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Dino Samartzis

Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, RUSH University Medical Center
Verified email at rush.edu
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[PDF][PDF] Deciphering osteoarthritis genetics across 826,690 individuals from 9 populations

…, JH Kang, P Kraft, SA Lietman, D Samartzis… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Osteoarthritis affects over 300 million people worldwide. Here, we conduct a genome-wide
association study meta-analysis across 826,690 individuals (177,517 with osteoarthritis) and …

Is autograft the gold standard in achieving radiographic fusion in one-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with rigid anterior plate fixation?

D Samartzis, FH Shen, EJ Goldberg, HS An - Spine, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A review of 66 consecutive patients at a single institution who underwent one-level
anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) with rigid anterior plate fixation with …

Magnetically controlled growing rods for severe spinal curvature in young children: a prospective case series

KMC Cheung, JPY Cheung, D Samartzis, KC Mak… - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Scoliosis in skeletally immature children is often treated by implantation of a
rod to straighten the spine. Rods can be distracted (lengthened) as the spine grows, but …

A population-based study of juvenile disc degeneration and its association with overweight and obesity, low back pain, and diminished functional status

D Samartzis, J Karppinen, F Mok, DYT Fong, KDK Luk… - JBJS, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background: Little is known regarding juvenile disc degeneration in individuals with normal
spinal alignment. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence, …

Pathobiology of Modic changes

S Dudli, AJ Fields, D Samartzis, J Karppinen… - European Spine …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose Low back pain (LBP) is the most disabling condition worldwide. Although LBP
relates to different spinal pathologies, vertebral bone marrow lesions visualized as Modic …

Comparison of allograft to autograft in multilevelanterior cervical discectomy and fusion with rigid plate fixation

D Samartzis, FH Shen, DK Matthews, ST Yoon… - The Spine Journal, 2003 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: A relatively high pseudarthrosis rate is associated with multilevel
anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Anterior plate fixation increases fusion rate …

Does rigid instrumentation increase the fusion rate in one-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion?

D Samartzis, FH Shen, C Lyon, M Phillips… - The Spine Journal, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Although plate fixation enhances the fusion rate in multilevel
anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), debate exists regarding the efficacy of …

[HTML][HTML] Low back pain in older adults: risk factors, management options and future directions

AYL Wong, J Karppinen, D Samartzis - Scoliosis and spinal disorders, 2017 - Springer
Low back pain (LBP) is one of the major disabling health conditions among older adults aged
60 years or older. While most causes of LBP among older adults are non-specific and self-…

The association of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration on magnetic resonance imaging with body mass index in overweight and obese adults: a population …

D Samartzis, J Karppinen, D Chan… - Arthritis & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate the association of being overweight or obese with the presence,
extent, and severity of lumbar disc degeneration on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in …

Classification of congenitally fused cervical patterns in Klippel-Feil patients: epidemiology and role in the development of cervical spine-related symptoms

D Samartzis, J Herman, JP Lubicky, FH Shen - Spine, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective cohort and series review. Objectives. To determine the role of
cervical spine fusion patterns on the development of cervical spine-related symptoms (CSS) …