Abstracts
Canadian Spine Society01.1.1: Surgery versus standardized nonoperative care for the treatment of lumbar disc herniations: a Canadian trial02.1.1: Wait times for elective spine surgery across Canada: data from the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network03.1.1: Presurgical physician utilization in elective thoracolumbar spine surgery candidates: a nationwide analysis from the CSORN database04.1.2: Activities performed and treatments conducted prior to consultation with a spine surgeon: Are patients and clinicians following evidence-based clinical practice guidelines?05.1.2: Patient-reported disability versus objective physical performance measures in assessing patient recovery06.1.2: Risk factors for work status in low back pain patients: a cross-sectional analysis of patients presenting to the Ontario Inter-professional Spine Assessment and Education Clinics07.1.3: Comparison of symptomatic, functional and demographic characteristics of postsurgical versus nonoperative LBP patients08.1.3: Are primary care patients with different patterns of low back pain epidemiologically distinct?09.1.3: Lack of prognostic model validation in low back pain prediction studies10.1.4: Larger scoliosis curve magnitude is associated with increased surgical and perioperative complications: a multi-centre analysis of 1173 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis curves11.1.4: Superior extension of upper instrumented level in distraction-based surgery: a surrogate for clinically significant PJK12.1.4: The optimal surgical approach for Lenke 5 curves: Is the anterior approach ready for a comeback?13.1.5: Improving quality and safety in pediatric spine surgery: the team approach14.1.5: Posterior vertebral column resection in pediatric deformity: the advantages of staging15.1.5: Minimally invasive surgery in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: lessons learned at mean 2-year follow-up16.2.1: Development of a Canadian competency-based spine surgery fellowship education curriculum17.2.1: Computer-assisted surgery is an effective educational tool for the training of orthopedic surgery residents in pedicle screw placement18.2.1: Validation of the Calgary Spine Severity Score19.2.2: Can triaging referrals with a simple 3-item pain questionnaire reduce wait times for consultations for patients who would benefit from lumbar spinal surgery?20.2.2: Strategies to improve the credibility of meta-analyses in spine surgery: a systematic survey21.2.2: The societal cost of waiting to see a spine surgeon for lower back symptoms in Canada22.2.3: The cost of an adverse event depends on its definition and method of capture23.2.3: Economic evaluation of intraoperative cone beam CT-based navigation for the placement of spinal pedicle screws: a patient-level cost-effectiveness analysis24.2.3: Predictors of inappropriate emergency department utilization following elective thoracolumbar spine surgery25.2.4: Incidence, impact and risk factors of adverse events in thoracic and lumbar spine fractures. An ambispective cohort analysis of 390 patients26.2.4: Factors associated with adverse events in major elective spine, knee, and hip in-patient orthopedic surgery27.2.4: Prognostic factors for survival in surgical series of symptomatic metastatic epidural spinal cord compression: a prospective North American multicentre study in 142 patients28.2.5: A comparison of 2 prospective adverse event recording tools with institutional ICD-10 coding for detecting perioperative adverse events in patients undergoing spinal surgery29.2.5: Assessment of impact of long-cassette standing radiographs on surgical planning for lumbar pathology: an international survey of spine surgeons30.2.5: Long-term patient-reported outcome and surgical survivorship of MIS fusion for low-grade spondylolisthesis31.3.1: The effect of prolonged postoperative antibiotic administration on the rate of infection in patients undergoing posterior spine surgery requiring a Hemovac drain32.3.1: Preliminary results of a Phase 1 trial on the use of photodynamic therapy in vertebral metastases33.3.1: The minimal clinically important difference of the modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association score in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy undergoing surgical intervention34.3.1: Patient and surgeon radiation exposure during spinal instrumentation using intraoperative CT-based navigation35.3.2: Are postoperative pelvic parameters and sagittal balance predictive of further lumbar surgery in patients with spinal stenosis?36.3.2: Postoperative ambulation in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty and elective lumbar spine surgery to treat arthritic pathologies37.3.2 Pain on the brain: Is the SF-36 mental component summary enough?38.3.2: Accurate and safe cervical osteotomy for kyphotic deformity in ankylosing spondylitis39.3.3: Adjacent segment pathology in the lumbar spine: progressive disease or a consequence of iatrogenic fusion?40.3.3: The association of cervical spine alignment with neurological recovery in a prospective cohort of surgical myelopathy patients: analysis of a series of 124 cases41.3.3: Use of neuropathic pain questionnaires in predicting the development of failed back surgery syndrome following lumbar discectomy for radiculopathy42.3.3: Quality of life and neurological outcomes after surgical decompression in patients with cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: prospective, multicentre AOSpine International study of 479 patients43.3.4: Minimally invasive decompression in focal lumbar spinal stenosis with or without stable spondylolisthesis — comparative outcomes and reoperation rates at a minimum of 2 years44.3.4: Impact of nonoperative care utilization on postthoracolumbar spine surgery outcomes: a national perspective using the CSORN registry45.3.4: Presurgical imaging, testing and injection utilization in elective thoracolumbar spine surgery candidates: a nationwide analysis from the CSORN database46.3.5: A clinical prediction rule for clinical outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy: analysis of an international AOSpine prospective multi-centre dataset of 743 patients47.3.5: A comparison of health-related quality of life outcomes in spinal cord injury patients residing in rural and urban areas48.3.5: Minimally invasive versus open discectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis49.1.1: Validity of transcranial motor evoked potentials as early indicators of neural compromise in rat model of spinal cord compression50.1.2: Validation of true spine length radiographic measurements51.1.3: Closure of the intervertebral disc annulus fibrosus using a novel suture application device — in vivo porcine and ex vivo biomechanical evaluation52.1.4: Vertebroplasty versus kyphoplasty in osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture model: What is safer?53.1.5: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor promotes intraneural macrophage migration and allodynia in experimental disc-herniation neuropathy54.1.6: Development and evaluation of an open-source 3D virtual simulator with integrated motion-tracking as a teaching tool for pedicle screw insertion55.2.7: Preoperative “amber flag” psychological measure scores and patient expectations: a nationwide analysis from the CSORN database56.2.8: Assessment of frailty in elderly spinal surgery patients57.2.9: Predicting adverse events and their impact on hospital length of stay in a prospective Spine AdVerse Events Severity (SAVES) database58.2.10: Clinical and surgical predictors of perioperative complications in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy: results from the multicentre, prospective AOSpine International study on 479 patients59.2.11: Longitudinal analysis of the incidence of adverse events in tertiary spine referral centres: a national perspective from the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network (CSORN) registry60.2.12: The use of validated clinical outcome measures in spinal surgery: an analysis of recent annual meeting abstracts61.1.13: The efficacy and accuracy of cone beam CT (O-Arm) navigation (StealthStation) on screw position in primary cases of adult major deformity surgery62.1.14: Does early surgical