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
Comparison of Perioperative Complications Between Anterior Decompression With Fusion and Laminoplasty For Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Propensity Score-matching Analysis Using Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination Database.
TL;DR: More systemic complications, such as respiratory disease, cardiovascular events, and sepsis, were observed in the ADF group, although local infection was more frequently seen in the LAMP group.
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Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion Using a Synthetic Hydroxyapatite Graft for Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament.
Toshitaka Yoshii,Takashi Hirai,Kenichiro Sakai,Shinichi Sotome,Mitsuhiro Enomoto,Tsuyoshi Yamada,Hiroyuki Inose,Tsuyoshi Kato,Shigenori Kawabata,Atsushi Okawa +9 more
TL;DR: ACCF using HA is a safe and efficacious method for the treatment of patients with OPLL as an alternative to conventional ACCF using autologous fibula bone grafting.
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Comparison of 5-year postoperative results between standard-length stems and short stems in one-stage bilateral total hip arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial
Masanobu Hirao,Kazumasa Miyatake,Daisuke Koga,Ryohei Takada,Gaku Koyano,Atsushi Okawa,Tetsuya Jinno,Tetsuya Jinno +7 more
TL;DR: Based on the 5-year midterm outcomes, both stems obtained satisfactory clinical outcomes despite the greater micromotion with short stems, and both stems attained bone ingrowth fixation.
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Hydroxyapatite/collagen composite graft for posterior lumbar interbody fusion: a comparison with local bone graft.
TL;DR: In this article, a hydroxyapatite/collagen (HAp/Col) composite with bone marrow aspirate (BMA) was used for posterior lumbar intervertebral fusion (PLIF).
Assessing carpal tunnel syndrome with magnetoneurography
Toru Sasaki,Shigenori Kawabata,Jun Hashimoto,Yuko Hoshino,Kensuke Sekihara,Yoshiaki Adachi,Miho Akaza,Koji Fujita,Akimoto Nimura,Toshitaka Yoshii,Yuki Miyano,Yuki Mitani,Taishi Watanabe,Shinji Sato,Sukchan Kim,Atsushi Okawa +15 more
TL;DR: In this paper , a superconducting quantum interference device magnetometer system was used to record neuromagnetic fields at the carpal tunnel after electrical stimulation of the middle digital nerve in 10 hands of nine patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
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