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• • Verification of pure moment testing in a multi–degree of freedom spine testing apparatus

    Amy M. Fuller, Jennifer M. Chui, Daniel J. Cook, Matthew S. Yeager, David A. Gladowski and Boyle C. Cheng

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 1-7;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2011.12.001
  • Pullout of a lumbar plate with varying screw lengths

    Daniel Kyle Palmer, David Rios, Wyzscx Merfil Patacxil, Paul A. Williams, Wayne K. Cheng and Serkan İnceoğlu

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 8-12;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2011.12.002
  • Do presence and location of annular tear influence clinical outcome after lumbar total disc arthroplasty? A prospective 1-year follow-up study

    James J. Yue, Connor Telles, Thomas P. Schlösser, Shawn Hermenau, Ravi Ramachandran and William D. Long

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 13-17;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2011.09.001
  • The importance of the anterior longitudinal ligament in lumbar disc arthroplasty: 36-Month follow-up experience in extreme lateral total disc replacement

    Luis Marchi, Leonardo Oliveira, Etevaldo Coutinho and Luiz Pimenta

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 18-23;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2011.09.002
  • Clinical and radiographic outcomes of extreme lateral approach to interbody fusion with β-tricalcium phosphate and hydroxyapatite composite for lumbar degenerative conditions

    W. Blake Rodgers, Edward J. Gerber and Jody A. Rodgers

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 24-28;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2011.10.001
  • Conus medullaris syndrome after epidural steroid injection: Case report

    Ryan D. Tackla, Jeffrey T. Keller, Robert J. Ernst, Chad W. Farley and Robert J. Bohinski

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 29-33;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2011.10.002
  • Biomechanics of a Fixed–Center of Rotation Cervical Intervertebral Disc Prosthesis

    Neil R. Crawford, Seungwon Baek, Anna G.U. Sawa, Sam Safavi-Abbasi, Volker K.H. Sonntag and Neil Duggal

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 34-42;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2011.10.003
  • Physical capability outcomes after total disc replacement with ProDisc-L

    Humbert G. Sullivan, Robert L. Bobenmoyer, Kevin M. Boland, Molly M. Cerniglia, Vicki L. McHugh, Hayley L. Born, Michelle A. Mathiason and Nicholas R. Ladwig

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 43-48;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2011.11.001
  • Intraoperative 3-dimensional imaging (O-arm) for assessment of pedicle screw position: Does it prevent unacceptable screw placement?

    Jonathan N. Sembrano, David W. Polly, Charles Gerald T. Ledonio and Edward Rainier G. Santos

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 49-54;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2011.11.002
  • The effect of minimally invasive posterior cervical approaches versus open anterior approaches on neck pain and disability

    Jeffrey A. Steinberg and John W. German

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 55-61;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2011.11.003
  • A novel radiographic targeting guide for percutaneous placement of transfacet screws in the cervical spine with limited fluoroscopy: A cadaveric feasibility study

    David M. Jackson, Jacqueline E. Karp, Joseph R. O'Brien, D. Greg Anderson, Daniel E. Gelb and Steven C. Ludwig

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 62-70;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2011.12.003
  • Cervical total disc replacement using a novel compressible prosthesis: Results from a prospective Food and Drug Administration–regulated feasibility study with 24-month follow-up

    Carl Lauryssen, Domagoj Coric, Thomas Dimmig, David Musante, Donna D. Ohnmeiss and Harrison A. Stubbs

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 71-77;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.02.001
  • A compliant-mechanism approach to achieving specific quality of motion in a lumbar total disc replacement

    Peter A. Halverson, Anton E. Bowden and Larry L. Howell

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 78-86;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.02.002
  • An in vivo kinematic comparison of dynamic lumbar stabilization to lumbar discectomy and posterior lumbar fusion using radiostereometric analysis

    Soo-An Park, Amir H. Fayyazi, Kenneth S. Yonemura, Bruce E. Fredrickson and Nathaniel R. Ordway

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 87-92;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.02.003
  • Prevention of vertebral body–splitting fractures after multilevel ProDisc-L implantation

    Humbert G. Sullivan, Rudolf Bertagnoli, Mark A. Nigogosyan, Nicholas R. Ladwig, Hayley L. Born, Molly M. Cerniglia, Hartmann Habbicht, Michelle A. Mathiason and Vicki L. McHugh

