2006
Back pain in athletes.
Lawrence JP, Greene HS, Grauer JN. Back pain in athletes. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2006, 14: 726-35. PMID: 17148620, DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200612000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBack painSelf-limiting symptomsChronic back painTreatment of athletesDegenerative disc diseaseHigh incidence rateSpecific spinal pathologyRecurrent symptomsSymptomatic improvementTreatment algorithmIdentifiable pathologyPhysical examinationThorough historyRisk factorsDisc diseaseImpact sportsIncidence rateLumbar injuriesClinical challengeLong-term consequencesLumbar spineAthletic activitySpinal pathologyRecreational athletesPertinent imaging
2004
Similarities and Differences in the Treatment of Spine Trauma Between Surgical Specialties and Location of Practice
Grauer JN, Vaccaro AR, Beiner JM, Kwon BK, Hilibrand AS, Harrop JS, Anderson G, Hurlbert J, Fehlings MG, Ludwig SC, Hedlund R, Arnold PM, Bono CM, Brodke DS, Dvorak MF, Fischer CG, Sledge JB, Shaffrey CI, Schwartz DG, Sears WR, Dickman C, Sharan A, Albert TJ, Rechtine GR. Similarities and Differences in the Treatment of Spine Trauma Between Surgical Specialties and Location of Practice. Spine 2004, 29: 685-696. PMID: 15014280, DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000115137.11276.0e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal traumaNeurosurgical spine surgeonsTiming of surgerySole graft materialExperienced spinal surgeonsLocation of practiceSpine traumaAnterior approachLumbar injuriesSuch injuriesBACKGROUND DATASpinal surgeonsSpine surgeonsClinical scenariosClinical decisionLevel of agreementGraft materialSurgeonsSurgical specialtiesTraumaCharacteristics of respondentsSurgeryInjurySPSS softwareOrthopedists