
Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
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Sigurd Berven, MD is an orthopedic spine surgeon who researches the therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cells in an animal model of disc degeneration.
Publications
The Comparison of Cost-Effectiveness Between Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Provocative Discography in the Identification of Chronic Low Back Pain Surgery Candidates.
ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR
Predictability in Achieving Target Intervertebral Lordosis Using Personalized Interbody Implants.
International journal of spine surgery
Diagnosis of spine pseudoarthrosis based on the biomechanical properties of bone.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Spinal cord injury in high-risk complex adult spinal deformity surgery: review of incidence and outcomes from the Scoli-RISK-1 study.
Spinal cord series and cases
Effects of liposomal bupivacaine on opioid use and healthcare resource utilization after outpatient spine surgery: a real-world assessment.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Opioid Use Prior to Adult Spine Deformity Correction Surgery is Associated With Worse Pre- and Postoperative Back Pain and Prolonged Opioid Demands.
Global spine journal
The influence of osteoporosis on mechanical complications in lumbar fusion surgery: a systematic review.
North American Spine Society journal
Association Between Opioid Utilization and Patient Reported Outcome Measures Following Lumbar Spine Surgery.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Preferences for risks and benefits of treatment outcomes for chronic low back pain: Choice-based conjoint measure development and discrete choice experiment.
PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation
Correction: Degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: review of current classifications and proposal of a novel classification system.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
Odontoid fractures above C2 to pelvis posterior instrumented fusions: a single center's 11-year experience.
Spine deformity
Tension Parameters of Junctional Tethers in Proximal Junction Kyphosis: A Cadaveric Biomechanical Study.
World neurosurgery
Degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: review of current classifications and proposal of a novel classification system.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
CAPER: Patient Preferences to Inform Non-Surgical Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain (cLBP): A Discrete Choice Experiment.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
Comparison of Lumbosacral Fusion Grade in Patients after Transforaminal and Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Minimum 2-Year Follow-Up.
Orthopaedic surgery
Spinal Deformity Update.
Neurosurgery clinics of North America
Activity and sports resumption after long segment fusions to the pelvis for adult spinal deformity: survey results of AO Spine members.
Spine deformity
Spinopelvic Alignment: Importance in Spinal Pathologies and Realignment Strategies.
Neurosurgery clinics of North America
Real-World Implementation of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning for Managing Surgical Spine Patients at 2 Academic Health Care Systems.
International journal of spine surgery
A twitter analysis of patient and family experience in pediatric spine surgery.
Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
Editors' Introduction: Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Analytics, Present and Future.
International journal of spine surgery
Duration of neurological deficit and outcomes in the surgical treatment of spinal coccidioidomycosis.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
Independent Prognostic Factors Associated With Improved Patient-Reported Outcomes in the Prospective Evaluation of Elderly Deformity Surgery (PEEDS) Study.
Global spine journal
Does surgery for metastatic spinal tumors improve functional outcomes in patients without spinal cord compression but with potentially unstable spines?
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
Impact of social determinants of health on perioperative opioid utilization in patients with lumbar degeneration.
North American Spine Society journal
Influence of Preoperative T1-Slope and Cervical Sagittal Vertical Axis on Postoperative Cervical Sagittal Alignment Following Posterior Cervical Laminoplasty.
International journal of spine surgery
Multi-domain biopsychosocial postoperative recovery trajectories associate with patient outcomes following lumbar fusion.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
Preoperative medical assessment for adult spinal deformity surgery: a state-of-the-art review.
Spine deformity
Racial Differences in Postoperative Opioid Prescribing Practices in Spine Surgical Patients.
Neurosurgery
Wound complications in metastatic spine tumor patients with and without preoperative radiation.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
Adjacent Segment Vertebral Body Bone Density Changes as Measured By Hounsfield Units After Lumbar Spine Fusion.
World neurosurgery
Challenges and Complications in Freehand S2-Alar-Iliac Spinopelvic Fixation and the Potential for Robotics to Enhance Patient Safety.
