Mark B. Dekutoski, MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN USA
Doctor Mark Dekutoski is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedics at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Consultant to the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Dekutoski received his medical degree from Wayne State University, Detroit, MI and completed a general surgical internship and residency at Wayne State University School of Medicine. In addition, he completed fellowship training at the Twin Cities Scoliosis Spine Center, University of Minnesota as a John H. Moe Clinical Spine Fellow.
Dr. Dekuotski is an active member taking on leadership roles in many professional organizations including the AO Foundation, North American Spine Society, Orthopaedic Research Group, and Scoliosis Research Society. Editorially, he serves several journals including Arthritis Care and Research, Current Surgery, Journal of Spinal Disorders, Journal of Trauma, Mayo Clinic HealthQuest, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Spine.
His research interests include adult and pediatric spinal deformity, pediatric thoracolumbar fracture, allograft use in idiopathic scoliosis, spinal tumors, and gait analysis in patients surgically treated for degenerative spondylolisthesis.
Grants/Research Support: AO Foundation, Medtronic, Synthes; Consultant: Medtronic.
Peer-reviewed Publications
1. Dekutoski MB, Bielema D, Lee F, Mast JW, Shen KL, Yang KH. Biomechanical evaluation of composite internal and external fixation of the tibia. Adv Bioengineering 1992; 22:581-4.
2. Schendel MJ, Dekutoski MB, Lewis JL, Ogilvie JW. The role of surgical artifact in in vivo canine intervertebral motion. Adv Engineering 1992; 22:581-4.
3. Schendel MJ, Dekutoski MB, Ogilvie JW. In vitro adjacent segment biomechanics following floating lumbar fusion and fusion to the sacrum. Adv Engineering 1993; 23:423-5.
4. Wood KB, Dekutoski MB, Transfeldt EE, Cohen M, Schendel MJ, Ogilvie JW. Vertebral-pelvic axis balance and rotational changes following derotation instrumentation: a need for biplanar indices of balance. Pittsburgh Orthop J 1993; 3:53-6.
5. Dekutoski MB, Conlan ES, Salciccioli GG. Spinal mobility and deformity after Harrington rod stabilization and limited arthrodesis of thoracolumbar fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1993 Feb; 75(2):168-76.
6. Dekutoski MB, Schendel MJ, Ogilvie JW, Olsewski JM, Wallace LJ, Lewis JL. Comparison of in vivo and in vitro adjacent segment motion after lumbar fusion. Spine 1994 Aug; 19(15):1745-51.
7. Dekutoski MB, Schendel MJ, Ogilvie JW, Pashman RS, Wood KB, Lewis JL. An improved technique for measuring in vivo intervertebral motion in the canine. Spine 1994 Dec; 19(23):2672-5.
8. Schendel MJ, Dekutoski MB, Ogilvie JW, Olsewski JM, Wallace LJ. Kinematics of the canine lumbar intervertebral joint. An in vivo study before and after adjacent instrumentation. Spine 1 1995 Dec; 20(23):2555-64.
9. Wood KB, Schendel MJ, Dekutoski MB, Boachie-Adjei O, Heithoff KH. Thoracic volume changes in scoliosis surgery. Spine 1996 Mar 15; 21(6):718-23.
10. Patel R, Osmon DR, Steckelberg JM, Dekutoski MB, Wilson WR. Vertebral osteomyelitis due to Shigella boydii. Clin Infect Dis 1996 May; 22(5):863-4.
11. Andreshak JL, Dekutoski MB. Management of unilateral facet dislocations: a review of the literature. Orthopedics (Thorofare, NJ) 1997 Oct; 20(10):917-26.
12. Nuttall GA, Horlocker TT, Santrach PJ, Oliver WC Jr, Dekutoski MB, Bryant S. Predictors of blood transfusions in spinal instrumentation and fusion surgery. Spine 2000 Mar 1; 25(5):596-601.
13. Nuttall GA, Horlocker TT, Santrach PJ, Oliver WC Jr, Dekutoski MB, Bryant S. Use of the surgical blood order equation in spinal instrumentation and fusion surgery. Spine 2000 Mar 1; 25(5):602-5.
14. Ecker RD, Dekutoski MB, Ebersold MJ. Symptomatic C1-2 fusion failure due to a fracture of the lateral C-1 posterior arch in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. Case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg 2001 Jan; 94(1 Suppl):137-9.
