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| Birthdate | May 2, 1970 |
| Birthplace | Bradford, PA |
| Citizenship | U.S.A |
| 1988 - 1992 | Undergraduate Degree: Duke University, Durham, North Carolina |
| 1992 - 1993 | Internship Molecular Genetics: National Institute of Health NIAAA, Bethesda, Maryland. |
| 1993 - 1997 | Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC. |
| 1997 - 1998 | Internship in Surgery: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
| 1998 - 2002 | Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
| 2002 - 2003 | Spine Fellowship: Twin Cities Spine Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
| 2003 - 2004 | Spine Fellowship: University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France. |
| 2006 | Abbot Northwestern Hospital Health Care Management Program, St. Thomas University, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 2010 | Medical Staff Leadership Development Program, Abbot Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons (Certified) |
| Minnesota State Board of Medical Examiners |
| 1991-1992 | Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Chemistry Laboratory Instructor for the course Introduction to Chemistry. 1991 - 1992 |
| 1994 | Department of Medical Education, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, D.C. Instructor of Anatomy for the Preliminary Academic Reinforcement Program. 1994 |
| 2002 | University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN. Instructor of Musculoskeletal Evaluation Course. 2002 |
| 2003 | Northwestern Chiropractic College, Shadow program. 2003 Twin Cities Spine Center Spine Surgery Fellowship Program 2003- present. |
| 2004 | Stryker Cantelever Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Course, July 25-26, 2004, Minneapolis, MN. July 25, 2004 - July 26, 2004 Stryker Cantelever Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Course, September 19-20, 2004, Minneapolis, MN. September 19, 2004 - September 20, 2004. |
| 2006 | FASK Summer Internship Program, 2006. 2006 Stryker advance techniques in TLIF, Minneapolis, MN. March 18, 2006 Post Spine Fellowship: Practice Management and Coding, Co-Chair with Dr. Ensor E. Transfeldt, Vail, CO, June 2-3, 2006. June 2, 2006 - June 3, 2006 Medtronic Spinal Focus Course, New York, NY, December 8-9, 2006. December 8, 2006 - December 9, 2006 |
| 2007 | Advanced Techniques in TLIF/ALIF, Stryker Spine, Minneapolis, MN, February 24, 2007. February 24, 2007 Synthes Spine Residents and Fellows Forum, Cervical Disc Degeneration, April 21-22, 2007. April 21, 2007 - April 22, 2007 2nd Annual Stryker Spine Fellows Course, Co-Chairman, Las Vegas, NV, May 11-12, 2007. May 11, 2007 - May 12, 2007 Third Annual Stryker Spine Incoming Fellows Boot Camp, Las Vegas, NV, June 15, 2007. June 15, 2007 Current Controversies and Advanced Techniques in Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery, New Orleans, Louisiana. September 21, 2007 - September 22, 2007 |
| 2008 | Current Cotroversies and Advanced Techniques in Interbody and Vertebral Body Replacement Surgery, Denver, Colorado. February 22, 2008 - February 23, 2008 Bridwell's Third Annual Course on Sharpening Your Spine Surgery Skills, The Spine Masters Institute, Chicago, IL. April 18, 2008 - April 19, 2008 3rd Annual Outgoing Fellows Course. Co-Chairman. Las Vegas, NV. April 25, 2008 - April 26, 2008 Current Controversies and Advanced Techniques in Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery, Las Vegas, NV. May 16, 2008 "Lumbar Surgery: The Journals or Clinical Experience". Co-Chair. Fort Lauderdale, FL. September 26, 2008 "Lumbar Surgery: The Journals or Clinical Experience". Co-Chair. New Orleans, LA. October 14, 2008 |
| 2009 | 5th Annual Incoming Fellows Bootcamp, Las Vegas, NV, April 24, 2009 Advanced Techniques in Cervical Spine Surgery, Las Vegas, NV, June 5, 2009 |
| 2010 | Synthes Spine Residents and Fellows Forum Minneapolis, MN April 17-18, 2010 |
| Instructor for the Preliminary Academic Reinforcement Program, 1995 Honor bestowed upon to 10% of medical school class. | ||
| Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 1997 | ||
| Charles H. Epps, Jr. Orthopaedic Surgery Award, 1997 Presented to the graduating medical student for outstanding academic achievement in orthopaedic surgery. | ||
| Merck Manual Award, 1997 Presented to the graduating medical student for high academic achievement. | ||
| Sylvia Julian Veal Memorial Award, 1997 Presented to the graduating medical student for displaying leadership, outstanding scholarship and adherence to its ideals. | ||
| Russell S. Hibbs Clinical Award Best clinical science presentation at the 2000 Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting. "Operative Compared with Nonoperative Treatment of a Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture without Neurologic Deficit: A Prospective, Randomized Study" | ||
| University of Minnesota Orthopedic Residency Applicant Evaluation Committee, 2001. | ||
| Edward McElfresh Award Best paper presentation at the 2002 Minnesota Orthopedic Society Meeting. "Patient Satisfaction After Total Coccygectomy for Relief of Coccydynia" | ||
| Cervical Spine Research Society, best paper award nominee, 2003. | ||
| "Prospective Assessment of Validity of Flexion-Extension Plain Radiographs in the Assessment of Cervical Fusion as Compared to Limited CT Scans" | ||
| Russell S. Hibbs Clinical Award Runner Up Clinical science presentation at the 2003 Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting "Anterior Versus Posterior Treatment of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures without Neurologic Deficit: A Prospective Randomized Study" | ||
| 32nd Annual Greek Spine Meeting. Award for Best Clinical Paper: "Postoperative Deep Wound Infections of Adults After Spinal Fusion." | ||
