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Recent Findings



The following findings are the results of research activities conducted by the Twin Cities Spine Center and their physicians. For further listings of publications by the physicians, please refer to the individual physicians' curriculum vitae (CV), which can be accessed from the physicians page.
 
PAIN PATTERN IN PATIENTS WITH SCOLIOSIS AND SYRINGOMYELIA
Authors:Remzi A. Özerdemoglu, MD; Ensor E. Transfeldt, MD; Francis Denis, MD, Minneapolis, MN
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A CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION OF SURGICAL CASES OF AIS
Authors:John E. Lonstein, MD; Francis Denis, MD; Joseph H. Perra, MD; Robert B. Winter, MD
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CORONAL PLANE IMBALANCE IN AIS: THE ROLE OF THE LUMBOSACRAL HEMICURVE
Authors:James D. Schwender, MD Francis Denis, MD
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FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME ANALYSIS FOR SURGICALLY TREATED ADULT ISTHMIC SPONDYLOLISTHESIS
Authors:E. Alexander L’Heureux, JR., MD Joseph H. Perra, MD Manuel R. Pinto, MD Michael D. Smith, MD Francis Denis, MD John E. Lonstein, MD
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OUTCOMES OF MULTILEVEL (3 +) FUSION FOR LUMBAR DEGENERATIVE DISEASE
Authors:Carlos Macaneiro, MD; Manuel R. Pinto, MD; Francis Denis, MD; John E. Lonstein, MD; Robert B. Winter, MD
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REMOVAL OF LUMBAR INSTRUMENTATION FOR RECURRENT LOW BACK PAIN IN THE ABSENCE OF PSEUDOARTHROSIS
Authors:Clayton Bressan, MD; Manual R. Pinto, MD; Lisa Butler, RN
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REVISION LUMBAR ARTHRODESIS FOR CYLINDRICAL CAGE PSEUDOARTHROSIS: PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS
Authors:James D. Schwender, Francis Denis, Timothy A. Garvey, John E. Lonstein, James W. Ogilvie, Joseph H. Perra, Manuel R. Pinto, Ensor E. Transfeldt, Kirkham B. Wood
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CRANKSHAFT PHENOMENON IN CONGENITAL SCOLIOSIS
Authors:Kimberly L. Kesling; MD; John E. Lonstein, MD; Francis Denis, MD; Joseph H. Perra, MD; James D. Schwender, MD; Ensor E. Transfeldt, MD
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MEASUREMENT VARIABILITY IN THORACIC KYPHOSIS
Authors:Francis Denis, MD; Norihiro Takeuchi, MD; Joseph Perra, MD; James Schwender, MD; Kirkham B. Wood, MD; Jill M. Wroblewski, MS
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PLAIN RADIOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF PEDICLE SCREW PLACEMENT: A COMPARISON WITH COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Authors:Theodore J. Choma, MD; MD Francis Denis, MD; Timothy A. Garvey, MD; John E. Lonstein; Joseph H. Perra, MD; James D. Schwender, MD; Ensor E. Transfeldt, MD; William Mullin, MD
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CHANGES IN SPINAL AND PELVIC SAGITTAL PARAMETERS AFTER HIGH-GRADE ISTHMIC SPONDYLOLISTHESIS SURGERY
Authors:Pierre Roussouly, MD; Ensor E. Transfeldt, MD; Eric Berthonnaud, PhD; James D. Schwender, MD; Joannes Dimnet, PhD
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SAGITTAL MORPHOLOGY AND EQUILIBRIUM OF PELVIS AND SPINE IN NORMALS
Authors:Pierre Roussouly, MD; Ensor E. Transfeldt, MD; James D. Schwender, MD; Eric Bethonnaud, PhD; Johannes Dimnet, MD
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SUCCESSFUL SURGERY IN SEVERE KYPHOSCOLIOSIS WITH FIRST REPORT OF AUTOFUSION IN TWO SIBLINGS
Authors:Anthony M. Sestero, MD, Joseph H. Perra, MD
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NEUROLOGICAL DEFICITS IN CONGENITAL KYPHOSIS
Authors:Alexandre Y Mushkin, MD; Robert B. Winter, MD; John E. Lonstein, MD; Francis Denis, MD
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A NOVEL SPINE MODEL AS PRE-OPERATIVE TOOL IN DIFFICULT RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL CASES
Authors:John E. Lonstein, MD; James W. Ogilvie, MD
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SPONDYLOTIC DISEASE OF CERVICAL SPINE INVOLVING 3 OR MORE LEVELS:IS ADDED POSTERIOR APPROACH NEEDED?
