Michael P Steinmetz MD

PubMed

• Treatment of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis in the Elderly.
  Daniel T Lilly, Robert Winkelman, Arpan A Patel, Mathew Philippi, Michael Steinmetz
  Neurosurgery Clinics of North America. 2026-01-01
• A Biomechanical Analysis on the Influence of Variable Thoracolumbar Correction on Proximal Junctional Kyphosis.
  Callan M Gillespie, Jeremy G Loss, Seth Meade, Robb W Colbrunn, Jamie Sheehan
  Global Spine Journal. 2025-11-11
• Use of an Expert Panel for Symptomatic Patients With Grade I Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
  Zoher Ghogawala, Tasneem Z Rizvi, Zhibang Lin, Adam Kanter, Praveen V Mummaneni
  Neurosurgery. 2025-11-06

Journal Articles

• A Tribute to Dr Robert J. White  
  John Tsiang, Nina Z Moore, Michael P Steinmetz, Min Lang, Mark D Bain, Neurosurgery
• Surgical versus nonsurgical treatement of subaxial cervical pedicle fractures  
  Awad BI, Lubelski D, Carmody M, Mroz TE, Anderson JS, Moore TA, Steinmetz MP, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2014
• Low lumbar fractures: does thoracolumbar injury classification and severity score work?  
  Moore TA, Bransford RJ, France JC, Anderson J, Steinmetz MP, Lubelski D, Anderson PA, Spine, 1/1/2014
• Effects of an immunomodulatory therapy and chondroitinase after spinal cord hemisection injury  
  Grosso MJ, Matheus V, Clark M, van Rooijen N, Iannotti CA, Steinmetz MP, Neurourgery, 1/1/2014
• Holospinal epidural abscess of the spinal axis: two illustrative cases with review of treatment strategies and surgical techniques  
  Smith FA, Kochar AS, Manjila S, Onwuzulike K, Geertman RT, Anderson JS, Steinmetz MP, Neurosurg Focus, 1/1/2014
• An institutional series and contemporary review of bacterial spinal epidural abscess: current status and future directomy  
  Shweikeh F, Saeed K, Bukavina L, Zych S, Drazin D, Steinmetz MP, Neurosurg Focus, 1/1/2014
• The possibility of clinical trials in neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring: a review  
  Eccher MA, Ghogawala Z, Steinmetz MP, J Clin Neurophysiol, 1/1/2014
• Adverse events with the use of rhBMP-2 in thoracolumbar and lumbar spine fusions: a nine-year institutional analysis  
  Lubelski D, Abdullah KG, Steinmetz MP, Alvin MD, Amy SN, Chakka S, Benzel EC, Mroz TE, J Spinal Disord Tech, 1/1/2013
• Potential role of growth factors in SCI management  
  Awad BI, Carmody MA, Steinmetz MP, World Neurosurg, 1/1/2013
• Transcranial magnetic stimulation following spinal cord injury  
  Awad BI, Carmody MA, Zhang X, Lin VW, Steinmetz MP, World Neurosurg, 1/1/2013
• A new model of cervical contusion SCI, its respiratory motor deficits, and the role of the crossed phrenic pathway  
  Awad BI, Warren PM, Steinmetz MP, Alilain, W, Exp Neurol, 1/1/2013
• Bilateral pedicle screw fixation versus unilateral pedicle and contralateral facet screws for minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: clinical outc...  
  Awad BI, Lubelski D, Shin JH, Carmody MA, Hoh DJ, Mroz TE, Steinmetz MP, Global Spine Journal, 1/1/2013
• Central diabetes insipidus after staged spinal surgery  
  Rosenbaum BP, Steinmetz MP, Global Spine Journal, 1/1/2013
• Minimally invasive tubular resection of the anomalous transverse process in patients with Bertolottis’s syndrome  
  Li Y, Lubelski D, Abdullah KG, Mroz TE, Steinmetz MP, J Neurosurg Spine, 1/1/2013
• Urological complications following use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 in anterior lumbar interbody fusion  
  Lubelski D, Abdullah KG, Nowacki AS, Alvin MD, Steinmetz MP, Chakka S, Li Y, Gajewski N, Benzel EC, Mroz TE, J Neurosurg Spine, 1/1/2013
• Circumferential cervical surgery: To stage or not to stage?  
