Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • M.D., Pontificia Universidad Catolica (Chile) 1991
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Bone metastasis
  • Cervical spondylotic myelopathy
  • Kyphosis
  • Kyphosis--Patients
  • Metastasis
  • Radiculopathy
  • Scoliosis
  • Scoliosis--Complications
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spinal canal--Stenosis
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Thoracic Vertebrae
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  Global Scholarship

  • Teaching

    • Argentina (Country) 
    • Chile (Country) 
    • Colombia (Country) 
    • Spain (Country) 
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Callaghan, JJ, Bedard, NA, Martin, CT, Slaven, SE, Pugely, AJ, and Mendoza-Lattes, SA. "Response to Letter to the Editor on "Abnormally High Dislocation Rates of Total Hip Arthroplasty After Spinal Deformity Surgery"." The Journal of arthroplasty 32, no. 8 (August 2017): 2620-. (Letter)  Full Text
    • Setji, T, Hopkins, TJ, Jimenez, M, Manning, E, Shaughnessy, M, Schroeder, R, Mendoza-Lattes, S, Spratt, S, Westover, J, and Aronson, S. "Rationalization, Development, and Implementation of a Preoperative Diabetes Optimization Program Designed to Improve Perioperative Outcomes and Reduce Cost." Diabetes Spectrum : a Publication of the American Diabetes Association 30, no. 3 (August 2017): 217-223.  Full Text
    • Pugely, AJ, Ries, Z, Gnanapragasam, G, Gao, Y, Nash, R, and Mendoza-Lattes, SA. "Curve Characteristics and Foraminal Dimensions in Patients With Adult Scoliosis and Radiculopathy." Clinical Spine Surgery 30, no. 2 (March 2017): E111-E118.  Full Text
    • Pugely, AJ, Ries, Z, Gnanapragasam, G, Gao, Y, Nash, R, and Mendoza-Lattes, SA. "Curve Characteristics and Foraminal Dimensions in Patients With Adult Scoliosis and Radiculopathy." CLINICAL SPINE SURGERY 30, no. 2 (March 2017): E111-E118.  Link to Item
    • Bedard, NA, Martin, CT, Slaven, SE, Pugely, AJ, Mendoza-Lattes, SA, and Callaghan, JJ. "Abnormally High Dislocation Rates of Total Hip Arthroplasty After Spinal Deformity Surgery." The Journal of arthroplasty 31, no. 12 (December 2016): 2884-2885.  Full Text
    • Lee, NJ, Guzman, JZ, Kim, J, Skovrlj, B, Martin, CT, Pugely, AJ, Gao, Y, Caridi, JM, Mendoza-Lattes, S, and Cho, SK. "A Comparative Analysis Among the SRS M&M, NIS, and KID Databases for the Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis." Spine Deformity 4, no. 6 (November 2016): 420-424.  Full Text
    • Martin, CT, Pugely, AJ, Gao, Y, Skovrlj, B, Lee, NJ, Cho, SK, and Mendoza-Lattes, S. "Reliability Of A Surgeon-Reported Morbidity And Mortality Database: A Comparison Of Short-Term Morbidity Between The Scoliosis Research Society And National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Databases." The Iowa orthopaedic journal 36 (January 2016): 147-154.
    • Mendoza-Lattes, S. "Cervical Disc Replacement: Are We There Yet? Commentary on an article by Michael E. Janssen, DO, et al.: "ProDisc-C Total Disc Replacement Versus Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Single-Level Symptomatic Cervical Disc Disease. Seven-Year Follow-up of the Prospective Randomized U.S. Food and Drug Administration Investigational Device Exemption Study"." The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 97, no. 21 (November 2015): e71-.  Full Text
    • Martin, CT, Pugely, AJ, Gao, Y, Mendoza-Lattes, SA, and Weinstein, SL. "The Impact of Renal Impairment on Short-term Morbidity Risk Following Lumbar Spine Surgeries." Spine 40, no. 12 (June 2015): 909-916.  Full Text
    • Ries, Z, Harpole, B, Graves, C, Gnanapragasam, G, Larson, N, Weintstein, S, and Mendoza-Lattes, SA. "Selective Thoracic Fusion of Lenke I and II Curves Affects Sagittal Profiles But Not Sagittal or Spinopelvic Alignment: A Case-Control Study." Spine 40, no. 12 (June 2015): 926-934. (Review)  Full Text
    • Mendoza-Lattes, S, Besomi, J, O'Sullivan, C, Ries, Z, Gnanapradeep, G, Nash, R, Gao, Y, and Weinstein, S. "Pediatric Spine Trauma in the United States--Analysis of the HCUP Kid'S Inpatient Database (KID) 1997-2009." The Iowa orthopaedic journal 35 (January 2015): 135-139.
    • Martin, CT, Pugely, AJ, Gao, Y, Mendoza-Lattes, SA, Ilgenfritz, RM, Callaghan, JJ, and Weinstein, SL. "Increasing hospital charges for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in the United States." Spine 39, no. 20 (September 2014): 1676-1682.  Full Text
    • Martin, CT, Pugely, AJ, Gao, Y, and Mendoza-Lattes, S. "Thirty-Day Morbidity After Single-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Identification of Risk Factors and Emphasis on the Safety of Outpatient Procedures." The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 96, no. 15 (August 6, 2014): 1288-1294.  Full Text
