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A prospective, randomized study of lumbar fusion. Preliminary results by Zdeblick, T A

“…One hundred, twenty-four patients undergoing lumbar or lumbosacral fusion for degenerative conditions were entered into a prospective study. The patients were…”
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Cervical stability after foraminotomy. A biomechanical in vitro analysis by Zdeblick, T A, Zou, D, Warden, K E, McCabe, R, Kunz, D, Vanderby, R

“…Laminectomy or facetectomy of the cervical spine, or both, may be needed for decompression of the spinal cord or of the nerve-roots. Acute stability of the…”
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Posterior lumbar interbody fusion : A biomechanical comparison, including a new threaded cage by BRODKE, D. S, DICK, J. C, KUNZ, D. N, MCCABE, R, ZDEBLICK, T. A

“…In vitro biomechanical testing was performed on eight lumbar calf spines. To compare the initial stiffness of a standard method of posterior lumbar interbody…”
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Lumbar disc disease with discogenic pain : What surgical treatment is most effective ? by NACHEMSON, A, ZDEBLICK, T. A, O'BRIEN, J. P

“…The diagnosis and treatment of painful degenerative disc disease remains one of the most controversial topics in the spine literature. The debate continues as…”
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Cervical stability after sequential capsule resection by Zdeblick, T A, Abitbol, J J, Kunz, D N, McCabe, R P, Garfin, S

“…A portion of the cervical facet joint must be resected to expose and decompress cervical nerve roots from a posterior approach. When posterior fusion is…”
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Biomechanical comparison of spondylolysis fixation techniques by DEGUCHI, M, RAPOFF, A. J, ZDEBLICK, T. A

“…A load-controlled biomechanical analysis of flexion, extension, and torsional stiffness in instrumented calf spines. To compare biomechanically the performance…”
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The efficacy of anterior cervical plating in the management of symptomatic pseudoarthrosis of the cervical spine by TRIBUS, C. B, CORTEEN, D. P, ZDEBLICK, T. A

“…A retrospective review of 16 consecutive patients treated with anterior resection of the pseudoarthrosis, autogenous iliac crest bone grafting, and…”
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Cervical kyphosis and myelopathy. Treatment by anterior corpectomy and strut-grafting by Zdeblick, T A, Bohlman, H H

“…Between 1976 and 1984, fourteen patients who had severe cervical kyphosis and myelopathy were treated with anterior decompression and arthrodesis. Eight had…”
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Laparoscopic spinal fusion by Zdeblick, T A

“…This article details the development of the laparoscopic technique of interbody spinal fusion. The rationale for this procedure is discussed as are…”
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Pedicle screw pullout strength. Correlation with insertional torque by Zdeblick, T A, Kunz, D N, Cooke, M E, McCabe, R

“…This study was designed to correlate several parameters regarding pedicle screw bone/metal interface strength. The insertional torque measured during tapping…”
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Failed Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Arthrodesis. Analysis and Treatment of Thirty-five Patients by ZDEBLICK, THOMAS A, HUGHES, STEVEN S, RIEW, K DANIEL, BOHLMAN, HENRY H

“…Thirty-five patients were managed operatively after failure of an anterior cervical discectomy and arthrodesis. Failure was classified as the absence of fusion…”
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The use of freeze-dried allograft bone for anterior cervical fusions by Zdeblick, T A, Ducker, T B

“…A consecutive series of 87 patients undergoing Smith-Robinson anterior cervical fusion were analyzed. Either freeze-dried tricortical iliac crest bone or…”
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Modified Smith-Robinson procedure for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion by Brodke, D S, Zdeblick, T A

“…Fifty-one consecutive patients with cervical radiculopathy or spondylosis were treated with single or multilevel anterior discectomy and fusion using a…”
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The effect of operative position and short-segment fusion on maintenance of sagittal alignment of the lumbar spine by TRIBUS, C. B, BELANGER, T. A, ZDEBLICK, T. A

“…A retrospective radiographic assessment of the maintenance of sagittal alignment in patients undergoing short-segment instrumented fusions in a knee-chest…”
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Anterior spinal fixators. A biomechanical in vitro study by Zdeblick, T A, Warden, K E, Zou, D, McAfee, P C, Abitbol, J J

“…In vitro calf spine testing was performed in flexion, rotation, and axial load, using a vertebral body corpectomy and anterior iliac crest bone grafting model…”
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A prospective study of laparoscopic spinal fusion : Technique and operative complications by MAHVI, D. M, ZDEBLICK, T. A

“…The authors hypothesized that anterior transperitoneal laparoscopic interbody fusion was feasible and safe. Low back pain associated with degenerative disc…”
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Biomechanical comparison of posterior cervical fixation by MIHARA, Hisanori, CHENG, Boyle C, DAVID, Stephen M, OHNARI, Katsuhiro, ZDEBLICK, Thomas A

“…Biomechanical stability using four different posterior cervical fixation techniques was evaluated in human cadaveric spine. To introduce an alternative…”
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Mechanical evaluation of cross-link designs in rigid pedicle screw systems by DICK, J. C, ZDEBLICK, T. A, BARTEL, B. D, KUNZ, D. N

“…This study was designed to evaluate the biomechanical performance of 5 different cross-link brands to determine which design characteristics are…”
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Anterior excision of herniated thoracic discs by Bohlman, H H, Zdeblick, T A

“…Twenty-two herniations of a thoracic disc in nineteen patients were surgically excised between 1972 and 1984. An anterior transthoracic decompression or a…”
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The Use of rhBMP-2 in Interbody Fusion Cages: Definitive Evidence of Osteoinduction in Humans: A Preliminary Report by Boden, Scott D, Zdeblick, Thomas A, Sandhu, Harvinder S, Heim, Stephen E

“…STUDY DESIGN.A prospective randomized controlled human clinical pilot trial. OBJECTIVES.To determine the feasibility of using rhBMP-2/collagen as a substitute…”
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