  Harel R, Hwang R, Fakhar M, Steinmetz MP, Novak E, Wany JC, Mroz TE, J Spine Disord Tech, 1/1/2013
• In reply Direct lateral approach to pathology at the craniovertebal junction  
  Abdullah KG, Schlenk RS, Krishnaney A, Steinmetz MP, Benzel EC, Mroz TE, Neurosurgery, 1/1/2013
• Clinical outcomes following surgical management of coexistent cervical stenosis and multiple sclerosis  
  Lubelski D, Abdullah KG, Alvin MD, Wang T, Nowacki AS, Steinmetz MP, Ransohoff RM, Benzel EC, Mroz TE, Spine J, 1/1/2013
• Translaminar screw fixation in the subaxial cervical spine: Quantitative laminar analysis and feasibility of unilateral and bilateral virtual screw placement  
  Alvin MD, Abdullah KG, Steinmetz MP, Lubelski D, Nowacki AS, Benzel EC, Mroz TE, Spine, 1/1/2012
• Open-door cervical laminoplasty with preservation of posterior structures  
  Abdullah KG, Yamashita T, Steinmetz MP, Lubelski D, Wang JC, Benzel EC, Mroz TE, Global Spine J, 1/1/2012
• Repair of pars interarticularis defect using a pedicle and laminar screw construct: a new technique based on anatomical and biomechanical analysis  
  Patel RD, Rosas HG, Steinmetz MP, Anderson PA, J Neurosurg Spine, 1/1/2012
• Lateral Extracavitary, costotransversectomy, and transthoracic thoracotomy approaches to the thoracic spine: review of techniques and complications  
  Lubelski D, Abdullah KG, Steinmetz MP, Masters F, Mroz TE, Benzel EC, Shin JH, J Spine Disord Tech, 1/1/2012
• Comparing vertebral body reconstruction implants for the treatment of thoracic and lumbar metastatic spinal tumors: a consecutive case series of 37 patients  
  Rajpal S, Hwang R, Mroz T, Steinmetz MP, J Spine Disord Tech, 1/1/2012
• Direct lateral approach to pathology at the craniovertebarl junction: a technical note  
  Addullah KG, Schlenk RS, Krishnaney A, Steinmetz MP, Benzel EC, Mroz TE, Neurosurgery, 1/1/2012
• Research Committee of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons In-training factors predictive of choosing and sustaining a productive academic career path in neurologica...  
  Crowley RW, Asthagiri AR, Starke RM, Zusman EE, Chiocca EA, Loser RR, Neurosurgery, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters

• Surgery of the Craniovertebral Junction. 
  Chapter: Image guidance and surgical fixation of the craniovertebral junction. Ch. 38 
  Shin J, Benzel EC, Steinmetz MPEditors: Dikman C, Spetzler R, Sontag V, Bambakidtis N.Theime, New York, NY2013
• Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management 
  Chapter: Percutaneous and minimally invasive approaches to decompression and arthrodesis of the thoracolumbar spine. 
  Page 577 - 582Abdullah K, Steinmetz MP, Mroz TEElsevier, Philadelphia, PAEdition 3,2012
• Spine Surgery Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management 
  Chapter: Kyphotic cervical deformity. 
  Page 923 - 930Brooks T, Kager CD, Vaccaro AR, Benzel EC, Steinmetz MPEditors: Benzel EC.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PAEdition 3,2012
• Spine Surgery Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management 
  Chapter: Management of a patient with thoracolumbar fracture with incomplete myelopathy and a 40 degree kyphotic deformity. Operative management. 
  Page 2047 - 2050Steinmetz MPEditors: Benzel EC.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PAEdition 3,2012
• Spine Surgery Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management 
  Chapter: Management of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: laminectomy. 
  Page 2063 - 2084Steinmetz MP, Krishnaney A, Benzel ECEditors: Benzel EC.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PAEdition 3,2012
• Spine Surgery Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management 
  Chapter: Muscular support of the spine. 
  Page 63 - 70Mayer E, Steinmetz MPEditors: Benzel EC.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PAEdition 3,2012
• Spine Surgery Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management 
  Chapter: Percutaneous and minimally invasive approaches to discectomy. 
  Page 791 - 798Awad B, Mroz TE, Steinmetz MPEditors: Benzel EC.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PAEdition 3,2012
• Spine Surgery Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management 
  Chapter: Sacral tumors: regional challenges. 