| Louis A. Goldstein Award: best clinical poster presentation at Scoliosis Research Society for Prospective Study of Postoperative Lumbar Epidural Hematoma: Does Size Really Matter? Presented at Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept. 5-8, 2007. | ||
| American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons American Medical Association Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society Minnesota Medical Association Ramsey County Medical Society Scoliosis Research Society - Candidate Applicant |
| 2004 - Present | Foundation for Advancement of Spinal Knowledge. Board of Directors, 2004-present |
| 2006 | IMAST Program Committee, Athens, Greece, 2006 Abbott Northwestern Hospital Orthopedic Quality Assurance Committee, 2006 |
| 2007 | International Meeting of Spinal Technology Program Committee, Paradise Island, Bahamas, 2007 Abbott Northwestern Hospital Orthopedic Quality Assurance Committee, 2007 Abbott Northwestern Hospital Joint Operating Room Committee, 2007 |
| 2008 | Abbott Northwestern Hospital Joint Operating Room Committee, 2008 Abbott Northwestern Hospital Spine Symposium Planning Committee, 2008 International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Hong Kong, 2008 Orthopedic Quality Assurance Committee, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, 2008 |
| 2009 | Abbott Northwestern Hospital Joint Operating Room Committee, 2009 Allina Spine Symposium Planning Committee, 2009 Orthopedic Quality Assurance Committee, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, 2009 Abbott Northwestern Operating Room Utilization Committee, 2009 |
| 2010 | Neuroscience/Spine Peer Review Committee |
| 2010 | Understanding Your Spine: Watch your back at the LaborCare Health Fair, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 10, 2010. Understanding Back Pain at Medica, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 5, 2010. |
| 2009 | Thoracic Pedicle Subraction vs. Smith-Petersen Osteotomies for Correction of Sagittal Plane Deformity: A Case-Matched Series. Hsu B, Mehbod AA, Transfeldt EE, Garvey TA, Perra JH, Schwender JD, Pinto MR, Dykes DC, Denis F, Lonstein JE, Winter RB. SRS 44th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, September 23-26, 2009. Changes of Sacroiliac Joint Motion after Long Fusion: A Biomechanical Study. (Paper) IMAST, Vienna, Austria, July 14-19, 2009. A Novel Neuromonitoring Phenomenon May Anticipate MEP Loss and Avoid Further Spinal Cord Insult During Surgery. (E-Poster) IMAST, Vienna, Austria, July 14-19, 2009. Pullout Strength and Screw Removal Safety of Fenestrated Screws with Cement Augmentation. (E-Poster) IMAST, Vienna, Austria, July 14-19, 2009. Subaxial Cervical Pedicle Screw insertion with a New Defined Entry Point and Trajectory: Accuracy Evaluation in Cadavers. (E-Poster) IMAST, Vienna, Austria, July 14-19, 2009. Effect of Fusion Levels of on Lumbosacral Fixation in Long Fusion Construct. (E-Poster) IMAST, Vienna, Austria, July 14-19, 2009. Critical Values of Sagittal Balance Associated with Deterioration of Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Scoliosis. (E-Poster) IMAST, Vienna, Austria, July 14-19, 2009. Management of Infected Instrumented Deep Space Back Wounds With the Vacuum Assisted Closure Device. (E-Poster) IMAST, Vienna, Austria, July 14-19, 2009. Biomechanical Evaluation of a Novel Expandable Meshed Bag for Lumbar Interbody Fusion. (E-Poster) IMAST, Vienna, Austria, July 14-19, 2009. Cervical Trauma at Advanced Techniques in Cervical Spine Surgery, Las Vegas, NV, June 5, 2009. Subaxial Cervical Pedicle Screw Insertion with a Newly Defined Entry Point and Trajectory: Accuracy Evaluation in Cadavers, coauthor, at the Minnesota Orthopedic Society Annual Meeting, May 8, 2009. Natural History of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis of 50° or Greater at Maturity: Rate of Progression and Functional Outcomes, coauthor, at the Minnesota Orthopedic Society Annual Meeting, May 8, 2009. Pullout Strength and Screw Removal Safety of Fenestrated Screws with Cement Augmentation, coauthor, at the Minnesota Orthopedic Society Annual Meeting, May 8, 2009. Evaluation of Pediatric Spine at the 5th annual Stryker Spine Boot Camp for Spine Fellows, Las Vegas, NV, April 24, 2009. Back pain, pediatric to geriatric at the Allina Spine Symposium, April 17, 2009. Limited decompression for adult degenerative scoliosis presented at A Roundtable Symposium: Current Controversies in Spine. Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 6-7, 2009. TLIF for degenerative spondylolisthesis A Roundtable Symposium: Current Controversies in Spine. Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 6-7, 2009. Interbody fusion for degenerative disc disease A Roundtable Symposium: Current Controversies in Spine. Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 6-7, 2009. PEEK cages for cervical interbody fusion presented at A Roundtable Symposium: Current Controversies in Spine. Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 6-7, 2009. |
| 2008 | Adult Degenerative Scoliosis: Limited Fusion versus Long Fusion. Hunt for Spine Meeting. Chamberlain, South Dakota, November 6-9, 2008. Spinal Cord Monitoring. Hunt for Spine Meeting. Chamberlain, South Dakota, November 6-9, 2008. Two Level Degenerative Disk: A Case for 2 Level Disc Arthroplasty. Hunt for Spine Meeting. Chamberlain, South Dakota, November 6-9, 2008. Adult Spinal Stenosis: Pathoanatomy, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options. New Ulm Specialty Care Conference for Primary Care. New Ulm, Minnesota, October 10-11, 2008. Surgical Outcomes of Decompression, Decompression with Limited Fusion and Decompression with Full Curve Fusion for Degenerative Scoliosis with Radiculopathey. Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept 10-13, 2008. Pedicle Subtraction versus Smith Peterson Osteotomies for Correction of Fixed Sagittal Plane Deformities: clinical and radiographic outcomes in 151 patients. Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept 10-13, 2008. Fundamentals Session: Lumbar Degenerative Conditions, IMAST, Hong Kong, July 9, 2008. Pedicle Screw Trajectory is improved with Tapping in the Thoracic Spine, IMAST, Hong Kong, July 9, 2008. A Systematic Technique for Assessment of Thoracic Pedicle Screw Placement: is it in or out?, IMAST, Hong Kong, July 9, 2008. Are C7 Plumbline and Gravity Line Good Predictors of Quality of Life in Adults with Spinal Deformity? IMAST, Hong Kong, July 9, 2008. Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression and Fusion Techniques. IMAST precourse meeting, Shenzhen, China, July 8, 2008. 3rd Annual Outgoing Fellows Course, "How to Handle New Technology." Co-chairman, Las Vegas, NV. April 25-26, 2008. Total Disc Arthroplasty: Indications, Outcomes, Technique at The Third Annual Course on Sharpening Your Spine Surgery Skills, The Spine Masters Institute, Chicago, IL, April 18-19, 2008. Abbott Northwestern Hospital Spine Symposium, Minneapolis, MN, 2008. "Fusion Techniques and Potential Complications". Dynamic Stabilization Techniques. Current Cotroversies and Advanced Techniques in Interbody and Vertebral Body Replacement Surgery, February 22-23, 2008, Denver, Colorado Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis at Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians, 2008 Winter Conference, February 2, 2008, Alexandria, Minnesota. |
| 2007 | Advanced TLIF techniques in degenerative scoliosis presented at Current Controversies and Advanced Techniques in Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery, September 21-22, 2007, New Orleans, Louisiana. Complications of TLIF presented at Current Controversies and Advanced Techniques in Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery, September 21-22, 2007, New Orleans, Louisiana. Prospective Study of Postoperative Lumbar Epidural Hematoma: Incidence and Risk Factors presented at Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept. 5-8, 2007. Prospective Study of Postoperative Lumbar Epidural Hematoma: Does Size Really Matter? presented at Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept. 5-8, 2007. International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Paradise Island, Bahamas, July 11-14, 2007. Prospective study of post-operative lumbar epidural hematoma: Does size really matter? Coauthor. International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Paradise Island, Bahamas, July 11-14, 2007. Prospective study of post-operative lumbar epidural hematoma: Incidence and risk factors. Coauthor. International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Paradise Island, Bahamas, July 11-14, 2007. Revision of Iliac Screws: A Biomechanical Study of Longer & Bigger Screws. Coauthor. Third Annual Stryker Spine Incoming Fellows Boot Camp, Las Vegas, NV, June 15, 2007. "Patient Selection for Spine Surgery". St. Francis Regional Medical Center Grand Rounds, Shakopee, MN, June 1, 2007. "Degenerative Adult Scoliosis: Evaluation and Treatment Options". Second Annual Stryker Spine Fellows Course, Las Vegas, NV, May 11-12, 2007. "Is New Tech better Tech?" Synthes Spine Residents and Fellows Forum: Cervical Disc Degeneration, Minneapolis, MN, April 21-22, 2007. "Indications for Surgery for Cervical Disc Degeneration". Synthes Spine Residents and Fellows Forum: Cervical Disc Degeneration, Minneapolis, MN, April 21-22, 2007. "Technique of Lateral Mass Screw Insertion". Minnesota Sports Medicine Conference: Current Concepts in Sports Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, April 13-14, 2007. "Low Back Pain". Stryker Spine Advanced Techniques in TLIF/ALIF, Minneapolis, MN, February 24, 2007. "Pitfalls and Complications of TLIF and ALIF". |
| 2006 | Medtronic Spinal Focus, New York, NY, December 8-9, 2006. "Evaluation and Surgical Repair of Spondylolysis." Stryker TLIF/ALIF Course, Minneapolis, MN, September 9, 2006. "TLIF Complications and Pitfalls." Stryker TLIF/ALIF Course, Minneapolis, MN, September 9, 2006. "Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Techniques." Minnesota Orthopedic Society 2006 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 12, 2006. "Multilevel Fusion for Cervical Spondylosis: Is a Concomitant Posterior Approach Necessary? An Analysis of Reoperative Rates, Fusion Rates and Patient Perceived Outcome." Minnesota Orthopedic Society 2006 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 12, 2006. "Two-Level Disk Arthroplasty versus a Hybrid Model". Minnesota Orthopedic Society 2006 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 12, 2006. "Risk Factors Influencing the Frequency of Procedures for the Treatment of Postoperative Spinal Wound Infections using Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure". International Meeting on Advanced Spinal Techniques (IMAST), Athens, Greece, July 12-15, 2006. "Position of Interbody Spacer in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF): Effect on Three-dimensional Stability and Sagittal Lumbar Contour?" Scoliosis Research Society, Monterey, CA, 2006. "Multilevel Fusion for Cervical Spondylosis: Is Concomitant Posterior Approach Necessary?" |
