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Article

• • Biomechanical Characteristics of an Integrated Lumbar Interbody Fusion Device

    Leonard I. Voronov, Georgios Vastardis, Julia Zelenakova, Gerard Carandang, Robert M. Havey, Erik I. Waldorff, Michael R. Zindrick and Avinash G. Patwardhan

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 1;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1001
  • Changes in Neuroforaminal Height with 2 Level Axial Presacral Lumbar Interbody Fusion at L4-S1

    Satyajit Marawar, Nathaniel Ordway, Jin Jung and Mike Sun

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 2;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1002
  • Free-hand placement of iliac screws for spinopelvic fixation based on anatomical landmarks: technical note

    Jared Fridley, Daniel Fahim, Jovany Navarro, JP Wolinsky and Ibrahim Omeis

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 3;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1003
  • Validation and Analysis of a Multi-site MIS Prospective Registry Through Sub-analysis of an MIS TLIF Subgroup

    Joseph A. Sclafani, Kamshad Raiszadeh, Ramin Raiszadeh, Paul Kim, Todd Doerr, Farhan Siddiqi, Ivan LaMotta, Paul Park, Cary Templin, Sandeep Gill, Kevin Liang and Choll W. Kim

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 4;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1004
  • Spinal fusion with demineralized calf fetal growth plate as novel biomaterial in rat model: a preliminary study

    Amin Bigham-Sadegh, Iraj Karimi, Ahmad Oryan, Elena Mahmoudi and Zahra Shafiei-Sarvestani

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 5;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1005
  • ISASS Policy Statement – Cervical Artificial Disc

    Domagoj Coric

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 6;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1006
  • Multi-center, Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Investigational Device Exemption Clinical Trial Comparing Mobi-C Cervical Artificial Disc to Anterior Discectomy and Fusion in the Treatment of Symptomatic Degenerative Disc Disease in the Cervical Spine

    Michael S. Hisey, Hyun W. Bae, Reginald Davis, Steven Gaede, Greg Hoffman, Kee Kim, Pierce D. Nunley, Daniel Peterson, Ralph Rashbaum and John Stokes

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 7;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1007
  • Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of The Stabilis Stand Alone Cage (SAC) Versus Bagby and Kuslich (BAK) Implants for Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

    William Lavelle, Robert F. McLain, Candace Rufo-Smith and David P. Gurd

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 8;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1008
  • Safety and Efficacy of Bioabsorbable Cervical Spacers and Low-Dose rhBMP-2 in Multi-Level ACDF

    Kaveh Khajavi and Alessandria Shen

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 9;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1009
  • Segmental and global lordosis changes with two-level axial lumbar interbody fusion and posterior instrumentation

    Miguel A Melgar, William D Tobler, Robert J Ernst, Thomas J Raley, Neel Anand, Larry E Miller and Richard J Nasca

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 10;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1010
  • Inter- and Intra-Observer Reliability of Measurement of Pedicle Screw Breach Assessed by Postoperative CT Scans

    William F. Lavelle, Ashish Ranade, Amer F. Samdani, John P. Gaughan, Linda P. D'Andrea and Randal R. Betz

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 11;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1011
  • Indications for Lumbar Total Disc Replacement: Selecting the Right Patient with the Right Indication for the Right Total Disc

    Karin Büttner-Janz, Richard D. Guyer and Donna D. Ohnmeiss

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 12;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1012
  • ISASS Policy Statement - Cervical Interbody

    Kern Singh and Sheeraz Qureshi

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 13;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1013
  • Foreword, Percutaneous and Endoscopic MIS Special Issue

    Anthony T. Yeung

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 14;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1014
  • Sciatica: Detection and Confirmation by New Method

    Satishchandra Gore and Sunil Nadkarni

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 15;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1015
  • The Surgical Treatment of Single Level Multi-Focal Subarticular and Paracentral and/or Far-Lateral Lumbar Disc Herniations: The Single Incision Full Endoscopic Approach

    James J. Yue, David L. Scott, Xiao Han and Alem Yacob

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 16;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1016
  • Five and Ten Year Follow-up on Intradiscal Ozone Injection for Disc Herniation

