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Research Studies
 Therapeutic Guideline for Innovative Off-Label Use of FDA-Approved Drugs Use of Perispinal Administration of Etanercept in Patients with Discogenic Pain

 A Study to Evaluate Clinical Outcomes using VG2 Allograft for Cervical Fusion with the SlimLoc Anterior Cervical Plate System
 
 Comparison of Experience and Clinical Outcomes following Treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease using Synthes Spine, Small Stature Variable- Angled CSLP PLATE

 A Study to Evaluate Clinical Outcomes using VG2 Allograft for Cervical Fusion with the PEAK Anterior Cervical Plate System
 
 Prospective, Randomized Evaluation of the Mechanic Advantage of Lumbar Bracing for the Treatment of Low Back Pain, 
 
“A Study with VG2™ Interbody Fusion and Pedicle Screw Fusion for Patients with Discogenic Back Pain” 
 
“A Study with VG2™ Interbody Fusion for Patients with Discogenic Back Pain” 
 
“Comparison of Experience and Clinical Outcomes following Treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease using Synthes Spine, Co., Small Stature CSLP” 
 
"Trial of a Osteofil (TM) Allograft Paste as a bone substitute for use with Lumbar Pedicle screws"

Articles
 Cervical Neurapraxia in Elite Athletes: Evaluation and Surgical Treatment, Joseph Maroon, Jeff Bost, et al., Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, Vol 6, No. 4:356-363, April 2007, Cover Art Selection.
 
Golfer's Stroke: golf-induced stroke from vertebral dissection, Joseph Maroon and Jeff Bost, etal, Surgical Neurology, , Vol 67, no.2, Feb 2007,
 
Natural antiinflammatory agents for pain relief in athletes, JOSEPH C. MAROON, M.D., JEFFREY W. BOST, P.A.-C., Neurosurg Focus 21(4):E11, 2006
 
Joseph Charles Maroon, MD, Jeffrey W. Bost, PAC, Omega-3 Fatty acids (fish oil) as an anti-inflammatory: an alternative to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for discogenic pain. Surgical Neurology 65 (2006) 326– 331April 2006
 
Abla, AA; El-Kadi, H.; Bost, J; Maroon, J.C.; Wert, M. and Abla, A.:  Degenerative changes above and below lumbar fusion.  Contemporary Spine Surgery, Vol 7, No. 2, February, 2006.
 
El-Kadi, M.; Abla, A.A.; Bost, J.; Maroon, J.C.:  Complication and avoidance techniques in long-segment anterior cervical fusion:  Part I.  Contemporary Neurosurgery Vol. 28, No. 3, February , 2006
 
El-Kadi, M.; Abla, A.A.; Bost, J.; Maroon, J.C.:  Complication and avoidance techniques in long-segment anterior cervical fusion:  Part II.  Contemporary Neurosurgery Vol. 28, No. 3, February , 2006
 
Adnan A. Abla, Hikmat El Kadi, M.D., Ph.D., Jeff Bost, PAC, Joseph C. Maroon, M.D., Mike Wert, B.S., and Abir Abla, B.S, Degenerative Changes Above and Below Lumbar Fusion Contemporary Neurosurgery, Vol 27, No. 24, Dec 1, 2005
 
Adnan A. Abla, Jeff Bost, PAC, Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation: Microsurgical Approach. Contemporary Spine Surgery, VOL 6, no.10, OCTOBER 2005
 
Adnan A. Abla, M.D., Matt El Kadi, M.D., Ph.D., Jeff Bost, PAC, Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation: Microsurgical Approach, Contemporary Neurosurgery, Vol 27, No. 15, July 31, 2005
 
A. Abla, H. El-Kadi, Jeff Bost, Allograft Composite Cortical and Cancellous Bone Graft for Anterior Cervical Fusion, Contemporary Neurosurgery, Vol 27, No. 8, April 30, 2005
 
A. Abla, H. El-Kadi, Jeff Bost, Post-Laminectomy Spondylolisthesis: Surgical Techniques,  Contemporary Neurosurgery, Vol 26, No. 24, Dec 1, 2004. 
 
