Dr. Robert Hart MD

Publications are listed in chronological order by descending date. Link takes user to pubMed for publication details.

• The t1 pelvic angle, a novel radiographic measure of global sagittal deformity, accounts for both spinal inclination and pelvic tilt and correlates with health-related quality of life.

  Source: J Bone Joint Surg Am

• Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Failure Following Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Systematic Review of the Literature as a Background to Classification Development.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Embolic strokes of undetermined source: support for a new clinical construct-Authors’ reply.

  Source: Lancet Neurol

• Functional Limitations due to Stiffness as a Collateral Impact of Instrumented Arthrodesis of the Lumbar Spine.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Clinical correlates of infarct shape and volume in lacunar strokes: the secondary prevention of small subcortical strokes trial.

  Source: Stroke

• Risk of ischaemic stroke according to pattern of atrial fibrillation: analysis of 6563 aspirin-treated patients in ACTIVE-A and AVERROES.

  Source: Eur Heart J

• T1 pelvic angle (TPA) effectively evaluates sagittal deformity and assesses radiographical surgical outcomes longitudinally.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Predictors of mortality in patients with lacunar stroke in the secondary prevention of small subcortical strokes trial.

  Source: Stroke

• Anticoagulation in Patients Aged ?75 years with Atrial Fibrillation: Role of Novel Oral Anticoagulants.

  Source: Cardiol Ther

• Life Expectancy and Metastatic Spine Scoring Systems: An Academic Institutional Experience.

  Source: J Spinal Disord Tech

• Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring in anterior lumbar interbody fusion surgery.

  Source: J Clin Neurophysiol

• Posterior fixation without debridement for vertebral body osteomyelitis and discitis.

  Source: Neurosurg Focus

• Autonomous in situ measurements of seawater alkalinity.

  Source: Environ Sci Technol

• Bone mineral density and donor age are not predictive of femoral ring allograft bone mechanical strength.

  Source: J Orthop Res

• Lacunar strokes in patients with diabetes mellitus: risk factors, infarct location, and prognosis: the secondary prevention of small subcortical strokes study.

  Source: Stroke

• 151 Intermediate dosing of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 improves fusion rates with no increase in major complications but does not improve health related quality of life for adult spinal deformity at minimum 2 years: a prospective, mul

  Source: Neurosurgery

• 117 Outcomes of Operative and Nonoperative Treatment for Adult Spinal Deformity: A Prospective, Multicenter Matched and Unmatched Cohort Assessment with Minimum 2-Year Follow-up.

  Source: Neurosurgery

• Plasmodium yoelii vitamin B5 pantothenate transporter candidate is essential for parasite transmission to the mosquito.

  Source: Sci Rep

• Modification of outcomes with aspirin or apixaban in relation to female and male sex in patients with atrial fibrillation: a secondary analysis of the AVERROES study.

  Source: Stroke

• Vitamin K antagonists and risk of subdural hematoma: meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

  Source: Stroke

• Clinical-MRI correlations in a multiethnic cohort with recent lacunar stroke: the SPS3 trial.

  Source: Int J Stroke

• Patients with adult spinal deformity treated operatively report greater baseline pain and disability than patients treated nonoperatively; however, deformities differ between age groups.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Prevalence and type of cervical deformity among 470 adults with thoracolumbar deformity.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Complications and intercenter variability of three-column osteotomies for spinal deformity surgery: a retrospective review of 423 patients.

  Source: Neurosurg Focus

• Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: Commentary regarding the AAN’s evidence-based guideline update.

  Source: Neurol Clin Pract

• Surgical treatment of pathological loss of lumbar lordosis (flatback) in patients with normal sagittal vertical axis achieves similar clinical improvement as surgical treatment of elevated sagittal vertical axis: clinical article.

  Source: J Neurosurg Spine

• Adverse events recording and reporting in clinical trials of cervical total disk replacement.

  Source: Instr Course Lect

• Developing a toolkit for comparing safety in spine surgery.

  Source: Instr Course Lect

• Liposuction for Submental Lymphedema Improves Appearance and Self-Perception in the Head and Neck Cancer Patient.

  Source: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Likelihood of reaching minimal clinically important difference in adult spinal deformity: a comparison of operative and nonoperative treatment.

