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Dr. Christopher Kepler completed a two-year fellowship in spine surgery and spine research at Rothman Orthopaedic Institute and Thomas Jefferson University. Prior to fellowship, Dr. Kepler completed his residency at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. He received his M.D. from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2005 and also attended business school while at Columbia, receiving an MBA.

Dr. Kepler has published nearly five hundred peer-reviewed articles and speaks regularly at national and international spine meetings. He has multiple ongoing research interests including a strong interest in translational basic science studying the molecular biology of disc degeneration, strategies to prevent postoperative infection and animal models of fusion, research which is funded by the NIH.  Dr. Kepler has a faculty appointment at Thomas Jefferson University where he directs a basic science laboratory and is heavily involved in prospective and retrospective clinical research.

Acting as Chief of the Spine Service, Dr. Kepler also serves as the Director of Spine Research and counts teaching and mentoring residents and fellows among his greatest academic achievements.  

 

 

 

Professional Profile

Education
Titles & Certifications

Education

  • B.S. in Chemistry, Physical Anthropology
  • M.D., College of Physicians & Surgeons; Columbia University
  • MBA, Columbia Business School; Columbia University

Titles & Certifications

  • ABOS Board Certified
  • Intern, New York Presbyterian Hospital
  • Resident, Hospital for Special Surgery
  • Research Spine Fellowship, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute/Thomas Jefferson University

Education

  • B.S. in Chemistry, Physical Anthropology
  • M.D., College of Physicians & Surgeons; Columbia University
  • MBA, Columbia Business School; Columbia University

Titles & Certifications

  • ABOS Board Certified
  • Intern, New York Presbyterian Hospital
  • Resident, Hospital for Special Surgery
  • Research Spine Fellowship, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute/Thomas Jefferson University
 
Publications

PUBLICATIONS

 

Schroeder GD, Kurd MF, Kepler CK, Arnold PM, Vaccaro AR. Postoperative

Epidural Hematomas in the Lumbar Spine. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015

Nov;28(9):313-8.

 

Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Kurd MF, Vaccaro AR, Hsu WK, Patel AA, Savage JW.

Rationale for the Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis.

Spine. 2015 Nov;40(21):E1161-6.

 

Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR, Chen E, Patel AA, Ahn H, Nassr A, Shaffrey CI, Harrop

J, Schroeder GD, Agarwala A, Dvorak MF, Fourney DR, Wood KB, Traynelis VC, Yoon

ST, Fehlings MG, Aarabi B. Treatment of isolated cervical facet fractures: a

systematic review. J Neurosurg Spine. 2015 Oct 30:1-8.

 

Hu Y, Dong WX, Kepler CK, Yuan ZS, Sun XY, Zhang J, Xie H. A Novel Anterior

Odontoid Screw Plate for C1-C3 Internal Fixation: An In Vitro Biomechanical

Study. Spine. 2015 Oct 17. PMID: 26555834.

 

Schroeder GD, Hsu WK, Kepler CK, Kurd MF, Vaccaro AR, Patel AA, Savage JW. The

Use of rhBMP-2 in the Treatment of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. Spine. 2015 Oct 15. PMID: 26571176.

 

Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR, Fleischman AN, Traynelis VC, Patel AA, Dekutoski MB,

Harrop J, Wood KB, Schroeder GD, Bransford R, Aarabi B, Okonkwo DO, Arnold PM,

Fehlings MG, Nassr A, Shaffrey C, Yoon ST, Kwon B. Treatment of Axis Body

Fractures: A Systematic Review. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015 Oct 14.

PMID: 26165730.

 

Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Koerner JD, Chapman JR, Bellabarba C, Oner FC,

Reinhold M, Dvorak MF, Aarabi B, Vialle L, Fehlings MG, Rajasekaran S, Kandziora

F, Schnake KJ, Vaccaro AR. Is there a regional difference in morphology

interpretation of A3 and A4 fractures among different cultures? J Neurosurg

Spine. 2015 Oct 9:1-8. PMID: 26451663.

