Rick C. Sasso, MD

Peer-reviewed

1. Sasso RC, Cotler HB, Reuben JD: Posterior Fixation of Thoracic and Lumbar
Spine Fractures using DC Plates and Pedicle Screws. Spine 16:S134-S139,
1991.

2. Thalgott JP, Cotler HB, Sasso RC, LaRocca HS, Gardner V: Postoperative Infections
in Spinal Implants: Classification and Analysis: A Multi-Center Study. Spine
16:981-984, 1991.

3. Sasso RC, Urquhart BA, Cain TE: Closed Femoral Shortening. J Pediatr
Orthop 13:51- 56, 1993.

4. Sasso RC, Cotler HB: Posterior Instrumentation and Fusion for Unstable Fractures
and Fracture-Dislocations of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine: A Comparative Study
of Three Fixation Devices in 70 Patients. Spine 18:450-460, 1993.

5. Sasso RC, Doherty BJ, Crawford MJ, Heggeness MH: Biomechanics of Odontoid
Fracture Fixation: Comparison of the One- and Two-Screw Technique. Spine
18:1950-1953, 1993.

6. Sasso RC, Kozak JA, Dickson JH: The Sickle Ligament Revisited: Release
of the Lumbosacral Ligament via an Anterior Approach. Spine 18:2127-2130,
1993.

7. Heggeness MH, Watters, WC, Francis WR, Lindsey RW, Sasso RC, Huler RJ:
Avulsion of the Anterior Superior Iliac Spine: A Complication of Bone Graft
Harvest. Complications in Orthopedics 9:39-43, 1994.

8. Sasso RC, Jeanneret B, Fischer AK, Magerl F: Occipitocervical Fusion with
Posterior Plate and Screw Instrumentation: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study. Spine
19:2364-2368, 1994.

9. Thalgott JS, Sasso RC, Cotler HB, Aebi M, LaRocca SH: Adult Spondylolisthesis
Treated with Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion and Pedicular Instrumentation with
AO DC Plates. J Spinal Disord 10: 204-208, 1997.

10. Sasso RC, Meyer PR, Heinemann AW, Van Aken J, Hastie B: Seatbelt Use and
Relation to Neurologic Injury in Motor Vehicle Crashes. J Spinal Disord 10:
325-328, 1997.

11. Sasso RC, Williams JI, Dimasi N, Meyer PR: Postoperative Drains at the
Donor Site of Iliac Crest Bone Grafts: A Prospective, Randomized Study of Morbidity
at the Donor Site in Patients who had a Traumatic Injury of the Spine. J
Bone Joint Surg 80-A: 631-635, 1998.

12. Coleman WP, Benzel E, Cahill DW, Ducker T, Geisler F, Green B, Gropper
MR, Goffin J, Madsen PW, Maiman DJ, Ondra SL, Rosner M, Sasso RC, Trost GR,
Zeidman S: A Critical Appraisal of the Reporting of the National Acute Spinal
Cord Injury Studies (II and III) of Methylprednisolone in Acute Spinal Cord
Injury. J Spinal Disord 13: 185-199, 2000.

13. Sasso RC, Ahmad RI, Butler JE, Reimers DL: Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction:
A Long-Term Follow-Up Study. Orthopedics 24: 457-460, 2001.

14. Sasso RC, Reilly TM: Odontoid Fractures: Evaluation and Management Options.
Seminars in Spine Surgery 13: 106-115, 2001.

15. Sasso RC: C2 Dens Fractures: Treatment Options. J Spinal Disord
14: 455-463, 2001.

16. Mummaneni PV, Haid RW, Traynelis VC, Sasso RC, Subach BR, Fiore AJ, Rodts
GE: Posterior cervical fixation using a new polyaxial screw and rod system:
technique and surgical results. Neurosurg Focus 12: Article 8 (1-5),
2002.

17. Mummaneni PV, Haid RW, Sasso RC: Principles of Spinal Deformity. Part I:
Evaluation of Thoracolumbar Deformity and Nonoperative Treatment Strategies.
Contemporary Neurosurgery 24: (19) 1-7, 2002.

