About Our Doctors - Publications
James S. Harrop, MD
Co-Associate Director for Acute Care, RSCICDV
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Journal Articles
1. Anand N, Vaccaro AR, Lim MR, Lee JY, Arnold P, Harrop JS et al. Evolution of thoracolumbar trauma classification systems: assessing the conflict between mechanism and morphology of injury. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 2006; 12(1):70-78.
2. Bagan B, Patel N, Deutsch H, Harrop J, Sharan A, Vaccaro AR et al. Perioperative Complications of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS): Comparison of MIS and Open Interbody Fusion Techniques. Surg Technol Int 2008; 17:281-286.
3. Bono CM, Vaccaro AR, Fehlings M, Fisher C, Dvorak M, Harrop J et al. Measurement techniques for lower cervical spine injuries: consensus statement of the Spine Trauma Study Group. Spine 2006; 31(5):603-609.
4. Bono CM, Vaccaro AR, Fehlings M, Fisher C, Dvorak M, Harrop J et al. Measurement techniques for upper cervical spine injuries: consensus statement of the Spine Trauma Study Group. Spine 2007; 32(5):593-600.
5. Fassett DR, Harrop JS, Maltenfort M, Jeyamohan SB, Ratliff JD, Anderson DG et al. Mortality rates in geriatric patients with spinal cord injuries. J Neurosurg Spine 2007; 7(3):277-281.
6. Fassett DR, Harrop JS, Vaccaro AR. Evidence on magnetic resonance imaging of Brown-Sequard spinal cord injury suffered indirectly from a gunshot wound. J Neurosurg Spine 2008; 8(3):286-287.
7. Fehlings MG, Furlan JC, Massicotte EM, Arnold P, Aarabi B, Harrop J et al. Interobserver and intraobserver reliability of maximum canal compromise and spinal cord compression for evaluation of acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury. Spine 2006; 31(15):1719-1725.
8. Grauer JN, Shafi B, Hilibrand AS, Harrop JS, Kwon BK, Beiner JM et al. Proposal of a modified, treatment-oriented classification of odontoid fractures. Spine J 2005; 5(2):123-129.
9. Grauer JN, Vaccaro AR, Beiner JM, Kwon BK, Hilibrand AS, Harrop JS et al. Similarities and differences in the treatment of spine trauma between surgical specialties and location of practice. Spine 2004; 29(6):685-696.
10. Harrop JS, Vaccaro A, Przybylski GJ. Acute respiratory compromise associated with flexed cervical traction after C2 fractures. Spine 2001; 26(4):E50-E54.
11. Harrop JS, Silva MT, Sharan AD, Dante SJ, Simeone FA. Cervicothoracic radiculopathy treated using posterior cervical foraminotomy/discectomy. J Neurosurg 2003; 98(2 Suppl):131-136.
12. Harrop JS, Hunt GE, Jr., Vaccaro AR. Conus medullaris and cauda equina syndrome as a result of traumatic injuries: management principles. Neurosurg Focus 2004; 16(6):e4.
13. Harrop JS, Poulsen DJ, Xiao W, Freese A, During MJ. Effect of altering titer, serotype, and promoter in recombinant adenoassociate virus gene therapy expression of spinal cord neurons and astrocytes. Spine 2004; 29(24):2787-2792.
14. Harrop JS, Sharan A, Anderson G, Hillibrand AS, Albert TJ, Flanders A et al. Failure of standard imaging to detect a cervical fracture in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis. Spine 2005; 30(14):E417-E419.
15. Harrop JS, Vaccaro AR, Hurlbert RJ, Wilsey JT, Baron EM, Shaffrey CI et al. Intrarater and interrater reliability and validity in the assessment of the mechanism of injury and integrity of the posterior ligamentous complex: a novel injury severity scoring system for thoracolumbar injuries. Invited submission from the Joint Section Meeting On Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, March 2005. J Neurosurg Spine 2006; 4(2):118-122.
16. Harrop JS, Hanna A, Silva MT, Sharan A. Neurological manifestations of cervical spondylosis: an overview of signs, symptoms, and pathophysiology. Neurosurgery 2007; 60(1 Supp1 1):S14-S20.
17. Harrop JS, Sharan AD, Vaccaro AR, Przybylski GJ. The cause of neurologic deterioration after acute cervical spinal cord injury. Spine 2001; 26(4):340-346.
18. Harrop JS, Sharan AD, Scheid EH, Jr., Vaccaro AR, Przybylski GJ. Tracheostomy placement in patients with complete cervical spinal cord injuries: American Spinal Injury Association Grade A. J Neurosurg 2004; 100(1 Suppl):20-23.
