2006 - 2011 Reference List of Published Journal Articles

  1. Alexander MS, Biering-Sorensen F, Bodner D, Brackett NL, Cardenas D, Charlifue S et al. International standards to document remaining autonomic function after spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 2009; 47(1):36-43.
  2. Alexander MS, Anderson KD, Biering-Sorensen F, Blight AR, Brannon R, Bryce TN et al. Outcome measures in spinal cord injury: recent assessments and recommendations for future directions. Spinal Cord 2009; 47(8):582-591.
  3. Anand N, Vaccaro AR, Lim MR, Lee JY, Arnold P, Harrop JS et al. Evolution of thoracolumbar trauma classification systems: assessing the conflict between mechanism and morphology of injury. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 2006; 12(1):70-78.
  4. Anderson K, Aito S, Atkins M, Biering-Sorensen F, Charlifue S, Curt A et al. Functional recovery measures for spinal cord injury: an evidence-based review for clinical practice and research. J Spinal Cord Med 2008; 31(2):133-144.
  5. Bagan B, Patel N, Deutsch H, Harrop J, Sharan A, Vaccaro AR et al. Perioperative Complications of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS): Comparison of MIS and Open Interbody Fusion Techniques. Surg Technol Int 2008; 17:281-286.
  6. Barbeau H, Elashoff R, Deforge D, Ditunno J, Saulino M, Dobkin BH. Comparison of speeds used for the 15.2-meter and 6-minute walks over the year after an incomplete spinal cord injury: the SCILT Trial. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2007; 21(4):302-306.
  7. Bellabarba C, Schildhauer TA, Vaccaro AR, Chapman JR. Complications associated with surgical stabilization of high-grade sacral fracture dislocations with spino-pelvic instability. Spine 2006; 31(11 Suppl):S80-S88.
  8. Biering-Sorensen F, Alexander MS, Burns S, Charlifue S, Devivo M, Dietz V et al. Recommendations for translation and reliability testing of international spinal cord injury data sets. Spinal Cord 2011; 49(3):357-360.
  9. Blight A, Curt A, Ditunno JF, Dobkin B, Ellaway P, Fawcett J et al. Position statement on the sale of unproven cellular therapies for spinal cord injury: the international campaign for cures of spinal cord injury paralysis. Spinal Cord 2009; 47(9):713-714.
  10. Bono CM, Vaccaro AR, Fehlings M, Fisher C, Dvorak M, Ludwig S et al. Measurement techniques for lower cervical spine injuries: consensus statement of the Spine Trauma Study Group. Spine 2006; 31(5):603-609.
  11. Bono CM, Vaccaro AR, Fehlings M, Fisher C, Dvorak M, Ludwig S et al. Measurement techniques for upper cervical spine injuries: consensus statement of the Spine Trauma Study Group. Spine 2007; 32(5):593-600.
  12. Brandoff JF, Silber JS, Vaccaro AR. Contemporary alternatives to synthetic bone grafts for spine surgery. Am J Orthop 2008; 37(8):410-414.
  13. Bridwell KH, Anderson PA, Boden SD, Vaccaro AR, Wang JC. What's new in spine surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2008; 90(7):1609-1619.
  14. Brown A, Stock G, Patel AA, Okafor C, Vaccaro A. Osteogenic protein-1: a review of its utility in spinal applications. BioDrugs 2006; 20(4):243-251.
  15. Burns AS, Boyce VS, Tessler A, Lemay MA. Fibrillation potentials following spinal cord injury: Improvement with neurotrophins and exercise. Muscle Nerve 2007; 35(5):607-613.
  16. Burns AS, Jawaid S, Zhong H, Yoshihara H, Bhagat S, Murray M et al. Paralysis elicited by spinal cord injury evokes selective disassembly of neuromuscular synapses with and without terminal sprouting in ankle flexors of the adult rat. J Comp Neurol 2007; 500(1):116-133.
  17. Burns AS, Delparte JJ, Patrick M, Marino RJ, Ditunno JF. The reproducibility and convergent validity of the Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI) in chronic spinal cord injury. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2011; 25(2):149-157.
