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1. Anderson DG, Wierzbowski LR, Schwartz DM, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ. Pedicle screws with high electrical resistance: a potential source of error with stimulus-evoked EMG. Spine 2002; 27(14):1577-1581.
2. Austin MS, Vaccaro AR, Brislin B, Nachwalter R, Hilibrand AS, Albert TJ. Image-guided spine surgery: 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(22):2503-2508.
3. Banco SP, Vaccaro AR, Blam O, Eck JC, Cotler JM, Hilibrand AS et al. Spine infections: variations in incidence during the academic year. Spine 2002; 27(9):962-965.
4. Barker E, Saulino MF. First-ever guidelines for spinal cord injuries. RN 2002; 65(10):32-37.
5. Barker E, Saulino M, Caristo AM. Spina bifida. RN 2002; 65(12):33-38.
6. Doherty JG, Burns AS, O'Ferrall DM, Ditunno JF, Jr. Prevalence of upper motor neuron vs lower motor neuron lesions in complete lower thoracic and lumbar spinal cord injuries. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(4):289-292.
7. Fan D, Schwartz DM, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS, Albert TJ. Intraoperative neurophysiologic detection of iatrogenic C5 nerve root injury during laminectomy for cervical compression myelopathy. Spine 2002; 27(22):2499-2502.
8. Fukui Y, Krag M, Huston D, Ambrose T, Vaccaro AR. Halovest dynamic loads: full crossover comparison of three vest types. Spine 2002; 27(3):241-249.
9. MacKenzie EJ, Sacco WJ, Luchter S, Ditunno JF, Staz CF, Gruen GS et al. Validating the Functional Capacity Index as a measure of outcome following blunt multiple trauma. Qual Life Res 2002; 11(8):797-808.
10. Vaccaro AR, Anderson DG, Toth CA. Recombinant human osteogenic protein-1 (bone morphogenetic protein-7) as an osteoinductive agent in spinal fusion. Spine 2002; 27(16 Suppl 1):S59-S65.
11. Vaccaro AR, Venger BH, Kelleher PM, Singh K, Carrino JA, Albert T et al. Use of a bioabsorbable anterior cervical plate in the treatment of cervical degenerative and traumatic disk disruption. Orthopedics 2002; 25(10 Suppl):s1191-s1199.
12. Vaccaro AR, Carrino JA, Venger BH, Albert T, Kelleher PM, Hilibrand A et al. Use of a bioabsorbable anterior cervical plate in the treatment of cervical degenerative and traumatic disc disruption. J Neurosurg 2002; 97(4 Suppl):473-480.
13. Vaccaro AR, Cirello J. The use of allograft bone and cages in fractures of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. [Review] [36 refs]. Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research 2002; 394:19-26.
14. Vaccaro AR, Madigan L, Bauerle WB, Blescia A, Cotler JM. Early halo immobilization of displaced traumatic spondylolisthesis of the axis. Spine 2002; 27(20):2229-2233.
15. Vaccaro AR, Madigan L. Spinal applications of bioabsorbable implants. Orthopedics 2002; 25(10 Suppl):s1115-s1120.
16. Vaccaro AR, Madigan L. Spinal applications of bioabsorbable implants. J Neurosurg 2002; 97(4 Suppl):407-412.