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  1. McCormick, B, Asdourian, P, Johnson, D, Moatz, B, Duvall, G, Soda, M, Beaufort, A, Chotikul, L, McAfee, PC, 100 Complex Posterior Spinal fusion cases performed with robotic instrumentation. Journal of Robotic Surgery 2023 August. doi.org/10.1007/s11701-023-01707-7.
  2. McAfee PC, Lieberman, I, Theodore, N, Navigation & Robotics, Part 2: Innovations in Robotics and Navigation. Int J Spine Surg 2022; 16 (S2) S6-S7. doi: https://doi.org/10.14444/8270
  3. McAfee PC, Eisermann,L, Cunningham, B, Brooks, D, Computer Simulated Enhancement and Planning, Robotics and Navigation With Patient Specific Implants and 3-D Printed Cages. Global Spine Journal 2022; 12 (Suppl 2): S7-S18. doi :10.1177/2192568221 1003554
  4. McAfee PC, Spinal Navigation and Robotics Are More Accurate, More Precise, and More Minimally Invasive. Global Spine Journal. Global Spine Journal 2022; 12 (Suppl 2): S4-S6. doi:10.1177/2192568221 1021024
  5. Mullinex, K, McAfee PC, Eisermann,L, Robot for Ligament Tensioning and Assessment of Spinal Stability. Global Spine Journal 2022; 12 (Suppl 2): S53-S58. doi: 10.1177/2192568221 1059178
  6. Lieberman I, McAfee PC, Theodore N, eds. Navigation & Robotics, Part 1: Overview, Evolution, & Utility. Int J Spine Surg 2021;15(Suppl 2). McAfee PC, Lieberman I, Theodore N. Innovations in robotics and navigation. Int J Spine Surg 2021:15(Suppl 2): S7-S9. doi.org/10.14444/8135
  7. Cunningham BW, Brooks DM, McAfee PC. Accuracy of robotic-assisted spinal surgery—comparison to TJR robotics, da Vinci robotics, and optoelectronic laboratory robotics. Int J Spine Surg 2021:15(Suppl 2): S38-S55. https://doi.org/10.14444/8139.
  8. McAfee PC. Spinal Navigation and Robotics Are More Accurate, More Precise, and More Minimally Invasive. Global Spine Journal. 2021 May:1-3. doi: 10.1177/21925682211021024.
  9. McAfee PC, Cunningham B, Mullinex K, Dobbs E, Eiserman L. Middle-Column Gap Balancing and Middle-Column Mismatch in Spinal Reconstructive Surgery. Int J Spine Surg. 2018 Aug 3;12(2):160-171. doi: 10.14444/5024. PMID: 30276076; PMCID: PMC6159728.
  10. Spotnitz WD, Zielske D, Centis V, Hoffman R, Gillen DL, Wittmann C, Guyot V, Campos DM, Forest P, Pearson A, McAfee PC. The SPOT GRADE: A New Method for Reproducibly Quantifying Surgical Wound Bleeding. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 Jun 1;43(11):E664-E671. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002447. PMID: 29019803.
  11. McAfee PC, Eisermann L, Cunningham BW. Middle Column Gap Balancing (MCGB) to Predict Optimal Anterior Structural Support and Spinal Height in Spinal Deformity Surgery. The Spine Journal. 2017 Oct;17(10): S194-S195. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.08.044.
  12. McAfee PC, Eiserman L, Cunningham BW, Mullinix KA, Brooks DM. Middle Column Gap Balancing to Predict Optimal Anterior Structural Support and Spinal Height in Spinal Reconstructive Surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Apr 1;42 Suppl 7: S19-S20. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002030. PMID: 28296699.
  13. Cunningham BW, Bydon M, Murgatroyd AA, Mullinix KP, Gokaslan ZL, McAfee PC. Comprehensive Biomechanical Analysis of Three Lumbopelvic Reconstruction Techniques following Total Sacrectomy: An In Vitro Human Cadaveric Model. The Spine Journal. 2016 Oct;16(10): S161. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2016.07.061.
  14. Guyer RD, Pettine K, Roh JS, Dimmig TA, Coric D, McAfee PC, Ohnmeiss DD. Five-Year Follow-Up of a Prospective, Randomized Trial Comparing Two Lumbar Total Disc Replacements. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 Jan;41(1):3-8. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001168. PMID: 26335669.
  15. Cunningham BW, Schense J, Murgatroyd AA, McAfee PC. An Investigational Study of a Novel Parathyroid Hormone-Based Bone Graft Substitute for Interbody Spinal Fusion: An In Vivo Ovine Model. The Spine Journal. 2015 Oct;15(10): S133. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.07.127.
  16. Phillips FM, Geisler FH, Gilder KM, Reah C, Howell KM, McAfee PC. Long-term Outcomes of the US FDA IDE Prospective, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing PCM Cervical Disc Arthroplasty With Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2015 May 15;40(10):674-83. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000869. PMID: 25955086.
  17. Henriques T, Cunningham BW, McAfee PC, Olerud C. In vitro biomechanical evaluation of four fixation techniques for distractive-flexion injury stage 3 of the cervical spine. Ups J Med Sci. 2015;120(3):198-206. doi: 10.3109/03009734.2015.1019684. Epub 2015 Mar 6. PMID: 25742755; PMCID: PMC4526875.
  18. Guyer RD, Pettine K, Roh JS, Dimmig TA, Coric D, McAfee PC, Ohnmeiss DD. Comparison of 2 lumbar total disc replacements: results of a prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter Food and Drug Administration trial with 24-month follow-up. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014 May 20;39(12):925-31. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000319. PMID: 24718066.
  19. Sun X, Murgatroyd AA, Mullinix KP, Cunningham BW, Ma X, McAfee PC. Biomechanical and anatomical considerations in lumbar spinous process fixation–an in vitro human cadaveric model. Spine J. 2014 Sep 1;14(9):2208-15. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.03.002. Epub 2014 Mar 7. PMID: 24614251.
  20. McAfee PC, Shucosky E, Chotikul L, Salari B, Chen L, Jerrems D. Multilevel extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) and osteotomies for 3-dimensional severe deformity: 25 consecutive cases. Int J Spine Surg. 2013 Dec 1;7: e8-e19. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.10.001. PMID: 25694908; PMCID: PMC4300965.
  21. Cunningham BW, Hallab NJ, Hu N, McAfee PC. Epidural application of spinal instrumentation particulate wear debris: a comprehensive evaluation of neurotoxicity using an in vivo animal model. J Neurosurg Spine. 2013 Sep;19(3):336-50. doi: 10.3171/2013.5. SPINE13166. Epub 2013 Jun 28. PMID: 23808583.
  22. Sengupta DK, Bucklen B, McAfee PC, Nichols J, Angara R, Khalil S. The Comprehensive Biomechanics and Load-Sharing of Semirigid PEEK and Semirigid Posterior Dynamic Stabilization Systems. Adv Orthop. 2013; 2013:745610. doi: 10.1155/2013/745610. Epub 2013 Aug 4. PMID: 23984077; PMCID: PMC3747612.
  23. Phillips FM, Lee JY, Geisler FH, Cappuccino A, Chaput CD, DeVine JG, Reah C, Gilder KM, Howell KM, McAfee PC. A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical investigation comparing PCM cervical disc arthroplasty with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. 2-year results from the US FDA IDE clinical trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013 Jul 1;38(15): E907-18. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318296232f. PMID: 23591659.
  24. Kretzer RM, Hsu W, Hu N, Umekoji H, Jallo GI, McAfee PC, Tortolani PJ, Cunningham BW. Adjacent-level range of motion and intradiscal pressure after posterior cervical decompression and fixation: an in vitro human cadaveric model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2012 Jun 1;37(13): E778-85. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31824780b8. PMID: 22228326.
  25. McAfee PC, Reah C, Gilder K, Eisermann L, Cunningham B. A meta-analysis of comparative outcomes following cervical arthroplasty or anterior cervical fusion: results from 4 prospective multicenter randomized clinical trials and up to 1226 patients. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2012 May 15;37(11):943-52. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31823da169. PMID: 22037535.
  26. McAfee PC, Salari B, Saiedy S. Reoperations and Complications of Failed Lumbar Total Disk Replacement. Seminars in Spine Surgery. 2012 Mar;24(1);37-42.doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2011.11.008.
  27. McAfee PC, Garfin SR, Rodgers WB, Allen RT, Phillips F, Kim C. An attempt at clinically defining and assessing minimally invasive surgery compared with traditional “open” spinal surgery. SAS J. 2011 Dec 1;5(4):125-30. doi: 10.1016/j.esas.2011.06.002. PMID: 25802679; PMCID: PMC4365633.
  28. Salari B, McAfee PC. Cervical total disk replacement: complications and avoidance. Orthop Clin North Am. 2012 Jan;43(1):97-107, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2011.08.006. Epub 2011 Oct 22. PMID: 22082633.
  29. Kretzer RM, Chaput C, Sciubba DM, Garonzik IM, Jallo GI, McAfee PC, Cunningham BW, Tortolani PJ. A computed tomography-based morphometric study of thoracic pedicle anatomy in a random United States trauma population. J Neurosurg Spine. 2011 Feb;14(2):235-43. doi: 10.3171/2010.9. SPINE1043. Epub 2010 Dec 24. PMID: 21184638.
  30. Youssef JA, McAfee PC, Patty CA, Raley E, DeBauche S, Shucosky E, Chotikul L. Minimally invasive surgery: lateral approach interbody fusion: results and review. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Dec 15;35(26 Suppl): S302-11. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182023438. PMID: 21160394.
  31. McAfee PC, Phillips FM, Andersson G, Buvenenadran A, Kim CW, Lauryssen C, Isaacs RE, Youssef JA, Brodke DS, Cappuccino A, Akbarnia BA, Mundis GM, Smith WD, Uribe JS, Garfin S, Allen RT, Rodgers WB, Pimenta L, Taylor W. Minimally invasive spine surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Dec 15;35(26 Suppl): S271-3. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31820250a2. PMID: 21160389.
  32. Kikkawa J, Cunningham BW, Shirado O, Hu N, McAfee PC, Oda H. Multidirectional flexibility of the spine following posterior decompressive surgery after single-level cervical disc arthroplasty: an in vitro biomechanical investigation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Dec 1;35(25): E1465-71. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181f06ca8. PMID: 21102274.
  33. Kretzer RM, Hu N, Umekoji H, Sciubba DM, Jallo GI, McAfee PC, Tortolani PJ, Cunningham BW. The effect of spinal instrumentation on kinematics at the cervicothoracic junction: emphasis on soft-tissue response in an in vitro human cadaveric model. J Neurosurg Spine. 2010 Oct; 13(4):435-42. doi: 10.3171/2010.4. SPINE09995. PMID: 20887140.