| 2005 | Third Annual International Course on Spinal Focus, New York, NY, December 9, 2005. "Is Motion Better? If so, What Would it Take to Prove it to Surgeons, Payers, and the Government?" Cervical Spine Research Society Meeting, San Diego, CA, December 2, 2005. "Patient-Perceived Outcomes and Reoperation Rates in Multilevel Fusion for Cervical Spondylosis". Scoliosis Research Society 40th Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida, October 27-30, 2005. "Degenerative Adult Scoliosis: Radiographic Correlation of Lateral Rotary Listhesis with Neural Canal Dimensions." Fourth Annual Emerging Technologies in Spine Surgery Conference, Washington, DC, September 15-17, 2005. "Clinical Issues with Maverick Total Disc Arthroplasty". Advance Techniques of Cantilever Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion, Minneapolis, MN, September 10, 2005. "Pitfalls and Complications of TLIF". Advance Techniques of Cantilever Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion, Minneapolis, MN, August 20, 2005. "Pitfalls and Complications of TLIF". International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Banff, Alberta, Canada, July 7-9, 2005. "Lumbar Artificial Disc- Early Clinical Experience Beyond a Controlled IDE Study". International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Banff, Alberta, Canada, July 7-9, 2005. "Less Invasive TLIF Techniques Through Retractor Accesss". International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Banff, Alberta, Canada, July 7-9, 2005. "In Vitro Comparison of Anterior vs. Posterior Supplemental Fixation of an L4-Sacrum ALIF". International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Banff, Alberta, Canada, July 7-9, 2005. "Floating Discs: Should They be Included in the Fusion?" Annual International Bethesda Spine Workshop, Washington DC, June 12-14, 2005. "Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Interbody Fusion". Stryker Spine TLIF Course, Minneapolis, MN, June 4, 2005. "Pitfalls and Pearls of Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion". Spine fellowship Survival Boot Camp. New York, NY, May 20-21. ”Biomechanics of Spinal Instrumentation” and “ Back Pain: Pediatric to Geriatric”. Minnesota Orthopaedic Society 21st Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, May 13, 2005. “Disc Replacement Surgery”. Minnesota Orthopaedic Society 21st Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, May 13, 2005. “In Vitro Comparison of Anterior vs. Posterior Supplemental Fixation of an L4-Sacrum Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion”. Minnesota Orthopaedic Society 21st Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, May 13, 2005. “Prospective Assessment of Cervical Fusion Status: Flexion-Extension Radiographs vs. CT Scans”. Controversies in Lumbar Spine Surgery, Las Vegas, NV, April 29-30, 2005. "Sagittal Balance After Total Disc Arthroplasty". National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses Conference, Maple Grove, Minnesota, April 19, 2005. “Spinal Arthroplasty: Current Concepts”. Spine and Spine Rehabilitation: A closer look, Abbott Northwestern Orthopaedic Conference. Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 15, 2005. “Back Pain in Children”. Spine and Spine Rehabilitation: A closer look, Abbott Northwestern Orthopaedic Conference. Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 15, 2005. “Adult Degenerative Scoliosis”. 7th International Congress on Spine, Antalya, Turkey, April 14-17, 2005. “Prospective Study of Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Augmentation with Posterior Pedicle Screws or Translaminar Facet Screws”. Co Author: Esat Kiter. 7th International Congress on Spine, Antalya, Turkey, April 14-17, 2005. “Biomechanical Comparison of Anatomic Trajectory vs. Injectable Calcium Sulfate Graft Augmentated Pedicle Screw for Salvage in Cadaveric Thoracic Bone”. Co Author: Alihan Derincek. 7th International Congress on Spine, Antalya, Turkey, April 14-17, 2005. “Floating discs: Should they be included in the fusion?” Co Author: Alihan Derincek. |
| 2004 | Second Annual Inernational Course on Spinal Focus, New York, NY, December, 2004. "Degenerative Scoliosis: Treatment Options". North American Spine Society, Chicago, Illinois, 2004. “Prospective Study of Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Augmentation with Posterior Pedicle Screws or Translaminar Facet Screws”. Scoliosis Research Society, 39th Annual Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 6-9, 2004. "Prospective Study of Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Augmentation with Posterior Pedicle Screws or Translaminar Facet Screws". Minnesota Orthopaedic Society, Twentieth Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 13, 2004. "Natural History of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis of 30 to 50 Degrees at Skeletal Maturity at Average 19+6 Year Follow-up". Minnesota Orthopaedic Society, Twentieth Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 13, 2004. "Anterior vs. Posterior Spine Fusion for Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures: A Randomized Prospective Trial". Minnesota Orthopaedic Society, Twentieth Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 13, 2004. "Maverick Total Lumbar Disk Replacement: Prospective Study Preliminary Report of 30 Cases at 1-Year Follow-up". |
| 2003 | 10th Brussels International Spine Symposium, Brussels, Belgium. 2003. "Perfect Failed Surgery". Co-author: Le Huec JC, Mehbod AA 10th Brussels International Spine Symposium, Brussels, Belgium. 2003. "Failed Fusion". Co-author: Le Huec JC, Mehbod AA North American Spine Society, San Diego, CA, 2003. "Prospective Assessment of Validity of Flexion-Extension Plain Radiographs in the Assessment of Cervical Fusion as Compared to Limited CT Scans". Scoliosis Research Society, Quebec City, Canada, 2003. "Natural History of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Curves 30-50 Degrees at Skeletal Maturity". Scoliosis Research Society, Quebec City, Canada, 2003. "Anterior Versus Posterior Treatment of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures without Neurologic Deficit: A Prospective Randomized Study". EFFORT Traveling Fellowship Symposium, Toulouse, France, September 25, 2003. "Endoscopic Surgery of the Spine". EFFORT Traveling Fellowship Symposium, Toulouse, France, September 25, 2003. "Posterior Lumbar Video-Assisted Approach using METRX". IMAST, Rome, Italy, 2003. "Discography: Can Pain in a Morphologically Normal Disc be due to an Adjacent Abnormal Disc?" IMAST, Rome, Italy, 2003. "Spondylotic