Volker K. H. Sonntag

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Administration of Methylprednisolone for 24 or 48 Hours or Tirilazad Mesylate for 48 Hours in the Treatment of Acute Spinal Cord Injury Results of the Third National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Randomized Controlled Trial (1997) (1022)
Administration of methylprednisolone for 24 or 48 hours or tirilazad mesylate for 48 hours in the treatment of acute spinal cord injury. Results of the Third National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Randomized Controlled Trial. National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study. (1997) (644)
Surgical management of spinal epidural hematoma: relationship between surgical timing and neurological outcome. (1995) (581)
Administration of Methylprednisolone for 24 or 48 Hours or Tirilazad Mesylate for 48 Hours in the Treatment of Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Results of the Third National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Randomized Controlled Trial (1998) (459)
The anatomical suitability of the C1-2 complex for transarticular screw fixation. (1996) (374)
Acute Axis Fractures: Analysis of Management and Outcome in 340 Consecutive Cases (1997) (349)
A randomized, controlled trial of methylprednisolone or naloxone in the treatment of acute spinal-cord injury (2010) (348)
Laminectomy plus Fusion versus Laminectomy Alone for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. (2016) (344)
The interspinous method of posterior atlantoaxial arthrodesis. (1991) (341)
Methylprednisolone or tirilazad mesylate administration after acute spinal cord injury: 1-year follow up: Results of the third National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Randomized Controlled Trial (1998) (315)
Pediatric spinal trauma. Review of 122 cases of spinal cord and vertebral column injuries. (1988) (313)
Acute axis fractures: a review of 229 cases. (1989) (296)
A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Cervical Fusion Study Using Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 With the CORNERSTONE-SR™ Allograft Ring and the ATLANTIS™ Anterior Cervical Plate (2003) (294)
Axis fractures: a comprehensive review of management and treatment in 107 cases. (1985) (264)
Methylprednisolone or tirilazad mesylate administration after acute spinal cord injury: 1-year follow up. Results of the third National Acute Spinal Cord Injury randomized controlled trial. (1998) (248)
The infant whiplash-shake injury syndrome: a clinical and pathological study. (1989) (246)
Pediatric cervical spine injuries: report of 102 cases and review of the literature. (2000) (245)
Biomechanical Comparison of C1‐C2 Posterior Fixations: Cable, Graft, and Screw Combinations (1998) (222)
Injuries involving the transverse atlantal ligament: classification and treatment guidelines based upon experience with 39 injuries. (1997) (219)
Cervical corpectomy: report of 185 cases and review of the literature. (1999) (216)
Posterior C1-C2 transarticular screw fixation for atlantoaxial arthrodesis. (1998) (215)
The transoral approach to the superior cervical spine. A review of 53 cases of extradural cervicomedullary compression. (1989) (213)
Cervical corpectomy and plate fixation for postlaminectomy kyphosis. (1994) (204)
Magnetic resonance imaging of the transverse atlantal ligament for the evaluation of atlantoaxial instability. (1991) (186)
Management of postoperative infections after spinal instrumentation (1997) (175)
Traumatic central cord syndrome: results of surgical management. (2002) (165)
Acute traumatic atlas fractures: management and long term outcome. (1988) (162)
Facet fracture-dislocation injuries of the cervical spine. (1992) (161)
New subtype of acute odontoid fractures (type IIA). (1988) (156)
Synovial cysts of the lumbosacral spine: diagnosis by MR imaging. (1989) (155)
The optimal radiologic method for assessing spinal canal compromise and cord compression in patients with cervical spinal cord injury. Part II: Results of a multicenter study. (1999) (153)
Thoracic vertebrectomy and reconstruction using a microsurgical thoracoscopic approach. (1996) (144)
Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Mimicking Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (2001) (139)
Management of postoperative infections after spinal instrumentation. (1997) (138)
Repair of Vertebral Artery Injury During Anterior Cervical Decompression (1994) (136)
Posterior atlantoaxial facet screw fixation. (1993) (135)
The Role of Decompression for Acute Incomplete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury in Cervical Spondylosis (1998) (135)
Radiographic and clinical follow-up review of Caspar plates in 49 patients. (1996) (132)
Intraoperative Iso-C C-Arm Navigation in Craniospinal Surgery: The First 60 Cases (2004) (127)
Biomechanical effects of transoral odontoidectomy. (1995) (121)
Epidemiology introduction. 1995 Focus Issue Meeting on Fusion. (1995) (120)
Stem cell biology and its therapeutic applications in the setting of spinal cord injury (2008) (115)
Traumatic occipitoatlantal dislocations. (1993) (114)
Pediatric spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormalities: report of 26 cases and review of the literature. (1991) (110)
Dysphagia after anterior cervical spine surgery: incidence and risk factors. (2012) (110)
Outcome analysis in 654 surgically treated lumbar disc herniations. (1992) (108)
