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| Office Address: | Twin Cities Spine Center, 913 E 26th Street, Suite 600, Minneapolis, MN 55404 | |
| Phone: | 612-775-6200 | |
| Birthdate | ||
| Birthplace | Port Jefferson, New York | |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| 1985-1989 | Bucknell University Bachelor of Science in Biology |
| 1989-1993 | Medical Education: State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse Cum Laude Graduate Alpha Omega Alpha |
| 1993-1994 | Surgery Internship: University of Vermont Burlington, Vermont |
| 1994-1998 | Orthopaedic Residency: University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care Burlington, Vermont |
| 1998-1999 | Spine Fellowship: Twin Cities Spine Center Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2001 |
| Minnesota State Medical License, 1998 |
| Diplomat National Board of Medical Examiners, 1994 |
| Clinical Instructor: University of Vermont College of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation Assistant Professor: University of Minnesota Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 2001 - 2006 |
| American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Fellow Scoliosis Research Society, Fellow Alpha Omega Alpha | ||
| North American Spine Society, Member American Orthopaedic Association (AOA), Member 2008 Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Vice President 1st Elect |
| 2011 | Reviewer, SAS Journal, Title: Minimally invasive pre-sacral L5-S1 fusion: A radiographic study of disk height loss and interbody distraction. |
| 2011 | "Degenerative Lumbar Senosis: When is Surgery Indicated? What is the Right Surgical Procdure?" 20th Annual Dr. Tom Lowe SpineSymposium: The Surgical Management of Spinal Disorders. Beaver Creek, Colorado, January 14-17, 2011. "Application of MIS in Spinal Trauma." 10th Annual Symposium on Current Concepts in Spinal Disorders 2011. Las Vegas, Nevada, February 3-5, 2011. |
| 2010 | Course chairman and Moderator for the Minimally Invasive Spine Symposium – SAS- New, Orleans, April 27, 2010. "The Current State of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery." Instructional Course. AAOS 2010 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 9-13, 2010. "Biologics in Lumbar Spine Fusion: Clinical and Economic Data." Instructional Course, Moderator. AAOS 2010 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 9-13, 2010. |
| 2009 | "A Minimum Two-Year Comparison of Safety and Efficacy of Screw/Rod Constructs in the Pedatric Cervical Spine." Carmouche JJ, Lonstein JE, Winter RB, Schwender JD, Perra JH. SRS 44th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, September 23-26, 2009. "Pediatric Cervical Spine Fixation: A Comparison of Complication Rates Associated With Screw/Rod Constructs vs. Non-Screw/Rod Constructs." Carmouche JJ, Lonstein JE, Winter RB, Schwender JD, Perra JH. SRS 44th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, September 23-26, 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. "The Current State of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery." Greg D. Anderson, MD, Frank M. Phillips, MD, James D. Schwender, MD; Moderator: Choll W. Kim, MD. AAOS, Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb. 25-28, 2009. "Biologics in Lumbar Spine Fusion: Clinical and Economic Data." D. Greg Anderson, MD, John R. Dimar, MD, David W. Polly Jr, MD; Moderator: James D. Schwender, MD. AAOS, Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb. 25-28, 2009. "MAST TLIF: Current Techniques Indications". AAOS/PASE, St. Louis, Missouri, March 20-21, 2009. "TLIF at L5-S1 When There is a Long Construct to the Sacrum. How to Preserve Endplates and Place the Cage so there is Truly Load-Sharing". The Fourth Annual Course on: Sharpening Your Spine Surgery Skills, Burr Ridge, IL, May 15-16, 2009. |