 

Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Koerner JD, Oner FC, Fehlings MG, Aarabi B, Dvorak

MF, Reinhold M, Kandziora F, Bellabarba C, Chapman JR, Vialle LR, Vaccaro AR. A

Worldwide Analysis of the Reliability and Perceived Importance of an Injury to

the Posterior Ligamentous Complex in AO Type A Fractures. Global Spine J. 2015

Oct;5(5):378-82. PMID: 26430591

 

Kepler CK, Kong C, Schroeder GD, Hjelm N, Sayadipour A, Vaccaro AR, Anderson

DG. Early outcome and predictors of early outcome in patients treated surgically

for central cord syndrome. J Neurosurg Spine. 2015 Oct;23(4):490-4. PMID: 26161520.

 

Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Kurd MF, Paul JT, Rubenstein RN, Harrop JS, Brodke

DS, Chapman JR, Vaccaro AR. A Systematic Review of the Treatment of Geriatric

Type II Odontoid Fractures. Neurosurgery. 2015 Oct;77 Suppl 4:S6-S14.

PMID: 26378359.

 

Hanaei S, Abdollahzade S, Khoshnevisan A, Kepler CK, Rezaei N. Genetic

aspects of intervertebral disc degeneration. Rev Neurosci. 2015 Oct 1;26(5):581-606. PMID: 25996483.

 

Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR. Axial interbody arthrodesis of the L5-S1

segment: a systematic review of the literature. J Neurosurg Spine. 2015

Sep;23(3):314-9. PMID: 26068275.

 

Kepler CK, Markova DZ, Koerner JD, Mendelis J, Chen CM, Vaccaro AR, Risbud

MV, Albert TJ, Anderson DG. Substance P Receptor Antagonist Suppresses

Inflammatory Cytokine Expression in Human Disc Cells. Spine. 2015

Aug 15;40(16):1261-9. PMID: 25929203.

 

Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Koerner JD, Oner FC, Fehlings MG, Aarabi B, Schnake

KJ, Rajasekaran S, Kandziora F, Vialle LR, Vaccaro AR. Can a Thoracolumbar Injury

Severity Score Be Uniformly Applied from T1 to L5 or Are Modifications Necessary?

Global Spine J. 2015 Aug;5(4):339-45.

 

Kurd MF, Millhouse PW, Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR. Lateral Mass

Fixation in the Subaxial Cervical Spine. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015

Aug;28(7):259-63.

 

Vaccaro AR, Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Cumhur Oner F, Vialle LR, Kandziora F,

Koerner JD, Kurd MF, Reinhold M, Schnake KJ, Chapman J, Aarabi B, Fehlings MG,

Dvorak MF. The surgical algorithm for the AOSpine thoracolumbar spine injury

classification system. Eur Spine J. 2015 May 8.

 

Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Hjelm N, Vaccaro AR, Weinstein MS. The effect of

vertebral fracture on the early neurologic recovery in patients with central cord

syndrome. Eur Spine J. 2015 May;24(5):985-9.

 

Kepler CK, Vroome C, Goldfarb M, Nyirjesy S, Millhouse P, Lonjon G, Koerner

JD, Harrop J, Vialle LR, Vaccaro AR. Variation in the management of thoracolumbar

trauma and postoperative infection. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015 May;28(4):E212-8.

 

Schroeder GD, Vaccaro AR, Kepler CK, Koerner JD, Oner FC, Dvorak MF, Vialle

LR, Aarabi B, Bellabarba C, Fehlings MG, Schnake KJ, Kandziora F. Establishing

the injury severity of thoracolumbar trauma: confirmation of the hierarchical

structure of the AOSpine Thoracolumbar Spine Injury Classification System. Spine. 2015 Apr 15;40(8):E498-503.

 

Koerner JD, Kepler CK, Albert TJ. Revision surgery for failed cervical spine reconstruction: review article. HSS J. 2015 Feb;11(1):2-8.

 

Vaccaro AR, Koerner JD, Radcliff KE, Oner FC, Reinhold M, Schnake KJ, Kandziora F, Fehlings MG, Dvorak MF, Aarabi B, Rajasekaran S, Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Vialle LR. AOSpine subaxial cervical spine injury classification system. Eur Spine J. Epub ahead of print, PMID: 25716661.

