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Comparative anatomy of the porcine and human thoracic spines with reference to thoracoscopic surgical techniques by BOZKUS, H, CRAWFORD, N. R, CHAMBERLAIN, R. H, VALENZUELA, T. D, ESPINOZA, A, YÜKSEL, Z, DICKMAN, C. A

“…This study compared porcine and human thoracic spine anatomies for a better understanding of how structures encountered during thoracoscopy differ between…”
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Surgical management of spinal epidural hematoma : relationship between surgical timing and neurological outcome by LAWTON, M. T, PORTER, R. W, HEISERMAN, J. E, JACOBOWITZ, R, SONNTAG, V. K. H, DICKMAN, C. A

“…Thirty patients were treated surgically for spinal epidural hematoma (SEH). Twelve of these cases resulted from spinal surgery, seven from epidural catheters,…”
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Acute axis fractures: Analysis of management and outcome in 340 consecutive cases by GREENE, K. A, DICKMAN, C. A, MARCIANO, F. F, DRABIER, J. B, HADLEY, M. N, SONNTAG, V. K. H

“…Retrospective review of acute axis fractures treated at a tertiary referral center. To determine the optimal treatment of axis fractures based on 340 cases…”
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Management of postoperative infections after spinal instrumentation by LEVI, A. D. O, DICKMAN, C. A, SONNTAG, V. K. H

“…The authors retrospectively reviewed 452 consecutively treated patients who underwent a spinal instrumentation procedure at a single institution to establish…”
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The anatomical suitability of the C1-2 complex for transarticular screw fixation by PARAMORE, C. G, DICKMAN, C. A, SONNTAG, V. K. H

“…Posterior transarticular screw fixation of the C1-2 complex has become an accepted method of rigid internal fixation for patients requiring posterior C1-2…”
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Thoracoscopic microsurgical excision of herniated thoracic discs by ROSENTHAL, D, DICKMAN, C. A

“…The authors began using thoracoscopy to treat pathological conditions of the spine in 1992. In this study they delineate their clinical experience in which…”
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A Historical Cohort Study of Pedicle Screw Fixation in Thoracic, Lumbar, and Sacral Spinal Fusions by Yuan, H A, Garfin, S R, Dickman, C A, Mardjetko, S M

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Transpedicular screw-rod fixation of the lumbar spine : operative technique and outcome in 104 cases by DICKMAN, C. A, FESSLER, R. G, MACMILLAN, M, HAID, R. W

“…A total of 104 patients underwent transpedicular spinal instrumentation using the Cotrel-Dubousset (71 cases) or the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital (33)…”
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A biomechanical evaluation of occipitocervical instrumentation : screw compared with wire fixation by HURLBERT, R. J, CRAWFORD, N. R, WON GYU CHOI, DICKMAN, C. A

“…The purpose of this study was to compare cable techniques used in occipitocervical fixation with two types of screw fixation. The authors hypothesized that…”
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Construction of local vertebral coordinate systems using a digitizing probe : Technical note by CRAWFORD, N. R, DICKMAN, C. A

“…When studying three-dimensional motion of multiple-vertebra spine segments in vitro, it is often desirable to report the kinematics at the individual vertebral…”
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An apparatus for applying pure nonconstraining moments to spine segments in vitro by Crawford, N R, Brantley, A G, Dickman, C A, Koeneman, E J

“…This article reports on the design and use of a new apparatus for creating and monitoring pure, relatively nonconstraining moments to induce flexion/extension,…”
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Stability of the craniovertebral junction after unilateral occipital condyle resection : a biomechanical study by VISHTEH, A. G, CRAWFORD, N. R, MELTON, M. S, SPETZLER, R. F, SONNTAG, V. K. H, DICKMAN, C. A

“…The authors sought to determine the biomechanics of the occipitoatlantal (occiput [Oc]-C1) and atlantoaxial (C1-2) motion segments after unilateral gradient…”
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Surgical management of atlantoaxial nonunions by DICKMAN, C. A, SONNTAG, V. K. H

“…Sixteen patients referred for atlantoaxial fixation failures were treated surgically with revision procedures during the past decade. Of these 16 patients,…”
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The influence of transoral odontoid resection on stability of the craniovertebral junction by DICKMAN, C. A, LOCANTRO, J, FESSLER, R. G

“…Twenty-seven cases of craniovertebral junction compression treated with transoral surgery were reviewed to assess the influences of pathological processes and…”
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The interspinous method of posterior atlantoaxial arthrodesis by DICKMAN, C. A, SONNTAG, V. K. H, PAPADOPOULOS, S. M, HADLEY, M. N

“…Thirty-six patients underwent C1-2 posterior wiring and fusion procedures over a 5-year period for unstable C-2 fractures (eight cases), unstable atlas-axis…”
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Magnetic resonance imaging of the transverse atlantal ligament for the evaluation of atlantoaxial instability by DICKMAN, C. A, MAMOURIAN, A, SONNTAG, V. K. H, DRAYER, B. P

“…Twenty normal human subjects and 14 patients with upper cervical spine pathology were studied with axial high-field magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to examine…”
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Unilateral posterior atlantoaxial transarticular screw fixation by GEUN SUNG SONG, THEODORE, N, DICKMAN, C. A, SONNTAG, V. K. H

“…Bilateral posterior C 1-2 transfacet screw placement with associated posterior bone graft wiring is the accepted treatment for patients with atlantoaxial…”
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Acute axis fractures: a review of 229 cases by Hadley, M N, Dickman, C A, Browner, C M, Sonntag, V K

“…Eighteen percent of acute cervical spine fractures involve the C-2 vertebra. The odontoid Type II fracture is the most common axis fracture and it is also the…”
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Posterior atlantoaxial facet screw fixation by MARCOTTE, P, DICKMAN, C. A, SONNTAG, V. K. H, KARAHALIOS, D. G, DRABIER, J

“…Eighteen patients with atlantoaxial instability were treated with posterior atlantoaxial facet screws to obtain immediate rigid fixation of C1-2. Of these 18…”
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Reoperation for herniated thoracic discs by DICKMAN, C. A, ROSENTHAL, D, REGAN, J. J

“…In this review the authors address the surgical strategies required to resect residual herniated thoracic discs. Data obtained in 15 patients who had undergone…”
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