2000 - 2005 Reference List of Published Abstracts

1. Anderson DG, Wiezbowski LR, Schwarts DM, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ. Pedicle screws with high electrical resistance: a potential source of error during stimulus-evoked EMG. Spine 2002; 27:1577.
2. Austin MS, Vaccaro AR, Brislin B, Nachwalter R, Hilibrand AS, Albert TJ. A cadaver study comparing conventional open laminoforaminotomy and two image-guided techniques for pedicle screw placement in posterolateral fusion and nonfusion models. Spine 2002; 27:2503.
3. Blam OG, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR. Surgical reconstruction of postlaminectomy cervical kyphosis. Current Opinion in Orthopaedics 2002; 13:208.
4. Blam OG, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR. Surgical reconstruction of post-laminectomy cervical kyphosis. Jefferson Orthopaedic Journal 2002; 30:26.
5. Bratta A, Schmidt Read M, VanHiel L, Botkin R, Saulino M, Harkema SJ, Behrman AL. Implementing locomotor training in acute SCI rehabilitation: experiences from a multi-site randomized clinical trial. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):158-159.
6. Burns AS, Meythaler JM. Intrathecal baclofen in tetraplegia of spinal origin: efficacy for upper extremity hypertonia. Compendium of Abstracts in Spinal Cord Medicine 2001; 6(2):83.
7. Burns AS, Coward C, Ditunno JF, Marino RJ. Relationship of ambulation speed and Physiologic Cost Index (PCI) to Walking Index in Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI) level in chronic spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26(Suppl 1):S43.
8. Burns AS, Lemay M, Tessler A. Spontaneous potentials in animal model spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2004; 85(9):e50.
9. Burns AS, Tessler A, Boyce V, Lemay M. Neurotrophic factors and locomotor training diminish spontaneous potentials (fibrillations, positive sharp waves) caudal to spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2005; 28(2):134.
10. Burns AS, Tessler A, Son YJ. Thoracic spinalization elicits differential synaptic stability and remodeling in fast and slow muscles of adult rat hindlimbs. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2005; 84(3):202.
11. Chen B, Marino R, Dijkers M. Abnormal lipid profiles and Vitamin D deficiency in patients with chronic SCI. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):178.
12. Craig MC, Das SK, Liu H, Ojha BC, Moore DS, Jackson AB, Mountz JM, Burns AS. Early detection of heterotopic ossification after spinal cord injury utilizing thallium-201 spect imaging. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(Suppl 1):S24.
13. Ditunno JF, Jr., Cohen ME, Hauck WW, Jackson AB, Sipski ML. Recovery of upper-extremity strength in complete and incomplete tetraplegia: multicenter study. Compendium of Abstracts in Spinal Cord Medicine 2000; 5(2):87-88.
14. Ditunno JF, Jr., Ditunno PL, Graziani V, Scivoletto G, Bernardi M, Castellano V et al. Walking index for spinal cord injury (WISCI): an international multicenter validity and reliability study. Compendium of Abstracts in Spinal Cord Medicine 2000; 5(2):91.
15. Ditunno, JF, Jr. Multicenter clinical trials to establish the benefit of early intervention in spinal cord injury. Compendium of Abstracts in Spinal Cord Medicine 2001; 6(2):128.
16. Ditunno JF, Jr., Graziani V, Katz MA, Blight AR. Double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-escalating study evaluating the safety and efficacy of oral doses of Fampridine-SR (sustained-release 4-Aminopyridine) in patients with chronic spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(Suppl 1):S35-S36.
17. Ditunno JF, Jr. What do we know and what do we need to know to improve the outcome for individuals with spinal cord injury? J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(3):223.
18. Ditunno JF, Jr., Burns AS, West C, Patrick M. Clinical validation of the Walking Index in Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI) scale: preliminary report. J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26(Suppl 1):S37-S38.
19. Ditunno JF. Future treatment strategies in SCI rehabilitation: recovery outcome, mechanisms, and measures. J Rehab Res & Devel 2004; 41(2 (Suppl 2)):32-33.
20. Ditunno JF, Jr., West C, Schmidt M, Patrick M. Validation and refinement of the Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI) in a clinical setting. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):160.
21. Ditunno JF, Jr., Patrick M, Ditunno P, Marino R, Schmidt M. Inter-rater reliability of photo documentation for scoring the Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI). J Spinal Cord Med 2005; 28(2):142.
22. Dobkin BH, Apple D, Barbeau H, Basso M, Behrman A, Deforge D, Ditunno J, Dudley G, Elashoff R, Fugate L, Harkema S, Saulino M, Scott M. Methods for a randomized trial of weight-supported treadmill training versus conventional training for walking during inpatient rehabilitation after incomplete traumatic spinal cord injury. Compendium of Abstracts in Spinal Cord Medicine 2005; 8(2):109.
23. Durboraw J, Saulino M. The role of a physical therapist in the screening process for intrathecal baclofen therapy: a case discussion. J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26(Suppl 1):S30.
24. Farnan CM, Saulino MF. The economic impact of morbid obesity in high tetraplegia: case report and discussion. J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26(Suppl 1):S37.