  34. Kretzer RM, Hu N, Kikkawa J, Garonzik IM, Jallo GI, Tortolani PJ, McAfee PC, Cunningham BW. Surgical management of two- versus three-column injuries of the cervicothoracic junction: biomechanical comparison of translaminar screw and pedicle screw fixation using a cadaveric model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Sep 1;35(19): E948-54. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181c9f56c. PMID: 20581763.
  35. Kikkawa J, Cunningham BW, Shirado O, Hu N, McAfee PC, Oda H. Biomechanical evaluation of a posterolateral lumbar disc arthroplasty device: an in vitro human cadaveric model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Sep 1;35(19):1760-8. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181c87692. PMID: 20508551.
  36. Cunningham BW, Sefter JC, Hu N, McAfee PC. Autologous growth factors versus autogenous graft for anterior cervical interbody fusion: an in vivo caprine model. J Neurosurg Spine. 2010 Aug; 13(2):216-23. doi: 10.3171/2010.3. SPINE09512. PMID: 20672957.
  37. Sinkov V, McAfee PC. Porous Coated Motion Cervical Disc Replacement System. Techniques in Orthopaedics. 2010 Jun;25(2):127-132. doi: 10.1097/BTO.0b013e3181df3059.
  38. Cunningham BW, Dawson JM, Hu N, Kim SW, McAfee PC, Griffith SL. Preclinical evaluation of the Dynesys posterior spinal stabilization system: a nonhuman primate model. Spine J. 2010 Sep;10(9):775-83. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2010.04.005. Epub 2010 May 21. PMID: 20494624.
  39. Cunningham BW, Hu N, Zorn CM, McAfee PC. Biomechanical comparison of single- and two-level cervical arthroplasty versus arthrodesis: effect on adjacent-level spinal kinematics. Spine J. 2010 Apr; 10(4):341-9. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2010.01.006. PMID: 20362252.
  40. Cunningham BW, Sefter JC, Hu N, Kim SW, Bridwell KH, McAfee PC. Biomechanical comparison of iliac screws versus interbody femoral ring allograft on lumbosacral kinematics and sacral screw strain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Mar 15;35(6): E198-205. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181c142bf. PMID: 20195199.
  41. Kretzer RM, Chaput C, Sciubba DM, Garonzik IM, Jallo GI, McAfee PC, Cunningham BW, Tortolani PJ. A computed tomography-based feasibility study of translaminar screw fixation in the upper thoracic spine. J Neurosurg Spine. 2010 Mar; 12(3):286-92. doi: 10.3171/2009.10. SPINE09546. PMID: 20192629.
  42. Cunningham BW, Hu N, Zorn CM, McAfee PC. Comparative fixation methods of cervical disc arthroplasty versus conventional methods of anterior cervical arthrodesis: serration, teeth, keels, or screws? J Neurosurg Spine. 2010 Feb; 12(2):214-20. doi: 10.3171/2009.9. SPINE08952. PMID: 20121359.
  43. McAfee PC, Cappuccino A, Cunningham BW, Devine JG, Phillips FM, Regan JJ, Albert TJ, Ahrens JE. Lower incidence of dysphagia with cervical arthroplasty compared with ACDF in a prospective randomized clinical trial. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2010 Feb; 23(1):1-8. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e31819e2ab8. PMID: 20051917.
  44. Yue JJ, Bertagnoli R, McAfee PC, An HS. Motion Preservation Surgery of the Spine: Advanced Techniques and Controversies. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2009 Oct;30(9): E134. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1707.
  45. Hu N, Cunningham BW, Sponseller PD, Kikkawa J, McAfee PC. Kinematic Analysis of the Sacroiliac Junction: A Comprehensive Investigation Using Human Cadaveric Spines. The Spine Journal. 2009 Oct;9(10):47S. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.08.111.
  46. Cunningham BW, Hu N, Zorn CM, McAfee PC. Bioactive titanium calcium phosphate coating for disc arthroplasty: analysis of 58 vertebral end plates after 6- to 12-month implantation. Spine J. 2009 Oct; 9(10):836-45. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.04.015. Epub 2009 May 30. PMID: 19482520.
  47. Cunningham BW, Hu N, Beatson HJ, Serhan H, Sefter JC, McAfee PC. Revision strategies for single- and two-level total disc arthroplasty procedures: a biomechanical perspective. Spine J. 2009 Sep; 9(9):735-43. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.03.011. Epub 2009 May 28. PMID: 19477694.
  48. Cunningham BW, Atkinson BL, Hu N, Kikkawa J, Jenis L, Bryant J, Zamora PO, McAfee PC. Ceramic granules enhanced with B2A peptide for lumbar interbody spine fusion: an experimental study using an instrumented model in sheep. J Neurosurg Spine. 2009 Apr; 10(4):300-7. doi: 10.3171/2009.1. SPINE08565. PMID: 19441986.
  49. Phillips FM, Allen TR, Regan JJ, Albert TJ, Cappuccino A, Devine JG, Ahrens JE, Hipp JA, McAfee PC. Cervical disc replacement in patients with and without previous adjacent level fusion surgery: a prospective study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Mar 15;34(6):556-65. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31819b061c. PMID: 19240664.
  50. Geisler FH, McAfee PC, Banco RJ, Blumenthal SL, Guyer RD, Holt RT, Majd ME. Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter FDA IDE Study of CHARITÉ Artificial Disc versus Lumbar Fusion: Effect at 5-year Follow-up of Prior Surgery and Prior Discectomy on Clinical Outcomes Following Lumbar Arthroplasty. SAS J. 2009 Mar 1;3(1):17-25. doi: 10.1016/SASJ-2008-0019-RR. PMID: 25802625; PMCID: PMC4365588.
  51. McAfee PC, Cunningham BW, Tortolani PJ, Fedder IL, Sefter JC, Davis C. 100 consecutive cases of degenerative lumbar conditions using a non-threaded locking screw system with a 90-degree locking cap. SAS J. 2009 Mar 1;3(1):1-11. doi: 10.1016/SASJ-2008-0022-RR. PMID: 25802623; PMCID: PMC4365587.
  52. Cunningham BW, Berven SH, Hu N, Beatson HJ, De Deyne PG, McAfee PC. Regeneration of a spinal ligament after total lumbar disk arthroplasty in primates. Cells Tissues Organs. 2009;190(6):347-55. doi: 10.1159/000213246. Epub 2009 Apr 10. PMID: 19365110.
  53. Guyer RD, McAfee PC, Banco RJ, Bitan FD, Cappuccino A, Geisler FH, Hochschuler SH, Holt RT, Jenis LG, Majd ME, Regan JJ, Tromanhauser SG, Wong DC, Blumenthal SL. Prospective, randomized, multicenter Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption study of lumbar total disc replacement with the CHARITE artificial disc versus lumbar fusion: five-year follow-up. Spine J. 2009 May;9(5):374-86. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2008.08.007. Epub 2008 Sep 19. PMID: 18805066.
  54. Guyer RD, McAfee PC, Banco RJ, Bitan FD, Cappuccino A, Geisler FH, Hochschuler SH, Holt RT, Jenis LG, Majd ME, Regan JJ, Tromanhauser SG, Wong DC, Blumenthal SL. Prospective, randomized, multicenter Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption study of lumbar total disc replacement with the CHARITE artificial disc versus lumbar fusion: five-year follow-up. Spine J. 2009 May;9(5):374-86. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2008.08.007. Epub 2008 Sep 19. PMID: 18805066.
  55. Phillips FM, Allen TR, Regan JJ, Albert TJ, Cappuccino A, Devine JG, Ahrens JE, Hipp JA, McAfee PC. Cervical disc replacement in patients with and without previous adjacent level fusion surgery: a prospective study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Mar 15;34(6):556-65. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31819b061c. PMID: 19240664.
  56. McAfee PC. Point of View. Spine. 2008 Oct;33(19):2122-2123. doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e318183c155. PMID: 18758369.
  57. McAfee PC, Pimenta L, Cappuccino A, Scott-Young M, Cunningham BW. Prospective Series of 92 Cervical Arthroplasties in 73 Patients Adjacent to Prior Fusions. The Spine Journal. 2008 Sep;8(5):76S-77S. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2008.06.180.
  58. Hebela NM, Saiedy SS, Tortolani PJ, McAfee PC. Revision of Lumbar Total Disc Arthroplasty and Other Anterior Instrumentation. Seminars in Spine Surgery. 2008 Mar;20(1):46-52. doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2007.11.007.
  59. Geisler FH, Guyer RD, Blumenthal SL, McAfee PC, Cappuccino A, Bitan F, Regan JJ. Effect of previous surgery on clinical outcome following 1-level lumbar arthroplasty. J Neurosurg Spine. 2008 Feb;8(2):108-14. doi: 10.3171/SPI/2008/8/2/108. PMID: 18248281.
  60. Guyer RD, Geisler FH, Blumenthal SL, McAfee PC, Mullin BB. Effect of age on clinical and radiographic outcomes and adverse events following 1-level lumbar arthroplasty after a minimum 2-year follow-up. J Neurosurg Spine. 2008 Feb;8(2):101-7. doi: 10.3171/SPI/2008/8/2/101. PMID: 18248280.
  61. Geisler FH, Guyer RD, Blumenthal SL, McAfee PC, Cappuccino A, Bitan F, Regan JJ. Patient selection for lumbar arthroplasty and arthrodesis: the effect of revision surgery in a controlled, multicenter, randomized study. J Neurosurg Spine. 2008 Jan;8(1):13-6. doi: 10.3171/SPI-08/01/013. PMID: 18173341.
  62. Cunningham BW, McAfee PC, Geisler FH, Holsapple G, Adams K, Blumenthal SL, Guyer RD, Cappuccino A, Regan JJ, Fedder IL, Tortolani PJ. Distribution of in vivo and in vitro range of motion following 1-level arthroplasty with the CHARITE artificial disc compared with fusion. J Neurosurg Spine. 2008 Jan;8(1):7-12. doi: 10.3171/SPI-08/01/007. PMID: 18173340.
  63. Kim SW, Shin JH, Arbatin JJ, Park MS, Chung YK, McAfee PC. Effects of a cervical disc prosthesis on maintaining sagittal alignment of the functional spinal unit and overall sagittal balance of the cervical spine. Eur Spine J. 2008 Jan;17(1):20-9. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0459-y. Epub 2007 Aug 25. PMID: 17721713; PMCID: PMC2365535.
  64. McAfee PC, Pimenta L, Cunningham BW, Cappuccino A. Predictive Value of O.U.S. Pilot Study on Cervical Arthroplasty with a Randomized US Pivotal Study. The Spine Journal. 2007 Sep;7(5):46S-47S. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.07.113.
  65. Cunningham BW, Hu N, Beatson HJ, McAfee PC, Yuan H. An Investigational Study of Nucleus Pulposus Replacement Using an In-situ Curable Polyurethane: An In Vivo Non-human Primate Model. 2007 Sep;7(5):156S-157S. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.07.370.
  66. Regan J, Phillips F, Cappuccino A, DeVine J, McAfee PC. Cervical Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Symptomatic Cervical Spondylosis: Initial Outcomes from a Prospective, Randomized, Multi-center Study. The Spine Journal. 2007 Sep;7(5):114S-115S.
  67. Phillips F, Regan J, Cappuccino A, DeVine J, McAfee PC. A Comparison of Clinical Outcomes in Cervical Arthroplasty Patients with and without Previous Adjacent Level ACDF Surgery. The Spine Journal. 2007 Sep;7(5):143S-144S. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.07.343.