CHRISTOPHER J. KOEBBE, M.D., JOSEPH C. MAROON, M.D., ADNAN ABLA, M.D., HIKMAT EL-KADI, M.D., AND JEFFERY BOST, PAC. Lumbar microdiscectomy: a historical perspective and current technical considerations Neurosurg Focus 13 (2):Article 3, 2002, 
 
Maroon, J.C.; Abla A.A.; Bost, J.: Association between peridural scar and persistent low back pain after lumbar discectomy.  Neurological Research 21(1):S43-S46, 1999.
                                   
 Abstracts and Presentations
 Spinal Epidural Morphine Delivery Using Absorbable Gelatin Powder, Adnan  Abla, MD; Matt  El-Kadi, MD; Jeffrey  Bost, PA-C; Joseph C. Maroon, MD; Mike  Wert, BS, CNS Annual Meeting, Chicago September 2006
 
New Technology for Surgical Digital Recording and Power Video Presentation, Matt  El-Kadi, MD; Jeffrey  Bost, PA-C, Jerry  Salandro, BS;; Adnan  Abla, MD; Joseph C. Maroon, MD, CNS Annual Meeting, Chicago September 2006
 
Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation: Microsurgical Approach and Outcome,  Adnan A. Abla, MD, Matt El Kadi,MD PhD, Joseph Maroon,MD Jeff Bost, PA-C, Lawrence Marcello,PA-C, San Francisco AANS Annual Meeting, April 22 - 26, 2006
 
Surgical Technique and Outcome for Post-lumbar Laminectomy Spondylolisthesis Fusion,  Adnan A. Abla, MD, Matt El Kadi,MD PhD, Joseph Maroon,MD Jeff Bost, PA-C, Lawrence Marcello,PA-C, San Francisco AANS Annual Meeting, April 22 - 26, 2006
 
Evaluation of Obesity and other Co-morbid Conditions on Spine Surgery Outcomes, Matt El Kadi,MD PhD, Adnan A. Abla, MD, Joseph Maroon,MD Jeff Bost, PA-C, Lawrence Marcello,PA-C, San Francisco AANS Annual Meeting, April 22 - 26, 2006
 
Modulation of Inflammation and Immune Responses by Prostaglandins and Thromboxanes, Breakfast lecture,  Joseph Maroon, MD, Jeff Bost PAC, 12th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE, PALM SPRING SPRINGS, CA, MAY 24-28, 2005 
 
Prospective Evaluation of Composite Cortical and Cancellous Bone Graft for Anterior Cervical Fusion , Adnan A. Abla, MD, Matt El Kadi,MD PhD, Joseph Maroon,MDJeff Bost,PA-C, Lawrence Marcello,PA-C, Mike Wert,BS, Anne Montgomery,RN, Jill Baughman, Lauren Strelec, AANS Annual Meeting, April 16 - 21, 2005
 
Evaluation of ENT-Assisted Anterior Cervical Approach for Spinal Fusion , Adnan A. Abla, MD, Matt El Kadi,MD PhD, Joseph Maroon,MD, Jeff Bost,PA-C, Lawrence Marcello,PA-C, Mike Wert,BS, Anne Montgomery,RN, Jill Baughman, Lauren Strelec, AANS Annual Meeting, April 16 - 21, 2005
 
Surgical Techniques Minimizing Blood Loss in Posterior Pedicle Screw Lumbar Spine Fixation, Adnan A. Abla, MD, Matt El Kadi,MD PhD, Joseph Maroon,MD, Jeff Bost,PA-C, Lawrence Marcello,PA-C, Mike Wert,BS, Anne Montgomery,RN, Jill Baughman, Lauren Strelec, AANS Annual Meeting, April 16 - 21, 2005
 