Global spine journal
Economic Impact of Revision Operations for Adjacent Segment Disease of the Subaxial Cervical Spine.
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews
Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Spine Surgery: An International Survey of Clinical Practices Among Expert Spine Surgeons.
Global spine journal
RAPT score and preoperative factors to predict discharge location following adult spinal deformity surgery.
Spine deformity
Upper instrumented vertebra-femoral angle and correlation with proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity.
Spine deformity
Spine Surgeons Social Dilemma: Benefits and Risks of Social Media for Spine Surgery Practice in the 21st Century.
Global spine journal
Stratifying outcome based on the Oswestry Disability Index for operative treatment of adult spinal deformity on patients 60 years of age or older: a multicenter, multi-continental study on Prospective Evaluation of Elderly Deformity Surgery (PEEDS).
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Does transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion induce lordosis or kyphosis? Radiographic evaluation with a minimum 2-year follow-up.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
SPINE20 A global advocacy group promoting evidence-based spine care of value.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
Posterior Displacement of L1 May be a Risk Factor for Proximal Junctional Kyphosis After Adult Spinal Deformity Correction.
Global spine journal
An analysis of tumor-related potential spinal column instability (Spine Instability Neoplastic Scores 7-12) eventually requiring surgery with a 1-year follow-up.
Neurosurgical focus
Reoperation and Mortality Rates Following Elective 1 to 2 Level Lumbar Fusion: A Large State Database Analysis.
Global spine journal
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Cage Retrieval for the Treatment of Pseudarthrosis After Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Single-Institution Case Series.
Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)
Long-term radiographic outcomes of expandable versus static cages in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
The impact of increasing interbody fusion levels at the fractional curve on lordosis, curve correction, and complications in adult patients with scoliosis.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
Is the Goutallier grade of multifidus fat infiltration associated with adjacent-segment degeneration after lumbar spinal fusion?
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion-Early Experience Using a Biplanar Expandable Cage for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis.
International journal of spine surgery
Obesity may be associated with adjacent-segment degeneration after single-level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in spinopelvic-mismatched patients with a minimum 2-year follow-up.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
Consensus-based perioperative protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
Clamshell thoracotomy for en bloc resection of a 3-level thoracic chordoma: technical note and operative video.
Neurosurgical focus
The effect of anterior lumbar interbody fusion staging order on perioperative complications in circumferential lumbar fusions performed within the same hospital admission.
Neurosurgical focus
The association between lower Hounsfield units on computed tomography and cage subsidence after lateral lumbar interbody fusion.
Neurosurgical focus
Appropriate Management of Vertebral Fragility Fractures: Development of a Pathway Based on a Vertebral Compression Fracture Registry.
Pain physician
The impact of obesity on perioperative complications in patients undergoing anterior lumbar interbody fusion.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
Editorial. COVID-19 and spinal surgery.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
Asymmetric Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy for Adult Spinal Deformity with Coronal Imbalance: Complications, Radiographic and Surgical Outcomes.
Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)
Local Application of Vancomycin in Spine Surgery Does Not Result in Increased Vancomycin-Resistant Bacteria-10-Year Data.
Spine deformity
Cost Analysis of Single-Level Lumbar Fusions.
Global spine journal
Effect of Obesity on the Development, Management, and Outcomes of Spinal Disorders.
The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Outcomes and Quality of Life Improvement After Multilevel Spinal Fusion in Elderly Patients.
Global spine journal
Responding to Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Changes During Pediatric Coronal Spinal Deformity Surgery.
Global spine journal
State of the Art Review.
Spine deformity
The Assessment of Clinically Significant Differences in Treating Spinal Deformity Using the SRS Questionnaire: What Is the Threshold of Change That Is Meaningful to Patients?