| 2008 | Schwender JD; Rovner JS; Mullaney KJ; Pinto MR; Garvey TA: "A Comparison of Infection Rates in Minimally Invasive vs Open TLIFS - A Single Surgeon Retro Review". Presented at NASS, 23rd Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, October 14-18, 2008. Schwender JD; Rovner JS; Mullaney KJ; Pinto MR; Garvey TA: "A Comparison of Infection Rates in Minimally Invasive vs Open TLIFS - A Single Surgeon Retro Review". Presented at IMAST, 15th Annual Meeting, Hong Kong, July 8-11, 2008. "New Technologies in Orthopaedic Surgery: What are the true benefits and how to critically evaluate them as they come to market?" The University of Vermont, 2008 Research Day Visiting Professor, June 13, 2008. "Thoraco-Lumbar Course". 20th Annual International Bethesda Spine Workshop, Gethesda, Maryland, April 13-14, 2008. |
| 2007 | "MIS TLIF". Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Spine, November 16-17, 2007. Case Discussion: "Tall Disc, DDD, Normal Facets", Presentation: "Technical Problems with Minimally Invasive TLIF", Case Discussion: "Lumbar Adjacent Level Degeneration". Leaders in Spine Surgery Series: Advanced Decision Making with Emphasis on Posterior Solutions, Las Vegas, NV, October 5-6, 2007. "Lumbar Decompression and Fusion/Stabilization: Minimally Invasive Techniques." IMAST 2007, Paradise Island, Bahamas, July 11-14, 2007. American Academy of Orthopeadic Surgeons: 1. FOSA Specialty Day. Point-counter-point on role of Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion. 2. Instructional Course Lecture. Use of Biologics in Lumbar Spine Fusion. San Diego, CA, Feb. 14-18, 2007. |
| 2006 | "Lumbar Microlaminoplasty". UCSD MIS Course and the MIS Society, San Diego, California, November 4-5, 2006. "Case Presentations and Discussion" (Moderator), Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Spine 2006, San Diego, California, November 3-4, 2006. "Minimally Invasive Technique Review". Transforaminal Lumbar Insterbody Fusion - Posterior Solutions, Denver, Colorado, August 24-25, 2006. "Advanced Topics in MAST". IMAST, Athens, Greece, July 14, 2006. "Basics of Minimally Invasive TLIF-Techniques and Results". 18th Annual Bethesda Spine Course, Bethesda, Maryland, June 5, 2006. "Basics of Minimally Invasive TLIF-Techniques and Results". 18th Annual Bethesda Spine Course, Bethesda, Maryland, June 4-5, 2006. 2006 Controversies in Lumbar Spine Surgery Symposium (DePuy), Las Vegas, Nevada, June 2-4, 2006. "Open MAST Lumbar Fusion Techniques". 18th Annual Disorders of the Spine, Whistler |
| 2005 | "The Effect of Previous Discectomy on Outcome After Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery", Scoliosis Research Society 40th Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida, October 27-30, 2005. "Minimal Access Surgery", Innovative Techniques in Spine Surgery 2nd Annual Meeting, Los Cabos, Mexico, July 20-23, 2005. "Comprehensive Approaches to the Anterior/Posterior Spine: Open/MAST TLIF, Open/MAST PLIF-360 (Medtronic Sofamore Danek), Banff, Alberta, Canada, July 6-10, 2005. "Basics of Minimally Invasive TLIF - Techniques and Results", 17th Annual International Bethesda Spine Workshop, Behesday, Maryland, June 12-14, 2005. "Minimally Invasive Techniques Review" - Live Surgery MAST TLIF, Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion - Posterior Solutions, Minneapolis, MN, June 2-3, 2005. "Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion", Nanjing Gulou Hospital Minimal Assess Spinal Technology Course and Shanghai Seminar, Nanjing and Shanghai, China, April 11-16, 2005. "Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion and Decompression Technique", Grand Rounds - Spine Institute, Louisville, KY, February 8, 2005. 17th Annual Contemporary Update on Disorders of the Spine - Ski with the Spine Center, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, January 15-21, 2005. "Minimally Invasive Technique Review - Include Access-Quadrant; Interbody Fixation", Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion - Posterior Solutions, Las Vegas, NV, January 13-14, 2005. |
