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Jason W Busse; Brian Drew; Charles G Fisher; Sandy Hsu; Jennifer V Nash; Jeffery A Quon; Paul B Bishop; David Brunarski; John J Riva; Eugene K Wai; Stephen D Walter; Raja Rampersaud
Surgeon attitudes toward nonphysician screening of low back or low back-related leg pain patients referred for surgical assessment: a survey of Canadian spine surgeons.
Charles G Fisher; Kishore Mulpuri; Alpesh A Patel; Kenneth C Thomas; Alexander R Vaccaro; Peter G Whang; Peter D Angevine; Srinivas K Prasad
Evidence-based recommendations for spine surgery.
Charles G Fisher; Alexander R Vaccaro
Improving the best available evidence component of evidence-based medicine: it's all in the question!

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2013: Jason W Busse; Brian Drew; Charles G Fisher; Sandy Hsu; Jennifer V Nash; Jeffery A Quon; Paul B Bishop; David Brunarski; John J Riva; Eugene K Wai; Stephen D Walter; Raja Rampersaud
Surgeon attitudes toward nonphysician screening of low back or low back-related leg pain patients referred for surgical assessment: a survey of Canadian spine surgeons.
Spine 2013;38(7):E402-8.
2013: Charles G Fisher; Kishore Mulpuri; Alpesh A Patel; Kenneth C Thomas; Alexander R Vaccaro; Peter G Whang; Peter D Angevine; Srinivas K Prasad
Evidence-based recommendations for spine surgery.
Spine 2013;38(1):E30-7.
2013: Charles G Fisher; Alexander R Vaccaro
Improving the best available evidence component of evidence-based medicine: it's all in the question!
Spine 2013;38(1):E28-9.
2012: Robert S Lee; Vanessa K Noonan; Scott J Paquette; John Street; Juliet Batke; Michael C Boyd; Marcel F Dvorak; Charles G Fisher; Arvindera Ghag; Brian K Kwon
Feasibility of patient recruitment into clinical trials of experimental treatments for acute spinal cord injury.
Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia 2012;19(10):1338-43.
2012: Angela D Melnyk; Vaneet Singh; Tian Lin Wen; Jason D Chak; Peter A Cripton; Marcel F Dvorak; Charles G Fisher; Stephen Kingwell; Thomas R Oxland
Load transfer characteristics between posterior spinal implants and the lumbar spine under anterior shear loading: an in vitro investigation.
Spine 2012;37(18):E1126-33.
2012: Alexander R Vaccaro; Peter G Whang; Kenneth C Thomas; Peter D Angevine; Charles G Fisher; Kishore Mulpuri; Alpesh Patel; Srinivas K Prasad
Evidence-based recommendations for spine surgery.
Spine 2012;37(15):E875-82.
2012: Alexander R Vaccaro; Charles G Fisher
"Help, I need guidance in how to manage my patients but I am so confused": evidence-based medicine to the rescue?
Spine 2012;37(15):E873-4.
2012: Charles G Fisher; Vanessa K Noonan; Christopher Bailey; Christian P DiPaola; Marcel F S Dvorak
Physician-industry conflict of interest: public opinion regarding industry-sponsored research.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2012;17(1):1-10.
2012: Christian P Dipaola; Marcel F S Dvorak; Charles G Fisher; Brian K Kwon; Scott J Paquette; Davor D Saravanja; Luca Boriani; Michael C Boyd; Hongbin Zhang; John T Street
Postoperative infection treatment score for the spine (PITSS): construction and validation of a predictive model to define need for single versus multiple irrigation and debridement for spinal surgical site infection.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society 2012;12(3):218-30.
2012: Brian Lenehan; Vanessa K Noonan; John Street; Hongbin Zhang; Charles G Fisher; Brian K Kwon; Marcel F Dvorak
The epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury in British Columbia, Canada.
Spine 2012;37(4):321-9.
2012: John T Street; Michael D Boyd; Christian P DiPaola; Marcel F S Dvorak; Brian K Kwon; Brian J Lenehan; Scott J Paquette; Y Raja Rampersaud; Charles G Fisher
Morbidity and mortality of major adult spinal surgery. A prospective cohort analysis of 942 consecutive patients.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society 2012;12(1):22-34.
2012: Charles G Fisher; Kishore Mulpuri; Alpesh A Patel; Srinivas K Prasad; Kenneth C Thomas; Alexander R Vaccaro; Peter D Angevine; Peter G Whang
Evidence-based recommendations for spine surgery.
Spine 2012;37(1):E3-9.