International journal of spine surgery
A validated preoperative score for predicting 30-day readmission after 1-2 level elective posterior lumbar fusion.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
ISSLS PRIZE IN BIOENGINEERING SCIENCE 2019: biomechanical changes in dynamic sagittal balance and lower limb compensatory strategies following realignment surgery in adult spinal deformity patients.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
Treatment of only the fractional curve for radiculopathy in adult scoliosis: comparison to lower thoracic and upper thoracic fusions.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
Comprehensive non-surgical treatment decreased the need for spine surgery in patients with spondylolisthesis: Three-year results.
Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
New Paradigms in the Continuum of Spine Care: From Newborns to Elderly Patients.
Instructional course lectures
Surgical Management of Thoracic Disc Herniation: Anterior vs Posterior Approach.
Turkish neurosurgery
Contribution of Lateral Interbody Fusion in Staged Correction of Adult Degenerative Scoliosis.
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
In Vitro Biomechanical Evaluation of a Novel, Minimally Invasive, Sacroiliac Joint Fixation Device.
International journal of spine surgery
Unilateral versus bilateral lower extremity motor deficit following complex adult spinal deformity surgery: is there a difference in recovery up to 2-year follow-up?
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
The reliability of motor evoked potentials to predict dorsiflexion injuries during lumbosacral deformity surgery: importance of multiple myotomal monitoring.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Degenerative Spinal Deformity: Creating Lordosis in the Lumbar Spine.
Neurosurgery clinics of North America
Sagittal Alignment of the Lumbar Spine.
Neurosurgery clinics of North America
Bony ingrowth potential of 3D-printed porous titanium alloy: a direct comparison of interbody cage materials in an in vivo ovine lumbar fusion model.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Bariatric surgery before elective posterior lumbar fusion is associated with reduced medical complications and infection.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Incidence and risk factors of postoperative neurologic decline after complex adult spinal deformity surgery: results of the Scoli-RISK-1 study.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Stand-alone anterior interbody fusion for substitution of iliac fixation in long spinal fixation constructs.
Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
Comparative analysis of 3 surgical strategies for adult spinal deformity with mild to moderate sagittal imbalance.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
Graft Subsidence and Revision Rates Following Anterior Cervical Corpectomy: A Clinical Study Comparing Different Interbody Cages.
Clinical spine surgery
Perioperative Gabapentin Does Not Reduce Postoperative Delirium in Older Surgical Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Anesthesiology
An international consensus on the appropriate evaluation and treatment for adults with spinal deformity.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
Mini-open anterior approach for cervicothoracic junction fracture: technical note.
Neurosurgical focus
A Comparison of Implants Used in Open-Door Laminoplasty: Structural Rib Allografts Versus Metallic Miniplates.
Clinical spine surgery
Correlation Between Lumbopelvic and Sagittal Parameters and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults With Lumbosacral Spondylolisthesis.
Global spine journal
The Case for Deformity Correction in the Management of Radiculopathy with Concurrent Spinal Deformity.
Neurosurgery clinics of North America
Team Approach: Degenerative Spinal Deformity.
JBJS reviews
Adjacent segment disease after instrumented fusion for adult lumbar spondylolisthesis: Incidence and risk factors.
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery
Commentary on development and assessment of a digital X-ray software tool to determine vertebral rotation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
ISSLS PRIZE IN BASIC SCIENCE 2017: Intervertebral disc/bone marrow cross-talk with Modic changes.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
The effect of transforaminal epidural steroid injections in patients with spondylolisthesis.
Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
Mesenteric ischemia following the correction of adult spinal deformity: case report.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
Increase in spinal deformity surgery in patients age 60 and older is not associated with increased complications.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Sexual function after cervical spine surgery: Independent predictors of functional impairment.
Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
Increasing Rates of Surgical Management of Multilevel Spinal Curvature in Elderly Patients.
Spine deformity
Technique and nuances of an S-2 alar iliac screw for lumbosacral fixation in patients with transitional and normal anatomy.
