Spine

Michael Burdi, MD, Christopher M. Bono, MD, Christopher P. Kauffman, MD, David Hoyt, MD, and Steven R. Garfin, MD

Dr. Burdi is Resident, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California.

Dr. Bono is Chief of Spine Division, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Kauffman is Attending Surgeon, University Hospital, Lebanon, Tennessee.

Dr. Hoyt is Chief, Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, and Dr. Garfin is Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California.

Michael Burdi, MD, Christopher M. Bono, MD, Christopher P. Kauffman, MD, David Hoyt, MD, and Steven R. Garfin, MD

Dr. Burdi is Resident, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California.

Dr. Bono is Chief of Spine Division, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Kauffman is Attending Surgeon, University Hospital, Lebanon, Tennessee.

Dr. Hoyt is Chief, Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, and Dr. Garfin is Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California.

Michael Burdi, MD, Christopher M. Bono, MD, Christopher P. Kauffman, MD, David Hoyt, MD, and Steven R. Garfin, MD

Dr. Burdi is Resident, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California.

Dr. Bono is Chief of Spine Division, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Kauffman is Attending Surgeon, University Hospital, Lebanon, Tennessee.

Dr. Hoyt is Chief, Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, and Dr. Garfin is Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California.

Dhruv B. Pateder, MD, and Marc W. Hungerford, MD

Dr. Pateder was Chief Resident, Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, at the time this article was written. He is currently practicing spine surgery at the Steadman Hawkins Clinic, Vail/Frisco, Colorado.

Dr. Hungerford is Assistant Professor, Division of Arthritis Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

Dhruv B. Pateder, MD, and Marc W. Hungerford, MD

Dr. Pateder was Chief Resident, Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, at the time this article was written. He is currently practicing spine surgery at the Steadman Hawkins Clinic, Vail/Frisco, Colorado.

Dr. Hungerford is Assistant Professor, Division of Arthritis Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

Dhruv B. Pateder, MD, and Marc W. Hungerford, MD

Dr. Pateder was Chief Resident, Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, at the time this article was written. He is currently practicing spine surgery at the Steadman Hawkins Clinic, Vail/Frisco, Colorado.

Dr. Hungerford is Assistant Professor, Division of Arthritis Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

Todd L. Lincoln, MD

Dr. Lincoln is Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, California.

Todd L. Lincoln, MD

Dr. Lincoln is Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, California.

Todd L. Lincoln, MD

Dr. Lincoln is Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, California.

Paul D. Clifford, MD

Dr. Clifford is Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology and Chief, Musculoskeletal Section, Department of Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.

Paul D. Clifford, MD

Dr. Clifford is Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology and Chief, Musculoskeletal Section, Department of Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.

Paul D. Clifford, MD

Dr. Clifford is Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology and Chief, Musculoskeletal Section, Department of Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.

Kingsley R. Chin, MD, Nikolas London, MD, Albert O. Gee, MD, and Henry H. Bohlman, MD

Dr. Chin is Assistant Professor, The Spine Surgery Service, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dr. London was a Medical Student, Case Western Reserve University Medical School, Cleveland, Ohio, at the time the paper was written.

Dr. Gee is an Orthopaedic Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Bohlman is Chief, Spine Institute, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.

Kingsley R. Chin, MD, Nikolas London, MD, Albert O. Gee, MD, and Henry H. Bohlman, MD

Dr. Chin is Assistant Professor, The Spine Surgery Service, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dr. London was a Medical Student, Case Western Reserve University Medical School, Cleveland, Ohio, at the time the paper was written.

Dr. Gee is an Orthopaedic Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Bohlman is Chief, Spine Institute, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.

Kingsley R. Chin, MD, Nikolas London, MD, Albert O. Gee, MD, and Henry H. Bohlman, MD

Dr. Chin is Assistant Professor, The Spine Surgery Service, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dr. London was a Medical Student, Case Western Reserve University Medical School, Cleveland, Ohio, at the time the paper was written.

Dr. Gee is an Orthopaedic Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Bohlman is Chief, Spine Institute, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.

Mark Erickson, MD, Brandon S. Fites, MD, Michael T. Thieken, MD, and Alan W. McGee, MD

Dr. Erickson is Lieutenant Colonel, Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dr. Fites is in private practice, Sumter Orthopaedic Associates, Sumter, South Carolina.

Dr. Thieken is Orthopaedic Resident, Fort Wayne Medical Education Program, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Dr. McGee is in Private Practice, Orthopaedics Northeast, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Mark Erickson, MD, Brandon S. Fites, MD, Michael T. Thieken, MD, and Alan W. McGee, MD

Dr. Erickson is Lieutenant Colonel, Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dr. Fites is in private practice, Sumter Orthopaedic Associates, Sumter, South Carolina.

Dr. Thieken is Orthopaedic Resident, Fort Wayne Medical Education Program, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Dr. McGee is in Private Practice, Orthopaedics Northeast, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Mark Erickson, MD, Brandon S. Fites, MD, Michael T. Thieken, MD, and Alan W. McGee, MD

Dr. Erickson is Lieutenant Colonel, Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dr. Fites is in private practice, Sumter Orthopaedic Associates, Sumter, South Carolina.