Disease of Cervical Spine Involving Three or More Levels: Does Concomitant Posterior Approach Increase Fusion Rates?" IMAST, Rome, Italy, 2003. "Postoperative Deep Wound Infection in Adults After Spine Fusions: Management with Vacuum Assisted Wound Closure". Abbott Northwestern Hospital Lecture Series Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2003. "Disc Arthroplasty: historical perspectives, indications, and clinical results". Minnesota Orthopedic Society Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2003. "Posterior Augmentation of Anterior Instrumented Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Biomechanical Study". Minnesota Orthopedic Society Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2003. "Maintaining Lumbar Lordosis with Anterior Single Solid Rod Instrumentation In Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Using Structural Bicortical Autogenous Rib Graft". |
| 2002 | Minnesota Orthopedic Society Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2002. "Patient Satisfaction After Total Coccygectomy for the Relief of Coccygodynia". Winner of the Edward McElfresh Award for best presentation. Minnesota Orthopedic Society Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2002. "Spondylotic Disease of Cervical Spine Involving Three or More Levels: Does Concomitant Posterior Approach Increase Fusion Rates?" |
| 2000 | American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, 2000. "Operative Compared with Nonoperative Treatment of a Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture without Neurologic Deficit: A Prospective, Randomized Study". |
| 2010 | Erkan S, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Cho W, Transfeldt EE: Biomechanical Comparison of Transpedicular Versus Extrapedicular Vertebroplasty Using Polymethylmethacrylate. J Spinal Disord Tech 2010 Jan. 6. Epub ahead of print. Ploumis A, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Fischer G, Faundez A, Wu W, Transfeldt EE: Revision of Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Biomechanical Study in Nonosteoporotic Bone. J Neurosurg Spine. 2010 Jan; 12(1):82-7. |
| 2009 | Zheng X, Wang J, Wu C, Mehbod AA: Salmonella osteomyelitis of multiple ribs and thoracic vertebra with large psoas muscle abscesses. Spine J. 2009 Nov;9(11):e1-4. Epub 2009 Aug 5. Zheng X, Chaudhari R, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Transfeldt EE: Subaxial cervical pedicle screw insertion with newly defined entry point and trajectory: accuracy evaluation in cadavers. Eur Spine J. 2009 Nov 15. [Epub ahead of print]. Erkan S, Hsu B, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Perl J, Transfeldt EE: Alignment of pedicle screws with pilot holes: can tapping improve screw trajectory in thoracic spines? Eur Spine J. 2009 Jun 14. [Epub ahead of print]. Mac-Thiong, Transfeldt, Mehbod, Perra, Denis, Garvey, Lonstein, Winter: Can C7 Plumbline And Gravity Line Predict Health Related Quality Of Life In Adult Scoliosis? Spine. 2009 Jul 1;34(15):E519-27. Vargas-Soto HA, Mehbod AA, Mullaney KJ, Dykes DC, Schwender JD, Transfeldt EE, Akesen B, Wroblewski J: Salvage Procedures for Pseudarthrosis after Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF)-Anterior-only versus Anterior-Posterior Surgery: A Clinical and Radiological Outcome Study. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2009 Winter; 18(4):200-4. Ploumis, Lui, Mehbod, Transfeldt, Winter: A Correlation of Radiographic And Functional Measurements In Adult Degenerative Scoliosis. Spine. 2009 Jul 1;34(15):1581-4. Sembrano, Mehbod, Garvey, Denis, Perra, Schwender, Transfeldt, Winter, Wroblewski: A Concomitant Posterior Approach Improves Fusion Rates But Not Overall Reoperation Rates In Multilevel Cervical Fusion For Spondylosis. Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques. (Accepted for Publication - May 2009) Erkan S, Rivera Y, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Transfeldt EE: Biomechanical comparison of two-level Maverick disc replacement and a hybrid one-level disc replacement and one-level anterior lumbar interbody fusion. Spine J. 2009 May 26. [Epub ahead of print] Erkan S, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Hsu B, Pahl DW, Transfeldt EE. Biomechanical Evaluation of a New AxialLIF Technique for Two-level Lumbar Fusion. Eur Spine J. 2009 Apr 8. [Epub ahead of print]. Skinner SA, Transfeldt EE, Mehbod AA, Mullan JC, Perra JH. Electromyography Detcts Mechanically-Induced Suprasegmental Spinal Motor Tract Injury: Review of Decompression at Spinal Cord Level. Clin Neurophysiol. 2009 Apr; 120(4): 754-64. Epub 2009 Mar 10. Faundez AA, Schwender JD, Safriel Y, Gilbert TJ, Mehbod AA, Denis F, Transfeldt EE, Wroblewski JM. Clinical and radiological outcome of anterior-posterior fusion versus transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for symptomatic disc degeneration: a retrospective comparative study of 133 patients. Eur Spine J. 2009 Jan 6. [Epub ahead of print] Schwender JD, Casnellie MT, Perra JH, Transfeldt EE, Pinto MR, Denis F, Garvey TA, Polly DW, Mehbod AA, Dykes DC, Winter RB, Wroblewski JM. Perioperative complications in revision anterior lumbar spine surgery: incidence and risk factors. Spine. 2009 Jan 1;34(1):87-90. |
