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Rick Sasso

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Comparison of BRYAN cervical disc arthroplasty with anterior cervical decompression and fusion: clinical and radiographic results of a randomized, controlled, clinical …

JG Heller, RC Sasso, SM Papadopoulos, PA Anderson… - 2009 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A prospective, randomized, multicenter study of surgical treatment of cervical
disc disease. Objective. To assess the safety and efficacy of cervical disc arthroplasty using …

Efficacy and safety of surgical decompression in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy: results of the AOSpine North America prospective multi-center study

…, JR Chapman, ME Janssen, CM Bono, RC Sasso… - JBJS, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is the leading cause of spinal cord
dysfunction worldwide. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of surgical …

Iliac crest bone graft donor site pain after anterior lumbar interbody fusion: a prospective patient satisfaction outcome assessment

RC Sasso, JC LeHuec, C Shaffrey… - Clinical Spine …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Background: Autogenous iliac crest bone is the gold-standard graft for spinal fusion surgery.
Unfortunately, there is a frequent incidence of graft site pain that persists well into the …

A critical appraisal of the reporting of the National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Studies (II and III) of methylprednisolone in acute spinal cord injury

…, DJ Maiman, SL Ondra, M Rosner, RC Sasso… - Clinical Spine …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
From the beginning, the reporting of the results of National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Studies
(NASCIS) II and III has been incomplete, leaving clinicians in the spinal cord injury (SCI) …

Results of cervical arthroplasty compared with anterior discectomy and fusion: four-year clinical outcomes in a prospective, randomized controlled trial

RC Sasso, PA Anderson, KD Riew, JG Heller - JBJS, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background: The published two-year results of the pivotal US Food and Drug Administration
investigational device exemption trial with the use of the Bryan cervical disc arthroplasty …

Early reconstruction failures after multilevel cervical corpectomy

RC Sasso, RA Ruggiero Jr, TM Reilly, PV Hall - Spine, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective analysis of graft and plate complications after multilevel anterior
cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACF) attributed to spondylosis, stenosis, and ossification …

Artificial disc versus fusion: a prospective, randomized study with 2-year follow-up on 99 patients

RC Sasso, JD Smucker, RJ Hacker, JG Heller - 2007 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A total of 115 patients were randomized in a 1: 1 ratio to a Bryan artificial disc
replacement (56) or an anterior cervical fusion with allograft and a plate (59). Objective. The …

Unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures: anterior-only versus short-segment posterior fixation

RC Sasso, K Renkens, D Hanson, T Reilly… - Clinical Spine …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Operative management of a thoracolumbar burst fracture varies according to many factors.
Fracture morphology, neurologic status, and surgeon preference play major roles in deciding …

Perioperative and delayed complications associated with the surgical treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy based on 302 patients from the AOSpine North …

…, ME Janssen, JR Chapman, RC Sasso… - Journal of neurosurgery …, 2012 - thejns.org
Object Rates of complications associated with the surgical treatment of cervical spondylotic
myelopathy (CSM) are not clear. Appreciating these risks is important for patient counseling …

Retrograde Ejaculation After Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Transperitoneal: Versus: Retroperitoneal Exposure

RC Sasso, JK Burkus, JC LeHuec - Spine, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. In this multicenter, prospective, 2-year study, 146 male patients underwent a
single-level anterior lumbar interbody fusion with a tapered threaded titanium fusion device. …