Assoc Prof, Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of So California
Neurosurgery
Dr. Frank L. Acosta Jr., MD
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Dr. Frank L. Acosta Jr. practices Neurosurgery. He went to Harvard Medical School. Harvard Medical School is a top medical college. Harvard Medical School has a rank of 1 in research and a 12 in primary care Frank Acosta is a published doctor and has 48 publications published. The lastest was: 'Novel application of pre-operative vertebral body embolization to reduce intraoperative blood loss during a three-column spinal osteotomy for non-oncologic spinal defo...' Frank Acosta accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Novel application of pre-operative vertebral body embolization to reduce intraoperative blood loss during a three-column Spinal osteotomy for non-oncologic Spinal defo...
- Assessment of outcome following the use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 for Spinal fusion in the elderly population.
- Introduction: Costs and benefits of modern-day Spine care.
- Supra-psoas Shallow Docking in Lateral Interbody Fusion.
- Cervical spine alignment, sagittal deformity, and clinical implications.
- Differences in treatments and outcomes for idiopathic Scoliosis patients treated in the United States from 1998 to 2007: impact of socioeconomic variables and ethnicity.
- Minimally invasive lateral lumbar interbody fusion and transpsoas approach-related morbidity.
- Complications and outcomes after Spinal deformity surgery in the elderly: review of the existing literature and future directions.
- Porcine Intervertebral Disc Repair Using Allogeneic Juvenile Articular Chondrocytes or Mesenchymal Stem Cells.
- Morbidity and mortality after Spinal deformity surgery in patients 75 years and older: complications and predictive factors.
- Treatment of Enneking stage 3 aggressive vertebral hemangiomas with intralesional spondylectomy: report of 10 cases and review of the literature.
- Changes in coronal and sagittal plane alignment following minimally invasive direct lateral interbody fusion for the treatment of Degenerative lumbar disease in adults...
- Predicting ideal spinopelvic balance in adult Spinal deformity.
- Human Disc nucleus properties and vertebral endplate permeability.
- En bloc resection for primary and metastatic tumors of the spine: a Systematic review of the literature.
- Effects of age on perioperative complications of extensive multilevel thoracolumbar Spinal fusion surgery.
- Biomechanical pullout strength and stability of the Cervical artificial pedicle screw.
- Effect of age on the perioperative and radiographic complications of multilevel cervicothoracic Spinal fusions.
- Complications and outcomes of lumbar Spine surgery in elderly people: a review of the literature.
- Long-term biomechanical stability and clinical improvement after extended multilevel corpectomy and circumferential reconstruction of the Cervical spine using titanium...
- Biomechanical comparison of three fixation techniques for unstable thoracolumbar burst Fractures. Laboratory investigation.
- Stabilization of the atlantoaxial complex via C-1 lateral mass and C-2 pedicle screw fixation in a multicenter clinical experience in 102 patients: modification of the...
- Comprehensive management of symptomatic and aggressive vertebral hemangiomas.
- Stand-alone anterior lumbar Discectomy and fusion with plate: initial experience.
- Bioabsorbable anterior Cervical plating: initial multicenter clinical and radiographic experience.
- Operative management of adult high-grade lumbosacral Spondylolisthesis.
- Modified paramedian transpedicular approach and spinal reconstruction for intradural tumors of the Cervical and cervicothoracic spine: clinical experience.
- Corpectomy followed by the placement of instrumentation with titanium cages and recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 for vertebral osteomyelitis.
- Recent advances: infections of the Spine.
- Expandable cylindrical cages in the Cervical spine: a review of 22 cases.
- Current treatment strategies and outcomes in the management of symptomatic vertebral hemangiomas.
- Biomechanical analysis of a newly designed bioabsorbable anterior Cervical plate. Invited submission from the joint section meeting on disorders of the spine and perip...
- Artificial pedicle screw reconstruction of the Cervical spine after lateral paramedian transpedicular approach for lesions of the ventral Cervical spinal canal.
- Emerging directions in motion preservation Spinal surgery.
- The ProDisc artificial Disc: insertion technique.
- The Charité Artificial Disc: insertion technique.
- Cervical disc arthroplasty: general introduction.
- Biomechanical comparison of posterior lumbar interbody fusion and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion performed at 1 and 2 levels.
- Frameless stereotactic image-guided C1-C2 transarticular screw fixation for atlantoaxial instability: review of 20 patients.
- The potential role of mesenchymal stem cell therapy for intervertebral Disc degeneration: a critical overview.
- Biomechanics of stabilization after cervicothoracic compression-flexion Injury.
- Use of intraoperative isocentric C-arm 3D fluoroscopy for sextant percutaneous pedicle screw placement: case report and review of the literature.
- Kyphoplasty-augmented short-segment pedicle screw fixation of traumatic lumbar burst Fractures: initial clinical experience and literature review.
- Intramedullary spinal cord Tumors: molecular insights and surgical innovation.
- Neurocutaneous melanosis presenting with hydrocephalus. Case report and review of the literature.
- Diagnosis and management of adult pyogenic osteomyelitis of the Cervical spine.
- Diagnosis and management of sacral Tarlov cysts. Case report and review of the literature.
Schools
HARVARD MED SCH
UCSF
Harvard
Procedures Preformed
- Cervical Disc Replacement
- Cervical Herniated Disc Surgery
- Herniated Disc Surgery
- Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
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Conditions Treated
- Back Pain
- Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
- Brain Aneurysm
- Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
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Doctors Specialties
- Neurosurgery
Accepted Insurances
Education
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UCSF -
Harvard Medical School
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