Published in Spine (Phila Pa 1976) on September 01, 2005
Rate of complications in scoliosis surgery - a systematic review of the Pub Med literature. Scoliosis (2008) 1.78
Surgical treatment of scoliosis: a review of techniques currently applied. Scoliosis (2008) 1.16
Surgery for idiopathic scoliosis: currently applied techniques. Clin Med Pediatr (2009) 1.12
Shilla growing rods in a caprine animal model: a pilot study. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2009) 1.09
Rod fracture and lengthening intervals in traditional growing rods: is there a relationship? Eur Spine J (2016) 1.08
The growing spine: how spinal deformities influence normal spine and thoracic cage growth. Eur Spine J (2011) 1.03
Early experience of MAGEC magnetic growing rods in the treatment of early onset scoliosis. Eur Spine J (2014) 1.02
Spinal muscular atrophy. Orphanet J Rare Dis (2011) 1.00
Efficacy and safety of VEPTR instrumentation for progressive spine deformities in young children without rib fusions. Eur Spine J (2009) 0.92
Surgical technique: modern Luqué trolley, a self-growing rod technique. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2011) 0.90
Congenital scoliosis - Quo vadis? Indian J Orthop (2010) 0.88
Early onset scoliosis: current concepts and controversies. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med (2012) 0.87
Fusionless procedures for the management of early-onset spine deformities in 2011: what do we know? J Child Orthop (2011) 0.87
Growing rod concepts: state of the art. Eur Spine J (2012) 0.86
VEPTR™ growing rods for early-onset neuromuscular scoliosis: feasible and effective. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2011) 0.85
Early definitive spinal fusion in young children: what we have learned. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2011) 0.85
Current concepts and controversies on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Part II. Indian J Orthop (2013) 0.85
The use of magnetically controlled growing rod device for pediatric scoliosis. Neurosciences (Riyadh) (2016) 0.85
Apical and intermediate anchors without fusion improve Cobb angle and thoracic kyphosis in early-onset scoliosis. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2014) 0.84
Congenital kypho-scoliosis: a case of thoracic insufficiency syndrome and the limitations of treatment. Eur Spine J (2011) 0.84
The effect of growing rod lengthening technique on the sagittal spinal and the spinopelvic parameters. Eur Spine J (2014) 0.83
Bilateral rib-to-pelvis technique for managing early-onset scoliosis. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2011) 0.82
Safety and compatibility of magnetic-controlled growing rods and magnetic resonance imaging. Eur Spine J (2015) 0.82
Non-fusion and growing instrumentation in the correction of congenital spinal deformity associated with split spinal cord malformation: an early follow-up outcome. Eur Spine J (2013) 0.80
The use of ultrasound in comparison to radiography in magnetically controlled growth rod lengthening measurement: a prospective study. Eur Spine J (2014) 0.79
Does delaying surgery in immature adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients with progressive curve, lead to addition of fusion levels? Eur Spine J (2014) 0.79
Congenital scoliosis: an up-to-date. J Med Life (2015) 0.78
Concurrent tethered cord release and growing-rod implantation-is it safe? Global Spine J (2012) 0.78
Incidence of proximal junctional kyphosis with magnetic expansion control rods in early onset scoliosis. Eur Spine J (2016) 0.78
Results of the spine-to-rib-cage distraction in the treatment of early onset scoliosis. Indian J Orthop (2010) 0.78
Growing rod construct for the treatment of early-onset scoliosis. Eur Spine J (2015) 0.77
Growth modulation in the management of growing spine deformities. J Child Orthop (2008) 0.77
Dual growing rod treatment in early onset scoliosis: the effect of repeated lengthening surgeries on thoracic growth and dimensions. Eur Spine J (2014) 0.77
Scoliosis - The current concepts. Indian J Orthop (2010) 0.77
Distractional failure forces comparison of different anchor sites for the pediatric growing rod technique. Eur Spine J (2014) 0.76
Growth hormone supplement treatment reduces the surgical risk for Prader-Willi Syndrome patients. Eur Spine J (2011) 0.75
Comparison of single and dual growing rods in the treatment of early onset scoliosis: a meta-analysis. J Orthop Surg Res (2016) 0.75
Updates on surgical treatments for pediatric scoliosis. J Orthop Sci (2013) 0.75
The effect of growing Rod treatment on coronal balance during serial lengthening surgeries in early onset scoliosis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2016) 0.75
The use of dual growing rods to correct spinal deformity secondary to a low-grade spinal cord astrocytoma. J Surg Case Rep (2015) 0.75
Measurement of forces generated during distraction of growing-rods in early onset scoliosis. World J Orthop (2012) 0.75
Nutritional improvement following growing rod surgery in children with early onset scoliosis. J Child Orthop (2014) 0.75
Lessons from the past: pathways to the future. J Orthop Sci (2009) 0.75
Cost analysis of magnetically controlled growing rods compared with traditional growing rods for early-onset scoliosis in the US: an integrated health care delivery system perspective. Clinicoecon Outcomes Res (2016) 0.75