18. Fiore AJ, Mummaneni PV, Haid RW, Rodts GE, Sasso RC: C1 Lateral Mass Screws:
Surgical Nuances. Techniques in Orthopaedics 17: 272-277, 2002.

19. Reilly TM, Sasso RC: Anterior Odontoid Screw Techniques. Techniques
in Orthopaedics 17: 306-315, 2002.

20. Mummaneni PV, Mummaneni VP, Haid RW, Rodts GE, Sasso RC: Cervical Osteotomy
for the Correction of Chin-On-Chest Deformity in Ankylosing Spondylitis: Technical
note. Neurosurg Focus 14: Article 9 (1-6), 2003.

21. Sasso RC, Ruggiero RA, Reilly TM, Hall PV: Early Reconstruction Failures
after Multilevel Cervical Corpectomy. Spine 28: 140-142, 2003.

22. Sasso RC, Burkus JK, LeHuec JC: Retrograde Ejaculation after Anterior Lumbar
Interbody Fusion: Transperitoneal versus Retroperitoneal Exposure. Spine
28: 1023-1026, 2003.

23. Reilly TM, Sasso RC, Hall PV: Atlantoaxial Stabilization: Clinical Comparison
of Posterior Cervical Wiring Technique with Transarticular Screw Fixation. J
Spinal Disord 16: 248-253, 2003.

24. Vaccaro AR, Kim DH, Brodke DS, Harris M, Chapman J, Schildhauer T, Routt
MLC, Sasso RC: Diagnosis and management of thoracolumbar spine fractures.
J Bone Joint Surg 85-A: 2456-2470, 2003.

25. Vaccaro AR, Kim DH, Brodke DS, Harris M, Chapman J, Schildhauer T, Routt
MLC, Sasso RC: Diagnosis and management of sacral spine fractures. J Bone
Joint Surg 86-A: 166-175, 2004.

26. Sasso RC, Kitchel SH, Dawson EG: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Clinical
Trial of Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion using a Titanium Cylindrical Threaded
Fusion Device. Spine 29: 113-121, 2004.

27. Puschak TJ, Sasso RC: Use of artificial disc replacement in degenerative
conditions of the cervical spine. Current Opinion in Orthopaedics 15:
175-179, 2004.

28. Puschak TJ, Sasso RC: Fixation in the occiput. Contemporary Spine Surgery
5: 35-42, 2004.

29. Anderson PA, Sasso RC, Rouleau JP, Carlson CS, Goffin J: The Bryan Cervical
Disc: wear properties and early clinical results. The Spine Journal 4:
303S-309S, 2004.

30. Sasso RC, Best NM, Reilly TM, McGuire RA: Anterior-Only stabilization of
three-column thoracolumbar injuries. J Spinal Disord Tech 18: 7S-14S,
2005.

31. Sasso RC, LeHuec JC, Shaffrey C: Iliac crest bone graft donor site pain
after anterior lumbar interbody fusion: A prospective patient satisfaction outcome
assessment. J Spinal Disord Tech 18: 77S-81S, 2005.

32. Sasso RC, Best NM, Mummaneni PV, Reilly TM, Hussain SM: Analysis of operative
complications in a series of 471 anterior lumbar interbody fusion procedures.
Spine 30: 670-674, 2005.

33. Sasso RC, Baker RM, Geraci MC: Invited Review: Lumbar Zygapophysial Joint
evaluation and treatment. Spine Line 6(1): 10-17, 2005.

34. Mummaneni PV, Sasso RC: Minimally Invasive, Endoscopic, Internal Thoracoplasty
for the Treatment of Scoliotic Rib Hump Deformity: Technical note. Neurosurgery
56: E444, 2005.

35. Sasso RC, Best NM, Potts EA: Percutaneous computer-assisted translaminar
facet screw: an initial human cadaveric study. The Spine Journal 5: 515-519,
2005.

36. Sasso RC, Macadaeg K, Nordmann D, Smith M: Selective nerve root injections
can predict surgical outcome for lumbar and cervical radiculopathy: Comparison
to magnetic resonance imaging. J Spinal Disord Tech 18:471-478, 2005.

