"We aren’t the practice for surgeons who focus exclusively on operating. We believe strongly that research and education add value to our care."
Morbidity and mortality associated with spinal surgery in children: a review of the Scoliosis Research Society morbidity and mortality database.
Fu KM, Smith JS, Polly DW, Ames CP, Berven SH, Perra JH, Glassman SD, McCarthy RE, Knapp DR, Shaffrey CI.
J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Jan;7(1):37-41.
Incidence of unintended durotomy in spine surgery based on 108,478 cases.
Williams BJ, Sansur CA, Smith JS, Berven SH, Broadstone PA, Choma TJ, Goytan MJ, Noordeen HH, Knapp DR Jr, Hart RA, Zeller RD, Donaldson WF 3rd, Polly DW Jr, Perra JH, Boachie-Adjei O, Shaffrey CI.
Neurosurgery. 2011 Jan;68(1):117-23; discussion 123-4.
Short-Term Morbidity and Mortality Associated with Correction of Thoracolumbar Fixed Sagittal Plane Deformity: : A Report from the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee.
Smith JS, Sansur CA, Donaldson WF 3rd, Perra JH, Mudiyam R, Choma TJ, Zeller RD, Knapp DR Jr, Noordeen HH, Berven SH, Goytan MJ, Boachie-Adjei O, Shaffrey CI.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Dec 29. [Epub ahead of print]
Rates of Infection Following Spine Surgery Based on 108,419 Procedures: : A Report from the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee.
Smith JS, Shaffrey CI, Sansur CA, Berven SH, Fu KM, Broadstone PA, Choma TJ, Goytan MJ, Noordeen HH, Knapp DR, Hart RA, Donaldson WF 3rd, Polly DW Jr, Perra JH, Boachie-Adjei O.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Dec 29. [Epub ahead of print]
Effect of number of fusion levels on S1 screws in long fusion construct.
Chaudhari R, Zheng X, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Transfeldt EE, Winter RB.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Dec 20. [Epub ahead of print]
Radiculopathy in degenerative lumbar scoliosis: correlation of stenosis with relief from selective nerve root steroid injections.
Ploumis A, Transfeldt EE, Gilbert TJ, Mehbod AA, Pinto MR, Denis F.
Pain Med. 2011 Jan;12(1):45-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.01000.x. Epub 2010 Nov 18.
Complication rates of three common spine procedures and rates of thromboembolism following spine surgery based on 108,419 procedures: a report from the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee.
Smith JS, Fu KM, Polly DW Jr, Sansur CA, Berven SH, Broadstone PA, Choma TJ, Goytan MJ, Noordeen HH, Knapp DR Jr, Hart RA, Donaldson WF 3rd, Perra JH, Boachie-Adjei O, Shaffrey CI.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Nov 15;35(24):2140-9.
Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of 10,242 adults with spondylolisthesis.
Sansur CA, Reames DL, Smith JS, Hamilton DK, Berven SH, Broadstone PA, Choma TJ, Goytan MJ, Noordeen HH, Knapp DR, Hart RA, Zeller RD, Donaldson WF, Polly DW, Perra JH, Boachie-Adjei O, Shaffrey CI.
J Neurosurg Spine. 2010 Nov;13(5):589-93.
Biomechanical evaluation of an expandable meshed bag augmented with pedicle or facet screws for percutaneous lumbar interbody fusion.
Zheng X, Chaudhari R, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Erkan S, Transfeldt EE.
Spine J. 2010 Nov;10(11):987-93.
Complications in the Surgical Treatment of 19,360 cases of Pediatric Scoliosis: A Review of the Scoliosis Research Society Database.
Reames DL, Smith JS, Fu KM, Polly DW Jr, Ames CP, Berven SH, Perra JH, Glassman SD, McCarthy RE, Knapp DR Jr, Heary R, Shaffrey CI; Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Jan 5. [Epub ahead of print]
Is It Safe to Back Out Pedicle Screws After Augmentation With Polymethyl Methacrylate or Calcium Phosphate Cement?: A Biomechanical Study.
Cho W, Wu C, Zheng X, Erkan S, Suratwala SJ, Mehbod AA, Transfeldt EE.
J Spinal Disord Tech. 2010 Oct 21. [Epub ahead of print]
Surgical outcomes of decompression, decompression with limited fusion, and decompression with full curve fusion for degenerative scoliosis with radiculopathy.
Transfeldt EE, Topp R, Mehbod AA, Winter RB.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Sep 15;35(20):1872-5.
Morbidity and Mortality in the Surgical Treatment of Six Hundred Five Pediatric Patients With Isthmic or Dysplastic Spondylolisthesis.