15. Papagelopoulos PJ, Klassen RA, Peterson HA, Dekutoski MB. Surgical treatment of Scheuermann's disease with segmental compression instrumentation. Clin Orthop 2001 May; 386:139-49.
16. Horlocker TT, Nuttall GA, Dekutoski MB, Bryant SC. The accuracy of coagulation tests during spinal fusion and instrumentation. Anesth Analg 2001 Jul; 93(1):33-8.
17. Pring ME, Stans AA, Dekutoski MB. Management of pediatric spine injuries. Seminars in Spine Surgery 2002; 14(3):203-214.
18. Talac R, Yaszemski MJ, Currier BL, Fuchs B, Dekutoski MB, Kim CW, Sim FH. Relationship between surgical margins and local recurrence in sarcomas of the spine. Clin Orthop 2002 Apr; 397:127-32.
19. Cohen-Gadol AA, Dekutoski MB, Kim CW, Quast LM, Krauss WE. Safety of supplemental endplate screws in thoracic pedicle hook fixation. J Neurosurg 2003 Jan; 98(1 Suppl S):31-5.
20. Cohen-Gadol AA, White CB, Dekutoski MB, Shaughnessy WJ. Arterial-esophageal fistula: a complication of nasogastric tube placement after lumbar spine surgery: a case report. Spine 2003 Mar 1; 28(5):E98-E101.
21. Khosla S, Melton LJ, Dekutoski MB, Oberg AL, Riggs BL. Incidence of childhood distal forearm fractures over 30 years - A population-based study. JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association 2003 Sep 17; 290(11):1479-85.
22. Rho JP, Sia IG, Crum BA, Dekutoski MB, Trousdale RT. Linezolid-associated peripheral neuropathy. Mayo Clin Proc 2004 Jul; 79(7):927-30.
23. Ilaslan H, Sundaram M, Unni KK, Dekutoski MB. Primary Ewing's sarcoma of the vertebral column. Skeletal Radiol 2004 Sep; 33(9):506-13.
24. Clarke MJ, Ecker RD, Krauss WE, McClelland RL, Dekutoski MB. Adjacent Segment Disease Following Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy. J Neurosurg 2005.
25. Wilden JA, Moran SL, Dekutoski MB, Bishop AT, Shin AY. Results of vascularized rib grafts in complex spinal reconstruction. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2006 Apr; 88A(4):832-9.
26. Rampersaud YR, Annand N, Dekutoski MB. Use of minimally invasive surgical techniques in the management of thoracolumbar trauma - Current concepts. Spine 2006 May 15; 31(11 Suppl S):S96-S102.
27. Clarke MJ, Ecker RD, Krauss WE, McClelland RL, Dekutoski MB. Same-segment and adjacent-segment disease following posterior cervical foraminotomy. J Neurosurg Spine 2007 Jan; 6(1):5-9.
28. Shin AY, Dekutoski MB. The role of vascularized bone grafts in spine surgery. Orthop Clin North Am 2007 Jan; 38(1):61-72.
29. Wilden JA, Moran SL, Dekutoski MB, Bishop AT, Shin AY. Results of vascularized rib grafts in complex spinal reconstruction. Surgical technique. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2007 Mar; 89 Pt 1 Suppl 2:128-41.
Book Chapters
1. Dekutoski MB, Wood KB, Transfeldt EE, Cohen M, Schendel MJ, Ogilvie JW. Vertebral-pelvic axis balance and rotational changes following derotational instrumentation: a need for biplanar indices of balance. In: International Symposium on 3-Dimensional Scoliotic Deformities. Dansereau J, Editor. Balogh International, 1992. p. 290-5.
2. Dekutoski MB, Green B. Overview, evaluation, modulation, and principles of treatment of spinal stability. In: Betz RR, Mulcahey MJ, editors. The Child With a Spinal Cord Injury. Rosemount: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; 1996. p. 35-46.
3. Dekutoski MB. Management of thoracic, thoracolumbar, lumbar, and sacral fractures in the pediatric population. In: Betz RR, Mulcahey MJ, editors. The Child With a Spinal Cord Injury. Rosemount: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; 1996. p. 123-38.
4. Dekutoski MB, Razack N. Posterior approaches. In: Zdeblick TA, et al, editors. Controversies in Spine Surgery. Volume 1. Surgical Techniques and Medical Treatment. St. Louis: Quality Medical Publishing, Inc.; 1999. p. 208-14.
5. Dekutoski MB. Rod-long fuse-short technique. In: Zdeblick A, et al, editors. Controversies in Spine Surgery. Volume 1. Surgical Techniques and Medical Treatment. St. Louis: Quality Medical Publishing, Inc.; 1999. p. 140-8.
