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List of works by Shiro Imagama

A retrospective imaging study of surgical outcomes and range of motion in patients with cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.

scientific article

Acute non-traumatic idiopathic spinal subdural hematoma: radiographic findings and surgical results with a literature review.

scientific article published on 30 March 2017

Age-related changes in upper and lower cervical alignment and range of motion: normative data of 600 asymptomatic individuals

scientific article published on 27 July 2020

Aggressive osteoblastoma of the cervical spine involving the canal and vertebral artery: a case report.

scientific article

Analysis of cervical kyphosis and spinal balance in young idiopathic scoliosis patients classified by the apex of thoracic kyphosis

scientific article published on 18 July 2016

Associations of Serum MicroRNA with Bone Mineral Density in Community-Dwelling Subjects: The Yakumo Study

scientific article published on 30 July 2020

Carotid artery plaque screening using abdominal aortic calcification on lumbar radiographs

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Characteristics of multi-channel Br(E)-MsEP waveforms for the lower extremity muscles in thoracic spine surgery: comparison based on preoperative motor status

scientific article published on 15 November 2018

Declining neck circumference is an anthropometric marker related to frailty in middle-aged and elderly women

scientific article published on 24 June 2019

Differences of locomotive syndrome and frailty in community-dwelling middle-aged and elderly people: Pain, osteoarthritis, spinal alignment, body balance, and quality of life

scientific article published on 19 September 2019

Effects of a self-assembling peptide as a scaffold on bone formation in a defect

scientific article published on 5 January 2018

Epidemiological trends in spine surgery over 10 years in a multicenter database

scientific article published on 12 February 2018

Epidemiology and effect on physical function of osteosarcopenia in community-dwelling elderly people in Japan

scientific article published on 17 June 2019

Impact of Adjacent Facet Joint Osteoarthritis on Adjacent Segment Degeneration after Short-Segment Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Indirect Decompression: Minimum 5-Year Follow-Up

scientific article published in 2022

Impact of comorbidity rates of lumbar spondylosis, knee osteoarthritis, and osteoporosis on physical QOL and risk factors for poor physical QOL in middle-aged and elderly people

scientific article published on 17 April 2019

Impact of pelvic incidence on lumbar osteophyte formation and disc degeneration in middle-aged and elderly people in a prospective cross-sectional cohort

scientific article published on 04 March 2020

Increase in lumbar kyphosis and spinal inclination, declining back muscle strength, and sarcopenia are risk factors for onset of GERD: a 5-year prospective longitudinal cohort study

scientific article published on 10 September 2019

Influence of Global Spine Sagittal Balance and Spinal Degenerative Changes on Locomotive Syndrome Risk in a Middle-Age and Elderly Community-Living Population

scientific article published on 23 September 2020

Locomotive Syndrome Stage 1 Predicts Significant Worsening of Future Motor Performance: The Prospective Yakumo Study

scientific article published on 03 October 2019

Low Bioelectrical Impedance Phase Angle Is a Significant Risk Factor for Frailty

scientific article published on 10 June 2019

Musculoskeletal Factors and Geriatric Syndromes Related to the Absence of Musculoskeletal Degenerative Disease in Elderly People Aged over 70 Years

scientific article published on 18 November 2019

Post-operative regression of retro-odontoid pseudotumors treated with and without fusion

scientific article published on 30 March 2018

Predictors of locomotive syndrome in community-living people: A prospective five-year longitudinal study

scientific article published on 20 September 2018

Predictors of presarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults: A 5-year longitudinal study

scientific article published on 03 January 2019

Prevention of spinal cord injury using brain-evoked muscle-action potential (Br(E)-MsEP) monitoring in cervical spinal screw fixation.

scientific article

Reduction in body cell mass as a predictor of osteoporosis: A cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Relationship between locomotive syndrome and body composition among community-dwelling middle-age and elderly individuals in Japan: The Yakumo study

scientific article published on 03 May 2018

Reoperation within 2 years after lumbar interbody fusion: a multicenter study.

scientific article published on 8 February 2018

Serum cystatin C level is associated with locomotive syndrome risk and can be an early predictor in community-living people: The Yakumo study.

scientific article published on 14 February 2018

Shoulder pain has most impact on poor quality of life among various types of musculoskeletal pain in middle-aged and elderly people: Yakumo study

scientific article published on 13 June 2019

Surgical intervention for a pediatric isolated intramedullary spinal aneurysm

scientific article published on 7 August 2017

Systemic treatment with a novel basic fibroblast growth factor mimic small-molecule compound boosts functional recovery after spinal cord injury

scientific article published on 17 July 2020

The decrease in phase angle measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis reflects the increased locomotive syndrome risk in community-dwelling people: The Yakumo study

scientific article published on 17 May 2018

Utility of the Serum Cystatin C Level for Diagnosis of Osteoporosis among Middle-Aged and Elderly People

scientific article published on 16 January 2019

Variety of preoperative MRI changes in spinal cord ependymoma of WHO grade II: a case series

scientific article published on 12 September 2018

Waist Circumference Measured by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Is Interchangeable with Manual Measurement: Increased Waist Circumference Is Associated with Locomotive Syndrome Risk

scientific article published on 25 September 2019

Weakness of grip strength reflects future locomotive syndrome and progression of locomotive risk stage: A 10-year longitudinal cohort study

scientific article published on 24 June 2019