Neurosurgical focus
Costs and readmission rates for the resection of primary and metastatic spinal tumors: a comparative analysis of 181 patients.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
Adjacent Segment Degeneration Versus Disease After Lumbar Spine Fusion for Degenerative Pathology: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis of the Literature.
Clinical spine surgery
A Comparison of Two Different Dosing Protocols for Tranexamic Acid in Posterior Spinal Fusion for Spinal Deformity: A Prospective, Randomized Trial.
International journal of spine surgery
Appropriate Use of Limited Interventions vs Extensive Surgery in the Elderly Patient With Spinal Disorders.
Neurosurgery
Does the Outcome of Adult Deformity Surgery Justify the Complications in Elderly (Above 70 y of Age) Patients?
Journal of spinal disorders & techniques
The Burden of Spinal Disorders in the Elderly.
Neurosurgery
Analysis of mechanical failure associated with reoperation in spinal fusion to the sacrum in adult spinal deformity.
Journal of orthopaedic science : official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association
Three-column osteotomy surgery versus standard surgical management for the correction of adult spinal deformity: a cohort study.
Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research
Does Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Have Advantages over Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis?
Global spine journal
Critique of the analysis of UpToDate.com on the treatment of painful vertebral compression fractures: time to update UpToDate.
AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
Health economic aspects of vertebral augmentation procedures.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA
Hospital readmission rates after surgical treatment of primary and metastatic tumors of the spine.
Spine
Axial mitochondrial myopathy in a patient with rapidly progressive adult-onset scoliosis.
Acta neuropathologica communications
An evidence-based medicine model for rare and often neglected neoplastic conditions.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
Optimal surgical care for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: an international consensus.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
Postoperative Recovery Outcomes in Adult Scoliosis: A Prospective Multicenter Database With 5-Year Follow-Up.
Spine deformity
Long fusion from sacrum to thoracic spine for adult spinal deformity with sagittal imbalance: upper versus lower thoracic spine as site of upper instrumented vertebra.
Neurosurgical focus
Unilateral versus bilateral iliac screws for spinopelvic fixation: are two screws better than one?
Neurosurgical focus
Sacroiliac joint pain: burden of disease.
Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.)
Outcome and treatment of postoperative spine surgical site infections: predictors of treatment success and failure.
Journal of orthopaedic science : official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association
Contemporary management of metastatic bone disease: tips and tools of the trade for general practitioners.
Instructional course lectures
Analysis of the direct cost of surgery for four diagnostic categories of adult spinal deformity.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Intervertebral discs from spinal nondeformity and deformity patients have different mechanical and matrix properties.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Contemporary management of metastatic bone disease: tips and tools of the trade for general practitioners.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
A novel scientific model for rare and often neglected neoplastic conditions.
Evidence-based spine-care journal
Beyond the decade: strategic priorities to reduce the burden of musculoskeletal disease.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
Retrieval analysis of PEEK rods for posterior fusion and motion preservation.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
Revision surgery for lumbar pseudarthrosis.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Proximal junctional kyphosis and clinical outcomes in adult spinal deformity surgery with fusion from the thoracic spine to the sacrum: a comparison of proximal and distal upper instrumented vertebrae.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
Assessment of Morbidity and Mortality Collection Data 2009.
Spine deformity
Percutaneous posterior cervical fusion with the DTRAX Facet System for single-level radiculopathy: results in 60 patients.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
Pitfalls of calculating hospital readmission rates based on nonvalidated administrative data sets: : presented at the 2012 Joint Spine Section Meeting: clinical article.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
The design, development, and implementation of a checklist for intraoperative neuromonitoring changes.
Neurosurgical focus
Facet-sparing lumbar decompression with a minimally invasive flexible MicroBlade Shaver� versus traditional decompression: quantitative radiographic assessment.
Clinical interventions in aging
New treatments and imaging strategies in degenerative disease of the intervertebral disks.
Radiology
Value-based care in the management of spinal disorders: a systematic review of cost-utility analysis.
