Spinal Cord Injury Abstracts 2001 - 2007 Reference List
Current SCI Research Publications by the Center Staff

Spinal Cord Injury Abstracts 2001 - 2007 Reference List

 

     (1)   Anderson, D. G., Wiezbowski, L. R., Schwarts, D. M., Hilibrand, A. S., Vaccaro, A. R., and Albert, T. J. Pedicle screws with high electrical resistance: a potential source of error during stimulus-evoked EMG. Spine 2002; 27:1577.

     (2)   Austin, M. S., Vaccaro, A. R., Brislin, B., Nachwalter, R., Hilibrand, A. S., and Albert, T. J. 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, O. G., Albert, T. J., and Vaccaro, A. R. Surgical reconstruction of post-laminectomy cervical kyphosis. Jefferson Orthopaedic Journal 2002; 30:26.

     (4)   Blam, O. G., Albert, T. J., and Vaccaro, A. R. Surgical reconstruction of postlaminectomy cervical kyphosis. Current Opinion in Orthopaedics 2002; 13:208.

     (5)   Bratta, A., Schmidt Read, M., VanHiel, L., Botkin, R., Saulino, M., Harkema, S. J., and Behrman, A. L. Implementing locomotor training in acute SCI rehabilitation: experiences from a multi-site randomized clinical trial. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):158-159.

     (6)   Burns, A. S. and Meythaler, J. M. Intrathecal baclofen in tetraplegia of spinal origin: efficacy for upper extremity hypertonia. Compendium of Abstracts in Spinal Cord Medicine 2001; 6(2):83.

     (7)   Burns, A. S., Coward, C., Ditunno, J. F., and Marino, R. J. Relationship of ambulation speed and Physiologic Cost Index (PCI) to Walking Index in Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI) level in chronic spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26(Suppl 1):S43.

     (8)   Burns, A. S., Lemay, M., and Tessler, A. Spontaneous potentials in animal model spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2004; 85(9):e50.

     (9)   Burns, A. S., Tessler, A., and Son, Y. J. Thoracic spinalization elicits differential synaptic stability and remodeling in fast and slow muscles of adult rat hindlimbs. Am J Phys Med Rehabil  2005; 84(3):202.

   (10)   Burns, A. S., Tessler, A., Boyce, V., and Lemay, M. Neurotrophic factors and locomotor training diminish spontaneous potentials (fibrillations, positive sharp waves) caudal to spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2005; 28(2):134.

   (11)   Burns, A. S., Kim, M. O., Marino, R. J., and Ditunno, J. F. Correlation of Borg Rating to Physiologic Cost Index (PCI) and Total Heart Beat Index (THBI) for The Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI). J Spinal Cord Med 2006; 29(3):339.

   (12)   Burns, A. S., Flanders, A., Fried, G., and Marino, R. J. Imaging peripheral denervation caudal to acute spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2006; 29(4):445-446.

   (13)   Chen, B., Marino, R., and Dijkers, M. Abnormal lipid profiles and Vitamin D deficiency in patients with chronic SCI. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):178.

   (14)   Craig, M. C., Das, S. K., Liu, H., Ojha, B. C., Moore, D. S., Jackson, A. B., Mountz, J. M., and Burns, A. S. Early detection of heterotopic ossification after spinal cord injury utilizing thallium-201 spect imaging. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(Suppl 1):S24.

   (15)   Datta, S., Lorenz, D., Ardolino, E., Schmidt-Read, M., Morrison, S., Backus, D., Harkema, S., and NeuroRecovery Network. A multivariate examination of temporal change in Berg Balance Scale variables for individuals with ASIA C and D spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2007; 30(2):186-187.

   (16)   Ditunno, J. F. Future treatment strategies in SCI rehabilitation: recovery outcome, mechanisms, and measures. J Rehab Res & Devel 2004; 41(2 (Suppl 2)):32-33.

   (17)   Ditunno, J. F., Dobkin, B., Barbeau, H., Harkema, S., Marino, R., Hauck, W., and SCILT Study Group. Prospective validity/response to change of The Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI) in a multicenter randomized clinical trial. J Spinal Cord Med 2006; 29(3):339-340.

   (18)   Ditunno, J. F., Jr. Multicenter clinical trials to establish the benefit of early intervention in spinal cord injury. Compendium of Abstracts in Spinal Cord Medicine 2001; 6(2):128.

   (19)   Ditunno, J. F., Jr., Graziani, V., Katz, M. A., and Blight, A. R. 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.

   (20)   Ditunno, J. F., 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.

   (21)   Ditunno, J. F., Jr., Burns, A. S., West, C., and Patrick, M. Clinical validation of the Walking Index in Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI) scale: preliminary report. J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26(Suppl 1):S37-S38.