  Page 1123 - 1134Rajpal S, Orr D, Steinmetz MPEditors: Benzel EC.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PAEdition 3,2012
• Spine Surgery Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management 
  Chapter: Spinal cord injury: pharamacological and regenerative therapeutic strategies. 
  Page 701 - 716Iannotti CA, Steinmetz MPEditors: Benzel EC.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PAEdition 3,2012
• Spine Surgery Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management 
  Chapter: Spine deformity and correction: the fundamentals. 
  Page 895 - 900Steinmetz MP, Benzel EC, Lenke LGEditors: Benzel EC.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PAEdition 3,2012
• Spine Surgery Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management 
  Chapter: Spondylotic myelopathy with cervical kyphotic deformity. 
  Page 2085 - 2094Steinmetz MP, Kager CD, Benzel ECEditors: Benzel EC.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PAEdition 3,2012
• Spine Surgery Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management 
  Chapter: Subsidence and dynamic cervical spine stabilization. 
  Page 1399 - 1408Steinmetz MP, Benzel EC, Apfelbaum RIEditors: Benzel EC.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PAEdition 3,2012
• The Cervical Spine 
  Chapter: Cervical Deformity. 
  Page 1083 - 1095Grosso M, Steinmetz MP, Benzel EWulters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PAEdition 5,2012
• The Cervical Spine 
  Chapter: Cervical radiculopathy: diagnosis and differrential diagnosis. Adjacent segment degeneration and disease. 
  Page 199 - 202Steinmetz MP, Benzel EC, Mroz TEWulters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PAEdition 5,2012
• The Cervical Spine 
  Chapter: Emerging pharmacolic treatments for spinal cord injury. 
  Page 707 - 716Matheus V, Iannotti CA, Steinmetz MPWulters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PAEdition 5,2012
• The Cervical Spine 
  Chapter: Intraoperative assessment of neurologic function. 
  Page 228 - 236Rajpal S, Steinmetz MPWulters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PAEdition 5,2012
• The Cervical Spine 
  Chapter: Postoperative C5 Root Palsy: Immediate Decompression Versus Waiting. 
  Page 1371 - 1373Mroz TE, Steinmetz MPWulters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PAEdition 5,2012
• Anesthesia for Spine Surgery. 
  Chapter: Posterior and anterior thoracic surgery. 
  Page 158 - 164Grosso M, Steinmetz MPEditors: Farag E.Cambridge University Press, New York, NY2012
• Schmidek & Sweet Operative Neurosurgical Techniques: Indications, Methods, and Results. 
  Chapter: The surgical management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy. 
  Page 1801 - 1814Steinmetz MP, Benzel EC, Krishnaney AAEditors: Schmidek HH, Roberts DW.W B Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA2012
• The Evidence for Neurosurgery. 
  Editors: Ghogawala Z, Steinmetz MP, Krishnaney AA, Benzel EC, Batjer HH.TFM2012
• Spine Surgery Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management 
  Chapter: Interspinous spacer devices. 
  Page 1561 - 1566Awad BI, Mroz TE, Steinmetz MPEditors: Benzel EC.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PAEdition 3,2012
• Spine Surgery Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management 
  Chapter: Cervico-thoracic junction tumors: regional challenges. 
  Page 1103 - 1114Brotea C, Steinmetz MPEditors: Benzel EC.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PAEdition 3,2012
• Spine Surgery Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management 
  Chapter: Bilateral locked facets with incomplete myelopahty: open reduction. 
  Page 2023 - 2038Abdullah KG, Steinmetz MPEditors: Benzel EC.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PAEdition 3,2012
• Spine Surgery Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management 
  Chapter: Introperative crisis management in spine surgery: What to do when things go wrong. 
  Page 1927 - 1940Abdullah KG, Tsai EC, Benzel EC, Steinmetz MPEditors: Benzel EC.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PAEdition 3,2012
• Minimally Invasive Spine Fusion: Techniques and Operative Nuances. 
