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  • Glenn R. Buttermann, Andrew L. Freeman, Byron H. Simmons. Allograft-Reconstructed Iliac Bone Graft Donor Site Remodels to Viable Bone and Its Feasibility for Revision Fusion. Int J Spine Surg 2023, 17 (1) 60-68.
  • Kris Radcliff, Jack Zigler, Ernest Braxton, Glenn Buttermann, Dom Coric, Peter Derman, Rolando Garcia, Anton Jorgensen, Nicole C. Ferko, Aaron Situ and James Yue
    International Journal of Spine Surgery July 2021, 8083. Final Long-Term Reporting from a Randomized Controlled IDE Trial for Lumbar Artificial Discs in Single-Level Degenerative Disc Disease: 7-Year Results. Available to view online here.
  • Braxton E Jr, Wohlfeld BJ, Blumenthal S, Bozzio A, Buttermann G, Guyer R, Idema J, Laich D, Morreale J, Nikolakis M, Patel A, Price JS, Witt JP, Zigler J, Martin M. Postoperative Care Pathways Following Lumbar Total Disc Replacement: Results of a Modified Delphi Approach. Spine. 44 (Suppl 24):S1-S12, 2019.
  • Yue, J., Garcia, R., Blumenthal, S., Coric, D., Patel, V., Dinh, D., Buttermann, G., Deutsch, H., Miller, L., Persaud, E. and Ferko, N. (2019). Five-year Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial for Lumbar Artificial Discs in Single-level Degenerative Disc Disease. SPINE, [online] 44(24), pp.1685-1696. Available to view online here.
  • Value of Single-Level Circumferential Fusion: a 10-year prospective outcomes and cost-effectiveness analysis comparing posterior facet versus pedicle screw fixation. Eur Spine J. Volume 28 / 2019 pp 1–14 Buttermann GR, Hollmann S., Arpino JM, Ferko N.  The online version of this article contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
  • Laminoplasty outcomes in North American patients treated with internal fixation: A prospective study with minimum 5-Year follow-up. Buttermann GR, Rieser TV, Salman ES. Submitted, J Neurosurgery, 2018.
  • Viability of Allograft Reconstruction of the Iliac Crest for Revision Fusion Surgery. Buttermann GR, Freeman AL, Simmons, BH. Submitted, JBJS, 2018.
  • Safety and Efficiency of Cervical Disc Arthroplasty in Ambulatory Surgery Centers vs. Hospital Settings. Buttermann GR, Gornet MF. International Journal of Spine Surgery, Vol. 12, No. 5, 2018, pp. 557–564. [View Article]
  • Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion outcomes over 10 years: A prospective study. Buttermann GR. Spine. 43(3):207-214, 2018. [View Article]
  • Defining the Ideal Lumbar Total Disc Replacement Patient and Standard of Care. Gornet M, Buttermann GR, Guyer R, Yue J, Ferko N, Hollmann S. Spine. 42 (24S):S103-S107, 2017. [View Article]
  • Viscoelastic comparison of posterior spinous ligaments from scoliotic and kyphotic patients. Beaubien BP, Buttermann GR, Freeman AL. J Biomech. 49(2):216-21, 2016. [View Article]
  • Cervical disc replacement and fusion hybrid vs anterior fusion outcomes over 5 Years: A prospective cohort study. Buttermann GR.  Submitted, Spine, 2018.
  • Flexibility and fatigue evaluation of oblique as compared to anterior lumbar interbody cages with integrated endplate fixation. January 2016 – Freeman AL, Camisa WJ, Buttermann GR, Malcolm J. J Neurosurg Spine. 24(1):54-9, 2016. [View Article]
  • Lumbar Total Disc Replacement for Discogenic Low Back Pain: Two-year Outcomes of the activL Multicenter Randomized Controlled IDE Clinical Trial. Spine. 40(24):1873-81, 2015. Garcia R, Yue JJ, Blumenthal S, Coric D, Patel VV, Leary SP, Dinh DH, Buttermann GR, Deutsch H, Girardi F, Billys J, Miller LE. [View Article]
  • Two-Level Circumferential Lumbar Fusion Comparing Midline and Paraspinal Posterior Approach: 5-Year Interim Outcomes of a Randomized, Blinded, Prospective Study. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques: Buttermann, Glenn R. MD, Mullin, William J. MD. J Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 28(9):E534-43, 2015. [View Article]
  • Operative Compared with Nonoperative Treatment of a Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture without Neurological Deficit – J Bone Joint Surg Am. 97(1):3-9, 2015. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S.[View Article]
  • Spinal Disc Replacement in a Community Practice Setting: Early Results – Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. 2013 [View Abstract] 2014 [View Summary]
  • Outcomes of Posterior Facet Versus Pedicle Screw Fixation of Circumferential Fusion: A Cohort Study. Eur Spine J. 23(2): 347-355, 2014. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Abstract] [View Article]
  • Understanding Your Neck Pain – May 2011 – Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • Midwest Spine Institute Integrated Approach to Spine Care and Interventional Pain Management – November 2010 – Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • In Vitro Biomechanics of an Expandable Vertebral Body Replacement with Self-adjusting End Plates – Spine Journal 10:1024-31, 2010. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Abstract] [View Article]
