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

    Virginie Lafage

  32. Reoperation rates and impact on outcome in a large, prospective, multicenter, adult spinal deformity database

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

    Virginie Lafage

  33. A standardized nomenclature for cervical spine soft-tissue release and osteotomy for deformity correction

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

    Virginie Lafage

  34. Cervical spine alignment, sagittal deformity, and clinical implications

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

    Virginie Lafage

  35. Spontaneous improvement of cervical alignment after correction of global sagittal balance following pedicle subtraction osteotomy

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

    Virginie Lafage

  36. Does prior short-segment surgery for adult scoliosis impact perioperative complication rates and clinical outcome among patients undergoing scoliosis correction?

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

    Dr Steven Glassman, Virginie Lafage

  37. Sagittal realignment failures following pedicle subtraction osteotomy surgery: are we doing enough?

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

    Virginie Lafage

  38. Impact of spinopelvic alignment on decision making in deformity surgery in adults

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

    Virginie Lafage

  39. Multicenter validation of a formula predicting postoperative spinopelvic alignment

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

    Virginie Lafage

  40. Does vertebral level of pedicle subtraction osteotomy correlate with degree of spinopelvic parameter correction?

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

    Virginie Lafage