| 2004 | "Cervical Degeneration, Neck Pain and Functional Disability Outcomes after Long Fusion to the Sacrum: Long-term follow-up", Cervical Spine Research Society, Boston, MA, December 9-11, 2004. "Minimal Access TLIF", Spinal Focus, New York City, New York, December 3-4, 2004 "Cervical Spine Disorders", American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Review and Update for Practicing Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, California, November 19-21, 2004. "Minimal Invasive Transforaminal Interbody Fusion: Principle & Results", "Minimal Invasive Anterior Approach of Thoracic and Thoraco-lumbar Spine", Round table discussion: "Minimal Invasive Postero-lateral & IB Fusion of the Spine: Advantages and Results Compared to Open Technique". MSD Forum, Emerging Technologies for the Treatment of Spinal Diseases, Monaco, October 15-16, 2004. "Metrx PLIF/TLIF", Innovative Techniques in Spine Surgery, Los Cabos, Mexico, August 4-7, 2004. "Spondylolisthesis Treated with the Cantilever Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (c-TLIF): Prospective Radiographic and Patient Outcomes with a Minimum of Two Years Follow-up". International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Bermuda, July 1-3, 2004. "Historical Perspective on Minimally Invasive Posterior Lumbar Fusion and Instrumentation", and "Metrix/Sextant Techniques". Practical Anatomy Work Shop (PAWS), St. Louis, Missouri, May 21-22, 2004. "What to Prepare for in a Practice". Spine Surgeon Transition Program, Memphis, Tennessee, February 8-9, 2004. |
| 2003 | "Minimal Access TLIF/PLIF: Rationale, Indications, Technique, and Outcomes". First Annual International Course on Spinal Focus, Advances in Technique and Technology, New York, New York, December 5-6, 2003. "BMP in TLIF A pplications". Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Fusion/Implants Technique Workshop, Faculty Member at the North American Spine Society 18th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, October 21, 2003. "Minimal Access Surgical Techniques", "Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Techniques and Indications", and "Fusion Graft Options and the Emerging Role of BMP". Advanced Thecniques and Emerging Technology in Spinal Surgery, Kohler, Wisconsin, September 20, 2003. "Natural History of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis of 30 to 50 Degrees at Skeletal Maturity at Average 19+6 Year Follow-up". Scoliosis Research Society 38th Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Canada, September 10-13, 2003. "TLIF Procedure". Minimally Invasive Approaches to the Interbody Space; An Orthopaedics Today Symposium and Monography Project, Memphis, Tennessee, August 9, 2003. "Clinical Use of INFUSE in Minimally Invasive TLIF and Endoscopic C-TLIF". 2003 Amelia Island Summer Think Tank, Amelia Island, Florida, May 7-11, 2003. "Minimally Invasive TLIF". Minimal Access Spinal Technologies (MAST) Hands-on Course, Memphis, Tennessee, March 14, 2003. "MicroEndoscopic Discectomy", "PLIF - Transforaminal Technique", "Posterior Lumbar Interbody Surgery Techniques". Fundamental Principles and Techniques in Spinal Surgery Course, Memphis, Tennessee, Feb. 27 - March 1, 2003. "INFUSE Bone Graft (BMP)". Spine Forum, Big Sky, Montana, February 19-24, 2003. "SEXTANT/METRx Minimally Invasive TLIF" Hands-on-lab. 15th Annual Contemporary Update on Disorders of the Spine, Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Whistler, January 18-24, 2003. |