 

Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR, Koerner JD, Dvorak MF, Kandziora F, Rajasekaran S, Aarabi B, Vialle LR, Fehlings MG, Schroeder GD, Reinhold M, Schnake KJ, Bellabarba C, Öner FC.  Reliability analysis of the AOSpine thoracolumbar spine injury classification system by a worldwide group of naïve spinal surgeons. Eur Spine J. Epub ahead of print, PMID: 25599849.

 

Lonjon G, Grelat M, Dhenin A, Dauzac C, Lonjon N, Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR.

Survey of French spine surgeons reveals significant variability in spine trauma practices in 2013.  Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research. 2014. Epub ahead of print, PMID: 25583235.

 

Kepler CK, Vroome C, Goldfarb M, Nyirjesy S, Millhouse P, Lonjon G, Koerner JD, Harrop J, Vialle LR, Vaccaro AR. Variation in the Management of Thoracolumbar Trauma and Postoperative Infection. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2014. Epub ahead of print, PMID: 25393665.

 

Koerner JD, Kepler CK, Rihn JA, Radcliff K, Anderson DG, Vaccaro AR. Reducing radiation exposure in spinal surgery. J Neurosurg Sci. 2014; 58(2 Suppl 1):7-13.

 

Koerner JD, Albert TJ, Kepler CK, Hilibrand AS, Harrop J, Vaccaro AR. The argument against surgery for symptomatic low back pain. J Neurosurg Sci. 2014;58(2 Suppl 1):1-5.

 

Calio BP, Kepler CK, Koerner JD, Rihn JA, Millhouse P, Radcliff KE. Outcome of a Resident Spine Surgical Skills Training Program. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2014. PMID: 25353206.

 

Koerner JD, Markova DZ, Yadla S, Mendelis J, Hilibrand A, Vaccaro AR, Risbud MV, Albert TJ, Anderson DG, Kepler CK. Differential gene expression in anterior and posterior annulus fibrosus. Spine. 2014;39(23):1917-23.

 

Radcliff KE, Neusner AD, Millhouse P, Harrop JD, Kepler CK, Rasouli MR, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR. What is New in the Diagnosis and Prevention of Spine Surgical Site Infections. Spine J. 2014. S1529-9430(14)01495-8.

 

 

Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS, Anderson DG, Rihn JA, Albert TJ, Radcliff KE. National Trends in the Use of Fusion Techniques to Treat Degenerative Spondylolisthesis.  Spine. 2014;39(19):1584-9.

 

Radcliff KE, Kepler CK, Maaieh M, Anderson DG, Rihn J, Albert T, Vaccaro A, Hilibrand A. What is the rate of lumbar adjacent segment disease after percutaneous versus open fusion? Orthop Surg. 2014; 6(2):118-20.

 

Radcliff KE, Kepler CK, Hellman M, Restrepo C, Jung KA, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ, Parvizi J. Does spinal alignment influence acetabular orientation: a study of spinopelvic variables and sagittal acetabular version. Orthop Surg. 2014 Feb;6(1):15-22.

 

Hu Y, Yuan ZS, Kepler CK, Albert TJ, Yuan JB, Dong WX, Sun XY, Wang CT. Deviation analysis of C1-C2 transarticular screw placement assisted by a novel rapid prototyping drill template: a cadaveric study. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2014 Jul;27(5):E181-6.

 

Kepler CK, Hilibrand AS, Sayadipour A, Koerner JD, Rihn JA, Radcliff KE, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ, Anderson DG. Clinical and radiographic degenerative spondylolisthesis (CARDS) classification. Spine J. 2014 Apr 3. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 24704503

 

Meredith DS, Kepler CK, Huang RC, Hegde VV. Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF) in the Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine: Technical Report and Early Outcomes.

HSS J. 2013; 9(1):25-31.

 

Tran CM, Schoepflin ZR, Markova DZ, Kepler CK, Anderson DG, Shapiro IM, Risbud MV. CCN2 Suppresses Catabolic Effects of Interleukin-1 β(IL-1β) through α5β1 and αVβ3 Integrins in Nucleus Pulposus Cells: Implications in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. J Biol Chem. 2014;289(11):7374-87.

