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ISPI Newsletter Archive Lumbar Spine Surgery January 2005 Effects of Charite Artificial Disc on the Implanted and Adjacent Spinal Segments Mechanics Using a Hybrid Testing Protocol Spine. 30(24):2755-2764, December 15, 2005. Long-term Results of Disc Excision for Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation With or Without Posterolateral Fusion Spine. 30(24):2830-2834, December 15, 2005. May 2005 Long-Term Outcomes of Surgical and Nonsurgical Management of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: 8 to 10 Year Results from the Maine Lumbar Spine Study. Spine. 30(8):936-943, April 15, 2005. Long-Term Outcomes of Surgical and Nonsurgical Management of Sciatica Secondary to a Lumbar Disc Herniation: 10 Year Results from the Maine Lumbar Spine Study. Spine. 30(8):927-935, April 15, 2005. July 2005 Correlation Between Range of Motion and Outcome After Lumbar Total Disc Replacement: 8.6-Year Follow-up. Spine. 30(12):1407-1411, June 15, 2005. United States Trends in Lumbar Fusion Surgery for Degenerative Conditions. Spine. 30(12):1441-1445, June 15, 2005. Risk Factors for Infection After Spinal Surgery. Spine. 30(12):1460-1465, June 15, 2005. August 2005 Eur Spine J. 2005 Mar 11: Sacroiliac joint pain after lumbar fusion. A study with anesthetic blocks. A Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Study of Lumbar Total Disc Replacement With the CHARITE Artificial Disc Versus Lumbar Fusion: Part I: Evaluation of Clinical Outcomes. Spine. 30(14):1565-1575, July 15, 2005. October 2005 Cage Migration in Spondylolisthesis Treated With Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using BAK Cages.Spine. 30(19):2171-2175, October 1, 2005. The Treatment of Disabling Single-Level Lumbar Discogenic Low Back Pain With Total Disc Arthrolplasty Utilizing the Prodisc Prosthesis: A Prospective Study With 2-Year Minimum Follow-up. Spine. 30(19):2230-2236, October 1, 2005. The Effect of Interbody Cage Positioning on Lumbosacral Vertebral Endplate Failure in Compression. Spine. 30(19):E556-E561, October 1, 2005. November 2005 The Long-term Clinical Sequelae of Incidental Durotomy in Lumbar Disc Surgery. Spine. 30(20):2298-2302, October 15, 2005.

Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Spondylosis: Updated Cochrane Review. Spine. 30(20):2312-2320, October 15, 2005. Corticosteroids Peroperatively Diminishes Damage to the CFibers in Microscopic Lumbar Disc Surgery. Spine. 30(21):2362-2367, November 1, 2005. Rates of Lumbar Disc Surgery Before and After Implementation of Multidisciplinary Nonsurgical Spine Clinics. Spine. 30(21):2469-2473, November 1, 2005. December 2005 Patients' Expectations and Satisfaction in Lumbar Spine Surgery. Spine. 30(23):2689-2694, December 1, 2005. A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Postoperative Continuous Local Anesthetic Infusion at the Iliac Crest Bone Graft Site After Spinal Arthrodesis. Spine. 30(22):2477-2483, November 15, 2005. January 2006 Effects of Charite Artificial Disc on the Implanted and Adjacent Spinal Segments Mechanics Using a Hybrid Testing Protocol. Spine. 30(24):2755-2764, December 15, 2005. Biomechanical Changes at Adjacent Segments Following Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using Tapered Cages. Spine. 30(24):2772-2776, December 15, 2005. Long-term Results of Disc Excision for Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation With or Without Posterolateral Fusion. Spine. 30(24):2830-2834, December 15, 2005. February 2006 Intradiscal Thermal Therapy Does Not Stimulate Biologic Remodeling in an In Vivo Sheep Model. Spine. 31(2):139-145, January 15, 2006. May 2006 Lumbar Total Disc Arthroplasty Utilizing the ProDisc Prosthesis in Smokers Versus Nonsmokers: A Prospective Study With 2-Year Minimum Follow-up. Spine. 31(9):992-997, April 20, 2006. June 2006 Clinical Outcomes of 3 Fusion Methods Through the Posterior Approach in the Lumbar Spine. Spine. 31(12):1351-1357, May 20, 2006. Revisability of the CHARITE Artificial Disc Replacement: Analysis of 688 Patients Enrolled in the U.S. IDE Study of the CHARITE Artificial Disc. Spine. 31(11):1217-1226, May 15, 2006. July 2006 Outcome of Revision Discectomies Following Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation. Spine. 31(13):1473-1476, June 1, 2006. Five-Year Outcomes of Surgical Treatment for Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Prospective Observational Study of Symptom Severity at Standard Intervals after Surgery. Spine. 31(13):1484-1490, June 1, 2006.