| 2002 | "Cervical Spine". The Orthopaedic Center Wednesday Morning Conference, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, November 6, 2002. "Pseudarthrosis and Instrumentation Complications at Long-Term Follow-up of Long Fusions to Sacrum". Co-Author, Paper Presentation, Scoliosis Research Society, Seattle, Washington, September 18-21, 2002. "Cantilever TLIF: Technique and Results". 2002 SRS Traveling Fellows, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 11, 2002. "Minimally Invasive TLIF through Cannula: Indications Techniques, Results" and "Sacro-iliac Fixation in Thoracolumbar Deformity: Indications, Techniques, Results". Global Spine: Surgical Principles and the Latest Techniques sponsored by SSAF, Maui, Hawaii, July 12-14, 2002. Open Forum "Emerging Materials, Surgical Approaches, Corpectomy Options, Future Technologies". 2002 Interbody Technologies Think Tank, Navajo Dam, New Mexico, June 27-30, 2002. "Spinal Surgical Techniques". Minnesota Physiatric Society Spring Meeting, "Spine Update", Deerwood, Minnesota, June 8, 2002. "Cantilever Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A New Fusion Paradigm" JOA Meeting, Okayma, Japan, May 18, 2002. "Minimally Access Spinal Technology: Sextant Experience; A Brief Presentation by 3 clinicians on their personal experience with Sextant" and "The Continum of Alternatives for Non-fusion Degenerative Disc Disease". Summer Think Tank sponsored by Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Amelia Island, Florida, May 8-12, 2002. "TLIF", "Image Guidance and Percutaneous P/Screw Placement". Interbody Challenges of the Lumbar Spine Discussion Group, Napa, California. March 21-23, 2002. Central Area Think Tank, Faculty, Los Cabos, Mexico, January 10-13, 2002. |
| 2001 | "Strength vs. Size vs. East of Use", "New Sacral Fixation Options", "Minimal Access Treatment Solutions", "Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusions". Advanced Techniques and Emerging Technology In Spinal Surgery, October 5-7, 2001. “Crankshaft Phenomenon in Congenital Scoliosis” (paper, co-author). Scoliosis Research Society 36th Annual Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio, September 19-22, 2001. “New Technologies in Degenerative Lumbosacral Surgery”, Faculty. Degenerative Lumbosacral Think Tank, Driggs, Idaho, August 8-12, 2001 “Indications for Minimally Invasive Lumbar Surgery”, “Learning Curve Issues with Sextant”. State-of-the-Art Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, August 2-4, 2001. “Plain Radiographic Assessment of Pedicle Screw Placement: A Comparison with Computed Tomography” (paper, co-author). IMAST, Paradise Islands, Bahamas, July 2001 “Using Autologous Growth Factors with the TLIF Procedures”. 19th International Symposium, Bone Growth Factors and Substitutes: The Next Generation, Newport, Rhode Island, June 9, 2001 “Percutaneous Pedicle Fixation Techniques”, “Infection”. Current Techniques in Lumbosacral Fixation: Minimizing Complications in Spine Surgery, Memphis, Tennessee, April 27-28, 2001 “Cervical Spine” Moderator, “Practical Session V: USS Deformity Module” Moderator. AO ASIF Spine Operating Room Personnel Course, Rochester, Minnesota, February 24, 2001. |