Fu KM, Smith JS, Polly DW Jr, Perra JH, Sansur CA, Berven SH, Broadstone PA, Choma TJ, Goytan MJ, Noordeen HH, Knapp DR Jr, Hart RA, Donaldson WF 3rd, Boachie-Adjei O, Shaffrey CI.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Aug 25. [Epub ahead of print
The moe maximal correction test to determine true curve flexibility: a historical note with current application.
Winter RB, Lonstein JE.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Aug 15;35(18):1733-5.
Subaxial cervical pedicle screw insertion with newly defined entry point and trajectory: accuracy evaluation in cadavers.
Zheng X, Chaudhari R, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Transfeldt EE.
Eur Spine J. 2010 Jan;19(1):105-12. Epub 2009 Nov 15.
Scoliosis secondary to a hemivertebra: seven patients with gradual improvement without treatment.
Winter RB, Lonstein JE.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Jan 15;35(2):E49-52.
Repeatability test of C7 plumb line and gravity line on asymptomatic volunteers using an optical measurement technique.
Zheng X, Chaudhari R, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Transfeldt EE, Winter RB.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Aug 15;35(18):E889-94.
Healos graft carrier with bone marrow aspirate instead of allograft as adjunct to local autograft for posterolateral fusion in degenerative lumbar scoliosis: a minimum 2-year follow-up study.
Ploumis A, Albert TJ, Brown Z, Mehbod AA, Transfeldt EE.
J Neurosurg Spine. 2010 Aug;13(2):211-5.
Re: a method for precise determination of the length of a segment of the spine, fused, or unfused.
Winter RB, Lonstein JE.
J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 Jul-Aug;30(5):519. No abstract available.
Cancer mortality among women frequently exposed to radiographic examinations for spinal disorders.
Ronckers CM, Land CE, Miller JS, Stovall M, Lonstein JE, Doody MM.
Radiat Res. 2010 Jul;174(1):83-90.
Acute tibial compartment syndrome following spine surgery.
Ploumis A, Casnellie M, Graber JN, Dykes DC.
Orthopedics. 2010 Jun 9;33(6):447. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20100429-27.
Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of 10,329 adults with degenerative lumbar stenosis.
Fu KM, Smith JS, Polly DW Jr, Perra JH, Sansur CA, Berven SH, Broadstone PA, Choma TJ, Goytan MJ, Noordeen HH, Knapp DR Jr, Hart RA, Zeller RD, Donaldson WF 3rd, Boachie-Adjei O, Shaffrey CI.
J Neurosurg Spine. 2010 May;12(5):443-6.
Biomechanical comparison of transpedicular versus extrapedicular vertebroplasty using polymethylmethacrylate.
Erkan S, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Cho W, Transfeldt EE.
J Spinal Disord Tech. 2010 May;23(3):180-5.
Revision of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion using anterior lumbar interbody fusion: a biomechanical study in nonosteoporotic bone.
Ploumis A, Wu C, Mehbod A, Fischer G, Faundez A, Wu W, Transfeldt E.
J Neurosurg Spine. 2010 Jan;12(1):82-7.
Complications of spinal fusion for scheuermann kyphosis: a report of the scoliosis research society morbidity and mortality committee.
Coe JD, Smith JS, Berven S, Arlet V, Donaldson W, Hanson D, Mudiyam R, Perra J, Owen J, Marks MC, Shaffrey CI.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Jan 1;35(1):99-103.
Salvage procedures for pseudarthrosis after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF)-anterior-only versus anterior-posterior surgery: a clinical and radiological outcome study.
Vargas-Soto HA, Mehbod A, Mullaney KJ, Dykes D, Schwender J, Transfeldt E, Akesen B, Wroblewski J.
J Surg Orthop Adv. 2009 Winter;18(4):200-4.
Long-term follow-up of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients who had Harrington instrumentation and fusion to the lower lumbar vertebrae: is low back pain a problem?
Bartie BJ, Lonstein JE, Winter RB.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Nov 15;34(24):E873-8.
Incidence and risk factors for proximal and distal junctional kyphosis following surgical treatment for Scheuermann kyphosis: minimum five-year follow-up.
Denis F, Sun EC, Winter RB.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Sep 15;34(20):E729-34.PMID: 19752692
Getting to equal: strategies to understand and eliminate general and orthopaedic healthcare disparities.
Dykes DC, White AA 3rd.
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 Oct;467(10):2598-605. Epub 2009 Aug 5. Review.
The use of bone morphogenetic protein in lumbar spine surgery.
Rihn JA, Gates C, Glassman SD, Phillips FM, Schwender JD, Albert TJ.
Instr Course Lect. 2009;58:677-88.