decompression improve neurological recovery of complete spinal cord injury? A prospective cohort study63.1.15: The role of MRI in predicting surgical outcome in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy64.1.16: Postsurgical patients can have similar functional improvements and return to work rates following rehabilitation as those treated nonsurgically65.1.17: Intraoperative cone beam CT (O-Arm) and stereotactic navigation (StealthStation) system in complex adult spine surgery — early experience and learning curve66.1.18: A pilot randomized controlled trial of iodine-impregnated plastic adhesive drape usage in spine surgery and the effect on wound bacterial load67.2.19: Dynesys long-term outcome study68.2.20: Maverick total disc replacement in a real-world patient population: a prospective, multicentre observational study69.2.21: Pedicle screw malposition in revision spinal surgery: efficacy of intraoperative CT-based navigation70.2.22: Intraoperative skull-femoral traction in posterior spinal arthrodesis for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: the impact on perioperative outcomes and health resource utilization71.2.23: The effect of growth-friendly surgery on coronal and sagittal plane spine growth in idiopathic scoliosis72.2.24: A qualitative web-based expert opinion analysis on the adoption of intraoperative CT and navigation systems in spine surgery
15th Annual Scientific Conference, Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Feb. 25–28, 2015
Chris Bailey, Alexandra Stratton, Neil Manson, Elliot Layne, Melissa McKeon, Simon Harris, Greg McIntosh, Lauren DellaMora, Greg McIntosh, Firoz Miyanji, Nadim Joukhadar, Firoz Miyanji, Firoz Miyanji, Firoz Miyanji, Firoz Miyanji, Jeremie Larouche, Ahmed Aoude, Godefroy Hardy-St-Pierre, Darren Roffey, Nathan Evaniew, Ghazal Fazli, Clifford Lin, Nicolas Dea, Meghan Flood, R. Andrew Glennie, Dov B. Millstone, Anick Nater, Christopher Witiw, Dominic Maggio, Simon Harris, Darryl Collings, Albert Yee, Lindsay Tetreault, John Street, Joel Phillips, Michael Cochran, Erin Bigney, Jacques Bouchard, Andrew Jack, Mohammed Shamji, Mohammed Shamji, Hiroaki Nakashima, B. Roy Chaudhary, Michael Johnson, Neil Manson, Lindsay Tetreault, R. Andrew Glennie, Nathan Evaniew, Susan Morris, Alan Spurway, Antony Bateman, Fahad Abduljabbar, Mohammed Shamji, Stewart McLachlin, Neil Manson, Rachelle Palkovsky, Tamir Ailon, Lindsay Tetreault, Michael Johnson, John Street, John Street, Etienne Bourassa-Moreau, Aria Nouri, Greg McIntosh, Ana Contreras, Philippe Phan, Godefroy Hardy-St-Pierre, Peter Jarzem, Harvey Wu, David Parsons, Chukwudi Chukwunyerenwa, Melissa Nadeau, Stewart Bailey, Patricia Rosas-Arellano, Shauna Dehens, Keith Sequeira, Tom Miller, Jim Watson, Fawaz Siddiqi, Kevin Gurr, Jennifer Urquhart, Ken Thomas, Greg McIntosh, Lauren Hirsch, Edward Abraham, Alana Green, Greg McIntosh, Darren Roffey, Courtney Wilson, Stephen Kingwell, Eugene Wai, Neil Manson, Edward Abraham, Emily Taylor, Joshua Murray, Wayne Albert, Raja Rampersaud, Hamilton Hall, Tom Carter, Chris Gregg, Anthony V. Perruccio, Elizabeth M. Badley, Y. Raja Rampersaud, Ivan Steenstra, Hamilton Hall, Tom Carter, Tracey Bastrom, Amer Samdani, Burt Yaszay, David Clements, Suken Shah, Michelle Marks, Randal Betz, Harry Shufflebarger, Peter Newton, David Skaggs, John Heflin, Mohamad Yasin, Ron El-Hawary, Tracey Bastrom, Amer Samdani, Burt Yaszay, Jahangir Asghar, Suken Shah, Randal Betz, Harry Shufflebarger, Peter Newton, Christopher Reilly, John Choi, Janice Mok, Michael Nitikman, Sameer Desai, Christopher Reilly, Sameer Desai, Siddesh Doddabasappa, Christopher Reilly, Michael Nitikman, Sameer Desai, Scott Paquette, Charles Fisher, Ian Domisse, Veronica Wadey, Hamilton Hall, Joel Finkelstein, Jacques Bouchard, John Hurlbert, Robert Broad, Richard Fox, Doug Hedden, Andrew Nataraj, Tim Carey, Chris Bailey, Michael Chapman, Paul Moroz, Don Chow, Eugene Wai, Eva Tsai, Sean Christie, Kris Lundine, Jacques Paquet, Jan Splawinski, Brian Wheelock, Michael Goytan, Henry Ahn, Eric Massicotte, Michael Fehlings, Albert Yee, Hamzah Alhamzah, Maryse Fortin, Peter Jarzem, Jean Ouellet, Michael Weber, Andrew Jack, Ken C. Thomas, Andrew Nataraj, Matt Coyle, Stephen Kingwell, Eugene Wai, Leon van der Watt, Mohit Bhandari, Michelle Ghert, Ilyas Aleem, Brian Drew, Gordon Guyatt, Jeyagobi Jeyaratnam, Nadia Nandlall, Peter Coyte, Raja Rampersaud, Christopher Witiw, Kala Sundararajan, Y. Raja Rampersaud, Charles Fisher, Juliet Batke, John Street, Edward Abraham, Alana Green, Neil Manson, Tamir Ailon, Juliet Batke, Nic Dea, John Street, Anthony V. Perruccio, Elizabeth M. Badley, Y. Raja Rampersaud, Michael Fehlings, Lindsay Tetreault, Branko Kopjar, Charles Fisher, Alexander Vaccaro, Paul Arnold, James Schuster, Joel Finkelstein, Laurence Rhines, Mark Dekutoski, Ziya Gokaslan, John France, Peter Rose, Clifford Lin, Kala Sundararajan, Y. Raja Rampersaud, Tamir Ailon, Justin Smith, Christopher Shaffrey, Virginie Lafage, Frank Schwab, Regis Haid, Themi Protopsaltis, Eric Klineberg, Justin Scheer, Shay Bess, Paul Arnold, Jens Chapman, Michael Fehlings, Christopher Ames, Raja Rampersaud, Lori Nutt, Jennifer Urquhart, Linda Kuska, Fawaz Siddiqi, Kevin Gurr, Chris Bailey, Shane Burch, Arjun Sahgal, Edward Chow, Carolyn Niu, Carl Fisher, Cari Whyne, Margarete Akens, Stuart Bisland, Brian Wilson, Aria Nouri, Pierre Cote, Michael Fehlings, Daniel Mendelsohn, Jason Strelzow, Juliet Batke, Marcel Dvorak, Charles Fisher, Jennifer Urquhart, Corinne Tallon, Kevin Gurr, Fawaz Siddiqi, Stewart Bailey, Chris Bailey, Edward Abraham, Alana Green, Neil Manson, Neil A. Manson, Alana J. Green, Edward P. Abraham, John Hurlbert, Ken Mogadham, Ganesh Swamy, Antonio Tsahtsarlis, Mashfiqul Siddiqui, Godefroy Hardy-St. Pierre, Andrew Nataraj, Chandan Mohanty, Eric Massicotte, Michael Fehlings, Alina Shcharinsky, Lindsay Tetreault, Narihito Nagoshi, Nouri Aria, Michael Fehlings, Rohit Amritanand, Y. Raja Rampersaud, Steven Passmore, Greg McIntosh, Edward Abraham, Alana Green, Greg McIntosh, Branko Kopjar, Pierre Cote, Michael Fehlings, Paul Arnold, Juliet Batke, Nicolas Dea, Marcel Dvorak, Vanessa Noonan, John Street, Moin Khan, Brian Drew, Desmond Kwok, Mohit Bhandari, Michelle Ghert, Jason Howard, Douglas Rasmusson, Ron El-Hawary, Waleed Kishta, Chukwudi Chukwunyerenwa, Ron El-Hawary, Christian Balkovec, Margarete Akens, Robert Harrison, Stuart McGill, Albert Yee, Abdulaziz Al-Jurayyan, Saad Alqahtani, Zeeshan Sardar, Rajeet Singh Saluja, Jean Ouellet, Michael Weber, Thomas Steffen, Lorne Beckman, Peter Jarzem, YuShan Tu, Michael Salter, Brendan Polley, Mirza Beig, Jeremie Larouche, Cari Whyne, Alana Green, Greg McIntosh, Edward Abraham, Fred Nicholls, Shane Burch, Peter Wagner, Hanbing Zhou, Natalie Egge, Maribeth Harrigan, Anthony Lapinsky, Patrick Connoly, John Street, Christian DiPaola, Branko Kopjar, Gamaliel Tan, Pierre Cote, Michael Fehlings, Steven Passmore, John Street, Charles Fisher, Greg McIntosh, Isaac Ryan Perlus, Jim Kennedy, Brian Lenehan, Jason Strelzow, Danny Mendelsohn, Nicolas Dea, Marcel Dvorak, Charles Fisher, Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong, Stefan Parent, Ang Li, Cynthia Thompson, Lindsay Tetreault, Juan Zamorano, Kristian Dalzell, Aileen Davis, David Mikulis, Albert Yee, Michael Fehlings, Hamilton Hall, Tom Carter, Chris Gregg, Juliet Batke, Nicolas Dea, Marcel F.S. Dvorak, Charles G. Fisher, John Street, Vu (Brian) Le, Darren Roffey, Stephen Kingwell, Paul MacPherson, Marc Desjardins, Eugene Wai, Mashfiqul Siddiqui, Ronald L. Henderson, Andrew Nataraj, Leonardo Simoes, Richard Assaker, Karsten Ritter-Lang, Dominique Vardon, Stephane Litrico, Stephane Fuentes, Michael Putzier, Jorg Frank, Pierre Guigui, Gerard Nakach, Jean-Charles Le Huec, Andrew Pennington, Juliet Batke, Kaiyun Yang, Charles G. Fisher, Marcel F.S. Dvorak, John Street, Rachael Da Cunha, Samir Al Sayegh, Jeremy LaMothe, Michael Letal, Herman Johal, Fabio Ferri-de-Barros, Ron El-Hawary, Luke Gauthier, Alan Spurway, Charlie Johnston, Anna McClung, Juliet Batke, Helen Novak Lauscher, Charles Fischer and John Street
Can J Surg June 01, 2015 58 (3 Suppl 1) S43-S70; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.005515
Chris Bailey
*London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.