37. Vaccaro AR, Yuan PS, Smith HE, Hott J, Sasso RC, Papadopoulos S: An evaluation
of image-guided technologies in the placement of anterior thoracic vertebral
body screws in spinal trauma: a cadaver study. J Spinal Cord Med 28:308-313,
2005.

38. Smith HE, Yuan PS, Sasso RC, Papadopoulos S, Vaccaro AR: An evaluation
of image-guided technologies in the placement of percutaneous iliosacral screws.
Spine 31:234-238, 2006.

39. Smith HE, Vaccaro AR, Yuan PS, Papadopoulos S, Sasso RC: The Use of Computerized
Image Guidance in Lumbar Disk Arthroplasty. J Spinal Disord Tech 19:22-27,
2006.

40. Anderson PA, Oza AL, Puschak TJ, Sasso RC: Biomechanics of occipitocervical
fixation. Spine 31:755-761, 2006.

41. Sasso RC, Best NM: Translaminar Facet Screw Fixation. World Spine Journal
1:34-39, 2006.

42. Smucker JD, Sasso RC: The evolution of spinal instrumentation for the
management of occipital cervical and cervicothoracic junctional injuries. Spine
31: S44-52, 2006.

43. Best NM, Sasso RC: Efficacy of translaminar facet screw fixation in circumferential
interbody fusions as compared to pedicle screw fixation. J Spinal Disord
Tech 19:98-103, 2006.

44. Hansen SM, Sasso RC: Resorptive response of rhBMP2 simulating infection
in an anterior lumbar interbody fusion with a femoral ring. J Spinal Disord
Tech 19:130-134, 2006.

45. Sasso RC, Renkens K, Hanson D, Reilly T, McGuire RA, Best NM: Unstable
Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures: Anterior-only versus Short-segment Posterior
Fixation. J Spinal Disord Tech 19:242-248, 2006.

46. Best NM, Sasso RC: Success and Safety in Outpatient Microlumbar Discectomy.
J Spinal Disord Tech 19:334-337, 2006.

47. Smucker JD, Sasso RC: Cervical disc replacement: the state of the data.
Seminars in Spine Surgery 18:53-60, 2006.

48. Sears WR, McCombe PF, Sasso RC: Kinematics of cervical and lumbar total
disc replacement. Seminars in Spine Surgery 18:117-129, 2006.

49. Sasso RC, Garrido BJ: Computer Assisted Spinal Navigation vs Serial Radiography
and Operative Time for Posterior Spinal Fusion at L5-S1. J Spinal Disord
Tech 20:118-122, 2007.

50. Sasso RC: The role for Cervical Arthroplasty for symptomatic Cervical Stenosis:
Indicated for a single-level cervical disc herniation causing stenosis with
myelopathy. Seminars in Spine Surgery 19:18-21, 2007.

51. Sasso RC, Sears WR, McCombe PF: Cervical motion in arthroplasty and arthrodesis:
Evaluation with digital image analysis. Roundtables in Spine Surgery:
Recent advances in Cervical Arthroplasty 2:35-43, 2007.

52. Anderson PA, Sasso RC, Metcalf NH, Riew KD: Comparison of reoperation rates
between cervical disc arthroplasty and arthrodesis. Roundtables in Spine
Surgery: Recent advances in Cervical Arthroplasty 2:95-103, 2007.

53. Best NM, Sasso RC: Outpatient lumbar spine decompression in 233 patients
65 years of age or older. Spine 32:1135-1139, 2007.

54. Sasso RC, Smucker JD, Hacker RJ, Heller JG: Clinical outcomes of Bryan
cervical disc arthroplasty: A prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter
trial with 24-month follow-up. J Spinal Disord Tech 20: 481-491, 2007.

55. Lehman RA, Sasso RC: Current concepts in posterior C1-C2 fixation. Seminars
in Spine Surgery 19: 244-249, 2007.

56. Foley KT, Mroz TE, Arnold PM, Chandler HC Jr, Dixon RA, Girasole GJ, Renkens
KL Jr, Riew KD, Sasso RC, Smith RC, Tung H, Wecht DA, Whiting DM: Randomized,
prospective, and controlled clinical trial of pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation
for cervical fusion. Spine J. 2007 Jul 17;

Editorial Comment

1. Expert Opinion Commentary: Spine: The use of traction methods to correct
severe cervical deformity in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Spinejournal.com
June 1, 2001.