Sagittal spinal alignment: the true measurement, norms, and description of correction for thoracic kyphosis.
Winter RB, Lonstein JE, Denis F.
J Spinal Disord Tech. 2009 Jul;22(5):311-4. No abstract available.
A correlation of radiographic and functional measurements in adult degenerative scoliosis.
Ploumis A, Liu H, Mehbod AA, Transfeldt EE, Winter RB.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Jul 1;34(15):1581-4.PMID: 19564768
Can c7 plumbline and gravity line predict health related quality of life in adult scoliosis?
Mac-Thiong JM, Transfeldt EE, Mehbod AA, Perra JH, Denis F, Garvey TA, Lonstein JE, Wu C, Dorman CW, Winter RB.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Jul 1;34(15):E519-27.PMID: 19564757
Biomechanical evaluation of a new AxiaLIF technique for two-level lumbar fusion.
Erkan S, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Hsu B, Pahl DW, Transfeldt EE.
Eur Spine J. 2009 Jun;18(6):807-14. Epub 2009 Apr 8.PMID: 19352729
Alignment of pedicle screws with pilot holes: can tapping improve screw trajectory in thoracic spines?
Erkan S, Hsu B, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Perl J, Transfeldt EE.
Eur Spine J. 2010 Jan;19(1):71-7. Epub 2009 Jun 14.
Biomechanical comparison of a two-level Maverick disc replacement with a hybrid one-level disc replacement and one-level anterior lumbar interbody fusion.
Erkan S, Rivera Y, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Transfeldt EE.
Spine J. 2009 Oct;9(10):830-5. Epub 2009 May 28.
A concomitant posterior approach improves fusion rates but not overall reoperation rates in multilevel cervical fusion for spondylosis.
Sembrano JN, Mehbod AA, Garvey TA, Denis F, Perra JH, Schwender JD, Transfeldt EE, Winter RB, Wroblewski JM.
J Spinal Disord Tech. 2009 May;22(3):162-9.PMID: 19412017
Functional and radiological outcomes of 360 degrees fusion of three or more motion levels in the lumbar spine for degenerative disc disease.
Suratwala SJ, Pinto MR, Gilbert TJ, Winter RB, Wroblewski JM.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 May 1;34(10):E351-8.PMID: 19404164
Electromyography detects mechanically-induced suprasegmental spinal motor tract injury: review of decompression at spinal cord level.
Skinner SA, Transfeldt EE, Mehbod AA, Mullan JC, Perra JH.
Clin Neurophysiol. 2009 Apr;120(4):754-64. Epub 2009 Mar 10.
Cervical degenerative index: a new quantitative radiographic scoring system for cervical spondylosis with interobserver and intraobserver reliability testing.
Ofiram E, Garvey TA, Schwender JD, Denis F, Perra JH, Transfeldt EE, Winter RB, Wroblewski JM.
J Orthop Traumatol. 2009 Mar;10(1):21-6. Epub 2009 Feb 3.PMID: 19384631
Cervical degenerative changes in idiopathic scoliosis patients who underwent long fusion to the sacrum as adults: incidence, severity, and evolution.
Ofiram E, Garvey TA, Schwender JD, Wroblewski JM, Winter RB.
J Orthop Traumatol. 2009 Mar;10(1):27-30. Epub 2009 Feb 3.PMID: 19384632
Ultra-long-term follow-up of pediatric spinal deformity problems: 23 patients with a mean follow-up of 51 years.
Winter RB, Lonstein JE.
J Orthop Sci. 2009 Mar;14(2):132-7. Epub 2009 Apr 1.
Lessons from the past: pathways to the future.
Winter RB.
J Orthop Sci. 2009 Jan;14(1):121-7. Epub 2009 Feb 13. No abstract available.
A method to calculate relative spinal motion without digitization.
Wu C, Mehbod AA, Erkan S, Transfeldt EE.
Spine J. 2009 Feb;9(2):182-9. Epub 2008 Sep 14.
Clinical and radiological outcome of anterior-posterior fusion versus transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for symptomatic disc degeneration: a retrospective comparative study of 133 patients.
Faundez AA, Schwender JD, Safriel Y, Gilbert TJ, Mehbod AA, Denis F, Transfeldt EE, Wroblewski JM.
Eur Spine J. 2009 Feb;18(2):203-11. Epub 2009 Jan 6.
Perioperative complications in revision anterior lumbar spine surgery: incidence and risk factors.
Schwender JD, Casnellie MT, Perra JH, Transfeldt EE, Pinto MR, Denis F, Garvey TA, Polly DW, Mehbod AA, Dykes DC, Winter RB, Wroblewski JM.
Spine. 2009 Jan 1;34(1):87-90.