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Uchenna Ajoku

Intracranial pressure monitoring and treatment practices in severe traumatic brain injury between low-and middle-income countries and high-income countries: Data or dogma?
2024 · Uchenna Ajoku, Gregory Hawryluk, et al. · Surgical Neurology International · 15
Cosmetic appearance in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Predictive factors and evaluation of the TAPS and SRS-22 self-image subdomains before and after posterior spinal fusion
2025 · Alice Baroncini, Melissa Bou Jaoude, et al. · Orthopaedics & Traumatology Surgery & Research · 5
Identifying Suspected Volume Conduction Contamination of External Anal Sphincter Motor Evoked Potentials in Lumbosacral Spine Surgery
2022 · Marshall Wilkinson, Uchenna Ajoku, et al. · Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology · 5
Canadian Spine Society: 21st Annual Virtual Scientific Conference, Feb. 3, 10, 15, 17 and 24, 2021Abstract 45. Determining clinically important improvement following surgery for degenerative conditions of the spine: analysis of the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network (CSORN) RegistryAbstract 31. Cost-utility analysis of microdiscectomy versus nonoperative management for the treatment of chronic radiculopathy secondary to lumbar disc herniationAbstract 44. Impact of undergoing thoracolumbar spine surgery on patient psychosocial healthAbstract 70. A comparison of functional and quality of life improvement in 6 different types of surgeryAbstract 54. The role of frailty and sarcopenia in predicting adverse events and mortality following en bloc resection of primary bone tumours and isolated metastases of the spineAbstract 27. Feasibility of achieving planned surgical margins in primary spine tumour: a PTRON studyAbstract 32. Care providers’ perspectives on potential expansion of medical assistance in dying criteria to persons with acute spinal cord injury: a qualitative studyAbstract 22. Does wait time for transfer from acute care to rehabilitation affect the outcomes following a traumatic spinal cord injury? A prospective cohort studyAbstract 86. Investigating and validating quantitative MRI biomarkers for demyelination, axon integrity and inflammation after traumatic spinal cord injuryAbstract 23. Does participating in a national spinal cord injury registry improve actual patient outcomes?Abstract 79. Can individuals expect normal quality of life following traumatic spinal cord injury? A cohort study compared with Canadian normative dataAbstract 79. Is the conversion of the American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale grade clinically meaningful for functional recovery in all patients with traumatic spinal cord injury?Abstract 101. Predicting massive intraoperative blood loss in adult spinal deformity surgeryAbstract 102. Use of preoperative opioids is a risk factor for persistent chronic postoperative opioid use in adult spinal deformity patientsAbstract 102. Comparison of a general (NSQIP) and spine specific (SAVES) database for the identification of spine surgery acute care adverse eventsAbstract 55. Trends in length of stay at a quaternary spinal care centre from 2006–2020Abstract 89. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on scheduled adult spine surgery in Toronto academic health sciences centres (AHSC): a wave 1 through early wave 2 experienceAbstract 60. Patient acceptance and satisfaction with virtual care in Ontario during and after COVID-19 lockdown restrictionsAbstract 39. Prospective randomized control study to evaluate the role of injection Cerebrolysin in operated cases of degenerative cervical myelopathyAbstract 47. Association between patient-reported outcomes and construct length in posterior cervical instrumentation for cervical spine myelopathyAbstract 52. Rate of revision surgery at adjacent and same segment for cervical disc replacement versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusionAbstract 104. Analysis of complication rates in cervical spine surgery between older patients and younger cohorts using the CSORN registry: Is age just a number?Abstract 49. Factors associated with increased length of stay in degenerative cervical spine surgery: cohort analysis from the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network (CSORN)Abstract 51. Association between preoperative sagittal alignment and radiographic measures of decompression following cervical laminectomyAbstract 3. Analysis of the morphometric change in the uncinate process of cervical spondylosis patients: a study