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The Appearance of Dural Sealants under MR Imaging by TARAPORE, P. E, MUKHERJEE, P, MUMMANENI, P. V, AMES, C. P

“…Dural sealants are an adjunct to obtain watertight closure after intradural procedures. This study aims to characterize the appearance on MR imaging of 3…”
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Combined transnasal and transoral endoscopic approaches to the craniovertebral junction by El-Sayed, Ivan H, Wu, Jau-Ching, Ames, Christopher P, Balamurali, Gopalakrishnan, Mummaneni, Praveen V

“…To describe and evaluate a new technique of a combined endoscope-assisted transnasal and transoral approach to decompress the craniovertebral junction. A…”
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Percutaneous axial lumbar interbody fusion (AxiaLIF) of the L5-S1 segment: initial clinical and radiographic experience by Aryan, H E, Newman, C B, Gold, J J, Acosta, Jr, F L, Coover, C, Ames, C P

“…Anterior access to the L5-S1 disc space for interbody fusion can be technically challenging, frequently requiring the use of an approach surgeon for adequate…”
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An improved metric for quantifying the stiffnesses of intact human vertebrae by Buckley, J M, Parmeshwar, R, Deviren, V, Ames, C P

“…Accurately quantifying the compressive stiffnesses of whole human vertebrae is important in the development of new treatment regimes for fractures due to…”
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Effect of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 in an experimental model of spinal fusion in a radiated area by AMES, Christopher P, SMITH, Justin S, PREUL, Mark C, CRAWFORD, Neil R, KIM, Grace E, NOTTMEIER, Eric, CHAMBERLAIN, Robert, SPEISER, Burton, SONNTAG, Volker K. H, DICKMAN, Curtis A

“…An animal model of posterolateral intertransverse process spine fusion was used. To investigate whether recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2…”
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Economic Impact of Revision Surgery for Proximal Junctional Failure After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Cost Analysis of 57 Operations in a 10-year Experience at a Major Deformity Center by Theologis, Alexander A., Miller, Liane, Callahan, Matt, Lau, Darryl, Zygourakis, Corinna, Scheer, Justin K., Burch, Shane, Pekmezci, Murat, Chou, Dean, Tay, Bobby, Mummaneni, Praveen, Berven, Sigurd, Deviren, Vedat, Ames, Christopher P.

“…STUDY DESIGN.Retrospective cohort analysis OBJECTIVE.Evaluate economic impact of revision surgery for proximal junctional failures (PJF) after thoracolumbar…”
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Use of the Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank with adolescent populations: implications for determining maladjustment by Ames, P C, Riggio, R E

“…Three hundred sixty-eight high school students and 136 college students were administered the Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank (RISB; Rotter & Rafferty, 1950)…”
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Current treatment strategies and outcomes in the management of symptomatic vertebral hemangiomas by Acosta, Jr, Frank L, Dowd, Christopher F, Chin, Cynthia, Tihan, Tarik, Ames, Christopher P, Weinstein, Philip R

“…We analyzed the outcome of patients with symptomatic vertebral hemangiomas treated at University of California, San Francisco, over a 20 year period. Treatment…”
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Biomechanical comparison of posterior lumbar interbody fusion and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion performed at 1 and 2 levels by Ames, Christopher P, Acosta, Jr, Frank L, Chi, John, Iyengar, Jaicharan, Muiru, William, Acaroglu, Emre, Puttlitz, Christian M

“…Biomechanical laboratory study of human cadaveric spines. To determine the difference in acute stability between posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) and…”
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Diagnosis and management of adult pyogenic osteomyelitis of the cervical spine by Acosta, Jr, Frank L, Chin, Cynthia T, Quiñones-Hinojosa, Alfredo, Ames, Christopher P, Weinstein, Philip R, Chou, Dean

“…Establishing the diagnosis of cervical osteomyelitis in a timely fashion is critical to prevent catastrophic neurological injury. In the modern imaging era,…”
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Biomechanical analysis of rigid stabilization techniques for three-column injury in the lower cervical spine by BOZKUS, Hakan, AMES, Christopher P, CHAMBERLAIN, Robert H, NOTTMEIER, Eric W, SONNTAG, Volker K. H, PAPADOPOULOS, Stephen M, CRAWFORD, Neil R

“…Comparison of nondestructive multidirectional flexibility in groups of specimens receiving two different posterior instrumentation constructs with or without…”
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Expandable cylindrical cages in the cervical spine : a review of 22 cases by AUGUSTE, Kurtis I, CHIN, Cynthia, ACOSTA, Frank L, AMES, Christopher P

“…Expandable cylindrical cages (ECCs) have been utilized successfully to reconstruct the thoracic and lumbar spine. Their advantages include ease of insertion,…”
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Disease State Correlates for Pain and Disability in Adult Spinal Deformity (ASD); Assessment Guidelines for Health Care Providers by Bess, R. Shay, MD, Kai-Ming, G. Fu, MD, PhD, Lafage, Virginie, PhD, Schwab, Frank J., MD, Shaffrey, Christopher I., MD, Ames, Christopher P., MD, Hart, Robert A., MD, Gupta, Munish C., MD, Klineberg, Eric O., MD, Deviren, Vedat, MD, Akbarnia, Behrooz A., MD, Mundis, Gregory M., MD, Hostin, Richard A., MD, O’Brien, Michael, MD, Burton, Douglas C., MD, Kebaish, Khaled M., MD, Boachie-Adjei, Oheneba, MD, Smith, Justin S., MD, PhD

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Novel treatment of basilar invagination resulting from an untreated C-1 fracture associated with transverse ligament avulsion: Case report and description of surgical technique by AMES, Christopher P, ACOSTA, Frank, NOTTMEIER, Eric

“…The authors describe the case of a traumatic C-1 ring fracture and transverse ligament injury in an otherwise healthy adult woman; the lesion was essentially…”
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Biomechanics of stabilization after cervicothoracic compression-flexion injury by AMES, Christopher P, BOZKUS, M. Hakan, CHAMBERLAIN, Robert H, ACOSTA, Frank L, PAPADOPOULOS, Stephen M, SONNTAG, Volker K. H, CRAWFORD, Neil R

“…Biomechanical laboratory research. To determine whether anterior, posterior, or combined instrumentation provides the best stability for treating a…”
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Pathologic and epidemiologic findings of intramedullary spinal cord tumors by Tihan, Tarik, Chi, John H, McCormick, Paul C, Ames, Christopher P, Parsa, Andrew T

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General considerations for cervical arthroplasty with technique for ProDisc-C by Chi, John H, Ames, Christopher P, Tay, Bobby

“…Motion-preserving spinal arthroplasty is a triumph of modern biomechanics, material sciences, and surgical technique. The ability to remove entire…”
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Cervical disc arthroplasty: general introduction by Acosta, Jr, Frank L, Ames, Christopher P

“…Cervical disc arthroplasty is a relatively new motion-preserving technique for the treatment of symptomatic degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine…”
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Biomechanical analysis of a resorbable anterior cervical graft containment plate by AMES, Christopher P, CRAWFORD, Neil R, CHAMBERLAIN, Robert H, DESHMUKH, Vivek, SADIKOVIC, Belma, SONNTAG, Volker K. H

“…A series of in vitro experiments were performed in human cadaveric cervical spines in the normal condition, after discectomy and graft, and instrumented with…”
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Clinical management of intramedullary spinal ependymomas in adults by Lee, Janet, Parsa, Andrew T, Ames, Christopher P, McCormick, Paul C

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