2011: Peter Lewkonia; Rowan Schouten; Christian P Dipaola; Marcel Dvorak; Charles G Fisher
A synthesis of best available evidence and expert opinion on outcomes after cervical trauma: what should surgeons be telling their patients?
Evidence-based spine-care journal 2011;2(4):57-8.
2011: Y Raja Rampersaud; Eugene K Wai; Albert J M Yee; William M Oxner; Edward P Abraham; David I Alexander; J R Davey; Marcel F S Dvorak; Joel A Finkelstein; Charles G Fisher; Rajiv Gandhi; Stephen J Lewis; Nizar Mahomed
Postoperative improvement in health-related quality of life: a national comparison of surgical treatment for focal (one- to two-level) lumbar spinal stenosis compared with total joint arthroplasty for osteoarthritis.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society 2011;11(11):1033-41.
2011: Chris S Bailey; Michael G Fehlings; Hamilton Hall; Y Raja Rampersaud; Eugene K Wai; Charles G Fisher
Industry and evidence-based medicine: Believable or conflicted? A systematic review of the surgical literature.
Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie 2011;54(5):321-6.
2011: Charles G Fisher; Kishore Mulpuri; Peter D Angevine; Srinivas K Prasad; Kenneth C Thomas; Alexander R Vaccaro; Peter G Whang; Alpesh A Patel
Evidence-based recommendations for spine surgery.
Spine 2011;36(14):E897-903.
2011: Charles G Fisher; Richard Fox; John Hurlbert; Stephen Lewis; Y Raja Rampersaud; Salman Riaz; Davor D Saravanja; Hongbin Zhang; Paul W Clarkson; Marcel F Dvorak; Peter C Ferguson; Michael C Boyd
Surgical management of primary bone tumors of the spine: validation of an approach to enhance cure and reduce local recurrence.
Spine 2011;36(10):830-6.
2011: Christopher S Bailey; Simon G Sjovold; Marcel F Dvorak; Charles G Fisher; Thomas R Oxland
The strength profile of the thoracolumbar endplate reflects the sagittal contours of the spine.
Spine 2011;36(2):124-8.
2011: Michael H Weber; Shane Burch; Jenny Buckley; Meic H Schmidt; Michael G Fehlings; Frank D Vrionis; Charles G Fisher
Instability and impending instability of the thoracolumbar spine in patients with spinal metastases: a systematic review.
International journal of oncology 2011;38(1):5-12.
2010: Paul B Bishop; Jeffrey A Quon; Charles G Fisher; Marcel F S Dvorak
The Chiropractic Hospital-based Interventions Research Outcomes (CHIRO) study: a randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of clinical practice guidelines in the medical and chiropractic management of patients with acute mechanical low back pain.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society 2010;10(12):1055-64.
2010: Brian Lenehan; Charles G Fisher; Alexander Vaccaro; MG Fehlings; Bizhan Aarabi; Marcel F Dvorak
The urgency of surgical decompression in acute central cord injuries with spondylosis and without instability.
Spine 2010;35(21 Suppl):S180-6.
2010: Brian Lenehan; Marcel F Dvorak; Ignacio Madrazo; Yasutsugu Yukawa; Charles G Fisher
Diversity and commonalities in the care of spine trauma internationally.
Spine 2010;35(21 Suppl):S174-9.
2010: Darin Davidson; Vanessa K Noonan; Marcel F Dvorak; Hongbin Zhang; Charles G Fisher
The impact of patient expectations on outcome following treatment for spinal trauma: Part 1: What are spine surgeons telling their patients?
Spine 2010;35(19):1807-11.
2010: Emily R Dodwell; Brian K Kwon; Barbara Hughes; David Koo; Andrea Townson; Allan Aludino; Richard K Simons; Charles G Fisher; Marcel F Dvorak; Vanessa K Noonan
Spinal column and spinal cord injuries in mountain bikers: a 13-year review.
The American journal of sports medicine 2010;38(8):1647-52.
2010: Stephen P Kingwell; Vanessa K Noonan; Charles G Fisher; Douglas A Graeb; Ory Keynan; Hongbin Zhang; Marcel F Dvorak
Relationship of neural axis level of injury to motor recovery and health-related quality of life in patients with a thoracolumbar spinal injury.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2010;92(7):1591-9.
2010: Charles G Fisher; Alexander R Vaccaro
The highest level of evidence in a high impact journal: is this the final verdict?
Spine 2010;35(15):E676-7.