25. Farnan CM. Challenges in recruitment for rehabilitation nursing. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):181.
26. Fehlings MG, Vaccaro A, Massicotte E, Rampersaud R, Schwartz G, Shafai NA, Petrenko Y. Surgical Trial in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study (STASCIS): rationale, design and preliminary results. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):194-195.
27. Fredrickson D, Hubosky S, Shenot PJ. The clinical significance of vesicoureteric reflux diagnosed by videourodynamic studies. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(Suppl 1):S17-S18.
28. Geisler FH, Coleman WP, Burns AS, Oleson CV, Ditunno JF. Age as a prognostic factor in severe spinal cord injury. J Neurotrauma 2004; 21(9):1341.
29. Graves DE, Frankiewicz RG, Marino RJ. Predicting functional subscales using the ASIA upper and lower extremity motor scores. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):175-176.
30. Hall KM, Cohen ME, Wright J, Call M, Werner P. Characteristics of the Functional Independence Measure in traumatic spinal cord injury. Compendium of Abstracts in Spinal Cord Medicine 2001; 6(2):142.
31. Hilibrand A, Schwartz D, Sethuraman V, Vaccaro AR, Albert T J. Comparison of transcranial electric motor and somatosensory evoked potential monitoring during cervical spine surgery. The Spine Journal 2003; 3(5 (Suppl 1)):S73-S74.
32. Hilibrand A, Berta S, Daffner S, Vaccaro AR, Thinnes J, Albert TJ, Siegler S. The impact of anterior cervical fusion upon overall range of motion and neck fexibility. The Spine Journal 2003; 3(5 (Suppl 1)):S167-S168.
33. Kim MO, Marino RJ, Burns AS. Comparison of the self-selected to maximal levels of the Walking Index in Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI). J Spinal Cord Med 2005; 28(2):161-162.
34. Lammertse DP, Graziani V, Katz MA, Blight AR. Evaluation of Fampridine-SR in patients with chronic spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(3):239.
35. Lammertse DP, Graziani V, Katz MA, Blight AR, Fampridine-SR Study Group. Effect of Fampridine-SR on spasticity in patients with chronic, incomplete spinal cord injury: a placebo-controlled trial. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):163.
36. Lee BS, Burns AS, Ditunno JF, Tessler A. Stability and predictive power of the 48-hour examination in acute motor complete spinal cord injury (SCI). J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26(1 Suppl):S26-S27.
37. Lee JH, Burns AS, Staas WE. The effect of hand dominance on motor recovery in incomplete cervical spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2003; 84(9):E38.
38. Marino RJ, Cohen ME. Post discharge changes in the self-report Functional Independence Measure in relationship to severity of injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2000; 23:29.
39. Marino RJ, Burns AS, Coward C, Ditunno JF. Relationship between Walking Index in Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI) level, neurological status, and walking speed in SCI. J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26(Suppl 1):S38.
40. Marino RJ, Mulcahey MJ. Use of the capabilities of upper extremity instrument to evaluate outcomes after upper extremity reconstruction in tetraplegia. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(Suppl 1):S125.
41. Marino RJ, Kirshblum S, Jones L, Tal J. Agreement in neurological classification of spinal cord injury using the 2002 standards. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(4):415-416.
42. Marino RJ, Graves DE. Metric properties of the ASIA motor score: implications for predicting functional activities. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):175.
43. Marino RJ, Jones L, Kirshblum S, Tal J. Reliability of the ASIA motor and sensory examination. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):194.
44. Marino RJ. Use of the capabilities of an upper-extremity questionnaire to evaluate changes in upper-extremity function during inpatient rehabilitation after spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2005; 86(10):e21.
45. Marino RJ, Kim MO, Burns AS. Construct validity of the Walking Index in chronic spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2005; 28(2):142-143.
46. More-O'Ferrall DJ, Cohn JR, Rider-Foster DM. False positive perfusion lung scintiscans in tetraplegia patients: a case series. Compendium of Abstracts in Spinal Cord Medicine 2000; 5(1):19.
47. Mountz JM, Liu H, Burns AS, O'Malley JP, Moore DS, Jackson AB. Detection of pre-committed heterotopic ossification after spinal cord injury by (201) T1 and Tc-99m-MDP SPECT and MRI. Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2002; 26(Suppl):S43.
48. Nissanov J, Madi S, Flanders A. Functional magnetic resonance imaging of the human spinal cord. J Spinal Cord Med 2001; 24(3):197.
49. Oleson CV, O'Neill BJ, Staas WE. Transverse myelitis secondary to lyme disease and babesiosis. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(Suppl 1):S36.
50. Oleson CV, Burns AS, Ditunno JF, Geisler FH, Coleman WP. Prognostic value of pinprick preservation in acute spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26(3):296-297.
51. Oleson CV, Burns AS, Ditunno JF, Geisler FH, Coleman WP. Age as a prognostic indicator of motor recovery in acute spinal cord injury: adolescents vs adults. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(1 Suppl):S111-S112.