Dr. Thieken is Orthopaedic Resident, Fort Wayne Medical Education Program, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Dr. McGee is in Private Practice, Orthopaedics Northeast, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Dino Samartzis, DSc, MSc, Rex A. W. Marco, MD, Louis G. Jenis, MD, Nitin Khanna, MD, Robert J. Banco, MD, Edward J. Goldberg, MD, and Howard S. An, MD

Dr. Samartzis is with the Department of Epidemiology, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan, and Beebe Fellow and Scholar, National Academies, Washington, D.C.

Dr. Marco is Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Department of Neurosurgery, and Chief of Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Oncology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas.

Dr. Jenis is Clinical Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, and with Boston Spine Group and New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Khanna is Spine Surgeon, Orthopaedic Specialists of Northwest Indiana, Munster, Indiana.

Dr. Banco is Assistant Clinical Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine, and Chief, Spine Section, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Goldberg is Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. An is the Morton International Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Director of the Division of Spine Surgery and Spine Fellowship, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

Dino Samartzis, DSc, MSc, Rex A. W. Marco, MD, Louis G. Jenis, MD, Nitin Khanna, MD, Robert J. Banco, MD, Edward J. Goldberg, MD, and Howard S. An, MD

Dr. Samartzis is with the Department of Epidemiology, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan, and Beebe Fellow and Scholar, National Academies, Washington, D.C.

Dr. Marco is Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Department of Neurosurgery, and Chief of Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Oncology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas.

Dr. Jenis is Clinical Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, and with Boston Spine Group and New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Khanna is Spine Surgeon, Orthopaedic Specialists of Northwest Indiana, Munster, Indiana.

Dr. Banco is Assistant Clinical Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine, and Chief, Spine Section, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Goldberg is Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. An is the Morton International Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Director of the Division of Spine Surgery and Spine Fellowship, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

Dino Samartzis, DSc, MSc, Rex A. W. Marco, MD, Louis G. Jenis, MD, Nitin Khanna, MD, Robert J. Banco, MD, Edward J. Goldberg, MD, and Howard S. An, MD

Dr. Samartzis is with the Department of Epidemiology, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan, and Beebe Fellow and Scholar, National Academies, Washington, D.C.

Dr. Marco is Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Department of Neurosurgery, and Chief of Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Oncology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas.

Dr. Jenis is Clinical Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, and with Boston Spine Group and New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Khanna is Spine Surgeon, Orthopaedic Specialists of Northwest Indiana, Munster, Indiana.

Dr. Banco is Assistant Clinical Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine, and Chief, Spine Section, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Goldberg is Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. An is the Morton International Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Director of the Division of Spine Surgery and Spine Fellowship, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

Rohit Verma, MD, Farhan Siddiqi, MD, Jason S. Lipetz, MD, Christopher Samujh, BS, and Jeff S. Silber, MD, DC

Dr. Verma and Dr. Siddiqi are Orthopaedic Residents, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York.

Dr. Lipetz is Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York.

Mr. Samujh is Medical Student, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Silber is Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Long Island Jewish/North Shore Health System, New Hyde Park, New York.

Rohit Verma, MD, Farhan Siddiqi, MD, Jason S. Lipetz, MD, Christopher Samujh, BS, and Jeff S. Silber, MD, DC

Dr. Verma and Dr. Siddiqi are Orthopaedic Residents, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York.

Dr. Lipetz is Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York.

Mr. Samujh is Medical Student, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Silber is Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Long Island Jewish/North Shore Health System, New Hyde Park, New York.

Rohit Verma, MD, Farhan Siddiqi, MD, Jason S. Lipetz, MD, Christopher Samujh, BS, and Jeff S. Silber, MD, DC

Dr. Verma and Dr. Siddiqi are Orthopaedic Residents, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York.

Dr. Lipetz is Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York.

Mr. Samujh is Medical Student, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Silber is Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Long Island Jewish/North Shore Health System, New Hyde Park, New York.

Adam L. Wollowick, MD, Andew M. Casden, MD, Paul L. Kuflik, MD, and Michael G. Neuwirth, MD

Dr. Wollowick is Fellow in Spine Surgery, Dr. Casden is Associate Director, Dr. Kuflik is Associate Director, and Dr. Neuwirth is Director, Spine Institute of New York, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York.

Adam L. Wollowick, MD, Andew M. Casden, MD, Paul L. Kuflik, MD, and Michael G. Neuwirth, MD

Dr. Wollowick is Fellow in Spine Surgery, Dr. Casden is Associate Director, Dr. Kuflik is Associate Director, and Dr. Neuwirth is Director, Spine Institute of New York, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York.

Adam L. Wollowick, MD, Andew M. Casden, MD, Paul L. Kuflik, MD, and Michael G. Neuwirth, MD

Dr. Wollowick is Fellow in Spine Surgery, Dr. Casden is Associate Director, Dr. Kuflik is Associate Director, and Dr. Neuwirth is Director, Spine Institute of New York, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York.

Sumeet Garg, MD, Harish Hosalkar, MD, and John P. Dormans, MD

Dr. Garg is a Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.

Dr. Hosalkar is a Research Fellow, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Dr. Dormans is Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sumeet Garg, MD, Harish Hosalkar, MD, and John P. Dormans, MD

Dr. Garg is a Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.

Dr. Hosalkar is a Research Fellow, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Dr. Dormans is Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sumeet Garg, MD, Harish Hosalkar, MD, and John P. Dormans, MD

Dr. Garg is a Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.

Dr. Hosalkar is a Research Fellow, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Dr. Dormans is Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.