2010: Charles G Fisher; Alexander R Vaccaro; Kenneth C Thomas; Peter D Angevine; Kishore Mulpuri; Alpesh A Patel; Srinivas K Prasad; Peter G Whang
Evidence-based recommendations for spine surgery.
Spine 2010;35(15):E678-86.
2010: Brian K Kwon; Anthea M T Stammers; Lise M Belanger; Arlene Bernardo; Donna Chan; Carole M Bishop; Gerard P Slobogean; Hongbin Zhang; Hamed Umedaly; Mitch Giffin; John Street; Michael C Boyd; Scott J Paquette; Charles G Fisher; Marcel F Dvorak
Cerebrospinal fluid inflammatory cytokines and biomarkers of injury severity in acute human spinal cord injury.
Journal of neurotrauma 2010;27(4):669-82.
2009: Avraam Ploumis; R K Ponnappan; M G Maltenfort; R X Patel; J T Bessey; Todd J Albert; James S Harrop; Charles G Fisher; Christopher M Bono; Alexander R Vaccaro
Thromboprophylaxis in patients with acute spinal injuries: an evidence-based analysis.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2009;91(11):2568-76.
2009: Charles G Fisher; Ory Keynan; Stephen Ondra; Ziya L Gokaslan
Introduction to focus issue in spine oncology: the synthesis of evidence and expert opinion for best practice recommendation.
Spine 2009;34(22 Suppl):S21-5.
2009: Charles G Fisher; Gunnar B J Andersson; James N Weinstein
Spine focus issue. Summary of management recommendations in spine oncology.
Spine 2009;34(22 Suppl):S2-6.
2009: David W Koo; Andrea Townson; Marcel F Dvorak; Charles G Fisher
Spinal epidural abscess: a 5-year case-controlled review of neurologic outcomes after rehabilitation.
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2009;90(3):512-6.
2008: Juay-Seng Tan; Sandeep Singh; Qing-An Zhu; Marcel F Dvorak; Charles G Fisher; Thomas R Oxland
The effect of cement augmentation and extension of posterior instrumentation on stabilization and adjacent level effects in the elderly spine.
Spine 2008;33(25):2728-40.
2008: Qingan Zhu; Chris Lane; Randal P Ching; Jeff D Gordon; Charles G Fisher; Marcel F Dvorak; Peter A Cripton; Thomas R Oxland
Translational constraint influences dynamic spinal canal occlusion of the thoracic spine: an in vitro experimental study.
Journal of biomechanics 2008;41(1):171-9.
2007: Marcel F Dvorak; Charles G Fisher; Bizhan Aarabi; Mitchel B Harris; R John Hurbert; Y Raja Rampersaud; Alexander Vaccaro; James S Harrop; Russ P Nockels; Ignacio Madrazo; David Schwartz; Brian K Kwon; Yinshan Zhao; Michael G Fehlings
Clinical outcomes of 90 isolated unilateral facet fractures, subluxations, and dislocations treated surgically and nonoperatively.
Spine 2007;32(26):3007-13.
2007: Marcel F Dvorak; Charles G Fisher; Michael G Fehlings; Y Raja Rampersaud; FC Oner; Bizhan Aarabi; Alexander R Vaccaro
The surgical approach to subaxial cervical spine injuries: an evidence-based algorithm based on the SLIC classification system.
Spine 2007;32(23):2620-9.
2007: Charles G Fisher; Kirkham B Wood
Introduction to and techniques of evidence-based medicine.
Spine 2007;32(19 Suppl):S66-72.
2007: Brian K Kwon; Charles G Fisher; Michael C Boyd; John Cobb; Hilary Jebson; Vanessa K Noonan; Peter C Wing; Marcel F Dvorak
A prospective randomized controlled trial of anterior compared with posterior stabilization for unilateral facet injuries of the cervical spine.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2007;7(1):1-12.
2007: Kenneth C Thomas; Charles G Fisher; Michael Boyd; Paul Bishop; Peter C Wing; Marcel F Dvorak
Outcome evaluation of surgical and nonsurgical management of lumbar disc protrusion causing radiculopathy.
Spine 2007;32(13):1414-22.
2007: Juay-Seng Tan; Christopher S Bailey; Marcel F Dvorak; Charles G Fisher; Peter A Cripton; Thomas R Oxland
Cement augmentation of vertebral screws enhances the interface strength between interbody device and vertebral body.
Spine 2007;32(3):334-41.
2006: Charles G Fisher; Vic Sahajpal; Ory Keynan; Michael Boyd; Douglas Graeb; Christopher Bailey; Kostas Panagiotopoulos; Marcel F Dvorak
Accuracy and safety of pedicle screw fixation in thoracic spine trauma.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2006;5(6):520-6.