of radiologic anatomyAbstract 4. Does body mass index affect outcomes after vertebral body tethering surgery?Abstract 5. Congenital kyphosis: progressive correction with an instrumented posterior epiphysiodesisAbstract 6. The use of halo gravity traction in severe, stiff scoliosisAbstract 7. Fusing to the pelvis in the correction of scoliosis associated with Rett syndromeAbstract 8. Tuberculosis of the craniovertebral junction: its altered biomechanics and treatment strategyAbstract 9. Anatomic considerations and functional outcomes of endoscopic transiliac approach for access to L5–S1 disc and foramenAbstract 10. Five-year revision rates for elective multilevel lumbar instrumented fusions in the elderly: an analysis of state databasesAbstract 11. Lumbar PLIF without inpatient admission. Results of a standardized care protocol in over 100 selected patients treated over a 5-year periodAbstract 12. Frailty is an important predictor of 30-day morbidity in patients treated for lumbar spondylolisthesis using a posterior surgical approach: analysis of outcomes in 15 658 patients from the NSQIP databaseAbstract 13. Scoliosis flexibility correlates with postoperative outcomes following growth-friendly surgeryAbstract 14. Lumbar fusion surgery for patients with back pain and degenerative disc disease: an observational study f
2021 · J. Denise Power, Andrew Glennie, et al. · Canadian Journal of Surgery · 4
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Chronic subdural haematoma: a case series of uncommon presentations of a common disease
2023 · Uchenna Ajoku, Linda Iroegbu-Emeruem · Journal of Surgical Case Reports · 2
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Maximizing surgical resection in revision surgery for an intramedullary spinal cord tumour using DTI/tractography and direct spinal cord stimulation: A technical note
2021 · Uchenna Ajoku, Alysa Almojuela, et al. · Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery · 2
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Temporal analysis of complication rates of cervical spine surgery for degenerative spine disease between younger and older cohorts using the CSORN registry: Is age just a number?
2023 · Uchenna Ajoku, Michael G. Johnson, et al. · European Spine Journal · 1
Timing of neuroimaging and its implications in the management of stroke in Port Harcourt, Nigeria: is time really brain?
2026 · Uchenna Ajoku, Job Otokwala · BMC Neurology
Charges associated with traumatic spinal cord injury management and their relationship to outcomes across Nigerian geopolitical zones: a multicentre study
2026 · Oremakinde, Adetunji, Emejulu , Jude-Kennedy, et al. · Mendeley Data
The Scientific Basis, Application and Limitations of Diffusion Tensor Imaging in the Management of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
2026 · Uchenna Ajoku, Alizadeh A, et al. · Journal of Orthopedic Research and Therapy
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Canadian Spine SocietyAbstract ID 19. Program Code CPSS01. Pediatric Spine Frailty Index predicts morbidity and mortality in spinal deformity surgeryAbstract ID 99. Program Code CPSS02. Evaluation of biplane radiographic systems for scoliotic patientsAbstract ID 180. Program Code CPSS03. Rate of spinal osteochondromas diagnosed via advanced imaging in pediatric patients with hereditary multiple osteochondromas: a systematic review and meta-analysisAbstract ID 137. Program Code CPSS04. The impact of adverse childhood experiences on fibromyalgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case–control studiesAbstract ID 61. Program Code CPSS05. Enhanced recovery pathway for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis undergoing posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion surgery: a matched controlled analysisAbstract ID 193. Program Code CPSS06. Integrated approach to back pain in the adolescent populationAbstract ID 38. Program Code CPSS07. Traumatic spinal cord injury in children and adolescents: a 20-year review from the Hospital for Sick ChildrenAbstract ID 93. Program Code CPSS08. Prevalence and prognosis of scapular pain following surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a prospective study to guide preoperative counsellingAbstract ID 150. Program Code CPSS09. Preoperative zoledronate is safe for children with medical complexity undergoing posterior spinal fusion for neuromuscular scoliosisAbstract ID 15. Program Code CPSS10. Allogeneic transfusion is associated with adverse events in idiopathic scoliosis surgeryAbstract ID 56. Program Code A11. Defining