  Source: Ochsner J

• Embolic strokes of undetermined source: the case for a new clinical construct.

  Source: Lancet Neurol

• Revision Surgery After Three-Column Osteotomy in 335 Adult Spinal Deformity Patients: Inter-Center Variability and Risk Factors.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• High-grade spondylolisthesis treated using a modified Bohlman technique: results among multiple surgeons.

  Source: J Neurosurg Spine

• CO(2) laser versus cold steel margin analysis following endoscopic excision of glottic cancer.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Does recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 use in adult spinal deformity increase complications and are complications associated with location of rhBMP-2 use? A prospective, multicenter study of 279 consecutive patients.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Comparison of patient and surgeon perceptions of adverse events after adult spinal deformity surgery.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• A case of bilateral internal auditory canal osteomas.

  Source: Ear Nose Throat J

• Long-term functional donor site morbidity of the free radial forearm flap in head and neck cancer survivors.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• ASA failure: does the combination ASA/clopidogrel confer better long-term vascular protection?

  Source: Neurology

• Rates of thyroid malignancy by FNA diagnostic category.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Illness Apprehension, Depression, Anxiety, and Quality of Life in Liver Transplant Candidates: Implications for Psychosocial Interventions.

  Source: Psychosomatics

• Does Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 (rhBMP-2) Use in Adult Spinal Deformity (ASD) Increase Complications and Are Complications Associated With Location of rhBMP-2 Use?: A Prospective, Multicenter Study of 279 Consecutive Patients.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Direct-acting oral anticoagulants: the brain gets a break.

  Source: JAMA Neurol

• The Relationship between Marital Status and Psychological Resilience in Chronic Pain.

  Source: Pain Res Treat

• Stroke prevention in older adults with atrial fibrillation.

  Source: CMAJ

• Is lower socioeconomic status associated with more advanced thyroid cancer stage at presentation? A study in two Canadian centers.

  Source: Thyroid

• Rationale and design of the Clarification of Optimal Anticoagulation through Genetics trial.

  Source: Am Heart J

• Between red and yellow: evidence of intermediates in a vapochromic Pt(II) salt.

  Source: Chem Commun (Camb)

• Reoperation rates and impact on outcome in a large, prospective, multicenter, adult spinal deformity database: clinical article.

  Source: J Neurosurg Spine

• A standardized nomenclature for cervical spine soft-tissue release and osteotomy for deformity correction: clinical article.

  Source: J Neurosurg Spine

• Can temperate insects take the heat? A case study of the physiological and behavioural responses in a common ant, Iridomyrmex purpureus (Formicidae), with potential climate change.

  Source: J Insect Physiol

• Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation patients with chronic kidney disease.

  Source: Can J Cardiol

• Assessment of anticoagulation intensity and management of bleeding with old and new oral anticoagulants.

  Source: Can J Cardiol

• Predictors of stroke recurrence in patients with recent lacunar stroke and response to interventions according to risk status: secondary prevention of small subcortical strokes trial.

  Source: J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis

• Identification of decision criteria for revision surgery among patients with proximal junctional failure after surgical treatment of spinal deformity.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Balancing the benefits and risks of 2 doses of dabigatran compared with warfarin in atrial fibrillation.

  Source: J Am Coll Cardiol

• Change in classification grade by the SRS-Schwab Adult Spinal Deformity Classification predicts impact on health-related quality of life measures: prospective analysis of operative and nonoperative treatment.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• The SRS-Schwab adult spinal deformity classification: assessment and clinical correlations based on a prospective operative and nonoperative cohort.

  Source: Neurosurgery

• Radiographical spinopelvic parameters and disability in the setting of adult spinal deformity: a prospective multicenter analysis.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Effect of addition of clopidogrel to aspirin on stroke incidence: Meta-analysis of randomized trials.

  Source: Int J Stroke

• Treatment of T1b glottic SCC: laser vs. radiation–a Canadian multicenter study.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Serum biomarkers of papillary thyroid cancer.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Prognostic factors for metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the parotid.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Reduction of airway complications with fluid management protocol in patients undergoing cervical decompression and fusion across the cervicothoracic junction.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Anticoagulant therapy in acute brain ischaemia.

  Source: Lancet Neurol

• Management of high-grade spondylolisthesis.

  Source: Neurosurg Clin N Am

• Proximal junctional kyphosis and proximal junctional failure.