  18. Cardenas DD, Ditunno J, Graziani V, Jackson AB, Lammertse D, Potter P et al. Phase 2 trial of sustained-release fampridine in chronic spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 2007; 45(2):158-168.
  19. Carrino JA, Manton GL, Morrison WB, Vaccaro AR, Schweitzer ME, Flanders AE. Posterior longitudinal ligament status in cervical spine bilateral facet dislocations. Skeletal Radiol 2006; 35(7):510-514.
  20. Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine. Sexuality and reproductive health in adults with spinal cord injury: a clinical practice guideline for health-care professionals. J Spinal Cord Med 2010; 33(3):281-336.
  21. Datta S, Lorenz DJ, Morrison S, Ardolino E, Harkema SJ. A multivariate examination of temporal changes in Berg Balance Scale items for patients with ASIA Impairment Scale C and D spinal cord injuries. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2009; 90(7):1208-1217.
  22. Davis JQ. The legacy of “if someone hits you, you better hit.” Reclaiming Children and Youth 2006; 15(1):8-10.
  23. Ditunno J, Scivoletto G. Clinical relevance of gait research applied to clinical trials in spinal cord injury. Brain Res Bull 2009; 78(1):35-42.
  24. Ditunno JF, Scivoletto G, Patrick M, Biering-Sorensen F, Abel R, Marino R. Validation of the Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury in a US and European clinical population. Spinal Cord 2008; 46(3):181-188.
  25. Ditunno JF. Outcome measures: evolution in clinical trials of neurological/functional recovery in spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 2010; 48(9):674-684.
  26. Ditunno JF, Jr., Barbeau H, Dobkin BH, Elashoff R, Harkema S, Marino RJ et al. Validity of the walking scale for spinal cord injury and other domains of function in a multicenter clinical trial. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2007; 21(6):539-550.
  27. Ditunno PL, Patrick M, Stineman M, Morganti B, Townson AF, Ditunno JF. Cross-cultural differences in preference for recovery of mobility among spinal cord injury rehabilitation professionals. Spinal Cord 2006; 44(9):567-575.
  28. Ditunno PL, Patrick M, Stineman M, Ditunno JF. Who wants to walk? Preferences for recovery after SCI: a longitudinal and cross-sectional study. Spinal Cord 2008; 46(7):500-506.
  29. Ditunno PL, Patrick M, Stineman M, Ditunno JF. Recovery patterns are observable, predictable and reflect therapist-measured assessments of how well a person is able to perform specific tasks. Spinal Cord 2009; 47(4):347-348.
  30. Ditunno PL, Ditunno JF, Jr. Walking index for spinal cord injury (WISCI II): scale revision. Spinal Cord 2009; 47(4):349.
  31. Dobkin B, Apple D, Barbeau H, Basso M, Behrman A, Deforge D et al. Weight-supported treadmill vs over-ground training for walking after acute incomplete SCI. Neurology 2006; 66(4):484-493.
  32. Dobkin B, Barbeau H, Deforge D, Ditunno J, Elashoff R, Apple D et al. The evolution of walking-related outcomes over the first 12 weeks of rehabilitation for incomplete traumatic spinal cord injury: the multicenter randomized spinal cord injury locomotor trial. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2007; 21(1):25-35.
  33. Falowski S, Celii A, Sharan A. Spinal cord stimulation: an update. Neurotherapeutics 2008; 5(1):86-99.
  34. Fassett DR, Harrop JS, Maltenfort M, Jeyamohan SB, Ratliff JD, Anderson DG et al. Mortality rates in geriatric patients with spinal cord injuries. J Neurosurg Spine 2007; 7(3):277-281.
  35. Fassett DR, Harrop JS, Vaccaro AR. Evidence on magnetic resonance imaging of Brown-Sequard spinal cord injury suffered indirectly from a gunshot wound. J Neurosurg Spine 2008; 8(3):286-287.
  36. Fassett DR, Dailey AT, Vaccaro AR. Vertebral artery injuries associated with cervical spine injuries: a review of the literature. J Spinal Disord Tech 2008; 21(4):252-258.