 

Markova DZ, Kepler CK, Addya S, Murray HB, Vaccaro AR, Shapiro IM, Greg Anderson D, Albert TJ, Risbud MV. An organ culture system to model early degenerative changes of the intervertebral disc II: profiling global gene expression changes. Arthritis Res Ther. 2013;15(5):R121.

 

Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR, Dibra F, Anderson DG, Rihn JA, Hilibrand AS, Harrop JS, Albert TJ, Radcliff KE. Spine J. Neurologic injury because of trauma after Type II odontoid nonunion. Spine J. 2014;14(6):903-8.

 

Hu Y, Yuan ZS, Kepler CK, Albert TJ, Xie H, Yuan JB, Dong WX, Wang CT. Deviation analysis of atlanto-axial pedicle screws assisted by a novel rapid prototyping drill template: a cadaveric study. Orthopedics. 2014;37(5):e420-7.

 

Ponzio DY, Vaccaro AR, Harrop JS, Ponzio RJ, Kepler CK, Meredith D. Vertebral Artery Pseudoaneurysm Resulting in Embolic Stroke as a Complication of Posterior C1 Lateral Mass Screw Fixation.   J. Bone Joint Surg.  2013;3(3):e93.

 

Smith JS, Kepler CK, Kopjar B, Harrop J, Arnold P, Chapman J, Fehlings MG, Vaccaro AR, Shaffrey CI. The Effect of Type II Odontoid Fracture Nonunion on Outcome Among Elderly Patients Treated Without Surgery:  Subgroup Analysis of the AOSpine North America Geriatric Odontoid Fracture Study. Spine. 2013;38(26):2240-6.

 

Kepler CK, Markova DZ, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Risbud MV, Albert TJ, Anderson DG.  Substance P Stimulates Production of Inflammatory Cytokines in Human Disc Cells. Spine. 2013;38(21):E1291-9.

 

Vaccaro AR, Oner C, Kepler CK, Dvorak M, Schnake K, Bellabarba C, Reinhold M, Aarabi B, Kandziora F, Chapman J, Shanmuganathan R, Fehlings M, Vialle L & AOSpine Spinal Cord Injury & Trauma Knowledge Forum.  AOSpine thoracolumbar spine injury classification system: fracture description, neurological status and key modifiers. Spine. 2013;38(23):2028-37.

 

Hu Y, Albert TJ, Kepler CK, Ma WH, Ruan ZS, Dong WX. Unstable Jefferson fractures: Results of transoral osteosynthesis. Indian J Orthop. 2014;48(2):145-51.

 

Radcliff KE, Kepler CK, Jakoi A, Sidhu GS, Rihn J, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ, Hilibrand AS. Adjacent segment disease in the lumbar spine following different treatment interventions. Spine J. 2013; 13(10):1339-49.

 

Radcliff KE, Rasouli MR, Neusner A, Kepler CK, Albert TJ, Rihn JA, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR. Preoperative Delay Greater Than One Hour Increases the Risk of Surgical Site Infection. Spine. 2013; 38(15):1318-23.

 

Radcliff KE, Bennett J, Stewart RJ, Kepler CK, Sidhu GS, Hilibrand AS, Kane J, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR, Rihn JA. Change in Angular Alignment is Associated With Early Dysphagia After Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2013 Nov 7. [Epub ahead of print].

 

Radcliff KE, Morrison WB, Kepler CK, Moore J, Sidhu GS, Gendelberg D, Miller L, Sonagli MA, Vaccaro AR. Distinguishing pseudomeningocele, epidural hematoma, and postoperative infection on postoperative MRI. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2013 Nov 5. [Epub ahead of print]

 

Hu Y, Kepler CK, Albert TJ, Hann S, Ma WH, Yuan ZS, Dong WX, Xu RM. Conservative and Operative Treatment in Extension Teardrop Fractures of the Axis. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2013 Nov 7. [Epub ahead of print]

 

Sidhu GS, Kepler CK, Savage KE, Eachus B, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR. Neurological deficit due to cement extravasation following vertebral augmentation procedure:  Case report and a systematic review of the literature. J Neurosurg Spine. 2013; 19(1):61-70.

