Published in Spine (Phila Pa 1976) on March 01, 1999
Spinal metastasis in the elderly. Eur Spine J (2003) 1.46
En bloc spondylectomy reconstructions in a biomechanical in-vitro study. Eur Spine J (2008) 0.96
Single stage corpectomy and instrumentation in the treatment of pathological fractures in the lumbar spine. Int Orthop (2011) 0.81
Influence of screw-cement enhancement on the stability of anterior thoracolumbar fracture stabilization with circumferential instability. Eur Spine J (2004) 0.78
Circumferential stabilization with ghost screwing after posterior resection of spinal metastases via transpedicular route. Neurosurg Rev (2007) 0.75
Complications of pedicle screw fixation in reconstructive surgery of the cervical spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2000) 2.77
Posterior occipitocervical reconstruction using cervical pedicle screws and plate-rod systems. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1999) 2.70
Interobserver and intraobserver reliability of the japanese orthopaedic association scoring system for evaluation of cervical compression myelopathy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2001) 2.60
Transpedicular screw fixation for traumatic lesions of the middle and lower cervical spine: description of the techniques and preliminary report. J Spinal Disord (1994) 2.54
Biomechanical analysis of cervical stabilization systems. An assessment of transpedicular screw fixation in the cervical spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1994) 2.50
Proximal femoral fractures: a biomechanical study to compare intramedullary and extramedullary fixation. Injury (1994) 2.33
A novel extracellular cyclic lipopeptide which promotes flagellum-dependent and -independent spreading growth of Serratia marcescens. J Bacteriol (1992) 2.30
Pedicle screw fixation for nontraumatic lesions of the cervical spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1997) 2.25
Anterior decompression and stabilization with the Kaneda device for thoracolumbar burst fractures associated with neurological deficits. J Bone Joint Surg Am (1997) 2.06
Does spinal kyphotic deformity influence the biomechanical characteristics of the adjacent motion segments? An in vivo animal model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1999) 1.91
The value of computed tomography in thoracolumbar fractures. An analysis of one hundred consecutive cases and a new classification. J Bone Joint Surg Am (1983) 1.88
IFN-gamma-inducing factor up-regulates Fas ligand-mediated cytotoxic activity of murine natural killer cell clones. J Immunol (1996) 1.85
New anterior instrumentation for the management of thoracolumbar and lumbar scoliosis. Application of the Kaneda two-rod system. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1996) 1.81
Biomechanical analysis of lumbosacral fixation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1992) 1.79
Risk factors and probability of vertebral body collapse in metastases of the thoracic and lumbar spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1997) 1.65
Determination of molecular species composition of C80 or longer-chain alpha-mycolic acids in Mycobacterium spp. by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and mass chromatography. J Clin Microbiol (1986) 1.59
Spinal stability and intersegmental muscle forces. A biomechanical model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1989) 1.57
The biomechanical effect of postoperative hypolordosis in instrumented lumbar fusion on instrumented and adjacent spinal segments. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2000) 1.57
Vascularised fibular grafts. An experience of 102 patients. J Bone Joint Surg Br (2000) 1.54
Influence of bone mineral density on the fixation of thoracolumbar implants. A comparative study of transpedicular screws, laminar hooks, and spinous process wires. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1990) 1.52
Laparoscopic fusion of the lumbar spine: minimally invasive spine surgery. A prospective multicenter study evaluating open and laparoscopic lumbar fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1999) 1.51
The value of hepatic artery reconstruction as a technique in rat liver transplantation. Surgery (1992) 1.45
One-stage posterior decompression and reconstruction of the cervical spine by using pedicle screw fixation systems. J Neurosurg (1999) 1.45
Biomechanical evaluation of anterior spinal instrumentation systems for scoliosis: in vitro fatigue simulation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2001) 1.43
One-stage posterior hemivertebra resection and correction using segmental posterior instrumentation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2001) 1.41
Stability of posterior spinal instrumentation and its effects on adjacent motion segments in the lumbosacral spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1998) 1.41
The effect of spinal destabilization and instrumentation on lumbar intradiscal pressure: an in vitro biomechanical analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1997) 1.40
Clinicopathological characterization of prion: a novel marker of activated human hepatic stellate cells. J Hepatol (2000) 1.39
Monitoring of neuromuscular block after administration of vecuronium in patients with diabetes mellitus. Br J Anaesth (2003) 1.39
A new familial adult-onset leukodystrophy manifesting as cerebellar ataxia and dementia. J Neurol Sci (2001) 1.39
A double-masked multicenter comparative study between alendronate and alfacalcidol in Japanese patients with osteoporosis. The Alendronate Phase III Osteoporosis Treatment Research Group. Osteoporos Int (1999) 1.38
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor up-regulates expression of matrix metalloproteinases in synovial fibroblasts of rheumatoid arthritis. J Biol Chem (2000) 1.38
A ten- to 15-year follow-up observation of high tibial osteotomy in medial compartment osteoarthrosis. Clin Orthop Relat Res (1992) 1.37
Biomechanical evaluation of cervical spinal stabilization methods in a human cadaveric model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1989) 1.37
Immunopathogenesis of delayed-type hypersensitivity. Microsc Res Tech (2001) 1.35
Molecular species of mycolic acid subclasses in eight strains of Mycobacterium smegmatis. Lipids (1988) 1.34
