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Spine J . 2025 May 16:S1529-9430(25)00243-8. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2025.05.014.

A Prospective Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial on Safety and Procedural Competency in SI Joint Fusion Performed by Interventional Pain Physicians Trained by a Spine Surgeon

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SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION

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INTERSPINOUS FIXATION

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TRANSFACET PEDICLE FIXATION

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OSTEOBIOLOGICS

SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION

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Spine J. 2025 May 16:S1529-9430(25)00243-8. Online ahead of print.

A Prospective Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial on Safety and Procedural Competency in SI Joint Fusion Performed by Interventional Pain Physicians Trained by a Spine Surgeon

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J Spine Surg. 2025.

A Comparative Biomechanical Study of a Non-Threaded Triangular Titanium Implant Versus a Fully Threaded Screw: Assessing Pullout Strength of Two Sacroiliac Joint Fixation Implant Designs

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J Spine Surg. 2023 Sep 22;9(3)

Salvage of failed direct lateral sacroiliac joint fixation using a new percutaneous lateral-oblique transfixation technique with two variable-threaded screws: a multicenter case report of three cases

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N Am Spine Soc J. 2023 Aug 5:15:100259

Posterior oblique technique for sacroiliac joint fusion leads to greater pain relief and similar improvement in function compared to the lateral technique: A retrospective, comparative study

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Cureus. 2023 Jan 8;15(1)

Posterior Oblique Approach for Sacroiliac Joint Fusion

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Cureus. 2021 Jul 15;13(7)

CT Scan and Clinical Outcomes of Novel Lateral-Oblique Percutaneous Sacroiliac Joint (SIJ) Fixation: Technique and Literature Review

Kingsley R Chin , Fabio J Pencle, Jason A Seale, Deepak K Pandey

INTERSPINOUS FIXATION

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J Spine Surg. 2024 Sept 23;10(3)

Advancing the design of interspinous fixation devices for improved biomechanical performance: dual vs. single-locking set screw mechanisms and symmetrical vs. asymmetrical plate designs

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J Spine Surg. 2023 Dec 25;9(4)

Prospective 5-year follow-up of L5-S1 versus L4-5 midline decompression and interspinous-interlaminar fixation as a stand-alone treatment for spinal stenosis compared with laminectomies

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Cureus. 2021 Nov 28;13(11)

Inter Spinal Fixation and Stabilization Device for Lumbar Radiculopathy and Back Pain

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J Spine Surg. 2020 Sep;6(3)

Greater than 5-year follow-up of outpatient L4-L5 lumbar interspinous fixation for degenerative spinal stenosis using the INSPAN device

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Validation of Intraoperative Pullup Strength Testing of an Interspinous Fixation Device for Immediate and Long-term Clinical Stability: A Cadaveric and Prospective Clinical Study

Kingsley R Chin, Erik Spayde, William M. Costigan, Vito Lore, Hope Estevez, Chukwunonso C. Ilogu, Jason A. Seale et al.

TRANSFACET PEDICLE FIXATION

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J Spine Surg. 2024 Sept 23;10(3)

A comparative cadaveric biomechanical study of bilateral FacetFuse® transfacet pedicle screws versus bilateral or unilateral pedicle screw-rod construct

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Spine J. 2015 May 1;15(5)

Stability of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in the setting of retained facets and posterior fixation using transfacet or standard pedicle screws

Kingsley R Chin, Marco T Reis, Phillip M Reyes, Anna G U Newcomb, Anda Neagoe, Josue P Gabriel, Roger D Sung, Neil R Crawford

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Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2016 Jan:31:59-64

Biomechanics of posterior instrumentation in L1-L3 lateral interbody fusion: Pedicle screw rod construct vs. transfacet pedicle screws

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Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2015 Jan 1;40(1

Feasibility and patient-reported outcomes after outpatient single-level instrumented posterior lumbar interbody fusion in a surgery center: preliminary results in 16 patients

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J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015 Mar;28(2)

Mini-open or percutaneous bilateral lumbar transfacet pedicle screw fixation: a technical note

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Spine (Phila Pa 1976) . 2003 Jun 15;28(12)

A Biomechanical Comparison of Facet Screw Fixation and Pedicle Screw Fixation

OSTEOBIOLOGICS

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Cell Tissue Bank. 2013 Mar;14(1)

Osteoconductivity and osteoinductivity of NanoFUSE(®) DBM

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International Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 2015 July;3(3)

Radiographic, Histologic and Mechanical Comparison of NanoFUSE® DBM and a Bioactive Glass in a Rabbit Spinal Fusion Model

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Acta Biomater. 2011 Jun;7(6)

Bioactive glass in tissue engineering

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Nanomaterials (Basel). 2024 Jul 13;14(14):1196.

Current and Future Perspectives of Bioactive Glasses as Injectable Material

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