6. Dekutoski MB. Cervical facet injuries. In: Kellam JF, et al, editors. OKU, Orthopaedic knowledge update. Trauma 2. 2nd Edition. Rosemont: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; 2000. p. 347-57.
7. Dekutoski MB. Spinal infections. In: Fitzgerald RH Jr., Kaufer H, Malkani AL, editors. Orthopaedics. 1st Edition. St. Louis: Mosby; 2002. p. 748-55.
8. Cohen-Gadol AA, Yanez P, Marsh WR, Dekutoski MB. Lateral Mass Fractures of the Cervical Spine: Diagnosis, Surgical Management. Chapter in: Fractures of the Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Spine. Vaccaro (ed), Marcel Dekker, Inc., Sept. 2002.
9. Cohen-Gadol AA, Yanez P, Marsh WR, Dekutoski M. Lateral mass fractures of the cervical spine: diagnosis and surgical management. In: Vaccaro AR, editor. Fractures of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. New York: Marcel Dekker; 2003. p. 239-53.
10. Dekutoski M, Cohen-Gadol AA. Distractive flexion cervical spine injuries: a clinical spectrum. In: Vaccaro AR, editor. Fractures of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. New York: Marcel Dekker; 2003. p. 191-205.
11. Dekutoski MB. Evaluation of back pain in the spinal deformity patient. In: DeWald RL, et al, editors. Spinal deformities: the comprehensive text. New York: Thieme; 2003. p. 284-99.
12. Dekutoski MB. Management of Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury,. Chapter in: Seminars in Spine Surgery: Wiesel SW, Boden SD (ed), 2003.
13. Dekutoski MB, Teigen C, Dick J, Thielen K. Vertebroplasty and balloon-assisted vertebroplasty for the treatment of osteoporotic compression fractures. In: N Greer. Technology Assessment Report Bloomington MN: Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI); 2004. p. 1-18.
14. Dekutoski MB. Pseudarthrosis. In: Frymoyer JW, Wiesel SW, editors. The adult and pediatric spine. 3rd Edition. Volume 2. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2004. p. 1173-8.
Editorials
1. Dekutoski MB. Osteotomies about the Hip and Knee. AO/ASIF Symposium. (Chairman: Mast JW, Symposium Editor: Dekutoski, MB), August 3-5, 1991.
2. Dekutoski MB. Blood loss and transfusion management in spinal surgery. Orthopedics 1999 Jan; 22(1 Suppl S):S155-S157.
3. Clarke MJ, Krauss WE, Dekutoski MB. The adjacent segment - Response. J Neurosurg Spine 2007 Jan; 6(1):4.
Abstracts and Letters
1. Dekutoski MB, Aiuto R. Methionine biosynthesis in auxotrophic mutants of Neurospora crassa. BIOS 1982; 8:203.
2. Dekutoski MB, Thompson G, Matelic T, Singer R, Ritchey C, Gross M, Yang KH. Experimental distal radius fracture model: a clinical and biomechanical evaluation. Wayne State University Bioengineering Symposium 121-8, 1989 Nov.
3. Dekutoski MB, Conlan ES, Salciccioli GG. Spinal mobility and deformity following Harrington rod stabilization of thoracolumbar fractures. Orthop Trans 14:604, 1990.
4. Dekutoski MB, Thompson G, Matelic T, Singer R, Gross M, Yang JH. Experimental distal radius fracture model: a clinical and biomechanical evaluation. Orthop Trans 16:189-90, 1990.
5. Dekutoski MB, Thompson G, Matelic T, Singer R, Gross M, Yang KH. Experimental distal radius fracture model: a clinical and biomechanical evaluation. Orthop Trans 14:560, 1990.
6. Dekutoski MB, Thompson G, Matelic T, Singer R, Gross M, Yang KH. Experimental distal radius fracture model: a clinical and biomechanical evaluation. First World Congress on Biomechanics 2:132, 1990.
7. Dekutoski MB, Conlan ES, Salciccioli GG. Spinal mobility after Harrington rod stabilization of thoracolumbar fractures. Paraplegia 1990 Spring.
8. Dekutoski MB, Cohen M, Schendel MJ, Transfeldt EE, Wood KB. Recovery and reduction of the intracanal thoracolumbar burst fragment by initial posterior distraction instrumentation. Orthop Trans 16:613, 1991.
