Published in Spine (Phila Pa 1976) on January 15, 2012
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Who should undergo surgery for degenerative spondylolisthesis? Treatment effect predictors in SPORT. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2013) 1.00
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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
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The Quebec Task Force classification for Spinal Disorders and the severity, treatment, and outcomes of sciatica and lumbar spinal stenosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1996) 2.41
Decreased cancer survival in individuals separated at time of diagnosis: critical period for cancer pathophysiology? Cancer (2009) 2.24
1995 Volvo Award in clinical sciences. The diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging, work perception, and psychosocial factors in identifying symptomatic disc herniations. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1995) 2.22
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
Marital status and health: United States, 1999-2002. Adv Data (2004) 1.61
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
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Prognosis of primary thyroid lymphoma: demographic, clinical, and pathologic predictors of survival in 1,408 cases. Surgery (2009) 1.28
The impact of comorbidities on the change in short-form 36 and oswestry scores following lumbar spine surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 1.25
The impact of workers' compensation on outcomes of surgical and nonoperative therapy for patients with a lumbar disc herniation: SPORT. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2010) 1.16
The impact of disability compensation on long-term treatment outcomes of patients with sciatica due to a lumbar disc herniation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 1.11
Lumbar discectomy outcomes vary by herniation level in the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2008) 1.09
Predicting long-term disability in low back injured workers presenting to a spine consultant. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1993) 1.06
SPORT lumbar intervertebral disk herniation and back pain: does treatment, location, or morphology matter? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2008) 1.03
Marital status as an independent predictor of event-free survival of patients with heart failure. Am J Crit Care (2009) 1.01
Screening for depressive symptoms in patients with chronic spinal pain using the SF-36 Health Survey. Spine J (2006) 0.95
The missing piece: embracing shared decision making to reform health care. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2000) 0.92
Pain and orthopaedic and neurologic signs after lumbar discectomy: a 2-year followup. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2000) 0.86
Can condition-specific health surveys be specific to spine disease? An analysis of the effect of comorbidities on baseline condition-specific and general health survey scores. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 0.83
United States trends in lumbar fusion surgery for degenerative conditions. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 4.98
Epidural steroid injections are associated with less improvement in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a subgroup analysis of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2013) 3.37
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
Molecular targeting of platelet-derived growth factor B by imatinib mesylate in a patient with metastatic dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. J Clin Oncol (2002) 2.53
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
Spine patient outcomes research trial: do outcomes vary across centers for surgery for lumbar disc herniation? Neurosurgery (2012) 2.10
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
The influence of obesity on the outcome of treatment of lumbar disc herniation: analysis of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). J Bone Joint Surg Am (2013) 1.85
Degenerative spondylolisthesis: does fusion method influence outcome? Four-year results of the spine patient outcomes research trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2009) 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
Focus article: report of the NIH Task Force on Research Standards for Chronic Low Back Pain. Eur Spine J (2014) 1.51
Retrolisthesis and lumbar disc herniation: a postoperative assessment of patient function. Spine J (2012) 1.51
Precision of lumbar intervertebral measurements: does a computer-assisted technique improve reliability? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 1.49
Association of a higher density of specialist neuroscience providers with fewer deaths from stroke in the United States population. J Neurosurg (2012) 1.44
Increased population density of neurosurgeons associated with decreased risk of death from motor vehicle accidents in the United States. J Neurosurg (2012) 1.40
Surgical versus nonoperative treatment for lumbar disc herniation: eight-year results for the spine patient outcomes research trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2014) 1.39
Comparative effectiveness evidence from the spine patient outcomes research trial: surgical versus nonoperative care for spinal stenosis, degenerative spondylolisthesis, and intervertebral disc herniation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 1.36
Racial variation in treatment preferences and willingness to randomize in the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 1.32
Distal radial fracture treatment: what you get may depend on your age and address. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2009) 1.30
The influence of income and race on total knee arthroplasty in the United States. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2006) 1.25
Duration of symptoms resulting from lumbar disc herniation: effect on treatment outcomes: analysis of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). J Bone Joint Surg Am (2011) 1.23
Summary statement: emerging techniques for treatment of degenerative lumbar disc disease. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2003) 1.20
Does multilevel lumbar stenosis lead to poorer outcomes?: a subanalysis of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) lumbar stenosis study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2010) 1.16
Who should have surgery for spinal stenosis? Treatment effect predictors in SPORT. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2012) 1.16
Ankle fractures in the elderly: what you get depends on where you live and who you see. J Orthop Trauma (2005) 1.12
Factors influencing long-term follow-up clinic attendance among survivors of childhood cancer. J Cancer Surviv (2008) 1.09
Patient preferences and expectations for care: determinants in patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2008) 1.08
Does the duration of symptoms in patients with spinal stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis affect outcomes?: analysis of the Spine Outcomes Research Trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 1.07
SPORT: does incidental durotomy affect long-term outcomes in cases of spinal stenosis? Neurosurgery (2011) 1.06
