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Artificial disc versus fusion: a prospective, randomized study with 2-year follow-up on 99 patientsRick C Sasso
Indiana Spine Group, Indiana University School of Medicine, 8402 Harcourt Rd, Suite 400, Indianapolis, IN 46260, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 32:2933-40; discussion 2941-2. 2007..A total of 115 patients were randomized in a 1:1 ratio to a Bryan artificial disc replacement (56) or an anterior cervical fusion with allograft and a plate (59)...- Percutaneous computer-assisted translaminar facet screw: an initial human cadaveric studyRick C Sasso
Indiana Spine Group, 8402 Harcourt Rd, Suite 400, Indianapolis, IN 46260, USA
Spine J 5:515-9. 2005..Computer-assisted image navigation using virtual fluoroscopy allows multiple simultaneous screens in various planes to plan and drive spinal instrumentation... - Prospective, randomized trial of metal-on-metal artificial lumbar disc replacement: initial results for treatment of discogenic painRick C Sasso
Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana Spine Group, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46260, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:123-31. 2008.... - Unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures: anterior-only versus short-segment posterior fixationRick C Sasso
Indiana Spine Group, Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46260, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 19:242-8. 2006.... - Cervical kinematics after fusion and bryan disc arthroplastyRick C Sasso
Indiana Spine Group and Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46260, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 21:19-22. 2008..This paper compares motion parameters for single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion and disc replacement patients at the index level and adjacent segments... - Computer-assisted spinal navigation versus serial radiography and operative time for posterior spinal fusion at L5-S1Rick C Sasso
Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46260, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 20:118-22. 2007..To review the operative time differences between computer-assisted spinal navigation versus serial radiography... - Results of cervical arthroplasty compared with anterior discectomy and fusion: four-year clinical outcomes in a prospective, randomized controlled trialRick C Sasso
Indiana Spine Group, 8402 Harcourt Road, Suite 400, Indianapolis, IN 46260, USA
J Bone Joint Surg Am 93:1684-92. 2011..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the midterm safety and effectiveness of the Bryan disc as an alternative to arthrodesis following anterior cervical discectomy... - Transvertebral Transsacral strut grafting for high-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis L5-S1 with fibular allograftRick C Sasso
Indiana Spine Group, Indianapolis, IN 46260, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 21:328-33. 2008..A clinical retrospective study was conducted... - Motion analysis of bryan cervical disc arthroplasty versus anterior discectomy and fusion: results from a prospective, randomized, multicenter, clinical trialRick C Sasso
Indiana Spine Group, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 21:393-9. 2008..Prospective, randomized, multicenter clinical trial... - Sagittal alignment after Bryan cervical arthroplastyRick C Sasso
Indiana Spine Group, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46260, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:991-6. 2011..Prospective, randomized, Food and Drug Administration Investigational Device Exemption trial from one study site... - Quality of spinal motion with cervical disk arthroplasty: computer-aided radiographic analysisJohn William Powell
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 23:89-95. 2010..Kinematic study of a single site in an investigational device exemption trial... - Anterior-only stabilization of three-column thoracolumbar injuriesRick C Sasso
Indiana Spine Group, Indianapolis, Indiana 46260, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 18:S7-14. 2005..This was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of stand-alone anterior decompression and reconstruction of unstable three-column thoracolumbar injuries, utilizing current-generation anterior spinal instrumentation... - Clinical outcomes of BRYAN cervical disc arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter trial with 24-month follow-upRick C Sasso
Indiana Spine Group, Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 20:481-91. 2007..Prospective, randomized, 3-center, clinical trial... - Analysis of operative complications in a series of 471 anterior lumbar interbody fusion proceduresRick C Sasso
Indiana Spine Group, Indiana University School of Medicine, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:670-4. 2005..This retrospective review compares the intraoperative and perioperative complications associated with the placement of threaded devices and nonthreaded devices used in anterior lumbar interbody fusions... - Outpatient lumbar spine decompression in 233 patients 65 years of age or olderNatalie M Best
