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John R. Dimar II, MD, Kelly R. Bratcher, RN, CCRP, Dylan C. Brock, BS, Steven D. Glassman, MD, Mitchell J. Campbell, MD, and Leah Y. Carreon, MD, MSc

Dr. Dimar is Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.

Ms. Bratcher is Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, and Mr. Brock is Research Assistant, Kenton D. Leatherman Spine Center, Louisville, Kentucky.

Dr. Glassman is Associate Professor, and Dr. Campbell is Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.

Dr. Carreon is Clinical Research Director, Kenton D. Leatherman Spine Center, Louisville, Kentucky.

John R. Dimar II, MD, Kelly R. Bratcher, RN, CCRP, Dylan C. Brock, BS, Steven D. Glassman, MD, Mitchell J. Campbell, MD, and Leah Y. Carreon, MD, MSc

Dr. Dimar is Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.

Ms. Bratcher is Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, and Mr. Brock is Research Assistant, Kenton D. Leatherman Spine Center, Louisville, Kentucky.

Dr. Glassman is Associate Professor, and Dr. Campbell is Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.

Dr. Carreon is Clinical Research Director, Kenton D. Leatherman Spine Center, Louisville, Kentucky.

John R. Dimar II, MD, Kelly R. Bratcher, RN, CCRP, Dylan C. Brock, BS, Steven D. Glassman, MD, Mitchell J. Campbell, MD, and Leah Y. Carreon, MD, MSc

Dr. Dimar is Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.

Ms. Bratcher is Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, and Mr. Brock is Research Assistant, Kenton D. Leatherman Spine Center, Louisville, Kentucky.

Dr. Glassman is Associate Professor, and Dr. Campbell is Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.

Dr. Carreon is Clinical Research Director, Kenton D. Leatherman Spine Center, Louisville, Kentucky.

Paul M. Arnold, MD, Stephen Robbins, MD, Wayne Paullus, MD, Stephen Faust, MD, Richard Holt, MD, and Robert McGuire, MD

Dr. Arnold is Director of Spinal Cord Injury Center and Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.

Dr. Robbins is Department Chair of Orthopedics, Columbia St. Mary's Hospital, Columbia Campus, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Physician, Milwaukee Spinal Specialists, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Dr. Paullus is Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Texas Tech University, Amarillo, Texas; and Physician, Southwest Neuroscience, Amarillo, Texas.

Dr. Faust is Chair of Surgery, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Maryland; and Co-Director, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center, Annapolis, Maryland.

Dr. Holt is an Orthopedic Surgeon, Spine Surgery PSC, Louisville, Kentucky.

Dr. McGuire is Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.

Paul M. Arnold, MD, Stephen Robbins, MD, Wayne Paullus, MD, Stephen Faust, MD, Richard Holt, MD, and Robert McGuire, MD

Dr. Arnold is Director of Spinal Cord Injury Center and Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.

Dr. Robbins is Department Chair of Orthopedics, Columbia St. Mary's Hospital, Columbia Campus, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Physician, Milwaukee Spinal Specialists, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Dr. Paullus is Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Texas Tech University, Amarillo, Texas; and Physician, Southwest Neuroscience, Amarillo, Texas.

Dr. Faust is Chair of Surgery, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Maryland; and Co-Director, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center, Annapolis, Maryland.

Dr. Holt is an Orthopedic Surgeon, Spine Surgery PSC, Louisville, Kentucky.

Dr. McGuire is Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.

Paul M. Arnold, MD, Stephen Robbins, MD, Wayne Paullus, MD, Stephen Faust, MD, Richard Holt, MD, and Robert McGuire, MD

Dr. Arnold is Director of Spinal Cord Injury Center and Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.

Dr. Robbins is Department Chair of Orthopedics, Columbia St. Mary's Hospital, Columbia Campus, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Physician, Milwaukee Spinal Specialists, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Dr. Paullus is Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Texas Tech University, Amarillo, Texas; and Physician, Southwest Neuroscience, Amarillo, Texas.

Dr. Faust is Chair of Surgery, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Maryland; and Co-Director, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center, Annapolis, Maryland.

Dr. Holt is an Orthopedic Surgeon, Spine Surgery PSC, Louisville, Kentucky.