Orthopedic Management of Scoliosis by Garches Brace and Spinal Fusion in SMA Type 2 Children. J Neuromuscul Dis (2015) 0.75
A comparison of the effects of two different techniques on shoulder balance in the treatment of congenital scoliosis: Vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib and dual growing rod. J Craniovertebr Junction Spine (2015) 0.75
A pilot cadaveric study of temperature and adjacent tissue changes after exposure of magnetic-controlled growing rods to MRI. Eur Spine J (2017) 0.75
Dual growth rods for infantile scoliosis. Eur Spine J (2010) 0.75
[Congenital malformations of the growing spine : When should treatment be conservative and when should it be surgical?]. Orthopade (2016) 0.75
Magnetically controlled growing rod in early onset scoliosis: a 30-case multicenter study. Eur Spine J (2016) 0.75
Early onset scoliosis with intraspinal anomalies: management with growing rod. Eur Spine J (2016) 0.75
Analysing a mechanism of failure in retrieved magnetically controlled spinal rods. Eur Spine J (2017) 0.75
Closure of patent foramen ovale versus medical therapy after cryptogenic stroke. N Engl J Med (2013) 7.00
A pedicle screw construct gives an enhanced posterior correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis when compared with other constructs: myth or reality. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2007) 2.91
Complications of growing-rod treatment for early-onset scoliosis: analysis of one hundred and forty patients. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2010) 2.46
Does vertebral level of pedicle subtraction osteotomy correlate with degree of spinopelvic parameter correction? J Neurosurg Spine (2010) 2.32
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
Percutaneous transvenous mitral annuloplasty: initial human experience with a novel coronary sinus implant device. Circ Cardiovasc Interv (2009) 1.77
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
Radiographical spinopelvic parameters and disability in the setting of adult spinal deformity: a prospective multicenter analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2013) 1.66
Incidence, risk factors and classification of proximal junctional kyphosis: surgical outcomes review of adult idiopathic scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 1.64
Comparison of single and dual growing rod techniques followed through definitive surgery: a preliminary study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 1.63
Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of 10,242 adults with spondylolisthesis. J Neurosurg Spine (2010) 1.59
Patient-based outcomes analysis of patients with single torsion thoracolumbar-lumbar scoliosis treated with anterior or posterior instrumentation: an average 5- to 9-year follow-up study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2002) 1.51
Dual growing rod technique followed for three to eleven years until final fusion: the effect of frequency of lengthening. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2008) 1.50
Combined bone morphogenetic protein-2 and -7 gene transfer enhances osteoblastic differentiation and spine fusion in a rodent model. J Bone Miner Res (2004) 1.42
Outcomes and complications of extension of previous long fusion to the sacro-pelvis: is an anterior approach necessary? World Neurosurg (2012) 1.42
Short-term morbidity and mortality associated with correction of thoracolumbar fixed sagittal plane deformity: a report from the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 1.37
Incidence, risk factors, and natural course of proximal junctional kyphosis: surgical outcomes review of adult idiopathic scoliosis. Minimum 5 years of follow-up. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2012) 1.28
Incidence, mode, and location of acute proximal junctional failures after surgical treatment of adult spinal deformity. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2013) 1.26
A novel regulatory role for stromal-derived factor-1 signaling in bone morphogenic protein-2 osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal C2C12 cells. J Biol Chem (2007) 1.25
Efficacy of hemivertebra resection for congenital scoliosis: a multicenter retrospective comparison of three surgical techniques. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 1.23
Scoliosis research society morbidity and mortality of adult scoliosis surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 1.22
Postoperative infections of the lumbar spine: presentation and management. Int Orthop (2011) 1.18
Stromal derived factor-1 regulates bone morphogenetic protein 2-induced osteogenic differentiation of primary mesenchymal stem cells. Int J Biochem Cell Biol (2010) 1.17
Pain and disability determine treatment modality for older patients with adult scoliosis, while deformity guides treatment for younger patients. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2009) 1.16
Surgical correction of kyphotic deformity in spinal tuberculosis. Int Orthop (2011) 1.15
Risk factors for major peri-operative complications in adult spinal deformity surgery: a multi-center review of 953 consecutive patients. Eur Spine J (2012) 1.15
