"We aren’t the practice for surgeons who focus exclusively on operating. We believe strongly that research and education add value to our care."
Scoliosis secondary to a hemivertebra: seven patients with gradual improvement without treatment.
Winter RB, Lonstein JE.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Jan 15;35(2):E49-52.
Revision of transformaminal lumbar interbody fusion using anterior lumbar interboy fusion: a biomechanical study in nonosteoporotic bone.
Ploumis A, Wu C, Mehbod A, Fischer G, Faundez A, Wu W, Transfeldt E.
J Neurosurg Spine. 2010 Jan; 12(1):82-7.
Biomechanical Comparison of Transpedicular Versus Extrapedicular Vertebroplasty Using Polymethylmethacrylate.
Erkan S, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Cho W, Tranfeldt EE.
J Spinal Disord Tech. 2010 Jan 6.
Salvage procedures for pseudarthrosis after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF)-anterior-only versus anterior-posterior surgery: a clinical and radiological outcome study.
Vargas-Soto HA, Mehbod A, Mullaney KJ, Dykes D, Schwender J, Transfeldt E, Akesen B, Wroblewski J.
J Surg Orthop Adv. 2009 Winter;18(4):200-4.
Long-term follow-up of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients who had Harrington instrumentation and fusion to the lower lumbar vertebrae: is low back pain a problem?
Bartie BJ, Lonstein JE, Winter RB.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Nov 15;34(24):E873-8.
Incidence and risk factors for proximal and distal junctional kyphosis following surgical treatment for Scheuermann kyphosis: minimum five-year follow-up.
Denis F, Sun EC, Winter RB.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Sep 15;34(20):E729-34.PMID: 19752692
Getting to equal: strategies to understand and eliminate general and orthopaedic healthcare disparities.
Dykes DC, White AA 3rd.
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 Oct;467(10):2598-605. Epub 2009 Aug 5. Review.
The use of bone morphogenetic protein in lumbar spine surgery.
Rihn JA, Gates C, Glassman SD, Phillips FM, Schwender JD, Albert TJ.
Instr Course Lect. 2009;58:677-88.
Sagittal spinal alignment: the true measurement, norms, and description of correction for thoracic kyphosis.
Winter RB, Lonstein JE, Denis F.
J Spinal Disord Tech. 2009 Jul;22(5):311-4. No abstract available.
A correlation of radiographic and functional measurements in adult degenerative scoliosis.
Ploumis A, Liu H, Mehbod AA, Transfeldt EE, Winter RB.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Jul 1;34(15):1581-4.PMID: 19564768
Can c7 plumbline and gravity line predict health related quality of life in adult scoliosis?
Mac-Thiong JM, Transfeldt EE, Mehbod AA, Perra JH, Denis F, Garvey TA, Lonstein JE, Wu C, Dorman CW, Winter RB.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Jul 1;34(15):E519-27.PMID: 19564757
Biomechanical evaluation of a new AxiaLIF technique for two-level lumbar fusion.
Erkan S, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Hsu B, Pahl DW, Transfeldt EE.
Eur Spine J. 2009 Jun;18(6):807-14. Epub 2009 Apr 8.PMID: 19352729
Alignment of pedicle screws with pilot holes: can tapping improve screw trajectory in thoracic spines?
Erkan S, Hsu B, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Perl J, Transfeldt EE.
Eur Spine J. 2010 Jan;19(1):71-7. Epub 2009 Jun 14.
Biomechanical comparison of a two-level Maverick disc replacement with a hybrid one-level disc replacement and one-level anterior lumbar interbody fusion.
Erkan S, Rivera Y, Wu C, Mehbod AA, Transfeldt EE.
Spine J. 2009 Oct;9(10):830-5. Epub 2009 May 28.
A concomitant posterior approach improves fusion rates but not overall reoperation rates in multilevel cervical fusion for spondylosis.
Sembrano JN, Mehbod AA, Garvey TA, Denis F, Perra JH, Schwender JD, Transfeldt EE, Winter RB, Wroblewski JM.
J Spinal Disord Tech. 2009 May;22(3):162-9.PMID: 19412017
Functional and radiological outcomes of 360 degrees fusion of three or more motion levels in the lumbar spine for degenerative disc disease.
Suratwala SJ, Pinto MR, Gilbert TJ, Winter RB, Wroblewski JM.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 May 1;34(10):E351-8.PMID: 19404164
Electromyography detects mechanically-induced suprasegmental spinal motor tract injury: review of decompression at spinal cord level.
Skinner SA, Transfeldt EE, Mehbod AA, Mullan JC, Perra JH.
Clin Neurophysiol. 2009 Apr;120(4):754-64. Epub 2009 Mar 10.
Cervical degenerative index: a new quantitative radiographic scoring system for cervical spondylosis with interobserver and intraobserver reliability testing.
Ofiram E, Garvey TA, Schwender JD, Denis F, Perra JH, Transfeldt EE, Winter RB, Wroblewski JM.
J Orthop Traumatol. 2009 Mar;10(1):21-6. Epub 2009 Feb 3.PMID: 19384631
Cervical degenerative changes in idiopathic scoliosis patients who underwent long fusion to the sacrum as adults: incidence, severity, and evolution.
Ofiram E, Garvey TA, Schwender JD, Wroblewski JM, Winter RB.
J Orthop Traumatol. 2009 Mar;10(1):27-30. Epub 2009 Feb 3.PMID: 19384632
Ultra-long-term follow-up of pediatric spinal deformity problems: 23 patients with a mean follow-up of 51 years.
Winter RB, Lonstein JE.
J Orthop Sci. 2009 Mar;14(2):132-7. Epub 2009 Apr 1.
Lessons from the past: pathways to the future.
Winter RB.
J Orthop Sci. 2009 Jan;14(1):121-7. Epub 2009 Feb 13. No abstract available.
A method to calculate relative spinal motion without digitization.
Wu C, Mehbod AA, Erkan S, Transfeldt EE.
Spine J. 2009 Feb;9(2):182-9. Epub 2008 Sep 14.
Clinical and radiological outcome of anterior-posterior fusion versus transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for symptomatic disc degeneration: a retrospective comparative study of 133 patients.
Faundez AA, Schwender JD, Safriel Y, Gilbert TJ, Mehbod AA, Denis F, Transfeldt EE, Wroblewski JM.
Eur Spine J. 2009 Feb;18(2):203-11. Epub 2009 Jan 6.
Perioperative complications in revision anterior lumbar spine surgery: incidence and risk factors.
Schwender JD, Casnellie MT, Perra JH, Transfeldt EE, Pinto MR, Denis F, Garvey TA, Polly DW, Mehbod AA, Dykes DC, Winter RB, Wroblewski JM.
Spine. 2009 Jan 1;34(1):87-90.