Dr. McGuire is Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.

Richard A. DalCanto, MD, PhD, Mary Kay Reinhardt, RN, and Isador H. Lieberman, MD, MBA, FRCS(C)

Dr. DalCanto is Orthopaedic Surgeon, Salt Lake Clinic, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Ms. Reinhardt is Nurse Clinician, Department of Orthopaedics, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.

Dr. Lieberman is Professor of Surgery, Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon, and Chairman, Medical Interventional & Surgical Spine Center, Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute, Weston, Florida.

Richard A. DalCanto, MD, PhD, Mary Kay Reinhardt, RN, and Isador H. Lieberman, MD, MBA, FRCS(C)

Dr. DalCanto is Orthopaedic Surgeon, Salt Lake Clinic, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Ms. Reinhardt is Nurse Clinician, Department of Orthopaedics, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.

Dr. Lieberman is Professor of Surgery, Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon, and Chairman, Medical Interventional & Surgical Spine Center, Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute, Weston, Florida.

Richard A. DalCanto, MD, PhD, Mary Kay Reinhardt, RN, and Isador H. Lieberman, MD, MBA, FRCS(C)

Dr. DalCanto is Orthopaedic Surgeon, Salt Lake Clinic, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Ms. Reinhardt is Nurse Clinician, Department of Orthopaedics, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.

Dr. Lieberman is Professor of Surgery, Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon, and Chairman, Medical Interventional & Surgical Spine Center, Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute, Weston, Florida.

Kevin L. Harreld, MD, German A. Marulanda, MD, Slif D. Ulrich, MD, David R. Marker, BS, Thorsten M. Seyler, MD, and Michael A. Mont, MD

Dr. Harreld is Resident Physician, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Dr. Marulanda is Resident Physician, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida.

Dr. Ulrich is Resident Physician, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.

Mr. Marker is Medical Student, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

Dr. Seyler is Resident Physician, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Dr. Mont is Director, Center for Joint Preservation and Reconstruction, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland.

Kevin L. Harreld, MD, German A. Marulanda, MD, Slif D. Ulrich, MD, David R. Marker, BS, Thorsten M. Seyler, MD, and Michael A. Mont, MD

Dr. Harreld is Resident Physician, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Dr. Marulanda is Resident Physician, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida.

Dr. Ulrich is Resident Physician, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.

Mr. Marker is Medical Student, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

Dr. Seyler is Resident Physician, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Dr. Mont is Director, Center for Joint Preservation and Reconstruction, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland.

Kevin L. Harreld, MD, German A. Marulanda, MD, Slif D. Ulrich, MD, David R. Marker, BS, Thorsten M. Seyler, MD, and Michael A. Mont, MD

Dr. Harreld is Resident Physician, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Dr. Marulanda is Resident Physician, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida.

Dr. Ulrich is Resident Physician, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.

Mr. Marker is Medical Student, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

Dr. Seyler is Resident Physician, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Dr. Mont is Director, Center for Joint Preservation and Reconstruction, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland.

Michael Khazzam, MD, Steven M. Kane, MD, and Matthew J. Smith, MD

Dr. Khazzam is Resident Physician, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri–Columbia and University of Missouri Hospitals and Clinics, Columbia, Missouri.

Dr. Kane is Chairman and Program Director, Atlanta Medical Center Orthopedic Surgery Residency, Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Smith is Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.

Michael Khazzam, MD, Steven M. Kane, MD, and Matthew J. Smith, MD

Dr. Khazzam is Resident Physician, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri–Columbia and University of Missouri Hospitals and Clinics, Columbia, Missouri.

Dr. Kane is Chairman and Program Director, Atlanta Medical Center Orthopedic Surgery Residency, Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Smith is Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.

Michael Khazzam, MD, Steven M. Kane, MD, and Matthew J. Smith, MD

Dr. Khazzam is Resident Physician, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri–Columbia and University of Missouri Hospitals and Clinics, Columbia, Missouri.

Dr. Kane is Chairman and Program Director, Atlanta Medical Center Orthopedic Surgery Residency, Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Smith is Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.