Stability of the craniovertebral junction after unilateral occipital condyle resection: a biomechanical study. (1999) (108)
Survivors of occipitoatlantal dislocation injuries: imaging and clinical correlates. (2007) (108)
Traumatic atlantooccipital dislocation with survival. (1991) (106)
Unilateral posterior atlantoaxial transarticular screw fixation. (1997) (101)
Surgical management of atlantoaxial nonunions. (1995) (100)
Spinal epidural hematoma associated with epidural anesthesia: complications of systemic heparinization in patients receiving peripheral vascular thrombolytic therapy. (1990) (100)
Neurosurgical management of acute atlas-axis combination fractures. A review of 25 cases. (1989) (95)
▪ Transverse Atlantal Ligament Disruption Associated with Odontoid Fractures (1994) (94)
Intraoperative Iso-C C-arm Navigation in Cervical Spinal Surgery: Review of the First 52 Cases (2004) (93)
Formation of Painful Seroma and Edema After the Use of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein‐2 in Posterolateral Lumbar Spine Fusions (2010) (92)
Working area, safety zones, and angles of approach for posterior C-1 lateral mass screw placement: a quantitative anatomical and morphometric evaluation. (2007) (90)
Principles of spinal surgery (1996) (90)
Management of bilateral locked facets of the cervical spine. (1981) (89)
Threaded Steinmann Pin Fusion of the Craniovertebral Junction (1996) (88)
Cannulated screws for odontoid screw fixation and atlantoaxial transarticular screw fixation. Technical note. (1995) (87)
Cervical bone spur presenting with spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Case report. (1998) (86)
Anatomical study of the superficial temporal artery. (1985) (85)
Comparison of dural grafts in Chiari decompression surgery: Review of the literature (2010) (85)
Biomechanical comparison of C1-2 posterior fixation techniques. (2005) (83)
Caspar plate fixation for the treatment of complex hangman's fractures. (1992) (83)
The frequency and clinical significance of congenital defects of the posterior and anterior arch of the atlas. (2007) (83)
The Role of Cultured Schwann Cell Grafts in the Repair of Gaps within the Peripheral Nervous System of Primates (1997) (83)
Craniovertebral junction fixation with transarticular screws: biomechanical analysis of a novel technique. (2003) (77)
Management of athletic injuries of the cervical spine and spinal cord. (1991) (77)
Atlantoaxial stabilization in rheumatoid arthritis. (1991) (77)
Pediatric spinal trauma: vertebral column and spinal cord injuries in children. (1989) (75)
Thoracolumbar and sacral spinal injuries in children and adolescents: a review of 89 cases. (2007) (75)
Is Fusion Indicated for Lumbar Spinal Disorders? (1995) (73)
Hangman’s Fracture: A Biomechanical Comparison of Stabilization Techniques (2007) (71)
Biomechanical advantage of the index-level pedicle screw in unstable thoracolumbar junction fractures. (2011) (71)
Biologic issues in lumbar spinal fusion. Introduction. 1995 Focus Issue Meeting on Fusion. (1995) (71)
Four‐Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion With Plate Fixation: Radiographic and Clinical Results (2010) (70)
Josef Klingler's Models of White Matter Tracts: Influences on Neuroanatomy, Neurosurgery, and Neuroimaging (2011) (70)
Indications for lumbar spinal fusion. Introduction. 1995 Focus Issue Meeting on Fusion. (1995) (70)
Biomechanical Analysis of Rigid Stabilization Techniques for Three-Column Injury in the Lower Cervical Spine (2005) (69)
Efficacy of pedicle screw fixation in the treatment of spinal instability and failed back surgery: a 5-year review. (1998) (68)
Microsurgical management of spinal schwannomas: evaluation of 128 cases. (2008) (68)
Complications of halo fixation in the elderly. (2006) (68)
Arteriopathic complications during treatment of subarachnoid hemorrhage with epsilon-aminocaproic acid. (1974) (67)
Suprascapular nerve entrapment. A summary of seven cases. (1986) (67)
Comparative transoral dural closure techniques: a canine model. (1988) (66)
Spinal epidural abscess: three cases following spinal epidural injection demonstrated with magnetic resonance imaging. (1993) (65)
Unilateral Cervical Facet Dislocation: Injury Mechanism and Biomechanical Consequences (2002) (65)
Adjacent level degeneration after anterior cervical fusion: a clinical review. (2005) (64)
Treatment of basilar invagination associated with Chiari I malformations in the pediatric population: cervical reduction and posterior occipitocervical fusion. (2004) (62)
Controversy in spine care. Is fusion necessary after anterior cervical discectomy? (1996) (61)
Surgical treatment for acute spinal cord injury study pilot study #2: evaluation of protocol for decompressive surgery within 8 hours of injury. (1999) (61)
Pediatric spine and spinal cord trauma State of the art for the Third Millennium (1999) (58)
Biomechanics of unilateral compared with bilateral lumbar pedicle screw fixation for stabilization of unilateral vertebral disease. (2008) (58)
Transoral odontoidectomy. Commentary (2005) (58)
Surgery of the Craniovertebral Junction (2013) (57)
The effects of dexamethasone on bone fusion in an experimental model of posterolateral lumbar spinal arthrodesis. (2001) (57)
Hemorrhage of cavernous malformations during pregnancy and in the peripartum period: causal or coincidence? Case report and review of the literature. (2006) (56)
