| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | A systematic review of low back pain cost of illness studies in the United States and internationally | Spine Journal | 2008 | 1,612 |
| 2 | A critical review of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 trials in spinal surgery: emerging safety concerns and lessons learned | Spine Journal | 2011 | 1,328 |
| 3 | Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF): a novel surgical technique for anterior lumbar interbody fusion | Spine Journal | 2006 | 1,273 |
| 4 | Understanding the minimum clinically important difference: a review of concepts and methods | Spine Journal | 2007 | 1,205 |
| 5 | 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 | Spine Journal | 2008 | 933 |
| 6 | Adjacent segment degeneration and adjacent segment disease: the consequences of spinal fusion? | Spine Journal | 2004 | 737 |
| 7 | Pathophysiology and pharmacologic treatment of acute spinal cord injury*1 | Spine Journal | 2004 | 561 |
| 8 | Results of the prospective, randomized, controlled multicenter Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption study of the ProDisc-C total disc replacement versus anterior discectomy and fusion for the treatment of 1-level symptomatic cervical disc disease | Spine Journal | 2009 | 522 |
| 9 | Spinal stenosis prevalence and association with symptoms: the Framingham Study | Spine Journal | 2009 | 492 |
| 10 | Cortical bone trajectory for lumbar pedicle screws | Spine Journal | 2009 | 480 |
| 11 | Efficacy of spinal manipulation and mobilization for low back pain and neck pain: a systematic review and best evidence synthesis | Spine Journal | 2004 | 473 |
| 12 | Neurophysiological effects of spinal manipulation | Spine Journal | 2002 | 437 |
| 13 | Lumbar disc nomenclature: version 2.0 | Spine Journal | 2014 | 419 |
| 14 | An evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of lumbar disc herniation with radiculopathy | Spine Journal | 2014 | 414 |
| 15 | The molecular basis of intervertebral disc degeneration | Spine Journal | 2013 | 370 |
| 16 | Complications with the use of bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) in spine surgery | Spine Journal | 2014 | 355 |
| 17 | Discographic, MRI and psychosocial determinants of low back pain disability and remission: a prospective study in subjects with benign persistent back pain | Spine Journal | 2005 | 349 |
| 18 | Management of thoracolumbar spine fractures | Spine Journal | 2014 | 348 |
| 19 | The role of fear avoidance beliefs as a prognostic factor for outcome in patients with nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review | Spine Journal | 2014 | 345 |
| 20 | Comparison of vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty for treatment of vertebral compression fractures: a meta-analysis of the literature | Spine Journal | 2008 | 329 |
| 21 | An evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (update) | Spine Journal | 2013 | 328 |
| 22 | Paraplegia after lumbosacral nerve root block | Spine Journal | 2002 | 324 |
| 23 | Neck Disability Index, short form-36 physical component summary, and pain scales for neck and arm pain: the minimum clinically important difference and substantial clinical benefit after cervical spine fusion | Spine Journal | 2010 | 317 |
| 24 | Synthesis of recommendations for the assessment and management of low back pain from recent clinical practice guidelines | Spine Journal | 2010 | 317 |
| 25 | A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of intradiscal electrothermal therapy for the treatment of discogenic low back pain | Spine Journal | 2004 | 315 |
| 26 | Expression and regulation of metalloproteinases and their inhibitors in intervertebral disc aging and degeneration | Spine Journal | 2013 | 314 |
| 27 | Adverse central nervous system sequelae after selective transforaminal block: the role of corticosteroids*1 | Spine Journal | 2004 | 307 |
| 28 | Neurologic impairment from ectopic bone in the lumbar canal: a potential complication of off-label PLIF/TLIF use of bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) | Spine Journal | 2008 | 305 |
| 29 | The Twin Spine Study: Contributions to a changing view of disc degeneration† | Spine Journal | 2009 | 303 |
| 30 | Spinal-Fusion Surgery—The Case for Restraint | Spine Journal | 2004 | 292 |
| 31 | Adjacent segment disease after anterior cervical interbody fusion | Spine Journal | 2004 | 286 |
| 32 | Reduced surgical site infections in patients undergoing posterior spinal stabilization of traumatic injuries using vancomycin powder | Spine Journal | 2011 | 275 |
| 33 | Posterior lumbar interbody fusion using recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein type 2 with cylindrical interbody cages | Spine Journal | 2004 | 274 |
| 34 | Complications associated with single-level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion | Spine Journal | 2009 | 273 |
| 35 | Osteoporotic compression fractures of the spine; current options and considerations for treatment | Spine Journal | 2006 | 268 |
| 36 | Prospective, randomized, multicenter Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption study of lumbar total disc replacement with the CHARITÉ artificial disc versus lumbar fusion: Five-year follow-up | Spine Journal | 2009 | 261 |
| 37 | Catastrophizing—a prognostic factor for outcome in patients with low back pain: a systematic review | Spine Journal | 2014 | 260 |
| 38 | Mini-open approach to the spine for anterior lumbar interbody fusion | Spine Journal | 2002 | 259 |
| 39 | Comparative performance of three ceramic bone graft substitutes | Spine Journal | 2007 | 257 |
| 40 | Technical description of oblique lateral interbody fusion at L1–L5 (OLIF25) and at L5–S1 (OLIF51) and evaluation of complication and fusion rates | Spine Journal | 2017 | 256 |
| 41 | Biomechanical study of pedicle screw fixation in severely osteoporotic bone*1 | Spine Journal | 2004 | 255 |
| 42 | Role of biomechanics in intervertebral disc degeneration and regenerative therapies: what needs repairing in the disc and what are promising biomaterials for its repair? | Spine Journal | 2013 | 252 |
| 43 | Vascular injury during anterior lumbar surgery*1 | Spine Journal | 2004 | 251 |
| 44 | The use of the T1 sagittal angle in predicting overall sagittal balance of the spine | Spine Journal | 2010 | 247 |
| 45 | Embryology of the spine and associated congenital abnormalities | Spine Journal | 2005 | 246 |
| 46 | Real-world practice patterns, health-care utilization, and costs in patients with low back pain: the long road to guideline-concordant care | Spine Journal | 2011 | 243 |
| 47 | Factors associated with lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in the elderly | Spine Journal | 2008 | 242 |
| 48 | Exercise as a treatment for chronic low back pain | Spine Journal | 2004 | 241 |
| 49 | 3:51 Single-rod instrumentation in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis | Spine Journal | 2002 | 237 |
| 50 | Pathophysiology of cervical myelopathy | Spine Journal | 2006 | 236 |