Indiana Spine Group, Indianapolis, IN 46260, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 32:1135-9; discussion 1140. 2007..A retrospective review including patient follow-up on all lumbar decompression procedures by 1 of 2 surgeons... - C1 lateral screws and C2 pedicle/pars screwsRick C Sasso
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana Spine Group, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Instr Course Lect 56:311-7. 2007..With polyaxial screw heads and lateral offset connectors, screw anchors can be driven into the most sturdy and safest aspects of C2 without concern for the position of the longitudinal rod... - A prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial of anterior lumbar interbody fusion using a titanium cylindrical threaded fusion deviceRick C Sasso
Indiana Spine Group, Indianapolis, Indiana 46260, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 29:113-22; discussion 121-2. 2004..A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial comparing a cylindrical threaded titanium cage to a femoral ring allograft control for anterior lumbar interbody fusion... - Efficacy of translaminar facet screw fixation in circumferential interbody fusions as compared to pedicle screw fixationNatalie M Best
Indiana Spine Group, Indianapolis, 46260, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 19:98-103. 2006.... - Adjacent-level cervical ossification after Bryan cervical disc arthroplasty compared with anterior cervical discectomy and fusionBen J Garrido
Indiana Spine Group, Indianapolis, Indiana 46260, USA
J Bone Joint Surg Am 93:1185-9. 2011..In the present study, our goal was to determine the incidence of adjacent-level ossification in patients who underwent cervical arthrodesis with plate fixation as compared with that in patients who underwent cervical arthroplasty... - Safety of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion performed as outpatient surgerySean M Garringer
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46260, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 23:439-43. 2010..Retrospective review of a prospectively collected database... - Clinical outcomes of Bryan cervical disc arthroplasty a prospective, randomized, controlled, single site trial with 48-month follow-upBen J Garrido
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana Spine Group, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 23:367-71. 2010..Prospective, randomized, controlled. Level 1 evidence... - Early reconstruction failures after multilevel cervical corpectomyRick C Sasso
Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana Spine Group, Indianapolis, Indiana 46260, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 28:140-2. 2003..A retrospective analysis of graft and plate complications after multilevel anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACF) attributed to spondylosis, stenosis, and ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament was conducted... - Iliac crest bone graft donor site pain after anterior lumbar interbody fusion: a prospective patient satisfaction outcome assessmentRick C Sasso
Indiana Spine Group and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46260, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 18:S77-81. 2005..8-39% of patients. Persistent pain lasting at least 2 years is reported in 15-39% of patients... - Sacral fracturesRick C Sasso
Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana Spine Group, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Instr Course Lect 58:645-55. 2009..Studies of sacral fractures have been mainly retrospective in nature and have involved heterogeneous and small patient populations. The current literature is, therefore, limited... - Resorptive response of rhBMP2 simulating infection in an anterior lumbar interbody fusion with a femoral ringStephen M Hansen
Indiana Spine Group, Indianapolis, 46260, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 19:130-4. 2006..Spine surgeons should be aware of this effect to avoid unnecessary antibiotic use or additional surgery... - Atlantoaxial stabilization: clinical comparison of posterior cervical wiring technique with transarticular screw fixationThomas M Reilly
Indiana Spine Group and dagger Indianapolis Neurosurgical Group, Indianapolis, Indiana 46260, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 16:248-53. 2003..These results demonstrate the significant benefits of transarticular screw fixation over posterior cervical wiring techniques in the management of atlantoaxial instability... - Selective nerve root injections can predict surgical outcome for lumbar and cervical radiculopathy: comparison to magnetic resonance imagingRick C Sasso
Indiana Spine Group and Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46260, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 18:471-8. 2005..A comparison of surgical outcomes was also examined between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and SNI results... - Postoperative spinal wound infectionsRick C Sasso
Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana Spine Group, Indianapolis, IN 46260, USA
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 16:330-7. 2008..Definitive management is based on etiology, clinical course, and patient risk factors... - Retrograde ejaculation after anterior lumbar interbody fusion: transperitoneal versus retroperitoneal exposureRick C Sasso
Indianapolis Neurosurgical Group, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Spine 28:1023-6. 2003..027). CONCLUSIONS: A transperitoneal approach to the lumbar spine at L4-L5 and L5-S1 has a 10 times greater chance of causing retrograde ejaculation in men than a retroperitoneal approach... - Success and safety in outpatient microlumbar discectomyNatalie M Best
Indiana Spine Group, 8402 Harcourt Road, Suite 400, Indianapolis, 46260, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 19:334-7. 2006..In 82.1% the surgery's outcome was good, very good, or excellent. MLD is a routine procedure that can be performed on an outpatient basis safely, successfully, and with high patient satisfaction... - Diagnosis and management of thoracolumbar spine fracturesAlexander R Vaccaro
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Instr Course Lect 53:359-73. 2004..Both nonsurgical and surgical treatment options are available to achieve the goals of preservation of neurologic function and restoration of spinal stability... - Salvage of C2 pedicle and pars screws using the intralaminar technique: a biomechanical analysisRonald A Lehman
Pediatric and Adult Spine, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 1528 Blue Meadow Road, Potomac, MD 20854, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:960-5. 2008..Human cadaveric biomechanical analysis... - Posterior cervical fixation using a new polyaxial screw and rod system: technique and surgical resultsPraveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Neurosurg Focus 12:E8. 2002..The authors have used this system successfully, and without significant complications, to achieve posterior cervical arthrodesis... - Diagnosis and management of sacral spine fracturesAlexander R Vaccaro
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Instr Course Lect 53:375-85. 2004..The timing of intervention and the choice of surgical technique need to be determined on an individual basis, with the goal of producing the best outcome for the patient... - Update on cervical artificial disk replacementPaul A Anderson
Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Instr Course Lect 56:237-45. 2007.... - Cervical osteotomy for the correction of chin-on-chest deformity in ankylosing spondylitis. Technical notePraveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurosurgery, The NeuroSpine Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Neurosurg Focus 14:e9. 2003..At 1-year follow-up examination, excellent resolution of the deformity and solid fusion had been achieved. They prefer to perform this procedure by using state-of-the-art anterior and posterior instrumentation systems... - Randomized, prospective, and controlled clinical trial of pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation for cervical fusionKevin T Foley
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Semmes Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute, Memphis, Tennessee 38104, USA
Spine J 8:436-42. 2008..Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) stimulation has been shown to increase arthrodesis rates after lumbar spine fusion surgery, but there are minimal data concerning the effect of PEMF stimulation on cervical spine fusion... - The evolution of spinal instrumentation for the management of occipital cervical and cervicothoracic junctional injuriesJoseph D Smucker
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Spine 31:S44-52; discussion S61. 2006.... - The Bryan Cervical Disc: wear properties and early clinical resultsPaul A Anderson
Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin Hospitals, 600 Highland Avenue, K4 735, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Spine J 4:303S-309S. 2004..However, these disc prostheses will be subject to wear and its possible adverse consequences... - Comparison of adverse events between the Bryan artificial cervical disc and anterior cervical arthrodesisPaul A Anderson
Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:1305-12. 2008..Randomized controlled study... - Accuracy of intraoperative plain radiographs to detect violations of intralaminar screws placed into the C2 vertebrae: a reliability studyRonald A Lehman
Pediatric and Adult Spine, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 32:3036-40. 2007..Cadaveric radiographic interpretation analysis... - Minimally invasive, endoscopic, internal thoracoplasty for the treatment of scoliotic rib hump deformity: technical notePraveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, USA
Neurosurgery 56:E444; discussion E444. 2005..We present our experience using VATS thoracoplasty with long-term follow-up and propose an outcome grading system for thoracoplasty...