Published in Spine (Phila Pa 1976) on February 15, 2008
The accuracy of the physical examination for the diagnosis of midlumbar and low lumbar nerve root impingement. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 1.02
Which Variables Are Associated With Patient-reported Outcomes After Discectomy? Review of SPORT Disc Herniation Studies. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2015) 0.98
Who should have surgery for an intervertebral disc herniation? Comparative effectiveness evidence from the spine patient outcomes research trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2012) 0.98
What Are Long-term Predictors of Outcomes for Lumbar Disc Herniation? A Randomized and Observational Study. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2015) 0.97
The outcome of decompression surgery for lumbar herniated disc is influenced by the level of concomitant preoperative low back pain. Eur Spine J (2011) 0.96
The efficacy of minimally invasive discectomy compared with open discectomy: a meta-analysis of prospective randomized controlled trials. J Neurosurg Spine (2012) 0.96
Assessment of nerve involvement in the lumbar spine: agreement between magnetic resonance imaging, physical examination and pain drawing findings. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2010) 0.92
An injectable nucleus replacement as an adjunct to microdiscectomy: 2 year follow-up in a pilot clinical study. Eur Spine J (2009) 0.86
Influence of preoperative nucleus pulposus status and radiculopathy on outcomes in mono-segmental lumbar total disc replacement: results from a nationwide registry. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2011) 0.82
Do MRI findings identify patients with low back pain or sciatica who respond better to particular interventions? A systematic review. Eur Spine J (2015) 0.81
Recurrence of Pain After Usual Nonoperative Care for Symptomatic Lumbar Disk Herniation: Analysis of Data From the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial. PM R (2015) 0.78
Comparison of transforaminal verse interlaminar epidural steroid injection in low back pain with lumbosacral radicular pain: a meta-analysis of the literature. Int Orthop (2016) 0.77
The influence of adjacent level disc disease on discectomy outcomes. Eur Spine J (2015) 0.76
Decompression without Fusion for Low-Grade Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. Asian Spine J (2016) 0.76
Sciatica caused by disc herniation: Why is Chymopapain Chemonucleolysis denied to our patients? Int J Spine Surg (2016) 0.75
Do MRI findings identify patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes who respond best to rest or exercise: a subgroup analysis of a randomised controlled trial. Chiropr Man Therap (2015) 0.75
Motor control exercise for symptomatic lumbar disc herniation: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open (2016) 0.75
Surgical vs nonoperative treatment for lumbar disk herniation: the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT): a randomized trial. JAMA (2006) 12.22
Surgical vs nonoperative treatment for lumbar disk herniation: the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) observational cohort. JAMA (2006) 7.45
Lumbar disc herniation. A controlled, prospective study with ten years of observation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1983) 5.72
Design of the Spine Patient outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2002) 4.42
Nomenclature and classification of lumbar disc pathology. Recommendations of the Combined task Forces of the North American Spine Society, American Society of Spine Radiology, and American Society of Neuroradiology. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2001) 4.15
Long-term outcomes of surgical and nonsurgical management of sciatica secondary to a lumbar disc herniation: 10 year results from the maine lumbar spine study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 3.17
Clinical outcomes after lumbar discectomy for sciatica: the effects of fragment type and anular competence. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2003) 3.14
The Maine Lumbar Spine Study, Part II. 1-year outcomes of surgical and nonsurgical management of sciatica. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1996) 2.91
Long-term outcomes of standard discectomy for lumbar disc herniation: a follow-up study of more than 10 years. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2001) 2.37
Surgical and nonsurgical management of sciatica secondary to a lumbar disc herniation: five-year outcomes from the Maine Lumbar Spine Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2001) 2.17
Prospective multiple outcomes study of outpatient lumbar microdiscectomy: should 75 to 80% success rates be the norm? J Neurosurg (2002) 1.69
Interobserver and intraobserver variability in interpretation of lumbar disc abnormalities. A comparison of two nomenclatures. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1995) 1.42
Predictors of bad and good outcomes of lumbar disc surgery. A prospective clinical study with recommendations for screening to avoid bad outcomes. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1995) 1.42
Lumbar discectomy. Results with limited disc excision and selective foraminotomy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1983) 1.42
Clinical instability of the lumbar spine after microdiscectomy. Acta Neurochir (Wien) (1993) 1.37
Long-term outcome of 104 patients after lumbar sequestrectomy according to Williams. Neurosurgery (2001) 1.18
Low-back pain following surgery for lumbar disc herniation. A prospective study. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2004) 1.02
Pain, trunk muscle strength, spine mobility and disability following lumbar disc surgery. J Rehabil Med (2003) 0.94
Pain and orthopaedic and neurologic signs after lumbar discectomy: a 2-year followup. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2000) 0.86
Surgery for patients with central protruded lumbar discs who have failed conservative therapy. Br J Neurosurg (1996) 0.79
Surgical vs nonoperative treatment for lumbar disk herniation: the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT): a randomized trial. JAMA (2006) 12.22
Surgical versus nonsurgical therapy for lumbar spinal stenosis. N Engl J Med (2008) 10.35
Effects of a palliative care intervention on clinical outcomes in patients with advanced cancer: the Project ENABLE II randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2009) 7.99
Surgical vs nonoperative treatment for lumbar disk herniation: the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) observational cohort. JAMA (2006) 7.45
Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis. N Engl J Med (2007) 6.72
Racial, ethnic, and geographic disparities in rates of knee arthroplasty among Medicare patients. N Engl J Med (2003) 6.23
United States' trends and regional variations in lumbar spine surgery: 1992-2003. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 5.64
Digital breast tomosynthesis: initial experience in 98 women with abnormal digital screening mammography. AJR Am J Roentgenol (2007) 4.88