  Source: Neurosurg Clin N Am

• Efficacy and safety of warfarin vs. antiplatelet therapy in patients with systolic heart failure and sinus rhythm: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

  Source: Int J Stroke

• Aspirin therapy and risk of subdural hematoma: meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

  Source: J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis

• Modification of outcomes with aspirin or apixaban in relation to CHADS(2) and CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc scores in patients with atrial fibrillation: a secondary analysis of the AVERROES study.

  Source: Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol

• Postoperative prevertebral soft tissue swelling does not affect the development of chronic dysphagia following anterior cervical spine surgery.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Lumbar Stiffness Disability Index: pilot testing of consistency, reliability, and validity.

  Source: Spine J

• Post-traumatic stress symptoms after elective lumbar arthrodesis are associated with reduced clinical benefit.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Posterior global malalignment after osteotomy for sagittal plane deformity: it happens and here is why.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation and end-stage renal disease.

  Source: Postgrad Med

• Lumbar stiffness as a collateral outcome of spinal arthrodesis: a preliminary clinical study.

  Source: Spine J

• The Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT): a continuing return on investment: commentary on an article by Jeffrey A. Rihn, MD, et al.: “The influence of obesity on the outcome of treatment of lumbar disc herniation. analysis of the Spine Patient O

  Source: J Bone Joint Surg Am

• Atrial fibrillation in ischemic stroke: predicting response to thrombolysis and clinical outcomes.

  Source: Stroke

• Incidence of second cervical vertebral fractures far surpassed the rate predicted by the changing age distribution and growth among elderly persons in the United States (2005-2008).

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Comparison of Patient and Surgeon Perceptions of Adverse Events Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Cognitive impairment in lacunar strokes: the SPS3 trial.

  Source: Ann Neurol

• Bleeding during treatment with aspirin versus apixaban in patients with atrial fibrillation unsuitable for warfarin: the apixaban versus acetylsalicylic acid to prevent stroke in atrial fibrillation patients who have failed or are unsuitable for vitamin K

  Source: Stroke

• The CHA2DS2-VASc score identifies those patients with atrial fibrillation and a CHADS2 score of 1 who are unlikely to benefit from oral anticoagulant therapy.

  Source: Eur Heart J

• Sex, stroke, and atrial fibrillation.

  Source: Arch Neurol

• Incidence, Mode, and Location of Acute Proximal Junctional Failures Following Surgical Treatment for Adult Spinal Deformity.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• First record of Zombrus bicolor (Enderlein) (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae) in Western Europe.

  Source: Zookeys

• Management of goitre and small nodule disease by Canadian otolaryngologists.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Effects of clopidogrel added to aspirin in patients with recent lacunar stroke.

  Source: N Engl J Med

• A low-cost microfluidic chip for rapid genotyping of malaria-transmitting mosquitoes.

  Source: PLoS One

• Spontaneous improvement of cervical alignment after correction of global sagittal balance following pedicle subtraction osteotomy.

  Source: J Neurosurg Spine

• Anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation patients with chronic kidney disease.

  Source: Nat Rev Nephrol

• Effect of addition of clopidogrel to aspirin on mortality: systematic review of randomized trials.

  Source: Stroke

• Stroke risk and efficacy of apixaban in atrial fibrillation patients with moderate chronic kidney disease.

  Source: J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis

• Tracheostomy versus mandibular distraction osteogenesis in Canadian children with Pierre Robin sequence: a comparative cost analysis.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in patients taking TSH suppression therapy for management of thyroid cancer.

  Source: Clin Invest Med

• The impact of standing regional cervical sagittal alignment on outcomes in posterior cervical fusion surgery.

  Source: Neurosurgery

• Mechanochemical and solution synthesis, X-ray structure and IR and 31P solid state NMR spectroscopic studies of copper(I) thiocyanate adducts with bulky monodentate tertiary phosphine ligands.

  Source: Dalton Trans

• Risk factors for major peri-operative complications in adult spinal deformity surgery: a multi-center review of 953 consecutive patients.

  Source: Eur Spine J

• T2 glottic carcinoma: analysis of recurrences in 36 cases undergoing primary transoral laser microsurgery resection.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Reducing the risk of recurrent stroke in patients with AF.