9. Dekutoski MB, Yang KH, Thompson G, Matelic T, DeSilva SP, Gross ML. Biomechanical evaluation of distal radius fractures: a dynamic impact model. Wayne State University Impact Symposium 1991.
10. Dekutoski MB, Yang KH, Gross MP, Salciccioli GG. Neurological recovery and reduction of the intracanal thoracolumbar burst fragment by initial posterior distraction instrumentation. Paraplegia 1991 Spring, p 89.
11. Dekutoski MB, Aronson DD, Karol L, LaMont RL. Surgical management of paralytic scoliosis in children with myelomeningocele. Orthop Trans 16:379, 1992.
12. Dekutoski MB, Aronson DD, Karol L, LaMont RL. Surgical management of paralytic scoliosis in children with myelomeningocele. Orthop Trans 16(1):4, 1992.
13. Dekutoski MB, Aronson DD, Karol L, LaMont RL. Surgical management of paralytic scoliosis in children with myelomeningocele. Orthop Trans 17:379, 1992.
14. Dekutoski MB, Bielema D, Lee F, Shen KL, Mast JW, Yang KH. Combined fixation of the complex tibial instability by lateral plate and medial external fixator: a clinical and biomechanical evaluation. Orthop Trans 1992.
15. Dekutoski MB, Lee F, Thompson G, Matelic T, DeSilva SP, Gross M, Yang KH. Distal radius fracture biomechanics. Orthop Trans 16(1):51-52, 1992.
16. Dekutoski MB, Yang KH, Gross MP, Salciccioli GG. Neurological Academy of Pediatrics: Orthopaedic Section. Orthop Trans 16:379, 1992.
17. Lee F, Dekutoski MB, Cervone K, Harville M, Yang KH, DeSilva S. In vitro evaluation of the short arm and thumb spica cast immobilization of the distal radius fracture. Orthop Trans 1992.
18. Bielema D, Dekutoski MB, Lee F, Kolodziej P, Shen KL, Kumar R, Mast JW, Yang KH. Biomechanical and clinical evaluation of composite internal and external fixation of the tibia. Orthop Trans 18:567, 1993.
19. Dekutoski MB, Aronson DD, Karol L, LaMont RL. Surgical management of paralytic scoliosis in children with myelomeningocele. Orthop Trans 17:176, 1993.
20. Dekutoski MB, Cohen M, Schendel MJ, Transfeldt EE, Wood KB, Ogilvie JW. Adult idiopathic scoliosis fused to the sacrum: the role of sagittal balance. Orthop Trans 17:125, 1993.
21. Dekutoski MB, Garvey TA, Gundry CA, Cohen MA, Eckhart J, Ogilvie JW, Transfeldt EE. Residual foraminal and lateral recess stenosis: a treatable cause of failed lumbar surgery. Orthop Trans 17:598, 1993.
22. Dekutoski MB, Schendel MJ, Ha KY, Wallace L, Ogilvie JW. In vivo and in vitro adjacent segment mechanics in the canine following lumbar fusion. Orthop Trans 1993.
23. Dekutoski MB, Schendel MJ, Ha KY, Wallace L, Ogilvie JW. In vivo adjacent segment mechanics in the canine following lumbar fusion. Orthop Trans 1993.
24. Dekutoski MB, Schendel MJ, Pashmann R, Wood KB, Ogilvie JW. The role of surgical artifact in in vivo canine intervertebral motion. Orthop Trans 18:68, 1993.
25. Dekutoski MB, Schendel MJ, Pashmann R, Wood KB, Ogilvie JW. The role of surgical artifact in in vivo canine intervertebral motion. Orthop Trans 1993.
26. Dekutoski MB, Transfeldt EE, Cohen M, Mercos Z, Ogilvie JW, Erickson D. Treatment of thoracic disc herniations: clinical classification and recommendations. Orthop Trans 1993.
27. Schendel MJ, Dekutoski MB, Ha KY, Wallace L, Ogilvie JW. In vivo adjacent segment mechanics in the canine following lumbar fusion. Orthop Trans 18:90, 1993.
28. Wood KB, Dekutoski MB, Schendel MJ. Use of ISOLA instrumentation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Orthop Trans 1993.
29. Schendel MJ, Dekutoski MB, Ogilvie JW. In vitro adjacent segment biomechanics following floating lumbar fusion and fusion to the sacrum. Adv Engineering Nov., 1993.