Symposium: a critical discrepancy-a criteria of successful arthrodesis following interbody spinal fusions. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2001) 1.34
Prevention of rat hepatic fibrosis by the protease inhibitor, camostat mesilate, via reduced generation of active TGF-beta. Gastroenterology (2001) 1.32
Biomechanical role of the posterior elements, costovertebral joints, and rib cage in the stability of the thoracic spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1996) 1.27
Biomechanical evaluation of five different occipito-atlanto-axial fixation techniques. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1999) 1.26
Prognosis of early stage avascular necrosis of the femoral head. Clin Orthop Relat Res (1999) 1.25
Biomechanical analysis of rehabilitation in the standing position. Am J Sports Med (1992) 1.25
Critical involvement of interferon gamma in the pathogenesis of T-cell activation-associated hepatitis and regulatory mechanisms of interleukin-6 for the manifestations of hepatitis. Hepatology (1996) 1.25
Biomechanical comparison of five different atlantoaxial posterior fixation techniques. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2000) 1.24
Osteogenic protein versus autologous interbody arthrodesis in the sheep thoracic spine. A comparative endoscopic study using the Bagby and Kuslich interbody fusion device. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1999) 1.24
[A taxonomic study on a mycobacterium which caused a skin ulcer in a Japanese girl and resembled Mycobacterium ulcerans]. Kekkaku (1989) 1.23
Relationship between traumatic spinal canal stenosis and neurologic deficits in thoracolumbar burst fractures. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1988) 1.22
Anterior correction of thoracic scoliosis with Kaneda anterior spinal system. A preliminary report. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1997) 1.22
Correlation between histopathologic features and magnetic resonance images of spinal cord lesions. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1993) 1.22
Anterior decompression of traumatic thoracolumbar fractures with incomplete neurological deficit using a retroperitoneal approach. J Bone Joint Surg Am (1985) 1.21
Effects of chondroitinase ABC and chymopapain on spinal motion segment biomechanics. An in vivo biomechanical, radiologic, and histologic canine study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1997) 1.21
Surface-active novel glycolipid and linked 3-hydroxy fatty acids produced by Serratia rubidaea. J Bacteriol (1990) 1.21
Liver microvascular architecture: an insight into the pathophysiology of portal hypertension. Semin Liver Dis (1999) 1.20
1989 Volvo Award in basic science. Device-related osteoporosis with spinal instrumentation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1989) 1.20
Correction of cervical kyphosis using pedicle screw fixation systems. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1999) 1.19
Ornithine-containing lipids of some Pseudomonas species. Eur J Biochem (1988) 1.19
In vitro migratory potential of rat quiescent hepatic stellate cells and its augmentation by cell activation. Hepatology (1999) 1.17
Trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate (cord factor) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis induces foreign-body- and hypersensitivity-type granulomas in mice. Infect Immun (2001) 1.16
Myelopathy due to ossification or calcification of the ligamentum flavum: radiologic and histologic evaluations. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol (1983) 1.16
The effects of wrist distraction on carpal kinematics. J Hand Surg Am (1999) 1.16
Role of ionotropic glutamatergic and GABAergic inputs on the firing activity of neurons in the external pallidum in awake monkeys. J Neurophysiol (2004) 1.16
Burst fractures with neurologic deficits of the thoracolumbar-lumbar spine. Results of anterior decompression and stabilization with anterior instrumentation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1985) 1.15
The stability of reconstruction methods after thoracolumbar total spondylectomy. An in vitro investigation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1999) 1.14
The unstable burst fracture. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1982) 1.14
The effect of nonphysiologically high initial tension on the mechanical properties of in situ frozen anterior cruciate ligament in a canine model. Am J Sports Med (2000) 1.13
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor induces phagocytosis of foreign particles by macrophages in autocrine and paracrine fashion. Immunology (1997) 1.13
Graft site morbidity with autogenous semitendinosus and gracilis tendons. Am J Sports Med (1996) 1.13
Characterization of Borrelia sp. isolated from Ixodes tanuki, I. turdus, and I. columnae in Japan by restriction fragment length polymorphism of rrf (5S)-rrl (23S) intergenic spacer amplicons. FEMS Microbiol Lett (1996) 1.13
Interbody lumbar fusion using a carbon fiber cage implant versus allograft bone. An investigational study in the Spanish goat. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1994) 1.12
A biomechanical analysis of decompression and reconstruction methods in the cervical spine. Emphasis on a carbon-fiber-composite cage. J Bone Joint Surg Am (1993) 1.12
Distraction rod instrumentation with posterolateral fusion in isthmic spondylolisthesis. 53 cases followed for 18-89 months. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1985) 1.12
Cineradiographic motion analysis of normal lumbar spine during forward and backward flexion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2000) 1.11
Biomechanical evaluation of stand-alone interbody fusion cages in the cervical spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2001) 1.11
Phase lag of the intersegmental motion in flexion-extension of the lumbar and lumbosacral spine. An in vivo study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1996) 1.10
Synergistic benefits of combined technologies in complex, minimally invasive surgical procedures. Clinical experience and educational processes. Surg Endosc (1996) 1.09
A biomechanical evaluation of cervical spinal stabilization methods in a bovine model. Static and cyclical loading. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1988) 1.08