Clinical orthopaedics and related research
The development of a model for translation of the Neck Disability Index to utility scores for cost-utility analysis in cervical disorders.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Morphology of the human vertebral endplate.
Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society
Spinal instability neoplastic score: an analysis of reliability and validity from the spine oncology study group.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Correlation of higher preoperative American Society of Anesthesiology grade and increased morbidity and mortality rates in patients undergoing spine surgery.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
Morbidity and mortality associated with spinal surgery in children: a review of the Scoliosis Research Society morbidity and mortality database.
Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics
Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of 10,242 adults with spondylolisthesis.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of 10,329 adults with degenerative lumbar stenosis.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
Dynamic constructs for spinal fusion: an evidence-based review.
The Orthopedic clinics of North America
Spondylolisthesis following a pedicle subtraction osteotomy. Case report.
Neurosurgical focus
Assessment of spine surgery outcomes: inconsistency of change amongst outcome measurements.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Defining value in spine care.
American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality
Health related quality of life assessment in metastatic disease of the spine: a systematic review.
Spine
Improvement of back pain with operative and nonoperative treatment in adults with scoliosis.
Neurosurgery
Regeneration of a spinal ligament after total lumbar disk arthroplasty in primates.
Cells, tissues, organs
Defining substantial clinical benefit following lumbar spine arthrodesis.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
Pedicle subtraction osteotomy.
Neurosurgery
The efficacy of motor evoked potentials in fixed sagittal imbalance deformity correction surgery.
Spine
Surgical versus nonsurgical therapy for lumbar spinal stenosis.
The New England journal of medicine
Minimum clinically important difference in lumbar spine surgery patients: a choice of methods using the Oswestry Disability Index, Medical Outcomes Study questionnaire Short Form 36, and pain scales.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Aneurysmal bone cysts of the spine.
Neurosurgery clinics of North America
Operative management of degenerative scoliosis: an evidence-based approach to surgical strategies based on clinical and radiographic outcomes.
Neurosurgery clinics of North America
The Scoliosis Research Society classification for adult spinal deformity.
Neurosurgery clinics of North America
The selection of L5 versus S1 in long fusions for adult idiopathic scoliosis.
Neurosurgery clinics of North America
Lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomy.
Neurosurgery
Constructs incorporating intralaminar C2 screws provide rigid stability for atlantoaxial fixation.
Spine
The effect on anterior column loading due to different vertebral augmentation techniques.
Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon)
Intervertebral disc cell therapy for regeneration: mesenchymal stem cell implantation in rat intervertebral discs.
Annals of biomedical engineering
Management of fixed sagittal plane deformity: outcome of combined anterior and posterior surgery.
Spine
Lumbar end plate osteotomy in adult patients with scoliosis.
Clinical orthopaedics and related research
Treatment of thoracic pseudarthrosis in the adult: is combined surgery necessary?
Clinical orthopaedics and related research
Coxa vara with proximal femoral growth arrest in patients who had neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Journal of pediatric orthopedics
Indications, techniques, and complications of lumbar interbody fusion.
Seminars in neurology
Neuromuscular scoliosis: causes of deformity and principles for evaluation and management.
Seminars in neurology
The lumbar zygapophyseal (facet) joints: a role in the pathogenesis of spinal pain syndromes and degenerative spondylolisthesis.
Seminars in neurology
Clinical applications of bone graft substitutes in spine surgery: consideration of mineralized and demineralized preparations and growth factor supplementation.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
Excision of hemivertebrae in the management of congenital scoliosis involving the thoracic and thoracolumbar spine.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume
Management and care of patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: variations across different health care settings.
Arthritis care and research : the official journal of the Arthritis Health Professions Association
Effects of interferon alpha on human osteoprogenitor cell growth and differentiation in vitro.
Journal of cellular biochemistry
Expression of BMP-4 mRNA during distraction osteogenesis in rabbits.
Acta orthopaedica Scandinavica
Balloon catheterization induced arterial expression of embryonic fibronectins.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology