Anna MacDowall

Deep Surgical Site Infection with Epidural Abscess Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Case Report and Incidence Analysis in Sweden

Fujita, Ryo; Georgopoulos, Ioannis; Vlachogiannis, Pavlos; Ivars, Katrin et al.

Part of Surgical Infections, p. 359-363, 2025

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Surgically treated degenerative cervical spine diseases in twins

Holy, Marek; Szigethy, Lilla; Wretenberg, Per; MacDowall, Anna et al.

Part of European spine journal, p. 1270-1274, 2025

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Machine learning models for predicting dysphonia following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a Swedish Registry Study

Buwaider, Ali; El-Hajj, Victor Gabriel; MacDowall, Anna; Gerdhem, Paul et al.

Part of The spine journal, p. 419-428, 2025

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Cage only or cage with plate fixation in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery: analysis of a national multicenter dataset

Gerdhem, Lovisa; Vlachogiannis, Pavlos; Gerdhem, Paul; MacDowall, Anna

Part of The spine journal, p. 947-955, 2025

• DOI for Cage only or cage with plate fixation in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery: analysis of a national multicenter dataset

1-year data on patient-reported outcome is enough after surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy: a cohort study from the Swedish Spine register

Gerdhem, Lovisa; MacDowall, Anna; Gerdhem, Paul

Part of Acta Orthopaedica, p. 26-32, 2025

• DOI for 1-year data on patient-reported outcome is enough after surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy: a cohort study from the Swedish Spine register
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Deep Surgical Site Infection with Epidural Abscess Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Case Report and Incidence Analysis in Sweden

Fujita, Ryo; Georgopoulos, Ioannis; Vlachogiannis, Pavlos; Ivars, Katrin et al.

Part of Surgical Infections, p. 359-363, 2025

• DOI for Deep Surgical Site Infection with Epidural Abscess Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Case Report and Incidence Analysis in Sweden

Surgically treated degenerative cervical spine diseases in twins

Holy, Marek; Szigethy, Lilla; Wretenberg, Per; MacDowall, Anna et al.

Part of European spine journal, p. 1270-1274, 2025

• DOI for Surgically treated degenerative cervical spine diseases in twins

Machine learning models for predicting dysphonia following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a Swedish Registry Study

Buwaider, Ali; El-Hajj, Victor Gabriel; MacDowall, Anna; Gerdhem, Paul et al.

Part of The spine journal, p. 419-428, 2025

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Cage only or cage with plate fixation in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery: analysis of a national multicenter dataset

Gerdhem, Lovisa; Vlachogiannis, Pavlos; Gerdhem, Paul; MacDowall, Anna

Part of The spine journal, p. 947-955, 2025

• DOI for Cage only or cage with plate fixation in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery: analysis of a national multicenter dataset

1-year data on patient-reported outcome is enough after surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy: a cohort study from the Swedish Spine register

Gerdhem, Lovisa; MacDowall, Anna; Gerdhem, Paul

Part of Acta Orthopaedica, p. 26-32, 2025

• DOI for 1-year data on patient-reported outcome is enough after surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy: a cohort study from the Swedish Spine register
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Predictors of early mortality following surgical or nonsurgical treatment of subaxial cervical spine fractures: a retrospective nationwide registry study

Buwaider, Ali; El-Hajj, Victor Gabriel; Blixt, Simon; Nilsson, Gunnar et al.

Part of The spine journal, p. 1939-1951, 2024

• DOI for Predictors of early mortality following surgical or nonsurgical treatment of subaxial cervical spine fractures: a retrospective nationwide registry study
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Comparison of the patient-derived modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association scale and the European myelopathy score

de Dios, Eddie; Lofgren, Hakan; Laesser, Mats; Lindhagen, Lars et al.

Part of European spine journal, p. 1205-1212, 2024

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MRI-based measurements of spondylolisthesis and kyphosis in degenerative cervical myelopathy

de Dios, Eddie; Laesser, Mats; Björkman-Burtscher, Isabella M.; Lindhagen, Lars et al.