   (22)   Ditunno, J. F., Jr., West, C., Schmidt, M., and Patrick, M. Validation and refinement of the Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI) in a clinical setting. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):160.

   (23)   Ditunno, J. F., Jr., Patrick, M., Ditunno, P., Marino, R., and Schmidt, M. Inter-rater reliability of photo documentation for scoring the Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI). J Spinal Cord Med 2005; 28(2):142.

   (24)   Ditunno, P., Patrick, M., Ditunno, J., Scivoletto, G., and Morganti, B. Cross-cultural differences in preference for recovery of mobility among spinal cord injury (SCI) staff. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):193.

   (25)   Ditunno, P., Patrick, M., and Ditunno, J. Preferences for recovery of walking function in consumers with incomplete spinal cord injuries at 1, 2 and 5 years after injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2006; 29(3):298-299.

   (26)   Dobkin, B. H., Apple, D., Barbeau, H., Basso, M., Behrman, A., Deforge, D., Ditunno, J., Dudley, G., Elashoff, R., Fugate, L., Harkema, S., Saulino, M., and Scott, M. Methods for a randomized trial of weight-supported treadmill training versus conventional training for walking during inpatient rehabilitation after incomplete traumatic spinal cord injury. Compendium of Abstracts in Spinal Cord Medicine 2005; 8(2):109.

   (27)   Durboraw, J. and Saulino, M. The role of a physical therapist in the screening process for intrathecal baclofen therapy: a case discussion. J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26(Suppl 1):S30.

   (28)   Farnan, C. M. and Saulino, M. F. The economic impact of morbid obesity in high tetraplegia: case report and discussion. J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26(Suppl 1):S37.

   (29)   Farnan, C. M. Challenges in recruitment for rehabilitation nursing. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):181.

   (30)   Fehlings, M. G., Vaccaro, A., Massicotte, E., Rampersaud, R., Schwartz, G., Shafai, N. A., and Petrenko, Y. Surgical Trial in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study (STASCIS): rationale, design and preliminary results. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):194-195.

   (31)   Fredrickson, D., Hubosky, S., and Shenot, P. J. The clinical significance of vesicoureteric reflux diagnosed by videourodynamic studies. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(Suppl 1):S17-S18.

   (32)   Furlan, J. C., Fehlings, M. G., Massicotte, E. M., Aarabi, B., Vaccaro, A. R., Anderson, D. G., Bono, C. M., France, J., Madrazo, I., Villanueva, C., Sekhon, L., Grauer, J., Ralf-Herbert, G., Arnold, P., and Mikulis, D. A reliability study of quantitative assessments for cord compression and canal compromise after traumatic cervical spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2007; 30(2):178-179.

   (33)   Geisler, F. H., Coleman, W. P., Burns, A. S., Oleson, C. V., and Ditunno, J. F. Age as a prognostic factor in severe spinal cord injury. J Neurotrauma 2004; 21(9):1341.

   (34)   Graves, D. E., Frankiewicz, R. G., and Marino, R. J. Predicting functional subscales using the ASIA upper and lower extremity motor scores. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):175-176.

   (35)   Hall, K. M., Cohen, M. E., Wright, J., Call, M., and Werner, P. Characteristics of the Functional Independence Measure in traumatic spinal cord injury. Compendium of Abstracts in Spinal Cord Medicine 2001; 6(2):142.

   (36)   Harkema, S., Schmidt-Read, M., Shelburne, L., Graves, D., Morrison, S., Williams, S., and NeuroRecovery Network. Recovery of walking function after locomotor training as a standardized activity-based therapy within the NeuroRecovery Network. J Spinal Cord Med 2007; 30(2):161-162.

   (37)   Hilibrand, A., Schwartz, D., Sethuraman, V., Vaccaro, A. R., and Albert, T. J. Comparison of transcranial electric motor and somatosensory evoked potential monitoring during cervical spine surgery. The Spine Journal 2003; 3(5 (Suppl 1)):S73-S74.

   (38)   Hilibrand, A., Berta, S., Daffner, S., Vaccaro, A. R., Thinnes, J., Albert, T. J., and Siegler, S. The impact of anterior cervical fusion upon overall range of motion and neck fexibility. The Spine Journal 2003; 3(5 (Suppl 1)):S167-S168.

   (39)   Kim, M. O., Marino, R. J., and Burns, A. S. Comparison of the self-selected to maximal levels of the Walking Index in Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI). J Spinal Cord Med 2005; 28(2):161-162.

   (40)   Kucer, B. T., Burns, A. S., Geisler, F. H., and Coleman, W. P. Impact of age on motor recovery following acute spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2007; 88(9):E91.

   (41)   Lammertse, D., Graziani, V., Katz, M. A., and Blight, A. R. 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.