| 2000 | “Using Autologous Growth Factors with the TLIF Procedure”. 17th International Symposium, Bone Growth Factors and Substitutes: The Next Generation and Spinal Fusions: The Next Generation in Bone Growth Factors and Substitutes, Vail, Colorado, December 9-10, 2000 “Innovative Approaches to Lumbar and Thoracic Spine Care” Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistant Fall Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 20, 2000 “Degenerative Lumbosacral Think Tank.” Faculty, Sponsored by Medtronic/Sofamor Danek, Driggs, Idaho, August 9-13, 2000 “Innovative Approaches to Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Care.” Regional Physicians and Outreach Services, New Ulm, Minnesota, July 6, 2000 “Neurological Concerns in Skeletal Dysplasias: Spinal Stenosis.” Little People of America National Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 30 – July 7, 2000 “Evaluation of the Patient with Severe and Chronic Low Back Pain”, “Degenerative Spondylolisthesis”, “Cages for Anterior Fusion”, “Evaluation of the Patient with Chronic Neck and/or Arm Pain”. MBA/Interpore Cross Spine Meeting. Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 27-29, 2000. |
| 1999 | “Coronal plane imbalance in AIS with left lumbar curves exceeding 40°. The role of the lumbosacral hemicurve. Radiographic analysis”. Scoliosis Research Society 34th annual meeting, September 1999. |
| 1996 | "Conservative treatment of displaced supracondylar humerus fractures in children". Internal Review Board approved. Schwender JD, Aronsson DD. Presentation at 1996 American Academy of Pediatrics. |
| 1996 | Schwender JD, Aronsson DD: "Displaced Supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children: Is surgery necessary?" Abstract, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1996 |
| 1992 | Bosler EB, Daly J, Schwender JD: "Host targeted tick abatement and medium-sized mammals in the transmission of Lyme Disease." Abstract. 5th International Symposium on Lyme Disease, 1992 |
| 2009 | Jackson, MacDougall, Perra, Denis, Dykes, Garvey, Lonstein, Mehbod, Pinto, Schwender. Adjacent Segment Degeneration Following Adult Lumbar Fusion: Incidence and Risk Factors for Subsequent Surgery with Ten-Year Minimum Follow-Up in 237 Patients. Submitted for Publication - The Spine Journal – submission date March 24, 2009. 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). Vargas, Mehbod, Mullaney, Dykes, Schwender, Transfeldt, Akesen, Wroblewski: Salvage Procedures For Pseudoarthrosis After TLIF: Anterior Vs. Anterior-Posterior Surgery. A Clinical and Radiological Outcome Study. Accepted for Publication - JSOA, Ofiram E, Garvey TA, Schwender JD, Wroblewski JM, Winter RB. Cervical degenerative changes in idiopathic scoliosis patients who underwent long fusion to the sacrum as adults: incidence, severity, and evolution. J Orthop Traumatol. 2009 Mar;10(1):27-30. Epub 2009 Feb 3. Ofiram E, Garvey TA, Schwender JD, Denis F, Perra JH, Transfeldt EE, Winter RB, Wroblewski JM. Cervical degenerative index: a new quantitative radiographic scoring system for cervical spondylosis with interobserver and intraobserver reliability testing. J Orthop Traumatol. 2009 Mar;10(1):21-6. Epub 2009 Feb 3. Rihn JA, Gates C, Glassman SD, Phillips FM, Schwender JD, Albert TJ. The use of bone morphogenetic protein in lumbar spine surgery. Instr Course Lect. 2009;58:677-88. 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 Degneration: A Retrospective Comparative Study of 133 Patients." Eur Spine J, Jan. 2009 online. 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 | Rihn JA, Gates C, Glassman SD, Phillips FM, Schwender JD, Albert TJ: "The Use of Bone Morphogenetic Protein in Lumbar Spine Surgery". J Bone Joint Surg AM. 2008; 90(9): 2014-25. Weistroffer JK, Perra JH, Lonstein JE, Schwender JD, Garvey TA, Transfeldt EE, Ogilvie JW, Denis F, Winter RB, Wroblewski JM: "Complications in Long Fusions to the Sacrum for Adult Scoliosis: Minimum Five-Year Analysis of Fifty Patients." Spine. 2008; 33(13): 1478-83. Carreon LY, Glassman SD, Schwender JD, Subach BR, Gornet MF, Ohno S.: "Reliability and accuracy of fine-cut CT scans to determine the status of anterior interbody fusions with metallic cages." Spine J. 2008 Feb 13 (E-pub). Santos ER, Pinto MR, Lonstein JE, Denis F, Garvey TA, Perra JH, Transfeldt EE, Schwender JD. "Revision lumbar arthrodesis for the treatment of lumbar cage pseudoarthrosis: complications." J Spinal Disord Tech. 2008 Aug;21(6):418-21. |