  37. Fassett DR, Harrop JS, Vaccaro AR. Evidence on magnetic resonance imaging of Brown-Sequard spinal cord injury suffered indirectly from a gunshot wound. J Neurosurg Spine 2008; 8(3):286-287.
  38. Fawcett JW, Curt A, Steeves JD, Coleman WP, Tuszynski MH, Lammertse D et al. Guidelines for the conduct of clinical trials for spinal cord injury as developed by the ICCP panel: spontaneous recovery after spinal cord injury and statistical power needed for therapeutic clinical trials. Spinal Cord 2007; 45(3):190-205.
  39. Fayssoux RS, Tally W, Sanfilippo JA, Stock G, Ratliff JK, Anderson G et al. Spinal injuries after falls from hunting tree stands. Spine J 2008; 8(3):522-528.
  40. Fehlings MG, Furlan JC, Massicotte EM, Arnold P, Aarabi B, Harrop J et al. Interobserver and intraobserver reliability of maximum canal compromise and spinal cord compression for evaluation of acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury. Spine 2006; 31(15):1719-1725.
  41. Goldberg G, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS, Anderson DG, Wharton N. Short-term comparison of cervical fusion with static and dynamic plating using computerized motion analysis. Spine 2007; 32(13):E371-E375.
  42. Harris EB, Massey P, Lawrence J, Rihn J, Vaccaro A, Anderson DG. Percutaneous techniques for minimally invasive posterior lumbar fusion. Neurosurg Focus 2008; 25(2):E12.
  43. Harrop JS, Vaccaro AR, Hurlbert RJ, Wilsey JT, Baron EM, Shaffrey CI et al. Intrarater and interrater reliability and validity in the assessment of the mechanism of injury and integrity of the posterior ligamentous complex: a novel injury severity scoring system for thoracolumbar injuries. Invited submission from the Joint Section Meeting On Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, March 2005. J Neurosurg Spine 2006; 4(2):118-122.
  44. Harrop JS, Hanna A, Silva MT, Sharan A. Neurological manifestations of cervical spondylosis: an overview of signs, symptoms, and pathophysiology. Neurosurgery 2007; 60(1 Supp1 1):S14-S20.
  45. Harrop JS, Youssef JA, Maltenfort M, Vorwald P, Jabbour P, Bono CM et al. Lumbar adjacent segment degeneration and disease after arthrodesis and total disc arthroplasty. Spine 2008; 33(15):1701-1707.
  46. Harvey L, Marino R. The Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury. Aust J Physiother 2009; 55(1):66.
  47. Hilibrand AS, Balasubramanian K, Eichenbaum M, Thinnes JH, Daffner S, Berta S et al. The effect of anterior cervical fusion on neck motion. Spine 2006; 31(15):1688-1692.
  48. Jackson AB, Carnel CT, Ditunno JF, Read MS, Boninger ML, Schmeler MR et al. Outcome measures for gait and ambulation in the spinal cord injury population. J Spinal Cord Med 2008; 31(5):487-499.
  49. Keynan O, Fisher CG, Vaccaro A, Fehlings MG, Oner FC, Dietz J et al. Radiographic measurement parameters in thoracolumbar fractures: a systematic review and consensus statement of the spine trauma study group. Spine 2006; 31(5):E156-E165.
  50. Kim DH, Vaccaro AR, Affonso J, Jenis L, Hilibrand AS, Albert TJ. Early predictive value of supine and upright X-ray films of odontoid fractures treated with halo-vest immobilization. Spine J 2008; 8(4):612-618.
  51. Kim MO, Burns AS, Ditunno JF, Jr., Marino RJ. The assessment of walking capacity using the walking index for spinal cord injury: self-selected versus maximal levels. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2007; 88(6):762-767.
  52. Kirshblum S, Botticello A, Lammertse DP, Marino RJ, Chiodo AE, Jha A. The impact of sacral sensory sparing in motor complete spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2011; 92(3):376-383.
  53. Kirshblum SC, Burns SP, Biering-Sorensen F, Donovan W, Graves DE, Jha A et al. International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (Revised 2011). J Spinal Cord Med 2011; 34(6):535-546.
