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  1. Characterization of graft subsidence in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with rigid anterior plate fixation. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2007 Aug; 36(8):421-7.
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    Score: 0.297
  2. Is autograft the gold standard in achieving radiographic fusion in one-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with rigid anterior plate fixation? Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Aug 01; 30(15):1756-61.
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    Score: 0.259
  3. Update on bone morphogenetic proteins and their application in spine surgery. J Am Coll Surg. 2005 Feb; 200(2):236-48.
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    Score: 0.250
  4. Does rigid instrumentation increase the fusion rate in one-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion? Spine J. 2004 Nov-Dec; 4(6):636-43.
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    Score: 0.246
  5. Gut microbiome dysbiosis is associated with lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis in symptomatic patients. JOR Spine. 2024 Dec; 7(4):e70005.
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    Score: 0.245
  6. Discovery of circulating blood biomarkers in patients with and without Modic changes of the lumbar spine: a preliminary analysis. Eur Spine J. 2024 Mar 07.
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    Score: 0.235
  7. Comparison of allograft to autograft in multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with rigid plate fixation. Spine J. 2003 Nov-Dec; 3(6):451-9.
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    Score: 0.229
  8. The Human Microbiome and Its Role in Musculoskeletal Disorders. Genes (Basel). 2023 10 14; 14(10).
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    Score: 0.229
  9. Effect of Lumbar Fusion and Pelvic Fixation Rigidity on Hip Joint Stress: A Finite Element Analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2023 Oct 15; 48(20):E355-E361.
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    Score: 0.225
  10. Obesity in children with low back pain: implications with imaging phenotypes and opioid use. Spine J. 2023 Jul; 23(7):945-953.
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    Score: 0.220
  11. Resorption of Lumbar Disk Herniation: Mechanisms, Clinical Predictors, and Future Directions. JBJS Rev. 2023 01 01; 11(1).
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    Score: 0.217
  12. Determinants of Postoperative Compliance of Patient-Reported Outcome Assessments following Lumbar Spine Surgery. Spine Surg Relat Res. 2023 Mar 27; 7(2):161-169.
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    Score: 0.213
  13. Prediction of lumbar disc herniation resorption in symptomatic patients: a prospective, multi-imaging and clinical phenotype study. Spine J. 2023 02; 23(2):247-260.
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    Score: 0.213
  14. The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Spine Surgeons Worldwide: A One Year Prospective Comparative Study. Global Spine J. 2022 Sep 29; 21925682221131540.
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    Score: 0.213
  15. Answer to the letter to the editor by Zhi-Hui Dai concerning "Artificial intelligence in predicting early-onset adjacent segment degeneration following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion" by Rudisill SS et al. (Eur Spine J [2022]; doi: 10.1007/s00586-022-07238-3). Eur Spine J. 2022 11; 31(11):3161-3162.
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    Score: 0.211
  16. Artificial intelligence in predicting early-onset adjacent segment degeneration following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Eur Spine J. 2022 08; 31(8):2104-2114.
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    Score: 0.207
  17. Endplate abnormalities, Modic changes and their relationship to alignment parameters and surgical outcomes in the cervical spine. J Orthop Res. 2023 01; 41(1):206-214.
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    Score: 0.206
  18. Artificial intelligence in spine care: current applications and future utility. Eur Spine J. 2022 08; 31(8):2057-2081.
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    Score: 0.205
  19. Quantum Computing: The Future of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Spine. Spine Surg Relat Res. 2022; 6(2):93-98.
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    Score: 0.204
  20. ISSLS PRIZE in Clinical Science 2022: Epidemiology, risk factors and clinical impact of juvenile Modic changes in paediatric patients with low back pain. Eur Spine J. 2022 05; 31(5):1069-1079.
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    Score: 0.203
  21. Pediatric Back Pain: A Scoring System to Guide Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Feb 01; 42(2):116-122.
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    Score: 0.203
  22. Artificial intelligence and spine imaging: limitations, regulatory issues and future direction. Eur Spine J. 2022 08; 31(8):2007-2021.