| 2007 | Ofiram E, Garvey TA, Schwender JD, Winter RB, Wroblewski JM: "Cervical Degenerative Changes in Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients who Underwent Long Fusion to the Sacrum as Adults: Incidence, Severity and Evolution." SUBMITTED to European Spine Journal 2007. Ofiram E, Garvey TA, Schwender JD, Denis F, Perra JH, Transfeldt EE, Wroblewski JM: "Cervical Degenerative Index: A New Quantitative Radiographic Scoring System for Cervical Spondylosis with Interobserver and Intraobserver Reliability Testing." SUBMITTED to European Spine Journal 2007. Polly DW Jr, Glassman SD, Schwender JD, Shaffrey CI, Branch C, Burkus JK, Gornet MF, Lumbar Spine Study Group: "SF-36 PCS Benefit-cost Ratio of Lumbar Fusion Comparison to other Surgical Interventions: A Thought Experiment". Spine. 2007 32(11 Suppl): S20-6. |
| 2006 | Choma TJ, Denis F, Lonstein JE, Perra JH, Schwender JD, Garvey TA, Mullin WJ: "Stepwise Methodology for Plain Radiographic Assessment of Pedicle Screw Placement: A comparison with Computed Tomography". J Spinal Disord Tech. 2006; 19(8): 547-53. Holly LT, Schwender JD, Rouben DP, Foley KT. Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Indications, Technique, and Complications. Neurosurg Focus. 2006; 20(3):E6. Review. Glassman S, Gornet MF, Branch C, Polly Jr D, Peloza J, Schwender JD, Carreon L: MOS short Form 36 and Oswestry Disability Index Outcomes in Lumbar Fusion: A Multicenter Experience. The Spine J. 2006; 6(1):21-26. |
| 2005 | 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. Schwender JD, Holly LT, Rouben DP, Foley KT: "Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF), Technical Feasibility and Initial Results." J Spinal Disord Tech 18(1): S1-S6, 2005. |
| 2003 | Kesling KL, Lonstein JE, Denis F, Perra JH, Schwender JD, Transfeldt EE, Winter RB: "The Crankshaft Phenomenon After Posterior Spinal Arthrodesis for Congenital Scoliosis: A Review of 54 Patients". Spine 28(3): 267-271, 2003. Link Foley KT, Holly LT, Schwender JD: "Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion". Spine 28(15S): S26-S35, 2003. |
| 2000 | Schwender JD, Denis F: "Coronal Plane Imbalance in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis with Left Lumbar Curves Exceeding 40 Degrees. The Role of the Lumbosacral Hemicurve." Spine 25 (18): 2358-2363, 2000 Link |
| 2003 | Denis F, Dykes DC, Garvey TA, Lonstein JE, Mehbod AA, Ogilvie JW, Perra JH, Pinto MR, Schwender JD, Transfeldt EE: "Scoliosis in children and adolescents. Diagnosis and treatment." Minnesota Physician, Volumne XVII, No. 7, October 2003. |
| 2011 | Strothman DH, Schwender JD: "Ch. 53 - Mini-Open (Wiltse Approach" Decompression/Fusion" IN Advanced Reconstruction: Spine, Edited by Jeffrey C. Wang, MD. Published by AAOS 2011. |
| 2008 | Schwender JD, Foley KT, Holly LT: "Ch. 65 - Minimally Invasive Posterior Surgical Approaches to the Lumbar Spine Through Tubular Retractors" IN Spine Surgery, Tricks of the Trade, 2nd edition, Edited by Alexander R. Vaccaro, and Todd J. Albert. Published by Thieme Medical 2008. |
| 2006 | Schwender JD, Foley KT, Holly LT, Transfeldt, EE: Minimally Invasive Posterior Surgical Approaches to the Lumbar Spine. IN The Spine, Fifth Edition, Saunders/Elsevier, 2006. |
