1993
Posterior Element Strength Six Months Postinjury in the Canine Cervical Spine
Southern E, Pelker R, Crisco J, Panjabi M. Posterior Element Strength Six Months Postinjury in the Canine Cervical Spine. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 1993, 6: 155-161. PMID: 8504228, DOI: 10.1097/00002517-199304000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaximum loadPosterior elementsExtensive surgery groupTension loadingCervical spine injuryC4-C5 levelDestructive testingRange of motionWeeks of healingDecreased stiffnessSurgery groupSham procedureSpine injuriesCanine cervical spineCervical spineIntervertebral levelSix monthsHealing periodInterspinous ligamentLoadControl valuesMotion testingBiomechanical propertiesBiomechanical studyInferior articular facetsPosterior Element Strength Six Months Postinjury in the Canine Cervical Spine.
Southern E, Pelker R, Crisco J, Panjabi M. Posterior Element Strength Six Months Postinjury in the Canine Cervical Spine. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 1993, 6: 155. DOI: 10.1097/00024720-199304000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaximum loadPosterior elementsExtensive surgery groupCervical spine injuryC4-C5 levelTension loadingDestructive testingRange of motionWeeks of healingSurgery groupSham procedureSpine injuriesDecreased stiffnessCervical spineIntervertebral levelCanine cervical spineSix monthsHealing periodInterspinous ligamentControl valuesMotion testingLoadBiomechanical studyInferior articular facetsBiomechanical properties
1991
Postfracture irradiation effects on the biomechanical and histologic parameters of fracture healing
Brown R, Pelker R, Friedlaender G, Peschel R, Panjabi M. Postfracture irradiation effects on the biomechanical and histologic parameters of fracture healing. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 1991, 9: 876-882. PMID: 1919851, DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100090614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFracture healingControl fracturesDelay groupMature Sprague-Dawley ratsClosed femoral fracturesLong-term resultsSprague-Dawley ratsContralateral intact femurFemoral fracturesHistologic parametersLocal irradiationFracture repairFractured femurRadiation exposureWeeksIntact femurBiomechanical propertiesRatsDeleterious effectsShort-term deleterious effectsFemurDaysFracturesHealingGroupCervical Spine Stabilization
PELKER R, DURANCEAU J, PANJABI M. Cervical Spine Stabilization. Spine 1991, 16: 117-122. PMID: 2011764, DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199102000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior wiringCervical spine stabilizationCervical spine segmentsAxial rotation loadingBrace protectionBony injuriesSpine stabilizationReasonable stabilizationFacet fusionHuman cervical spine segmentsRotation loadingFlexion loadingBiomechanical propertiesSpine segmentsRepairSupplementationLateral bendingInjuryCervical Spine Stabilization
PELKER R, DURANCEAU J, PANJABI M. Cervical Spine Stabilization. Spine 1991, 16: 117-122. DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199116020-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1985
Effects of short‐term Cyclosporin‐A on biomechanical properties of intact and fractured bone in the rat
Warren S, Pelker R, Friedlaender G. Effects of short‐term Cyclosporin‐A on biomechanical properties of intact and fractured bone in the rat. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 1985, 3: 96-100. PMID: 3981300, DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100030112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsControl animalsSolid organ allograft survivalFracture repairCurrent biomechanical dataOrgan allograft survivalShort-term cyclosporinBiomechanical propertiesSolid organ transplantationEffect of cyclosporinShort-term clinical useMidshaft femoral fractureNew immunosuppressant drugsAllograft survivalFemoral fracturesBone turnoverRat modelSkeletal toxicityOrgan transplantationSystemic effectsHistomorphometric studyImmunosuppressant drugsIntramedullary pinBiologic effectsFractured femurCyclosporin
1983
FROZEN AND FREEZE-DRIED BONE GRAFTS
PELKER R, FRIEDLAENDER G, MARKHAM T. FROZEN AND FREEZE-DRIED BONE GRAFTS. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 1983, 174: 36-42. PMID: 6339142, DOI: 10.1097/00003086-198304000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiomechanical Properties of Bone Allografts
Pelker R, Friedlaender G, Markham T. Biomechanical Properties of Bone Allografts. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 1983, 174: 54-57. PMID: 6339144, DOI: 10.1097/00003086-198304000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrthopaedic oncology serviceLow-grade tumorsPresence of recurrenceRelationship of complicationsMassachusetts General HospitalAllograft fractureOncology servicesAllograft implantationFunctional statusSkin sloughGeneral HospitalBone allograftIntramedullary rodFunctional restorationPatientsBenign conditionsResectionBone conditionsCadaveric segmentsComplicationsGraftBiomechanical propertiesTumorsMore yearsInfection