The impact of diabetes on the outcomes of surgical and nonsurgical treatment of patients in the spine patient outcomes research trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 1.06
Does obesity affect outcomes of treatment for lumbar stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis? Analysis of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2012) 1.06
Report of the NIH task force on research standards for chronic low back pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2014) 1.04
Who should undergo surgery for degenerative spondylolisthesis? Treatment effect predictors in SPORT. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2013) 1.00
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Relationship between preoperative expectations, satisfaction, and functional outcomes in patients undergoing lumbar and cervical spine surgery: a multicenter study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2012) 0.97
Degenerative spondylolisthesis versus spinal stenosis: does a slip matter? Comparison of baseline characteristics and outcomes (SPORT). Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2010) 0.96
Screening for depressive symptoms in patients with chronic spinal pain using the SF-36 Health Survey. Spine J (2006) 0.95
Is the sedimentation sign associated with spinal stenosis surgical treatment effect in SPORT? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2015) 0.93
The effect of high obesity on outcomes of treatment for lumbar spinal conditions: subgroup analysis of the spine patient outcomes research trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2014) 0.90
Surgery for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis in Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial: does incidental durotomy affect outcome? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2012) 0.89
Complications after ankle fracture in elderly patients. Foot Ankle Int (2007) 0.88
Predictors of treatment choice in lumbar spinal stenosis: a spine patient outcomes research trial study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2012) 0.87
SPORT: Does incidental durotomy affect longterm outcomes in cases of spinal stenosis? Neurosurgery (2015) 0.87
Risk for adjacent segment and same segment reoperation after surgery for lumbar stenosis: a subgroup analysis of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2013) 0.87
The effect of iliac crest autograft on the outcome of fusion in the setting of degenerative spondylolisthesis: a subgroup analysis of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). J Bone Joint Surg Am (2012) 0.85
Single- versus multilevel fusion for single-level degenerative spondylolisthesis and multilevel lumbar stenosis: four-year results of the spine patient outcomes research trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2013) 0.85
Biologic treatment for intervertebral disc degeneration: summary statement. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2003) 0.84
Predominant leg pain is associated with better surgical outcomes in degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis: results from the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 0.84
Report of the NIH Task Force on research standards for chronic low back pain. Pain Med (2014) 0.84
Charcot arthropathy in relation to autonomic dysreflexia in spinal cord injury: case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg Spine (2005) 0.83
Can condition-specific health surveys be specific to spine disease? An analysis of the effect of comorbidities on baseline condition-specific and general health survey scores. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 0.83
BMPs and gene therapy for spinal fusion: summary statement. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2003) 0.82
Lumbar disc herniation in the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial: does educational attainment impact outcome? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 0.82
ISSLS Prize Winner: Consensus on the Clinical Diagnosis of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Results of an International Delphi Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2016) 0.82
The effect of race on outcomes of surgical or nonsurgical treatment of patients in the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2012) 0.81
Internal loads in the cervical spine during motor vehicle rear-end impacts: the effect of acceleration and head-to-head restraint proximity. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2002) 0.81
Focus article report of the NIH task force on research standards for chronic low back pain. Clin J Pain (2014) 0.81
Variation in outcomes across centers after surgery for lumbar stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis in the spine patient outcomes research trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2013) 0.80
Risk Factors for Reoperation in Patients Treated Surgically for Lumbar Stenosis: A Subanalysis of the 8-year Data From the SPORT Trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2016) 0.79
A thoracic spine translation injury with lateral facet dislocation. AJR Am J Roentgenol (2002) 0.79
Racial and economic disparity and the treatment of pediatric fractures. J Pediatr Orthop (2005) 0.79
Cement augmentation of osteoporotic compression fractures and intraoperative navigation: summary statement. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2003) 0.79
Does opioid pain medication use affect the outcome of patients with lumbar disc herniation? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2013) 0.78
Reoperation for Recurrent Intervertebral Disc Herniation In The Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial: Analysis of Rate, Risk Factors and Outcome. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2017) 0.78
Outcome after femoral shaft fractures in the elderly: the effects of altitude. Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2006) 0.77
Embracing delivery science for universal health coverage. Lancet (2013) 0.77
Herniated lumbar disc. Clin Evid (2006) 0.77
Enantiomerization mechanism of thalidomide and the role of water and hydroxide ions. Chemistry (2012) 0.77
Computed tomography angiography: improving diagnostic yield and cost effectiveness in the initial evaluation of spontaneous nonsubarachnoid intracerebral hemorrhage. J Neurosurg (2012) 0.77
Nonsurgical Treatment Choices by Individuals with Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Herniation in the United States: Associations with Long-term Outcomes. Am J Phys Med Rehabil (2016) 0.76
Risks Factors For Reoperation in Patients Treated Surgically for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: A Subanalysis of the 8 Year Data From the SPORT Trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2017) 0.76
Clinical trials in orthopaedics and the future direction of clinical investigations for femoroacetabular impingement. J Am Acad Orthop Surg (2013) 0.76
Patient Factors That Influence Decision Making: Randomization Versus Observational Nonoperative Versus Observational Operative Treatment for Adult Symptomatic Lumbar Scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2016) 0.75
Sex Life and Impact of Operative Intervention on Sex Life-related Pain in Degenerative Spinal Conditions: An Analysis of the SPORT Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2016) 0.75
Absent from work: nature versus nurture. Ann Intern Med (2004) 0.75