  Source: Lancet Neurol

• Clinical features and racial/ethnic differences among the 3020 participants in the Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes (SPS3) trial.

  Source: J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis

• Predictors of lowering SBP to assigned targets at 12 months in the Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes study.

  Source: J Hypertens

• Hyalinizing trabecular tumour: review and new insights into the molecular biology.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Intracranial hemorrhage in atrial fibrillation patients during anticoagulation with warfarin or dabigatran: the RE-LY trial.

  Source: Stroke

• Sagittal realignment failures following pedicle subtraction osteotomy surgery: are we doing enough?: Clinical article.

  Source: J Neurosurg Spine

• Symptoms of post-traumatic stress following elective lumbar spinal arthrodesis.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Pulmonary complications after major head and neck surgery: A retrospective cohort study.

  Source: Laryngoscope

• Antithrombotic therapy for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation and mechanical heart valves.

  Source: Am J Hematol

• Preliminary biomechanical proof of concept for a hybrid locking plate/variable pitch screw construct for anterior fixation of type II odontoid fractures.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Apixaban versus aspirin in patients with atrial fibrillation and previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack: a predefined subgroup analysis from AVERROES, a randomised trial.

  Source: Lancet Neurol

• Hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor syndrome.

  Source: Head Neck

• Diagnostic accuracy and safety of fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the parapharyngeal space.

  Source: Diagn Cytopathol

• Commentary on: Page M, Taylor J, Blenkin M. Forensic identification science evidence since Daubert: Part II–judicial reasoning in decisions to exclude forensic identification evidence on grounds of reliability. J Forensic Sci 2011;56(4):913-7.

  Source: J Forensic Sci

• A Portable Analyzer for Pouch-Actuated, Immunoassay Cassettes.

  Source: Sens Actuators B Chem

• Universal tracer monitored titrations.

  Source: Anal Chem

• Net clinical benefit of adding clopidogrel to aspirin therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation for whom vitamin K antagonists are unsuitable.

  Source: Ann Intern Med

• Dynamic changes of the pelvis and spine are key to predicting postoperative sagittal alignment after pedicle subtraction osteotomy: a critical analysis of preoperative planning techniques.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Acute reciprocal changes distant from the site of spinal osteotomies affect global postoperative alignment.

  Source: Adv Orthop

• Multicenter validation of a formula predicting postoperative spinopelvic alignment.

  Source: J Neurosurg Spine

• Acknowledging the elephant in the room: conflict of interest in industry-sponsored clinical research.

  Source: Spine J

• Warfarin in atrial fibrillation patients with moderate chronic kidney disease.

  Source: Clin J Am Soc Nephrol

• Electrochemical behaviour and voltammetric sensitivity at arrays of nanoscale interfaces between immiscible liquids.

  Source: Analyst

• Wait times for head and neck cancer patients in the Maritime provinces.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Low-grade myofibroblastic sarcomas of the soft palate and oral tongue.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Cervical disc replacement shows compelling difference in adjacent-level ossification development.

  Source: J Bone Joint Surg Am

• Cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease. A clinical update from Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO).

  Source: Kidney Int

• A self-heating cartridge for molecular diagnostics.

  Source: Lab Chip

• What’s new in stroke? The top 10 studies of 2009-2011: part II.

  Source: Pol Arch Med Wewn

• What’s new in stroke? The top 10 studies of 2009-2011: part I.

  Source: Pol Arch Med Wewn

• Changes in thoracic kyphosis negatively impact sagittal alignment after lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomy: a comprehensive radiographic analysis.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Relationship of donor variables and graft dimension on biomechanical performance of femoral ring allograft.

  Source: J Orthop Res

• The unmet need of patients with atrial fibrillation: AVERROES and the novel oral anticoagulants.

  Source: Int J Stroke

• Complementary and alternative medicine use in the thyroid patients of a head and neck practice.

  Source: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Review of thromboprophylaxis in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Current practice patterns in the management of glottic cancer in Canada: results of a national survey.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Effect of fibula free flap harvest on the gait of head and neck cancer patients: preliminary results.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Thrombolysis for acute stroke in hemodialysis: international survey of expert opinion.

  Source: Clin J Am Soc Nephrol

• Irbesartan in patients with atrial fibrillation.

  Source: N Engl J Med

• The Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes (SPS3) study.