 

Hegde V, Meredith DS, Kepler CK, Huang RC. Management of postoperative spinal infections. World J Orthop. 2012; 3(11):182-9.

 

Vaccaro AR, Kepler CK, Kopjar B, Chapman J, Shaffrey C, Arnold P, Gokaslan Z, Brodke D, France J, Dekutoski M, Sasso R, Yoon ST, Bono C, Harrop J, Fehlings MG. Functional and Quality of Life Outcomes in Geriatric Patients with Type II Dens Fracture. J Bone Joint Surg. 2013; 95(8):729-35.

 

Rebolledo BJ, Gladnick BP, Unnauntana A, Nguyen JT, Kepler CK, Lane JM. Comparison of Unipedicular and Bipedicular Balloon Kyphoplasty for Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Prospective Randomized Study. Bone Joint J. 2013; 95-B(3):401-6.

 

Kepler CK, Ponnappan RK, Tannoury C, Risbud MV, Anderson, DG. The Molecular Basis of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. Spine J. 2013; 13(3):318-30.

 

Kepler CK, Markova DZ, Dibra F, Yadla S, Vaccaro AR, Risbud MV, Albert TJ, Anderson DG. The Expression and Relationship of Pro-inflammatory Chemokine RANTES/CCL5 and Cytokine IL-1β in Painful Human Intervertebral Discs. Spine. 2013; 38(11):873-80.

 

Hu Y, Kepler CK, Albert TJ, Yuan Z, Ma W, Gu Y, Xu R. Accuracy and complications associated with freehand C1 lateral mass screw fixation technique: a radiographic and clinical assessment. J Neurosurg Spine. 2013 Apr;18(4):372-7.

 

Radcliff KE, Sidhu GD, Kepler CK, Gruskay J, Anderson DG, Hilibrand A, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR. Complications of Flat Bedrest Following Incidental Dural Repair. Manuscript accepted for publication, J Spinal Disord Tech. 2013 Nov 8. [Epub ahead of print]

 

Radcliff K, Curry P, Hilibrand AS, Kepler CK, Zhao W, Lurie J, Albert TJ, Weinstein JN.  Risk for Adjacent Segment and Same Segment Reoperation After Surgery for

Lumbar Stenosis: A subgroup analysis of the Spine Patient Outcomes

Research Trial (SPORT).  Spine. 2013;38(7):531-9.

 

Mlyavykh S, Ludwig SC, Mobasser JP, Kepler CK, Anderson DG. Twelve Month Results of a Clinical Pilot Study Utilizing a Pedicle Lengthening Osteotomy for the Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. J Neurosurg Spine. 2013;18(4):347-55.

 

Kepler CK, Yu AL, Gruskay J, Delasotta LA, Radcliff KE, Rihn JA, Hilibrand AS, Anderson DG, Vaccaro AR. Comparison of Open and Minimally Invasive Techniques for Posterior Lumbar Instrumentation and Fusion after Open Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Spine  J. 2013; 13(5):489-97.

 

Gruskay J, Smith JE, Kepler CK, Radcliff KE, Harrop J, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR.  The Seasonality of Postoperative Infection in Spine Surgery.  J Neurosurg Spine. 2013; 18(1):57-62.

 

Wu Q, Wang J, Skubutyte R, Kepler CK, Huang Z, Anderson DG, Shapiro, Risbud M. SMAD3 Controls β1,3 Glucuronosyl Transferase I (GlcAT-I) Expression in Nucleus Pulposus Cells: Implications of Disregulated Expression in Disc Disease. Arthritis Rheum. 2012; 64(10):3324-33.

 

Kepler CK, Wilkinson S, Radcliff KE, Vaccaro AR, Anderson DG, Hilibrand AS, Albert TJ, Rihn JA. Cost-Utility Analysis in Spine Care: A Systematic Review. Spine J. 2012; 12(8):676-90.

 

Kepler CK, Felte RF, Rihn JA. Current Concepts: Classification of Thoracolumbar Fractures. Semin Spine Surg. 2012; 24(4): 210-215.