Operative Techniques to Reduce Instrumentation failure with Pedicle Screw Fusion, Adnan A. Abla, MD, Matt El Kadi,MD PhD, Joseph Maroon,MD, Jeff Bost,PA-C, Lawrence Marcello,PA-C, Mike Wert,BS, Anne Montgomery,RN, Jill Baughman, Lauren Strelec, AANS Annual Meeting, April 16 - 21, 2005
 
Results of Omega-3 EFA for Spine Pain, Joseph C. Maroon, MD, Jeff Bost, PA-C, Jill Baughman, Mike Wert, BS, AANS Annual Meeting, April 16 - 21, 2005, First Place Poster Award
 
Complications in Long Segment Anterior Cervical Fusion, Experience in 100 Patients, Matt El-Kadi,MD PhD, Adnan A. Abla,MD, Joseph Maroon,MD, Jeff Bost,PA-C, Lawrence Marcello,PA-C, Michelle Kosovec, Brendan Mullen, AANS Annual Meeting, April 16 - 21, 2005
 
Prognostic Factors in Elderly Patients with Long Segment Anterior Cervical Fusion, Matt El-Kadi,MD PhD, Adnan A. Abla,MD, Joseph Maroon,MD, Jeff Bost,PA-C, Lawrence Marcello,PA-C, Michelle Kosovec, Brendan Mullen, AANS Annual Meeting, April 16 - 21, 2005
 
Evaluation of Pedicle Screw Fixation for Mechanical Post-Laminectomy Pain Syndrome, Matt El-Kadi,MD PhD, Adnan A. Abla,MD, Joseph Maroon,MD, Jeff Bost,PA-C, Lawrence Marcello,PA-C, Michelle Kosovec, Brendan Mullen, AANS Annual Meeting, April 16 - 21, 2005
 
Evaluation of Lumbar Fusion Extension Surgery, Adnan Abla, MD, Jeff Bost PAC, Hikmat El Kadi, MD, PhD, Joseph C. Maroon, MD, Steve McHugh, Abir Abla, Orlando 2004 AANS Meeting
           
Evaluation of Post-Lumbar Laminectomy Spondylolisthesis, Adnan Abla, MD, Jeff Bost PAC, Hikmat El Kadi, MD, PhD, Joseph C. Maroon, MD, Steve McHugh, Abir Abla, Orlando 2004 AANS Meeting
 
Outcome of Lumbar Spinal Fusion on the Elderly (75 year and older), Adnan Abla, MD, Jeff Bost PAC, Hikmat El Kadi, MD, PhD, Joseph C. Maroon, MD, Steve McHugh, Abir Abla, Orlando 2004 AANS Meeting
 
Outcome of Long Segment Cervical Fusion with a Rigid Fixed-Angle Screw Plating System, Matt El-Kadi, M.D., Ph.D., Adnan A. Abla, MD, Jeffrey Bost PAC, Joseph C. Maroon, MD, Divya Kaushik, Vishnu Murty, Brendan Mullen, Orlando 2004 AANS Meeting
 
Pedicle Screw Fixation for Mechanical LBP, Matt El-Kadi, M.D., Ph.D., Adnan A. Abla, MD, Jeffrey Bost PAC, Joseph C. Maroon, MD, Divya Kaushik, Vishnu Murty, Brendan Mullen, Orlando 2004 AANS Meeting
  
Prospective Evaluation of VG2™ Interbody Fusion for Patients with Discogenic Back Pain:  Hikmat El Kadi, MD, Ph.D., Joseph C. Maroon, MD, Adnan A. Abla, MD, William Rothfus, MD, Jeff Bost PAC, Larry Marcello PAC, Robert Relic PAC, Dayna Painter, RN Cheryl Gojkovich RN and Amy Kunkle BS,(University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA) CNS 2002 Philadelphia 