Injuries involving the transverse atlantal ligament: classification and treatment guidelines based upon experience with 39 injuries. (1996) (56)
Dynamic lumbar pedicle screw-rod stabilization: in vitro biomechanical comparison with standard rigid pedicle screw-rod stabilization. (2010) (55)
Nonoperative management of cervical spine injuries. (1988) (55)
Pediatric subaxial cervical spine injuries: origins, management, and outcome in 51 patients. (2006) (55)
Thoracoscopic Approaches to the Thoracic Spine (1998) (54)
The transoral approach to the anterior superior cervical spine. A review of 29 cases. (1988) (54)
Vertical atlantoaxial distraction injuries: radiological criteria and clinical implications. (2004) (52)
Cruciate paralysis: a clinical and radiographic analysis of injuries to the cervicomedullary junction. (1990) (52)
The Radiographic and Imaging Characteristics of Porous Tantalum Implants Within the Human Cervical Spine (1998) (52)
Triple anterior screw fixation of an acute combination atlas-axis fracture. Case report. (1997) (51)
Cervical magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities not predictive of cervical spine instability in traumatically injured patients. Invited submission from the Joint Section Meeting on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, March 2004. (2004) (51)
Health care burden of cervical spine fractures in the United States: analysis of a nationwide database over a 10-year period. (2010) (50)
Biomechanical Effects of Laminoplasty Versus Laminectomy: Stenosis and Stability (2009) (49)
Vascular decompression of a vertebral artery loop producing cervical radiculopathy. Case report. (1998) (49)
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Functional and Radiographic Long-term Outcome after Laminectomy and Posterior Fusion (1999) (48)
Decussation of hind-limb and fore-limb fibers in the monkey corticospinal tract: relevance to cruciate paralysis. (1991) (48)
Indications for Surgical Fusion of the Cervical and Lumbar Motion Segment (2005) (48)
Analysis of Pain Resolution after Surgical Resection of Intramedullary Spinal Cord Cavernous Malformations (2006) (47)
Amyloidoma of the cervical spine: a case report. (1988) (47)
A prospective randomized double-blind controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of an analgesic epidural paste following lumbar decompressive surgery. (1998) (44)
Biomechanics of grade I degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. Part 1: in vitro model. (2001) (43)
Surgical management and outcome of schwannomas in the craniocervical region. (2011) (43)
Biomechanical comparison of anterior cervical plating and combined anterior/lateral mass plating. (2001) (42)
Posterior atlantoaxial facet screw fixation in rheumatoid arthritis. (1998) (42)
Intramedullary histoplasmosis spinal cord abscess in a nonendemic region: case report and review of the literature. (2003) (42)
Axis Fractures Resulting from Motor Vehicle Accidents: The Need for Occupant Restraints (1986) (41)
Bilateral sagittal split mandibular osteotomies as an adjunct to the transoral approach to the anterior craniovertebral junction. Technical note. (1999) (41)
Quantitative analysis of misplaced pedicle screws in the thoracic spine: how much pullout strength is lost?: presented at the 2009 Joint Spine Section Meeting. (2010) (40)
Visual loss from optochiasmatic arachnoiditis after tuberculous meningitis. Case report. (1977) (40)
Disappearing cervical disc. Case report. (1997) (38)
Comparative Pull-Out Strength of Tapped and Untapped Pilot Holes for Bicortical Anterior Cervical Screws (1997) (38)
Surgery and permanent 125I seed paraspinal brachytherapy for malignant tumors with spinal cord compression. (2001) (38)
Management of Posttraumatic Syringomyelia Using an Expansile Duraplasty: A Case Report (1998) (38)
Biomechanical Effects of Transthoracic Microdiscectomy (1997) (38)
Placement of percutaneous thoracic pedicle screws using neuronavigation. (2010) (37)
Return to contact sports after spinal surgery. (2006) (37)
Biomechanical comparison of facet-sparing laminectomy and Christmas tree laminectomy. (2003) (37)
History and advances in spinal neurosurgery. (2019) (36)
Biomechanical comparison of occipitoatlantal screw fixation techniques. (2008) (36)
Anterior cervical discectomy. (2001) (36)
Biomechanics of thoracic short versus long fixation after 3-column injury. (2011) (35)
Biomechanical comparison of two new atlantoaxial fixation techniques with C1-2 transarticular screw-graft fixation. (2006) (35)
Effect of autologous platelet gel on early and late graft fusion in anterior cervical spine surgery. (2007) (35)
Pediatric Vertebral Column and Spinal Cord Injuries (1988) (34)
Pediatric multilevel spine injuries: an institutional experience (2011) (34)
Biomechanics of Stabilization After Cervicothoracic Compression-Flexion Injury (2005) (33)
Endogenous stem cell proliferation induced by intravenous hedgehog agonist administration after contusion in the adult rat spinal cord. (2009) (33)
Clinical measurement, statistical analysis, and risk-benefit: controversies from trials of spinal injury. (2000) (32)
Endogenous stem cell proliferation after central nervous system injury: alternative therapeutic options. (2005) (32)
The Biomechanical Effects of Cervical Multilevel Oblique Corpectomy (2004) (31)
Cervical disc herniations. The anterior approach to symptomatic interspace pathology. (1993) (31)
