Complex Cervical Spine Program | Research & Innovation

The Complex Cervical Spine Program at Boston Children’s is continuously breaking the boundaries of what’s possible in the care of children with cervical spine conditions through our basic, translational, and clinical research that drives the advancement of effective therapies.

Our published research includes:

• Yang BW, Glotzbecker MP, Troy M, Proctor MR, Hresko MT, Hedequist DJ. C2 Translaminar Screw Fixation in Children. J Pedatr Orthop. 2018 Jul; 38(6).
• Alexiades NG, Ahn ES, Blount JP, Brockmeyer DL, Browd SR, Grant GA, Heuer GG, Hankinson TC, Iskandar BJ, Jea A, Krieger MD, Leonard JR, Limbrick DD Jr, Maher CO, Proctor MR, Sandberg DI, Wellons JC 3rd, Shao B, Feldstein NA, Anderson RCE. Development of Best Practices to Minimize Wound Complications After Complex Tethered Spinal Cord Surgery: A Modified Delphi Study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 Sep 14:1-9.
• Deckey DG, Kalish LA, Hedequist D, Emans J, Proctor M, Glotzbecker M, Karlin L, Snyder B, Hresko MT. Surgical Treatment of Developmental Spondylolisthesis: Contemporary Series with a Two Surgeon Team. Spine Deform. 2019. Mar;7(2):275-285.
• Desai SB, O’Brien C, Shaikh R, Hedequist D, Proctor M, Orbach DB, Padua H. Multidisciplinary management of Aneurysmal Bone Cysts: A single center experience. Interv Neuroradiol. 2019. Oct;25(5):564-569
• Verhofste BP, Glotzbecker MP, Hresko MT, MacDougall RD, Birch CM, O’Neill NP, Karlin LI, Emans JB, Proctor MR, Hedequist DJ. Intraoperative Use of O-arm in Pediatric Cervical Spine Surgery. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Apr;40(4):e266-e271
• McAvoy M, McCrea HJ, Chavakula V, Choi H, Bi WL, Mekary RA, Stone S, Proctor MR. Long-term outcomes of lumbar microdiscectomy in the pediatric population: a large single-institution case series. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2019 Aug 30:1-9
• Verhofste BP, Glotzbecker MP, Hresko MT, Miller PE, Birch CM, Troy MJ, Karlin LI, Emans JB, Proctor MR, Hedequist DJ. Perioperative acute neurological deficits in instrumented pediatric cervical spine fusions. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2019 Aug 16:1-11
• Yang BW, Hedequist DJ, Proctor MR, Troy M, Hresko MT, Glotzbecker MP. Surgical Fixation Using Screw-Rod Construct Instrumentation for Upper Cervical Instability in Pediatric Down Syndrome Patients. Spine Deform. 2019 Nov;7(6):957-961
• O’Neill NP, Hresko MT, Emans JB, Glotzbecker MP, Verhofste BP, Karlin LI, Proctor MR, Hedequist DJ. Acute Implant-related Complications in Pediatric Cervical Spine Fusion. J Pediatr Orthop. 2019 Nov 14
• Verhofste B, Hresko T, Emans J, Glotzbecker M, Snyder B, Birch C, O’Neill N, Karlin L, Proctor M, Hedequist D. Halo-Gravity Traction for the Treatment of Cervical Spine Disorders. Spine Deform. 2019 Nov;7(6):1026-1027
• Cohen LL, Yang BW, O’Neill NP, Proctor MR, Glotzbecker MP, Hedequist DJ. Use of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein for Revision Cervical Spine Fusion in Children with Down Syndrome: A Case Series. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2020 Jan 31:1-5
• Day EL, Proctor MR, Scott RM. Surgical Volume of Simple Tethered Spinal Cord Releases: Review of a Large Pediatric Neurosurgical Service Experience. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2020 Apr 3:1-5
• Verhofste BP, Davis EA, Miller PE, Hresko MT, Emans JB, Karlin LI, Hedequist DJ, Snyder BD, Smith ER, Proctor MR, Glotzbecker MP. Chiari I Malformations with Syringomyelia: Long-term Results of Neurosurgical Decompression. Spine Deform. 2020 Apr;8(2):233-243.
• O’Neill NP, Miller PE, Hresko MT, Emans JB, Karlin LI, Hedequist DJ, Snyder BD, Smith ER, Proctor MR, Glotzbecker MP. Scoliosis with Chiari I malformation Without Associated Syringomyelia. Spine Deform. 2021 Jan 20
• Alexiades NG, Shao B, Braga BP, Bonfield CM, Brockmeyer DL, Browd SR, DiLuna M, Groves ML, Hankinson TC, Jea A, Leonard JR, Lew SM, Limbrick DD, Mangano FT, Martin J, Pahys J, Powers A, Proctor MR, Rodriguez L, Rozzelle C, Storm PB, Anderson RCE. Development of Best Practices in the Utilization and Implementation of Pediatric Cervical Spine Traction: A Modified Delphi Study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 Apr 2:1-12.
• Verhofste BP, Hedequist DJ, Birch CM, Rademacher ES, Glotzbecker MP, Proctor MR, Yen YM. Operative Treatment of Cervical Spine Injuries Sustained in Youth Sports. J Pediatr Orthop. 2021 Aug 31.