†Western University, London, Ont.
Alexandra Stratton
*University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
Neil Manson
*Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B.
†Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, N.B.
Elliot Layne
*University of Ottawa Spine Program, the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
Melissa McKeon
*Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, NB
Simon Harris
From University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Greg McIntosh
*CBI Health Group, Toronto, Ont.
Lauren DellaMora
*University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
†University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, Ont.
Greg McIntosh
*CBI Health Group, Toronto, Ont.
Firoz Miyanji
*British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Nadim Joukhadar
*Dalhousie University, Faculty of Medicine, Halifax, N.S.
Firoz Miyanji
*British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.
Firoz Miyanji
From British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Firoz Miyanji
From British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Firoz Miyanji
From British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Jeremie Larouche
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Ahmed Aoude
From McGill University, Montréal, Que.
Godefroy Hardy-St-Pierre
*University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Darren Roffey
*University of Ottawa Spine Program, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
‡Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.
Nathan Evaniew
From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
Ghazal Fazli
From University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Clifford Lin
*Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
Nicolas Dea
*Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.
Meghan Flood
†Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, NB
R. Andrew Glennie
*Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
†University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Dov B. Millstone
*University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
†University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, Ont.
Anick Nater
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
†Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Christopher Witiw
*Division of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Dominic Maggio
*University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Va.
Simon Harris
From University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Darryl Collings
*London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.
†Western University, London, Ont.
Albert Yee
*Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.
Lindsay Tetreault
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
†Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
John Street
From Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Departments of Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Joel Phillips
*London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
†Western University, London, Ont.
Michael Cochran
*Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, NB
Erin Bigney
*Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, N.B.
Jacques Bouchard
From University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
Andrew Jack
From University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Mohammed Shamji
*Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
†University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Mohammed Shamji
*Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
†University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Hiroaki Nakashima
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
†Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
B. Roy Chaudhary
From University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Michael Johnson
*University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
Neil Manson
*Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, NB
†Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, NB
Lindsay Tetreault
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
†Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
R. Andrew Glennie
*Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Nathan Evaniew
From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
Susan Morris
*IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS
†Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Alan Spurway
*IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS
†Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Antony Bateman
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
†Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.
Fahad Abduljabbar
*McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.
†King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Shamji
*Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
†University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Stewart McLachlin
From Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.
Neil Manson
*Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, NB
†Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, NB
Rachelle Palkovsky
*University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif.
Tamir Ailon
*Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
†University of Virginia Medical Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
Lindsay Tetreault
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
†Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Michael Johnson
*University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
John Street
*University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
†Blusson Spinal Cord Centre, Vancouver, BC
John Street
*University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Etienne Bourassa-Moreau
*Hôpital du Sacré Coeur, Montréal, Que.
†Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que.
Aria Nouri
*Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
†Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Greg McIntosh
*CBI Health Group, Toronto, Ont.
Ana Contreras
From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Philippe Phan
*University of Ottawa Spine Program, Ottawa, Ont.
†Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
Godefroy Hardy-St-Pierre
From University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Peter Jarzem
*Montreal General Hospital, Montréal, Que.
Harvey Wu
From University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
David Parsons
From University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
Chukwudi Chukwunyerenwa
*IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS
Melissa Nadeau
*Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
†University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Stewart Bailey
*London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.
†Western University, London, Ont.
Patricia Rosas-Arellano
*London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.
†Western University, London, Ont.
Shauna Dehens
*London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.
†Western University, London, Ont.
Keith Sequeira
†Western University, London, Ont.
‡St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, Ont.
Tom Miller
†Western University, London, Ont.
‡St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, Ont.
Jim Watson
†Western University, London, Ont.
‡St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, Ont.
Fawaz Siddiqi
*London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.
†Western University, London, Ont.
Kevin Gurr
*London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.
†Western University, London, Ont.
Jennifer Urquhart
*London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.
†Western University, London, Ont.
Ken Thomas
*University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
Greg McIntosh
†Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network
Lauren Hirsch
*University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
Edward Abraham
*Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B.
†Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, N.B.
Alana Green
*Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, N.B.
†Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, N.B.
Greg McIntosh
‡Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network
Darren Roffey
*University of Ottawa Spine Program, the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
†Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.
Courtney Wilson
*University of Ottawa Spine Program, the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
Stephen Kingwell
*University of Ottawa Spine Program, the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
‡Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Eugene Wai
†Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.
‡Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Neil Manson
*Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, NB
‡Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, NB
Edward Abraham
*Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, NB
‡Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, NB
Emily Taylor
*Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, NB
†University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB
Joshua Murray
§Research Services, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, NB
Wayne Albert
†University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB
Raja Rampersaud
From University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Hamilton Hall
*CBI Health Group, Toronto, Ont.
Tom Carter
*CBI Health Group, Toronto, Ont.
Chris Gregg
†The Back Institute, Wellington, New Zealand
Anthony V. Perruccio
*University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
‡Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Elizabeth M. Badley
†University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, Ont.
Y. Raja Rampersaud
*University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Ivan Steenstra
†Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, Ont.
Hamilton Hall
*CBI Health Group, Toronto, Ont.
Tom Carter
*CBI Health Group, Toronto, Ont.
Tracey Bastrom
†Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, Calif.
Amer Samdani
‡Shriners Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.
Burt Yaszay
†Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, Calif.
David Clements
¶Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Del.
Suken Shah
¶Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Del.
Michelle Marks
†Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, Calif.
Randal Betz
‡Shriners Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.
Harry Shufflebarger
**Miami Children’s Hospital, Miami, Fla.
Peter Newton
†Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, Calif.
David Skaggs
†Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, Calif.
John Heflin
‡Davis Hospital and Medical Center, Layton, Utah, McKay-Dee Hospital Center, Ogden, Utah
Mohamad Yasin
§IWK Health Centre, Halifax, N.S.
Ron El-Hawary
§IWK Health Centre, Halifax, N.S.
Tracey Bastrom
†Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, Calif.
Amer Samdani
‡Shriners Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.
Burt Yaszay
†Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, Calif.
Jahangir Asghar
§Miami Children’s Hospital, Miami, Fla.
Suken Shah
¶Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Del.
Randal Betz
‡Shriners Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.
Harry Shufflebarger
§Miami Children’s Hospital, Miami, Fla.
Peter Newton
†Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, Calif.
Christopher Reilly
*British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.
John Choi
From British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Janice Mok
From British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Michael Nitikman
From British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Sameer Desai
From British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Christopher Reilly
From British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Sameer Desai
From British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Siddesh Doddabasappa
From British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Christopher Reilly
From British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Michael Nitikman
From British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Sameer Desai
From British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Scott Paquette
†University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
Charles Fisher
†University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
Ian Domisse
†University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
Veronica Wadey
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Hamilton Hall
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Joel Finkelstein
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Jacques Bouchard
‡University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
John Hurlbert
‡University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
Robert Broad
§University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Richard Fox
§University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Doug Hedden
§University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Andrew Nataraj
§University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Tim Carey
¶Western University, London, Ont.
Chris Bailey
¶Western University, London, Ont.
Michael Chapman
**Scarborough Hospital, Scarborough, Ont.
Paul Moroz
††University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Don Chow
††University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Eugene Wai
††University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Eva Tsai
††University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Sean Christie
‡‡Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S.
Kris Lundine
§§Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, B.C.
Jacques Paquet
¶¶Université Laval, Laval, Que.
Jan Splawinski
***Vernon Jubilee Hospital, Vernon, B.C.
Brian Wheelock
†††Saint John Orthopaedics, Saint John, N.B.
Michael Goytan
‡‡‡University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
Henry Ahn
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Eric Massicotte
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Michael Fehlings
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Albert Yee
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Hamzah Alhamzah
From McGill University, Montréal, Que.
Maryse Fortin
From McGill University, Montréal, Que.
Peter Jarzem
From McGill University, Montréal, Que.
Jean Ouellet
From McGill University, Montréal, Que.
Michael Weber
From McGill University, Montréal, Que.
Andrew Jack
*University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Ken C. Thomas
†University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
Andrew Nataraj
*University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Matt Coyle
*University of Ottawa Spine Program, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
†Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Stephen Kingwell
*University of Ottawa Spine Program, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
§Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Eugene Wai
‡Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.
§Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Leon van der Watt
From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
Mohit Bhandari
From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
Michelle Ghert
From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
Ilyas Aleem
From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
Brian Drew
From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
Gordon Guyatt
From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
Jeyagobi Jeyaratnam
From University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Nadia Nandlall
From University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Peter Coyte
From University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Raja Rampersaud
From University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Christopher Witiw
†Division of Neurosurgery, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
Kala Sundararajan
*Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
Y. Raja Rampersaud
*Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
Charles Fisher
†Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Juliet Batke
†Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
John Street
†Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Edward Abraham
*Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, NB
†Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, NB
Alana Green
*Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, NB
†Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, NB
Neil Manson
*Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, NB
†Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, NB
Tamir Ailon
†University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Juliet Batke
†University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Nic Dea
†University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
John Street
Anthony V. Perruccio
*University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
‡Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Elizabeth M. Badley
†University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, Ont.
§Division of Healthcare and Outcomes Research, Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.
Y. Raja Rampersaud
*University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Michael Fehlings
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
†Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Lindsay Tetreault
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
†Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Branko Kopjar
‡University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.
Charles Fisher
§Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Alexander Vaccaro
¶Rothman Institute/Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.
Paul Arnold
**Kansas University Medical Centre, Kansas City, Kan.
James Schuster
††Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
Joel Finkelstein
‡‡Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.
Laurence Rhines
§§University of Texas, Houston, Tex.
Mark Dekutoski
¶¶The Core Institute, Sun City West, Ariz.
Ziya Gokaslan
***Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
John France
†††West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va.
Peter Rose
‡‡‡Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
Clifford Lin
†Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Kala Sundararajan
†Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Y. Raja Rampersaud
†Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Tamir Ailon
*University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Va.
Justin Smith
*University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Va.
Christopher Shaffrey
*University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Va.
Virginie Lafage
†NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY
Frank Schwab
†NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY
Regis Haid
‡Atlanta Brain and Spine Care, Atlanta, Ga.
Themi Protopsaltis
†NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY
Eric Klineberg
§University of California, Davis, Davis, Calif.
Justin Scheer
¶Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Shay Bess
**Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, Denver, Colo.
Paul Arnold
††University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.
Jens Chapman
‡‡University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.
Michael Fehlings
§§University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Christopher Ames
¶¶University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif.
Raja Rampersaud
From University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Lori Nutt
*London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.
†Western University, London, Ont.
Jennifer Urquhart
*London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.
†Western University, London, Ont.
Linda Kuska
*London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.
†Western University, London, Ont.
Fawaz Siddiqi
*London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.
†Western University, London, Ont.
Kevin Gurr
*London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.
†Western University, London, Ont.
Chris Bailey
*London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont.
†Western University, London, Ont.
Shane Burch
†University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif.
Arjun Sahgal
*Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.
Edward Chow
*Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.
Carolyn Niu
‡University Health Network/Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Carl Fisher
‡University Health Network/Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Cari Whyne
*Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.
Margarete Akens
‡University Health Network/Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Stuart Bisland
§McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
Brian Wilson
‡University Health Network/Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Aria Nouri
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
†Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Pierre Cote
‡University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ont.
Michael Fehlings
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Daniel Mendelsohn
From Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Departments of Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Jason Strelzow
From Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Departments of Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Juliet Batke
From Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Departments of Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Marcel Dvorak
From Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Departments of Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Charles Fisher
From Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Departments of Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Jennifer Urquhart
*London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
†Western University, London, Ont.
Corinne Tallon
*London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
†Western University, London, Ont.
Kevin Gurr
*London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
†Western University, London, Ont.
Fawaz Siddiqi
*London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
†Western University, London, Ont.
Stewart Bailey
*London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
†Western University, London, Ont.
Chris Bailey
*London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont
†Western University, London, Ont.
Edward Abraham
*Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, NB
†Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, NB
Alana Green
*Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, NB
†Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, NB
Neil Manson
*Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, NB
†Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, NB
Neil A. Manson
*Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, N.B.
†Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, NB
Alana J. Green
*Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, N.B.
Edward P. Abraham
*Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, N.B.
†Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, NB
John Hurlbert
From University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
Ken Mogadham
From University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
Ganesh Swamy
From University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
Antonio Tsahtsarlis
From University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
Mashfiqul Siddiqui
From University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Godefroy Hardy-St. Pierre
From University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Andrew Nataraj
From University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Chandan Mohanty
*Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
†University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Eric Massicotte
*Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
†University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Michael Fehlings
*Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
†University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Alina Shcharinsky
*Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
†University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Lindsay Tetreault
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
‡Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Narihito Nagoshi
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
†Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Nouri Aria
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
‡Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Michael Fehlings
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
‡Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Rohit Amritanand
From University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Y. Raja Rampersaud
From University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Steven Passmore
*University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
Greg McIntosh
†Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network
Edward Abraham
*Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, NB
†Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, NB
Alana Green
*Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, NB
†Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, NB
Greg McIntosh
‡Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network
Branko Kopjar
‡University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.
Pierre Cote
§University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Toronto, Ont.
Michael Fehlings
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
†Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Paul Arnold
¶Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.
Juliet Batke
†Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Nicolas Dea
†Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Marcel Dvorak
†Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
‡Rick Hansen Institute, Vancouver, BC
Vanessa Noonan
†Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
‡Rick Hansen Institute, Vancouver, BC
John Street
†Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Moin Khan
From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
Brian Drew
From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
Desmond Kwok
From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
Mohit Bhandari
From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
Michelle Ghert
From McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
Jason Howard
‡Sidra Medical and Research Center, Doha, Qatar
Douglas Rasmusson
†Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Ron El-Hawary
*IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS
†Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Waleed Kishta
*IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS
Chukwudi Chukwunyerenwa
*IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS
Ron El-Hawary
*IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS
†Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Christian Balkovec
‡University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.
Margarete Akens
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Robert Harrison
§Anchor Orthopedics XT Inc., Mississauga, Ont.
Stuart McGill
‡University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.
Albert Yee
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
†Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.
Abdulaziz Al-Jurayyan
*McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.
Saad Alqahtani
*McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.
Zeeshan Sardar
*McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.
Rajeet Singh Saluja
*McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.
Jean Ouellet
*McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.
Michael Weber
*McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.
Thomas Steffen
*McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.
Lorne Beckman
*McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.
Peter Jarzem
*McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.
YuShan Tu
‡SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.
Michael Salter
‡SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.
Brendan Polley
From Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.
Mirza Beig
From Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.
Jeremie Larouche
From Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.
Cari Whyne
From Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.
Alana Green
*Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, NB
Greg McIntosh
‡Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network
Edward Abraham
*Canada East Spine Centre, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, NB
†Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, NB
Fred Nicholls
†University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
Shane Burch
*University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif.
Peter Wagner
‡UMass Memorial Health Care, University of Massachussetts Medical School, Worcester, Ma.
Hanbing Zhou
‡UMass Memorial Health Care, University of Massachussetts Medical School, Worcester, Ma.
Natalie Egge
‡UMass Memorial Health Care, University of Massachussetts Medical School, Worcester, Ma.
Maribeth Harrigan
‡UMass Memorial Health Care, University of Massachussetts Medical School, Worcester, Ma.
Anthony Lapinsky
‡UMass Memorial Health Care, University of Massachussetts Medical School, Worcester, Ma.
Patrick Connoly
‡UMass Memorial Health Care, University of Massachussetts Medical School, Worcester, Ma.
John Street
*Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Christian DiPaola
Branko Kopjar
‡University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.
Gamaliel Tan
§Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Pierre Cote
¶University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Toronto, Ont.
Michael Fehlings
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
†Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Steven Passmore
*University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
John Street
†Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, BC
Charles Fisher
†Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, BC
Greg McIntosh
‡Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network
Isaac Ryan Perlus
‡University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
Jim Kennedy
‡University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
Brian Lenehan
‡University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
§University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
Jason Strelzow
*University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Danny Mendelsohn
*University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Nicolas Dea
†Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.
Marcel Dvorak
*University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Charles Fisher
*University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong
*Hôpital du Sacré Coeur, Montréal, Que.
‡Centre hospitalier universitaire Ste-Justine, Montréal, Que.
Stefan Parent
*Hôpital du Sacré Coeur, Montréal, Que.
‡Centre hospitalier universitaire Ste-Justine, Montréal, Que.
Ang Li
*Hôpital du Sacré Coeur, Montréal, Que.
†Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que.
Cynthia Thompson
*Hôpital du Sacré Coeur, Montréal, Que.
Lindsay Tetreault
*Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
†Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Juan Zamorano
†Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Kristian Dalzell
†Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Aileen Davis
*Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
‡Division of Healthcare and Outcomes Research, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
David Mikulis
*Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
§Division of Neuroradiology, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Albert Yee
*Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
¶Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.
Michael Fehlings
*Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
†Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
Hamilton Hall
*CBI Health Group, Toronto, Ont.
Tom Carter
*CBI Health Group, Toronto, Ont.