2. Anderson PA, Sasso RC, Grauer JN: Summary Statement: Cervical Spine. Spine
31: Spinal Trauma Focus Edition-Supplement 11:S61, May 15, 2006.

3. Hacker B, Papadopoulos S, Sasso R: Regarding; Bryan disc related cervical
kyphosis. Spine J 7:139, 2007.

Issue Editor

1. Techniques in Orthopaedics: The Cervical Spine. Issue Editor Rick
C. Sasso MD, Editor in Chief Bruce D. Browner MD. Volume 17 No. 3, September
2002.

2. Roundtables in Spine Surgery: Recent advances in Cervical Arthroplasty.
Co-Editors Paul A. Anderson MD and Rick C. Sasso MD, Editor Paul C. McAfee MD.
Volume 2 No. 1, 2007.

Non-peer Reviewed

1. Sasso RC, Cotler HB: Pedicle Screw Plating of Traumatic Thoracic and Lumbar
Spine Injuries. The Jefferson Orthop J 17:30-33, 1988.

2. Cotler HB, Sasso RC, Liu S: Pedicle Screw Plating of Traumatic Thoracic
and Lumbar Spine Injuries: A preliminary report. Chinese J Surg 10:162-164,
1990.

3. Butler JE, Sasso RC, Reimers DL: Recurrent Subluxation of the Sacroiliac
Joint: Experience with 22 Patients. Houston Medicine 6:45-55, 1990.

4. Sasso RC, Cotler HB, Guyer RD: Evaluating Low Back Pain: The Role of Diagnostic
Imaging. J Musculoskeletal Medicine 8:21-37, 1991.

5. Sasso RC, Baker RM, Rapp SM: Merits of fusion, neurotomy for lumbar Z-joint
pain debated. Orthopedics today 25(3): 27, 2005.

Book Chapters

1. Sasso RC, Cotler HB, Thalgott JS: Transpedicular Fixation with AO Dynamic
Compression Plates. In: Spinal Instrumentation, pp. 257-280. Edited by
HS An and JC Cotler. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD. 1992.

2. Sasso RC, Reilly TM: Odontoid and Hangman's Fractures. In: Orthopaedic
Knowledge Update (OKU), Trauma-2nd edition, pp. 337-346. Edited by JF Kellam,
TJ Fischer, P Tornetta, MJ Bosse, and MB Harris. American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons, Rosemont, IL. 2000.

3. Sasso RC, Reilly TM: Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Threaded Bone Dowels
versus Titanium Cages. In: Surgical Management of Low Back Pain, pp.
103-115. Edited by DK Resnick and RW Haid. American Association of Neurological
Surgeons, Rolling Meadows, IL. 2001.

4. Sasso RC: Occipital Screw Placement. In: Spine Surgery Tricks of the
Trade, pp 18-19. Edited by AR Vaccaro and TJ Albert. Thieme, New York, NY.
2002.

5. Sasso RC: Graft Placement across the Posterior Occipitocervical Junction.
In: Spine Surgery Tricks of the Trade, pp 22-23. Edited by AR Vaccaro
and TJ Albert. Thieme, New York, NY. 2002.

6. Sasso RC: Odontoid Screw Placement. In: Spine Surgery Tricks of the Trade,
pp 60-61. Edited by AR Vaccaro and TJ Albert. Thieme, New York, NY. 2002.

7. Sasso RC: Cages, Screws, or Both? In: Lumbar Interbody Fusion Techniques:
Cages, Dowels, and Grafts, pp 59-77. Edited by RW Haid, MR McLaughlin, and
RG Fessler. Quality Medical Publishing, St. Louis, Missouri 2003.

8. Sasso RC: Anterior Blocks. In: Lumbar Interbody Fusion Techniques: Cages,
Dowels, and Grafts, pp 101-121. Edited by RW Haid, MR McLaughlin, and RG
Fessler. Quality Medical Publishing, St. Louis, Missouri 2003.