Complication rates of three common spine procedures and rates of thromboembolism following spine surgery based on 108,419 procedures: a report from the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2010) 1.12
Treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures with variable screw placement or Isola instrumentation and arthrodesis: case series and literature review. J Spinal Disord Tech (2004) 1.12
Noggin regulation of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) 2/7 heterodimer activity in vitro. Bone (2006) 1.11
Biomechanical comparison of lumbosacral fixation techniques in a calf spine model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2002) 1.10
The treatment of large (>70 degrees) thoracic idiopathic scoliosis curves with posterior instrumentation and arthrodesis: when is anterior release indicated? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 1.09
The prevalence of increased proximal junctional flexion following posterior instrumentation and arthrodesis for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2008) 1.09
Pulmonary injury in patients undergoing complex spine surgery. Spine J (2005) 1.09
Impact of localizing general medical teams to a single nursing unit. J Hosp Med (2012) 1.08
Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of 10,329 adults with degenerative lumbar stenosis. J Neurosurg Spine (2010) 1.08
Letter to the editor: lumbar interbody fusion. J Neurosurg Spine (2013) 1.07
Renal insufficiency is an independent predictor of mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention. Am J Cardiol (2003) 1.06
Escobar syndrome (multiple pterygium syndrome) associated with thoracic kyphoscoliosis, lordoscoliosis, and severe restrictive lung disease: a case report. HSS J (2005) 1.03
Functional and radiographic outcomes after surgery for adult scoliosis using third-generation instrumentation techniques. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2003) 1.03
Transverse plane pelvic rotation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: primary or compensatory? Eur Spine J (2007) 1.02
Thoracic kyphoscoliosis resembling neurofibromatosis: a case report focusing on subfascial instrumentation. Spine J (2003) 1.02
Changes in thoracic kyphosis negatively impact sagittal alignment after lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomy: a comprehensive radiographic analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2012) 1.01
Incidence of unintended durotomy in spine surgery based on 108,478 cases. Neurosurgery (2011) 1.00
Characterization of gait function in patients with postsurgical sagittal (flatback) deformity: a prospective study of 21 patients. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2002) 1.00
Combined anterior-posterior surgery is the most important risk factor for developing proximal junctional kyphosis in idiopathic scoliosis. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2012) 1.00
The effect of posterior thoracic spine anatomical structures on motion segment flexion stiffness. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2009) 0.99
Sagittal realignment failures following pedicle subtraction osteotomy surgery: are we doing enough?: Clinical article. J Neurosurg Spine (2012) 0.98
Results of surgical treatment of adult idiopathic scoliosis with low back pain and spinal stenosis: a study of long-term clinical radiographic outcomes. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2003) 0.96
Treatment of thoracic scoliosis: are monoaxial thoracic pedicle screws the best form of fixation for correction? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2009) 0.96
A missense T (Brachyury) mutation contributes to vertebral malformations. J Bone Miner Res (2008) 0.95
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery compared with thoracotomy: early and late follow-up of radiographical and functional outcome. Spine J (2007) 0.95
Effectiveness of transforaminal epidural steroid injections in patients with degenerative lumbar scoliotic stenosis and radiculopathy. Pain Physician (2004) 0.94
Long-term magnetic resonance imaging follow-up demonstrates minimal transitional level lumbar disc degeneration after posterior spine fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 0.94
T1 pelvic angle (TPA) effectively evaluates sagittal deformity and assesses radiographical surgical outcomes longitudinally. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2014) 0.93
Posterior global malalignment after osteotomy for sagittal plane deformity: it happens and here is why. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2013) 0.91
Complications and intercenter variability of three-column osteotomies for spinal deformity surgery: a retrospective review of 423 patients. Neurosurg Focus (2014) 0.91
Outcome of pediatric patients with severe restrictive lung disease following reconstructive spine surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2004) 0.90
Scheuermann kyphosis: safe and effective surgical treatment using multisegmental instrumentation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2004) 0.90
Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of six hundred five pediatric patients with isthmic or dysplastic spondylolisthesis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 0.89
Characterization and surgical outcomes of proximal junctional failure in surgically treated patients with adult spinal deformity. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2014) 0.86