Authors:Amir Mehbod, MD; Timothy A. Garvey, MD; Joseph H. Perra, MD; Kirkham B. Wood, MD; James D. Schwender, MD; Francis Denis, MD; Ensor E. Transfeldt, MD; Jill M. Wroblewski, MS
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CORONAL AND SAGITTAL BALANCE FOLLOWING LONG-FUSION TO THE SACRUM:RADIOGRAPHIC & PATIENT PERSPECTIVES
Authors:S. Elizabeth Ames, MD; Ensor E. Transfeldt, MD; Francis Denis, MD: John E. Lonstein, MD; Joseph H. Perra, MD; James D. Schwender, MD; Timothy A. Garvey, MD; James W. Ogilvie, MD; Jill M. Wroblewski, MS
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C2 PLUMB LINE CORRELATES WITH THE STANDARD RADIOGRAPHIC SAGITTAL BALANCE MEASURE
Authors:S. Elizabeth Ames, MD; Michael J. Phipps, MD; James D. Schwender, MD; Joseph H. Perra, MD; John E. Lonstein, MD; Ensor E. Transfeldt, MD; Timothy A. Garvey, MD; Jill M. Wroblewski, MS
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CERVICAL DEGENERATION AND NECK PAIN AFTER LONG FUSION TO THE SACRUM: MINIMUM 5-YEAR FOLLOW-UP
Authors:Michael J. Phipps, Timothy A. Garvey, James D. Schwender, Joseph H. Perra, MD; Ensor E. Transfeldt, MD; Jill M. Wroblewski, MS
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PSEUDARTHROSIS AND INSTRUMENTATION COMPLICATIONS AT LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP OF LONG FUSIONS TO SACRUM
Authors:Joseph K. Weistroffer, MD; Joseph H. Perra, MD; John E. Lonstein, MD; James D. Schwender, MD; Timothy A. Garvey, MD; Ensor E. Transfeldt, MD; James W. Ogilvie, MD; Jill M. Wroblewski, MS
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SURGICAL TREATMENT OF SPINAL DEFORMITIES IN HURLER SYNDROME
Authors:James W. Ogilvie, MD; Kazunobu Kida, MD; James D. Schwender, MD; Joseph H. Perra, MD
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DOES HIGH BLOOD LOSS DURING SURGERY FOR CEREBRAL PALSY SCOLIOSIS AFFECT COMPLICATION RATE?
Authors:John E. Lonstein, MD; Steven E. Koop, MD; Thomas Novachek, MD
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IS SPINE SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY REGARDED AS WORTHWHILE?
Authors:John E. Lonstein, MD; Steven E. Koop, MD; Thomas Novachek, MD
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ANTERIOR FUSION FOR THORACOLUMBAR ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS WITH AUTOGENOUS RIB GRAFT
Authors:James W. Ogilvie, MD; Amir Mehbod, MD
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A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF EPIDURAL MYOGENIC MEP (EPID M-MEP) AND SSEP MONITORING IN 228 PATIENTS
Authors:Stan Skinner, MD; Ensor E. Transfeldt, MD; Joseph H. Perra, MD
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TREATMENT OF CAGE PSEUDARTHROSIS WITH POSTERIOR VS AP INSTRUMENTED SPINAL ARTHRODESIS
Authors:James D. Schwender, M.D., Francis Denis, M.D., Timothy A. Garvey, M.D., John E. Lonstein, M.D., James W. Ogilvie, M.D., Joseph H. Perra, M.D., Manuel R. Pinto, M.D., Ensor E. Transfeldt, M.D., Kirkham B. Wood, M.D.
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PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF THE CANTILEVER TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION (C-TLIF)
Authors:James D. Schwender, MD and James W. Ogilvie, MD
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MINIMAL INVASIVE CANTILEVER TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION (C-TLIF): PRELIMINARY FINDINGS
Authors:James D. Schwender, MD
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