| 2008 | Wu C, Mehbod AA, Erkan S, Transfeldt EE. A method to calculate relative spinal motion without digitization. Spine J. 2008 Sep 12. [Epub] Derincek A, Mehbod A, Pinto M, Transfeldt E. Degeneration of non-fused segments after floating lumbar fusion. Acta Orthop Belg. 2008;74(4):507-11 Ploumis A, Mehbod AA, Dressel TD, Dykes DC, Transfeldt EE, Lonstein JE. Therapy of spinal wound infections using vacuum-assisted wound closure: risk factors leading to resistance to treatment. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2008 Jul;21(5):320-3. Cho W, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Transfeldt EE. Comparison of cage designs for transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: A biomechanical study. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2008 Jul 31. Faundez AA, Mehbod AA, Wu C, Wu W, Ploumis A, Transfeldt EE. Position of Interbody Spacer in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Effect on 3-dimensional Stability and Sagittal Lumbar Contour. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2008 May;21(3):175-180. Ploumis A, Wu C, Fischer G, Mehbod AA, Wu W, Faundez A, Transfeldt EE. Biomechanical Comparison of Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. J Spinal Disord Tech, 2008 Apr; 21(2):120-125. Sokolowski MJ, Garvey TA, Perl J 2nd, Sokolowski MS, Akesen B, Mehbod AA, Mullaney KJ, Dykes DC, Transfeldt EE. Postoperative lumbar epidural hematoma: does size really matter? Spine 2008, Jan1; 33 (1): 114-9. Sokolowski MJ, Garvey TA, Perl J 2nd, Sokolowski MS, Cho W, Mehbod AA, Dykes DC, Transfeldt EE. Prospective study of postoperative lumbar epidural hematoma: incidence and risk factors. Spine 2008, Jan1; 33 (1): 114-9. Akesen B, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Transfeldt EE. Biomechanical Evaluation of Paracoccygeal Transsacral Fixation. Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques Faundez AA, Mehbod AA, Wu C, Wu W, Ploumis A, Transfeldt, EE: Position of Interbody Spacer in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Effect on 3-dimensional Stability and Sagittal Lumbar Contour. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2008 May;21(3):175-180. |
| 2007 | Transfeldt EE, Mehbod AA: Evidence-based medicine analysis of isthmic spondylolisthesis treatment including reduction versus fusion in situ for high-grade slips. Spine. 2007 Sep 1;32(19 Suppl):S126-9. Derincek A, Mehbod AA, Schellhas K, Pinto MR, Transfeldt EE. Discography: Can Pain in a Morphologically Normal Disc be Due to an Adjacent Abnormal Disc? Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2007 Jun 19 (Epub). |
| 2006 | Ploumis A, Transfeldt EE, Gilbert TJ Jr, Mehbod AA, Dykes DC. Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis: Radiographis Correlation of Lateral Rotatory Olisthesis with Neural Canal Dimensions. Spine. 2006; 31(20):2353-8. Derincek A, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Transfeldt EE. Biomechanical Comparison of Anatomic Trajectory Pedicle Screw Versus Injectable Calcium Sulfate Graft-Augmented Pedicle Screw for Salvage in Cadaveric Thoracic Bone. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2006 June; 19(4):286-91. Ploumis A, Mehbod AA, Garvey TA, Gilbert T, Transfeldt EE, Wood K. Prospective Assessment of Cervical Fusion Status: Plain Radiographs Versus CT-Scan. Acta Orthop Belg. 2006 June; 72(3):342-6. |
| 2005 | Le Huec J, Basso Y, Mathews H, Mehbod A, Aunoble S, Friesem T, Zdeblick T. The Effect of Single-Level, Total Disc Arthroplasty on Sagittal Balance Parameters: A Prospective Study. Eur Spine J. 2005 Mar 11. Wood KB, Bohn D, Mehbod A. Anterior versus Posterior Treatment of Stable Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures Without Neurologic Deficit: A Prospective, Randomized Study. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2005 Feb; 18:S15-S23. Mehbod AA, Ogilvie JW, Pinto MR, Schwender JD, Trandsfeldt EE, Wood KB, LeHuec JC. Postoperative Deep Wound Infections in Adults After Spinal Fusion: Management with Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2005 Feb; 18(1):14-17. Polly DW Jr, Santos ER, Mehbod AA. Surgical Treatment for the Painful Motion Segment: Matching Technology with the Indications: Posterior Lumbar Fusion. Spine, 2005; 30(16S): S44-51. Wood KB, Khanna G, Vaccaro AR, Arnold PM, Harris MB, Mehbod AA. Assessment of Two Thoracolumbar Fracture Classification Systems as Used by Multiple Surgeons. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005; 87:1423-1429. |
| 2004 | Wood KB, Mehbod AA. Operative Treatment for Coccygodynia. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2004; 17(6): 511-515. Loder RT, Spiegel D, Gutknecht S, Kleist K, Ly T, Mehbod AA. The Assessment of Intraobserver and Interobserver Error in the Measurement of Noncongenital Scoliosis in Children < or = 10 Years of Age. Spine. 2004; 29 (22): 2548-53. Santos EG, Polly DW Jr, Mehbod AA, Saleh KJ. Disc Arthroplasty: Lessons Learned From Total Joint Arthroplasty. Spine. 2004; (6 Suppl):S182-9 Beaubien BP, Mehbod AA, Kallemeier PM, Lew WD, Butterman GR, Transfeldt EE, Wood KB. Posterior Augmentation of an Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Minimally Invasive Fixation Versus Pedicle Screws In Vitro. Spine. October 1, 2004; 29(19): E406-E412. Loder RT, Sundberg S, Gabriel K, Mehbod A, Meyer C. Determination of Bone Age in Children with Cartilaginous Dysplasia (Multiple Hereditary Osteochondromatosis and Ollier's Enchondromatosis). J Pediatr Orthop. 2004 Jan-Feb; 24 (1): 102-8. |
| 2003 | Loder RT, Mehbod AA, Meyer C, Meisterling M. Acetabular Depth and Race in Young Adults: A Potential Explanation of the Differences in the Prevalence of Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Between Different Racial Groups? J Pediatr Orthop. 2003 Nov-Dec; 23(6): 699-702. Mehbod A, Aunoble S, Le Huec JC. Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Spine Fracture: Prevention and Treatment. Eur Spine J. 2003 Oct; 12 Suppl 2: S155-62. Wood K, Butterman G, Mehbod A, Garvey T, Jhanjee R, Sechriest V. Operative Compared with Nonoperative Treatment of a Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture without Neurologic Deficit: A Prospective, Randomized Study. J Bone Joint Surg, May, 2003, 85(A):773-81. |
| 1. | Lonstein JE and Mehbod AA. Natural History of Spinal Deformity, in Spinal Deformities The Essentials by Robert F. Heary and Todd J. Albert, Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2007. |
