Published in Spine (Phila Pa 1976) on January 15, 2005
Posterior fusion only for thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis of more than 80 degrees: pedicle screws versus hybrid instrumentation. Eur Spine J (2008) 1.31
The impact of halo-gravity traction on curve rigidity and pulmonary function in the treatment of severe and rigid scoliosis and kyphoscoliosis: a clinical study and narrative review of the literature. Eur Spine J (2011) 1.19
Accuracy and safety of pedicle screw placement in neuromuscular scoliosis with free-hand technique. Eur Spine J (2008) 1.13
Complications associated with thoracic pedicle screws in spinal deformity. Eur Spine J (2010) 1.12
Combined anterior and posterior instrumentation in severe and rigid idiopathic scoliosis. Eur Spine J (2006) 1.11
Accuracy of Pedicle Screw Placement in Scoliosis Surgery: A Comparison between Conventional Computed Tomography-Based and O-Arm-Based Navigation Techniques. Asian Spine J (2014) 1.09
Accuracy of free-hand placement of thoracic pedicle screws in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: how much of a difference does surgeon experience make? Eur Spine J (2009) 0.98
Pedicle screw loosening: a clinically relevant complication? Eur Spine J (2015) 0.98
Treatment of severe scoliosis with posterior-only approach arthrodesis and all-pedicle screw instrumentation. Eur Spine J (2013) 0.90
Learning retention of thoracic pedicle screw placement using a high-resolution augmented reality simulator with haptic feedback. Neurosurgery (2011) 0.89
Improving safety in spinal deformity surgery: advances in navigation and neurologic monitoring. Eur Spine J (2012) 0.88
The changes of relative position of the thoracic aorta after anterior or posterior instrumentation of type I Lenke curve in adolescent idiopathic thoracic scoliosis. Eur Spine J (2008) 0.88
Congenital scoliosis - Quo vadis? Indian J Orthop (2010) 0.88
Comparative analysis between shape memory alloy-based correction and traditional correction technique in pedicle screws constructs for treating severe scoliosis. Eur Spine J (2009) 0.87
Triggered electromyography for placement of thoracic pedicle screws: is it reliable? Eur Spine J (2010) 0.87
Current concepts and controversies on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Part II. Indian J Orthop (2013) 0.85
Anterior and posterior vertebral column resection for severe and rigid idiopathic scoliosis. Eur Spine J (2011) 0.84
How is the trachea at risk of injury from pedicle screw insertion in proximal thoracic curve of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients? Eur Spine J (2012) 0.83
Accuracy of thoracic pedicle screw using ideal pedicle entry point in severe scoliosis. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2010) 0.82
Comparative Analysis of Interval, Skipped, and Key-vertebral Pedicle Screw Strategies for Correction in Patients With Lenke Type 1 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Medicine (Baltimore) (2016) 0.81
Pedicle screw instrumentation and spinal deformities: have we gone too far? Eur Spine J (2012) 0.80
The "slide technique": an improvement on the "funnel technique" for safe pedicle screw placement in the thoracic spine. Eur Spine J (2014) 0.80
Morbidity and radiographic outcomes of severe scoliosis of 90° or more: a comparison of hybrid with total pedicle screw instrumentation. J Child Orthop (2014) 0.79
Role of rod diameter in comparison between only screws versus hooks and screws in posterior instrumentation of thoracic curve in idiopathic scoliosis. Eur Spine J (2011) 0.79
Posterior scoliosis correction for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using side-opening pedicle screw-rod system utilizing the axial translation technique. Indian J Orthop (2010) 0.79
Financial analysis of circumferential fusion versus posterior-only with thoracic pedicle screw constructs for main thoracic idiopathic curves between 70 degrees and 100 degrees. J Child Orthop (2008) 0.77
Evaluating Accuracy of Free-hand Pedicle Screw Insertion in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Using Postoperative Multi-Slice Computed Tomography Scan. Adv Biomed Res (2017) 0.75
Posterior instrumentation and fusion. J Child Orthop (2012) 0.75
Comparative Analysis of Combined (first anterior than posterior) Versus Only Posterior Approach for Treating Severe Scoliosis: A Mean Follow up of 8.5 Years. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2017) 0.75
Do intraoperative radiographs in scoliosis surgery reflect radiographic result? Clin Orthop Relat Res (2009) 0.75
Evolution of syrinx in patients undergoing posterior correction for scoliosis associated with syringomyelia. Eur Spine J (2014) 0.75
Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis. N Engl J Med (2007) 6.72
A new classification of thoracolumbar injuries: the importance of injury morphology, the integrity of the posterior ligamentous complex, and neurologic status. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 3.68
Risk factors for surgical site infection following orthopaedic spinal operations. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2008) 3.53
Free hand pedicle screw placement in the thoracic spine: is it safe? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2004) 3.42
Understanding the minimum clinically important difference: a review of concepts and methods. Spine J (2007) 3.27
Complications and outcomes of pedicle subtraction osteotomies for fixed sagittal imbalance. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2003) 2.65
Adjacent segment disease followinglumbar/thoracolumbar fusion with pedicle screw instrumentation: a minimum 5-year follow-up. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2007) 2.46
Comparative analysis of pedicle screw versus hybrid instrumentation in posterior spinal fusion of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 2.40
Does bone morphogenetic protein increase the incidence of perioperative complications in spinal fusion? A comparison of 55,862 cases of spinal fusion with and without bone morphogenetic protein. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 2.38
The subaxial cervical spine injury classification system: a novel approach to recognize the importance of morphology, neurology, and integrity of the disco-ligamentous complex. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2007) 2.37
Comparative analysis of pedicle screw versus hook instrumentation in posterior spinal fusion of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2004) 2.28
Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: clinical and radiographic results and complications in 100 consecutive patients. J Spinal Disord Tech (2005) 2.27