  Chapter: Minimally Invasive Retractor Systems for Lumbar Spine Surgeyr 
  Page 253 - 262Bhalla T, Steinmetz MPEditors: Cruet M, Beisse R, Pimenta L, Kim D.Quality Medical Publishing, St. Louis, MO2011
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Abstracts/Posters

• Predispsing characteristics of adjacent segment disease following lumbar fusion. (Oral Poster)
  Alentado V, Lubelski D, Healy A, Steinmetz MP, Benzel EC, Mroz TE, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/1/2014
• The effectiveness of CT angiography on cervical spine fracture outcomes. (Oral Presentation)
  Lockwood M, Smith G, Tanenbaum J, Seicean A, Lubelski D, Mroz TE, Benzel, EC, Steinmetz MP, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/1/2014
• Reoperation rates after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion vs. posterior cervical foraminotomy: a propensity matched analysis. (Oral Presentation)
  Lubelski D, Silverstein M, Healy A, Steinmetz MP, Benzel EC, Mroz TE, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/1/2014
• Post-operative cervical sagittal imbalance negatively affects outcome following surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. (Oral Poster)
  Magge S, Curran J, Coumans JV, Butler W, Bisson E, Heary R, Krishnaney A, Steinmetz MP, Roguski M, Benzel EC, Ghogawala Z, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/1/2014
• Adjacent level ligamentous injury associated with traumatic cervical spine fractures: Indications for magnetic resounance imaging and implications for treatment. (Ora...
  Steinmetz MP, Awad AI, Carmody M, Claridge J, Como J, Mroz TE, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of Spine and Peripheral Nerves Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2014
• Clinical outcomes following surgical management of coexistent cervical stenosis and multiple sclerosis: a cohort controlled analysis. (Oral Presentation)
  Lubelski D, Abdullah KG, Alvin MD, Wang TY, Nowacki AS, Steinmetz MP, Benzel EC, Mroz TE, North American Spine Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2013
• Odontoid fractures. Effect of the Second Fall. (Oral Presentation)
  Steinmetz MP, Lubelski D, Moore TA, Cervical Spine Research Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2013
• Optogenetic photstimulation to control bladder function after experimental spinal cord injury. (Oral Presentation)
  Awad AI, Guitierrez DV, Alilain W, Steinmetz MP, North American Spine Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2013
• Cervical Pedicle Fractures: Surgical vs. Conservative Treatment. (Oral Presentation)
  Awad BI, Carmody M, Anderson JA, Moore T, Mroz T, Steinmetz MP, AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2013
• Complications following sue of rhBMP-2 in anterior lumbar interbody fusion: an institutuional cohort controlled study. (Oral Presentation)
  Lubelski D, Abdullah KG, Alvin MD, Steinmetz MP, Benzel EC, Mroz TE, AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2012
• Complications with the use of BMP-2 in thoracolumbar and lumbar spine fusions: a nine-year institutional analysis. (Oral Presentation)
  Lubleski D, Abdullah KG, Steinmetz MP, Alvin MD, Nowacki AS, Chakka S, Benzel EC, Mroz TE, AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2012
• Early stablization of thoracolumbar injuries in polytraumatised patients. (Poster Presentation)
  Moore TA, Steinmetz MP, Vallier H, AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2012
• Prospective study of disc repair with NuQu injectable allogeneic chondrocytes.
  Steinmetz MP (Discussant). Coric D, Pettine K, Boltes M, AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2012
• Current exposure to neurosurgery and neurosurgical concepts in medical school curriculums. (Oral Poster Presentation)
  Pilitsis JG, Maxxola CA, Beverly S, Asadi-Moghaddam K, Colen CB, Ashley WW, Steinmetz MP, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2011
• Interspinous devices: an update. (Oral Presentation)
  Steinmetz MP, Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, Machkinaw Island, MI, 1/1/2011
• A combined neuroprotective immune-modulatory therapy mitigates early bladder dysfunction after experimental spinal cord injury. (Oral Presentation)
  Hoh DJ, Shin JH, Clark M, Iannotti CA, Harel R, van Rooijen N, Jiang HH, Damsaer M, Steinmetz MP, AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2011
• Comparing vertebral body reconstruction implants for the treatment of thoracic and lumbar metastatic spinal tumors. (Digital Poster)
  Rajpal S, Hwang R, Mroz T, Steinmetz MP, AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2011
• Perioperative and long-term outcomes following surgery for cervical spine deformity. (Oral Poster Presentation)
  Grosso M, Hwang R, Mroz T, Krishnaney AA, Benzel EC, Steinmetz MP, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2011
• Effects of a combined immunomodulatory therapy and chondroitinase after spinal cord hemisection injury. (Oral Presentation)
  Matheus V, Iannotti CA, Clark M, Grosso M, Steinmetz MP, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2011
• Bilateral pedicle screw fixation vs. unilateral pedicle and contralateral facet screws for MIS TLIF. Clinical outcomes and cost analysis. (Poster Presentation)
  Shin JH, Refai D, Awad B, Hoh DJ, Mroz TE, Steinmetz MP, Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute Research Day, Cleveland, OH, 1/1/2010
• Immunomodulaiton using peripheral macrophage depletion and cAMP elevation promotes neuroprotection and imporves locomotor recovery after contusive SCI. (Oral Presentat...