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    Score: 0.203
  23. COVID-19 and its Impact on Back Pain. Global Spine J. 2022 Jan; 12(1):5-7.
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    Score: 0.198
  24. Patients Undergoing 3-Level-or-Greater Decompression-Only Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Have Similar Outcomes to Those Undergoing Single-Level Surgery at 2 Years. Int J Spine Surg. 2021 Oct; 15(5):945-952.
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    Score: 0.198
  25. Artificial intelligence predicts disk re-herniation following lumbar microdiscectomy: development of the "RAD" risk profile. Eur Spine J. 2021 08; 30(8):2167-2175.
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    Score: 0.194
  26. The Modic-endplate-complex phenotype in cervical spine patients: Association with symptoms and outcomes. J Orthop Res. 2022 Feb; 40(2):449-459.
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    Score: 0.192
  27. COVID-19 and the rise of virtual medicine in spine surgery: a worldwide study. Eur Spine J. 2021 08; 30(8):2133-2142.
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    Score: 0.189
  28. Intelligence-Based Spine Care Model: A New Era of Research and Clinical Decision-Making. Global Spine J. 2021 Mar; 11(2):135-145.
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    Score: 0.187
  29. High-Intensity Zones on MRI of the Cervical Spine in Patients: Epidemiology and Association With Pain and Disability. Global Spine J. 2022 Jun; 12(5):829-839.
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    Score: 0.187
  30. Correction to: Learning from the past: did experience with previous epidemics help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 among spine surgeons worldwide? Eur Spine J. 2020 Nov; 29(11):2852.
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    Score: 0.186
  31. COVID-19: Current and future challenges in spine care and education - a worldwide study. JOR Spine. 2020 Dec; 3(4):e1122.
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    Score: 0.184
  32. Preoperative paraspinal neck muscle characteristics predict early onset adjacent segment degeneration in anterior cervical fusion patients: A machine-learning modeling analysis. J Orthop Res. 2021 08; 39(8):1732-1744.
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    Score: 0.184
  33. Spine Surgery and COVID-19: The Influence of Practice Type on Preparedness, Response, and Economic Impact. Global Spine J. 2022 Mar; 12(2):249-262.
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    Score: 0.183
  34. Cervical Spine Endplate Abnormalities and Association With Pain, Disability, and Adjacent Segment Degeneration After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020 Aug 01; 45(15):E917-E926.
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    Score: 0.183
  35. The Global Spine Community and COVID-19: Divided or United? Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020 07 01; 45(13):E754-E757.
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    Score: 0.182
  36. Personal Health of Spine Surgeons Can Impact Perceptions, Decision-Making and Healthcare Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic - A Worldwide Study. Neurospine. 2020 Jun; 17(2):313-330.
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    Score: 0.182
  37. Learning from the past: did experience with previous epidemics help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 among spine surgeons worldwide? Eur Spine J. 2020 08; 29(8):1789-1805.
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    Score: 0.181
  38. The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Spine Surgeons Worldwide. Global Spine J. 2020 Aug; 10(5):534-552.
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    Score: 0.180
  39. The Impact of Modic Changes on Preoperative Symptoms and Clinical Outcomes in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Patients. Neurospine. 2020 Mar; 17(1):190-203.
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    Score: 0.179
  40. Image-Based Markers Predict Dynamic Instability in Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. Neurospine. 2020 Mar; 17(1):221-227.
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    Score: 0.179
  41. Cervical spine MRI phenotypes and prediction of pain, disability and adjacent segment degeneration/disease after ACDF. J Orthop Res. 2021 03; 39(3):657-670.
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    Score: 0.179
  42. Development and validation of a novel scoring tool for predicting facility discharge after elective posterior lumbar fusion. Spine J. 2020 10; 20(10):1629-1637.
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    Score: 0.178
  43. Imaging in Spine Surgery: Current Concepts and Future Directions. Spine Surg Relat Res. 2020; 4(2):99-110.
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    Score: 0.174
  44. Etiology-Based Classification of Adjacent Segment Disease Following Lumbar Spine Fusion. HSS J. 2020 Jul; 16(2):130-136.