Lumbar discectomy microdiscectomy: "the gold standard". (1996) (31)
Delayed cerebral vasospasm after uncomplicated operation on an unruptured aneurysm: case report. (1985) (31)
Occipitocervical Vertical Distraction Injuries: Anatomical Biomechanical, and 3-Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging Investigation (2008) (30)
Senior Advisory Statements (2005) (30)
Morphology and Kinematics of the Baboon Upper Cervical Spine: A Model of the Atlantoaxial Complex (1994) (30)
Pullout resistance of thoracic extrapedicular screws used as a salvage procedure. (2007) (29)
Use of dual transarticular screws to fixate simultaneous occipitoatlantal and atlantoaxial dislocations. (2005) (29)
Biomechanics of a Novel Minimally Invasive Lumbar Interspinous Spacer: Effects on Kinematics, Facet Loads, and Foramen Height (2010) (29)
Intravenous Hedgehog Agonist Induces Proliferation of Neural and Oligodendrocyte Precursors in Rodent Spinal Cord Injury (2010) (29)
Myelopathy due to epidural varicose veins of the cervicothoracic junction. Case report. (1988) (28)
Spinal metastases due to thyroid carcinoma: an analysis of 202 patients. (2014) (28)
Biomechanical analysis of multilevel cervical corpectomy and plate constructs. (2003) (27)
Atlantoaxial stabilization with the use of C1-3 lateral mass screw fixation. Technical note. (2006) (27)
Surgical removal of a hemangioma of the pineal region in a 4-week-old infant. (1981) (26)
Cortical Blood Flow During Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery (1984) (26)
Technique of thoracic pedicle screw fixation for trauma (2004) (26)
Biomechanical analysis of cranial settling after transoral odontoidectomy. (1999) (26)
Innovative cervical fusion and instrumentation techniques. (1991) (26)
The effects of intrathecal hypotension on tissue perfusion and pathophysiological outcome after acute spinal cord injury. (2008) (26)
Stability of the Craniovertebral Junction After Unilateral Occipital Condyle Resection: A Biomechanical Study (1998) (26)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Craniocervical Junction at 3-T: Observation of the Accessory Atlantoaxial Ligaments (2006) (26)
Unilateral Cervical Facet Dislocation: Biomechanics of Fixation (2005) (26)
Craniocervical stabilization. (1993) (26)
Return to golf after spine surgery. (2011) (24)
Transfacet screw placement for posterior fixation of C-7. (2008) (23)
Giant intracranial aneurysms: a review of 13 cases. (1977) (23)
Activated autologous macrophage implantation in a large-animal model of spinal cord injury. (2008) (23)
The discovery of the pyramidal neurons: Vladimir Betz and a new era of neuroscience. (2012) (22)
Surgical treatment of an abscess in a Rathke's cleft cyst. (1983) (22)
Titanium dural clip testing. Technical note. (1994) (21)
Biomechanical Comparison of Anterior Versus Posterior Lumbar Threaded Interbody Fusion Cages (2005) (21)
Three-dimensional computed tomography in the diagnosis of vertebral column pathological conditions. (1987) (20)
Bilateral upper extremity paralysis (Bell's cruciate paralysis) from a gunshot wound to the cervicomedullary junction. (1986) (20)
Lumbar Stenosis in the Elderly (1994) (20)
Avulsion Fracture of the Foramen Magnum Treated with Occiput-to-C1 Fusion: Technical Case Report (2005) (19)
Biomechanical comparison of two-level cervical locking posterior screw/rod and hook/rod techniques. (2007) (19)
Surgical management of coccidioidomycosis of the spine: clinical article. (2011) (19)
Signet-ring cell lymphoma of the central nervous system. Case report. (1988) (18)
Surgical management of pineal area tumors in early childhood. (1982) (18)
Sacral Chordoma: 40-Year Experience at a Major Cancer Center (1999) (18)
Meningioangiomatosis: a case report. (1989) (18)
Diving accidents. Mechanism of injury and treatment of the patient. (1991) (18)
High cervical disc herniation presenting with C-2 radiculopathy. Case report and review of the literature. (2004) (18)
Spinal surgery: the past century and the next. (2000) (18)
Biomechanics of grade I degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. Part 2: treatment with threaded interbody cages/dowels and pedicle screws. (2001) (18)
Herniated Thoracic Discs Mimic Cardiac Disease: Three Case Reports (1998) (17)
Congenital dermoid cyst of the anterior fontanel in a Mexican-American. (1980) (17)
Feasibility of a resorbable anterior cervical graft containment plate. (2002) (17)
A biomechanical comparison of three anterior thoracolumbar implants after corpectomy: are two screws better than one? (2006) (17)
Neurosurgery Resident Wellness and Recovery from Burnout: A 39-Year Single Institution Experience. (2020) (16)
Pineal region lesion masquerading choroid plexus papilloma: case report. (2003) (16)
Instrumentation of the Posterior Thoracolumbar Spine: From Wires to Pedicle Screws (2014) (16)
Biomechanical Analysis of a Resorbable Anterior Cervical Graft Containment Plate (2005) (16)
Biomechanical Comparison of Instrumented and Uninstrumented Multilevel Cervical Discectomy Versus Corpectomy (2007) (16)
Lumbar stenosis: indications for fusion with and without instrumentation. (1997) (16)
A new table-fixed retractor for anterior odontoid screw fixation: technical note. (2003) (16)
Current treatment modalities for spinal metastases secondary to thyroid carcinoma. (2014) (15)
Pharmacological management of spinal cord injury: current status of drugs designed to augment functional recovery of the injured human spinal cord. (1996) (15)
Intracerebral Ewing's sarcoma: case report. (1978) (15)
Biomechanics of a Fixed–Center of Rotation Cervical Intervertebral Disc Prosthesis (2012) (14)
Stem cell biology and its therapeutic applications in the setting of spinal cord injury. (2008) (14)
Technique for fixating the atlantooccipital complex with a transarticular screw. (2002) (14)
Why not decompress early? The cauda equina syndrome. (2014) (14)
Surgical Treatment of Metastatic Cervical Spine Disease (2001) (14)
Techniques of anterior cervical plating (1998) (14)
Endoscopic endonasal atlantoaxial transarticular screw fixation technique: an anatomical feasibility and biomechanical study. (2015) (13)
Tumors of the Craniovertebral Junction (2008) (13)
Biomechanics introduction. 1995 Focus Issue Meeting on Fusion. (1995) (13)
Planum sphenoidale meningioma mimicking pituitary apoplexy: a case report. (1984) (12)
Advances in Spinal Instrumentation (1995) (12)
Comparison of extraoral and transoral approaches to the craniocervical junction: morphometric and quantitative analysis. (2010) (12)
Feasibility of a resorbable anterior cervical graft containment plate. (2002) (12)
Surgical pitfalls of an ultrasonic bone curette (SONOPET) in spinal surgery. Commentary (2006) (12)
Biomechanical evaluation of a bioresorbable odontoid screw. (2005) (12)
Atlas fractures: treatment and long-term results. (1988) (12)
Scalp burns from halo pins following magnetic resonance imaging. Case illustration. (2003) (12)
The Transoral Approach to the Anterior Cervical Spine (1991) (12)
Spinal cord injuries in children without radiographic abnormalities. (1993) (11)
Fibroblastic tumor of the abducens nerve. Case report. (1985) (11)
Management of spinal cord trauma. (1990) (11)
Kempe’s Operative Neurosurgery (2004) (11)
Nonsurgical treatment of a C6-7 unilateral locked facet joint in an infant. Case report. (2004) (11)
ATLANTOAXIAL ROTATORY SUBLUXATION WITH LIGAMENTOUS DISRUPTION: A BIOMECHANICAL COMPARISON OF CURRENT FUSION METHODS (2009) (11)
Atlas Fractures (2010) (10)
Conus medullaris syndrome without lower-extremity involvement in L-1 burst fractures: report of four cases. (2006) (10)
Impact of a standardized protocol and antibiotic-impregnated catheters on ventriculostomy infection rates in cerebrovascular patients. (2011) (10)
A Novel Technique of Odontoidoplasty and C1 Arch Reconstruction: Anatomical and Biomechanical Basis (2011) (10)
Ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF): an increasing cause of cervical myelopathy. (2011) (10)
Methylprednisolone for spinal cord injury [1] (1992) (9)
MR imaging of lateral disc herniation. (1990) (9)
Pediatric craniovertebral junction trauma. (2014) (9)
Biomechanical evaluation of posterior thoracic transpedicular discectomy. (2010) (9)
Lumbar disc herniation: microsurgical approach. (2003) (9)
Biomechanics of C-7 transfacet screw fixation. (2009) (9)
Effect of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 in an Experimental Model of Spinal Fusion in a Radiated Area (2005) (9)
Use of the BendMeister rod bender for occipitocervical fusion: technical note. (1998) (9)
Synovial cysts of the lumbosacral spine: diagnosis by MR imaging. (1989) (9)
Anatomical Basis of Surgical Approaches to the Region of the Foramen Magnum (2013) (8)
Cranial, cerebral, and intracranial vascular disease (2004) (8)
Lateral mass screw fixation of the atlas: importance of anatomy of C1 for lateral mass screw placement. (2010) (8)
Stabilization of the Atlantoaxial Joint With C1-C3 Lateral Mass Screw Constructs: Biomechanical Comparison With Standard Technique (2010) (8)
Neurosurgical forum letters to the editor [1] (1996) (7)
BIOMECHANICAL CONSEQUENCES OF CERVICAL SPONDYLECTOMY VERSUS CORPECTOMY (2008) (7)
Surgical management of cervical disc disease: from no fusion to fusion and back again. (2005) (7)
Intracranial Hemorrhage and Spinal Cord Injury From a Fractured C1–C2 Sublaminar Cable: Case Report (2010) (7)
C2 crossing laminar screws : Cadaveric morphometric analysis. Commentary (2006) (7)
Terminology confusion in spinal surgery: laminotomy, laminoplasty, laminectomy. (2000) (7)
Halo Immobilization Brace Care: An Innovative Approach (1987) (7)
Primary Extramedullary Tumors of the Craniovertebral Junction (2013) (7)
Techniques of cervical discectomy with and without fusion (1998) (7)
Role of spinal instrumentation in fusion for degenerative disease of the lumbosacral spine. (1995) (7)
Fatal basilar artery thrombosis after traumatic cervical facet dislocation. Case report. (1999) (7)
IMPORTANCE OF THE C1 ANTERIOR TUBERCLE DEPTH AND LATERAL MASS GEOMETRY WHEN PLACING C1 LATERAL MASS SCREWS (2009) (6)
Titanium mesh cage interbody fusion in the thoracolumbar spine (2001) (6)
Acute Treatment of Patients with Spinal Cord Injury (2011) (6)
Transoral Approach to the Craniovertebral Junction (2013) (6)
Selection of the optimal procedure to achieve lumbar spinal fusion. Introduction. 1995 Focus Issue Meeting on Fusion. (1995) (6)
16. ANTERIOR CERVICAL FUSION AND CASPAR PLATE STABILIZATION FOR DEGENERATIVE DISORDERS OF THE CERVICAL SPINE (1991) (6)
Surgical treatment of lumbar spondylolisthesis. (2000) (6)
Biomechanics of Cervical “Skip” Corpectomy Versus Standard Multilevel Corpectomy (2012) (6)
Image guidance in spinal surgery for trauma: Iso-C 3D (2004) (6)
Application of new technology in the treatment of cerebellopontine angle tumors. (1985) (6)