  54. Kirshblum SC, Waring W, Biering-Sorensen F, Burns SP, Johansen M, Schmidt-Read M et al. Reference for the 2011 revision of the International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2011; 34(6):547-554.
  55. Krassioukov AV, Karlsson AK, Wecht JM, Wuermser LA, Mathias CJ, Marino RJ. Assessment of autonomic dysfunction following spinal cord injury: rationale for additions to International Standards for Neurological Assessment. J Rehabil Res Dev 2007; 44(1):103-112.
  56. Kuklo TR, Potter BK, Ludwig SC, Anderson PA, Lindsey RW, Vaccaro AR. Radiographic measurement techniques for sacral fractures consensus statement of the Spine Trauma Study Group. Spine 2006; 31(9):1047-1055.
  57. Kupfer M, Dholakia M, O'Neill BJ. Effusion of the hips in a patient with tetraplegia. J Spinal Cord Med 2006; 29(2):160-162.
  58. Kwon BK, Vaccaro AR, Grauer JN, Fisher CG, Dvorak MF. Subaxial cervical spine trauma. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2006; 14(2):78-89.
  59. Kwon BK, Vaccaro AR, Grauer JN, Beiner JM. The use of rigid internal fixation in the surgical management of cervical spondylosis. Neurosurgery 2007; 60(1 Supplement):S118-S129.
  60. Kwon BK, Mann C, Sohn HM, Hilibrand AS, Phillips FM, Wang JC et al. Hypothermia for spinal cord injury. Spine J 2008; 8(6):859-874.
  61. Lammertse D, Tuszynski MH, Steeves JD, Curt A, Fawcett JW, Rask C et al. Guidelines for the conduct of clinical trials for spinal cord injury as developed by the ICCP panel: clinical trial design. Spinal Cord 2007; 45(3):232-242.
  62. Lammertse D, Dungan D, Dreisbach J, Falci S, Flanders A, Marino R et al. Neuroimaging in traumatic spinal cord injury: an evidence-based review for clinical practice and research. J Spinal Cord Med 2007; 30(3):205-214.
  63. Lee JY, Sharan A, Baron EM, Lim MR, Grossman E, Albert TJ et al. Quantitative prediction of spinal cord drift after cervical laminectomy and arthrodesis. Spine 2006; 31(16):1795-1798.
  64. Leypold B, Flanders AE, Schwartz ED, Burns AS. Point of view response. Spine 2007; 32(3):381.
  65. Leypold BG, Flanders AE, Schwartz ED, Burns AS. The impact of methylprednisolone on lesion severity following spinal cord injury. Spine 2007; 32(3):373-378.
  66. Leypold BG, Flanders AE, Burns AS. The early evolution of spinal cord lesions on MR imaging following traumatic spinal cord injury. Am J Neuroradiol 2008; 29(5):1012-1016.
  67. Linassi G, Li Pi SR, Marino RJ. A web-based computer program to determine the ASIA impairment classification. Spinal Cord 2010; 48(2):100-104.
  68. Marino RJ. Domains of outcomes in spinal cord injury for clinical trials to improve neurological function. J Rehabil Res Dev 2007; 44(1):113-122.
  69. Marino RJ, Jones L, Kirshblum S, Tal J, Dasgupta A. Reliability and repeatability of the motor and sensory examination of the international standards for neurological classification of spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2008; 31(2):166-170.
  70. Marino RJ, Scivoletto G, Patrick M, Tamburella F, Read MS, Burns AS, Hauck W, Ditunno J. Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury Version 2 (WISCI-II) with repeatability of the 10-m walk time: inter- and intrarater reliabilities. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2010; 89(1):7-15.
  71. Marino RJ, Burns S, Graves DE, Leiby BE, Kirshblum S, Lammertse DP. Upper- and lower-extremity motor recovery after traumatic cervical spinal cord injury: an update from the national spinal cord injury database. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2011; 92(3):369-375.
  72. Moore TA, Vaccaro AR, Anderson PA. Classification of lower cervical spine injuries. Spine 2006; 31(11 Suppl):S37-S43.
  73. Musacchio M, Patel N, Bagan B, Deutsch H, Vaccaro AR, Ratliff J. Minimally invasive lumbar laminectomy via a dual-tube technique: evaluation in a cadaver model. Surg Neurol 2007; 67(4):348-352.