September 2006 Clinical Results of Total Lumbar Disc Replacement With ProDisc II: Three-Year Results for Different Indications. Spine. 31(17):1923-1932, August 1, 2006. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 20 Years After Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Spine. 31(17):1952-1956, August 1, 2006. Population-Based Trends in Volumes and Rates of Ambulatory Lumbar Spine Surgery. Spine. 31(17):1957-1963, August 1, 2006. November 2006 United States Trends and Regional Variations in Lumbar Spine Surgery: 1992 2003 SPINE Volume 31, Number 23, pp 2707 2714 United States Trends and Regional Variations in Lumbar Spine Surgery: 1992 2003 SPINE Volume 31, Number 23, pp 2707 2714 December 2006 Influence of X Stop on Neural Foramina and Spinal Canal Area in Spinal Stenosis. Spine; Dec 1, 2006 Patient-based outcomes for the operative treatment of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis European Spine Journal; Volume 15, Number 11; November 2006; Pages 1661 1669 January 2007 Efficacy of IDET for Relief of Leg Pain Associated with Discogenic Low Back Pain Pain Pract. 2004 Dec;4(4):281-5. February 2007 Patients' Satisfaction With Provided Care/Information and Expectations on Clinical Outcome After Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery. Spine. 32(2):256-261, January 15, 2007. March 2007 Variation in Reported Safety of Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Influence of Industrial Sponsorship and Other Study Characteristics. Spine. 32(4):471-480, February 15, 2007. Reoperation Rates Following Lumbar Spine Surgery and the Influence of Spinal Fusion Procedures. Spine. 32(3):382-387, February 1, 2007. April 2007 The development of an evidence-based patient booklet for patients undergoing lumbar discectomy and un-instrumented decompression European Spine Journal. Number 16, Volume 3, March 2007. Pages 339-346. Changes in the total Oswestry Index and its ten items in females and males pre- and post-surgery for lumbar disc herniation: a 1-year follow-up. European Spine Journal. Volume 16, Number 3, March 2007. Page 347-352. May 2007 Surgical Outcome of Drop Foot Caused by Degenerative Lumbar Diseases. Spine. 32(8):E262-E266, April 15, 2007

Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Myelography in the Presurgical Diagnosis of Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis. Spine. 32(8):896-903, April 15, 2007. June 2007 One-Year Results of X STOP Interspinous Implant for the Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Spine. 32(12):1345-1348, May 20, 2007. Erector Spinae Muscle Changes on Magnetic Resonance Imaging Following Lumbar Surgery Through a Posterior Approach. Spine. 32(11):1236-1241, May 15, 2007. July 2007 Outcome Evaluation of Surgical and Nonsurgical Management of Lumbar Disc Protrusion Causing Radiculopathy. Spine. 32(13):1414-1422, June 1, 2007. August 2007 Does Shaving the Incision Site Increase the Infection Rate After Spinal Surgery? Spine. 32(15):1575-1577, July 1, 2007. September 2007 Appropriate selection of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis for interspinous process decompression with the X STOP device. Neurosurg Focus 2007 Dec 15;22(1):E5 October 2007 Diabetes and Early Postoperative Outcomes Following Lumbar Fusion. Spine. 32(20):2214-2219, September 15, 2007. Physiotherapy-Based Rehabilitation Following Disc Herniation Operation: Results of an RCT. Spine. 32(19):2041-2049, September 1, 2007. Are Lumbar Spine Reoperation Rates Falling With Greater Use of Fusion Surgery and New Surgical Technology? Spine. 32(19):2119-2126, September 1, 2007. December 2007 Major Vascular Injury During Anterior Lumbar Spinal Surgery: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Management. Spine. 32(24):2751-2758, November 15, 2007. Low Back Pain in 15- to 16-Year-Old Children in Relation to School Furniture and Carrying of the School Bag. Spine. 32(24):E713-E717, November 15, 2007. Pain 2007 Nov;132(1-2):179-88. Epub 2007 Sep 12. Spinal cord stimulation versus conventional medical management for neuropathic pain: a multicentre randomized controlled trial in patients with failed back surgery syndrome. January 2008 Artificial Disc Versus Fusion: A Prospective, Randomized Study With 2- Year Follow-up on 99 Patients. Spine. 32(26):2933-2940, December 15, 2007.