  • Laparoscopic Advances in Thorascic Spine Surgery – December 2009 – Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • Biomechanical Characterization of an Annulus-Sparing Spinal Disc Prosthesis – Spine Journal 9:744-753, 2009. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • Interbody Device Endplate Engagement Effects on Motion Segment Biomechanics – Spine Journal 2009 9:564-573, 2009. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • Mature Runt Cow Lumbar Intradiscal Pressures and Motion Segment Biomechanics – February 2009 –  Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • In vitro disc pressure profiles below scoliosis fusion constructs – Spine 33(20):2134-42, 2008.  Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • In vitro analysis of anterior and posterior fixation in an experimental unstable burst fracture model – Journal of Spinal Disorders 21(3):216-224, 2008. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • Pain and Disability Correlated with Disc Degeneration via Magnetic Resonance IMaging in Scoliosis Patients – Eur Spine J. 17(2):240-9, 2008. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • Prospective non-randomized comparison of allograft with bone morphogenic protein versus iliac-crest autograft in Anterior Cervical Discectmy and Fusions  – Spine Journal 8(3):426-435, 2008. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • In Vitro comparison of bioreabsorbable and titanium anterior cervical plates in the immediate postoperative condition – Journal of Spinal Disorders 19(8):577-583, 2006. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • Validation, Reliability, and Complications of a Tethering Scoliosis Model in the Rabbit – Eur Spine J 15(4):449-56, 2006. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation: Epidural Steroid Injection Compared with Discectomy – Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 86A:670-679, 2004. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • Posterior augmentation of an anterior lumbar interbody fusion: Minimally invasive fixation versus pedicle screws in vitro – Spine 29(19):E406-12, 2004. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • In vivo measurment of intradiscal pressure in healthy throacic intervertebral discs – Spine 29:1320-1324, 2004. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • Stiffness of prosthetic nucleus determines stiffness of reconstructed lumbar calf spine – Spine Journal 4(3):265-274, 2004. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • The Effect of Spinal Steroid Injections for Degenerative Disc Disease – Spine Journal 4(5):495-505, 2004. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • Operative Compared with Nonoperative Treatment of a Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture without Neurological Deficit: A Prospective, Randomized Study – Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 85A:773-781, 2003.Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • Lumbar disc herniation regression after successful epidural steroid injection – Journal of Spinal Disorders 15(6):469-476, 2002. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • Wrist position affects loading of the dorsal scapohoid: possible effect on extrinsic scaphoid blood flow – Journal of Hand Surgery 26B(1): 34-40, 2001. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • Anterior and posterior allografts in symptomatic thoracolumbar deformity fusion – Journal of Spinal Disorders 14(1):54-66, 2001. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • The effect of spinal instrumentation on lumbar intradiscal pressure – Tohoku J. Exp. Med. 187:237-247, 1999. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • Lumbar fusion results related to diagnosis – Spine 23(1):116-127, 1998. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • Lumbar intradiscal pressure after posterolateral fusion and pedicle screw fixation – Tohoku J. Exp. Med. 186:243-253, 1998. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • Revision of failed lumbar fusions: A comparison of anterior autograft vs allograft – Spine 22(23):2748-2755, 1997. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • Vertebral body MRI related to lumbar fusion results – European Spine Journal 6(2):115-120, 1996. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • Determination of spinal facet joint loads from extra-articular strains: A theoretical validation – Journal of Biomechanics 29(6):785-790, 1996. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • The use of bone allografts in the spine – (Review) Clin Orthop 324:75-85, 1996. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • Description and application of instrumented staples for measuring in vivo bone strain – Journal of Biomechanics 27(8):1087-94, 1994. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • Experimental measurement of ligament force, facet force, and segment motion in the human lumbar spine – Journal of Biomechanics 26(4/5):427-438, 1993. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • In vivo analysis of canine intervertebral and facet motion – Spine 17(1):81-92, 1992. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • In vivo facet joint loading of the canine lumbar spine – January 1992 – Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • An experimental method for measuring force on the spinal facet joint: Description and application of the method – Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 113(4):375-386, 1991. (Note: 1990 American Orthopaedic Association). Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S.[View Article]
  • Facet loads in the canine lumbar spine before and after disc alteration – Spine 15(9):971-978, 1990. (Note: 1989 North American Spine Society – AcroMed Research Award, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada) – Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • The effectiveness of fibrin glue sealant for reducing experimental pulmonary air leak – Annuls of Thoracic Surgery 45:203-205, 1988. Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]
  • Speed of stress wave propagation in lung. Journal of Applied Physiology 61:701-705, August 1986 – Glenn R. Buttermann, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.S. [View Article]

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