| In Press | Wood KB, Schwender JD: “Lumbar Intervertebral Cages: Limitations and Complications of Cages” in Operative Techniques in Orthopedics. Edited by Kang, James. Published by W.B. Saunders, Orlando, FL. In Press. Schwender JD, Banks GM, Transfeldt EE: “Biomechanics: Clinical Applications” in The Pediatric Spine. Principles and Practice. Edition 2. In Press. |
| 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. "Management of Infected Instrumented Deep Space Back Wounds With the Vacuum Assisted Closure Device.” Dressel T, Denis F, Dykes DC, Garvey TA, Lonstein JE, Mehbod AA, Mullaney KJ, Perra JH, Pinto MR, Schwender JD, and Transfeldt EE. (E-Poster) IMAST, Vienna, Austria, July 14-19, 2009. “Complications and Feasibility of Screw and Rod Fixation in the Pediatric Cervical Spine.” Carmouche JJ, Lonstein JE, Winter RB, Schwender JD, and Perra JH. (E-Poster) IMAST, Vienna, Austria, July 14-19, 2009. |
| 2005 | "Cervical Degenerative Changes in Scoliosis Patients Who Underwent Long-Fusion to the Sacrum as Adults: Long-Term Follow-Up and Natural History". Poster presentation. Scoliosis Research Society, Miami, Florida, October 27-30, 2005. |
| 2004 | "Prospective Assessment of Cervical Fusion Status: Flexion-Extension Radiographs VS CT Scans". Poster presentation. 11th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Bermuda, July 1-3, 2004. |
| 2003 | "Spondylotic Disease of Cervical Spine Involving Three or More Levels: Does Concomitant Posterior Approach Increase Fusion Rates?". Poster Presentation. Scoliosis Research Society 38th Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Canada, September 10-13, 2003. "Postoperative Deep Wound Infection in Adults after Spine Fusions: Management with Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure". Poster Presentation. Scoliosis Research Society 38th Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Canada, September 10-13, 2003. |
| 2002 | "C2 Plumb Line Correlates with the Standard Radiographic Sagittal Balance Measure" (co-author). Poster Presentation. Cervical Spine Research Society, Miami Beach, Florida, December 5-7, 2002. "Spondylotic Disease of Cervical Spine Involving Three or More Levels: Addition of Posterior Approach Increase Fusion Rates, but is it Required?" (co-author). Poster Presentation. Cervical Spine Research Society, Miami Beach, Florida, December 5-7, 2002. "Cervical Degeneration and Neck Pain after Long Fusion to the Sacrum: Minimum 5-year Follow-up" (Co-author). Poster Presentation. Cervical Spine Research Society, Miami Beach, Florida, December 5-7, 2002. "Surgical Treatment of Spinal Deformities in Hurler Syndrome". Poster Presentation. The Society for Mucopolysaccharide Diseases. June 20-22, 2002. |
| 2001 | “Plain Radiographic Assessment of Pedicle Screw Placement: A Comparison with Computed Tomography” (Exhibit #13), “Comparison of Vertebral Purchase Strength for Modified Pedicle Hook Designs for Segmental Translation versus Pedicle Screws, Sublaminar Wires, and Traditional Pedicle Hooks” (Exhibit #74). Scoliosis Research Society 36th Annual Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio, September 19-22, 2001. “Cantilever Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (C-TLIF) for Circumferential Fusion of the Lumbar Spine” (Exhibit). IMAST, Paradise Islands, Bahamas, July 2001 |
| 2000 | “A Method to Judge Need for Computed Tomographic Scanning of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures Based on Plain Radiographs”. Poster presentation, AAOS, Orlando, Florida, March 2000 |
| 1998 | "A method to judge need for computed tomographic scanning of thoracolumbar burst fractures based on plain radiographs". Poster presentation. Spine Science & Management, sponsored by Sofamor Danek, New Orleans, LA, November 1998. |