  68. Pimenta L, McAfee PC, Cappuccino A, Cunningham BW, Diaz R, Coutinho E. Superiority of multilevel cervical arthroplasty outcomes versus single-level outcomes: 229 consecutive PCM prostheses. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007 May 20;32(12):1337-44. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318059af12. PMID: 17515823.
  69. Prybis BG, Tortolani PJ, Hu N, Zorn CM, McAfee PC, Cunningham BW. A comparative biomechanical analysis of spinal instability and instrumentation of the cervicothoracic junction: an in vitro human cadaveric model. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2007 May;20(3):233-8. doi: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000211279.60777.db. PMID: 17473645.
  70. Holt RT, Majd ME, Isaza JE, Blumenthal SL, McAfee PC, Guyer RD, Hochschuler SH, Geisler FH, Garcia R Jr, Regan JJ. Complications of Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement Compared to Fusion: Results from the Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter US Food and Drug Administration Investigational Device Exemption Study of the Charité Artificial Disc. SAS J. 2007 Feb 1;1(1):20-7. doi: 10.1016/SASJ-2006-0004-RR. PMID: 25802575; PMCID: PMC4365564.
  71. Blumenthal SL, Guyer RD, Geisler FH, McAfee PC, Regan JJ. The first 18 months following food and drug administration approval of lumbar total disc replacement in the United States: reported adverse events outside an investigational device exemption study environment. SAS J. 2007 Feb 1;1(1):8-11. doi: 10.1016/SASJ-2006-0001-RR. PMID: 25802573; PMCID: PMC4365565.
  72. McAfee P, Khoo LT, Pimenta L, Cappuccino A, Sengoz A, Coric D, Hes R, Conix B, Asgarzadie F, Hamzaoglu A, Mirofsky Y, Anekstein Y. Treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis with a total posterior arthroplasty prosthesis: implant description, surgical technique, and a prospective report on 29 patients. Neurosurg Focus. 2007 Jan 15;22(1): E13. doi: 10.3171/foc.2007.22.1.13. PMID: 17608334.
  73. Tortolani PJ, Cunningham BW, Eng M, McAfee PC, Holsapple GA, Adams KA. Prevalence of heterotopic ossification following total disc replacement. A prospective, randomized study of two hundred and seventy-six patients. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007 Jan;89(1):82-8. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.F.00432. PMID: 17200314.
  74. Regan JJ, McAfee PC, Blumenthal SL, Guyer RD, Geisler FH, Garcia R Jr, Maxwell JH. Evaluation of surgical volume and the early experience with lumbar total disc replacement as part of the investigational device exemption study of the Charité Artificial Disc. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2006 Sep 1;31(19):2270-6. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000234726.55383.0c. PMID: 16946666.
  75. McAfee PC, Cunningham BW, Hayes V, Sidiqi F, Dabbah M, Sefter JC, Hu N, Beatson H. Biomechanical analysis of rotational motions after disc arthroplasty: implications for patients with adult deformities. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2006 Sep 1;31(19 Suppl): S152-60. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000234782.89031.03. PMID: 16946633.
  76. Baron EM, Berven SH, Bridwell KH, DeWald CJ, Hu SS, Macagno AM, Mardjetko SM, McAfee PC, Polly DW, Roach J, Weidenbaum M, Andersson GBJ, Weinstein JN. Adult Spinal Deformity Focus Issue. Spine. 2006 Sep 1;31(19S): S202. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000233228.87606.e5.
  77. McAfee PC, Pimenta L, Cappuccino A, Scott-Young m, Cunningham BW. Survivorship Analysis of Multilevel Cervical Disc Replacement- A Prospective Series of 228 Prosthetic Implantations. The Spine Journal. 2006 Sep;6(5):88S-89S. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2006.06.271.
  78. Tortolani PJ, McLoughlin J, Hess S, Hu N, Siddiqi F, Hayes V, Dabbah M, Cunningham BW, McAfee PC. A Novel Anterior Trans-Articular C1-C2 Instrumentation Technique: Comparative Biomechanical Cadaveric Analysis. The Spine Journal. 2006 Sep;6(5):136S-137S. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2006.06.319.
  79. Dabbah M, Tortolani J, Fedder IL, Siddiqi F, Hayes V, McAfee PC. Anterior Allograft Bone Dowel Treatment of Pyogenic Vertebral Osteomyelitis. The Spine Journal. 2006 Sep;6(5)135S-136S. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2006.06.317.
  80. Cunningham BW, Hu N, McAfee PC, Beatson H, Tortolani PJ, Pimenta L. Bioactive Titanium Calcium Phosphate Coating for Disc Arthroplasty- Analysis of 68 Vertebral End Plates after 6 to 33 Months Implantation. The Spine Journal. 2006 Sep;6(5):119S-120S. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2006.06.222.
  81. McAfee PC, Pimenta L, Scott-Young M, Cappuccino A. Cervical (PCM) Disc Replacement in Adjacent Segment Disease- 2 Year Follow-Up of 51 Cases. The Spine Journal. 2006 Sep;6(5):45S. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2006.06.119.
  82. Mullin B, Geisler FH, Blumenthal SL, Guyer RD, McAfee PC. One-Level Lumbar Arthroplasty in Patients 18 to 45 Years of Age versus Patients 46 to 60 Years of Age: Is There a Difference in Clinical Outcome? Neurosurgery. 2006 Aug;59(2):462-463. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000309878.16747.3F.
  83. McAfee PC, Geisler FH, Blumenthal SL, Guyer RD, Regan JJ, Stadlan N, Dabbah M, Siddiqi F, Hayes V, Ohnmeiss D. Predicted 5-year Survivorship of the CHARITÉ Artificial Disc versus Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Kaplan-Meier Analysis. Neurosurgery. 2006 Aug;59(2):460. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000309870.84466.EB.
  84. Blumenthal SL, Guyer RD, Geisler FH, McAfee PC, Regan JJ. The First Year after FDA Approval of the CHARITÉ Artificial Disc: “Real World” Adverse Events Outside an Investigational Exemption Study Environment. Neurosurgery. 2006 Aug;59(2):459. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000309869.07338.33.
  85. Tortolani PJ, Cunningham BW, Vigna F, Hu N, Zorn CM, McAfee PC. A comparison of retraction pressure during anterior cervical plate surgery and cervical disc replacement: a cadaveric study. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2006 Jul;19(5):312-7. doi: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000210117.01897.ca. PMID: 16826000.
  86. Hu N, Cunningham BW, McAfee PC, Kim SW, Sefter JC, Cappuccino A, Pimenta L. Porous coated motion cervical disc replacement: a biomechanical, histomorphometric, and biologic wear analysis in a caprine model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2006 Jul 1;31(15):1666-73. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000224537.79234.21. PMID: 16816760.
  87. Tortolani PJ, McAfee PC, Saiedy S. Failures of Lumbar Disc Replacement. Seminars in Spine Surgery. 2006 Jun;18(2):78-86. doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2006.03.009.
  88. McAfee PC, Geisler FH, Saiedy SS, Moore SV, Regan JJ, Guyer RD, Blumenthal SL, Fedder IL, Tortolani PJ, Cunningham B. Revisability of the CHARITE artificial disc replacement: analysis of 688 patients enrolled in the U.S. IDE study of the CHARITE Artificial Disc. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2006 May 15;31(11):1217-26. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000217689.08487.a8. PMID: 16688035.
  89. Kotani Y, Cunningham BW, Abumi K, Dmitriev AE, Hu N, Ito M, Shikinami Y, McAfee PC, Minami A. Multidirectional flexibility analysis of anterior and posterior lumbar artificial disc reconstruction: in vitro human cadaveric spine model. Eur Spine J. 2006 Oct;15(10):1511-20. doi: 10.1007/s00586-006-0086-z. Epub 2006 Mar 22. PMID: 16552532.
  90. McAfee PC, Cunningham B, Holsapple G, Adams K, Blumenthal S, Guyer RD, Dmitriev AE, Maxwell JH, Regan JJ, Isaza J. A prospective, randomized, multicenter Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption study of lumbar total disc replacement with the CHARITE artificial disc versus lumbar fusion: part II: evaluation of radiographic outcomes and correlation of surgical technique accuracy with clinical outcomes. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Jul 15;30(14):1576-83; discussion E388-90. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000170561.25636.1c. PMID: 16025025.
  91. Blumenthal S, McAfee PC, Guyer RD, Hochschuler SH, Geisler FH, Holt RT, Garcia R Jr, Regan JJ, Ohnmeiss DD. A prospective, randomized, multicenter Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemptions study of lumbar total disc replacement with the CHARITE artificial disc versus lumbar fusion: part I: evaluation of clinical outcomes. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Jul 15;30(14):1565-75; discussion E387-91. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000170587.32676.0e. Erratum in: Spine. 2005 Oct 15;30(20):2356. PMID: 16025024.
  92. McAfee PC. Long-term Retrospective Study of First-Generation Wallis Implant. The Spine Journal. 2005 Jul;5(4): S126-S127. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2005.05.251.
  93. Pimenta L, Diaz R, McAfee PC, Barros T. Adjacent level disease after Total Cervical Disc Replacement (PCM) 30 Months Follow-Up. The Spine Journal. 2005 Jul;5(4): S136. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2005.05.271.
  94. Dmitriev AE, Cunningham BW, Hu N, Sell G, Vigna F, McAfee PC. Adjacent level intradiscal pressure and segmental kinematics following a cervical total disc arthroplasty: an in vitro human cadaveric model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 May 15;30(10):1165-72. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000162441.23824.95. PMID: 15897831.
  95. North RB, LaRocca VR, Schwartz J, North CA, Zahurak M, Davis RF, McAfee PC. Surgical management of spinal metastases: analysis of prognostic factors during a 10-year experience. J Neurosurg Spine. 2005 May;2(5):564-73. doi: 10.3171/spi.2005.2.5.0564. PMID: 15945430.
  96. McAfee PC, DeVine JG, Chaput CD, Prybis BG, Fedder IL, Cunningham BW, Farrell DJ, Hess SJ, Vigna FE. The indications for interbody fusion cages in the treatment of spondylolisthesis: analysis of 120 cases. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Mar 15;30(6 Suppl): S60-5. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000155578.62680.dd. PMID: 15767888.