Radiological Evaluation of the Craniovertebral Junction (2013) (6)
Anterior approaches for the management of thoracic spine fractures (2004) (6)
Locked facets and disc herniation. (1994) (6)
Technique of pedicle screw fixation of the lumbosacral spine (1998) (6)
Chronic subdural hematoma causing “transient ischemic attacks” in a young woman (1979) (6)
The management of craniovertebral junction disorders. Foreword. (2010) (5)
Technique of occipitocervical fusion with a threaded steinmann pin (1998) (5)
Beware of the arcuate foramen. (2014) (5)
Technical advances in pediatric craniovertebral junction surgery. (2014) (5)
Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion Accelerates Degenerative Disease at Adjacent Vertebral Segments (2008) (5)
Extraction of Broken Pedicle Screws: Technical Note (1998) (5)
Management of cervical spinal cord trauma. (1992) (5)
Traumatic Injuries of the Craniovertebral Junction (2013) (5)
Fusion Options and Indications in the Lumbosacral Spine (2001) (5)
Biomechanics of dynamic rod segments for achieving transitional stiffness with lumbosacral fusion. (2013) (5)
Technique of Transoral Odontoidectomy (1998) (5)
Biomechanics of the Craniovertebral Junction (2013) (5)
Suprascapular nerve entrapment. A summary of seven cases J. Neurosurg., 64 (1986) 843–848 (1987) (5)
Posterior Cervical Arthrodesis and Stabilization: An Early Report Using a Novel Lateral Mass Screw and Rod Technique (1999) (5)
Anterolateral C1—C2 Transarticular Fixation for Atlantoaxial Arthrodesis: Landmarks, Working Area, and Angles of Approach (2010) (4)
No movement, no cyst. (2013) (4)
Summary statement: treatment of the painful motion segment. (2005) (4)
Techniques of posterior subaxial cervical fusion (1998) (4)
Decision making in degenerative cervical spine surgery. (2001) (4)
Feasible and Accurate Occipitoatlantal Transarticular Fixation: An Anatomic Study (2010) (4)
Excellence in spinal neurosurgery. (2010) (4)
Cervical Spine Management in Severe, Nonpenetrating Closed Head Injury: A Prospective Study (1997) (4)
The development of spinal neurosurgery: a historical perspective. (2007) (4)
Unusual penetrating injury of the superior sagittal sinus. (1982) (4)
Perioperative and swallowing outcomes in patients undergoing 4- and 5-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. (2021) (4)
Treatment of the herniated lumbar disc: persistent problem. (2010) (3)
Technique of posterior atlantoaxial arthrodesis with transarticular facet screw fixation and interspinous wiring (1998) (3)
Degenerative lumbar spinal instability: technical aspects of operative treatment. (1997) (3)
Technique of anterolateral thoracolumbar plating (1998) (3)
Stabilization of the Craniovertebral Junction in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Part I: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Surgical Criteria (1995) (3)
Arteriovenous Malformations of the Craniovertebral Junction: Spinal and Posterior Fossa AVMs (2013) (3)
P114. Biomechanics of Multilevel Cervical Arthroplasty and Combined Arthrodesis and Arthroplasty (2008) (3)
Occipitoatlantal and atlantoaxial dislocation (2004) (3)
Athena, Aesculapius and beyond: the art of mentoring: 2001 North American Spine Society presidential address. (2002) (3)
Point of View: Three-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Radiographic and Clinical Results (1997) (3)
Transoral–Translabiomandibular Approach to the Craniovertebral Junction (2013) (3)
Intramedullary Tumors in Adults：Recent Surgical Experience with 54 Patients (1994) (3)
Operative Management of Occipitocervical and Atlantoaxial Instability (1992) (3)
Occipitocervical fusion. (2013) (3)
Use of internal fixation instrumentation. Introduction. 1995 Focus Issue Meeting on Fusion. (1995) (3)
Odontoid Fusion. (2019) (3)
Primary Osseous and Metastatic Neoplasms of the Craniovertebral Junction (2013) (3)
Management of Chiari Malformations (2013) (3)
Lateral Extracavitary Approach for Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma: Operative Complications (1998) (3)
The Essentials of the Spine (1995) (2)
Lumbar Disc Herniation: Microsurgical ApproachIn Reply: (2003) (2)
Multimodality Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury: Endogenous Stem Cells and Other Magic Bullets (2007) (2)
Lumbar spine interbody fusion with use of synthetic implants (1998) (2)
Lumbar Spine Stabilization (2003) (2)
Basic Principles of Spinal Internal Fixation (2011) (2)
The current role of CT myelography and myelography in neurosurgical practice (1997) (2)
Neurosurgery and the physician assistant. (1977) (2)
Lessons from a Life: The Journey of Spinal Neurosurgery in the United States (2016) (2)
A novel surgical treatment of lumbar disc herniation in patients with long-standing degenerative disc disease by Wenger and Markwalder (2005) (2)
Single and Two-Level Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Arthrodesis, Autograft versus Allograft: Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes (1999) (2)
Laparoscopic Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (1998) (2)
Approaches to the Jugular Foramen (2013) (2)
Concussions in soccer: use your head--but not as a weapon. (2012) (2)
Flap the Cyst. (2016) (2)
3. LATERAL MASS PLATING FOR CERVICAL INSTABILITY (1991) (2)
Management of Postoperative Infections After Spinal Surgery (1999) (2)
Treatment of spinal cavernous angiomas. (1988) (2)
Surgical Skills: How Can They Be Assessed? (2015) (2)