 

Kepler CK, Pavlov H, Kim HJ, Green DW, Rawlins BA. Preoperative Templating before Spinal Fusion Using a Fluoroscopic Multiplanar Imaging System is as Accurate as CT Scan and Uses Substantially Less Radiation.   J Pediatr Orthop. 2012; 32(8):e67-71.

 

Radcliff KE, Kepler CK, Hilibrand AS, Zhao W, Lurie J, Tosteson T, Rihn JA, Albert TJ, Weinstein J.  Epidural Steroid Injections Are Associated with Less Improvement in Outcome After Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A subgroup analysis of the SPORT. Spine. 2013;38(4):279-91.

 

Kepler CK, Rihn JA, Bennett J, Anderson DG, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ, Hilibrand AS. Dysphagia and Soft Tissue Swelling After Anterior Cervical Surgery: A Radiographic Analysis. Spine J. 2012; 12(8):639-44.

 

Meredith DS, Hirsch B, Huang RC, Kepler CK, Nguyen J, Farmer JC, Girardi FP, O’Leary PF, Cammisa FP.  The effect of omega-3 fatty acid supplements on perioperative bleeding following posterior spinal arthrodesis. Eur Spine J. 2012; 21(12):2659-63.

 

Kepler CK, Huang RC, Sharma AK, Meredith DS, Metitiri O, Sama AA, Girardi FP, Cammisa FP.  Factors Influencing Segmental Lumbar Lordosis after Lateral Transpsoas Interbody Fusion. Orthop Surg. 2012; 4(2):71-5.

 

Sayadipour A, Mago R, Kepler CK, Chambliss RB, Certa KM, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ, Anderson DG.  Antidepressants and the risk of abnormal bleeding during spinal surgery: a case-control study. Eur Spine J. 2012; 21(10):2070-8.

 

Kepler CK, Brodt ED, Dettori JR, Albert TJ. Artificial Disc Replacement Versus Fusion in the Cervical Spine: A Systematic Review Comparing Multilevel Versus Single-level Surgery. Evid Based Spine Care J. 2012; 3(S1):19-30.

Radcliff KE, Limthongkul W, Kepler CK, Anderson DG, Rihn JA, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ. Cervical Laminectomy Width and Spinal Cord Drift Are Risk Factors for Postoperative C5 Palsy. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2014 Apr;27(2):86-92.

 

Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR. Injuries and abnormalities of the cervical spine and return to play criteria. Clin Sports Med. 2012; 31(3):499-508.

 

Kepler CK, Sharma AK, Huang RC, Meredith DS, Girardi FP, Cammisa FP, Sama AA.  Indirect Spinal Decompression Using Lateral Transpsoas Interbody Fusion. J Neurosurg Spine. 2012; 16(4):329-33.

 

Kepler CK, Rihn JA, Radcliff KE, Patel AA, Anderson DG, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS, Albert TJ.  Restoration of Lordosis and Disk Height After Single-Level Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion.  Orthop Surg. 2012;4(1):15-20.

 

Radcliff KE, Kepler CK, Rubin TR, Maaieh M, Hilibrand AS, Harrop J, Rihn JA, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR. Does the Load Sharing Classification (LSC) Predict Ligamentous Injury, Neurological Injury, and Need for Surgery in Patients with Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures? J Neurosurg Spine. 2012; 16(6):534-8.

 

Kepler CK, Meredith DS, Green DW, Widmann RW. Long Term Outcomes after Posterior Spine Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2012; 24(1): 68-75.

 

Gruskay J, Kepler CK, Smith JE, Radcliff KE, Vaccaro AR. Is Surgical Case Order Associated with Increased Infection Rate after Spine Surgery? Spine. 2012; 37(13):1170-4.

 

Yoshihara H, Kepler CK, Rawlins BA. Cervicothoracic junction fracture/subluxation after multilevel anterior cervical spine fusion surgery. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2012; 22(7): 597-601.

 

Radcliff K, Su BW, Kepler CK, Rubin T, Shimer AS, Rihn JA, Harrop JA, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR.  Correlation of Posterior Ligamentous Complex Injury and Neurological Injury to Loss of Vertebral Body Height, Kyphosis, and Canal Compromise. Spine. 2012; 37(13):1142-50.