   (42)   Lammertse, D. P., Graziani, V., Katz, M. A., and Blight, A. R. Evaluation of Fampridine-SR in patients with chronic spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(3):239.

   (43)   Lammertse, D. P., Graziani, V., Katz, M. A., Blight, A. R., and Fampridine-SR Study Group. Effect of Fampridine-SR on spasticity in patients with chronic, incomplete spinal cord injury: a placebo-controlled trial. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):163.

   (44)   Lee, B. S., Burns, A. S., Ditunno, J. F., and Tessler, A. Stability and predictive power of the 48-hour examination in acute motor complete spinal cord injury (SCI). J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26(1 Suppl):S26-S27.

   (45)   Lee, J. H., Burns, A. S., and Staas, W. E. The effect of hand dominance on motor recovery in incomplete cervical spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2003; 84(9):E38.

   (46)   Marino, R. J., Burns, A. S., Coward, C., and Ditunno, J. F. Relationship between Walking Index in Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI) level, neurological status, and walking speed in SCI. J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26(Suppl 1):S38.

   (47)   Marino, R. J. and Graves, D. E. Metric properties of the ASIA motor score: implications for predicting functional activities. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):175.

   (48)   Marino, R. J., Jones, L., Kirshblum, S., and Tal, J. Reliability of the ASIA motor and sensory examination. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):194.

   (49)   Marino, R. J., Kirshblum, S., Jones, L., and Tal, J. Agreement in neurological classification of spinal cord injury using the 2002 standards. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(4):415-416.

   (50)   Marino, R. J. and Mulcahey, M. J. Use of the capabilities of upper extremity instrument to evaluate outcomes after upper extremity reconstruction in tetraplegia. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(Suppl 1):S125.

   (51)   Marino, R. J., Kim, M. O., and Burns, A. S. Construct validity of the Walking Index in chronic spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2005; 28(2):142-143.

   (52)   Marino, R. J. Use of the capabilities of an upper-extremity questionnaire to evaluate changes in upper-extremity function during inpatient rehabilitation after spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2005; 86(10):e21.

   (53)   Marino, R. J., Patrick, M., and Ryan, S. Care in a Model SCI Trauma Center leads to shorter acute care lengths of stay compared to Non-SCI Trauma Centers. J Spinal Cord Med 2006; 29(3):281.

   (54)   Marino, R. J. and Graves, D. E. Ten dermatomes are enough! Information in a 10-dermatome ASIA sensory score is comparable with the full (28-dermatome) score. J Spinal Cord Med 2006; 29(3):342.

   (55)   Mountz, J. M., Liu, H., Burns, A. S., O'Malley, J. P., Moore, D. S., and Jackson, A. B. 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.

   (56)   Nissanov, J., Madi, S., and Flanders, A. Functional magnetic resonance imaging of the human spinal cord. J Spinal Cord Med 2001; 24(3):197.

   (57)   Oleson, C. V., O'Neill, B. J., and Staas, W. E. Transverse myelitis secondary to lyme disease and babesiosis. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(Suppl 1):S36.

   (58)   Oleson, C. V., Burns, A. S., Ditunno, J. F., Geisler, F. H., and Coleman, W. P. Prognostic value of pinprick preservation in acute spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26(3):296-297.

   (59)   Oleson, C. V., Burns, A. S., Ditunno, J. F., Geisler, F. H., and Coleman, W. P. Age as a prognostic indicator of motor recovery in acute spinal cord injury: adolescents vs adults. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(1 Suppl):S111-S112.

   (60)   Patel, T., Vaccaro, A. R., Trumees, E., Fischgrund, J., Herkowitz, H., Albert, T. J., Hilibrand, A., Phillips, P., Wetzel, T., and McCulloch, J. Two year follow-up on patients in a pilot safety and efficacy study of OP-1 (rhBMP-7) in posterolateral lumbar fusion as a replacement for iliac crest autograft. The Spine Journal 2003; 3(5 (Suppl 1)):S80.

   (61)   Patel, T. C., Vaccaro, A. R., Truumees, E., Fischgrund, J. S., Hilibrand, A. S., and Herkowitz, H. N. 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.

   (62)   Patel, T. C., McCulloch, J. A., Vaccaro, A. R., Truumees, E., Fischgrund, J. S., Herkowitz, H. N., Albert, T. J., Hilibrand, A. S., Phillips, F. M., and Wetzel, F. T. 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.

   (63)   Patrick, M., Ditunno, P., and Ditunno, J. F., Jr. A comparison of spinal cord injury (SCI) consumers/staff preference for walking: a pilot study. J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26(Suppl 1):S41.