L. Joseph Rubino, MD, Michael A. Herbenick, MD, Ryan P. Finnan, MD, and Philip A. Anloague, PT, DHSc, OCS, MTC

Dr. Rubino and Dr. Herbenick are Assistant Professors, and Dr. Finnan is Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wright State University–Boonshoft School of Medicine and Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.

Dr. Anloague is Program Director, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio.

L. Joseph Rubino, MD, Michael A. Herbenick, MD, Ryan P. Finnan, MD, and Philip A. Anloague, PT, DHSc, OCS, MTC

Dr. Rubino and Dr. Herbenick are Assistant Professors, and Dr. Finnan is Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wright State University–Boonshoft School of Medicine and Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.

Dr. Anloague is Program Director, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio.

L. Joseph Rubino, MD, Michael A. Herbenick, MD, Ryan P. Finnan, MD, and Philip A. Anloague, PT, DHSc, OCS, MTC

Dr. Rubino and Dr. Herbenick are Assistant Professors, and Dr. Finnan is Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wright State University–Boonshoft School of Medicine and Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.

Dr. Anloague is Program Director, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio.

Alexandre Arkader, MD, and Richard S. Davidson, MD

Dr. Arkader is the Director of the Orthopedic Oncology Program, Children's Orthopaedic Center, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Davidson is Orthopaedic Surgeon, Division of Orthopaedics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Alexandre Arkader, MD, and Richard S. Davidson, MD

Dr. Arkader is the Director of the Orthopedic Oncology Program, Children's Orthopaedic Center, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Davidson is Orthopaedic Surgeon, Division of Orthopaedics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Alexandre Arkader, MD, and Richard S. Davidson, MD

Dr. Arkader is the Director of the Orthopedic Oncology Program, Children's Orthopaedic Center, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Davidson is Orthopaedic Surgeon, Division of Orthopaedics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Jonathan T. Nassos, MD, and Steven C. Chudik, MD

Dr. Nassos is Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, G & T Orthopaedics, Chicago, Illinois. He was a resident at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, at the time the article was written.

Dr. Chudik is Director of the Orthopaedic Sports Performance Institute, Westmont, Illinois; Clinical Assistant Professor, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois; and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hinsdale Orthopaedic Associates, Hinsdale, Illinois.

Jonathan T. Nassos, MD, and Steven C. Chudik, MD

Dr. Nassos is Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, G & T Orthopaedics, Chicago, Illinois. He was a resident at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, at the time the article was written.

Dr. Chudik is Director of the Orthopaedic Sports Performance Institute, Westmont, Illinois; Clinical Assistant Professor, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois; and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hinsdale Orthopaedic Associates, Hinsdale, Illinois.

Jonathan T. Nassos, MD, and Steven C. Chudik, MD

Dr. Nassos is Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, G & T Orthopaedics, Chicago, Illinois. He was a resident at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, at the time the article was written.

Dr. Chudik is Director of the Orthopaedic Sports Performance Institute, Westmont, Illinois; Clinical Assistant Professor, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois; and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hinsdale Orthopaedic Associates, Hinsdale, Illinois.

Amy E. Ross, MD, Brett D. Owens, MD, and Thomas M. DeBerardino, MD

MAJ Ross, MD, is Orthopaedic Surgeon, Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

MAJ Owens, MD, is Chief, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas.

COL DeBerardino, MD, is Director, John A. Feagin, Jr., Sports Medicine Fellowship, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keller Army Community Hospital, West Point, New York.

Amy E. Ross, MD, Brett D. Owens, MD, and Thomas M. DeBerardino, MD

MAJ Ross, MD, is Orthopaedic Surgeon, Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

MAJ Owens, MD, is Chief, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas.

COL DeBerardino, MD, is Director, John A. Feagin, Jr., Sports Medicine Fellowship, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keller Army Community Hospital, West Point, New York.

Amy E. Ross, MD, Brett D. Owens, MD, and Thomas M. DeBerardino, MD

MAJ Ross, MD, is Orthopaedic Surgeon, Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

MAJ Owens, MD, is Chief, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas.

COL DeBerardino, MD, is Director, John A. Feagin, Jr., Sports Medicine Fellowship, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keller Army Community Hospital, West Point, New York.