The hundreds of spinal operations performed per year at NYU are also tabulated for later use in clinical research studies. Past topics of interest have included cervical spondylosis, spinal tumors, and osteomyelitis.

Publications

• Post NH, Cooper PR, Frempong-Boadu AK, Costa ME. Unique features of herniated discs at the cervicothoracic junction: clinical presentation, imaging, operative management, and outcome after anterior decompressive operation in 10 patients. Neurosurgery. 2006 Mar;58(3):497-501.
  
  
• Sanderson SP, Houten J, Errico T, Forshaw D, Bauman J, Cooper PR. The unique characteristics of "upper" lumbar disc herniations. Neurosurgery. 2004 Aug;55(2):385-9.