Comparison of trunk and spine deformity in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Scoliosis (2013) 0.86
Pelvic fixation of growing rods: comparison of constructs. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2009) 0.85
Characterization of osteopenia/osteoporosis in adult scoliosis: does bone density affect surgical outcome? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 0.85
Revision Surgery After Three-Column Osteotomy in 335 Adult Spinal Deformity Patients: Inter-Center Variability and Risk Factors. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2014) 0.85
Biomechanical analysis of a disc prosthesis distal to a scoliosis model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2009) 0.85
Biomechanical analysis of sacral screw strain and range of motion in long posterior spinal fixation constructs: effects of lumbosacral fixation strategies in reducing sacral screw strains. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2012) 0.85
Identification of hemodynamically optimal coronary stent designs based on vessel caliber. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng (2012) 0.85
Neurologic risk in growing rod spine surgery in early onset scoliosis: is neuromonitoring necessary for all cases? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2009) 0.84
The role of peri-operative cell salvage in instrumented anterior correction of thoracolumbar scoliosis: a case-controlled study. Acta Orthop Belg (2009) 0.84
Upper thoracic versus lower thoracic upper instrumented vertebrae endpoints have similar outcomes and complications in adult scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2014) 0.84
Assessment of bone mineral density in adults and children with Marfan syndrome. Osteoporos Int (2003) 0.83
Reduction in postoperative pain after spinal fusion with instrumentation using intrathecal morphine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2002) 0.83
Preoperative halo-gravity traction for severe spinal deformities at an SRS-GOP site in West Africa: protocols, complications, and results. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2015) 0.83
Multicenter validation of a formula predicting postoperative spinopelvic alignment. J Neurosurg Spine (2011) 0.83
Complications and Unfavorable Clinical Outcomes in Obese and Overweight Patients Treated for Adult Lumbar or Thoracolumbar Scoliosis With Combined Anterior/Posterior Surgery. J Spinal Disord Tech (2015) 0.82
Growing rods for infantile scoliosis in Marfan syndrome. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2009) 0.82
Pancreatitis after surgery in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: incidence and risk factors. J Pediatr Orthop (2001) 0.82
Does recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 use in adult spinal deformity increase complications and are complications associated with location of rhBMP-2 use? A prospective, multicenter study of 279 consecutive patients. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2014) 0.82
Patients with adult spinal deformity treated operatively report greater baseline pain and disability than patients treated nonoperatively; however, deformities differ between age groups. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2014) 0.81
Lumbar curve response to selective thoracic fusion in adult idiopathic scoliosis. Spine J (2008) 0.81
Outcomes of Operative and Nonoperative Treatment for Adult Spinal Deformity: A Prospective, Multicenter, Propensity-Matched Cohort Assessment With Minimum 2-Year Follow-up. Neurosurgery (2016) 0.80
Comprehensive analysis of cantilever, translational, and modular corrective techniques in adults with scoliosis treated with surgery to the sacropelvis. J Spinal Disord Tech (2006) 0.80
Treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with quantified trunk rotational strength training: a pilot study. J Spinal Disord Tech (2008) 0.80
Fusionless scoliosis surgery. Curr Opin Pediatr (2005) 0.80
The reliability and concurrent validity of the Scoliosis Research Society-22r patient questionnaire compared with the Child Health Questionnaire-CF87 patient questionnaire for adolescent spinal deformity. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2007) 0.80
The use of Epoetin alfa in complex spine deformity surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2002) 0.80
Converting SRS-24, SRS-23, and SRS-22 to SRS-22r: establishing conversion equations using regression modeling. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 0.80
Comparison of patient and surgeon perceptions of adverse events after adult spinal deformity surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2013) 0.79
In vivo and in vitro analysis of rat lumbar spine mechanics. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2010) 0.79
Biomechanical analysis of posterior fixation techniques in a 360 degrees arthrodesis model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 0.79
The findings of preoperative cardiac screening studies in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. J Pediatr Orthop (2011) 0.79
Delayed pleural effusion after anterior thoracic spinal fusion using bone morphogenetic protein-2. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 0.79