30. Garvey TA, Dekutoski MB, Cooper A, Cohen MA, Eckhart J, Ogilvie JW, Transfeldt EE. Residual foraminal and lateral recess stenosis: A treatable cause of failed lumbar surgery. Orthop Trans 1994.
31. Patel R, Osmon DR, Steckelberg JM, Dekutoski MB, Wilson WR. Shigella boydii vertebral osteomyelitis and epidural abscess Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting, Snowmass, Colorado, 1995.
32. Bryant SC, Nuttall GA, Horlocker TT, Oliver FC Jr, Santrach PJ, Dekutoski MB. The predictors of blood transfusions in spinal instrumentation and fusion surgery. Anesthesia 85(Suppl 3A), 1996 Sep.
33. Nuttall G, Horlocker T, Oliver W, Santrach P, Dekutoski M, Currier B, Bryant S. The predictors of blood transfusion in multilevel back surgery. (Abstract a943). Anesthesiology 1996 Sep; 85(Suppl 3A).
34. Dekutoski MB. Cervical facet injuries. Orthopaedic Knowledge Update 1999.
35. Wald JT, Maus TP, Dekutoski MB, Rouleau PA. CT-guided percutaneous fixation of sacral fractures and sacroiliac disruptions: a combined service approach. American Society of Neuroradiology, 1999 May 22-28, San Diego, CA.
36. Ereth MH, Dong Y, Dekutoski MB, Sibonga JD, Henderson J. Anesthesiology Transplantation, Coagulation, Cardiopulmonary Bypass Research Group: Bone Formation Rate Following the Use of Common Hemostatic Agents. 2003.
37. Khosla S, Melton LJ, Dekutoski MB. Increasing rates of forearm fractures in children - Reply. JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association 2003 Dec 24; 290(24):3193.
38. Dekutoski MB. Detection of Biofilm Bacteria on Spinal Implants (Si): Preliminary Report (Poster No. P401), Chicago IL. Proceedings of the AAOS 2006(March).
Miscellaneous
1. Dekutoski MB. Methionine biosynthesis in auxotrophic mutants of neurospora crassa. (Undergraduate Thesis). Albion(MI): Albion College Press, 1982.
Forthcoming
1. Horlocker TT, Nuttall GA, Dekutoski MB, Bryant SC. Coagulopathy during spinal fusion and instrumentation. Anesth Analg (in press).
2. Dekutoski MB, Ebersold MJ, Harper CM. Diagnosis and Management of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. (Ongoing, Jan. 1999).
3. Dekutoski MB. Presenting History, Common Symptoms. Chapter in Cancer in the Spine: Handbook of Comprehensive Care, (Submitted 2001).
4. Dekutoski MB. Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Spinal Tumor History. (Ongoing, Dec., 2001) (Ongoing, Dec. 2001).
5. Dekutoski MB. Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, Management. (Chapter in Progress, 2002).
6. Dekutoski MB. Section 2 - Tumors - Part II: Chapter in: Clinical Applications of the New AO Spine Maqnual. (In progress, 2002).
7. Patel R, Osmon D, Henry N, Dekutoski M, Wilson W, Steckelberg J. Wound infection complicating spinal instrumentation with Luque, Harrington, Isola or Cotrel-Dubouseet Rods. 2002 (Submitted).
8. Bruggeman NB, Dekutoski MB. Progressive Kyphoscoliosis after Thoracic Laminoplasty. Ongoing, Nov. 2002).
9. Dekutoski MB. Revision Fusion, Chapter in: The Adult and Pediatric Spine, 3rd Edition,. (In progress, 2003).
10. Dekutoski MB. Rabbit Calvarial. (In progress. 2003).
11. Rose PS, Buchl E, Adickes M, Huddleston P, Dekutoski MB. Early Subsidence of Expandable Anterior Vertebral Body Cages. DeWald R (ed) (Accepted for publication, SRS 2003).
12. Shin AY, Moran SL, Dekutoski MB, Wilden J, Bishop AT. The Results of Pedicled Vascularized Rib Grafts in Complicated Segmental Spine Fusion Surgery.(Abstract). (ongoing Jan., 2003).
13. Clarke M, Ecker R, Krauss W, Dekutoski MB, McClelland R, Reinalda M. Durability of the cervical posterior foraminotomy. Journal of Neurosurgery (Submitted) 2004.
14. Wilden JA, Moran SL, Dekutoski MB, Bishop AT, Shin AY. The Results of Pedicled Vascularized Rib Grafts in Complex Spinal Reconstruction. J Bone Joint Surg Am, Submitted for publication 2005.