  74. Musacchio M, Patel N, Bagan B, Deutsch H, Vaccaro AR, Ratliff J. Minimally invasive thoracolumbar costotransversectomy and corpectomy via a dual-tube technique: evaluation in a cadaver model. Surg Technol Int 2007; 16:221-225.
  75. Nassr A, Lee JY, Dvorak MF, Harrop JS, Dailey AT, Shaffrey CI et al. Variations in surgical treatment of cervical facet dislocations. Spine 2008; 33(7):E188-E193.
  76. Oyster ML, Karmarkar AM, Patrick M, Read MS, Nicolini L, Boninger ML. Investigation of factors associated with manual wheelchair mobility in persons with spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2011; 92(3):484-490.
  77. Patel AA, Poelstra K, Whang PG, Kurd MF, Hilibrand A, Vaccaro AR. Esophageal injuries in anterior cervical surgery. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 2006; 12(2):40-44.
  78. Patel AA, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ, Hilibrand AS, Harrop JS, Anderson DG et al. The adoption of a new classification system: time-dependent variation in interobserver reliability of the thoracolumbar injury severity score classification system. Spine 2007; 32(3):E105-E110.
  79. Patel AA, Vaccaro AR, Martyak GG, Harrop JS, Albert TJ, Ludwig SC et al. Neurologic deficit following percutaneous vertebral stabilization. Spine 2007; 32(16):1728-1734.
  80. Patrick M, Ditunno P, Ditunno JF, Marino RJ, Scivoletto G, Lam T et al. Consumer preference in ranking walking function utilizing the walking index for spinal cord injury II. Spinal Cord 2011; 49(12):1164-1172.
  81. Phillips E, Gater DR. A practical approach for the nutritional managment of obesity in spinal cord injury. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 2007; 12(4):64-75.
  82. Ploumis A, Yadlapalli N, Fehlings MG, Kwon BK, Vaccaro AR. A systematic review of the evidence supporting a role for vasopressor support in acute SCI. Spinal Cord 2010; 48(5):356-362.
  83. Ploumis A, Kolli S, Patrick M, Owens M, Beris A, Marino RJ. Length of stay and medical stability for spinal cord-injured patients on admission to an inpatient rehabilitation hospital: a comparison between a model SCI trauma center and non-SCI trauma center. Spinal Cord 2011; 49(3):411-415.
  84. Poelstra KA, Vaccaro AR, Rao S, Patel D, Brown AK, Whang PG et al. Emergency transport and radiographic evaluation following spinal cord injury. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 2006; 12(1):22-37.
  85. Poelstra KA, Vacarro AR, Rao S, Patel A, Whang P, Kurd MF et al. Pharmacologic neuroprotection in patients with spinal cord injury and the efficacy of early decompressive surgery. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 2006; 12(2):63-76.
  86. Radcliff K, Vaccaro A, Albert T, Rihn JA. Physiologic limitations and complications of spinal cord injury in the elderly population. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 2010; 15(3):85-95.
  87. Rahimi-Movaghar V, Vaccaro AR, Mohammadi M. Efficacy of surgical decompression in regard to motor recovery in the setting of conus medullaris injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2006; 29(1):32-38.
  88. Rampersaud RY, Fehlings MG, Harrop JS, Kuklo TR, Massicotte EM, Salonen D et al. Validation of digital radiology measurement tools for quantitative spinal imaging. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 2006; 12(1):11-21.
  89. Rao RD, Currier BL, Albert TJ, Bono CM, Marawar SV, Poelstra KA et al. Degenerative cervical spondylosis: clinical syndromes, pathogenesis, and management. Instr Course Lect 2008; 57:447-469.
  90. Rihn JA, Anderson DT, Harris E, Lawrence J, Jonsson H, Wilsey J et al. A review of the TLICS system: a novel, user-friendly thoracolumbar trauma classification system. Acta Orthop 2008; 79(4):461-466.
  91. Risbud MV, Shapiro IM, Guttapalli A, Di Martino A, Danielson KG, Beiner JM et al. Osteogenic potential of adult human stem cells of the lumbar vertebral body and the iliac crest. Spine 2006; 31(1):83-89.
