MichaelRZindrickMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Hinsdale, IL

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Physician

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Office
550 W Ogden Ave
Hinsdale, IL 60521
Phone+1 630-323-6116

Fax+1 630-323-6169
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Summary

Retired Jan 15, 2020 from clinical practice

Education & Training

Loyola University Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1980 - 1984
Loyola Medicine MacNeal HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1979 - 1980
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1983 - Present
IL State Medical License 1980 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2016 - 2025
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

West Suburban Living Magazine Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centricity EMR, GE Healthcare, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Biomechanical Stability Analysis of a Stand-alone Cage, Static and Rotational-dynamic Plate in a Two-level Cervical Fusion Construct.
Parmenion P. Tsitsopoulos, Leonard I. Voronov, Michael R. Zindrick, Gerard Carandang, Robert M. Havey, Alexander J. Ghanayem, Avinash G. Patwardhan> ;Orthopaedic Surgery. 2017 Aug 1
39 citations
Effects of motion segment level, Pfirrmann intervertebral disc degeneration grade and gender on lumbar spine kinematics
Muturi Muriuki, Robert M. Havey, Leonard I. Voronov, Gerard Carandang, Michael R. Zindrick, Mark A. Lorenz, Laurie M Lomasney, Avinash G. Patwardhan> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2016 Aug 1
Point of view.
Michael R Zindrick> ;Spine. 2015 Apr 1
7 citations
Biomechanical Characteristics of an Integrated Lumbar Interbody Fusion Device
Leonard I. Voronov, Georgios Vastardis, Julia Zelenakova, Gerard Carandang, Robert M. Havey, Erik I. Waldorff, Michael R. Zindrick, Avinash G. Patwardhan> ;International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2014 Jan 1
2 citations
Point of view: 5-year results of the FDA study.
Michael R. Zindrick, Kevin F. Spratt> ;Spine. 2013 Feb 1
4 citations
Relaxation response of lumbar segments undergoing disc-space distraction: implications to the stability of anterior lumbar interbody implants.
Robert M. Havey, Leonard I. Voronov, Parmenion P. Tsitsopoulos, Gerard Carandang, Alexander J. Ghanayem, Mark A. Lorenz, Michael R. Zindrick, Avinash G. Patwardhan> ;Spine. 2012 Apr 20
66 citations
Evaluation of pullout strength and failure mechanism of posterior instrumentation in normal and osteopenic thoracic vertebrae.
Odysseas Paxinos, Parmenion P. Tsitsopoulos, Michael R. Zindrick, Leonard I. Voronov, Mark A. Lorenz, Robert M. Havey, Avinash G. Patwardhan> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2010 Oct 1
14 citations
Cervical disc arthroplasty.
Michael R. Zindrick, Mitchel B. Harris, Steven Craig Humphreys, Patrick T O'Leary, Gary Schneiderman, William C. Watters, Charles M. Turkelson, Janet L. Wies, Laura Ra...> ;The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2010 Oct 1
20 citations
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with a locked plate and wedged graft effectively stabilizes flexion-distraction stage-3 injury in the lower cervical spine: a b...
Odysseas Paxinos, Alexander J. Ghanayem, Michael R. Zindrick, Leonard I. Voronov, Robert M. Havey, Gerard Carandang, Alexander G. Hadjipavlou, Avinash G. Patwardhan> ;Spine. 2009 Jan 1
27 citations
Altered disc pressure profile after an osteoporotic vertebral fracture is a risk factor for adjacent vertebral body fracture.
Michael N. Tzermiadianos, Susan M. Renner, Frank M. Phillips, Alexander G. Hadjipavlou, Michael R. Zindrick, Robert M. Havey, Michael L. Voronov, Avinash G. Patwardhan> ;European Spine Journal. 2008 Sep 16
