The biology of bone grafting

…, HS Sandhu, AD Diwan, FP Girardi… - JAAOS-Journal of the …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Many approaches are used to repair skeletal defects in reconstructive orthopaedic surgery,
and bone grafting is involved in virtually every procedure. The type of bone graft used …

Results of the prospective, randomized, multicenter food and drug administration investigational device exemption study of the ProDisc®-L total disc replacement …

…, D Geiger, J Bendo, T Peppers, B Sachs, F Girardi… - 2007 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A prospective, randomized, multicenter, Food and Drug Administration-regulated
Investigational Device Exemption clinical trial. Objective. To evaluate the safety and …

Incidental durotomy in spine surgery

FP Cammisa Jr, FP Girardi, PK Sangani… - Spine, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review of a large series of patients who underwent spinal surgery
at a single institution during a 10-year period. Objectives. To further clarify the frequency …

Factors predicting hospital stay, operative time, blood loss, and transfusion in patients undergoing revision posterior lumbar spine decompression, fusion, and …

F Zheng, FP Cammisa Jr, HS Sandhu, FP Girardi… - Spine, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective chart review was conducted for 112 patients who underwent
revision posterior lumbar spine decompression, fusion, and segmental instrumentation. …

Risk factors for postoperative infection following posterior lumbar instrumented arthrodesis

S Koutsoumbelis, AP Hughes, FP Girardi… - JBJS, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background: Surgical site infection in the spine is a serious postoperative complication.
Factors such as posterior surgical approach, arthrodesis, use of spinal instrumentation, age, …

Degenerative scoliosis: a review

…, M Pumberger, A Hughes, F Girardi - HSS Journal®, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Degenerative lumbar scoliosis is a coronal deviation of the spine that is prevalent in the
elderly population. Although the etiology is unclear, it is associated with progressive and …

Lateral lumbar interbody fusion: clinical and radiographic outcomes at 1 year: a preliminary report

AK Sharma, CK Kepler, FP Girardi… - Clinical Spine …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background The various methods of lumbar interbody fusion have been described in the
literature. With the development of the lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) approach, a wider …

National trends in anterior cervical fusion procedures

S Marawar, FP Girardi, AA Sama, Y Ma… - Spine, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Population-based database analysis. Objective. To analyze trends in patient-and
healthcare-system-related characteristics, utilization and outcomes associated with …

Lumbar total disc replacement: seven to eleven-year follow-up

P Tropiano, RC Huang, FP Girardi, FP Cammisa Jr… - JBJS, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Background: Symptomatic lumbar degenerative disc disease is a challenging entity to treat.
The results of arthrodesis may be compromised in the short term by pseudarthrosis and in …

Major vascular injury during anterior lumbar spinal surgery: incidence, risk factors, and management

GA Fantini, IP Pappou, FP Girardi, HS Sandhu… - Spine, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective chart review. Objective. To examine the incidence of major
vascular injury during anterior lumbar spinal surgery, attempt to identify predisposing risk factors…