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Progesterone is neuroprotective after acute experimental spinal cord trauma in rats by THOMAS, A. J, NOCKELS, R. P, PAN, H. Q, SHAFFREY, C. I, CHOPP, M

“…A standardized rat contusion model was used to test the hypothesis that progesterone significantly improves neurologic recovery after a spinal cord injury that…”
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Dorsal thoracic arachnoid web and the "scalpel sign": a distinct clinical-radiologic entity by Reardon, M A, Raghavan, P, Carpenter-Bailey, K, Mukherjee, S, Smith, J S, Matsumoto, J A, Yen, C-P, Shaffrey, M E, Lee, R R, Shaffrey, C I, Wintermark, M

“…Arachnoid webs are intradural extramedullary bands of arachnoid tissue that can extend to the pial surface of the spinal cord, causing a focal dorsal…”
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Surgical approaches for the correction of unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures : a retrospective analysis of treatment outcomes by DANISA, O. A, SHAFFREY, C. I, JANE, J. A, WHITEHILL, R, GWO-JAW WANG, SZABO, T. A, HANSEN, C. A, SHAFFREY, M. E, CHAN, D. P. K

“…The authors retrospectively studied 49 nonparaplegic patients who sustained acute unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures. All patients underwent surgical…”
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Use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) as an adjunct for instrumented posterior arthrodesis in the occipital cervical region: An analysis of safety, efficacy and dosing by Hamilton, D K, Smith, J S, Reames, D L, Williams, B J, Shaffrey, C I

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Efficacy of the Ghajar Guide revisited : a prospective study by O'LEARY, S. T, KOLE, M. K, HOOVER, D. A, HYSELL, S. E, THOMAS, A, SHAFFREY, C. I

“…The goal of this study was to compare the freehand technique of catheter placement using external landmarks with the technique of using the Ghajar Guide for…”
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Anaplastic extramedullary cervical ependymoma with leptomeningeal metastasis by Pomeraniec, I.J, Dallapiazza, R.F, Sumner, H.M, Lopes, M.B, Shaffrey, C.I, Smith, J.S

“…Highlights • We present a rare extramedullary ependymoma with diffuse spinal metastatic disease and review previously reported cases. • The MRI of the cervical…”
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Modified open-door laminoplasty for treatment of neurological deficits in younger patients with congenital spinal stenosis : analysis of clinical and radiographic data by SHAFFREY, C. I, WIGGINS, G. C, PICCIRILLI, C. B, YOUNG, J. N, LOVELL, L. R

“…Multilevel anterior cervical decompressive surgery and fusion effectively treats cervical myeloradiculopathy that is caused by severe cervical spinal stenosis,…”
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Neurosurgical applications of fibrin glue: augmentation of dural closure in 134 patients by Shaffrey, C I, Spotnitz, W D, Shaffrey, M E, Jane, J A

“…In a wide variety of neurosurgical procedures performed on 134 patients over a 3-year period, fibrin glue has been applied as an adjunct to dural closure…”
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Atypical hemifacial microsomia associated with Chiari I malformation and syrinx : further evidence indicating that Chiari I malformation is a disorder of the paraaxial mesoderm: Case report and review of the literature by MESIWALA, Ali H, SHAFFREY, Christopher I, GRUSS, Joseph S, ELLENBOGEN, Richard G

“…The authors present the first known reported case of hemifacial microsomia associated with a Chiari I malformation and syrinx. A 14-year-old girl presented…”
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Thoracic duct injury during anterior cervical discectomy: a rare complication case report by HART, A. K. E, GREINWALD, J. H, SHAFFREY, C. I, POSTMA, G. N

“…Chylous fistula resulting from intraoperative injury to the cervical thoracic duct is well described as a complication of neck dissection. However, injury to…”
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Shunt fracture following correction of spinal deformity : Case illustration by HOOVER, D, GANJU, A, SHAFFREY, C. I, BARTKOWSKI, H, RAUZZINO, M. J

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Management of complex pediatric and adolescent spinal deformity by WIGGINS, Gregory C, RAUZZINO, Michael J, BARTKOWSKI, Henry M, NOCKELS, Russ P, SHAFFREY, Christopher I

“…The authors sought to analyze prospectively the outcome of surgery for complex spinal deformity in the pediatric and young adult populations. The authors…”
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Treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis by extensive unilateral decompression and contralateral autologous bone fusion : operative technique and results by DIPIERRO, C. G, HELM, G. A, SHAFFREY, C. I, CHADDUCK, J. B, HENSON, S. L, MALIK, J. M, SZABO, T. A, SIMMONS, N. E, JANE, J. A

“…A new surgical technique for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis features extensive unilateral decompression with undercutting of the spinous process and,…”
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The association of lumbar spondylolisthesis with collagen IX tryptophan alleles by MATSUI, Y, MIRZA, S. K, WU, J.-J, CARTER, B, BELLABARBA, C, SHAFFREY, C. I, CHAPMAN, J. R, EYRE, D. R

“…Two collagen type IX gene polymorphisms that introduce a tryptophan residue into the protein's triple-helical domain have been linked to an increased risk of…”
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Type II odontoid fractures in the elderly: early failure of nonsurgical treatment by Kuntz, 4th, C, Mirza, S K, Jarell, A D, Chapman, J R, Shaffrey, C I, Newell, D W

“…The optimum treatment of Type II odontoid fractures in the geriatric population remains controversial. Coexisting medical conditions encountered in the elderly…”
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Perioperative complications with costotransversectomy and anterior approaches to thoracic and thoracolumbar tumors by Wiggins, G C, Mirza, S, Bellabarba, C, West, G A, Chapman, J R, Shaffrey, C I

“…Anterior decompression and stabilization for thoracic spinal tumors often involves a thoracotomy and can be associated with surgical approach-related…”
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Classification of civilian craniocerebral gunshot wounds: a multivariate analysis predictive of mortality by Shaffrey, M E, Polin, R S, Phillips, C D, Germanson, T, Shaffrey, C I, Jane, J A

“…Management of cerebral gunshot injuries has changed considerably since Cushing's (1916) and Matson's (1948) classification schemes, developed during World War…”
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Surgical treatment of thoracolumbar fractures by Shaffrey, C I, Shaffrey, M E, Whitehill, R, Nockels, R P

“…Many studies indicate that spinal canal decompression and stabilization lead to improved neurologic recovery in patients with incomplete neurologic deficits…”
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Prospective analysis of uncemented and hybrid primary porous coated anatomic total hip arthroplasties in a community setting by Moskal, J T, Shaffrey, C I, Ripley, L P

“…One hundred thirty-four consecutive primary total hip arthroplasties, with 100 uncemented and 34 hybrid cemented femoral components, were performed in 119…”
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Surgeon's foot : a report of sural nerve palsy by SHAFFREY, M. E, JANE, J. A, PERSING, J. A, SHAFFREY, C. I, PHILLIPS, L. H

“…Although compression neuropathies are encountered frequently in neurosurgical practice, involvement of the sural nerve is described rarely. We report a case of…”
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