    Josip Buric, Luca Rigobello and David Hooper

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 17;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1017
  • Annulo-nucleoplasty using Disc-FX in the management of lumbar disc pathology: Early results

    Naresh Kumar, Aravind Kumar, Shah Siddharth M, Shah Sambhav P and Justin Tan

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 18;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1018
  • Endoscopic Foraminal Decompression Preceding Oblique Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion To Decrease The Incidence Of Post Operative Dysaesthesia

    Jeffrey Katzell

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 19;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1019
  • Endoscopic Trans-iliac Approach to L5-S1 Disc and Foramen – A Report on Clinical Experience

    Said G Osman, Sandeep Sherlekar, Atif Malik, Charles Winters, PK Grewal, Malini Narayanan and Nigussie Gemechu

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 20;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1020
  • Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Decompression & Foraminoplasty: A 10 Year prospective survivability outcome study of the treatment of foraminal stenosis and failed back surgery

    Martin TN Knight, Ingrid Jago, Christopher Norris, Lynne Midwinter and Christopher Boynes

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 21;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1021
  • Endoscopic Foraminal Decompression for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome under local Anesthesia

    Anthony Yeung and Satishchandra Gore

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 22;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1022
  • Endoscopically Guided Foraminal and Dorsal Rhizotomy for Chronic Axial Back Pain Based on Cadaver and Endoscopically Visualized Anatomic Study

    Anthony Yeung and Satishchandra Gore

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 23;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1023
  • Treatment of contained lumbar disc herniations using radiofrequency assisted micro-tubular decompression and nucleotomy: four year prospective study results

    Stefan Hellinger

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 24;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1024
  • ISASS Policy Statement – Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion

    Morgan P. Lorio and Ralph Rashbaum

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 25;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1025
  • “Outside-in” Technique, Clinical Results, and Indications with Transforaminal Lumbar Endoscopic Surgery: a Retrospective Study on 220 Patients on Applied Radiographic Classification of Foraminal Spinal Stenosis

    Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 26;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1026
  • The surgical learning curve and accuracy of minimally invasive lumbar pedicle screw placement using CT based computer-assisted navigation plus continuous electromyography monitoring – a retrospective review of 627 screws in 150 patients

    Martin James Wood and Jason McMillen

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 27;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1027
  • The “inside out” transforaminal technique to treat lumbar spinal pain in an awake and aware patient under local anesthesia: results and a review of the literature

    Satishchandra Gore and Anthony Yeung

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 28;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1028
  • Idiopathic spinal cord herniation with duplicated dura mater and dorsal subarachnoid septum. Report of a case and review of the literature

    Norio Yamamoto, Shinsuke Katoh, Kousaku Higashino and Koichi Sairyo

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 29;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1029
  • Thoracic and lumbar vertebrae morphology in Lenke type 1 female adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients

    Xiaobang Hu, Krzysztof B. Siemionow and Isador H. Lieberman

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 30;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1030
  • Postero-Lateral Disc Prosthesis Combined With a Unilateral Facet Replacement Device Maintains Quantity and Quality of Motion at a Single Lumbar Level

    Aniruddh N. Nayak, Michael C. Doarn, Roger B. Gaskins, Chris R. James, Andres F. Cabezas, Antonio E. Castellvi and Brandon G. Santoni

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 31;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1031
  • Percutaneous interspinous distraction device for the treatment of lumbar spinal canal stenosis: Clinical and radiographic results at 2-year follow-up

    Wicharn Yingsakmongkol, Chaiyos Chaichankul and Worawat Limthongkul

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 32;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1032
  • Preoperative embolization versus local hemostatic agents in surgery of hypervascular spinal tumors

    Dmitry Ptashnikov, Nikita Zaborovskii, Dmitry Mikhaylov and Sergei Masevnin

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 33;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1033
  • Effectiveness of Postoperative Wound Drains in One- and Two-Level Cervical Spine Fusions

    Caroline E. Poorman, Peter G. Passias, Kristina M. Bianco, Anthony Boniello, Sun Yang and Michael C. Gerling

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 34;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1034
  • Clinical Outcomes of a Polyaxial Interspinous Fusion System

    Joseph A. Sclafani, Kevin Liang, Donna D. Ohnmeiss and Charles Gordon

    • International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2014, 8 35;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/1035