2002 - Published Abstracts by the RSCICDV Staff

1. Anderson DG, Wiezbowski LR, Schwarts DM, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ. Pedicle screws with high electrical resistance: a potential source of error during stimulus-evoked EMG. Spine 2002; 27:1577.
2. Austin MS, Vaccaro AR, Brislin B, Nachwalter R, Hilibrand AS, Albert TJ. A cadaver study comparing conventional open laminoforaminotomy and two image-guided techniques for pedicle screw placement in posterolateral fusion and nonfusion models. Spine 2002; 27:2503.
3. Blam OG, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR. Surgical reconstruction of postlaminectomy cervical kyphosis. Current Opinion in Orthopaedics 2002; 13:208.
4. Blam OG, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR. Surgical reconstruction of post-laminectomy cervical kyphosis. Jefferson Orthopaedic Journal 2002; 30:26.
5. Craig MC, Das SK, Liu H, Ojha BC, Moore DS, Jackson AB, Mountz JM, Burns AS. Early detection of heterotopic ossification after spinal cord injury utilizing thallium-201 spect imaging. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(Suppl 1):S24.
6. Ditunno JF, Jr., Graziani V, Katz MA, Blight AR. Double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-escalating study evaluating the safety and efficacy of oral doses of Fampridine-SR (sustained-release 4-Aminopyridine) in patients with chronic spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(Suppl 1):S35-S36.
7. Ditunno JF, Jr. What do we know and what do we need to know to improve the outcome for individuals with spinal cord injury? J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(3):223.
8. Fredrickson D, Hubosky S, Shenot PJ. The clinical significance of vesicoureteric reflux diagnosed by videourodynamic studies. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(Suppl 1):S17-S18.
9. Lammertse D, Graziani V, Katz MA, Blight AR. Safety and efficacy of oral Fampridine-SR (sustained-release 4-Aminopyridine) in patients with chronic motor-incomplete spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(Suppl 1):S5-S6.
10. Lammertse DP, Graziani V, Katz MA, Blight AR. Evaluation of Fampridine-SR in patients with chronic spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(3):239.
11. Mountz JM, Liu H, Burns AS, O'Malley JP, Moore DS, Jackson AB. Detection of pre-committed heterotopic ossification after spinal cord injury by (201) T1 and Tc-99m-MDP SPECT and MRI. Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2002; 26(Suppl):S43.
12. Oleson CV, O'Neill BJ, Staas WE. Transverse myelitis secondary to lyme disease and babesiosis. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(Suppl 1):S36.
13. Patel TC, Vaccaro AR, Truumees E, Fischgrund JS, Hilibrand AS, Herkowitz HN. Two year follow-up of safety and efficacy study of osteoinductive protein-1 (recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-7) as an adjunct to posterolateral lumbar fusion. The Spine Journal 2002; 2(Suppl 2):S8.
14. Patel TC, McCulloch JA, Vaccaro AR, Truumees E, Fischgrund JS, Herkowitz HN, Albert TJ, Hilibrand AS, Phillips FM, Wetzel FT. A pilot safety and efficacy study of osteoinductive protein-1 (recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-7) in posterolateral lumbar fusion as a replacement for iliac crest autograph. The Spine Journal 2002; 2(Suppl 2):S9.
15. Phillips EM, Mitchell JR, Fried GW. The effect of oxandrolone in combination with medical nutrition therapy on length of time from surgery to sitting post surgical repair of a pressure ulcer in patients with traumatic SCI. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(Suppl 1):S41.
16. Phillips EM. The role of glutamine and arginine in metabolically stressed rehabilitation patients. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(Suppl 1):S41.
17. Shenot PJ, Hubosky S. External sphincterotomy: clinical results with long-term follow up. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(3):220-221.
18. Vaccaro AR, Venger BH, Kelleher PM, Singh K, Carrno JA, Albert TJ, Hilibrand AS. Use of a bioabsorbable anterior cervical plate in the treatment of cervical degenerative and traumatic disc disruption. Orthopedics 2002; 25:1191.
19. Vanichkachorn J, McAfee PC, Fedder IL, Catino MA, Vaccaro A R, Albert TJ, Paris MD. Lateral mass plate fixation for severe cervical instability. The Spine Journal 2002; 2(Suppl 2):S38.