  97. Mardjetko S, Albert T, Andersson G, Bridwell K, DeWald C, Gaines R, Geck M, Hammerberg K, Herkowitz H, Kwon B, Labelle H, Lubicky J, McAfee P, Ogilvie J, Shufflebarger H, Whitesides T. Spine/SRS spondylolisthesis summary statement. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Mar 15;30(6 Suppl): S3. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000155556.32449.ae. PMID: 15767883.
  98. Kotani Y, Cunningham BW, Abumi K, Dmitriev AE, Ito M, Hu N, Shikinami Y, McAfee PC, Minami A. Multidirectional flexibility analysis of cervical artificial disc reconstruction: in vitro human cadaveric spine model. J Neurosurg Spine. 2005 Feb;2(2):188-94. doi: 10.3171/spi.2005.2.2.0188. PMID: 15739532.
  99. McAfee PC. Comments on the van Ooij article. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2005 Feb;18(1):116-7. doi: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000128347.17274.39. PMID: 15687864.
  100. McAfee PC. Vascular injury during anterior lumbar spine surgery. Spine J. 2005 Jan-Feb;5(1):118; author reply 118-9. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2004.09.008. PMID: 15653092.
  101. Pimenta L, McAfee PC, Cappuccino A, Bellera FP, Link HD. Clinical experience with the new artificial cervical PCM (Cervitech) disc. Spine J. 2004 Nov-Dec;4(6 Suppl):315S-321S. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2004.07.024. PMID: 15541683.
  102. Link HD, McAfee PC, Pimenta L. Choosing a cervical disc replacement. Spine J. 2004 Nov-Dec;4(6 Suppl):294S-302S. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2004.07.022. PMID: 15541680.
  103. Guyer RD, McAfee PC, Hochschuler SH, Blumenthal SL, Fedder IL, Ohnmeiss DD, Cunningham BW. Prospective randomized study of the Charite artificial disc: data from two investigational centers. Spine J. 2004 Nov-Dec;4(6 Suppl):252S-259S. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2004.07.019. PMID: 15541674.
  104. McAfee PC. The indications for lumbar and cervical disc replacement. Spine J. 2004 Nov-Dec;4(6 Suppl):177S-181S. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2004.07.003. PMID: 15541664.
  105. Geisler FH, Blumenthal SL, Guyer RD, McAfee PC, Regan JJ, Johnson JP, Mullin B. Neurological complications of lumbar artificial disc replacement and comparison of clinical results with those related to lumbar arthrodesis in the literature: results of a multicenter, prospective, randomized investigational device exemption study of Charité intervertebral disc. Invited submission from the Joint Section Meeting on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, March 2004. J Neurosurg Spine. 2004 Sep;1(2):143-54. doi: 10.3171/spi.2004.1.2.0143. PMID: 15346999.
  106. Pimenta L, McAfee PC, Crockard A, Cappuccino A, Cunningham BW. Porous Coated Motion cervical (PCM) disk replacement—report of 100 cases performed as an outpatient or minimal hospital stay. The Spine Journal. 2004 Sep;4(5): S91. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2004.05.184.
  107. Tortolani PJ, Cunningham BW, McAfee PC, Adams K, Hosapple G. The incidence of heterotopic ossification in total disk replacements: a prospective randomized FDA study in 257 consecutive patients. The Spine Journal. 2004 Sep;4(5): S97. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2004.05.197.
  108. Pimenta L, McAfee PC, Bellera F, Da Silva M. Multiple replacement levels with Charité lumbar artificial disc: 12 months follow up correct sagittal and coronal alignment. The Spine Journal. 2004 Sep;4(5): S71. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2004.05.140.
  109. Dmitriev AE, Cunningham BW, Hu N, Kim SW, Cappuccino A, Pimenta L, McAfee PC. Porous coated motion cervical disk replacement: a biomechanical histomorphometric and biologic wear analysis in a caprine model. The Spine Journal. 2004 Sep;4(5): S65-S66. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2004.05.129.
  110. McAfee PC, Cunningham BW, Holtsapple G, Bussard K, Guyer R, Blumenthal S, Dmitriev AE, Maxwell J, Isaza J, Regan JJ. A prospective randomized FDA study of the Charité disc replacement—a radiographic outcome analysis of 276 consecutive patients. The Spine Journal. 2004 Sep;4(5): S48. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2004.05.094.
  111. Pimenta L, McAfee PC, Crockard A, Cappuccino A, Bellera F, Da Silva M. The PCM Cervitech cervical artificial disc vs the Bryan disc system medtronic in one year follow up. The Spine Journal. 2004 Sep;4(5): S44-S45. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2004.05.087.
  112. Blumenthal S, McAfee PC, Guyer R, Hochschuler S, Garcia R, Regan JJ, Ohnmeiss D. Prospective randomized comparison of total disc replacement to fusion a 24-month follow up FDA-regulated study. The Spine Journal. 2004 Sep;4(5): S11. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2004.05.018.
  113. Geisler FH, Blumenthal SL, McAfee PC, Guyer RD, Hochschuler SH, Garcia R, Regan JJ. Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Trial of Artificial Disc versus Fusion for Single-level Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease: A 2-year Follow-up Investigational Device Exemption Study. Neurosurgery. 2004 Aug;55(2):453. doi: 10.1227/00006123-200408000-00040.
  114. Vigna FE, McAfee PC. Nonfusion alternatives: Artificial disks and prosthetic nuclear replacement in the thoracolumbar spine. Current Opinion in Orthopaedics. 2004 Jun;15(3):159-166. doi: 10.1097/01.bco.0000120510.34327.9c.
  115. Lenke LG, Anderson G, Bridwell KH, Gaines R, Lubicky J, McAfee P, Polly DW, Weinstein J. Summary statement: fusion technologies. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 Oct 15;28(20): S243-4. doi: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000091837.97324.85. PMID: 14560198.
  116. McAfee PC, Polly DW Jr, Cunningham B, Gaines B, Hallab N, Lubicky J, Lenke L, Bridwell K. Clinical summary statement. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 Oct 15;28(20): S196-8. doi: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000092215.23167.CE. PMID: 14560192.
  117. Cunningham BW, Hallab NJ, Polly DW Jr, Gaines R, Lubicky J, McAfee PC. Basic science summary statement. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 Oct 15;28(20): S195. doi: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000092213.71109.2C. PMID: 14560191.
  118. McAfee PC, Cunningham B, Dmitriev A, Hu N, Woo Kim S, Cappuccino A, Pimenta L. Cervical disc replacement-porous coated motion prosthesis: a comparative biomechanical analysis showing the key role of the posterior longitudinal ligament. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 Oct 15;28(20): S176-85. doi: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000092219.28382.0C. PMID: 14560189.
  119. McAfee PC, Fedder IL, Saiedy S, Shucosky EM, Cunningham BW. Experimental design of total disk replacement-experience with a prospective randomized study of the SB Charitè. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 Oct 15;28(20): S153-62. doi: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000092217.34981.E1. PMID: 14560186.
  120. Hallab N, Link HD, McAfee PC. Biomaterial optimization in total disc arthroplasty. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 Oct 15;28(20): S139-52. doi: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000092214.87225.80. PMID: 14560185.
  121. Cunningham BW, Dmitriev AE, Hu N, McAfee PC. General principles of total disc replacement arthroplasty: seventeen cases in a nonhuman primate model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 Oct 15;28(20): S118-24. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200310151-00005. PMID: 14560183.
  122. Cunningham BW, Gordon JD, Dmitriev AE, Hu N, McAfee PC. Biomechanical evaluation of total disc replacement arthroplasty: an in vitro human cadaveric model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 Oct 15;28(20): S110-7. doi: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000092209.27573.90. PMID: 14560182.
  123. McAfee PC, Anderson G. Global introduction: SRS focus issue on motion preservation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 Oct 15;28(20): S103. doi: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000092207.71541.9C. PMID: 14560180.
  124. Devine JE, Chaput C, McAfee PC, Molinari R, Fedder IL, Cunningham BW. Restoration of disc height with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) using a single carbon fiber cage. The Spine Journal. 2003 Oct;3(5):131-132. doi: 10.1016/S1529-9430(03)00317-6.
  125. McAfee PC, Fedder IL, Saiedy S, Shucosky EM, Cunningham BW. SB Charité disc replacement: report of 60 prospective randomized cases in a US center. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2003 Aug;16(4):424-33. doi: 10.1097/00024720-200308000-00016. PMID: 12902960.
  126. McAfee PC, Cunningham BW, Devine J, Williams E, Yu-Yahiro J. Classification of heterotopic ossification (HO) in artificial disk replacement. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2003 Aug;16(4):384-9. doi: 10.1097/00024720-200308000-00010. PMID: 12902954.
  127. McAfee PC. Total Disc Replacement. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics. 2003 Jul;13(3):214-221. doi: 10.1016/S1048-6666(03)00036-3.
  128. McAfee PC, Cunningham BW, Orbegoso CM, Sefter JC, Dmitriev AE, Fedder IL. Analysis of porous ingrowth in intervertebral disc prostheses: a nonhuman primate model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 Feb 15;28(4):332-40. doi: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000048504.08086.42. PMID: 12590205.
  129. Cunningham BW, Orbegoso CM, Dmitriev AE, Hallab NJ, Sefter JC, Asdourian P, McAfee PC. The effect of spinal instrumentation particulate wear debris. an in vivo rabbit model and applied clinical study of retrieved instrumentation cases. Spine J. 2003 Jan-Feb;3(1):19-32. doi: 10.1016/s1529-9430(02)00443-6. PMID: 14589241.
  130. Blumenthal SL, Ohnmeiss DD, Guyer R, Hochschuler S, McAfee P, Garcia R, Salib R, Yuan H, Lee C, Bertagnoli R, Bryan V, Winter R. Artificial intervertebral discs and beyond: a North American Spine Society Annual Meeting symposium. Spine J. 2002 Nov-Dec;2(6):460-3. doi: 10.1016/s1529-9430(02)00540-5. PMID: 14589273.
  131. Cunningham BW, Orbegoso CM, Dmitriev AE, Hallab NJ, Sefter JC, McAfee PC. The effect of titanium particulate on development and maintenance of a posterolateral spinal arthrodesis: an in vivo rabbit model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2002 Sep 15;27(18):1971-81. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200209150-00004. PMID: 12634556.
