Atsushi Okawa
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
393 Papers
861 Citations
Atsushi Okawa is an academic researcher from Tokyo Medical and Dental University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Myelopathy. The author has an hindex of 38, co-authored 328 publications. Previous affiliations of Atsushi Okawa include Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
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Papers
Risk factors related to perioperative systemic complications and mortality in elderly patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures-analysis of a large national inpatient database.
Shingo Morishita,Toshitaka Yoshii,Atsushi Okawa,Hiroyuki Inose,Takashi Hirai,Masato Yuasa,Kiyohide Fushimi,Takeo Fujiwara +7 more
TL;DR: Atrial fibrillation and renal failure as preoperative comorbidities were common factors between perioperative systemic complications and mortality in elderly patients for OVF.
Osteochondral flap fracture of the olecranon with subluxation of the elbow in a child
TL;DR: An 8-year-old boy fell from a banquette at home and his right elbow was swollen and its range of motion (ROM) was limited due to pain, he visited the offi ce of an orthopedist and was introduced to the outpatient clinic with his elbow splinted.
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Comparison of Laminoplasty and Posterior Fusion Surgery for Cervical Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
Hiroaki Nakashima,Shiro Imagama,Toshitaka Yoshii,Satoru Egawa,Kenichiro Sakai,Kazuo Kusano,Yukihiro Nakagawa,Takashi Hirai,Kanichiro Wada,Keiichi Katsumi,Kengo Fujii,Atsushi Kimura,Takeo Furuya,Tsukasa Kanchiku,Yukitaka Nagamoto,Yasushi Oshima,Narihito Nagoshi,Kei Ando,Masahiko Takahata,Kanji Mori,Hideaki Nakajima,Kazuma Murata,Shunji Matsunaga,Takashi Kaito,Kei Yamada,Sho Kobayashi,Satoshi Kato,Tetsuro Ohba,Satoshi Inami,Shunsuke Fujibayashi,Hiroyuki Katoh,Haruo Kanno,Yuanying Li,Hiroshi Yatsuya,Masao Koda,Yoshiharu Kawaguchi,Katsushi Takeshita,Morio Matsumoto,Masashi Yamazaki,Atsushi Okawa +39 more
- 13 May 2021
TL;DR: LM and PF for cervical myelopathy due to OPLL resulted in comparable postoperative outcomes at two years after surgery, but multivariable logistic regression analysis showed no significant difference in JOA score, JOA recovery rate, or JOACMEQ improvement at two weeks after surgery.
MRI analysis of carpal tunnel syndrome in hemodialysis patients versus non-hemodialysis patients: a multicenter case-control study
TL;DR: It is confirmed that hemodialysis caused expansion of the carpal tunnel due to amyloid deposition as previously described and FDS excision could be considered in case severe deposition of amyloids in FDP is observed during surgery.
Comparison of Different Materials and Proximal Coatings Used for Femoral Components in One-Stage Bilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty
TL;DR: Although the authors found extensions of radiopaque lines to the surface of coatings of seven grit-blasted stems whereas they found none in the case of the arc-deposited titanium stems, all hips showed excellent clinical and radiological outcomes.
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