Navigation and MRI during surgery: spine advances. (2012) (2)
Lumbar and cervical disc herniations: a common problem, many solutions. (2012) (2)
Image-guided spinal surgery (1998) (2)
Lumbar spine fusion with and without instrumentation (1998) (2)
Intra- and Extradural Tumor: Dumbbell Schwannoma (2004) (2)
Atlantoaxial stabilization: a minimally invasive alternative. (2013) (2)
Methylprednisolone and spinal cord injury. Author's reply (1992) (2)
Facet-sparing lumbar laminectomy (1998) (2)
Anterior Cervical Instrumentation (2011) (2)
Cruciate paralysis after a traumatic upper cervical spine injury. (1992) (2)
Honored guest presentation: leading the future of spinal surgery. (2003) (1)
Suboccipital Craniectomy: Midline and Paramedian Approach (2004) (1)
Biology of Spinal Fusion (2013) (1)
17. CASPAR PLATE STABILIZATION: INDICATIONS, RESULTS, AND COMPLICATIONS IN 80 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS (1991) (1)
SCIWORA: An antiquated acronym (2005) (1)
Neurological Findings of Craniovertebral Junction Disease (2013) (1)
Neurosurgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute. (1997) (1)
Odontoid Screw Fixation (2013) (1)
Cervical Myelopathy Caused by Hypoplasia of the Atlas: Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature (1998) (1)
Morphometric Aspects of Extraforaminal Lumbar Nerve Roots (1999) (1)
Subspecialty certification. (1997) (1)
The asymptomatic degenerative cervical disc: a dilemma. (2012) (1)
Prospective observational study of acute postlumbar laminectomy MRI. (2014) (1)
Treatment of isthmic spondylolisthesis: still controversial. (2010) (1)
Nontraumatic Atlanto-occipital and Atlantoaxial Rotatory Subluxation: Case Report (1998) (1)
Honored guest presentation: discovery of the spine specialist: instrumentation of the cervical spine. (2003) (1)
Surgery of Peripheral Nerves (2004) (1)
Stabilization of the Craniovertebral Junction in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Part 11: Surgical Techniques (1995) (1)
Suboccipital Craniectomy: Retromastoid Approach for Acoustic Schwannoma (2004) (1)
Controversy in Operative Techniques for Cervical Spondylosis Discectomy: Autograft Versus Allograft Versus No Graft (1999) (1)
The Intraoperative Applications of the Diasonics 9400 Mobile Neuroimaging System (1993) (1)
Cervical Spine Stabilization (2014) (1)
Cavernous Malformations of the Cervicomedullary Junction (2013) (1)
Embryology, Development, andClassification of Disorders of theCraniovertebral Junction (2013) (1)
CRUCIATE PARALYSIS. AUTHOR'S REPLY (1992) (1)
Management of Intramedullary Lesions of the Cervicomedullary Junction and High Cervical Spinal Cord (2013) (1)
810 Spinal Experts' Review Significantly Increases Patient Consent to Randomization in the SLIP Study: An Ongoing Prospective, Multicenter Surgical Trial. (2005) (1)
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Surgical Results and Factors Affecting Prognosis (1998) (1)
The World Cup and World Neurosurgery. (2010) (1)
Bypass Options for the Posterior Fossa (2013) (1)
The Transpetrosal Approaches (2013) (1)
Biomechanical comparison of two stabilization techniques of the atlantoaxial joints: Transarticular screw fixation versus screw and rod fixation: Comments (2005) (1)
Spinal Cord Cavernous Malformations: Management and Technical Considerations (2003) (1)
Pedicle screw fixation made safer by the use of computed tomography-guided intraoperative navigation. (2013) (1)
Aneurysms of the Craniovertebral Junction (2013) (1)
Administration of Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage (2010) (0)
Assessment of the learning curve for lumbar microendoscopic discectomy: Comments (2005) (0)
Posterior fossa, spinal and peripheral nerve (2004) (0)
Point of View: Prospective Outcome Evaluation of Spinal Cord Stimulation in Patients With Intractable Leg Pain (1996) (0)
Odontoid Process and C1-C2 Corrective Osteotomy through a Posterior Approach: Technical Case Report (1998) (0)
General Principles of Spinal Screw Fixation (2013) (0)
The authors describe a rare bone tumor (1998) (0)
Intra- and Extramedullary Tumor: Thoracic Meningioma (2004) (0)
Oblique corpectomy biomechanics (2011) (0)
Intervertebral Disc Prosthesis Center of Rotation Cervical − Biomechanics of a Fixed and (2012) (0)
Suboccipital and Retrosigmoid Approaches (2013) (0)
Aneurysms of the Vertebral Artery (2004) (0)
Head Trauma, Overview (2003) (0)
Analysis of Dural Configuration for Evaluation of Posterior Decompression in Cervical Myelopathy (1999) (0)
Universal Calibration of Surgical Instruments for Spinal Stereotaxy (1999) (0)
Laminectomy Across the Cervicothoracic Junction (2012) (0)
Juxtafacet Cysts of the Cervical Spine (1998) (0)
Thoracolumbar and Sacral Spine Injuries in Children and Adolescents: A Review of 89 Cases: 862 (2006) (0)
1. THE INTERSPINOUS METHOD OF POSTERIOR ATLANTOAXIAL ARTHRODESIS (1991) (0)
Anterior cervical plate system. (1998) (0)
Neurosurgical spine fellowships: the Phoenix model. (1997) (0)
THORACIC DISC. AUTHORS' REPLY (1996) (0)
Posterior Fossa Arteriovenous Malformation (2004) (0)
Extended Endonasal Approaches to the Craniovertebral Junction (2013) (0)
P71. Biomechanical Evaluation of a Novel Anterior Atlanto-Axial Fixation Construct (2009) (0)
Posterior cervical screw arthrodesis (1997) (0)
Letter: Arteritis due to EACA therapy. (1975) (0)
Posterior Cervicothoracic Osteotomy (2020) (0)
Posterolateral Approach to the Upper Cervical Spine (2013) (0)