   (64)   Patrick, M., Ditunno, P., and Ditunno, J. F., Jr. Progress report: preference for walking in incomplete spinal cord injured (SCI) consumers at two year follow-up. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):193.

   (65)   Patrick, M., Ditunno, J., Biering-Sorensen, F., Scivoletto, G., Abel, R., and Marino, R. Validation of the Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI) in a USA and European clinical population. J Spinal Cord Med 2006; 29(3):340.

   (66)   Phillips, E. Selecting a patient for Oxandrolone therapy to correct involuntary weight loss associated with metabolic stress: a pressure ulcer prevention & treatment protocol including Arginine, Glutamine and Micronutrient requirements. J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26(Suppl 1):S42.

   (67)   Phillips, E. Improving nutritional status of outpatients with spinal cord injury and pressure ulcer(s) as part of the presurgical assessment. J Spinal Cord Med 2005; 28(2):131.

   (68)   Phillips, E. The zinc thing: guidelines for zinc supplementation in pressure ulcer management. J Spinal Cord Med 2005; 28(2):164.

   (69)   Phillips, E. Pressure ulcer management in spinal cord injury: how the right tube feeding can make all the difference. J Spinal Cord Med 2006; 29(3):271-272.

   (70)   Phillips, E. Pressure ulcer management, obesity, and SCI: selecting an appropriate oral nutritional supplement to promote wound healing without incurring unwanted weight gain. J Spinal Cord Med 2006; 29(3):327.

   (71)   Phillips, E. M., Mitchell, J. R., and Fried, G. W. 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.

   (72)   Phillips, E. M. The role of glutamine and arginine in metabolically stressed rehabilitation patients. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(Suppl 1):S41.

   (73)   Phillips, E. M. and Short, N. M. Experience-based nutrition support for patients with spinal cord injury-protocol targets long term savings. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):180.

   (74)   Protesto, M. C., Nacci, M., and Dibeler, S. M. Magee SCI peer website. J Spinal Cord Med 2006; 29(3):347-348.

   (75)   Schreiber, A. L. and Formal, C. S. Spinal cord infarction secondary to cocaine use: a case report. J Spinal Cord Med 2006; 29(3):272.

   (76)   Scivoletto, G., Morganti, B., Ditunno, P., Ditunno, J. F., and Molinari, M. Effects on age on spinal cord lesion patients' rehabilitation. Compendium of Abstracts in Spinal Cord Medicine 2005; 8(2):107.

   (77)   Sharma, N., Nguyen, K. K., and Marino, R. J. Determination of the incidence and location of atelectasis and pneumonia in patients with acute tetraplegia. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(2):177-178.

   (78)   Shenot, P. J. and Hubosky, S. External sphincterotomy: clinical results with long-term follow up. J Spinal Cord Med 2002; 25(3):220-221.

   (79)   Shenot, P. J., Zeltser, I., and Chon, J. K. Long-term results of detrusor myomectomy for detrusor hyperreflexia. J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26(Suppl 1):S18.

   (80)   Vaccaro, A. R., Venger, B. H., Kelleher, P. M., Singh, K., Carrno, J. A., Albert, T. J., and Hilibrand, A. S. Use of a bioabsorbable anterior cervical plate in the treatment of cervical degenerative and traumatic disc disruption. Orthopedics 2002; 25:1191.

   (81)   Vaccaro AR. Combined anterior and posterior surgery for fractures of the thoracolumbar spine. J Spinal Cord Med 2003; 26(3):291.

   (82)   Vaccaro, A. R. The role and timing of surgical management of acute spinal cord injury. European J Trauma 2006; 32(Suppl 1):223.

   (83)   Vanichkachorn, J., McAfee, P. C., Fedder, I. L., Catino, M. A., Vaccaro, A. R., Albert, T. J., and Paris, M. D. Lateral mass plate fixation for severe cervical instability. The Spine Journal 2002; 2(Suppl 2):S38.

   (84)   West, C. T. Interdisciplinary respiratory rounds for the SCI patient in an inpatient rehabilitation hospital. J Spinal Cord Med 2005; 28(2):164.

   (85)   Wood, K., Vaccaro, A. R., Polly, D., Mehbod, A., Khanna, G., and Wroblewski, J. Multisurgeon assessment of thoracolumbar fractures: reproducibility and repeatability of the AO and Denis classification systems. The Spine Journal 2003; 3(5 (Suppl 1)):S163.

   (86)   Zeltser, I., Ramey, J. R., Chon, J. K., and Shenot, P. J. Bladder augmentation with a continent tapered ileovesicostomy in patients with spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(4):398.

   (87)   Zeltser, I. and Shenot, P. Detrusor myomectomy for detrusor hyperreflexia as an alternative to augmentation enterocystoplasty. J Spinal Cord Med 2004; 27(4):399.