9. Sasso RC: Odontoid Screw Fixation. In: Fractures of the cervical, thoracic,
and lumbar spine, pp 325-333. Edited by AR Vaccaro. Marcel Dekker, New York,
NY. 2003.

10. Sasso RC, Mummaneni VP, Mummaneni PV: Cervical Osteotomy. In: Master
Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: The Spine-2nd edition, pp 67-77. Edited
by DS Bradford and TA Zdeblick. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia,
PA. 2004.

11. Sasso RC: Anterior Odontoid Fixation. In: Master Techniques in Orthopaedic
Surgery: The Spine-2nd edition, pp 79-86. Edited by DS Bradford and TA Zdeblick.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. 2004.

12. Vaccaro AR, Kim DH, Brodke DS, Harris M, Chapman J, Schildhauer T, Routt
MLC, Sasso RC: Diagnosis and management of Thoracolumbar spine fractures. Chapter
33 In: Instructional Course Lectures Volume 53, 2004, pp 359-373. Edited
by DL Helfet and WB Greene. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont,
IL. 2004.

13. Vaccaro AR, Kim DH, Brodke DS, Harris M, Chapman J, Schildhauer T, Routt
MLC, Sasso RC: Diagnosis and management of Sacral spine fractures. Chapter 34
In: Instructional Course Lectures Volume 53, 2004, pp 375-385. Edited
by DL Helfet and WB Greene. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont,
IL. 2004.

14. Sasso RC: Complications of Posterior Occipitocervical Instrumentation.
In: Complications of Pediatric and Adult Spinal Surgery, pp 301-321.
Edited by AR Vaccaro, JJ Regan, AH Crawford, EC Benzel, and DG Anderson. Marcel
Dekker, New York, NY. 2004.

15. Rodts GE, Sasso RC, Fessler R, Khoo L, Kim AK: Posterior Cervical Fixation.
In: Manual of Cervical Spine Internal Fixation, pp 69-99. Edited by SM
Papadopoulos. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. 2004.

16. Sasso RC: Complications related to the management of dens fractures. In:
The Cervical Spine-4th edition, pp 1193-1204. Edited by CR Clark. Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. 2005.

17. Sasso RC: Salvage of long strut graft failure following multilevel cervical
corpectomy and arthrodesis. In: The Cervical Spine-4th edition, pp 1212-1217.
Edited by CR Clark. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. 2005.

18. Puschak TJ, Sasso RC: Spondylolysis-Spondylolisthesis. In: Orthopaedic
Knowledge Update (OKU)-8th edition, pp 553-563. Edited by AR Vaccaro. American
Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, IL. 2005.

19. Puschak TJ, Sasso RC: Occipitocervical Vertex Fixation. In: Spinal Instrumentation:
Surgical Techniques pp 32-35. Edited by DH Kim, AR Vaccaro, and RG Fessler.
Thieme, New York, NY. 2005.

20. Puschak TJ, Sasso RC: Vertex Reconstruction System. In: Spinal Instrumentation:
Surgical Techniques pp 321-323. Edited by DH Kim, AR Vaccaro, and RG Fessler.
Thieme, New York, NY. 2005.

21. Puschak TJ, Sasso RC: Laminoplasty techniques and fixations. In: Spinal
Instrumentation: Surgical Techniques pp 362-366. Edited by DH Kim, AR Vaccaro,
and RG Fessler. Thieme, New York, NY. 2005.

22. Dickman CA, Sasso RC, Zdeblick TA: VANTAGE Anterior Fixation System. In:
Spinal Instrumentation: Surgical Techniques pp 482-490. Edited by DH
Kim, AR Vaccaro, and RG Fessler. Thieme, New York, NY. 2005.

23. Puschak TJ, Sasso RC: Upper Cervical Spine Injury: Occiput to C2. In:
Orthopaedic Knowledge Update (OKU), Trauma-3rd edition pp 293-304. Edited
by MR Baumgaertner and P Tornetta III. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons,
Rosemont, IL. 2005.