  132. McAfee PC, Cunningham BW, Devine JG, Williams E, Yu-Yahiro J. Classification of heterotopic ossification in artificial disc replacement. The Spine Journal. 2002 Sep;2(5):94-95. doi: 10.1016/S1529-9430(02)00364-9.
  133. Cunningham BW, Lowery GL, Serhan HA, Dmitriev AE, Orbegoso CM, McAfee PC, Fraser RD, Ross RE, Kulkarni SS. Total disc replacement arthroplasty using the AcroFlex lumbar disc: a non-human primate model. Eur Spine J. 2002 Oct;11 Suppl 2(Suppl 2): S115-23. doi: 10.1007/s00586-002-0481-z. Epub 2002 Aug 20. PMID: 12384732; PMCID: PMC3611574.
  134. Oda I, Abumi K, Cunningham BW, Kaneda K, McAfee PC. An in vitro human cadaveric study investigating the biomechanical properties of the thoracic spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2002 Feb 1;27(3): E64-70. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200202010-00007. PMID: 11805710.
  135. Cunningham BW, Shimamoto N, Sefter JC, Dmitriev AE, Orbegoso CM, McCarthy EF, Fedder IL, McAfee PC. Osseointegration of autograft versus osteogenic protein-1 in posterolateral spinal arthrodesis: emphasis on the comparative mechanisms of bone induction. Spine J. 2002 Jan-Feb;2(1):11-24. doi: 10.1016/s1529-9430(01)00170-x. PMID: 14588284.
  136. McAfee PC, Lee GA, Fedder IL, Cunningham BW. Anterior BAK instrumentation and fusion: complete versus partial discectomy. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2002 Jan;(394):55-63. doi: 10.1097/00003086-200201000-00007. PMID: 11795752.
  137. Shimamoto N, Cunningham BW, Dmitriev AE, Minami A, McAfee PC. Biomechanical evaluation of stand-alone interbody fusion cages in the cervical spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2001 Oct 1;26(19): E432-6. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200110010-00008. PMID: 11698902.
  138. Goldstein JA, Macenski MJ, Griffith SL, McAfee PC. Lumbar sagittal alignment after fusion with a threaded interbody cage. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2001 May 15;26(10):1137-42. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200105150-00009. PMID: 11413426.
  139. McAfee PC, Boden SD, Brantigan JW, Fraser RD, Kuslich SD, Oxland TR, Panjabi MM, Ray CD, Zdeblick TA. Symposium: a critical discrepancy-a criteria of successful arthrodesis following interbody spinal fusions. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2001 Feb 1;26(3):320-34. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200102010-00020. Erratum in: Spine 2001 May 1;26(9):1103. PMID: 11224871.
  140. Henriques T, Cunningham BW, Olerud C, Shimamoto N, Lee GA, Larsson S, McAfee PA. Biomechanical comparison of five different atlantoaxial posterior fixation techniques. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2000 Nov 15;25(22):2877-83. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200011150-00007. PMID: 11074673.
  141. Spiegel DA, Cunningham BW, Oda I, Dormans JP, McAfee PC, Drummond DS. Anterior vertebral screw strain with and without solid interspace support. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2000 Nov 1;25(21):2755-61. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200011010-00007. PMID: 11064520.
  142. Kanayama M, Cunningham BW, Haggerty CJ, Abumi K, Kaneda K, McAfee PC. In vitro biomechanical investigation of the stability and stress-shielding effect of lumbar interbody fusion devices. J Neurosurg. 2000 Oct;93(2 Suppl):259-65. doi: 10.3171/spi.2000.93.2.0259. PMID: 11012057.
  143. Catino MA, McAfee PC. Anterior lumbar interbody fusion with metallic cages: Current techniques. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics. 2000 Oct;10(4):301-310. doi: 10.1016/S1048-6666(00)80030-0.
  144. Oda I, Cunningham BW, Lee GA, Abumi K, Kaneda K, McAfee PC. Biomechanical properties of anterior thoracolumbar multisegmental fixation: an analysis of construct stiffness and screw-rod strain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2000 Sep 15;25(18):2303-11. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200009150-00007. PMID: 10984781.
  145. Heller JG, Ghanayem AJ, McAfee P, Bohlman HH. Iatrogenic lumbar spondylolisthesis: treatment by anterior fibular and iliac arthrodesis. J Spinal Disord. 2000 Aug;13(4):309-18. doi: 10.1097/00002517-200008000-00007. PMID: 10941890.
  146. Oda I, Abumi K, Sell LC, Haggerty CJ, Cunningham BW, McAfee PC. Biomechanical evaluation of five different occipito-atlanto-axial fixation techniques. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1999 Nov 15;24(22):2377-82. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199911150-00015. PMID: 10586464.
  147. Spiegel DA, Drummond DS, Cunningham BW, Kanayama M, Haggerty CJ, McAfee PC, Dormans JP. Augmentation of an anterior solid rod construct with threaded cortical bone dowels. A biomechanical study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1999 Nov 15;24(22):2300-6; discussion 2307. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199911150-00003. PMID: 10586452.
  148. McAfee PC, Cunningham BW, Lee GA, Orbegoso CM, Haggerty CJ, Fedder IL, Griffith SL. Revision strategies for salvaging or improving failed cylindrical cages. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1999 Oct 15;24(20):2147-53. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199910150-00015. PMID: 10543014.
  149. Oda I, Cunningham BW, Buckley RA, Goebel MJ, Haggerty CJ, Orbegoso CM, McAfee PC. Does spinal kyphotic deformity influence the biomechanical characteristics of the adjacent motion segments? An in vivo animal model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1999 Oct 15;24(20):2139-46. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199910150-00014. PMID: 10543013.
  150. Oda I, Cunningham BW, Abumi K, Kaneda K, McAfee PC. The stability of reconstruction methods after thoracolumbar total spondylectomy. An in vitro investigation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1999 Aug 15;24(16):1634-8. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199908150-00003. PMID: 10472096.
  151. Kotani Y, Cunningham BW, Parker LM, Kanayama M, McAfee PC. Static and fatigue biomechanical properties of anterior thoracolumbar instrumentation systems. A synthetic testing model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1999 Jul 15;24(14):1406-13. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199907150-00004. PMID: 10423784.
  152. McAfee PC. Interbody fusion cages in reconstructive operations on the spine. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1999 Jun;81(6):859-80. doi: 10.2106/00004623-199906000-00014. PMID: 10391552.
  153. Kanayama M, Cunningham BW, Sefter JC, Goldstein JA, Stewart G, Kaneda K, McAfee PC. Does spinal instrumentation influence the healing process of posterolateral spinal fusion? An in vivo animal model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1999 Jun 1;24(11):1058-65. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199906010-00003. PMID: 10361653.
  154. Cunningham BW, Kanayama M, Parker LM, Weis JC, Sefter JC, Fedder IL, McAfee PC. Osteogenic protein versus autologous interbody arthrodesis in the sheep thoracic spine. A comparative endoscopic study using the Bagby and Kuslich interbody fusion device. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1999 Mar 15;24(6):509-18. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199903150-00002. PMID: 10101812.
  155. Kanayama M, Ng JT, Cunningham BW, Abumi K, Kaneda K, McAfee PC. Biomechanical analysis of anterior versus circumferential spinal reconstruction for various anatomic stages of tumor lesions. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1999 Mar 1;24(5):445-50. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199903010-00007. PMID: 10084181.
  156. Regan JJ, Yuan H, McAfee PC. Laparoscopic fusion of the lumbar spine: minimally invasive spine surgery. A prospective multicenter study evaluating open and laparoscopic lumbar fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1999 Feb 15;24(4):402-11. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199902150-00023. PMID: 10065526.
  157. Kotani Y, McNulty PS, Abumi K, Cunningham BW, Kaneda K, McAfee PC. The role of anteromedial foraminotomy and the uncovertebral joints in the stability of the cervical spine. A biomechanical study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1998 Jul 15;23(14):1559-65. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199807150-00011. PMID: 9682312.
  158. Shono Y, Kaneda K, Abumi K, McAfee PC, Cunningham BW. Stability of posterior spinal instrumentation and its effects on adjacent motion segments in the lumbosacral spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1998 Jul 15;23(14):1550-8. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199807150-00009. PMID: 9682311.
  159. McAfee PC, Regan JJ, Geis WP, Fedder IL. Minimally invasive anterior retroperitoneal approach to the lumbar spine. Emphasis on the lateral BAK. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1998 Jul 1;23(13):1476-84. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199807010-00009. PMID: 9670400.
  160. Cunningham BW, Kotani Y, McNulty PS, Cappuccino A, Kanayama M, Fedder IL, McAfee PC. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus open thoracotomy for anterior thoracic spinal fusion. A comparative radiographic, biomechanical, and histologic analysis in a sheep model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1998 Jun 15;23(12):1333-40. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199806150-00008. PMID: 9654622.
  161. Kanayama M, Cunningham BW, Weis JC, Parker LM, Kaneda K, McAfee PC. The effects of rigid spinal instrumentation and solid bony fusion on spinal kinematics. A posterolateral spinal arthrodesis model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1998 Apr 1;23(7):767-73. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199804010-00004. PMID: 9563106.
  162. Kotani Y, Cunningham BW, Cappuccino A, Kaneda K, McAfee PC. The effects of spinal fixation and destabilization on the biomechanical and histologic properties of spinal ligaments. An in vivo study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1998 Mar 15;23(6):672-82; discussion 682-3. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199803150-00006. PMID: 9549789.