2006: Kenneth C Thomas; Bohdan Nosyk; Charles G Fisher; Marcel F Dvorak; Roy A Patchell; William F Regine; Andrew Loblaw; Nick Bansback; Daphne Guh; Huiying Sun; Aslam H Anis
Cost-effectiveness of surgery plus radiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone for metastatic epidural spinal cord compression.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 2006;66(4):1212-8.
2006: Alexis Falicov; Charles G Fisher; Joe Sparkes; Michael C Boyd; Peter C Wing; Marcel F Dvorak
Impact of surgical intervention on quality of life in patients with spinal metastases.
Spine 2006;31(24):2849-56.
2006: Jan Splawinski; Richard Fox; Hamilton Hall; Charles G Fisher; Marcel Dvorak
Imaging for spinal surgery.
Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie 2006;49(5):311-2; discussion 313.
2006: Brian K Kwon; Hossein Elgafy; Ory Keynan; Charles G Fisher; Michael C Boyd; Scott J Paquette; Marcel F Dvorak
Progressive junctional kyphosis at the caudal end of lumbar instrumented fusion: etiology, predictors, and treatment.
Spine 2006;31(17):1943-51.
2006: Robert G McCormack; Neil McLean; Jerome Dasilva; Charles G Fisher; Marcel F Dvorak
Thoraco-lumbar flexion-distraction injury in a competitive gymnast: a case report.
Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine 2006;16(4):369-71.
2006: Charles G Fisher; Vanessa K Noonan; Marcel F Dvorak
Changing face of spine trauma care in North America.
Spine 2006;31(11 Suppl):S2-8; discussion S36.
2006: Christopher S Bailey; Charles G Fisher; Michael C Boyd; Marcel F Dvorak
En bloc marginal excision of a multilevel cervical chordoma. Case report.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2006;4(5):409-14.
2006: Marcel F Dvorak; John B Collins; Lucas Murnaghan; R John Hurlbert; Michael G Fehlings; Richard Fox; Douglas Hedden; Y Raja Rampersaud; Jacques Bouchard; Pierre Guy; Charles G Fisher
Confidence in spine training among senior neurosurgical and orthopedic residents.
Spine 2006;31(7):831-7.
2006: Ory Keynan; Charles G Fisher; Alexander Vaccaro; Michael G Fehlings; FC Oner; John Dietz; Brian Kwon; Raja Rampersaud; Christopher M Bono; John France; Marcel F Dvorak
Radiographic measurement parameters in thoracolumbar fractures: a systematic review and consensus statement of the spine trauma study group.
Spine 2006;31(5):E156-65.
2006: James S Harrop; Alexander R Vaccaro; R John Hurlbert; Jared Wilsey; Eli M Baron; Christopher I Shaffrey; Charles G Fisher; Marcel F Dvorak; FC Oner; Kirkham B Wood; Neel Anand; D Greg Anderson; Moe R Lim; Joon Y Lee; Christopher M Bono; Paul M Arnold; Y Raja Rampersaud; Michael G Fehlings
Intrarater and interrater reliability and validity in the assessment of the mechanism of injury and integrity of the posterior ligamentous complex: a novel injury severity scoring system for thoracolumbar injuries. Invited submission from the Joint Section Meeting On Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, March 2005.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2006;4(2):118-22.
2006: Brian K Kwon; Alexander R Vaccaro; Jonathan N Grauer; Charles G Fisher; Marcel F Dvorak
Subaxial cervical spine trauma.
The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2006;14(2):78-89.
2005: Marcel F Dvorak; Charles G Fisher; Joel Hoekema; Michael Boyd; Vanessa K Noonan; Peter C Wing; Brian K Kwon; Brian Kwon
Factors predicting motor recovery and functional outcome after traumatic central cord syndrome: a long-term follow-up.
Spine 2005;30(20):2303-11.
2005: Charles G Fisher; Vanessa K Noonan; Donna E Smith; Peter C Wing; Marcel F Dvorak; Brian K Kwon; Brian Kwon
Motor recovery, functional status, and health-related quality of life in patients with complete spinal cord injuries.
Spine 2005;30(19):2200-7.
2005: Robert D Labrom; Juay-Seng Tan; Christopher W Reilly; Stephen J Tredwell; Charles G Fisher; Thomas R Oxland
The effect of interbody cage positioning on lumbosacral vertebral endplate failure in compression.
Spine 2005;30(19):E556-61.