52. Patel TC, Vaccaro AR, Truumees E, Fischgrund JS, Hilibrand AS, Herkowitz HN. Two year follow-up of safety and efficacy study of osteoinductive protein-1 (recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-7) as an adjunct to posterolateral lumbar fusion. The Spine Journal 2002; 2(Suppl 2):S8.
53. Patel TC, McCulloch JA, Vaccaro AR, Truumees E, Fischgrund JS, Herkowitz HN, Albert TJ, Hilibrand AS, Phillips FM, Wetzel FT. A pilot safety and efficacy study of osteoinductive protein-1 (recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-7) in posterolateral lumbar fusion as a replacement for iliac crest autograph. The Spine Journal 2002; 2(Suppl 2):S9.
54. Patel T, Vaccaro AR, Trumees E, Fischgrund J, Herkowitz H, Albert TJ, Hilibrand A, Phillips P, Wetzel T, McCulloch J. Two year follow-up on patients in a pilot safety and efficacy study of OP-1 (rhBMP-7) in posterolateral lumbar fusion as a replacement for iliac crest autograft. The Spine Journal 2003; 3(5 Suppl 1):S80.
55. Patrick M, Ditunno P, Ditunno JF, Jr. A comparison of spinal cord injury (SCI) consumers/staff preference for walking: a pilot study. J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26(Suppl 1):S41.
56. Patrick M, Ditunno P, Ditunno JF, Jr. Progress report: preference for walking in incomplete spinal cord injured (SCI) consumers at two year follow-up. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):193.
57. Phillips EM, Mitchell JR, Fried GW. The effect of oxandrolone in combination with medical nutrition therapy on length of time from surgery to sitting post surgical repair of a pressure ulcer in patients with traumatic SCI. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(Suppl 1):S41.
58. Phillips EM. The role of glutamine and arginine in metabolically stressed rehabilitation patients. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(Suppl 1):S41.
59. Phillips E. Selecting a patient for Oxandrolone therapy to correct involuntary weight loss associated with metabolic stress: a pressure ulcer prevention & treatment protocol including Arginine, Glutamine and Micronutrient requirements. J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26(Suppl 1):S42.
60. Phillips EM, Short NM. Experience-based nutrition support for patients with spinal cord injury-protocol targets long term savings. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):180.
61. Phillips E. Improving nutritional status of outpatients with spinal cord injury and pressure ulcer(s) as part of the presurgical assessment. J Spinal Cord Med 2005; 28(2):131.
62. Phillips E. The zinc thing: guidelines for zinc supplementation in pressure ulcer management. J Spinal Cord Med 2005; 28(2):164.
63. Rivas DA, Oh J, Shenot PJ. Holmium: YAG laser lithotripsy of bladder calculi in spinal cord injured patients. J Spinal Cord Med 2000; 23(3):166-167.
64. Scivoletto G, Morganti B, Ditunno P, Ditunno JF, Molinari M. Effects on age on spinal cord lesion patients' rehabilitation. Compendium of Abstracts in Spinal Cord Medicine 2005; 8(2):107.
65. Sharma N, Nguyen KK, Marino RJ. Determination of the incidence and location of atelectasis and pneumonia in patients with acute tetraplegia. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):177-178.
66. Shenot PJ, Figueroa TE, Hay D, Rivas DA. In-vivo study of a novel NK-3 antagonist in experimental detrusor hyperreflexia. J Spinal Cord Med 2000; 23(3):209-210.
67. Shenot PJ, Hubosky S. External sphincterotomy: clinical results with long-term follow up. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(3):220-221.
68. Shenot PJ, Zeltser I, Chon JK. Long-term results of detrusor myomectomy for detrusor hyperreflexia. J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26(Suppl 1):S18.
69. Vaccaro AR, Venger BH, Kelleher PM, Singh K, Carrno JA, Albert TJ, Hilibrand AS. Use of a bioabsorbable anterior cervical plate in the treatment of cervical degenerative and traumatic disc disruption. Orthopedics 2002; 25:1191.
70. Vaccaro AR. Combined anterior and posterior surgery for fractures of the thoracolumbar spine. J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26(3):291.
71. Vanichkachorn J, McAfee PC, Fedder IL, Catino MA, Vaccaro A R, Albert TJ, Paris MD. Lateral mass plate fixation for severe cervical instability. The Spine Journal 2002; 2(Suppl 2):S38.
72. West CT. Interdisciplinary respiratory rounds for the SCI patient in an inpatient rehabilitation hospital. J Spinal Cord Med 2005; 28(2):164.
73. Wood K, Vaccaro AR, Polly D, Mehbod A, Khanna G, Wroblewski, J. Multisurgeon assessment of thoracolumbar fractures: reproducibility and repeatability of the AO and Denis classification systems. The Spine Journal 2003; 3(5 Suppl 1):S163.
74. Zeltser I, Ramey JR, Chon JK, Shenot PJ. Bladder augmentation with a continent tapered ileovesicostomy in patients with spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(4):398.
75. Zeltser I, Shenot P. Detrusor myomectomy for detrusor hyperreflexia as an alternative to augmentation enterocystoplasty. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(4):399.