February 2008 Analysis of post-operative pain patterns following total lumbar disc replacement: results from fluoroscopically guided spine infiltrations European Spine Journal; Volume 17, Number 1; January 2008; Pages 44-56 The Prevalence of Wrong Level Surgery Among Spine Surgeons. Spine 33(2):194-198, January 15, 2008. What comprises a good outcome in spinal surgery? A preliminary survey among spine surgeons of the SSE and European spine patients European Spine Journal; Volume 17, Number 1; January 2008; Pages 104-116 March 2008 High failure rate of the interspinous distraction device (X-Stop) for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis caused by degenerative spondylolisthesis. European Spine Journal; Volume 17 (2), February 2008; 188-192. April 2008 Repeat Vertebroplasty for Unrelieved Pain at Previously Treated Vertebral Levels With Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures. Spine. 33(6):640-647, March 15, 2008. June 2008 Degeneration of Sacroiliac Joint After Instrumented Lumbar or Lumbosacral Fusion: A Prospective Cohort Study Over Five-Year Follow-up. Spine. 33(11):1192-1198, May 15, 2008. Effects of Age and Comorbidities on Complication Rates and Adverse Outcomes After Lumbar Laminectomy in Elderly Patients. Spine. 33(11):1250-1255, May 15, 2008. Pain, disability and coping reflected in the diurnal cortisol variability in patients scheduled for lumbar disc surgery European Journal of Pain; Volume 12(5); July 2008, pages 663-640 July 2008 Effect of Preserving Paraspinal Muscles on Postoperative Axial Pain in the Selective Cervical Laminoplasty. Spine. 33(14):E455-E459, June 15, 2008. Reliability of stiffness measured in glenohumeral joint and its application to assess the effect of endrange mobilization in subjects with adhesive capsulitis Manual Therapy; Volume 13 (4); August 2008; Pages 307-316 September 2008 Epidural Steroid Following Discectomy for Herniated Lumbar Disc Reduces Neurological Impairment and Enhances Recovery: A Randomized Study With Two-Year Follow-up. Spine. 33(19):2028-2033, September 1, 2008

Life Expectancy After Lumbar Spine Surgery: One- to Eleven-Year Follow-up of 1015 Patients. Spine. 33(19):2116-2121, September 1, 2008 October 2008 How often is minimally invasive minimally effective: what are the complication rates for minimally invasive surgery? Surg Neurol. 2008 Oct;70(4):386-8. Epub 2008 Jan 22. Threaded interbody fusion cage for adjacent segment degenerative disease after previous anterior cervical fusion. Surg Neurol. 2008 Oct;70(4):390-7. Epub 2008 Mar 4. December 2008 Lumbar Spinal Arthroplasty: Analysis of One Center's Twenty Best and Twenty Worst Clinical Outcomes. Spine. 33(23):2566-2569, November 1, 2008. January 2009 Surgical Versus Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Disc Herniation: Four-Year Results for the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) Spine; 1 December 2008 - Volume 33 - Issue 25 - pp 2789-2800 Utility of Spine Surgery: A Comparison of Common Elective Orthopaedic Surgical Procedures Spine; 1 December 2008 - Volume 33 - Issue 25 - pp 2819-2830 February 2009 Recurrence Rate of Lumbar Disc Herniation After Open Discectomy in Active Young Men. Spine; 1 January 2009 -Volume 34 - Issue 1 - pp 24-29 March 2009 Lumbar Fusion Leads to Increases in Angular Motion and Stress Across Sacroiliac Joint: A Finite Element Study Spine: 1 March 2009 - Volume 34 - Issue 5 - pp E162-E169 Nocturnal Leg Cramps: A Common Complaint in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis Spine:1 March 2009-Volume 34-Issue5-pp E189-E194 June 2009 The Influence of Preoperative Back Pain on the Outcome of Lumbar Decompression Surgery Spine; 15 May 2009 - Volume 34 - Issue 11 - pp 1198-1203 Nonsurgical Interventional Therapies for Low Back Pain: A Review of the Evidence for an American Pain Society Clinical Practice Guideline Spine; 1 May 2009 - Volume 34 - Issue 10 - pp 1078-1093