    • Pugely, AJ, Martin, CT, Gao, Y, and Mendoza-Lattes, S. "Causes and risk factors for 30-day unplanned readmissions after lumbar spine surgery." Spine 39, no. 9 (April 2014): 761-768.  Full Text
    • Pugely, AJ, Martin, CT, Gao, Y, Mendoza-Lattes, S, and Callaghan, JJ. "Differences in short-term complications between spinal and general anesthesia for primary total knee arthroplasty." The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume 95, no. 3 (February 2013): 193-199.  Full Text
    • Pugely, AJ, Martin, CT, Gao, Y, and Mendoza-Lattes, SA. "Outpatient surgery reduces short-term complications in lumbar discectomy: an analysis of 4310 patients from the ACS-NSQIP database." Spine 38, no. 3 (February 2013): 264-271.  Full Text
    • Gao, Y, Pugely, A, Karam, M, Phisitkul, P, Mendoza, S, and Johnston, RC. "Is hospital teaching status a key factor in hospital charge for children with hip fractures?: preliminary findings from KID database." The Iowa orthopaedic journal 33 (January 2013): 130-135.
    • Mendoza-Lattes, S, Ries, Z, Gao, Y, and Weinstein, SL. "Proximal junctional kyphosis in adult reconstructive spine surgery results from incomplete restoration of the lumbar lordosis relative to the magnitude of the thoracic kyphosis." The Iowa orthopaedic journal 31 (January 2011): 199-206.
    • Mendoza-Lattes, S, Ries, Z, Gao, Y, and Weinstein, SL. "Natural history of spinopelvic alignment differs from symptomatic deformity of the spine." Spine 35, no. 16 (July 2010): E792-E798. (Review)  Full Text
    • Karam, MD, Amendola, A, and Mendoza-Lattes, S. "Case report: successful treatment of acute exertional paraspinal compartment syndrome with hyperbaric oxygen therapy." The Iowa orthopaedic journal 30 (January 2010): 188-190.
    • Mendoza-Lattes, S, Weiss, A, Found, E, Zimmerman, B, and Gao, Y. "Comparable effectiveness of caudal vs. trans-foraminal epidural steroid injections." The Iowa orthopaedic journal 29 (January 2009): 91-96.
    • Mendoza-Lattes, S, Clifford, K, Bartelt, R, Stewart, J, Clark, CR, and Boezaart, AP. "Dysphagia following anterior cervical arthrodesis is associated with continuous, strong retraction of the esophagus." The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume 90, no. 2 (February 2008): 256-263.  Full Text
    • Aguiar, CA, Mendoza-Lattes, S, Cobb, P, Menezes, A, and Weinstein, SL. "Unusual association of congenital kyphosis and conus lipoma presenting as a double spinal cord tether." The Iowa orthopaedic journal 27 (January 2007): 85-89.
    • Hall, RM, Brown, TD, Fisher, J, Ingham, E, Mendoza, SA, and Mayer, HM. "Introduction to lumbar total disc replacement: Factors that affect tribological performance." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology 220, no. 8 (August 2006): 775-786.  Full Text
    • Lim, T-H, Ramakrishnan, PS, Kurriger, GL, Martin, JA, Stevens, JW, Kim, J, and Mendoza, SA. "Rat spinal motion segment in organ culture: a cell viability study." Spine 31, no. 12 (May 2006): 1291-1298.  Full Text
    • Haft, GF, Mendoza, SA, Weinstein, SL, Nyunoya, T, and Smoker, W. "Use of beta-2-transferrin to diagnose CSF leakage following spinal surgery: a case report." The Iowa orthopaedic journal 24 (January 2004): 115-118.
    • Mendoza, S, Urrutia, J, and Fuentes, D. "Surgical treatment of solitary plasmocytoma of the spine: case series." The Iowa orthopaedic journal 24 (January 2004): 86-94.
    • Nyunoya, T, Gross, T, Rooney, C, Mendoza, S, and Kline, J. "Massive pleural transudate following a vertebral fusion in a 49-year-old woman." Chest 123, no. 4 (April 2003): 1280-1283.  Full Text
    • Nowlin, M, and Zucker, I. "Point of View." News & Observer (2001).
    • Martinez, L, Vio, C, Kychenthal, A, Mendoza, S, and Quiroga, T. "Tubular markers in renal transplant patients under cyclosporine." Transplantation proceedings 22, no. 5 (October 1990): 2277-2279.
    • Martinez, L, Vio, CP, Valdés, G, Kychenthal, W, and Mendoza, S. "Decreased kallikrein excretion in renal transplant treated with cyclosporine A." Transplantation proceedings 22, no. 1 (February 1990): 294-296.
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Service to the Profession

  • Member. Spine Program Committee. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery. 2016 - 2017  2016 - 2017
  • Member. Morbidity and Mortality Committee. Scoliosis Research Society. 2014 - 2018  2014 - 2018
  • Member. International Programs. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2012 - 2015  2012 - 2015
  • Reviewer. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2010 - 2019  2010 - 2019
  • Reviewer. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Am). 2008 - 2019  2008 - 2019
  • Advisory Board. Spine. 2003 - 2019  2003 - 2019

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