Chris Gregg
†The Back Institute, Wellington, New Zealand
Juliet Batke
From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Nicolas Dea
From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Marcel F.S. Dvorak
From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Charles G. Fisher
From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
John Street
From the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Vu (Brian) Le
†Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
‡Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Darren Roffey
*University of Ottawa Spine Program, Ottawa, Ont.
§Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.
Stephen Kingwell
*University of Ottawa Spine Program, Ottawa, Ont.
†Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
Paul MacPherson
§Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.
¶Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Marc Desjardins
**Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
††Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association, Ottawa, Ont.
Eugene Wai
*University of Ottawa Spine Program, Ottawa, Ont.
†Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.
Mashfiqul Siddiqui
From University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Ronald L. Henderson
From University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Andrew Nataraj
From University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Leonardo Simoes
*Montreal General Hospital, Montréal, Que.
Richard Assaker
†Hôpital Roger Salengro, Lille, France
Karsten Ritter-Lang
‡Orthopädische Universitätklinikum Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
Dominique Vardon
§Clinique du Cours Dillon, Toulouse, France
Stephane Litrico
¶Hôpital Pasteur, Nice, France
Stephane Fuentes
**Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille, France
Michael Putzier
††Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Jorg Frank
‡Orthopädische Universitätklinikum Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
Pierre Guigui
‡‡Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France
Gerard Nakach
§§Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Meulan, Meulan, France
Jean-Charles Le Huec
¶¶Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France
Andrew Pennington
From University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Juliet Batke
From University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Kaiyun Yang
From University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Charles G. Fisher
From University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Marcel F.S. Dvorak
From University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
John Street
From University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Rachael Da Cunha
From University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
Samir Al Sayegh
From University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
Jeremy LaMothe
From University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
Michael Letal
From University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
Herman Johal
From University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
Fabio Ferri-de-Barros
From University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
Ron El-Hawary
*IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS
Luke Gauthier
*IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS
Alan Spurway
*IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS
Charlie Johnston
†Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, Tex.
Anna McClung
†Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, Tex.
Juliet Batke
*Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Helen Novak Lauscher
†University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Charles Fischer
*Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
†University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
John Street
*Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
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An ambispective cohort analysis of 390 patients26.2.4: Factors associated with adverse events in major elective spine, knee, and hip in-patient orthopedic surgery27.2.4: Prognostic factors for survival in surgical series of symptomatic metastatic epidural spinal cord compression: a prospective North American multicentre study in 142 patients28.2.5: A comparison of 2 prospective adverse event recording tools with institutional ICD-10 coding for detecting perioperative adverse events in patients undergoing spinal surgery29.2.5: Assessment of impact of long-cassette standing radiographs on surgical planning for lumbar pathology: an international survey of spine surgeons30.2.5: Long-term patient-reported outcome and surgical survivorship of MIS fusion for low-grade spondylolisthesis31.3.1: The effect of prolonged postoperative antibiotic administration on the rate of infection in patients undergoing posterior spine surgery requiring a Hemovac drain32.3.1: Preliminary results of a Phase 1 trial on the use of photodynamic therapy in vertebral metastases33.3.1: The minimal clinically important difference of the modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association score in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy undergoing surgical intervention34.3.1: Patient and surgeon radiation exposure during spinal instrumentation using intraoperative CT-based navigation35.3.2: Are postoperative pelvic parameters and sagittal balance predictive of further lumbar surgery in patients with spinal stenosis?36.3.2: Postoperative ambulation in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty and elective lumbar spine surgery to treat arthritic pathologies37.3.2 Pain on the brain: Is the SF-36 mental component summary enough?38.3.2: Accurate and safe cervical osteotomy for kyphotic deformity in ankylosing spondylitis39.3.3: Adjacent segment pathology in the lumbar spine: progressive disease or a consequence of iatrogenic fusion?40.3.3: The association of cervical spine alignment with neurological recovery in a prospective cohort of surgical myelopathy patients: analysis of a series of 124 cases41.3.3: Use of neuropathic pain questionnaires in predicting the development of failed back surgery syndrome following lumbar discectomy for radiculopathy42.3.3: Quality of life and neurological outcomes after surgical decompression in patients with cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: prospective, multicentre AOSpine International study of 479 patients43.3.4: Minimally invasive decompression in focal lumbar spinal stenosis with or without stable spondylolisthesis — comparative outcomes and reoperation rates at a minimum of 2 years44.3.4: Impact of nonoperative care utilization on postthoracolumbar spine surgery outcomes: a national perspective using the CSORN registry45.3.4: Presurgical imaging, testing and injection utilization in elective thoracolumbar spine surgery candidates: a nationwide analysis from the CSORN database46.3.5: A clinical prediction rule for clinical outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy: analysis of an international AOSpine prospective multi-centre dataset of 743 patients47.3.5: A comparison of health-related quality of life outcomes in spinal cord injury patients residing in rural and urban areas48.3.5: Minimally invasive versus open discectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis49.1.1: Validity of transcranial motor evoked potentials as early indicators of neural compromise in rat model of spinal cord compression50.1.2: Validation of true spine length radiographic measurements51.1.3: Closure of the intervertebral disc annulus fibrosus using a novel suture application device — in vivo porcine and ex vivo biomechanical evaluation52.1.4: Vertebroplasty versus kyphoplasty in osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture model: What is safer?53.1.5: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor promotes intraneural macrophage migration and allodynia in experimental disc-herniation neuropathy54.1.6: Development and evaluation of an open-source 3D virtual simulator with integrated motion-tracking as a teaching tool for pedicle screw insertion55.2.7: Preoperative “amber flag” psychological measure scores and patient expectations: a nationwide analysis from the CSORN database56.2.8: Assessment of frailty in elderly spinal surgery patients57.2.9: Predicting