the gaps in transitional care to adulthood for patients in pediatric surgical specialties: a scoping reviewAbstract ID 81. Program Code A12. Effect of mixing dissimilar metals on serum metal ion levels following spinal deformity surgeryAbstract ID 184. Program Code A13. Intraoperative neuromonitoring has poor correlation with postoperative neurological deficits in non-cord level adult deformity surgeryAbstract ID 94. Program Code A14. Role of somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP) in enhancing intraoperative neuromonitoring for spinal deformity surgery — results from a prospective multicentre studyAbstract ID 9. Program Code A15. Does fat matter? The association between extension of fusion and paraspinal muscle fat infiltrationAbstract ID 47. Program Code A16. Pelvic incidence to lumbar lordosis association varies by Roussouly morphotypeAbstract ID 102. Program Code A17. Association between rod and fusion mass fractures in adult spinal deformity: a retrospective cohort studyAbstract ID 8. Program Code A18. Design and implementation of a novel morselized bone interbody cage in posterior lumbar spinal fusion: a biomechanical studyAbstract ID 86. Program Code A19. Decompression versus decompression plus fusion for stable degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: comparing outcomes using propensity score–matched dataAbstract ID 176. Program Code A20. Reoperation rates for decompression and fusion versus decompression alone for degenerative spondylolisthesis: a comparative analysisAbstract ID 186. Program Code B21. Modic change is not associated with occult discitis or poor clinical outcome among patients treated surgically for lumbar disc herniation: prospective cohort studyAbstract ID 145. Program Code B22. Machine learning–driven clinical and imaging clustering of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: implications for stratified surgical careAbstract ID 68. Program Code B23. Which psychosocial measures are most strongly related to surgical outcomes in patients with degenerative pathology of the spine?Abstract ID 111. Program Code B24. Acceptance and commitment therapy for patients with degenerative spinal disorders and maladaptive psychological processes: an observational studyAbstract ID 128. Program Code B25. Assessing construct validity of the Spine Adverse Events Severity System: impact of adverse event severity grade on longitudinal patient-reported outcomes)Abstract ID 72. Program Code B26. A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing traditional midline versus paramedian approaches to the lumbar spine for elective posterior/transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion proceduresAbstract ID 96. Program Code B27. Uniportal versus biportal endoscopic decompression for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis: a systematic review and updated meta-analysisAbstract ID 152. Program Code B28. Why business tools are essential for managing a spine programAbstract ID 172. Program Code B29. Relationship between fatty infiltration, frailty, and outcomes after spinal surgeryAbstract ID 143. Program Code C30. Clinical trajectory and outcomes with surgical intervention for traumatic central cord syndrome: impact of mechanism of injuryAbstract ID 13. Program Code C31. Optimal tracheostomy timing following traumatic complete spinal cord injury: a comparative analysis of ultra-early, early and delayed practiceAbstract ID 123. Program Code C32. Early stabilizatio
2025 · Vivien Chan, Rachelle Imbeault, et al. · Canadian Journal of Surgery
Protocol-based postoperative brain scan after drainage of chronic subdural hematoma in a low-resource setting (ProtoScan study)
2025 · Uchenna Ajoku, Linda Iroegbu-Emeruem · Surgical Neurology International
Thoracic spinal extradural arachnoid cyst causing Brown-Sequard-like syndrome: a rare case report and review of literature
2023 · Uchenna Ajoku, Bright Uche Nwekeala · Journal of Surgical Case Reports
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Intracranial hypertension complicated with blindness in a child with non-syndromic sagittal craniosynostosis: a case report
2023 · Uchenna Ajoku, Bright Uche Nwekeala · PAMJ Clinical Medicine
Spontaneous Spinal Epidural and Subdural Empyema Causing Cauda Equina Syndrome: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature
2022 · Uchenna Ajoku, Mohammed Zarrabian · Acta Scientific Neurology
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Works count: 16
Citation count: 34
H-index: 4
I10-index: 1
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