Part of BMC Medical Imaging, 2023

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Toward Shared Decision-Making in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

Sangeorzan, Irina; Antonacci, Grazia; Martin, Anne; Grodzinski, Ben et al.

Part of JMIR Research Protocols, 2023

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Comparison of posterior muscle-preserving selective laminectomy and laminectomy with fusion for treating cervical spondylotic myelopathy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

MacDowall, Anna; Löfgren, Håkan; Edström, Erik; Brisby, Helena et al.

Part of Trials, 2023

• DOI for Comparison of posterior muscle-preserving selective laminectomy and laminectomy with fusion for treating cervical spondylotic myelopathy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
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Answer to the Letter to the Editor of V. Kumar et al. concerning "Laminectomy alone versus laminectomy with fusion for degenerative cervical myelopathy: a long-term study of a national cohort" by E. de Dios et al. (Eur Spine J [2022];31(2):334-345) REPLY

de Dios, Eddie; MacDowall, Anna

Part of European spine journal, p. 1937-1937, 2022

• DOI for Answer to the Letter to the Editor of V. Kumar et al. concerning "Laminectomy alone versus laminectomy with fusion for degenerative cervical myelopathy: a long-term study of a national cohort" by E. de Dios et al. (Eur Spine J [2022];31(2):334-345) REPLY

Improvement rates, adverse events and predictors of clinical outcome following surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy

de Dios, Eddie; Laesser, Mats; Björkman-Burtscher, Isabella M; Lindhagen, Lars et al.

Part of European spine journal, p. 3433-3442, 2022

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Evaluating a paradigm shift from anterior decompression and fusion to muscle-preserving selective laminectomy: a single-center study of degenerative cervical myelopathy

Kitamura, Kazuya; de Dios, Eddie; Bodon, Gergely; Barany, Laszlo et al.

Part of Journal of Neurosurgery, p. 740-748, 2022

• DOI for Evaluating a paradigm shift from anterior decompression and fusion to muscle-preserving selective laminectomy: a single-center study of degenerative cervical myelopathy

Laminectomy alone versus laminectomy with fusion for degenerative cervical myelopathy: a long-term study of a national cohort

de Dios, Eddie; Heary, Robert F.; Lindhagen, Lars; MacDowall, Anna

Part of European spine journal, p. 334-345, 2022

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Artificial disc replacement and adjacent-segment pathology: 10-year outcomes of a randomized trial

Kontakis, Michael G.; Marques, Catarina; Löfgren, Håkan; Mosavi, Firas et al.

Part of Journal of Neurosurgery, p. 945-953, 2022

• DOI for Artificial disc replacement and adjacent-segment pathology: 10-year outcomes of a randomized trial

Operative treatment of cervical radiculopathy: anterior cervical decompression and fusion compared with posterior foraminotomy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Holy, Marek; MacDowall, Anna; Sigmundsson, Freyr Gauti; Olerud, Claes

Part of Trials, 2021

• DOI for Operative treatment of cervical radiculopathy: anterior cervical decompression and fusion compared with posterior foraminotomy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
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Surgical treatment outcome on a national cohort of 176 patients with cervical manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis.

MacDowall, Anna; Barany, Laszlo; Bodon, Gergely

Part of Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, p. 248-256, 2021

• DOI for Surgical treatment outcome on a national cohort of 176 patients with cervical manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis.

Unintended fusion in cervical artificial disk replacement: a prospective study on heterotopic ossification, progression, and clinical outcome, with 5-year follow-up

Marques, Catarina; MacDowall, Anna; Skeppholm, Martin; Moreira, Nuno Canto et al.

Part of European spine journal, p. 1662-1669, 2021

• DOI for Unintended fusion in cervical artificial disk replacement: a prospective study on heterotopic ossification, progression, and clinical outcome, with 5-year follow-up
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Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A 7-Letter Coding System That Supports Decision-Making for the Surgical Approach

Papavero, Luca; Schmeiser, Gregor; Kothe, Ralph; Boszczyk, Bronek et al.