The Pathophysiology of Disc Degeneration: A Critical Review
A G Hadjipavlou, M R Zindrick> ;Bone & Joint Publishing. 2008 Oct 01
24 citations
An evidence-based medicine approach in determining factors that may affect outcome in lumbar total disc replacement.
Michael R. Zindrick, Michael N. Tzermiadianos, Leonard I. Voronov, Mark A. Lorenz, Alexander G. Hadjipavlou> ;Spine. 2008 May 15
27 citations
What is the correlation of in vivo wear and damage patterns with in vitro TDR motion response
Steven M. Kurtz, Avinash G. Patwardhan, Daniel W. MacDonald, Lauren Ciccarelli, André van Ooij, Mark A. Lorenz, Michael R. Zindrick, Patrick T O'Leary, Jorge Isaza, Ra...> ;Spine. 2008 Mar 1
65 citations
Response of Charité total disc replacement under physiologic loads: prosthesis component motion patterns
Patrick O’Leary, Michael Nicolakis, Mark A. Lorenz, Leonard I. Voronov, Michael R. Zindrick, Alexander J. Ghanayem, Robert M. Havey, Gerard Carandang, Mark Sartori, Io...> ;The Spine Journal. 2005 Nov 1
24 citations
Restoring geometric and loading alignment of the thoracic spine with a vertebral compression fracture: effects of balloon (bone tamp) inflation and spinal extension.
Ioannis N. Gaitanis, Gerard Carandang, Frank M. Phillips, Brian Magovern, Alexander J. Ghanayem, Leonard I. Voronov, Robert M. Havey, Michael R. Zindrick, Alexander G....> ;The Spine Journal. 2005 Jan 1
29 citations
Flexion-extension response of the thoracolumbar spine under compressive follower preload.
Scott K Stanley, Alexander J. Ghanayem, Leonard I. Voronov, Robert M. Havey, Odysseas Paxinos, Gerard Carandang, Michael R. Zindrick, Avinash G. Patwardhan> ;Spine. 2004 Nov 15
88 citations
Pedicle morphology of the immature thoracolumbar spine.
Michael R. Zindrick, Gary W. Knight, Mark Sartori, Tony J. Carnevale, Avinash G. Patwardhan, Mark A. Lorenz> ;Spine. 2000 Nov 1
4 citations
Orthopaedic surgery and Food and Drug Administration off-label uses.
Michael R. Zindrick> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2000 Sep 1
190 citations
The biomechanical effect of postoperative hypolordosis in instrumented lumbar fusion on instrumented and adjacent spinal segments
Shinji Umehara, Michael R. Zindrick, Avinash G. Patwardhan, Robert M. Havey, Lori A. Vrbos, Gary W. Knight, Suichi Miyano, Marie Kirincic, Kiyoshi Kaneda, Mark A. Lorenz> ;Spine. 2000 Jul 1
28 citations
Extradural synovial thoracic cyst.
Scott D. Hodges, Stanley Fronczak, Michael R. Zindrick, Mark A. Lorenz, Lori A. Vrbos> ;Spine. 1994 Nov 1
3 citations
The use of intrapedicular fixation systems in the treatment of thoracolumbar and lumbosacral fractures.
Michael R. Zindrick, Mark A. Lorenz> ;Orthopedics. 1992 Mar 1
90 citations
A comparison of single-level fusions with and without hardware.
Mark A. Lorenz, Michael R. Zindrick, Paul Schwaegler, Lori A. Vrbos, Mary Ann Collatz, Raj Behal, Richard Cram> ;Spine. 1991 Aug 1
30 citations
Orthotic stabilization of thoracolumbar injuries. A biomechanical analysis of the Jewett hyperextension orthosis.
Avinash G. Patwardhan, Siping Li, Thomas M. Gavin, Mark A. Lorenz, Kevin P. Meade, Michael R. Zindrick> ;Spine. 1990 Jul 1
20 citations
Factors influencing the penetration of wires into the neural canal during segmental wiring.
Michael R. Zindrick, G. W. Knight, W. H. Bunch, M. C. Miller, D. M. Butler, Mark A. Lorenz, Rajneesh Behal> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 1989 Jun 1
10 citations
Symptomatic spondylolisthesis in adults: four decades later.
David M. Apel, Mark A. Lorenz, Michael R. Zindrick> ;Spine. 1989 Mar 1
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