Spinal Neurosurgery

Principal Investigator: Prof. Diego Garbossa

Group members:

Diego Garbossa (Full professor)
Fabio Cofano (Assistant professor)

Address and contacts:

cofano@unito.it
garbossa@unito.it

Main research activities of the research group
Management and Research of spinal degenerative, oncological, traumatic, vascular and infectious pathologies

List of 10 main publications

Di Perna G, Marengo N, Matsukawa K, Mahieu G, Baldassarre BM, Petrone S, De Marco R, Zeppa P, Ajello M, Fiumefreddo A, Zenga F, Garbossa D, Cofano F. Three-Dimensional Patient-Matched Template Guides Are Able to Increase Mean Diameter and Length and to Improve Accuracy of Cortical Bone Trajectory Screws: A 5-Year International Experience. World Neurosurg. 2023 Feb;170:e542-e549. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.11.066. Epub 2022 Nov 17. PMID: 36402304.
Cofano F, Langella F, Petrone S, Baroncini A, Cecchinato R, Redaelli A, Garbossa D, Berjano P. Clinical and radiographic performance of indirect foraminal decompression with anterior retroperitoneal lumbar approach for interbody fusion (ALIF). Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2021 Oct;209:106946. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106946. Epub 2021 Sep 16. PMID: 34555799.
Bari E, Tartara F, Cofano F, di Perna G, Garbossa D, Perteghella S, Sorlini M, Mandracchia D, Giovannelli L, Gaetani P, Torre ML, Segale L. Freeze-Dried Secretome (Lyosecretome) from Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells Promotes the Osteoinductive and Osteoconductive Properties of Titanium Cages. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Aug 6;22(16):8445. doi: 10.3390/ijms22168445. PMID: 34445150; PMCID: PMC8395097.
Cofano F, Di Perna G, Bozzaro M, Longo A, Marengo N, Zenga F, Zullo N, Cavalieri M, Damiani L, Boges DJ, Agus M, Garbossa D, Calì C. Augmented Reality in Medical Practice: From Spine Surgery to Remote Assistance. Front Surg. 2021 Mar 30;8:657901. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.657901. PMID: 33859995; PMCID: PMC8042331.
Cofano F, Giambra C, Costa P, Zeppa P, Bianconi A, Mammi M, Monticelli M, Di Perna G, Junemann CV, Melcarne A, Massaro F, Ducati A, Tartara F, Zenga F, Garbossa D. Management of Extramedullary Intradural Spinal Tumors: The Impact of Clinical Status, Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring and Surgical Approach on Outcomes in a 12-Year Double-Center Experience. Front Neurol. 2020 Dec 18;11:598619. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.598619. PMID: 33391161; PMCID: PMC7775672.
Cofano F, Di Perna G, Alberti A, Baldassarre BM, Ajello M, Marengo N, Tartara F, Zenga F, Garbossa D. Neurological outcomes after surgery for spinal metastases in symptomatic patients: Does the type of decompression play a role? A comparison between different strategies in a 10-year experience. J Bone Oncol. 2020 Nov 10;26:100340. doi: 10.1016/j.jbo.2020.100340. PMID: 33294319; PMCID: PMC7689400.
Cofano F, Di Perna G, Zenga F, Ducati A, Baldassarre B, Ajello M, Marengo N, Ceroni L, Lanotte M, Garbossa D. The Neurology-Stability-Epidural compression assessment: A new score to establish the need for surgery in spinal metastases. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2020 Aug;195:105896. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.105896. Epub 2020 May 19. Erratum in: Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2021 May 8;205:106673. PMID: 32526620.
Cofano F, Di Perna G, Monticelli M, Marengo N, Ajello M, Mammi M, Vercelli G, Petrone S, Tartara F, Zenga F, Lanotte M, Garbossa D. Carbon fiber reinforced vs titanium implants for fixation in spinal metastases: A comparative clinical study about safety and effectiveness of the new "carbon-strategy". J Clin Neurosci. 2020 May;75:106-111. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.03.013. Epub 2020 Mar 12. PMID: 32173153.
Cofano F, Di Perna G, Marengo N, Ajello M, Melcarne A, Zenga F, Garbossa D. Transpedicular 3D endoscope-assisted thoracic corpectomy for separation surgery in spinal metastases: feasibility of the technique and preliminary results of a promising experience. Neurosurg Rev. 2020 Feb;43(1):351-360. doi: 10.1007/s10143-019-01204-2. Epub 2019 Nov 12. PMID: 31713701.
Marengo N, Berjano P, Cofano F, Ajello M, Zenga F, Pilloni G, Penner F, Petrone S, Vay L, Ducati A, Garbossa D. Cortical bone trajectory screws for circumferential arthrodesis in lumbar degenerative spine: clinical and radiological outcomes of 101 cases. Eur Spine J. 2018 Jun;27(Suppl 2):213-221. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5599-8. Epub 2018 Apr 16. PMID: 29663147.