adverse events and their impact on hospital length of stay in a prospective Spine AdVerse Events Severity (SAVES) database58.2.10: Clinical and surgical predictors of perioperative complications in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy: results from the multicentre, prospective AOSpine International study on 479 patients59.2.11: Longitudinal analysis of the incidence of adverse events in tertiary spine referral centres: a national perspective from the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network (CSORN) registry60.2.12: The use of validated clinical outcome measures in spinal surgery: an analysis of recent annual meeting abstracts61.1.13: The efficacy and accuracy of cone beam CT (O-Arm) navigation (StealthStation) on screw position in primary cases of adult major deformity surgery62.1.14: Does early surgical decompression improve neurological recovery of complete spinal cord injury? A prospective cohort study63.1.15: The role of MRI in predicting surgical outcome in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy64.1.16: Postsurgical patients can have similar functional improvements and return to work rates following rehabilitation as those treated nonsurgically65.1.17: Intraoperative cone beam CT (O-Arm) and stereotactic navigation (StealthStation) system in complex adult spine surgery — early experience and learning curve66.1.18: A pilot randomized controlled trial of iodine-impregnated plastic adhesive drape usage in spine surgery and the effect on wound bacterial load67.2.19: Dynesys long-term outcome study68.2.20: Maverick total disc replacement in a real-world patient population: a prospective, multicentre observational study69.2.21: Pedicle screw malposition in revision spinal surgery: efficacy of intraoperative CT-based navigation70.2.22: Intraoperative skull-femoral traction in posterior spinal arthrodesis for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: the impact on perioperative outcomes and health resource utilization71.2.23: The effect of growth-friendly surgery on coronal and sagittal plane spine growth in idiopathic scoliosis72.2.24: A qualitative web-based expert opinion analysis on the adoption of intraoperative CT and navigation systems in spine surgery
Chris Bailey, Alexandra Stratton, Neil Manson, Elliot Layne, Melissa McKeon, Simon Harris, Greg McIntosh, Lauren DellaMora, Greg McIntosh, Firoz Miyanji, Nadim Joukhadar, Firoz Miyanji, Firoz Miyanji, Firoz Miyanji, Firoz Miyanji, Jeremie Larouche, Ahmed Aoude, Godefroy Hardy-St-Pierre, Darren Roffey, Nathan Evaniew, Ghazal Fazli, Clifford Lin, Nicolas Dea, Meghan Flood, R. Andrew Glennie, Dov B. Millstone, Anick Nater, Christopher Witiw, Dominic Maggio, Simon Harris, Darryl Collings, Albert Yee, Lindsay Tetreault, John Street, Joel Phillips, Michael Cochran, Erin Bigney, Jacques Bouchard, Andrew Jack, Mohammed Shamji, Mohammed Shamji, Hiroaki Nakashima, B. Roy Chaudhary, Michael Johnson, Neil Manson, Lindsay Tetreault, R. Andrew Glennie, Nathan Evaniew, Susan Morris, Alan Spurway, Antony Bateman, Fahad Abduljabbar, Mohammed Shamji, Stewart McLachlin, Neil Manson, Rachelle Palkovsky, Tamir Ailon, Lindsay Tetreault, Michael Johnson, John Street, John Street, Etienne Bourassa-Moreau, Aria Nouri, Greg McIntosh, Ana Contreras, Philippe Phan, Godefroy Hardy-St-Pierre, Peter Jarzem, Harvey Wu, David Parsons, Chukwudi Chukwunyerenwa, Melissa Nadeau, Stewart Bailey, Patricia Rosas-Arellano, Shauna Dehens, Keith Sequeira, Tom Miller, Jim Watson, Fawaz Siddiqi, Kevin Gurr, Jennifer Urquhart, Ken Thomas, Greg McIntosh, Lauren Hirsch, Edward Abraham, Alana Green, Greg McIntosh, Darren Roffey, Courtney Wilson, Stephen Kingwell, Eugene Wai, Neil Manson, Edward Abraham, Emily Taylor, Joshua Murray, Wayne Albert, Raja Rampersaud, Hamilton Hall, Tom Carter, Chris Gregg, Anthony V. Perruccio, Elizabeth M. Badley, Y. Raja Rampersaud, Ivan Steenstra, Hamilton Hall, Tom Carter, Tracey Bastrom, Amer Samdani, Burt Yaszay, David Clements, Suken Shah, Michelle Marks, Randal Betz, Harry Shufflebarger, Peter Newton, David Skaggs, John Heflin, Mohamad Yasin, Ron El-Hawary, Tracey Bastrom, Amer Samdani, Burt Yaszay, Jahangir Asghar, Suken Shah, Randal Betz, Harry Shufflebarger, Peter Newton, Christopher Reilly, John Choi, Janice Mok, Michael Nitikman, Sameer Desai, Christopher Reilly, Sameer Desai, Siddesh Doddabasappa, Christopher Reilly, Michael Nitikman, Sameer Desai, Scott Paquette, Charles Fisher, Ian Domisse, Veronica Wadey, Hamilton Hall, Joel Finkelstein, Jacques Bouchard, John Hurlbert, Robert Broad, Richard Fox, Doug Hedden, Andrew Nataraj, Tim Carey, Chris Bailey, Michael Chapman, Paul Moroz, Don Chow, Eugene Wai, Eva Tsai, Sean Christie, Kris Lundine, Jacques Paquet, Jan Splawinski, Brian Wheelock, Michael Goytan, Henry Ahn, Eric Massicotte, Michael Fehlings, Albert Yee, Hamzah Alhamzah, Maryse Fortin, Peter Jarzem, Jean Ouellet, Michael Weber, Andrew Jack, Ken C. Thomas, Andrew Nataraj, Matt Coyle, Stephen Kingwell, Eugene Wai, Leon van der Watt, Mohit Bhandari, Michelle Ghert, Ilyas Aleem, Brian Drew, Gordon Guyatt, Jeyagobi Jeyaratnam, Nadia Nandlall, Peter Coyte, Raja Rampersaud, Christopher Witiw, Kala Sundararajan, Y. Raja Rampersaud, Charles Fisher, Juliet Batke, John Street, Edward Abraham, Alana Green, Neil Manson, Tamir Ailon, Juliet Batke, Nic Dea, John Street, Anthony V. Perruccio, Elizabeth M. Badley, Y. Raja Rampersaud, Michael Fehlings, Lindsay Tetreault, Branko Kopjar, Charles Fisher, Alexander Vaccaro, Paul Arnold, James Schuster, Joel Finkelstein, Laurence Rhines, Mark Dekutoski, Ziya Gokaslan, John France, Peter Rose, Clifford Lin, Kala Sundararajan, Y. Raja Rampersaud, Tamir Ailon, Justin Smith, Christopher Shaffrey, Virginie Lafage, Frank Schwab, Regis Haid, Themi Protopsaltis, Eric Klineberg, Justin Scheer, Shay Bess, Paul Arnold, Jens Chapman, Michael Fehlings, Christopher Ames, Raja Rampersaud, Lori Nutt, Jennifer Urquhart, Linda Kuska, Fawaz Siddiqi, Kevin Gurr, Chris Bailey, Shane Burch, Arjun Sahgal, Edward Chow, Carolyn Niu, Carl Fisher, Cari Whyne, Margarete Akens, Stuart Bisland, Brian Wilson, Aria Nouri, Pierre Cote, Michael Fehlings, Daniel Mendelsohn, Jason Strelzow, Juliet Batke, Marcel Dvorak, Charles Fisher, Jennifer Urquhart, Corinne Tallon, Kevin Gurr, Fawaz Siddiqi, Stewart Bailey, Chris Bailey, Edward Abraham, Alana Green, Neil Manson, Neil A. Manson, Alana J. Green, Edward P. Abraham, John Hurlbert, Ken Mogadham, Ganesh Swamy, Antonio Tsahtsarlis, Mashfiqul Siddiqui, Godefroy Hardy-St. Pierre, Andrew Nataraj, Chandan Mohanty, Eric Massicotte, Michael Fehlings, Alina Shcharinsky, Lindsay Tetreault, Narihito Nagoshi, Nouri Aria, Michael Fehlings, Rohit Amritanand, Y. Raja Rampersaud, Steven Passmore, Greg McIntosh, Edward Abraham, Alana Green, Greg McIntosh, Branko Kopjar, Pierre Cote, Michael Fehlings, Paul Arnold, Juliet Batke, Nicolas Dea, Marcel Dvorak, Vanessa Noonan, John Street, Moin Khan, Brian Drew, Desmond Kwok, Mohit Bhandari, Michelle Ghert, Jason Howard, Douglas Rasmusson, Ron El-Hawary, Waleed Kishta, Chukwudi Chukwunyerenwa, Ron El-Hawary, Christian Balkovec, Margarete Akens, Robert Harrison, Stuart McGill, Albert Yee, Abdulaziz Al-Jurayyan, Saad Alqahtani, Zeeshan Sardar, Rajeet Singh Saluja, Jean Ouellet, Michael Weber, Thomas Steffen, Lorne Beckman, Peter Jarzem, YuShan Tu, Michael Salter, Brendan Polley, Mirza Beig, Jeremie Larouche, Cari Whyne, Alana Green, Greg McIntosh, Edward Abraham, Fred Nicholls, Shane Burch, Peter Wagner, Hanbing Zhou, Natalie Egge, Maribeth Harrigan, Anthony Lapinsky, Patrick Connoly, John Street, Christian DiPaola, Branko Kopjar, Gamaliel Tan, Pierre Cote, Michael Fehlings, Steven Passmore, John Street, Charles Fisher, Greg McIntosh, Isaac Ryan Perlus, Jim Kennedy, Brian Lenehan, Jason Strelzow, Danny Mendelsohn, Nicolas Dea, Marcel Dvorak, Charles Fisher, Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong, Stefan Parent, Ang Li, Cynthia Thompson, Lindsay Tetreault, Juan Zamorano, Kristian Dalzell, Aileen Davis, David Mikulis, Albert Yee, Michael Fehlings, Hamilton Hall, Tom Carter, Chris Gregg, Juliet Batke, Nicolas Dea, Marcel F.S. Dvorak, Charles G. Fisher, John Street, Vu (Brian) Le, Darren Roffey, Stephen Kingwell, Paul MacPherson, Marc Desjardins, Eugene Wai, Mashfiqul Siddiqui, Ronald L. Henderson, Andrew Nataraj, Leonardo Simoes, Richard Assaker, Karsten Ritter-Lang, Dominique Vardon, Stephane Litrico, Stephane Fuentes, Michael Putzier, Jorg Frank, Pierre Guigui, Gerard Nakach, Jean-Charles Le Huec, Andrew Pennington, Juliet Batke, Kaiyun Yang, Charles G. Fisher, Marcel F.S. Dvorak, John Street, Rachael Da Cunha, Samir Al Sayegh, Jeremy LaMothe, Michael Letal, Herman Johal, Fabio Ferri-de-Barros, Ron El-Hawary, Luke Gauthier, Alan Spurway, Charlie Johnston, Anna McClung, Juliet Batke, Helen Novak Lauscher, Charles Fischer, John Street