Part of Neurospine, p. 164-171, 2020

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Accuracy and Reliability of X-ray Measurements in the Cervical Spine

Marques, Catarina; Granström, Emma; MacDowall, Anna; Moreira, Nuno Canto et al.

Part of Asian Spine Journal, p. 169-176, 2020

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Posterior foraminotomy versus anterior decompression and fusion in patients with cervical degenerative disc disease with radiculopathy: up to 5 years of outcome from the national Swedish Spine Register

MacDowall, Anna; Heary, Robert F.; Holy, Marek; Lindhagen, Lars et al.

Part of Journal of Neurosurgery, p. 344-352, 2020

• DOI for Posterior foraminotomy versus anterior decompression and fusion in patients with cervical degenerative disc disease with radiculopathy: up to 5 years of outcome from the national Swedish Spine Register

Surgical treatment of the severely damaged atlantoaxial joint with C1-C2 facet spacers Three case reports

Tominaga, Hiroyuki; MacDowall, Anna; Olerud, Claes

Part of Medicine, 2019

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Artificial disc replacement versus fusion in patients with cervical degenerative disc disease and radiculopathy: a randomized controlled trial with 5-year outcomes

MacDowall, Anna; Canto Moreira, Nuno; Marques, Catarina; Skeppholm, Martin et al.

Part of Journal of Neurosurgery, p. 323-331, 2019

• DOI for Artificial disc replacement versus fusion in patients with cervical degenerative disc disease and radiculopathy: a randomized controlled trial with 5-year outcomes

Artificial Disc Replacement versus Fusion in Patients with Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease with radiculopathy: 5-year Outcomes from the National Swedish Spine Register

MacDowall, Anna; Skeppholm, Martin; Lindhagen, Lars; Robinson, Yohan et al.

Part of Journal of Neurosurgery, p. 159-167, 2019

• DOI for Artificial Disc Replacement versus Fusion in Patients with Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease with radiculopathy: 5-year Outcomes from the National Swedish Spine Register

Effects of preoperative mental distress versus surgical modality, arthroplasty, or fusion on long-term outcome in patients with cervical radiculopathy

MacDowall, Anna; Skeppholm, Martin; Lindhagen, Lars; Robinson, Yohan et al.

Part of Journal of Neurosurgery, p. 371-379, 2018

• DOI for Effects of preoperative mental distress versus surgical modality, arthroplasty, or fusion on long-term outcome in patients with cervical radiculopathy

Validation of the Visual Analogue Scale in the Cervical Spine

MacDowall, Anna; Skeppholm, Martin; Robinson, Yohan; Olerud, Claes

Part of Journal of Eurosurgery, p. 227-235, 2018

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Safety of a novel modular cage for transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: clinical cohort study in 20 patients with degenerative disc disease

Elmekaty, Mohamed; ElMehy, Emad; Försth, Peter; MacDowall, Anna et al.

Part of SICOT-J, 2018

• DOI for Safety of a novel modular cage for transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: clinical cohort study in 20 patients with degenerative disc disease
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Anxiety and depression affect pain drawings in cervical degenerative disc disease

MacDowall, Anna; Robinson, Yohan; Skeppholm, Martin; Olerud, Claes

Part of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, p. 99-107, 2017

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Pain drawings predict outcome of surgical treatment for degenerative disc disease in the cervical spine

MacDowall, Anna; Robinson, Yohan; Skeppholm, Martin; Olerud, Claes

Part of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, p. 194-200, 2017

• DOI for Pain drawings predict outcome of surgical treatment for degenerative disc disease in the cervical spine
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Cervical spondylotic myelopathy: A two decade experience

Heary, Robert F.; MacDowall, Anna; Agarwal, Nitin

Part of Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine (JSCM), p. 407-415, 2019

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Cervical Radiculopathy: Studies on Pain Analysis and Treatment

MacDowall, Anna

2018

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The fate of failed cervical arthroplasties: outcome of revision surgery

Marques, Catarina; Olerud, Claes; Skeppholm, Martin; MacDowall, Anna