24. Smucker JD, Sasso RC: The Bryan Artificial Disc. In: Spinal Arthroplasty:
The Preservation of Motion pp 137-149. Edited by Alexander R. Vaccaro, Stephen
Papadopoulos, Vincent C. Traynelis, Regis W. Haid, and Rick C. Sasso. Saunders
Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA. 2007.

25. Puschak TJ, Sasso RC: Metastatic Spinal Tumors. In: Decision Making
in Spinal Care pp 325-330. Edited by D. Greg Anderson, and Alexander R.
Vaccaro. Thieme, New York, NY. 2007.

26. Puschak TJ, Sasso RC: Nucleus Replacements. In: Decision Making in Spinal
Care pp 421-426. Edited by D. Greg Anderson, and Alexander R. Vaccaro. Thieme,
New York, NY. 2007.

27. Sasso RC: C1 Lateral Screws and C2 Pedicle/Pars Screws. Chapter 30 In:
Instructional Course Lectures Volume 56, 2007, pp 311-317. Edited by
JL Marsh. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, IL. 2007.

28. Anderson PA, Sasso RC, Riew KD: Update on cervical artificial disk replacement.
Chapter 24 In: Instructional Course Lectures Volume 56, 2007, pp 237-246.
Edited by JL Marsh. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, IL.
2007.

29. Sasso RC, Anderson PA: Anterior Cervical Disk Arthroplasty. In: Operative
Techniques: Spine Surgery pp 83-93. Edited by Alexander R. Vaccaro, and
Eli M. Baron. Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA. 2008.

30. Sasso RC, Dikos GD: Complete Vertebral Resection for Primary Spinal Tumors.
In: Operative Techniques: Spine Surgery pp 295-303. Edited by Alexander
R. Vaccaro, and Eli M. Baron. Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA. 2008.

Book Editor

1. Spinal Arthroplasty: The Preservation of Motion. Edited by Alexander
R. Vaccaro, Stephen Papadopoulos, Vincent C. Traynelis, Regis W. Haid, and Rick
C. Sasso. Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA. 2007.

Abstracts

1. Sasso RC, Cotler HB: Pedicle Screw Plating of Acute Spine Injuries. Orthop
Trans, 12:548, 1988.

2. Thalgott JS, LaRocca SH, Cotler HB, Gardner V, Sasso RC, Aebi M: Postoperative
Infections in Spinal Implants: A Classification and Analysis: A Multi-Center
Study. Orthop Trans, 14:17-18, 1990.

3. Thalgott JS, Sasso RC, Cotler HB, LaRocca SH, Gardner V: Postoperative Infection
in Spinal Implants: A Classification and Analysis: A Multi-Center Study. Orthop
Trans, 14:665- 666, 1990.

4. Thalgott JP, LaRocca SH, Cotler HB, Gardner V, Sasso RC, Aebi M: Postoperative
Infections in Spinal Implants. Orthop Trans, 14:748-749, 1990.

5. Thalgott JP, Cotler HB, LaRocca SH, Gardner V, Aebi M, Sasso RC: Lumbar
Spondylolisthesis Managed by Insitu Fusion with AO DC plates: A Multi-Center
Study. Orthop Trans, 14:816, 1990.

6. Sasso RC, Cotler HB: Posterior Instrumentation and Fusion for Unstable Fractures
and Fracture-Dislocations of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine: A Comparative Study
of Three Fixation Devices in 70 Patients. Orthop Trans, 15:645, 1991.

7. Thalgott JP, Cotler HB, Sasso RC, LaRocca HS, Gardner V: Postoperative Infections
in Spinal Implants: Classification and Analysis: A Multi-Center Study. Orthop
Trans, 16:845, 1992.

8. Sasso RC, Heggeness MH, Doherty BJ: Biomechanics of Odontoid Fracture Fixation:
A Comparison of One and Two Screw Technique. Orthop Trans, 18:337, 1994.

9. Sasso RC, Huler RJ, Lindsey RW, Francis WR, Heggeness MH: Avulsion of the
Anterior Superior Iliac Spine: A Complication of Bone Graft Harvest. Orthop
Trans, 18:355, 1994.

10. Sasso RC, Jeanneret B, Fischer K, Magerl F: Occipitocervical Fusion with
Posterior Plate and Screw Instrumentation: A Long Term Follow-Up Study. Orthop
Trans, 18:703- 704, 1994.