Can J Surg Jun 2015, 58 (3 Suppl 1) S43-S70; DOI: 10.1503/cjs.005515
Canadian Spine Society01.1.1: Surgery versus standardized nonoperative care for the treatment of lumbar disc herniations: a Canadian trial02.1.1: Wait times for elective spine surgery across Canada: data from the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network03.1.1: Presurgical physician utilization in elective thoracolumbar spine surgery candidates: a nationwide analysis from the CSORN database04.1.2: Activities performed and treatments conducted prior to consultation with a spine surgeon: Are patients and clinicians following evidence-based clinical practice guidelines?05.1.2: Patient-reported disability versus objective physical performance measures in assessing patient recovery06.1.2: Risk factors for work status in low back pain patients: a cross-sectional analysis of patients presenting to the Ontario Inter-professional Spine Assessment and Education Clinics07.1.3: Comparison of symptomatic, functional and demographic characteristics of postsurgical versus nonoperative LBP patients08.1.3: Are primary care patients with different patterns of low back pain epidemiologically distinct?09.1.3: Lack of prognostic model validation in low back pain prediction studies10.1.4: Larger scoliosis curve magnitude is associated with increased surgical and perioperative complications: a multi-centre analysis of 1173 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis curves11.1.4: Superior extension of upper instrumented level in distraction-based surgery: a surrogate for clinically significant PJK12.1.4: The optimal surgical approach for Lenke 5 curves: Is the anterior approach ready for a comeback?13.1.5: Improving quality and safety in pediatric spine surgery: the team approach14.1.5: Posterior vertebral column resection in pediatric deformity: the advantages of staging15.1.5: Minimally invasive surgery in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: lessons learned at mean 2-year follow-up16.2.1: Development of a Canadian competency-based spine surgery fellowship education curriculum17.2.1: Computer-assisted surgery is an effective educational tool for the training of orthopedic surgery residents in pedicle screw placement18.2.1: Validation of the Calgary Spine Severity Score19.2.2: Can triaging referrals with a simple 3-item pain questionnaire reduce wait times for consultations for patients who would benefit from lumbar spinal surgery?20.2.2: Strategies to improve the credibility of meta-analyses in spine surgery: a systematic survey21.2.2: The societal cost of waiting to see a spine surgeon for lower back symptoms in Canada22.2.3: The cost of an adverse event depends on its definition and method of capture23.2.3: Economic evaluation of intraoperative cone beam CT-based navigation for the placement of spinal pedicle screws: a patient-level cost-effectiveness analysis24.2.3: Predictors of inappropriate emergency department utilization following elective thoracolumbar spine surgery25.2.4: Incidence, impact and risk factors of adverse events in thoracic and lumbar spine fractures. An ambispective cohort analysis of 390 patients26.2.4: Factors associated with adverse events in major elective spine, knee, and hip in-patient orthopedic surgery27.2.4: Prognostic factors for survival in surgical series of symptomatic metastatic epidural spinal cord compression: a prospective North American multicentre study in 142 patients28.2.5: A comparison of 2 prospective adverse event recording tools with institutional ICD-10 coding for detecting perioperative adverse events in patients undergoing spinal surgery29.2.5: Assessment of impact of long-cassette standing radiographs on surgical planning for lumbar pathology: an international survey of spine surgeons30.2.5: Long-term patient-reported outcome and surgical survivorship of MIS fusion for low-grade spondylolisthesis31.3.1: The effect of prolonged postoperative antibiotic administration on the rate of infection in patients undergoing posterior spine surgery requiring a Hemovac drain32.3.1: Preliminary results of a Phase 1 trial on the use of photodynamic therapy in vertebral metastases33.3.1: The minimal clinically important difference of the modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association score in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy undergoing surgical intervention34.3.1: Patient and surgeon radiation exposure during spinal instrumentation using intraoperative CT-based navigation35.3.2: Are postoperative pelvic parameters and sagittal balance predictive of further lumbar surgery in patients with spinal stenosis?36.3.2: Postoperative ambulation in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty and elective lumbar spine surgery to treat arthritic pathologies37.3.2 Pain on the brain: Is the SF-36 mental component summary enough?38.3.2: Accurate and safe cervical osteotomy for kyphotic deformity in ankylosing spondylitis39.3.3: Adjacent segment pathology in the lumbar spine: progressive disease or a consequence of iatrogenic fusion?40.3.3: The association of cervical spine alignment with neurological recovery in a prospective cohort of surgical myelopathy patients: analysis of a series of 124 cases41.3.3: Use of neuropathic pain questionnaires in predicting the development of failed back surgery syndrome following lumbar discectomy for radiculopathy42.3.3: Quality of life and neurological outcomes after surgical decompression in patients with cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: prospective, multicentre AOSpine International study of 479 patients43.3.4: Minimally invasive decompression in focal lumbar spinal stenosis with or without stable spondylolisthesis — comparative outcomes and reoperation rates at a minimum of 2 years44.3.4: Impact of nonoperative care utilization on postthoracolumbar spine surgery outcomes: a national perspective using the CSORN registry45.3.4: Presurgical imaging, testing and injection utilization in elective thoracolumbar spine surgery candidates: a nationwide analysis from the CSORN database46.3.5: A clinical prediction rule for clinical outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy: analysis of an international AOSpine prospective multi-centre dataset of 743 patients47.3.5: A comparison of health-related quality of life outcomes in spinal cord injury patients residing in rural and urban areas48.3.5: Minimally invasive versus open discectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis49.1.1: Validity of transcranial motor evoked potentials as early indicators of neural compromise in rat model of spinal cord compression50.1.2: Validation of true spine length radiographic measurements51.1.3: Closure of the intervertebral disc annulus fibrosus using a novel suture application device — in vivo porcine and ex vivo biomechanical evaluation52.1.4: Vertebroplasty versus kyphoplasty in osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture model: What is safer?53.1.5: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor promotes intraneural macrophage migration and allodynia in experimental disc-herniation neuropathy54.1.6: Development and evaluation of an open-source 3D virtual simulator with integrated motion-tracking as a teaching tool for pedicle screw insertion55.2.7: Preoperative “amber flag” psychological measure scores and patient expectations: a nationwide analysis from the CSORN database56.2.8: Assessment of frailty in elderly spinal surgery patients57.2.9: Predicting adverse events and their impact on hospital length of stay in a prospective Spine AdVerse Events Severity (SAVES) database58.2.10: Clinical and surgical predictors of perioperative complications in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy: results from the multicentre, prospective AOSpine International study on 479 patients59.2.11: Longitudinal analysis of the incidence of adverse events in tertiary spine referral centres: a national perspective from the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network (CSORN) registry60.2.12: The use of validated clinical outcome measures in spinal surgery: an analysis of recent annual meeting abstracts61.1.13: The efficacy and accuracy of cone beam CT (O-Arm) navigation (StealthStation) on screw position in primary cases of adult major deformity surgery62.1.14: Does early surgical decompression improve neurological recovery of complete spinal cord injury? A prospective cohort study63.1.15: The role of MRI in predicting surgical outcome in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy64.1.16: Postsurgical patients can have similar functional improvements and return to work rates following rehabilitation as those treated nonsurgically65.1.17: Intraoperative cone beam CT (O-Arm) and stereotactic navigation (StealthStation) system in complex adult spine surgery — early experience and learning curve66.1.18: A pilot randomized controlled trial of iodine-impregnated plastic adhesive drape usage in spine surgery and the effect on wound bacterial load67.2.19: Dynesys long-term outcome study68.2.20: Maverick total disc replacement in a real-world patient population: a prospective, multicentre observational study69.2.21: Pedicle screw malposition in revision spinal surgery: efficacy of intraoperative CT-based navigation70.2.22: Intraoperative skull-femoral traction in posterior spinal arthrodesis for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: the impact on perioperative outcomes and health resource utilization71.2.23: The effect of growth-friendly surgery on coronal and sagittal plane spine growth in idiopathic scoliosis72.2.24: A qualitative web-based expert opinion analysis on the adoption of intraoperative CT and navigation systems in spine surgery
Chris Bailey, Alexandra Stratton, Neil Manson, Elliot Layne, Melissa McKeon, Simon Harris, Greg McIntosh, Lauren DellaMora, Greg McIntosh, Firoz Miyanji, Nadim Joukhadar, Firoz Miyanji, Firoz Miyanji, Firoz Miyanji, Firoz Miyanji, Jeremie Larouche, Ahmed Aoude, Godefroy Hardy-St-Pierre, Darren Roffey, Nathan Evaniew, Ghazal Fazli, Clifford Lin, Nicolas Dea, Meghan Flood, R. Andrew Glennie, Dov B. Millstone, Anick Nater, Christopher Witiw, Dominic Maggio, Simon Harris, Darryl Collings, Albert Yee, Lindsay Tetreault, John Street, Joel Phillips, Michael Cochran, Erin Bigney, Jacques Bouchard, Andrew Jack, Mohammed Shamji, Mohammed Shamji, Hiroaki Nakashima, B. Roy Chaudhary, Michael Johnson, Neil Manson, Lindsay Tetreault, R. Andrew Glennie, Nathan Evaniew, Susan Morris, Alan Spurway, Antony Bateman, Fahad Abduljabbar, Mohammed Shamji, Stewart McLachlin, Neil Manson, Rachelle Palkovsky, Tamir Ailon, Lindsay Tetreault, Michael Johnson, John Street, John Street, Etienne Bourassa-Moreau, Aria Nouri, Greg McIntosh, Ana Contreras, Philippe Phan, Godefroy Hardy-St-Pierre, Peter Jarzem, Harvey Wu, David Parsons, Chukwudi Chukwunyerenwa, Melissa Nadeau, Stewart Bailey, Patricia Rosas-Arellano, Shauna Dehens, Keith Sequeira, Tom Miller, Jim Watson, Fawaz Siddiqi, Kevin Gurr, Jennifer Urquhart, Ken Thomas, Greg McIntosh, Lauren Hirsch, Edward Abraham, Alana Green, Greg McIntosh, Darren Roffey, Courtney Wilson, Stephen Kingwell, Eugene Wai, Neil Manson, Edward Abraham, Emily Taylor, Joshua Murray, Wayne Albert, Raja Rampersaud, Hamilton Hall, Tom Carter, Chris Gregg, Anthony V. Perruccio, Elizabeth M. Badley, Y. Raja Rampersaud, Ivan Steenstra, Hamilton Hall, Tom Carter, Tracey Bastrom, Amer Samdani, Burt Yaszay, David Clements, Suken Shah, Michelle Marks, Randal Betz, Harry Shufflebarger, Peter Newton, David Skaggs, John Heflin, Mohamad Yasin, Ron El-Hawary, Tracey Bastrom, Amer Samdani, Burt Yaszay, Jahangir Asghar, Suken Shah, Randal Betz, Harry Shufflebarger, Peter Newton, Christopher Reilly, John Choi, Janice Mok, Michael Nitikman, Sameer Desai, Christopher Reilly, Sameer Desai, Siddesh Doddabasappa, Christopher Reilly, Michael Nitikman, Sameer Desai, Scott Paquette, Charles Fisher, Ian Domisse, Veronica Wadey, Hamilton Hall, Joel Finkelstein, Jacques Bouchard, John Hurlbert, Robert Broad, Richard Fox, Doug Hedden, Andrew Nataraj, Tim Carey, Chris Bailey, Michael Chapman, Paul Moroz, Don Chow, Eugene Wai, Eva Tsai, Sean Christie, Kris Lundine, Jacques Paquet, Jan Splawinski, Brian Wheelock, Michael Goytan, Henry Ahn, Eric Massicotte, Michael Fehlings, Albert Yee, Hamzah Alhamzah, Maryse Fortin, Peter Jarzem, Jean Ouellet, Michael Weber, Andrew Jack, Ken C. Thomas, Andrew Nataraj, Matt Coyle, Stephen Kingwell, Eugene Wai, Leon van der Watt, Mohit Bhandari, Michelle Ghert, Ilyas Aleem, Brian Drew, Gordon Guyatt, Jeyagobi Jeyaratnam, Nadia Nandlall, Peter Coyte, Raja Rampersaud, Christopher Witiw, Kala Sundararajan, Y. Raja Rampersaud, Charles Fisher, Juliet Batke, John Street, Edward Abraham, Alana Green, Neil Manson, Tamir Ailon, Juliet Batke, Nic Dea, John Street, Anthony V. Perruccio, Elizabeth M. Badley, Y. Raja Rampersaud, Michael Fehlings, Lindsay Tetreault, Branko Kopjar, Charles Fisher, Alexander Vaccaro, Paul Arnold, James Schuster, Joel Finkelstein, Laurence Rhines, Mark Dekutoski, Ziya Gokaslan, John France, Peter Rose, Clifford Lin, Kala Sundararajan, Y. Raja Rampersaud, Tamir Ailon, Justin Smith, Christopher Shaffrey, Virginie Lafage, Frank Schwab, Regis Haid, Themi Protopsaltis, Eric Klineberg, Justin Scheer, Shay Bess, Paul Arnold, Jens Chapman, Michael Fehlings, Christopher Ames, Raja Rampersaud, Lori Nutt, Jennifer Urquhart, Linda Kuska, Fawaz Siddiqi, Kevin Gurr, Chris Bailey, Shane Burch, Arjun Sahgal, Edward Chow, Carolyn Niu, Carl Fisher, Cari Whyne, Margarete Akens, Stuart Bisland, Brian Wilson, Aria Nouri, Pierre Cote, Michael Fehlings, Daniel Mendelsohn, Jason Strelzow, Juliet Batke, Marcel Dvorak, Charles Fisher, Jennifer Urquhart, Corinne Tallon, Kevin Gurr, Fawaz Siddiqi, Stewart Bailey, Chris Bailey, Edward Abraham, Alana Green, Neil Manson, Neil A. Manson, Alana J. Green, Edward P. Abraham, John Hurlbert, Ken Mogadham, Ganesh Swamy, Antonio Tsahtsarlis, Mashfiqul Siddiqui, Godefroy Hardy-St. Pierre, Andrew Nataraj, Chandan Mohanty, Eric Massicotte, Michael Fehlings, Alina Shcharinsky, Lindsay Tetreault, Narihito Nagoshi, Nouri Aria, Michael Fehlings, Rohit Amritanand, Y. Raja Rampersaud, Steven Passmore, Greg McIntosh, Edward Abraham, Alana Green, Greg McIntosh, Branko Kopjar, Pierre Cote, Michael Fehlings, Paul Arnold, Juliet Batke, Nicolas Dea, Marcel Dvorak, Vanessa Noonan, John Street, Moin Khan, Brian Drew, Desmond Kwok, Mohit Bhandari, Michelle Ghert, Jason Howard, Douglas Rasmusson, Ron El-Hawary, Waleed Kishta, Chukwudi Chukwunyerenwa, Ron El-Hawary, Christian Balkovec, Margarete Akens, Robert Harrison, Stuart McGill, Albert Yee, Abdulaziz Al-Jurayyan, Saad Alqahtani, Zeeshan Sardar, Rajeet Singh Saluja, Jean Ouellet, Michael Weber, Thomas Steffen, Lorne Beckman, Peter Jarzem, YuShan Tu, Michael Salter, Brendan Polley, Mirza Beig, Jeremie Larouche, Cari Whyne, Alana Green, Greg McIntosh, Edward Abraham, Fred Nicholls, Shane Burch, Peter Wagner, Hanbing Zhou, Natalie Egge, Maribeth Harrigan, Anthony Lapinsky, Patrick Connoly, John Street, Christian DiPaola, Branko Kopjar, Gamaliel Tan, Pierre Cote, Michael Fehlings, Steven Passmore, John Street, Charles Fisher, Greg McIntosh, Isaac Ryan Perlus, Jim Kennedy, Brian Lenehan, Jason Strelzow, Danny Mendelsohn, Nicolas Dea, Marcel Dvorak, Charles Fisher, Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong, Stefan Parent, Ang Li, Cynthia Thompson, Lindsay Tetreault, Juan Zamorano, Kristian Dalzell, Aileen Davis, David Mikulis, Albert Yee, Michael Fehlings, Hamilton Hall, Tom Carter, Chris Gregg, Juliet Batke, Nicolas Dea, Marcel F.S. Dvorak, Charles G. Fisher, John Street, Vu (Brian) Le, Darren Roffey, Stephen Kingwell, Paul MacPherson, Marc Desjardins, Eugene Wai, Mashfiqul Siddiqui, Ronald L. Henderson, Andrew Nataraj, Leonardo Simoes, Richard Assaker, Karsten Ritter-Lang, Dominique Vardon, Stephane Litrico, Stephane Fuentes, Michael Putzier, Jorg Frank, Pierre Guigui, Gerard Nakach, Jean-Charles Le Huec, Andrew Pennington, Juliet Batke, Kaiyun Yang, Charles G. Fisher, Marcel F.S. Dvorak, John Street, Rachael Da Cunha, Samir Al Sayegh, Jeremy LaMothe, Michael Letal, Herman Johal, Fabio Ferri-de-Barros, Ron El-Hawary, Luke Gauthier, Alan Spurway, Charlie Johnston, Anna McClung, Juliet Batke, Helen Novak Lauscher, Charles Fischer, John Street
Can J Surg Jun 2015, 58 (3 Suppl 1) S43-S70; DOI: 10.1503/cjs.005515
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