  Source: Int J Stroke

• Improved protein detection on an AC electrokinetic quartz crystal microbalance (EKQCM).

  Source: Biosens Bioelectron

• Apixaban in patients with atrial fibrillation.

  Source: N Engl J Med

• Incidence of parathyroid tissue in level VI neck dissection.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Regarding article “Guidelines for the management of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association”.

  Source: Stroke

• Rates of infection after spine surgery based on 108,419 procedures: a report from the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Does vertebral level of pedicle subtraction osteotomy correlate with degree of spinopelvic parameter correction?

  Source: J Neurosurg Spine

• Incidence of unintended durotomy in spine surgery based on 108,478 cases.

  Source: Neurosurgery

• Total nasal reconstruction: use of a radial forearm free flap, titanium mesh, and a paramedian forehead flap.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Guidelines for the primary prevention of stroke: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

  Source: Stroke

• Official position of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology on serial neuropsychological assessments: the utility and challenges of repeat test administrations in clinical and forensic contexts.

  Source: Clin Neuropsychol

• Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of 10,242 adults with spondylolisthesis.

  Source: J Neurosurg Spine

• Predictors and prevalence of patients undergoing additional kyphoplasty procedures after an initial kyphoplasty procedure.

  Source: Spine J

• Optimal treatment for odontoid fractures in the elderly.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Executive function, intellectual decline and daily living skills.

  Source: Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn

• Undifferentiated high-grade pleomorphic sarcoma of the face.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Oncocytic lipoadenoma of the parotid gland with sebaceous differentiation in a 73-year-old male.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Synchronous Thyroid/parathyroid Carcinomas.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of six hundred five pediatric patients with isthmic or dysplastic spondylolisthesis.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• The communicating vein in the radial forearm free flap.

  Source: Plast Reconstr Surg

• Thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: selection of fusion level.

  Source: J Pediatr Orthop B

• Complication rates of three common spine procedures and rates of thromboembolism following spine surgery based on 108,419 procedures: a report from the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Variability in tissue bank practices regarding donor and tissue screening of structural allograft bone.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Double fat plane of the radial forearm free flap and its implications for the microvascular surgeon.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• A multicenter, prospective study of a novel nasal EPAP device in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: efficacy and 30-day adherence.

  Source: J Clin Sleep Med

• Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of 10,329 adults with degenerative lumbar stenosis.

  Source: J Neurosurg Spine

• Cognitive function and anticoagulation control in patients with atrial fibrillation.

  Source: Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes

• Level VI node size as a predictor of malignancy in papillary thyroid cancer.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Rationale and design of AVERROES: apixaban versus acetylsalicylic acid to prevent stroke in atrial fibrillation patients who have failed or are unsuitable for vitamin K antagonist treatment.

  Source: Am Heart J

• Fat graft pedicle stabilization in head and neck microvascular reconstruction.

  Source: Plast Reconstr Surg

• Lateral ectopic thyroid goiter with a normally located thyroid.

  Source: Thyroid

• Solid-state materials for anion sensing in aqueous solution: highly selective colorimetric and luminescence-based detection of perchlorate using a platinum(II) salt.

  Source: Chem Commun (Camb)

• Endoscopic stapling versus external transcervical approach for the treatment of Zenker diverticulum.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• A case of autologous microfat grafting in lip reconstruction of a whistle deformity following cancer treatment.

  Source: Can J Plast Surg

• Short segment coronal plane deformity after two-level lumbar total disc replacement.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Is preoperative ultrasonography accurate in measuring tumor thickness and predicting the incidence of cervical metastasis in oral cancer?

  Source: Oral Oncol

• Complementary and alternative medicine use in patients presenting to a head and neck oncology clinic.

  Source: Head Neck

• A case of reactive arthritis in a Ranger Indoctrination Program (RIP) student.

  Source: J Spec Oper Med

• General intellectual decline and daily living skills.

  Source: Clin Neuropsychol

• Radiotherapy for T1 and T2 laryngeal cancer: the Dalhousie University experience.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Do current guidelines result in overuse of warfarin anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation?

  Source: Ann Intern Med

• Budgets for clinical trials.

  Source: Front Neurol Neurosci

• Current status of stroke risk stratification in patients with atrial fibrillation.

  Source: Stroke

• Laryngeal reconstruction following CO2 laser surgery for glottic cancer.

  Source: Head Neck

• A molecular dynamics simulation interpretation of neutron and x-ray diffraction measurements on single phase Y(2)O(3)-Al(2)O(3) glasses.

  Source: J Phys Condens Matter

• Chondrosarcoma of the head and neck: report of 11 cases and literature review.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Do we measure up? Is an objective measuring device necessary for the accurate assessment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal lesions?

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• 2008 Austrian-Swiss-German traveling fellowship tour summary.

  Source: J Bone Joint Surg Am

• Effect of clopidogrel added to aspirin in patients with atrial fibrillation.

  Source: N Engl J Med

• Arteriovenous malformation of the scalp with cerebral steal.

  Source: Head Neck

• Characterization of sandwich-cultured hepatocytes as an in vitro model to assess the hepatobiliary disposition of copper.

  Source: Drug Metab Dispos

• Comprehensive analysis of particle motion under non-uniform AC electric fields in a microchannel.

  Source: Lab Chip

• What’s new in stroke? The top 10 studies of 2006-2008. Part II.

  Source: Pol Arch Med Wewn

• Effect of age on stroke prevention therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation: the atrial fibrillation investigators.

  Source: Stroke

• What’s new in stroke? The top 10 studies of 2006-2008. Part I.

  Source: Pol Arch Med Wewn

• Stenting of the frontal recess in frontal sinus fractures: an alternative to obliteration.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Eosinophilic mucin rhinosinusitis with skull base erosion: case report and literature review.

  Source: J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Neuroprotection trials in Parkinson’s disease: systematic review.

  Source: Mov Disord

• Perioperative complications of combined anterior and posterior cervical decompression and fusion crossing the cervico-thoracic junction.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• AC electrokinetic phenomena generated by microelectrode structures.

  Source: J Vis Exp

• Adverse events associated with anterior cervical spine surgery.

  Source: J Am Acad Orthop Surg

• Structure of high alumina content Al2O3-SiO2 composition glasses.

  Source: J Phys Chem B

• Reduction of traumatic macroglossia with base of tongue corticosteroid injection.

  Source: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Restaurant inspection frequency and food safety compliance.

  Source: J Environ Health

• Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor of the maxilla.

  Source: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• The role of short-range diffusion in solvent-assisted mechanochemical synthesis of metal complexes.

  Source: Dalton Trans

• The prediction of change: normative neuropsychological trajectories.

  Source: Clin Neuropsychol

• Swallowing function in patients with base of tongue cancers treated with primary surgery and reconstructed with a modified radial forearm free flap.

  Source: Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Leave ’em alone – why continuous variables should be analyzed as such.

  Source: Neuroepidemiology

• Proximal junctional acute collapse cranial to multi-level lumbar fusion: a cost analysis of prophylactic vertebral augmentation.

  Source: Spine J

• Risks and benefits of oral anticoagulation compared with clopidogrel plus aspirin in patients with atrial fibrillation according to stroke risk: the atrial fibrillation clopidogrel trial with irbesartan for prevention of vascular events (ACTIVE-W).

  Source: Stroke

• Did we really need another comparison of warfarin with aspirin? An assessment of the BAFTA trial.

  Source: Pol Arch Med Wewn

• Clopidogrel and aspirin versus aspirin alone for the prevention of stroke in patients with a history of atrial fibrillation: subgroup analysis of the CHARISMA randomized trial.

  Source: Cerebrovasc Dis

• Enoxaparin thromboprophylaxis in gastric bypass patients: extended duration, dose stratification, and antifactor Xa activity.

  Source: Surg Obes Relat Dis

• Nodular fasciitis of the zygoma: A case report.

  Source: Can J Plast Surg

• Traumatic spondyloptosis resulting from high-energy trauma concurrent with a tonic-clonic seizure.

  Source: Spine J

• Adjusted-dose warfarin versus aspirin for preventing stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.

  Source: Ann Intern Med

• Anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation: selected controversies including optimal anticoagulation intensity, treatment of intracerebral hemorrhage.

  Source: J Thromb Thrombolysis

• Variability in rates of arthrodesis for patients with thoracolumbar spine fractures with and without associated neurologic injury.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Biomechanical comparison of a fully threaded, variable pitch screw and a partially threaded lag screw for internal fixation of Type II dens fractures.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Sentinel node biopsy in N0 squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx in patients previously treated with surgery or radiation therapy: a pilot study.

  Source: Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

• Statistical process control for hospitals: methodology, user education, and challenges.

  Source: Qual Manag Health Care

• Use of pelvic incidence as a guide to reduction of H-type spino-pelvic dissociation injuries.

  Source: J Orthop Trauma

• Meta-analysis: antithrombotic therapy to prevent stroke in patients who have nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.

  Source: Ann Intern Med

• Correlation between rheological properties of zinc carboxylate liquids and molecular structure.

  Source: J Phys Chem B

• Spine surgery for lumbar degenerative disease in elderly and osteoporotic patients.

  Source: Instr Course Lect

• Mechanical comparison of posterior instrumentation constructs for spinal fixation across the cervicothoracic junction.

  Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

• Comparative utility of Barona Formulae, Wtar demographic algorithms, and WRAT-3 reading for estimating premorbid ability in a diverse research sample.

  Source: Clin Neuropsychol

• Biomechanical comparison of a novel multilevel hex-head pedicle screw design with a conventional head design.

  Source: J Orthop Res

• Control limits for p control charts with small subgroup sizes.

  Source: Qual Manag Health Care

• Use of the external jugular vein as the sole recipient vein in head and neck free flap reconstruction.

  Source: J Otolaryngol

• High-sensitivity C-reactive protein and soluble CD40 ligand as indices of inflammation and platelet activation in 880 patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: relationship to stroke risk factors, stroke risk stratification schema, and prognosis.

  Source: Stroke

• Post-traumatic stress disorder and post-traumatic stress symptoms following critical illness in medical intensive care unit patients: assessing the magnitude of the problem.

  Source: Crit Care

• Reliability and validity of blood pressure measurement in the Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes study.

  Source: Blood Press Monit

• Treatment of warfarin-associated intracerebral hemorrhage: literature review and expert opinion.

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• Variability in rates of arthrodesis procedures for patients with cervical spine injuries with and without associated spinal cord injury.

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• A simple risk score predicted 7 day stroke risk after transient ischaemic attack.

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• Case report: vertebral compression fracture in a fused and instrumented lumbar segment.

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• Delayed fracture of fibular strut allograft following multilevel anterior cervical spine corpectomy and fusion.

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• National Stroke Association guidelines for the management of transient ischemic attacks.

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• Divergent thinking in Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia.

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• Additive role of plasma von Willebrand factor levels to clinical factors for risk stratification of patients with atrial fibrillation.

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• American Stroke Association guideline policies.

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• Primary prevention of ischemic stroke: a guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council: cosponsored by the Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease Interdisciplinary Working Group; Cardiovascular Nursing Counc

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• Optimal INR for prevention of stroke and death in atrial fibrillation: a critical appraisal.

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• Reliability and reproducibility of dens fracture classification with use of plain radiography and reformatted computer-aided tomography.

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• Avoiding central nervous system bleeding during antithrombotic therapy: recent data and ideas.

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• Comparison of stiffness and failure load of two cervical spine fixation techniques in an in vitro human model.

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• Evaluation of a HACCP pilot program for the food service industry.

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• Tracheostomy after anterior cervical spine fixation.

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• Segmental motion adjacent to an instrumented lumbar fusion: the effect of extension of fusion to the sacrum.

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• Neuropsychologists diagnose traumatic brain injury.

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• Predictors of stroke in patients paced for sick sinus syndrome.

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• Attention and the stages of pain processing.

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• Variations in injury patterns, treatment, and outcome for spinal fracture and paralysis in adult versus geriatric patients.

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• Oral anticoagulants vs. aspirin for stroke prevention in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: the verdict is in.

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• Application of attribute control charts to risk-adjusted data for monitoring and improving health care performance.

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• Percutaneous treatment of osteoporotic spinal compression fractures.

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• Enzymatic assay for measurement of intracellular DXG triphosphate concentrations in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected patients.

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• Making anticoagulation safer.

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• Do we really need a better way to give heparin in acute cerebral ischemia?

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• Cervical facet dislocation: when is magnetic resonance imaging indicated?

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• Neurologic manifestations of cardiogenic embolism: an update.

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