Revisiting a Rigid Anterior Cervical Plate System with Fixed-angled Screws Matt  El Kadi MD. PhD, Joseph  Maroon MD, Adnan  Abla MD, Jeff  Bost PAC, Lawrence  Marcello PAC, Robert  Relic PAC, Dayna  Painter RN, Cheryl  Gojkovich RN, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA CNS 2002 Philadelphia 
 
Evaluation of a New Dural Substitute for Adult Arnold Chiari Malformation Reconstruction: Ghassan K Bejjani, MD, Joseph Maroon, MD (Pittsburgh, PA), Jeff Bost PAC, Kelly Eddy CNRN (Pittsburgh, PA), Theodore Heise, Ph.D. (Bloomington, IN) CNS 2002 Philadelphia 
 
Long-Segment Plating of the Anterior Cervical Spine: Radiographic and Clinical Outcome, James P. Burke, MD, PhD, ; Adnan A. Abla, MD; Joseph C. Maroon, MD; Robert Relic, PAC; Jeffrey Bost, PAC; Hikmat El Kadi, MD, PhD; Adib Abla, ; Abir Abla, AANS 2002 Chicago
 
Advances in Postoperative Management of Lumbosacral Pedicle Screw Fusion Patients, James P. Burke, MD, Ph.D., ; Adnan A. Abla, MD; Joseph C. Maroon, MD; Jeffrey Bost, PAC; Robert Relic, PAC; Hikmat El Kadi, MD, Ph.D.; Adib Abla, ; Abir Abla, AANS 2002 Chicago
 
Salvage Pedicle Screws for Post-Laminectomy Spondylolisthesis and Failed Spinal Fusion, James P. Burke, MD, PhD, ; Adnan A. Abla, MD; Joseph C. Maroon, MD; Jeff Bost, PAC; Robert Relic, MD; Hikmat El Kadi, MD, PhD; Adib Abla, ; Abir Abla, AANS 2002 Chicago
 
Pyramesh and Z-plate instrumented fusion constructs in the thoracolumbar spine: Radiographic and clinical outcome, James P. Burke, MD, PhD, Adnan A. Abla, MD, Joseph C. Maroon, MD, Melvin Field, MD, Jeff Bost, PAC, Abir Abla, and Adib Abla, CNS 2001, San Diego
  
Outcome Comparison of Synthes Cervical Spine Locking Plate Systems James P. Burke, MD, PhD, Adnan A. Abla, MD, Joseph C. Maroon, MD, Melvin Field, MD, Jeff Bost, PAC, Abir Abla, and Adib Abla, AANS 2001 Toronto
 
Posterior Occipitocervical Fusion in Adults. A long-term follow-up study, Melvin Field, MD, Adnan Abla, MD, Joseph Maroon, MD; James Burke, MD, PhD; Jeff Bost, PAC; Abir Abla; Adib Abla, AANS 2001 Toronto
 
Long-term Outcome of Lumbar Pedicle Screws,
James P. Burke, MD, PhD, Adnan A. Abla, MD, Joseph C. Maroon, MD, Melvin Field, MD, Jeff Bost, PAC, Abir Abla, and Adib Abla, AANS 2001 Toronto
 
Update to Pedicle Screw Fixation and Allograft Arthrodesis in the Young and Elderly Populations James P. Burke, MD, PhD, Adnan A. Abla, MD, Hikmat El Kadi, MD, PhD, Jeff Bost, PAC, Abir Abla, and Adib Abla, Spine & Peripheral Nerves Section 2001
 
Update on Sublaminar Hook Fixation in Cervical Spine Trauma
James P. Burke, MD, PhD, Adnan A. Abla, MD, Hikmat El Kadi, MD, PhD, Jeffrey W. Bost, PAC, Adib Abla, and Abir Abla, Spine & Peripheral Nerves Section 2001
 

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