  92. Sanfilippo JA, Winegar CD, Harrop JS, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR. All-terrain vehicles and associated spinal injuries. Spine 2008; 33(18):1982-1985.
  93. Schmidt Read M, Sisto SA, Ditunno JF. Standardized ambulation assessments following spinal cord injury. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 2008; 14(1):39-60.
  94. Schreiber AL, Formal CS. Spinal cord infarction secondary to cocaine use. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2007; 86(2):158-160.
  95. Schreiber AL, Fried GW, Formal CS, DeSouza BX. Rehabilitation of neuromyelitis optica (Devic syndrome): three case reports. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2008; 87(2):144-148.
  96. Schreiber AL, Fried GW, Formal CS. Normalization of central cord syndrome spinal cord injury urodynamics after intrathecal baclofen therapy: a case report. Neuromodulation 2009; 12(4):310-314.
  97. Scivoletto G, Ivanenko Y, Morganti B, Grasso R, Zago M, Lacquaniti F et al. Plasticity of spinal centers in spinal cord injury patients: new concepts for gait evaluation and training. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2007; 21(4):358-365.
  98. Scivoletto G, Tamburella F, Laurenza L, Foti C, Ditunno JF, Molinari M. Validity and reliability of the 10-m walk test and the 6-min walk test in spinal cord injury patients. Spinal Cord 2011; 49(6):736-740.
  99. Singh K, Samartzis D, Heller JG, An HS, Vaccaro AR. The management of complex soft-tissue defects after spinal instrumentation. J Bone Joint Surg Br 2006; 88(1):8-15.
  100. Sipski-Alexander M, Marino R, Kennelly M, Krassioukov A, Stiens S. Autonomic standards and SCI: preliminary considerations. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 2006; 11(3):101-109.
  101. Skolasky RL, Maggard AM, Hilibrand AS, Northrup BE, Ullrich CG, Albert TJ et al. Agreement between surgeons and an independent panel with respect to surgical site fusion after single-level anterior cervical spine surgery: a prospective, multicenter study. Spine 2006; 31(15):E503-E506.
  102. Smith HE, Rynning RE, Okafor C, Zaslavsky J, Tracy JI, Ratliff J et al. Evaluation of neurologic deficit without apparent cause: the importance of a multidisciplinary approach. J Spinal Cord Med 2007; 30(5):509-517.
  103. Smith HE, Maltenfort M, Harrop JS, Bessey JT, Hong J, Yang N et al. Odontoid fractures and their management. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 2010; 15(3):65-72.
  104. Stadhouder A, Oner FC, Wilson KW, Vaccaro AR, Williamson OD, Verbout AJ et al. Surgeon equipoise as an inclusion criterion for the evaluation of nonoperative versus operative treatment of thoracolumbar spinal injuries. Spine J 2008; 8(6):975-981.
  105. Stadhouder A, Buskens E, de Klerk LW, Verhaar JA, Dhert WA, Verbout AJ et al. Traumatic thoracic and lumbar spinal fractures: operative or nonoperative treatment: comparison of two treatment strategies by means of surgeon equipoise. Spine 2008; 33(9):1006-1017.
  106. Stadhouder A, Oner FC, Wilson KW, Vaccaro AR, Williamson OD, Verbout AJ et al. Surgeon equipoise as an inclusion criterion for the evaluation of nonoperative versus operative treatment of thoracolumbar spinal injuries. Spine J 2008; 8(6):975-981.
  107. Steeves JD, Lammertse D, Curt A, Fawcett JW, Tuszynski MH, Ditunno JF et al. Guidelines for the conduct of clinical trials for spinal cord injury (SCI) as developed by the ICCP panel: clinical trial outcome measures. Spinal Cord 2007; 45(3):206-221.
  108. Steeves JD, Kramer JK, Fawcett JW, Cragg J, Marino RJ, Ditunno JF et al. Extent of spontaneous motor recovery after traumatic cervical sensorimotor complete spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 2011; 49(2):257-265.