Management of Vertebral Artery Dissections and Vascular Insufficiency (2013) (0)
Emergency Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries: Clinical Correlation and Prognosis (1999) (0)
Cervical bone spur presenting with spontaneous intracranial (1998) (0)
Abscess, Brain and Spine (2014) (0)
Controversies in Surgical Decompression: Timing of Decompressive Surgery of the Spinal Cord (2008) (0)
Discussion on Right-Sided Cervical Radiculopathy (1993) (0)
Endovascular Management of Posterior Fossa Atherosclerotic Disease (2013) (0)
Neurological Surgery (1930) (0)
Stereotactic Methods of Localization and Image-Guided Surgery (2013) (0)
Radiosurgical Management of Lesions of the Craniovertebral Junction (2013) (0)
Posterior Atlantoaxial Screw Fixation (2013) (0)
Evolution of Cervical Spine Deformity Surgery and Ongoing Challenges. (2016) (0)
Craniocervical junction instability after lateral approach of the craniocervical junction (2011) (0)
Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiographic Abnormality (2014) (0)
Cervical Radiculoneuropathy: Herniated Intervertebral Disk and Spondylosis (2004) (0)
The authors describe a new method of treating (1998) (0)
Congenital Malformations of theCraniovertebral Junction (2013) (0)
Stereotaxy for Hypothalamic Hamartoma with Intractable Gelastic Seizures: Technical Case Report (1999) (0)
Degenerative Disease at Adjacent Vertebral Segments Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion Accelerates (2009) (0)
Transoral Approaches to Midline Pathology of the Ventral Skull Base, Craniovertebral Junction, and Upper Cervical Spine (2013) (0)
Spinal Cord Tumors, Treatment of (2003) (0)
Suboccipital Craniectomy: Retromastoid Approach for Trigeminal Neuralgia (2004) (0)
Posterior resection of sacral osteosarcoma utilizing cement-infused chest tube interbody reconstruction and lumbopelvic fusion (2021) (0)
Contribution of Neural Elements to Thoracic Stability. (2017) (0)
Anterior Cervical Corpectomy for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (1998) (0)
32 Permanent I-125 seed paraspinal brachytherapy for malignant tumors with spinal cord compression (2000) (0)
One Fusion, Two Pathologies: It Works. (2015) (0)
Techniques of Bone Graft Harvesting and Spinal Fusion (2013) (0)
34. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF THE TRANSVERSE ATLANTAL LIGAMENT: ASSESSMENT OF UPPER CERVICAL INSTABILITY (1991) (0)
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Patterns of Neurological Deficit and Recovery after Anterior Cervical Decompression (1999) (0)
CT-Based Image Guidance in Fixation of the Craniovertebral Junction (2013) (0)
Discussion on Newly Diagnosed Rheumatoid with Lower Cranial Nerve Abnormalities (1997) (0)
Revelations to deformity correction and scoliosis surgery. (2002) (0)
Combined Occipital-suboccipital Craniotomy (2004) (0)
Paget's Disease (2014) (0)
Overview and Historical Considerations (2011) (0)
118. Effect of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein2 in an experimental model of spinal fusion in a radiated area (2004) (0)
Senior Advisory Statements: EDITOR'S LETTER (2005) (0)
Spondylosis, Cervical and Lumbar (2003) (0)
Cervical arthroplasty with the Bryan disc: Comments (2005) (0)
P1. Autologous activated macrophage therapy in canine spinal cord hemisection model (2003) (0)
Honored guest presentation: the neurosurgeon as mentor and student. (2003) (0)
Posterior Neuroendoscopic Applications at the Craniovertebral Junction (2013) (0)
Lumbar disc herniation: Microsurgical approach. Authors' reply (2003) (0)
Reoperation of the cervical spine for degenerative disease and tumor. (1992) (0)
Surgical technique of lumbar artificial disc replacement with the Charité Artificial Disc: Comments (2005) (0)
General Principles of Spinal Wire and Cable Fixation (2013) (0)
The Rheumatoid Neck: Changing Pathology Requires Altering Surgical Strategies (2013) (0)
Device to keep from screwing in a plate (2005) (0)
799 Efficacy of an Analgesic Epidural Paste after Lumbar Decompressive Surgery: Long-Term Follow-Up of a Prospective Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial. (2000) (0)
Application system anterior cervical plating. (1998) (0)
Cauda Equina Syndrome and Neurogenic Claudication (2014) (0)
Injury to the sagittal sinus (1982) (0)
Point of View: Chiari I Malformation Associated With Syringomyelia and Scoliosis (1997) (0)
Multilevel oblique corpectomies : Surgical indications and technique. Commentary (2007) (0)
Chapter 15 – Laminectomy Across the Cervicothoracic Junction: Fusion Versus Nonfusion (2012) (0)
SPINAL INSTABILITY. AUTHOR'S REPLY (1999) (0)
Bone Softening Diseases and Disorders of Bone Metabolism (2013) (0)
Transfacial Approaches to the Craniovertebral Junction (2013) (0)
Craniovertebral Instability: Atlantoaxial Joint Manipulation and Fixation (2013) (0)
Surgical Treatment of Cervical Spine Fibrous Dysplasia: Technical Case Report and Review (1999) (0)
A Paramedian Tangential Approach to Lumbosacral Extraforaminal Disc Herniations (1998) (0)
Disappearing cervical disc: Case report (1996) (0)
Brief Overview of Surgical Approaches to the Craniovertebral Junction (2013) (0)
The authors describe 13 cases of juxtafacet cysts of the cervical spine (1998) (0)
Anterior Approach for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (2011) (0)
Thank you list 2017 (2018) (0)
Hypoglossal-Facial Anastomosis (2004) (0)

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