September 2009 Rehabilitation After Lumbar Disc Surgery: An Update Cochrane Review Spine; 15 August 2009 - Volume 34 - Issue 18 Perioperative outcomes of anterior lumbar surgery in obese versus non-obese patients Volume 5; Issue 9 The Spine Journal; Volume 9 (9); September 2009; 715-720 October 2009 The Effect of Compensation Status on Waiting Time for Elective Surgical Lumbar Discectomy Spine; 1 September 2009 - Volume 34 - Issue 19 - pp 2052-2059 February 2010 In the Eye of the Beholder: Preferences of Patients, Family Physicians, and Surgeons for Lumbar Spinal Surgery Spine; 1 January 2010 - Volume 35 - Issue 1 - pp 108-115 The Impact of Workers' Compensation on Outcomes of Surgical and Nonoperative Therapy for Patients With a Lumbar Disc Herniation: SPORT Spine; 1 January 2010 - Volume 35 - Issue 1 - pp 89-97 March 2010 Multifidus muscle changes and clinical effects of one-level posterior lumbar interbody fusion: minimally invasive procedure versus conventional open approach The European Spine Journal; Volume 19, Number 2; February 2010; Pages 316-324 Economic impact of improving outcomes of lumbar discectomy The Spine Journal; Volume 10; Issue 2; February 2010; Pages 108-116 April 2010 National Revision Burden for Lumbar Total Disc Replacement in the United States: Epidemiologic and Economic Perspectives Spine; 15 March 2010 - Volume 35 - Issue 6 - pp 690-696 Dural lesions in lumbar disc herniation surgery: Incidence, risk factors and outcome. European Spine Journal; Volume 19; 4(3); March 2010; pages 439-442 May 2010 Surgeon Perceptions and Reported Complications in Spine Surgery Spine; 20 April 2010 - Volume 35 - Issue 9S - pp S9-S21 Avoiding Wrong Site Surgery: A Systematic Review Spine; 20 April 2010 - Volume 35 - Issue 9S - pp S28-S36 Early Rehabilitation Targeting Cognition, Behavior, and Motor Function After Lumbar Fusion: A Randomized Controlled Trial Spine; 15 April 2010 - Volume 35 - Issue 8 - pp 848-857

June 2010 Low Back Pain After Lumbar Discectomy in Patients Showing Endplate Modic Type 1 Change Spine; 1 June 2010 - Volume 35 - Issue 13 - pp E596-E600 Performance-Based Outcomes Following Lumbar Discectomy in Professional Athletes in the National Football League Spine; 20 May 2010 - Volume 35 - Issue 12 - pp 1247-1251 July 2010 Surgical Versus Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Four-Year Results of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial Spine; 15 June 2010 - Volume 35 - Issue 14 - pp 1329-1338 The Cost-effectiveness of Spinal Cord Stimulation in the Treatment of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Clinical Journal of Pain; July/August 2010 - Volume 26 - Issue 6 - pp 463-469 October 2010 The Impact of Intermittent Retraction on Paraspinal Muscle Function During Lumbar Surgery Spine; 15 September 2010 - Volume 35 - Issue 20 - pp E1050-E1057 Clinical Outcomes After Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion in Workers' Compensation Patients: A Case- Control Study Spine; 1 September 2010 - Volume 35 - Issue 19 - pp 1812-1817 Clinical outcomes of patients with lumbar disc herniation, selected for one-level open-discectomy and microdiscectomy European Spine Journal; 19 (9); 1450-1458 November 2010 Prevalence of Internet use amongst an elective spinal surgery outpatient population European Spine Journal; Volume 19, Number 10, 1776-1779 December 2010 Less Invasive Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Obesity: Clinical Outcomes and Return to Work Spine; 15 November 2010 - Volume 35 - Issue 24 - pp 2116-2120 January 2011 Vascular causes of radiculopathy: a literature review The Spine Journal; 11 (1); Pages 73-85 February 2011 Surgeons Agree to Disagree on Surgical Options for Degenerative Conditions of the Cervical and Lumbar Spine Spine; 1 February 2011 - Volume 36 - Issue 3 - p E203 E212 Predominant Leg Pain Is Associated With Better Surgical Outcomes in Degenerative Spondylolisthesis and Spinal Stenosis: Results From the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) Spine; 1 February 2011 - Volume 36 - Issue 3 - p 219 229

June 2011 Smokers Show Less Improvement Than Nonsmokers Two Years after Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Study of 4555 Patients from the Swedish Spine Register Spine; 01 June 2011 - Volume 36 - Issue 13 - p 1059 1064 September 2011 The Effect of Fear of Movement Beliefs on Pain and Disability After Surgery for Lumbar and Cervical Degenerative Conditions Spine; 01 September 2011 - Volume 36 - Issue 19 - p 1554 1562 October 2011 ISSLS Prize Winner: Function After Spinal Treatment, Exercise, and Rehabilitation (FASTER): A Factorial Randomized Trial to Deter-mine Whether the Functional Outcome of Spinal Surgery Can Be Improved Spine; 1 October 2011 - Volume 36 - Issue 21 - p 1711 1720 Function After Spinal Treatment, Exercise, and Rehabilitation: Cost- Effectiveness Analysis Based on a Randomized Controlled Trial Spi-nel 1 October 2011 - Volume 36 - Issue 21 - p 1807 1814