Published in Spine (Phila Pa 1976) on September 15, 2006
Posterior fusion only for thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis of more than 80 degrees: pedicle screws versus hybrid instrumentation. Eur Spine J (2008) 1.31
Comparison of combined anterior-posterior approach versus posterior-only approach in treating adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a meta-analysis. Eur Spine J (2015) 1.15
The "X-Factor" index: a new parameter for the assessment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction. Eur Spine J (2010) 1.05
Thoracic pedicle subtraction osteotomy in the treatment of severe pediatric deformities. Eur Spine J (2011) 0.99
Current strategies for the restoration of adequate lordosis during lumbar fusion. World J Orthop (2015) 0.93
Adult spine deformity. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med (2011) 0.90
Treatment of severe scoliosis with posterior-only approach arthrodesis and all-pedicle screw instrumentation. Eur Spine J (2013) 0.90
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
Optimization Correction Strength Using Contra Bending Technique without Anterior Release Procedure to Achieve Maximum Correction on Severe Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis. Case Rep Orthop (2016) 0.85
Anterior and posterior vertebral column resection for severe and rigid idiopathic scoliosis. Eur Spine J (2011) 0.84
Minimally invasive scoliosis surgery: an innovative technique in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Scoliosis (2011) 0.84
Staged surgical treatment for severe and rigid scoliosis. J Orthop Surg Res (2008) 0.83
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
Skipped versus consecutive pedicle screw constructs for correction of Lenke 1 curves. Eur Spine J (2015) 0.79
The effect of posterior spinal releases on axial correction torque: a cadaver study. J Child Orthop (2011) 0.79
Posterior-only spinal fusion without rib head resection for treating type I neurofibromatosis with intra-canal rib head dislocation. Clinics (Sao Paulo) (2013) 0.78
Thoracic pedicle screw insertion in Asian cadaveric specimen: does radiological pedicle profile affect outcome? Surg Radiol Anat (2010) 0.78
Anterior surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. J Child Orthop (2012) 0.77
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for the treatment of scolioticrib hump deformity. Eur Spine J (2007) 0.77
Pediatric iatrogenic thoracic kyphosis and tension myelopathy treated with a thoracic pedicle subtraction osteotomy: a case report and review of the literature. Childs Nerv Syst (2014) 0.77
Intraoperative airway obstruction in a Duchenne muscular dystrophy patient. Eur Spine J (2013) 0.76
Could CCI or FBCI Fully Eliminate the Impact of Curve Flexibility When Evaluating the Surgery Outcome for Thoracic Curve Idiopathic Scoliosis Patient? A Retrospective Study. PLoS One (2015) 0.75
The 15-Year Evolution of the Thoracoscopic Anterior Release: Does It Still Have a Role? Asian Spine J (2015) 0.75
Posterior-only surgery with strong halo-femoral traction for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliotic curves more than 100°. Int Orthop (2010) 0.75
Surgical correction of scoliosis in patients with severe cerebral palsy. Eur Spine J (2015) 0.75
Is there an optimal upper instrumented vertebra (UIV) tilt angle to prevent post-operative shoulder imbalance and neck tilt in Lenke 1 and 2 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients? Eur Spine J (2016) 0.75
Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis. N Engl J Med (2007) 6.72
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
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
Comparative analysis of pedicle screw versus hook instrumentation in posterior spinal fusion of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2004) 2.28
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
Posterior vertebral column resection for severe pediatric deformity: minimum two-year follow-up of thirty-five consecutive patients. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2009) 2.17
Comparison of Smith-Petersen versus pedicle subtraction osteotomy for the correction of fixed sagittal imbalance. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 2.17
Antifibrinolytic agents reduce blood loss during pediatric vertebral column resection procedures. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2012) 2.09
Treatment of femur fractures in young children: a multicenter comparison of flexible intramedullary nails to spica casting in young children aged 2 to 6 years. J Pediatr Orthop (2015) 2.05
Role of pelvic incidence, thoracic kyphosis, and patient factors on sagittal plane correction following pedicle subtraction osteotomy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2009) 2.01
The Lenke classification of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: how it organizes curve patterns as a template to perform selective fusions of the spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2003) 2.01
Sagittal plane analysis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: the effect of anterior versus posterior instrumentation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2002) 2.00
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
Is there an optimal patient stance for obtaining a lateral 36" radiograph? A critical comparison of three techniques. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 1.90
Major complications and comparison between 3-column osteotomy techniques in 105 consecutive spinal deformity procedures. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2012) 1.88
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
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
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
Surgical correction of the snapping iliopsoas tendon in adolescents. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2002) 1.67
A new dynamic foot abduction orthosis for clubfoot treatment. J Pediatr Orthop (2007) 1.66
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
The Spinal Appearance Questionnaire: results of reliability, validity, and responsiveness testing in patients with idiopathic scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2007) 1.60
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
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
Accuracy and efficacy of thoracic pedicle screws in curves more than 90 degrees. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 1.52
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
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
Risk-benefit assessment of surgery for adult scoliosis: an analysis based on patient age. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 1.49
Selective posterior thoracic fusions for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: comparison of hooks versus pedicle screws. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 1.48
Reliability analysis for manual adolescent idiopathic scoliosis measurements. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 1.48
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
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
The impact of perioperative complications on clinical outcome in adult deformity surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2007) 1.43
Curve prevalence of a new classification of operative adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: does classification correlate with treatment? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2002) 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
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
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
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
Predicting outcome and complications in the surgical treatment of adult scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2008) 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