Natasha Ironside, MD

Education

Natasha Ironside, MD MD, University of Auckland

Publications

In Reply: Are There Differences in 2-Year Outcomes Between 2-Level Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion Versus Single-Level Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion to Treat Cervical Myelopathy? A Quality Outcomes Database Study

Neurosurgery. 2025 Dec 1;97(6):e177-e178. doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000003811. Epub 2025 Oct 14.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41085387 | DOI:10.1227/neu.0000000000003811

Segmental Lordosis After Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using Expandable Oblique Versus Static Anterior Banana Cages

Oper Neurosurg. 2026 Jan 1;30(1):78-89. doi: 10.1227/ons.0000000000001639. Epub 2025 May 28.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Expandable oblique interbody cages have gained popularity because of their suitability in minimally invasive surgical approaches and…

Are There Differences in 2-Year Outcomes Between Two-Level Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion Versus Single-Level Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion to Treat Cervical Myelopathy? A Quality Outcomes Database Study

Neurosurgery. 2025 Nov 1;97(5):1091-1099. doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000003518. Epub 2025 May 19.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There has been limited assessment between anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF) and anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion…

Use of Supplemental Rod Constructs in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Review

Oper Neurosurg. 2025 Jan 6;29(3):323-334. doi: 10.1227/ons.0000000000001484.ABSTRACTAdult spinal deformity comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders that primarily affects older patients and can have a significant negative affect on health-related quality…

2-Dimensional Operative Video for Staged Treatment of a Giant Plasma Cell Tumor: Principles for Neurosurgical Oncology During a Wartime Environment in Ukraine

Oper Neurosurg. 2024 Dec 3;29(2):315-316. doi: 10.1227/ons.0000000000001435.NO ABSTRACTPMID:39625278 | DOI:10.1227/ons.0000000000001435

Wartime penetrating traumatic brain injury of the anterior skull base involving the paranasal sinuses: a single-center, first-year experience from Dnipro, Ukraine

J Neurosurg. 2024 Oct 18;142(3):829-838. doi: 10.3171/2024.6.JNS24852. Print 2025 Mar 1.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Since February 2022, the number of casualties in the Russian-Ukrainian war have dramatically increased, with a high incidence of…

Novel method of iliac accessory rods for rod fracture prevention in adult deformity surgery: a case series of 82 patients with outcomes and complications

J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 Jul 26;43(4):424-432. doi: 10.3171/2024.5.SPINE24208. Print 2025 Oct 1.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Primary rod fracture after surgery for adult spinal deformity (ASD) is a leading cause of revision, with recent…

Iliac Accessory Rod Technique for Rod Fracture Prevention in Long Fusion Constructs: 2-Dimensional Operative Video

Oper Neurosurg. 2025 Mar 1;28(3):451. doi: 10.1227/ons.0000000000001281. Epub 2024 Jul 5.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38967451 | DOI:10.1227/ons.0000000000001281

Determining the time frame of maximum clinical improvement in surgical decompression for cervical spondylotic myelopathy when stratified by preoperative myelopathy severity: a cervical Quality Outcomes Database study

J Neurosurg Spine. 2022 Jun 17;37(5):758-766. doi: 10.3171/2022.5.SPINE211425. Print 2022 Nov 1.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: While surgical decompression is an important treatment modality for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), it remains unclear if the…

Robotic Sacroiliac Fixation Technique for Triangular Titanium Implant in Adult Degenerative Scoliosis Surgery: 2-Dimensional Operative Video

Oper Neurosurg. 2021 Nov 15;21(6):E555-E556. doi: 10.1093/ons/opab326.ABSTRACTCorrective surgery remains a definitive treatment for adult spinal deformity, improving pain and disability. With these cases, instrumentation to the pelvis with iliac fixation…

Long-term clinically relevant rodent model of methotrexate-induced cognitive impairment

Neuro Oncol. 2020 Aug 17;22(8):1126-1137. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa086.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: With the enhanced use of chemotherapy and the advent of increased patient survival rates, there are an increasing number of cancer survivors living…

In vivo annular repair using high-density collagen gel seeded with annulus fibrosus cells

Acta Biomater. 2018 Oct 1;79:230-238. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.07.008. Epub 2018 Jul 5.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: The aim is assessing the in vivo efficacy of annulus fibrosus (AF) cells seeded into collagen by enhancing the…

Total disc replacement using tissue-engineered intervertebral discs in the canine cervical spine

PLoS One. 2017 Oct 20;12(10):e0185716. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185716. eCollection 2017.ABSTRACTThe most common reason that adults in the United States see their physician is lower back or neck pain secondary to degenerative…

Ten-Step Minimally Invasive Spine Lumbar Decompression and Dural Repair Through Tubular Retractors

Oper Neurosurg. 2017 Apr 1;13(2):232-245. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000001407.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Minimally invasive spine (MIS) surgery utilizing tubular retractors has become an increasingly popular approach for decompression in the lumbar spine. However, a better…

A New Volumetric Radiologic Method to Assess Indirect Decompression After Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion Using High-Resolution Intraoperative Computed Tomography

World Neurosurg. 2018 Jan;109:59-67. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.07.155. Epub 2017 Aug 5.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Two-dimensional radiographic methods have been proposed to evaluate the radiographic outcome after indirect decompression through extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF).…