  163. McAfee PC. Point of View: Endoscopic Discectomy Increases Thoracic Spine Flexibility as Effectively as Open Discectomy. Spine. 1998 Jan;23(1):15-16. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199801010-00004.
  164. Cunningham BW, Kotani Y, McNulty PS, Cappuccino A, McAfee PC. The effect of spinal destabilization and instrumentation on lumbar intradiscal pressure: an in vitro biomechanical analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1997 Nov 15;22(22):2655-63. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199711150-00014. PMID: 9399452.
  165. Kanayama M, Cunningham BW, Weis JC, Parker LM, Kaneda K, McAfee PC. Maturation of the posterolateral spinal fusion and its effect on load-sharing of spinal instrumentation. An in vivo sheep model. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1997 Nov;79(11):1710-20. doi: 10.2106/00004623-199711000-00013. PMID: 9384431.
  166. McAfee JG, McAfee PC, Cunningham BW.  Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in the treatment of skeletal lesions. Nuclear Medicine Communications. 1997 May;18(5):464. doi: 10.1097/00006231-199705000-00026.
  167. Goldstein JA, Parker LM, McAfee PC. Minimally invasive endoscopic surgery of the lumbar spine. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics. 1997 Jan;7(1):27-35. doi: 10.1016/S1048-6666(97)80019-5.
  168. Regan JJ, McAfee PC, Guyer RD, Aronoff RJ. Laparoscopic fusion of the lumbar spine in a multicenter series of the first 34 consecutive patients. Surg Laparosc Endosc. 1996 Dec;6(6):459-68. PMID: 8948039.
  169. Geis WP, Kim HC, McAfee PC, Kang JG, Brennan EJ Jr. Synergistic benefits of combined technologies in complex, minimally invasive surgical procedures. Clinical experience and educational processes. Surg Endosc. 1996 Oct;10(10):1025-8. doi: 10.1007/s004649900230. PMID: 8864101.
  170. Coder JM, McAfee PC, Maiman D. Discussion on Thoracic Vertebral Lesions in an Adolescent. Journal of Spine Disorders. 1992 Dec;5(4):490-494. doi: 10.1097/00002517-199212000-00017.
  171. Wolf SB, McAfee PC. Discussion on Right-Sided Cervical Radiculopathy. Journal of Spinal Disorders. 1993 Feb;6(1):91. doi: 10.1097/00002517-199302000-00025.
  172. Zdeblick TA, Warden KE, Zou D, McAfee PC, Abitbol JJ. Anterior spinal fixators. A biomechanical in vitro study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1993 Mar 15;18(4):513-7. PMID: 8470014.
  173. Brantigan JW, Cunningham BW, Warden K, McAfee PC, Steffee AD. Compression strength of donor bone for posterior lumbar interbody fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1993 Jul;18(9):1213-21. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199307000-00015. PMID: 8362329.
  174. Cunningham BW, Sefter JC, Shono Y, McAfee PC. Static and cyclical biomechanical analysis of pedicle screw spinal constructs. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1993 Sep 15;18(12):1677-88. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199309000-00017. PMID: 8235849.
  175. Shono Y, McAfee PC, Cunningham BW. The pathomechanics of compression injuries in the cervical spine. Nondestructive and destructive investigative methods. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1993 Oct 15;18(14):2009-19. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199310001-00014. PMID: 8272951.
  176. Shono Y, McAfee PC, Cunningham BW, Brantigan JW. A biomechanical analysis of decompression and reconstruction methods in the cervical spine. Emphasis on a carbon-fiber-composite cage. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1993 Nov;75(11):1674-84. doi: 10.2106/00004623-199311000-00012. PMID: 8245060.
  177. Brantigan JW, McAfee PC, Cunningham BW, Wang H, Orbegoso CM. Interbody lumbar fusion using a carbon fiber cage implant versus allograft bone. An investigational study in the Spanish goat. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1994 Jul 1;19(13):1436-44. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199407000-00002. PMID: 7939971.
  178. Shono Y, McAfee PC, Cunningham BW. Experimental study of thoracolumbar burst fractures. A radiographic and biomechanical analysis of anterior and posterior instrumentation systems. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1994 Aug 1;19(15):1711-22. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199408000-00010. PMID: 7973965.
  179. McAfee PC. Complications of anterior approaches to the thoracolumbar spine. Emphasis on Kaneda instrumentation. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1994 Sep;(306):110-9. PMID: 8070180.
  180. Kotani Y, Cunningham BW, Abumi K, McAfee PC. Biomechanical analysis of cervical stabilization systems. An assessment of transpedicular screw fixation in the cervical spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1994 Nov 15;19(22):2529-39. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199411001-00007. PMID: 7855677.
  181. Levine AM, McAfee PC, Anderson PA. Evaluation and emergent treatment of patients with thoracolumbar trauma. Instr Course Lect. 1995; 44:33-45. PMID: 7797871.
  182. McAfee PC, Levine AM, Anderson PA. Surgical management of thoracolumbar fractures. Instr Course Lect. 1995; 44:47-55. PMID: 7797885.
  183. Mack MJ, Regan JJ, McAfee PC, Picetti G, Ben-Yishay A, Acuff TE. Video-assisted thoracic surgery for the anterior approach to the thoracic spine. Ann Thorac Surg. 1995 May;59(5):1100-6. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(95)00112-x. PMID: 7733704.
  184. McAfee PC, Regan JR, Zdeblick T, Zuckerman J, Picetti GD 3rd, Heim S, Geis WP, Fedder IL. The incidence of complications in endoscopic anterior thoracolumbar spinal reconstructive surgery. A prospective multicenter study comprising the first 100 consecutive cases. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1995 Jul 15;20(14):1624-32. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199507150-00012. PMID: 7570179.
  185. McAfee PC, Regan JR, Fedder IL, Mack MJ, Geis WP. Anterior thoracic corpectomy for spinal cord decompression performed endoscopically. Surg Laparosc Endosc. 1995 Oct;5(5):339-48. PMID: 8845976.
  186. McAfee PC, Bohlman HH, Ducker TB, Zeidman SM, Goldstein JA. One-stage anterior cervical decompression and posterior stabilization. A study of one hundred patients with a minimum of two years of follow-up. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1995 Dec;77(12):1791-800. doi: 10.2106/00004623-199512000-00001. PMID: 8550645.
  187. Parker LM, McAfee PC, Fedder IL, Weis JC, Geis WP. Minimally invasive surgical techniques to treat spine infections. Orthop Clin North Am. 1996 Jan;27(1):183-99. PMID: 8539048.
  188. Goldstein JA, McAfee PC. Minimally invasive endoscopic surgery of the spine. J South Orthop Assoc. 1996 Winter;5(4):251-62. PMID: 8972448.
  189. Geis WP, Kim HC, Brennan EJ Jr, McAfee PC, Wang Y. Robotic arm enhancement to accommodate improved efficiency and decreased resource utilization in complex minimally invasive surgical procedures. Stud Health Technol Inform. 1996; 29:471-81. PMID: 10172847.
  190. Kotani Y, Cunningham BW, Cappuccino A, Kaneda K, McAfee PC. The role of spinal instrumentation in augmenting lumbar posterolateral fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1996 Feb 1;21(3):278-87. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199602010-00005. PMID: 8742202.
  191. Goldstein JA, McAfee PC. Video-assisted thoracic surgery of the spine. Current Opinion in Orthopaedics. 1996 Apr;7(2). doi: 10.1097/00001433-199604000-00011.
  192. Weis JC, Cunningham BW, Kanayama M, Parker L, McAfee PC. In vitro biomechanical comparison of multistrand cables with conventional cervical stabilization. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1996 Sep 15;21(18):2108-14. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199609150-00010. PMID: 8893435.
  193. McCord DH, Cunningham BW, Shono Y, Myers JJ, McAfee PC. Biomechanical analysis of lumbosacral fixation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1992 Aug;17(8 Suppl): S235-43. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199208001-00004. PMID: 1523506.
  194. Shirado O, Zdeblick TA, McAfee PC, Cunningham BW, DeGroot H, Warden KE. Quantitative histologic study of the influence of anterior spinal instrumentation and biodegradable polymer on lumbar interbody fusion after corpectomy. A canine model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1992 Jul;17(7):795-803. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199207000-00012. PMID: 1502645.
  195. Shirado O, Kaneda K, Tadano S, Ishikawa H, McAfee PC, Warden KE. Influence of disc degeneration on mechanism of thoracolumbar burst fractures. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1992 Mar;17(3):286-92. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199203000-00008. PMID: 1566166.
  196. McAfee PC, Cassidy JR, Davis RF, North RB, Ducker TB. Fusion of the occiput to the upper cervical spine. A review of 37 cases. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1991 Oct;16(10 Suppl): S490-4. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199110001-00007. PMID: 1801259.
  197. Sutterlin C, Warden K, Farey ID, McAfee PC. Cotrel-Dubousset Pedicle Fixation in Oophorectomized and Nonoophorectomized Canines. Journal of Spinal Disorders. 1991 Sep;4(3):383-384. doi: 10.1097/00002517-199109000-00032.
  198. McAfee PC, Weiland DJ, Carlow JJ. Survivorship analysis of pedicle spinal instrumentation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1991 Aug;16(8 Suppl): S422-7. PMID: 1785099.
  199. Zdeblick TA, Smith GR, Warden KE, Eng MB, McAfee PC. Two-point fixation of the lumbar spine. Differential stability in rotation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1991 Jun;16(6 Suppl): S298-301. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199106001-00024. PMID: 1862429.
  200. Ruland CM, McAfee PC, Warden KE, Cunningham BW. Triangulation of pedicular instrumentation. A biomechanical analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1991 Jun;16(6 Suppl): S270-6. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199106001-00019. PMID: 1862424.
  201. McAfee PC, Farey ID, Sutterlin CE, Gurr KR, Warden KE, Cunningham BW. The effect of spinal implant rigidity on vertebral bone density. A canine model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1991 Jun;16(6 Suppl): S190-7. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199106001-00003. PMID: 1862413.