2005: Brian K Kwon; Charles G Fisher; Marcel F Dvorak; Wolfram Tetzlaff
Strategies to promote neural repair and regeneration after spinal cord injury.
Spine 2005;30(17 Suppl):S3-13.
2005: Charles G Fisher; Ory Keynan; Michael C Boyd; Marcel F Dvorak
The surgical management of primary tumorsof the spine: initial results of an ongoing prospective cohort study.
Spine 2005;30(16):1899-908.
2005: Marcel F Dvorak; Michael G Johnson; Michael Boyd; Garth Johnson; Brian K Kwon; Charles G Fisher
Long-term health-related quality of life outcomes following Jefferson-type burst fractures of the atlas.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2005;2(4):411-7.
2005: Juay-Seng Tan; Christopher S Bailey; Marcel F Dvorak; Charles G Fisher; Thomas R Oxland
Interbody device shape and size are important to strengthen the vertebra-implant interface.
Spine 2005;30(6):638-44.
2005: Ory Keynan; Charles G Fisher; Michael C Boyd; John X O'Connell; Marcel F Dvorak
Ligation and partial excision of the cauda equina as part of a wide resection of vertebral osteosarcoma: a case report and description of surgical technique.
Spine 2005;30(4):E97-102.
2005: Marcel F Dvorak; Tobias Pitzen; Qingan Zhu; Jeff D Gordon; Charles G Fisher; Thomas R Oxland
Anterior cervical plate fixation: a biomechanical study to evaluate the effects of plate design, endplate preparation, and bone mineral density.
Spine 2005;30(3):294-301.
2005: Ory Keynan; Charles G Fisher; John X O'Connell; Michael Boyd; Marcel F Dvorak
Mesenchymal hamartoma of the spine. A case report.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2005;87(1):172-6.
2004: Michael G Johnson; Charles G Fisher; Michael Boyd; Tobias Pitzen; Thomas R Oxland; Marcel F Dvorak
The radiographic failure of single segment anterior cervical plate fixation in traumatic cervical flexion distraction injuries.
Spine 2004;29(24):2815-20.
2004: Juay-Seng Tan; Brian K Kwon; Marcel F Dvorak; Charles G Fisher; Thomas R Oxland
Pedicle screw motion in the osteoporotic spine after augmentation with laminar hooks, sublaminar wires, or calcium phosphate cement: a comparative analysis.
Spine 2004;29(16):1723-30.
2004: Christopher S Bailey; Charles G Fisher; Marcel F Dvorak
Type II error in the spine surgical literature.
Spine 2004;29(10):1146-9.
2003: Marcel F Dvorak; Brian K Kwon; Charles G Fisher; Henry L Eiserloh; Michael Boyd; Peter C Wing
Effectiveness of titanium mesh cylindrical cages in anterior column reconstruction after thoracic and lumbar vertebral body resection.
Spine 2003;28(9):902-8.
2003: Thomas R Oxland; J Pamela Grant; Marcel F Dvorak; Charles G Fisher
Effects of endplate removal on the structural properties of the lower lumbar vertebral bodies.
Spine 2003;28(8):771-7.
2003: Charles G Fisher; Lise Belanger; Edward G Gofton; Hamed S Umedaly; Vanessa K Noonan; Caroline Abramson; Peter C Wing; Jennifer Brown; Marcel F Dvorak
Prospective randomized clinical trial comparing patient-controlled intravenous analgesia with patient-controlled epidural analgesia after lumbar spinal fusion.
Spine 2003;28(8):739-43.
2002: J Pamela Grant; Thomas R Oxland; Marcel F Dvorak; Charles G Fisher
The effects of bone density and disc degeneration on the structural property distributions in the lower lumbar vertebral endplates.
Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society 2002;20(5):1115-20.
2002: Marcel Dvorak; Charles G Fisher
Clinical practice guidelines: breast cancer pain.
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne 2002;167(1):14-5; author reply 15.
2002: Charles G Fisher; Marcel F Dvorak; Jordan Leith; Peter C Wing
Comparison of outcomes for unstable lower cervical flexion teardrop fractures managed with halo thoracic vest versus anterior corpectomy and plating.
Spine 2002;27(2):160-6.
2001: Charles G Fisher; Jane C Sun; Marcel F Dvorak
Recognition and management of atlanto-occipital dislocation: improving survival from an often fatal condition.
Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie 2001;44(6):412-20.
2000: K J Wing; Charles G Fisher; John X O'Connell; Peter C Wing
Stopping nicotine exposure before surgery. The effect on spinal fusion in a rabbit model.
Spine 2000;25(1):30-4.