Design of the Spine Patient outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2002) 4.42
Results of the prospective, randomized, multicenter Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption study of the ProDisc-L total disc replacement versus circumferential fusion for the treatment of 1-level degenerative disc disease. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2007) 3.74
Surgical treatment of spinal stenosis with and without degenerative spondylolisthesis: cost-effectiveness after 2 years. Ann Intern Med (2008) 3.65
Surgical versus nonoperative treatment for lumbar disc herniation: four-year results for the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2008) 3.46
Workforce analysis in orthopaedic surgery: how can we improve the accuracy of our predictions? J Am Acad Orthop Surg (2007) 3.44
Electromagnetic breast imaging: results of a pilot study in women with abnormal mammograms. Radiology (2007) 3.29
The increasing incidence of thyroid cancer: the influence of access to care. Thyroid (2013) 3.00
Surgical compared with nonoperative treatment for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis. four-year results in the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) randomized and observational cohorts. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2009) 2.99
Nail or plate fixation of intertrochanteric hip fractures: changing pattern of practice. A review of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Database. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2008) 2.97
Quantitative fluorescence in intracranial tumor: implications for ALA-induced PpIX as an intraoperative biomarker. J Neurosurg (2011) 2.86
Surgical versus nonoperative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis four-year results of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2010) 2.80
Imaging breast adipose and fibroglandular tissue molecular signatures by using hybrid MRI-guided near-infrared spectral tomography. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2006) 2.56
Intraoperative ketamine reduces perioperative opiate consumption in opiate-dependent patients with chronic back pain undergoing back surgery. Anesthesiology (2010) 2.49
Interpreting hemoglobin and water concentration, oxygen saturation, and scattering measured in vivo by near-infrared breast tomography. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 2.34
Descriptive epidemiology and prior healthcare utilization of patients in the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial's (SPORT) three observational cohorts: disc herniation, spinal stenosis, and degenerative spondylolisthesis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 2.30
Chordoma of the mobile spine: fifty years of experience. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 2.23
Characterization of hemoglobin, water, and NIR scattering in breast tissue: analysis of intersubject variability and menstrual cycle changes. J Biomed Opt (2004) 2.17
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Practice of the Orthopaedic Surgeon: Part-II, certification examination case mix. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2006) 2.11
Spine patient outcomes research trial: do outcomes vary across centers for surgery for lumbar disc herniation? Neurosurgery (2012) 2.10
Concordance of multiple analytical approaches demonstrates a complex relationship between DNA repair gene SNPs, smoking and bladder cancer susceptibility. Carcinogenesis (2005) 2.08
Incidence of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder and arsenic exposure in New Hampshire. Cancer Causes Control (2004) 2.07
Lumbar spine: reliability of MR imaging findings. Radiology (2008) 2.06
Is a condition-specific instrument for patients with low back pain/leg symptoms really necessary? The responsiveness of the Oswestry Disability Index, MODEMS, and the SF-36. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2003) 2.05
The general pediatrician: projecting future workforce supply and requirements. Pediatrics (2004) 2.01
Long-term outcomes of lumbar spinal stenosis: eight-year results of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2015) 1.96
Fractures of the distal part of the radius. The evolution of practice over time. Where's the evidence? J Bone Joint Surg Am (2008) 1.95
Partnership: doctor and patient: advocacy for informed choice vs. informed consent. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 1.85
Electromagnetic breast imaging: average tissue property values in women with negative clinical findings. Radiology (2004) 1.85
A pediatric, practice-based, randomized trial of drinking and smoking prevention and bicycle helmet, gun, and seatbelt safety promotion. Pediatrics (2002) 1.83
Biological and prognostic significance of interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization detection of chromosome 13 abnormalities (delta13) in multiple myeloma: an eastern cooperative oncology group study. Cancer Res (2002) 1.79
Effect of head impacts on diffusivity measures in a cohort of collegiate contact sport athletes. Neurology (2013) 1.79
Rates of advanced spinal imaging and spine surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2003) 1.78
An altruistic approach to clinical trials: the national clinical trials consortium (NCTC). Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 1.75
The cost effectiveness of surgical versus nonoperative treatment for lumbar disc herniation over two years: evidence from the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2008) 1.72
Degenerative spondylolisthesis: does fusion method influence outcome? Four-year results of the spine patient outcomes research trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2009) 1.71
Extending the P4P agenda, part 1: how Medicare can improve patient decision making and reduce unnecessary care. Health Aff (Millwood) (2007) 1.71
The impact of epidural steroid injections on the outcomes of patients treated for lumbar disc herniation: a subgroup analysis of the SPORT trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2012) 1.70
Myeloma and the t(11;14)(q13;q32); evidence for a biologically defined unique subset of patients. Blood (2002) 1.63
Pseudoarthrosis of the cervical spine: a comparison of radiographic diagnostic measures. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2003) 1.63
Consideration of postpartum management in HIV-positive Haitian women: an analysis of CD4 decline, mortality, and follow-up after delivery. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2012) 1.62
Statistical analysis of nonlinearly reconstructed near-infrared tomographic images: Part I--Theory and simulations. IEEE Trans Med Imaging (2002) 1.59
Do scores of the USMLE Step 1 and OITE correlate with the ABOS Part I certifying examination?: a multicenter study. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2010) 1.55
Spine/SRS spondylolisthesis summary statement. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 1.54
Balancing science and informed choice in decisions about vertebroplasty. N Engl J Med (2009) 1.52