  202. Zdeblick TA, Becker PS, McAfee PC, Sutterlin CE, Coe JD, Gurr KR. Neuropathologic changes with experimental spinal instrumentation: transpedicular versus sublaminar fixation. J Spinal Disord. 1991 Jun;4(2):221-8. doi: 10.1097/00002517-199106000-00013. PMID: 1806087.
  203. Zdeblick TA, Shirado O, McAfee PC, deGroot H, Warden KE. Anterior spinal fixation after lumbar corpectomy. A study in dogs. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1991 Apr;73(4):527-34. Erratum in: J Bone Joint Surg Am 1991 Jul;73(6):952. PMID: 2013592.
  204. Shirado O, Zdeblick TA, McAfee PC, Warden KE. Biomechanical evaluation of methods of posterior stabilization of the spine and posterior lumbar interbody arthrodesis for lumbosacral isthmic spondylolisthesis. A calf-spine model. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1991 Apr;73(4):518-26. PMID: 2013591.
  205. Weiland DJ, McAfee PC. Posterior cervical fusion with triple-wire strut graft technique: one hundred consecutive patients. J Spinal Disord. 1991 Mar;4(1):15-21. PMID: 1807526.
  206. Farey ID, McAfee PC, Davis RF, Long DM. Pseudarthrosis of the cervical spine after anterior arthrodesis. Treatment by posterior nerve-root decompression, stabilization, and arthrodesis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1990 Sep;72(8):1171-7. PMID: 2398087.
  207. Coe JD, Warden KE, Herzig MA, McAfee PC. Influence of bone mineral density on the fixation of thoracolumbar implants. A comparative study of transpedicular screws, laminar hooks, and spinous process wires. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1990 Sep;15(9):902-7. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199009000-00012. PMID: 2259978.
  208. Zinreich SJ, Long DM, Davis R, Quinn CB, McAfee PC, Wang H. Three-dimensional CT imaging in postsurgical “failed back” syndrome. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1990 Jul-Aug;14(4):574-80. PMID: 2370356.
  209. Ashman RB, Bechtold JE, Edwards WT, Johnston CE 2nd, McAfee PC, Tencer AF. In vitro spinal arthrodesis implant mechanical testing protocols. J Spinal Disord. 1989 Dec;2(4):274-81. PMID: 2520086.
  210. Rauschning W, McAfee PC, Jónsson H Jr. Pathoanatomical and surgical findings in cervical spinal injuries. J Spinal Disord. 1989 Dec;2(4):213-22. PMID: 2520079.
  211. Coe JD, Warden KE, Sutterlin CE 3rd, McAfee PC. Biomechanical evaluation of cervical spinal stabilization methods in a human cadaveric model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1989 Oct;14(10):1122-31. doi: 10.1097/00007632-198910000-00016. PMID: 2588063.
  212. McAfee PC, Farey ID, Sutterlin CE, Gurr KR, Warden KE, Cunningham BW. 1989 Volvo Award in basic science. Device-related osteoporosis with spinal instrumentation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1989 Sep;14(9):919-26. doi: 10.1097/00007632-198909000-00003. PMID: 2781409.
  213. McAfee PC, Zdeblick TA. Tumors of the thoracic and lumbar spine: surgical treatment via the anterior approach. J Spinal Disord. 1989 Sep;2(3):145-54. PMID: 2520070.
  214. McAfee PC, Bohlman HH. One-stage anterior cervical decompression and posterior stabilization with circumferential arthrodesis. A study of twenty-four patients who had a traumatic or a neoplastic lesion. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1989 Jan;71(1):78-88. PMID: 2913005.
  215. Gurr KR, McAfee PC, Warden KE, Shih CM. Roentgenographic and biomechanical analysis of lumbar fusions: a canine model. J Orthop Res. 1989;7(6):838-48. doi: 10.1002/jor.1100070610. PMID: 2795324.
  216. Coe JD, Becker PS, McAfee PC, Gurr KR. Neuropathology with spinal instrumentation. J Orthop Res. 1989;7(3):359-70. doi: 10.1002/jor.1100070308. PMID: 2703929.
  217. Farey ID, McAfee PC, Gurr KR, Randolph MA. Quantitative histologic study of the influence of spinal instrumentation on lumbar fusions: a canine model. J Orthop Res. 1989;7(5):709-22. doi: 10.1002/jor.1100070512. PMID: 2668473.
  218. Gurr KR, McAfee PC, Shih CM. Biomechanical analysis of anterior and posterior instrumentation systems after corpectomy. A calf-spine model. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1988 Sep;70(8):1182-91. PMID: 3417703.
  219. Mandelbaum BR, Tolo VT, McAfee PC, Burest P. Nutritional deficiencies after staged anterior and posterior spinal reconstructive surgery. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1988 Sep;(234):5-11. PMID: 3409599.
  220. Sutterlin CE 3rd, McAfee PC, Warden KE, Rey RM Jr, Farey ID. A biomechanical evaluation of cervical spinal stabilization methods in a bovine model. Static and cyclical loading. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1988 Jul;13(7):795-802. doi: 10.1097/00007632-198807000-00015. PMID: 3194788.
  221. Gurr KR, McAfee PC, Shih CM. Biomechanical analysis of posterior instrumentation systems after decompressive laminectomy. An unstable calf-spine model. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1988 Jun;70(5):680-91. PMID: 3392061.
  222. Gurr KR, McAfee PC. Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation in adults. A preliminary report. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1988 May;13(5):510-20. doi: 10.1097/00007632-198805000-00014. PMID: 3187697.
  223. Jones AA, McAfee PC, Robinson RA, Zinreich SJ, Wang H. Failed arthrodesis of the spine for severe spondylolisthesis. Salvage by interbody arthrodesis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1988 Jan;70(1):25-30. PMID: 3275674.
  224. Chang KW, Dewei Z, McAfee PC, Warden KE, Farey ID, Gurr KR. A comparative biomechanical study of spinal fixation using the combination spinal rod-plate and transpedicular screw fixation system. J Spinal Disord. 1988;1(4):257-66. PMID: 2980253.
  225. Chang KW, McAfee PC. Degenerative spondylolisthesis and degenerative scoliosis treated with a combination segmental rod-plate and transpedicular screw instrumentation system: a preliminary report. J Spinal Disord. 1988;1(4):247-56. PMID: 2980252.
  226. McAfee PC, Regan JJ, Farey ID, Gurr KR, Warden KE. The biomechanical and histomorphometric properties of anterior lumbar fusions: a canine model. J Spinal Disord. 1988;1(2):101-10. PMID: 2980068.
  227. McAfee PC, Bohlman HH, Riley LH Jr, Robinson RA, Southwick WO, Nachlas NE. The anterior retropharyngeal approach to the upper part of the cervical spine. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1987 Dec;69(9):1371-83. PMID: 2450093.
  228. McAfee PC, Regan JJ, Bohlman HH. Cervical cord compression from ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in non-orientals. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1987 Aug;69(4):569-75. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.69B4.3112161. PMID: 3112161.
  229. Nachlas NE, McAfee PC, Johns ME. Anterior extraoral approach to the atlas and axis. Laryngoscope. 1987 Jul;97(7 Pt 1):814-9. PMID: 3298901.
  230. Regan JJ, McAfee PC, Achuff SC. The induction of cardiac arrhythmia and hypotension from spinal cord monitoring. A case report. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1986 Dec;11(10):1031-2. doi: 10.1097/00007632-198612000-00012. PMID: 3576337.
  231. McAfee PC, Bohlman HH, Ducker T, Eismont FJ. Failure of stabilization of the spine with methylmethacrylate. A retrospective analysis of twenty-four cases. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1986 Oct;68(8):1145-57. PMID: 3771596.
  232. Pattee GA, Bohlman HH, McAfee PC. Compression of a sacral nerve as a complication of screw fixation of the sacro-iliac joint. A case report. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1986 Jun;68(5):769-71. PMID: 3722236.
  233. McAfee PC, Bohlman HH, Han JS, Salvagno RT. Comparison of nuclear magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography in the diagnosis of upper cervical spinal cord compression. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1986 May;11(4):295-304. doi: 10.1097/00007632-198605000-00001. PMID: 3750059.
  234. Zinreich SJ, Rosenbaum AE, Wang H, Quinn CB, Townsend TR, Kim WS, Ahn HS, Rybock JD, McAfee PC, Long DM. The critical role of 3-D CT reconstructions for defining spinal disease. Acta Radiol Suppl. 1986; 369:699-702. PMID: 2980600.
  235. McAfee PC, Bohlman HH. Complications following Harrington instrumentation for fractures of the thoracolumbar spine. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1985 Jun;67(5):672-86. PMID: 3997920.
  236. McAfee PC, Werner FW, Glisson RR. A biomechanical analysis of spinal instrumentation systems in thoracolumbar fractures. Comparison of traditional Harrington distraction instrumentation with segmental spinal instrumentation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1985 Apr;10(3):204-17. doi: 10.1097/00007632-198504000-00004. PMID: 3992339.
  237. McAfee PC, Bohlman HH, Yuan HA. Anterior decompression of traumatic thoracolumbar fractures with incomplete neurological deficit using a retroperitoneal approach. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1985 Jan;67(1):89-104. PMID: 3881448.
  238. McAfee PC, Cady RB. Endocrinologic and metabolic factors in atypical presentations of slipped capital femoral epiphysis. Report of four cases and review of the literature. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1983 Nov;(180):188-97. PMID: 6354545.
  239. McAfee PC, Lubicky JP, Werner FW. The use of segmental spinal instrumentation to preserve longitudinal spinal growth. An experimental study. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1983 Sep;65(7):935-42. PMID: 6885874.
  240. McAfee PC, Yuan HA, Fredrickson BE, Lubicky JP. The value of computed tomography in thoracolumbar fractures. An analysis of one hundred consecutive cases and a new classification. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1983 Apr;65(4):461-73. PMID: 6833320.
  241. McAfee PC, Yuan HA, Lasda NA. The unstable burst fracture. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1982 Jul-Aug;7(4):365-73. doi: 10.1097/00007632-198207000-00007. PMID: 7135069.
  242. McAfee PC, Yuan HA. Computed tomography in spondylolisthesis. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1982 Jun;(166):62-71. PMID: 7083687.
  243. McAfee PC, Ullrich CG, Yuan HA, Sherry RG, Lockwood RC. Computed tomography in degenerative spinal stenosis. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1981 Nov-Dec;(161):221-34. PMID: 7307385.

