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Louis G. Jenis, M.D.

Publications

  • SpineUniverse.com

  • Banco R, Jenis L, Tromanhauser S. Polymorphic Variation of COMT and CGHI Genes in Patients Undergoing Surgical Treatment for Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease.

  • Jenis LG, et al.: Effect of Gallium Nitrate in Vitro and in Normal Rats. J Cell Biochem 52:330, 1993.

  • Jenis LG, et al.: 1A, 25- Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Induced Changes in Intracellular pH in Osteoblast- Like Cells Modulate Gene Expression. J Cell Biochem 53: 234, 1993.

  • Jenis LG, et al.: Etidronate Inhibits the Thyroid Hormone Induced Bone Loss in Rats Assessed by Bone Mineral Density and Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Markers of Osteoblast and Osteoclast Function. Endocrinology 13: 2502, 1993.

  • Jenis LG, et al.: Responsiveness of Gene Expression Markers of Osteoblastic and Osteoclastic Activity to Calcitonin in the Appendicular and Axial Skeleton of the Rat in vivo. Calcif Tiss Int 54:511. 1994

  • Jenis LG, Leclair WJ: Late Vascular Complication with Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Spine 19:1291, 1994

  • Jenis LG, et al.: Complete Vertebral Fracture/Dislocation of the Cervical Spine with Minimal Neurologic Deficit. J Orthop Trauma 10:173, 1996

  • Jenis, LG, Dunn, EJ, An, H.S.: Metastatic Disease of the Cervical Spine  - A Review.
    Clin Ortho Rel Res 359: 89-103, 1999.

  • Seybold, ES, Dunn, EJ, Jenis, LG: Variation in the Posterior Vertebral Contour Line At the Level of C2 on Lateral Cervical Roentgenograms: a Method for Odontoid Fracture Detection. Am J Ortho 12:696-701, 1999.

  • Jenis, L.G., An, H.S., Stein, R., Young, B.: A Prospective Comparison of DC and             PEMF Forms of Electrical Stimulation in Posterolateral Lumbar Spine Fusion.  Journal Spinal Disorders 13:290-296, 2000.

  • Jenis L.G., An, HS: Neck Pain Secondary to Radiculopathy of the Fourth Cervical Root: An Analysis of 12 Surgically Treated Patients. Journal Spinal Disorders 13:345-349, 2000.

  • Jenis, L.G., An, H.S., Simpson, J.M.:  A Prospective Comparison of the Standard and Reverse Robinson Grafting Techniques: Radiographic and Clinical Analyses. Journal Spinal Disorders 13:369-373, 2000.

  • Jenis, L.G., An, H.S., Gordon, R:  Foraminal Stenosis of the Lumbar Spine: A Review of Sixty-Five Surgical Cases.  American Journal of Orthopedics 30:205-211,         
    March, 2001.

  • Banco, S. P., Jenis, L.G., Tromanhauser, S.G., et.al: The Use of Cervical Cages for the Treatment of Cervical Disc Disease. Current Opinion in Orthopaedics, 13:220-223, 2002.

  • Jenis, LG, Banco, R, Tromanhauser, S, Degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a retrospective outcomes study comparing noninstrumented and instrumented fusion with preoperative disc height Spine J 2:s59, 2002.

  • Jenis, L.G., Wheeler, D., et.al: The Effect of Osteogenic Protein-1 in Instrumented and Noninstrumented Posterolateral Fusion in Rabbits. The Spine Journal 2: 173-178, May/June 2002.

  • Pollard, M, Jenis, LG, et al, Do parameters of provocative discography predict clinical outcome in lumbar interbody fusion for discogenic back pain? Spine J 3:s69, 2003.

  • Hardenbrook, M, Jenis, LG, et al, Comparison of ALIF versus 360 fusion for the treatment of lumbar discogenic pain. Spine J 3:s88, 2003.

  • Jenis, LG, Banco, S, Jaquemin, J, Lin, K The Effect of Posterior Cervical Distraction on Foraminal Dimensions Utilizing a Screw-Rod System. Spine 29: 763-766, 2004.

  • Jenis, LG, Shore, J, Adult Spondylolisthesis. Orthopaedic Knowledge Online, AAOS, 2004

  • Samartzis, D, Marco, R, Jenis, LG, et al, Characterization of graft subsidence in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with rigid anterior plate fixation yielding high fusion rate and good clinical outcome. Spine J 4:s72, 2004.

  • Jenis, LG, Banco, RJ, Rand, FF, Tromanhauser, SG, Postoperative Radiculaopathy Secondary to Malpositioned Pedicle Screw Placement: Clinical Outcomes of Screw Removal. Spine J 4:s59-s60, 2004.

  • Shen, F, Samartzis, D, Jenis, L, An, H, Rheumatoid Arthritis: Evaluation and Surgical Management of the Cervical Spine. Spine J 4:689-700, 2004.

  • Kwon, B, Jenis, LG, et al, Outcomes Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: The Role of Interbody Disc Height, Angulation, and Spinous Process Distance.  Spine Journal 18:304-308, 2005.

  • Jenis, LG, Low Back Pain, AAOS Monograph Series #31, Ed. L Jenis, MD, 2005.

  • An, H, Jenis, LG, Complications of Spine Surgery: Treatment and Prevention. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2005.

  • Kim, D, Jenis, LG, Prospective study of iliac crest bone graft harvest related pain and functional disability Spine J 5:s20-21, 2005.

  • Kwon, B, Jenis, LG, Carrier Materials for Spinal Fusion Spine J 5:224s-230s, 2005.

  • Moshirfar A, Jenis LG, Computed tomography evaluation of superior segment facet joint violation after pedicle instrumentation of the lumbar spine with a midline surgical approach. Spine 31: 2624-2629, 2006.

  • Kwon, B, Katz, J, Kim, D, Jenis, LG, A Review of the 2001 Volvo Winner in Clinical Studies: Lumbar Fusion Versus Nonsurgical Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial From the Swedish Lumbar Spine Study Group. Spine 31:245-249, 2006.

  • Jenis, LG, Banco, R, Kwon, B, A Prospective Study of Autologous Growth Factors (AGF) in Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Spine J 6:14-20, 2006.

  • Vara, C, Jenis, LG, et al, The Effect of SI Joint Violation on Clinical Outcome Spine J 6:s21-22, 2006.

  • Wheeler, D, Jenis, LG, et al, Efficacy of Silicated Calcium Phosphate Graft in Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion in Sheep. Spine J 7:308-317, 2007.

  • Rainville, J, Noto, D, Jouve, C, Jenis LG Assessment of Forearm Pronation Strength in C6 and C7 Radiculopathies. Spine 32:72-75, 2007.

  • Samartzis, D, Marco, R, Jenis, LG, Banco, RJ. Characterization of Graft Subsidence in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion With Rigid Anterior Plate Fixation. Am J Ortho 36:421-427, 2007.

  • Ipsen, B., Kim, D., Jenis, LG, Banco, RJ. Effect of plateposition on clinical outcome after anterior cervical spine surgery. Spine J 7:637-642, 2007.

  • Kim, D, Zaremski, J, Kwon, B, Jenis, LG, Banco, RJ. Risk Factors for False Positive Transcranial Motor Evoked Potential Monitoring Alerts During Surgical Treatment of Cervical Myelopathy. Spine 32:3041-3046,2007.