2011
The Effects of Three Different Types of Orthoses on the Range of Motion of the Lumbar Spine During 15 Activities of Daily Living
Jegede KA, Miller CP, Bible JE, Whang PG, Grauer JN. The Effects of Three Different Types of Orthoses on the Range of Motion of the Lumbar Spine During 15 Activities of Daily Living. Spine 2011, 36: 2346-2353. PMID: 21358469, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e31820921a5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOblique radiographs compared favorably with computed tomography images in assessing cervical foraminal area.
Miller CP, Sabino J, Bible JE, Whang PG, Grauer JN. Oblique radiographs compared favorably with computed tomography images in assessing cervical foraminal area. The American Journal Of Orthopedics 2011, 40: 241-5. PMID: 21734932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOblique radiographsComputed tomographyForaminal dimensionsCT scanFirst-line imaging studyCervical intervertebral foraminaNerve root compressionRoot compressionForaminal areaCervical spineIntervertebral foraminaDiagnostic utilityImaging studiesRadiographsRadiation exposureComputed tomography imagesCross-sectional areaInitial assessmentPearson correlation coefficientC2-C3Tomography imagesScansCT reconstructionPrevious studiesPatencyThe Development and Evaluation of the Subaxial Injury Classification Scoring System for Cervical Spine Trauma
Whang PG, Patel AA, Vaccaro AR. The Development and Evaluation of the Subaxial Injury Classification Scoring System for Cervical Spine Trauma. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2011, 469: 723-731. PMID: 20857247, PMCID: PMC3032869, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-010-1576-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
The Assessment of Cervical Foramina With Oblique Radiographs: The Effect of Film Angle on Foraminal Area
Simpson AK, Sabino J, Whang P, Emerson JW, Grauer JN. The Assessment of Cervical Foramina With Oblique Radiographs: The Effect of Film Angle on Foraminal Area. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2009, 22: 21-25. PMID: 19190430, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e3181639b62.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForaminal areaEntire cervical spineCervical spineForaminal dimensionsCervical foraminaCervical radiographsOblique radiographsCervical spine levelsHuman cadaveric cervical spinesCadaveric cervical spine specimensUpper cervical spineCadaveric cervical spinesGood interobserver reliabilityCervical spine specimensRadiographic evaluationC7-T1BACKGROUND DATASpine levelRadiographsInterobserver reliabilityRight sideSpineForamen sizeSpine specimensFreehand method
2007
The Influence of Fracture Mechanism and Morphology on the Reliability and Validity of Two Novel Thoracolumbar Injury Classification Systems
Whang PG, Vaccaro AR, Poelstra KA, Patel AA, Anderson DG, Albert TJ, Hilibrand AS, Harrop JS, Sharan AD, Ratliff JK, Hurlbert RJ, Anderson P, Aarabi B, Sekhon LH, Gahr R, Carrino JA. The Influence of Fracture Mechanism and Morphology on the Reliability and Validity of Two Novel Thoracolumbar Injury Classification Systems. Spine 2007, 32: 791-795. PMID: 17414915, DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000258882.96011.47.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracolumbar Injury Severity ScoreThoracolumbar fracturesSeverity scoreThoracolumbar injuriesInjury mechanismSubstantial reproducibilityInjury Severity ScoreMechanism of traumaThoracolumbar Injury Classification SystemThoracolumbar Injury ClassificationInjury classification systemGroup of surgeonsTLISS systemInjury characteristicsRadiographic findingsInjury classificationSpinal traumaBACKGROUND DATAInjury morphologySpinal stabilityPosterior ligamentsPatientsInjuryRespective kappa valuesKappa statistics