2014
Two-year clinical outcomes of a multicenter randomized controlled trial comparing two interspinous spacers for treatment of moderate lumbar spinal stenosis
Patel VV, Whang PG, Haley TR, Bradley WD, Nunley PD, Miller LE, Block JE, Geisler FH. Two-year clinical outcomes of a multicenter randomized controlled trial comparing two interspinous spacers for treatment of moderate lumbar spinal stenosis. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014, 15: 221. PMID: 24996648, PMCID: PMC4109165, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-15-221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBack PainDisability EvaluationEquipment DesignFemaleHumansLumbar VertebraeMaleOrthopedic ProceduresPain MeasurementPain, PostoperativePatient SatisfactionPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRadiographyRecovery of FunctionSpinal StenosisSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsModerate lumbar spinal stenosisLumbar spinal stenosisConservative careInterspinous spacerClinical outcomesSpinal stenosisBack functionTwo-year clinical outcomesOswestry Disability IndexPhysical function scoresPatient-reported outcomesInvasive surgical alternativePatient satisfaction scoresExtremity painAxial painDisability IndexComplication dataFunction scoresSurgical alternativePatientsSatisfaction scoresSymptom severityPainIndex levelMulticenter
2013
Lumbar spinal stenosis.
Lee JY, Whang PG, Lee JY, Phillips FM, Patel AA. Lumbar spinal stenosis. Instructional Course Lectures 2013, 62: 383-96. PMID: 23395043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumbar spinal stenosisSpinal stenosisNonsurgical treatment optionsOptimal treatment approachEvidence-based outcomesTreatment optionsDiagnostic workupPatient presentationSpinal surgeryCommon reasonElderly populationTreatment approachesSurgical innovationStenosisPatientsSurgeryPathophysiologyWorkupDiseaseDiagnosis
2008
Which Regions of the Operating Gown Should be Considered Most Sterile?
Bible JE, Biswas D, Whang PG, Simpson AK, Grauer JN. Which Regions of the Operating Gown Should be Considered Most Sterile? Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2008, 467: 825-830. PMID: 18592330, PMCID: PMC2635444, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-008-0341-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Clinical applications of BMP-7/OP-1 in fractures, nonunions and spinal fusion
White AP, Vaccaro AR, Hall JA, Whang PG, Friel BC, McKee MD. Clinical applications of BMP-7/OP-1 in fractures, nonunions and spinal fusion. International Orthopaedics 2007, 31: 735-741. PMID: 17962946, PMCID: PMC2266670, DOI: 10.1007/s00264-007-0422-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone morphogenetic protein-7Tibial fracturesSpinal fusionOP-1Bony fusion massDistal tibial fracturesLong bone nonunionOpen tibial fracturesRoute of administrationFuture clinical investigationsUse of BMPLong bone applicationsRecombinant human OP-1Collagen matrix resultsSupportive evidenceScaphoid nonunionClinical outcomesTibial nonunionClinical trialsClinical studiesBone nonunionClinical investigationNew therapeutic applicationsAnimal modelsMorphogenetic protein-7