BOOK EDITOR

  1. Buttner-Janz, K; Hochschuler, SH; and McAfee, Paul C (eds): The Lumbar Artificial Disc. Springer Verlag, New York, 2003.
  2. McAfee, Paul C.—Editor, Geisler, F and Scott-Young, M.—Co-Editors: Complications and Revision Strategies in Lumbar Spine Arthroplasty. Roundtables in Spine Surgery, Quality Medical Publishing, St Luois, MO, 2005.
  3. Paul C McAfee: Editor. Cervical Arthroplasty.Roundtables in Spine Surgery, Quality Medical Publishing, St Louis, MO, 2007.
  4. McAfee, Paul C, Yue, James; Bertagnoli, Rudi, and An, Howard. Motion Preservation Surgery of the Spine, Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2008.
  5. McAfee, Paul C.; Phillips, FM; Anderson, G, Focus Issue Editors, Minimally Invasive Techniques in Spine Surgery, Spine Supplement, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, December 15, 2010.
  6. McAfee, Paul C and Berven, Sigurd: Editors.Innovations in Spine Surgery, Complex Spinal Surgery and Junctional Complications. Quality Medical Publishing, St Louis , Missouri, 2015.

BOOKS OR CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

  1. Malcolm JR, Hyde JA, Malcolm JG, McAfee JP, McAfee PC: XLIF for Degenerated/Collapsed Disc. In: eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF). 2nd Edition. St Louis, Missouri: Quality Medical Publishing., 2013: Chapter 23, 301-316. (refereed)
  2. McAfee PC, Cunningham BW, Pimenta L, Cappuccino A: The Cervitech Porous Coated Motion Cervical Disc Replacement. In: Spinal Arthroplasty: A New Era in Spine Care. St Louis, Missouri: Quality Medical Publishing., 2005: Chapter 14, 240 – 254. (refereed)
  3. McAfee PC: Artificial Disc Prosthesis: The Link SB Charité III. In: Spinal Restabilization Procedures., New York: Elsevier., 2002: Chapter 26B, 299-310. (refereed)
  4. Stewart G, McAfee PC: Selection of Spinal Instrumentation. In: Revision Spine Surgery. St. Louis, Missouri: CRC Press., 1999:631-645. (refereed)
  5. Geis WP, Kim HC, Brennan EJ Jr, McAfee PC, Wang Y. Robotic arm enhancement to accommodate improved efficiency and decreased resource utilization in complex minimally invasive surgical procedures. Stud Health Technol Inform. 1996; 29:471-81. PMID: 10172847.
  6. Cappuccino A, McAfee PC: Wiring Techniques of the Cervical Spine. In: Current Techniques in Spinal Stabilization., New York, New York: McGraw Hill Company., 1996: l07-ll3. (refereed)
  7. Regan JJ, McAfee PC: Thoracoscopy of the Spine. In: Textbook of Spinal Surgery. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott. 1995. (refereed)
  8. McAfee PC, Regan JJ: Laparoscopy of the Spine. In: Textbook of Spinal Surgery. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott. 1995. (refereed)
  9. Cappuccino A, McAfee PC, Glastein CD: Anterior Retropharyngeal Approach to the Upper Cervical Spine. In: Textbook of Spinal Surgery. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott. 1995. (refereed)
  10. McAfee PC: Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures Without Neurologic Deficit. In: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Monograph Series. Chicago, Illinois: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons., 1993. (refereed)
  11. Long DM, McAfee PC: Atlas of Spinal Surgery. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkens. 1992:431 pages. (refereed)
  12. McAfee PC: Spinal Instrumentation for Thoracolumbar Fractures. In: Rothman and Simeone. 2nd Edition. 1992. (refereed)
  13. McCord DH, McAfee PC: Surgical Approaches to the Cervical Spine. In: Spine – State of the Art Reviews. Philadelphia, PA: Harvey and Belfus, Inc., 1991: Vol 5 Number 2. (refereed)
  14. McAfee PC: Cervical Spine Trauma. In: The Adult Spine: Principles and Practice. New York, New York: Raven Press., 1990. (refereed)
  15. Cotrel Y, Dubousset J, McAfee PC: Chapter 33: Technique of CD Instrumentation For Spinal Surgery, Especially For Scoliosis. In: Atlas of Orthopaedic Surgery. Paris, France: Masson Publishing., 1989: Chapter 33. (refereed)
  16. Carroll CC, McAfee PC: Cervical Spine Fracture–Dislocations, Diagnosis and Treatment. In: Operative Orthopaedics. Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company., 1987. (refereed)

RESEARCH GRANTS

l99l North American Spine Society AcroMed Award For Spinal Research – Biomechanical Analysis of Lumbosacral Fixation.

1989 VOLVO AWARD for Spinal Research] Device-Related Osteoporosis with Spinal Instrumentation.

National Institutes of Health – National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases.
Principal Investigator: Paul C. McAfee, M.D.
F.I.R.S.T. Award = l R29 AR38489-01.
Project Title: “The Histomorphometry and Biomechanics of Spinal Instrumentation.” Amount: $345,000., Funding Period: May 1, 1987, to April 30, 1992.

Orthopaedic Research and Education Fund
Principal Investigator: Paul C. McAfee, M.D.
Career Development Award
Amount: $150,000
Funding Period: March 1, 1988, to February 28, 1991.

Johns Hopkins Institutional Grant
Principal Investigator: Paul C. McAfee, M.D.
Project Title: “Biomechanical Analysis of Posterior Instrumentation Systems following Decompressive Laminectomy. An Unstable Calf Spine Model.”
Amount: $10,000
Funding Period: April 1, 1987, to September 30, 1987.

Hendrick’s Fund for Medical Research: State University of New York. Lubicky, J.P. and McAfee, Paul C. Project Title: The Effect of Luque Instrumentation on the Development of Spontaneous Spinal Fusions. Amount: $8,600.

The Research Foundation of the State University of New York. Lubicky, J.P.; Spadero, J.A., and McAfee, Paul C. Project Title: Spinal Cord Monitoring System for Use in Spinal Surgery. Amount: $2,500.

Hendrick’s Fund for Medical Research: State University of New York. Cady, R.B.; Spadero, J.A., and McAfee, Paul C. Project Title: Growth Plate Cartilage. Amount: $8,800.

Keim Foundation Eastern Orthopaedic Association, SPINAL RESEARCH AWARD (October, 1981). McAfee, Paul C.; Yuan, H.A. and Lasda, N.A. Project Title: The Use of the Middle Osteoligamentous Column in the Classification of Unstable Thoracolumbar Fractures. Amount: $5,000.

Eastern Orthopaedic Association, FOUNDER’S AWARD (October, 1981). McAfee, Paul C.; Yuan, H.A. and Lasda, N.A. Project Title: The Unstable Burst Fracture. Amount: $l,300.

American Orthopaedic Association, NORTH AMERICAN TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP. (October, 1983). Amount: $1,500, plus travel expenses.

Scoliosis Research Society, RUSSELL HIBBS AWARD. San Diego, California, (September, 1985). Project Title: Nutritional Deficiencies After Staged Anterior and Posterior Spinal Reconstructive Surgery.

Blaustein Spinal Research Award (July 1, 1986 to June 30, 1987). Project Title: The Histomorphometry of Spinal Instrumentation Techniques. Amount: $35,000.

Blaustein Spinal Research Award (July 1, 1987 to June 30, 1987). Project Title: Dual Photon Absorptiometry of Spinal Fusions. Amount: $35,000.

Glasser Fellowship for Spinal Surgery (November, 1986). Fellowship with Klause Zielke, M.D., in Bad Wildungen, West Germany and Participation in the Fiftieth Anniversary Meeting of the German-Speaking World.

Japanese Orthopaedic Fellowship to Sapporo, Japan (July, 1987). Fellowship with Kiyoshi Kaneda. Memorial Lecturer at Fortieth Anniversary of the Founding of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.

Hokkaido University Fellowship (July l997). Guest Lecturer at 50th Anniversary Meeting of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association.

Scoliosis Research Society, MOE Exhibit Award, New York City, New York (September 1998). Project Title: An In Vitro Study Investigating the Stability of Reconstruction Methods Following Total Spondylectomy.

HONORS AND AWARDS

  1. Top 1% of Physicians in the United States, US News and World Report, 1989-Present
  2. Dedication of Library (in name of) Paul C. McAfee MD, MBA, University of Maryland St. Joseph Hospital, 2015
  3. America’s Most Compassionate Doctor’s Award, Patients Choice, 2012
  4. Health Care Hero, The Daily Record- America’s Business and Legal Newspaper, 2005
  5. AcroMed Award in Spinal Research for Biomechanical Analysis of Lumbosacral Fixation, North American Spine Society, 1991
  6. Volvo Award in Basic Science for Device-related osteoporosis with spinal instrumentation, International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, 1989
  7. Russell A. Hibbs Award for Project: Nutritional deficiencies after staged posterior and anterior spinal reconstructive surgery, Scoliosis Research Society, 1985

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