  Iannotti, CA, Megan C, Horn K, van Rooijen N, Nair D, Silver J, Steinmetz MP, CNS Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2010
• Radiograhpic CT evidence of nonunion after lumbar interbody fusion does not reliably predict long-term hardware failure or reoperation rates. (Poster Presentation)
  Hoh DJ, Shin J, Mroz TE, Steinmetz MP, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2010
• Bilateral pedicle screw fixation vs. unilateral pedicle and contralateral facet screws for MIS TLIF. Clinical outcomes and cost analysis. (Poster Presentation)
  Shin JH, Refai D, Awad B, Hoh DJ, Mroz TE, Steinmetz MP, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2010
• Treatment with combined immunomodulatory therapy results in early bladder recovery after experimental spinal cord injury. (Oral Presentation)
  Hoh D, Iannottii CA, Jiang HH, Harel R, Clark M, Shin JH, va Rooijen N, Damser M, Steinmetz MP, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2010
• Reliability of digital cervical alignment measurements in patients with cervical myelopathy. (Oral Presentation)
  Steinmetz, MP, Iannotti CA, Gwinn D, Benzel EC, AANS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2009
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Lectures

• ANAT 410: Human Anatomy, Brachial plexus. 
  Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine - 1/1/2015
• Core 3 IQ 
  Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine - 1/1/2015
• MIS in deformity and trauma. 
  Montego Bay, Jamaica - 1/1/2014
• The Aging Spine 
  1/1/2014
• Image Guided Navigation in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. 
  Saratoga, NY - 1/1/2014
• Spinal cord injury: Evidence for early Surgery. 
  Montego Bay, Jamaica - 1/1/2014
• Minimally invasive surgery: does the evidence support less postoperative pain. 
  Montego Bay, Jamaica - 1/1/2014
• Allograft Cells in Spine Surgery. 
  Amelia Island, FL - 1/1/2014
• Iatrogenic deformity: prevention. 
  Montego Bay, Jamaica - 1/1/2014
• Biomechanics 201: Instrument and construct design. 
  Montego Bay, Jamaica - 1/1/2014
• Spine Stabilization in Metastatic Spine Disease. 
  Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2014
• MIS Lumbar Complications. 
  Amelia Island, FL - 1/1/2014
• MIS: Cost, Outcomes, and Complications. 
  Amelia Island, FL - 1/1/2014
• Is MAS more cost effective then conventional open surgery? 
  Antalya, Turkey - 1/1/2014
• MIS in trauma. 
  Antalya, Turkey - 1/1/2014
• Esophogeal Injury. PC 21: My worst spinal complication: what I learned. 
  Boston, MA - 1/1/2014
• Organized Neurosurgery. PC 25: The advanced practice providers guide to inegratig innovation and conventional wisdom. 
  Boston, MA - 1/1/2014
• Back Pain 
  Cleveland Browns Stadium - 1/1/2013
• Back Pain in a Woman 
  1/1/2013
• Percutaneous fixation of flexion/distraction fractures of the thoracolumbar spine. 
  Snowmass, CO - 1/1/2013
• Traumatic odontoid fractures in the elderly. Management of Spine Trauma in the Elderly. 
  Phoenix, AZ - 1/1/2013
• Patient satisfaction: what really drives patient perception. Neurosurgical Spine: Business and Compensation. 
  Phoenix, AZ - 1/1/2013
• MIS TLIF Complications. Advanced MIS Techniques/Managing MIS Complications. 
  Phoenix, AZ - 1/1/2013
• MIS TLIF Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery ICL. 
  New Orleans, LA - 1/1/2013
• Cervicothoracic Junction. Posterior Cervical Spine ICL. 
  New Orleans, LA - 1/1/2013
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