| 2. | Wood KB, Mehbod AA. Minimally Invasive Translaminar Facet Screw Fixation in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery by A Vacarro. Informa Health Care, New York, NY, 2007. |
| 3. | Transfeldt EE, Mehbod AA, Chopin D. Sacral Fixation using the Colorado Sacral Plate, in Spinal Instrumentation by Daniel Kim. Thieme Medical Publishers. 2005. |
| 4. | Transfeldt EE, Mehbod AA, Roussoully P. Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis using the Colorado II System, in Spinal Instrumentation by Daniel Kim. Thieme Medical Publishers. 2005. |
| 5. | Transfeldt EE, Mehbod AA: Spondylolisthesis Reduction, in Surgical Anatomy and Techniques to the Spine. W.B. Saunders, 2005. |
| 6. | Le Huec, Mehbod, Aunoble. "Failed Spinal Fusion". in The Failed Spine Textbook. Szpalsi, Marek. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, November 2004. |
| 7. | Le Huec, Mehbod, Aunoble. "The Failed Perfect Surgery". in The Failed Spine Textbook. Szpalsi, Marek. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, November 2004. |
| 8. | Wood, KB and Mehbod, AA: Thoracic Disk Herniations, in Orthopaedic Knowledge Update 7. Rosemont, IL, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. |
| 9. | Wood KB, Mehbod AA. Minimally Invasive Translaminar Facet Screw Fixation in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery by A Vacarro. Informa Health Care, New York, NY, 2007. |
| 2009 | "Natural History of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis of 50˚ or Greater at Maturity: Rate of Progression and Functional Outcomes." Raverty MK (BA), Mehbod AA, Perra JH, Garvey TA, Transfeldt EE, Schwender JD, Lonstein JE, Winter RB. SRS 44th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, September 23-26, 2009. "A Novel Neuromonitoring Phenomenon May Anticipat MEP Loss and Avoid Further Spinal Cord Insult During Surgery." (E-Poster) Mehbod AA, Transfeldt EE, Skinner S. SRS 44th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, September 23-26, 2009. "Critical Values of Sagittal Balance Associated with Deterioration of Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Scoliosis." (E-Poster) Mac-Thiong JM, Transfeldt EE, Mehbod AA, Perra JH, Denis F, Garvey TA, Lonstein JE, Wu C (PhD), Dorman CW, Winter RB. SRS 44th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, September 23-26, 2009. Effect of Fusion Levels on Lumbosacral Fixation in Long Fusion Construct, coauthor, at the Minnesota Orthopedic Society Annual Meeting, May 8, 2009. Biomechanical Evaluation of a Novel Expandable Meshed Bag for Lumbar Interbody Fusion, coauthor, at the Minnesota Orthopedic Society Annual Meeting, May 8, 2009. Repeatability of C7 Plumb Line and Gravity Line on Asymptomatic Volunteers Using an Optical Technique, coauthor, at the Minnesota Orthopedic Society Annual Meeting, May 8, 2009. |
| 2008 | A Systematic Technique for Assessment of Thoracic Pedicle Screw Placement: Is it in or out? Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept 10-13, 2008. Pedicle Screw Trajectory is Improved with Tapping in Thoracic Spines. Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept 10-13, 2008. Pedicle Subtraction vs. Smith Peterson Osteotomies for Correction of fixed Sagittal Plane Deformities: Radiographic Outcomes in 151 Patients. IMAST, Hong Kong, July 8-11, 2008. Complications of Pedicle Subtraction and Smith Peterson Osteotomies. IMAST, Hong Kong, July 8-11, 2008. Comparison of Cage Designs for Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: a Biomechanical Study. IMAST, Hong Kong, July 8-11, 2008. Risks for Spinal Cord Injury from Electrocautery Coagulation Around Thoracic Nerve Roots. IMAST, Hong Kong, July 8-11, 2008. Biomechanical Comparison of Transpedicular vs. Extrapedicular Vertebroplasty Using Polymehtylmethacrylate. IMAST, Hong Kong, July 8-11, 2008. The Impact of Gravity Line on the Quality of Life in Patients with Spinal Deformity. IMAST, Hong Kong, July 8-11, 2008 Biomechanical Evaluation of a New AxiaLIF Technique for 2-level Lumbar Fusion. IMAST, Hong Kong, July 8-11, 2008. Is it safe to remove screws with cement augmentation? IMAST, Hong Kong, July 8-11, 2008. Anterior versus Posterior Approach for Lumbar Interbody Fusion at Spineweek 2008, Geneva, Switzerland, May 26-31, 2008 Biomechanical Evaluation of a New AxiaLIF Technique for Two Level Lumbar Fusion at Minnesota Orthopedic Society Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, May 9, 2008 Pedicle Screw Trajectory is Improvinng wtih Tapping in the Thoracic spine at Minnesota Orthopecic Society Meeting, Minnneapolis, MN, May 9, 2008 Biomechanical Comparison of Transpedicular Versus Extrapedicular Vertebroplasty Using PMMA at Minnesota Orthopedic Society Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, May 9, 2008 |
| 2007 | International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Paradise Island, Bahamas, July 11-14, 2007. Biomechanical Evaluation of Poracoccygeal Transsacral Fixation. International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Paradise Island, Bahamas, July 11-14, 2007. MRI measurement of neuroforaminal height after anterior lumbar interbody fusion: a prospective study. International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Paradise Island, Bahamas, July 11-14, 2007. MRI measurement of supraadjacent neuroforaminal height after anterior lumbar interbody fusion: a prospective study. I International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Paradise Island, Bahamas, July 11-14, 2007. Spondylolisthesis in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: incidence and correlating factors. International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Paradise Island, Bahamas, July 11-14, 2007. Salvage procedures for pseudoarthrosis after TLIF: Anterior vs. anterior-posterior surgery. A clinical and radiological outcome study. Avraam Ploumis, Ensor E Transfeldt, Thomas J Gilbert, Amir A Mehbod, Manuel R Pinto1, Jill W Wroblewski1 and Francis Denis. Radiculopathy in degenerative lumbar scoliosis: treatment with selective nerve root steroid injections. 4th International Conference on Conservative Management of Spinal Deformities. Boston, MA. May 13-16, 2007 |