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 93-102;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2011.12.004
  • Arthroscopic discectomy and interbody fusion of the thoracic spine: A report of ipsilateral 2-portal approach

    Said G. Osman, Jeremy A. Schwartz and E. B. Marsolais

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 103-109;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.02.004
  • Minimally invasive trans-sacral approach to L5-S1 interbody fusion: Preliminary results from 1 center and review of the literature

    W. Daniel Bradley, Michael S. Hisey, Sunita Verma-Kurvari and Donna D. Ohnmeiss

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 110-114;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2011.12.005
  • Cement interdigitation and bone-cement interface after augmenting fractured vertebrae: A cadaveric study

    Antonio Krüger, Ludwig Oberkircher, Marita Kratz, Gamal Baroud, Stephan Becker and Steffen Ruchholtz

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 115-123;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.02.005
  • Lumbar artificial disc replacement in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: A case report and discussion of clinical management

    Emily M. Lindley, Brianna N. Patti, Matthew Taylor, Evalina L. Burger and Vikas V. Patel

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 124-129;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.02.006
  • Preoperative education for lumbar radiculopathy: A survey of US spine surgeons

    Adriaan Louw, David S. Butler, Ina Diener and Emilio J. Puentedura

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 130-139;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.03.001
  • Analysis of adjacent segment reoperation after lumbar total disc replacement

    Scott Rainey, Scott L. Blumenthal, Jack E. Zigler, Richard D. Guyer and Donna D. Ohnmeiss

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 140-144;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.02.007
  • Comparison of in vivo and simulator-retrieved metal-on-metal cervical disc replacements

    Steven M. Kurtz, Lauren Ciccarelli, Megan L. Harper, Ryan Siskey, Jacob Shorez and Frank W. Chan

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 145-156;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.03.002
  • Endoscopic transforaminal decompression, interbody fusion, and percutaneous pedicle screw implantation of the lumbar spine: A case series report

    Said G. Osman

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 157-166;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.04.001
  • Variability of manual lumbar spine segmentation

    Daniel J. Cook, David A. Gladowski, Heather N. Acuff, Matthew S. Yeager and Boyle C. Cheng

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 167-173;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.04.002
  • L5 radiculopathy caused by L5 nerve root entrapment by an L5-S1 anterior osteophyte

    Thomas Louis Jones and Michael S. Hisey

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 174-177;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.05.001
  • Description of a transosseous approach to the L5-S1 disc and 2 clinical case reports

    Michael MacMillan, John McCormick and James W. Rice

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 178-183;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.06.001
  • ProDisc-L learning curve: 24-Month clinical and radiographic outcomes in 44 consecutive cases

    Jeffrey B. Low, Jerry Du, Kai Zhang and James J. Yue

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 184-189;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.07.001
  • Examination of cervical spine kinematics in complex, multiplanar motions after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion and total disc replacement

    Alan H. Daniels, David J. Paller, Ross J. Feller, Nikhil A. Thakur, Alison M. Biercevicz, Mark A. Palumbo, Joseph J. Crisco and Ian A. Madom

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 190-194;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.07.002
  • Radiation exposure during the lateral lumbar interbody fusion procedure and techniques to reduce radiation dosage

    Robert L. Tatsumi

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 195-199;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.09.001
  • Pedicle screw instrumentation of thoracolumbar burst fractures: Biomechanical evaluation of screw configuration with pedicle screws at the level of the fracture

    Michael J. Bolesta, Troy Caron, Suresh R. Chinthakunta, Pedram Niknam Vazifeh and Saif Khalil

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 200-205;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.09.002
  • Direct transoral reduction of anteriorly displaced type II odontoid fracture during anterior odontoid screw fixation: Review of literature

    Tamer Orief, Khaled Almusrea and Ibrahim Assiri

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 206-209;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.06.002
  • Posterior occipito-axial fixation applied C2 laminar screws for pediatric atlantoaxial instability caused by Down syndrome: Report of 2 cases

    Hiroshi Kuroki, Shinichiro Kubo, Hideaki Hamanaka and Etsuo Chosa

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 210-215;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.05.002