11. Sasso RC, Jeanneret B, Fischer K, Magerl F: Occipitocervical Fusion with
Posterior Plate and Screw Instrumentation: A Long Term Follow-Up Study. Orthop
Trans, 19: 380, 1995.

12. Williams JI, Sasso RC, DiMasi RN, Meyer, PR: Postoperative Drains in Iliac
Crest Bone Graft Donor Sites: A Prospective, Randomized study. Orthop Trans,
19: 758-759, 1995.

13. Sasso RC: Multilevel Cervical Corpectomy: Reconstruction Risk Factors.
Orthop Trans, 22:1101, 1999.

14. Kitchel S, Watkins RG, Weiland DJ, Brown CW, Bernstein AJ, Hadjipavlou
AG, Pashman RS, Michelson GK, Sasso RC, Callewart CC, Dawson EG, Danielson GO,
Salib RM: A Multi-Centered Prospective Study of the Inter Fix Threaded Fusion
Device versus Femoral Ring Allograft. North American Spine Society 14th Annual
Meeting. Chicago, IL. 254-255, October 20-23, 1999.

15. Sasso RC, Burkus K, LeHuec JC: Retrograde Ejaculation after Anterior Lumbar
Interbody Fusion: Transperitoneal versus Retroperitoneal. The Spine Journal,
2: 55S, 2002.

16. Sasso RC, Shaffrey C, LeHuec JC: Iliac Crest Graft Site Pain after Anterior
Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Prospective Patient Outcome Assessment. The Spine
Journal, 2: 119S, 2002.

17. Sasso RC, Best N, Hussain S, Reilly T: Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Acute Complications: Trapezoidal versus Cylindrical devices. The Spine Journal,
3: 130S, 2003.

18. Hansen S, Sasso RC, Best N, Hanson D: Interbody fusions with impacted femoral
ring allografts and rhBMP-2: characteristics of CT scans and a new grading system.
The Spine Journal, 5: 41S, 2005.

19. Anderson P, Sasso RC, Metcalf N, Riew KD: Reoperation rates for cervical
arthroplasty vs. arthrodesis. The Spine Journal, 5: 76S, 2005.

20. Sasso RC, Rouleau J: Cervical kinematics in ACDF and disc replaced subjects.
The Spine Journal, 5: 87S, 2005.

21. Myo G, Best N, Hansen S, Sasso RC: Rigid vs. non-rigid posterior occipitocervical
fixation: a clinical comparison. The Spine Journal, 5: 87S, 2005.

22. Sasso RC, Heller J, Hacker R: Artificial disc vs. fusion for the treatment
of cervical radiculopathy: a prospective randomized study. The Spine Journal,
5: 88S, 2005.

23. Sasso RC, Hahn M: Metal-on-metal artificial lumbar disc replacement vs.
circumferential fusion for the treatment of discogenic pain: a prospective randomized
study. The Spine Journal, 5: 142S, 2005.

24. Sasso RC, Hacker R, Heller J: Artificial Disc versus Fusion for the treatment
of cervical radiculopathy: A prospective, randomized study with 2-year follow-up.
The Spine Journal, 6: 19S, 2006.

25. Riew KD, Sekhon L, Metcalf N, Sasso RC, Anderson P: Cervical disc arthroplasty
for myelopathy. The Spine Journal, 6: 57S, 2006.

26. Traynelis V, Anderson P, Hacker R, Heller J, Sasso RC: Return to work
analysis of patients treated with an artificial cervical disc or an arthrodesis.
The Spine Journal, 6: 63S, 2006.

27. Nassos J, Ghanayem A, Sasso RC, Tzermiadianos M, Voronov L, Rinella A,
Carandang G, Patwardhan A: A biomechanical evaluation of segmental Occipito-Atlanto-Axial
fixation techniques with respect to risk to the vertebral artery. The Spine
Journal, 6: 127S, 2006.

28. Sasso RC, Hahn M: Metal-on-metal artificial lumbar disc replacement: A
prospective, randomized study. The Spine Journal, 6: 133S, 2006.