  109. Stock GH, Vaccaro AR, Brown AK, Anderson PA. Contemporary posterior occipital fixation. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2006; 88(7):1642-1649.
  110. Tuszynski MH, Steeves JD, Fawcett JW, Lammertse D, Kalichman M, Rask C et al. Guidelines for the conduct of clinical trials for spinal cord injury as developed by the ICCP Panel: clinical trial inclusion/exclusion criteria and ethics. Spinal Cord 2007; 45(3):222-231.
  111. Vaccaro AR, Baron EM, Sanfilippo J, Jacoby S, Steuve J, Grossman E et al. Reliability of a novel classification system for thoracolumbar injuries: the Thoracolumbar Injury Severity Score. Spine 2006; 31(11 Suppl):S62-S69.
  112. Vaccaro AR, Lim MR, Hurlbert RJ, Lehman RA, Jr., Harrop J, Fisher DC et al. Surgical decision making for unstable thoracolumbar spine injuries: results of a consensus panel review by the spine trauma study group. J Spinal Disord Tech 2006; 19(1):1-10.
  113. Vaccaro AR, Whang PG, Patel T, Phillips FM, Anderson DG, Albert TJ et al. The safety and efficacy of OP-1 (rhBMP-7) as a replacement for iliac crest autograft for posterolateral lumbar arthrodesis: minimum 4-year follow-up of a pilot study. Spine J 2008; 8(3):457-465.
  114. van Middendorp JJ, Hosman AJ, Donders AR, Pouw MH, Ditunno JF, Jr., Curt A et al. A clinical prediction rule for ambulation outcomes after traumatic spinal cord injury: a longitudinal cohort study. Lancet 2011; 377(9770):1004-1010.
  115. Wang MY, Anderson DG, Poelstra KA, Ludwig SC. Minimally invasive posterior fixation. Neurosurgery 2008; 63(3 Suppl):197-203.
  116. Wang MY, Ludwig SC, Anderson DG, Mummaneni PV. Percutaneous iliac screw placement: description of a new minimally invasive technique. Neurosurg Focus 2008; 25(2):E17.
  117. Waring WP, III, Biering-Sorensen F, Burns S, Donovan W, Marino R, Schmidt-Read M et al. 2009 review and revisions of the international standards for the neurological classification of spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2010; 33(4):346-352.
  118. Weinstein JN, Lurie JD, Tosteson TD, Hanscom B, Tosteson AN, Blood EA et al. Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis. N Engl J Med 2007; 356(22):2257-2270.
  119. Weinstein JN, Tosteson TD, Lurie JD, Tosteson AN, Blood E, Hanscom B et al. Surgical versus nonsurgical therapy for lumbar spinal stenosis. N Engl J Med 2008; 358(8):794-810.
  120. Whang PG, Vaccaro AR. Spinal pedicle fixation revisited: the role of x-rays and other surgical factors. Spine 2006; 31(6):717-721.
  121. Whang PG, Vaccaro AR, Poelstra KA, Patel AA, Anderson DG, Albert TJ et al. The influence of fracture mechanism and morphology on the reliability and validity of two novel thoracolumbar injury classification systems. Spine 2007; 32(7):791-795.
  122. Whang PG, Vaccaro AR. Thoracolumbar fractures: anterior decompression and interbody fusion. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2008; 16(7):424-431.
  123. Whang PG, Lim MR, Sasso RC, Skelton A, Brown ZB, Greg AD et al. Financial incentives for lumbar surgery: a critical analysis of physician reimbursement for decompression and fusion procedures. J Spinal Disord Tech 2008; 21(6):381-386.
  124. Yadla S, Lebude B, Tender GC, Sharan AD, Harrop JS, Hilibrand AS et al. Traumatic spondyloptosis of the thoracolumbar spine. J Neurosurg Spine 2008; 9(2):145-151.
  125. Yadla S, Klimo P, Jr., Harrop JS. Traumatic central cord syndrome: etiology, management, and outcomes. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 2010; 15(3):73-84.
  126. Zhang Y, An HS, Tannoury C, Thonar EJ, Freedman MK, Anderson DG. Biological treatment for degenerative disc disease: implications for the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2008; 87(9):694-702.
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