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    Score: 0.174
  45. Sagittal spinopelvic malalignment in degenerative scoliosis patients: isolated correction of symptomatic levels and clinical decision-making. Scoliosis Spinal Disord. 2018; 13:28.
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    Score: 0.164
  46. Low back pain in children: a rising concern. Eur Spine J. 2019 02; 28(2):211-213.
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    Score: 0.163
  47. Precision Spine Care: A New Era of Discovery, Innovation, and Global Impact. Global Spine J. 2018 Jun; 8(4):321-322.
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    Score: 0.158
  48. Lumbar spinal stenosis. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2008 Mar; 16(3):171-6.
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    Score: 0.077
  49. Cervical kyphosis and thoracic lordoscoliosis in a patient with cerebral palsy. Orthopedics. 2008 03; 31(3):276.
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    Score: 0.077
  50. Unusual presentation of a paraspinal mass with involvement of a lumbar facet joint and the epidural space. Orthopedics. 2006 03; 29(3):265-7.
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    Score: 0.067
  51. Congenital lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective, control-matched, cohort radiographic analysis. Spine J. 2005 Nov-Dec; 5(6):615-22.
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    Score: 0.066
  52. Cell technologies for spinal fusion. Spine J. 2005 Nov-Dec; 5(6 Suppl):231S-239S.
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    Score: 0.066
  53. Neurofibromatosis type I with severe dystrophic kyphoscoliosis and its operative management via a simultaneous anterior-posterior approach: a case report and review of the literature. Spine J. 2005 Jul-Aug; 5(4):461-6.
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    Score: 0.064
  54. Comparison of clinical and radiographic outcome in instrumented anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with or without direct uncovertebral joint decompression. Spine J. 2004 Nov-Dec; 4(6):629-35.
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    Score: 0.061
  55. Rheumatoid arthritis: evaluation and surgical management of the cervical spine. Spine J. 2004 Nov-Dec; 4(6):689-700.
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    Score: 0.061
  56. Deep phenotyping the cervical spine: automatic characterization of cervical degenerative phenotypes based on T2-weighted MRI. Eur Spine J. 2023 11; 32(11):3846-3856.
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    Score: 0.057
  57. Risk Factors for Adjacent Segment Disease Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with Plate Fixation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 11 02; 104(21):1915-1945.
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    Score: 0.053
  58. Appropriate Telemedicine Utilization in Spine Surgery: Results From a Delphi Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2022 Apr 15; 47(8):583-590.
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    Score: 0.051
  59. Demographic, Surgical, and Radiographic Risk Factors for Symptomatic Adjacent Segment Disease After Lumbar Fusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2021 08 04; 103(15):1438-1450.
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    Score: 0.049
  60. Telemedicine in Spine Surgery: Global Perspectives and Practices. Global Spine J. 2023 Jun; 13(5):1200-1211.
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    Score: 0.049
  61. Telemedicine in research and training: spine surgeon perspectives and practices worldwide. Eur Spine J. 2021 08; 30(8):2143-2149.
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    Score: 0.047
  62. Spine surgeon perceptions of the challenges and benefits of telemedicine: an international study. Eur Spine J. 2021 08; 30(8):2124-2132.
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    Score: 0.047
  63. Provider confidence in the telemedicine spine evaluation: results from a global study. Eur Spine J. 2021 08; 30(8):2109-2123.
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    Score: 0.047
  64. Current concepts in the management of metastatic spinal disease. The role of minimally-invasive approaches. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2006 Apr; 88(4):434-42.
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    Score: 0.017
  65. The management of complex soft-tissue defects after spinal instrumentation. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2006 Jan; 88(1):8-15.
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    Score: 0.017
  66. Open vertebral cement augmentation combined with lumbar decompression for the operative management of thoracolumbar stenosis secondary to osteoporotic burst fractures. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2005 Oct; 18(5):413-9.
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    Score: 0.016
  67. A prospective cohort analysis of adjacent vertebral body bone mineral density in lumbar surgery patients with or without instrumented posterolateral fusion: a 9- to 12-year follow-up. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Aug 01; 30(15):1750-5.
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    Score: 0.016
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