19. Harrop JS, Youssef JA, Maltenfort M, Vorwald P, Jabbour P, Bono CM et al. Lumbar adjacent segment degeneration and disease after arthrodesis and total disc arthroplasty. Spine 2008; 33(15):1701-1707.
20. Lee JY, Vaccaro AR, Lim MR, Oner FC, Hulbert RJ, Harrop J et al. Thoracolumbar injury classification and severity score: a new paradigm for the treatment of thoracolumbar spine trauma. J Orthop Sci 2005; 10(6):671-675.
21. Nassr A, Lee JY, Dvorak MF, Harrop JS, Dailey AT, Shaffrey CI et al. Variations in surgical treatment of cervical facet dislocations. Spine 2008; 33(7):E188-E193.
22. Patel AA, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ, Hilibrand AS, Harrop JS, Anderson DG et al. The adoption of a new classification system: time-dependent variation in interobserver reliability of the thoracolumbar injury severity score classification system. Spine 2007; 32(3):E105-E110.
23. Patel AA, Vaccaro AR, Martyak GG, Harrop JS, Albert TJ, Ludwig SC et al. Neurologic deficit following percutaneous vertebral stabilization. Spine 2007; 32(16):1728-1734.
24. Rampersaud RY, Fehlings MG, Harrop JS, Kuklo TR, Massicotte EM, Salonen D et al. Validation of digital radiology measurement tools for quantitative spinal imaging. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 2006; 12(1):11-21.
25. Sanfilippo JA, Winegar CD, Harrop JS, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR. All-terrain vehicles and associated spinal injuries. Spine 2008; 33(18):1982-1985.
26. Smith HE, Rynning RE, Okafor C, Zaslavsky J, Tracy JI, Harrop J et al. Evaluation of neurologic deficit without apparent cause: the importance of a multidisciplinary approach. J Spinal Cord Med 2007; 30(5):509-517.
27. Smith HE, Maltenfort M, Harrop JS, Bessey JT, Hong J, Yang N et al. Odontoid fractures and their management. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 2010; 15(3):65-72.
28. Torina PJ, Flanders AE, Carrino JA, Burns AS, Friedman DP, Harrop JS et al. Incidence of vertebral artery thrombosis in cervical spine trauma: correlation with severity of spinal cord injury. Am J Neuroradiol 2005; 26(10):2645-2651.
29. Vaccaro AR, Lehman RA, Jr., Hurlbert RJ, Anderson PA, Harris M, Harrop J et al. A new classification of thoracolumbar injuries: the importance of injury morphology, the integrity of the posterior ligamentous complex, and neurologic status. Spine 2005; 30(20):2325-2333.
30. Vaccaro AR, Harrop JS, Daffner SD, Berta SC. Acute cervical spine injuries in the athlete: diagnosis, management, and return-to-play. International SportMed Journal 2003; 4(1):1-5.
31. Vaccaro AR, Baron EM, Sanfilippo J, Jacoby S, Steuve J, Harrop J et al. Reliability of a novel classification system for thoracolumbar injuries: the Thoracolumbar Injury Severity Score. Spine 2006; 31(11 Suppl):S62-S69.
32. Vaccaro AR, Lim MR, Hurlbert RJ, Lehman RA, Jr., Harrop J, Harrop J et al. Surgical decision making for unstable thoracolumbar spine injuries: results of a consensus panel review by the spine trauma study group. J Spinal Disord Tech 2006; 19(1):1-10.
33. Vaccaro AR, Zeiller SC, Hulbert RJ, Anderson PA, Harris M, Harrop J et al. The thoracolumbar injury severity score: a proposed treatment algorithm. J Spinal Disord Tech 2005; 18(3):209-215.
34. Whang PG, Vaccaro AR, Poelstra KA, Patel AA, Anderson DG, Harrop JS et al. The influence of fracture mechanism and morphology on the reliability and validity of two novel thoracolumbar injury classification systems. Spine 2007; 32(7):791-795.
35. Wimberley DW, Vaccaro AR, Goyal N, Harrop JS, Anderson DG, Albert TJ et al. Acute quadriplegia following closed traction reduction of a cervical facet dislocation in the setting of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: case report. Spine 2005; 30(15):E433-E438.
36. Yadla S, Lebude B, Tender GC, Sharan AD, Harrop JS, Hilibrand AS et al. Traumatic spondyloptosis of the thoracolumbar spine. J Neurosurg Spine 2008; 9(2):145-151.
37. Yadla S, Klimo P, Jr., Harrop JS. Traumatic central cord syndrome: etiology, management, and outcomes. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 2010; 15(3):73-84.