| 2006 | International Meeting on Advanced Spinal Techniques (IMAST), Athens, Greece, July 12-15, 2006. "Instrumented Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Biomechanical Comparison". International Meeting on Advanced Spinal Techniques (IMAST), Athens, Greece, July 12-15, 2006. "Risk Factors Influencing the Frequency of Procedures Required for the Treatment of Spinal Wound Infections Using Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure". International Meeting on Advanced Spinal Techniques (IMAST), Athens, Greece, July 12-15, 2006. "Multilevel Fusion for Cervical Spondylosis: Is Concomitant Posterior Approach Necessary?" International Meeting on Advanced Spinal Techniques (IMAST), Athens, Greece, July 12-15, 2006. "Revision of Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Biomichanical Study." International Meeting on Advanced Spinal Techniques (IMAST), Athens, Greece, July 12-15, 2006. "Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis: Revision Rates After Decompression Alone or Decompression and Limited Fusion." International Meeting on Advanced Spinal Techniques (IMAST), Athens, Greece, July 12-15, 2006. "Two Level Disc Disease: Two Level Disc Arthroplasty Versus a Hybrid Model." North American Spine Society, Seattle, WA, 2006. "Risk Factors Influencing the Frequency of Procedures Required for the Treatment of Spinal Wound Infections Using Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure." Scoliosis Research Society, Monterey, CA, 2006. "Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis: Revision Rates After Decompression Alone or Decompression and Limited Fusion." |
| 2005 | Biomechanical Comparison of Anatomic Trajectory Pedicle Screw Versus Injectable Calcium Sulfate Graft Augmented Pedicle Screw for Salvage in Cadaveric Thoracic Bone. Scoliosis Research Society 40th Annual Meeting, October 27-30, 2005, Miami, Florida. In vitro Comparison of Anterior vs. Posterior Supplemental Fixation of an L4-Sacrum ALIF. Scoliosis Research Society 40th Annual Meeting, October 27-30, 2005, Miami, Florida. FLOATING DISCS: Should They be Included in the Fusion? Scoliosis Research Society 40th Annual Meeting, October 27-30, 2005, Miami, Florida. Biomechanical Comaparison of Anatomic Trajectory Pedicle Screw versus Injectable Calcium Sulfate Graft Augmented Pedicle Screw For Salvage in Cadaveric Thoracic Bone. International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, July 7-9, 2005, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Biomechanical Properties of a New Double Threded Pedicle Screw. International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, July 7-9, 2005, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Degenerative Adult Scoliosis: Radiographic Correlation of Ateral Rotatory Listhesis with Neural Canal Dimensions. International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, July 7-9, 2005, Banff, Alberta, Canada. |
| 2004 | Ureteral Injury Following Anterior Lumbar Fusion: Risk Factors and Early Diagnosis. Scoliosis Research Society, 39th Annual Meeting, September 6-9, 2004, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Prospective Assessment of Cervical Fusion Status: Flexion-Extension Radiographs VS CT Scans. 11th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), July 1-3, 2004, Bermuda. Prospective Study of Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Augmentation with Posterior Pedicle Screws or Translaminar Facet Screws. 11th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Bermuda. Maverick Total Lumbar Disc Replacement Prospective Study and Preliminary Report of 30 Cases at 1 Year Follow-up. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS), May 30 - June 5, 2004, Porto, Portugal. Prospective Correlation of Preoperative MR Angiography with Intraoperative Findings: Risk Factors of Surgery at L5S1 Disc. Spine Society of Europe (SSE), May 30 - June 5, 2004, Porto, Portugal. Posterior Augmentation of Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Minimal Fixation Versus Pedicle Screws. Spine Society of Europe (SSE), May 30 - June 5, 2004, Porto, Portugal. Multisurgeon Assessment of Thoracolumbar Fractures: Reproducibility and Repeatability of the AO and Denis Classification Systems. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), March 10-14, 2004, San Francisco, California. |
| 2003 | Multisurgeon Assessment of Thoracolumbar Fractures: Reproducibility and Repeatability of the AO and Denis Classification Systems. Scoliosis Research Society, Quebec City, Canada Postoperative Deep Wound Infection in Adults After Spine Fusions: Management with Vacuum Assisted Wound Closure. Scoliosis Research Society, Quebec City, Canada. Anterior Versus Posterior Treatment of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures without Neurologic Deficit: A Prospective Randomized Study. Scoliosis Research Society, Quebec City, Canada Spondylotic Disease of Cervical Spine Involving Three or More Levels: Does Concomitant Posterior Approach Increase Fusion Rates? Scoliosis Research Society, Quebec City, Canada. Posterior Augmentation of Anterior Instrumented Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Biomechanical Study. Scoliosis Research Society, Quebec City, Canada. IMAST, Rome, Italy Maintaining Lumbar Lordosis with Anterior Single Solid Rod Instrumentation In Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Using Structural Bicortical Autogenous Rib Graft. IMAST, Rome, Italy |
| 2002 | Spondylotic Disease of Cervical Spine Involving Three or More Levels: Does Concomitant Posterior Approach Increase Fusion Rates? Cervical Spine Research Society Meeting, Miami, Florida |