Pedicle subtraction osteotomy for the treatment of fixed sagittal imbalance. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2003) 2.27
Minimum 5-year analysis of L5-S1 fusion using sacropelvic fixation (bilateral S1 and iliac screws) for spinal deformity. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 2.27
Nonoperative care to manage sacroiliac joint disruption and degenerative sacroiliitis: high costs and medical resource utilization in the United States Medicare population. J Neurosurg Spine (2014) 2.18
Comparison of Smith-Petersen versus pedicle subtraction osteotomy for the correction of fixed sagittal imbalance. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 2.17
Rates of new neurological deficit associated with spine surgery based on 108,419 procedures: a report of the scoliosis research society morbidity and mortality committee. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 2.16
Antifibrinolytic agents reduce blood loss during pediatric vertebral column resection procedures. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2012) 2.09
How often is low back pain not coming from the back? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2009) 2.07
Role of pelvic incidence, thoracic kyphosis, and patient factors on sagittal plane correction following pedicle subtraction osteotomy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2009) 2.01
Sagittal plane analysis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: the effect of anterior versus posterior instrumentation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2002) 2.00
Unilateral transforaminal posterior lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF): indications, technique, and 2-year results. J Spinal Disord Tech (2002) 1.98
Results of lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomies for fixed sagittal imbalance: a minimum 5-year follow-up study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2007) 1.95
Adult spinal deformity surgery: complications and outcomes in patients over age 60. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2007) 1.94
A novel classification system for spinal instability in neoplastic disease: an evidence-based approach and expert consensus from the Spine Oncology Study Group. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2010) 1.91
Major complications and comparison between 3-column osteotomy techniques in 105 consecutive spinal deformity procedures. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2012) 1.88
Chiari I malformation associated with syringomyelia and scoliosis: a twenty-year review of surgical and nonsurgical treatment in a pediatric population. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2002) 1.87
Three-dimensional classification of thoracic scoliotic curves. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2009) 1.85
Correlation of pelvic incidence with low- and high-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2002) 1.83
The thoracolumbar injury severity score: a proposed treatment algorithm. J Spinal Disord Tech (2005) 1.82
Neurologic complications of lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomy: a 10-year assessment. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2007) 1.76
Can triggered electromyograph thresholds predict safe thoracic pedicle screw placement? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2002) 1.76
A comprehensive study of patients with surgically treated lumbar spinal stenosis with neurogenic claudication. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2002) 1.74
Pedicle subtraction osteotomy for the treatment of fixed sagittal imbalance. Surgical technique. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2004) 1.73
Rates of infection after spine surgery based on 108,419 procedures: a report from the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 1.73
Comparison of manual and digital measurements in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 1.72
Spinal instability neoplastic score: an analysis of reliability and validity from the spine oncology study group. J Clin Oncol (2011) 1.69
Spontaneous lumbar curve correction in selective thoracic fusions of idiopathic scoliosis: a comparison of anterior and posterior approaches. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2008) 1.68
Correlation of radiographic, clinical, and patient assessment of shoulder balance following fusion versus nonfusion of the proximal thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2002) 1.68
Pseudarthrosis in long adult spinal deformity instrumentation and fusion to the sacrum: prevalence and risk factor analysis of 144 cases. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 1.67
Aprotinin reduces blood loss during spinal surgery in children. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2003) 1.66
Proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity following long instrumented posterior spinal fusion: incidence, outcomes, and risk factor analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 1.63
Anterior/posterior spinal instrumentation versus posterior instrumentation alone for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliotic curves more than 90 degrees. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 1.62
The Spinal Appearance Questionnaire: results of reliability, validity, and responsiveness testing in patients with idiopathic scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2007) 1.60
Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of 10,242 adults with spondylolisthesis. J Neurosurg Spine (2010) 1.59
Long adult deformity fusions to L5 and the sacrum. A matched cohort analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2004) 1.58
Is spine deformity surgery in patients with spastic cerebral palsy truly beneficial?: a patient/parent evaluation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2009) 1.57
Defining substantial clinical benefit following lumbar spine arthrodesis. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2008) 1.55
Does treatment (nonoperative and operative) improve the two-year quality of life in patients with adult symptomatic lumbar scoliosis: a prospective multicenter evidence-based medicine study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2009) 1.53
Pulmonary function in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis relative to the surgical procedure. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2005) 1.52
A review of quality of life and psychosocial issues in scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 1.51
Proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity after segmental posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion: minimum five-year follow-up. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2008) 1.51
Military penetrating spine injuries compared with blunt. Spine J (2011) 1.51
Are spine injuries sustained in battle truly different? Spine J (2011) 1.51
Bone morphogenetic protein-2 and spinal arthrodesis: the basic science perspective on protein interaction with the nervous system. Spine J (2011) 1.50
Thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis curves between 70 degrees and 100 degrees: is anterior release necessary? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 1.49
Short-term complications associated with surgery for high-grade spondylolisthesis in adults and pediatric patients: a report from the scoliosis research society morbidity and mortality database. Neurosurgery (2012) 1.49
Reliability analysis for manual adolescent idiopathic scoliosis measurements. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 1.48
Selective posterior thoracic fusions for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: comparison of hooks versus pedicle screws. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 1.48
Bone morphogenetic protein-2 used in spinal fusion with spinal cord injury penetrates intrathecally and elicits a functional signaling cascade. Spine J (2009) 1.47
Alterations in recovery from spinal cord injury in rats treated with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 for posterolateral arthrodesis. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2011) 1.46
Proximal junctional kyphosis in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis after 3 different types of posterior segmental spinal instrumentation and fusions: incidence and risk factor analysis of 410 cases. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2007) 1.46
Analysis of patient and parent assessment of deformity in idiopathic scoliosis using the Walter Reed Visual Assessment Scale. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2003) 1.46
Comparison of pelvic fixation techniques in neuromuscular spinal deformity correction: Galveston rod versus iliac and lumbosacral screws. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 1.45
Operative treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with posterior pedicle screw-only constructs: minimum three-year follow-up of one hundred fourteen cases. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2008) 1.45
A biomechanical study of regional endplate strength and cage morphology as it relates to structural interbody support. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2004) 1.44
Incremental cost-effectiveness of adult spinal deformity surgery: observed quality-adjusted life years with surgery compared with predicted quality-adjusted life years without surgery. Neurosurg Focus (2014) 1.43
Thoracic pedicle screws: comparison of start points and trajectories. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2008) 1.41
Adult degenerative scoliosis: evaluation and management. Neurosurg Focus (2010) 1.40
Nerve root blocks in the treatment of lumbar radicular pain. A minimum five-year follow-up. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2006) 1.38
Migration of mesenchymal stem cells through cerebrospinal fluid into injured spinal cord tissue. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2004) 1.37
Vertebral column decancellation for the management of sharp angular spinal deformity. Eur Spine J (2011) 1.36
Evaluation of pedicle screw placement in the deformed spine using intraoperative plain radiographs: a comparison with computerized tomography. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 1.33
Proximal junctional kyphosis in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis following segmental posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion: minimum 5-year follow-up. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 1.33
Major complications in revision adult deformity surgery: risk factors and clinical outcomes with 2- to 7-year follow-up. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2012) 1.33
Is the T9, T11, or L1 the more reliable proximal level after adult lumbar or lumbosacral instrumented fusion to L5 or S1? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2007) 1.30
The pros and cons to saving the L5-S1 motion segment in a long scoliosis fusion construct. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2003) 1.29
Complications in the surgical treatment of 19,360 cases of pediatric scoliosis: a review of the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality database. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 1.29
Apical sublaminar wires versus pedicle screws--which provides better results for surgical correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 1.29
Proximal junctional vertebral fracture in adults after spinal deformity surgery using pedicle screw constructs: analysis of morphological features. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2010) 1.26
Accuracy of thoracic pedicle screws in patients with and without coronal plane spinal deformities. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2002) 1.25
Radiographic outcomes of anterior spinal fusion versus posterior spinal fusion with thoracic pedicle screws for treatment of Lenke Type I adolescent idiopathic scoliosis curves. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 1.24
Sagittal thoracic decompensation following long adult lumbar spinal instrumentation and fusion to L5 or S1: causes, prevalence, and risk factor analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 1.24
Reliability analysis for digital adolescent idiopathic scoliosis measurements. J Spinal Disord Tech (2005) 1.23
Osteotomies in the posterior-only treatment of complex adult spinal deformity: a comparative review. Neurosurg Focus (2010) 1.22
Non-neurologic complications following surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2007) 1.22
Classification of congenital scoliosis and kyphosis: a new approach to the three-dimensional classification for progressive vertebral anomalies requiring operative treatment. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2009) 1.22
Scoliosis research society morbidity and mortality of adult scoliosis surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 1.22
Surgical decision making for unstable thoracolumbar spine injuries: results of a consensus panel review by the Spine Trauma Study Group. J Spinal Disord Tech (2006) 1.21