 

Kepler CK, Rihn JA, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ. Defining the Value of Spine Care to Society.  Semin Spine Surg. 2012; 24(2): 94-102.

 

Meredith DS, Kepler CK, Huang RC, Brause B, Boachie-Adjei O. Postoperative infections of the lumbar spine: Presentation and Management. Int Orthop. 2012; 36(2):439-44.

 

Vaccaro AR, Kepler CK, Suzuki H, Ratliff JK, Harrop J, Morrison W, Limthongkul W, Rihn JA, Albert TJ. Anatomical relationships of the anterior vessels to the lower lumbar intervertebral disks: Analysis based on MRI in prone position. J Bone Joint Surg. 2012; 94(12):1088-94.

 

Anderson DG, Limthongkul W, Sayadipour AA, Kepler CK, Harrop J, Maltenfort M, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS, Rihn JA, Albert TJ. A radiographic analysis of degenerative spondylolisthesis at the L4-5 level. J Neurosurg Spine. 2012; 16(2): 130-134.

 

Kepler CK, Hilibrand AS. Management of Adjacent Segment Disease After Cervical Spinal Fusion. Orthop Clin North Am. 2012; 43(1):53-62.

 

Nam D, Maak TG, Raphael BS, Kepler CK, Cross MB, Warren RF.  Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy: Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012; 94(6):e341-11.

 

Radcliff KE, Kepler CK, Delasotta LA, Rihn JA, Harrop JS, Hilibrand AS, Albert TJ Vaccaro AR. Current management review of thoracolumbar cord syndromes. Spine J. 2011; 11(9): 884-892.

 

Kepler CK, Pavlov H, Herzog RJ, Rawlins BA, Endo Y, Green DW. Comparison of a Fluoroscopic Three Dimensional Imaging System and Conventional CT in Detection of Pars Fractures in the Cadaveric Lumbar Spine. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2012; 25(8):429-32.

 

Gandhi SD, Kepler CK, Anderson DG. Lumbar Decompression Using a Tubular Retractor System. Techniques in Orthopaedics. 2011; 26(3):136–140.

 

Radcliff KE, Kepler CK, Reitman C, Harrop J, Vaccaro AR.  CT and MRI-based Diagnosis of Craniocervical Dislocations: The Role of the Occipitoatlantal Ligament. Clin. Orthop. Related Research. 2012; 470(6):1602-13.

 

Kepler CK, Anderson DG, Tannoury C, Ponnappan RK. Intervertebral Disc Degeneration and Emerging Biologic Treatments. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2011; 19(9): 542-553.

 

Kepler CK, Huang RC, Meredith, Kim J, Sharma A. Omega-3 and Fish Oil Supplements Do Not Cause Increased Bleeding during Spinal Decompression Surgery. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2012; 25(3):129-32.

 

Kepler CK, Bogner EA, Hammoud S, Malcolmson G, Potter HG, Green DW.  Zone of Injury of the Medial Patello-Femoral Ligament after Acute Patellar Dislocation in Children and Adolescents. Am J Sports Med. 2011; 39(7): 1444-1449.

 

Kepler CK, Sharma A, Huang RC. Lateral Transpsoas Interbody Fusion (LTIF) with Plate Fixation and Unilateral Pedicle Screws: A Preliminary Report. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2011: 24(6):363-367.

 

Yoshihara H, Kepler CK, Hasegawa K, Rawlins BA. Surgical treatment for atlantooccipital osteoarthritis. Eur Spine J. 2011; 20 Suppl 2:S243-7.

 

Huang RC, Meredith DS, Kepler CK, Tropiano P.  Salvage of Lumbar Pseudoarthrosis with Customized Large Diameter Pedicle Screws: Report of Two Cases. Spine. 2011; 36(22): E1489-1492.

 

Green DW, Lawhorne TW, Widmann RF, Kepler CK, Mintz DN, Rawlins BA, Burke SW, Boachie-Adjei O.  Long Term MRI Follow-up Demonstrates Minimal Transitional Level Lumbar Disc Degeneration after Posterior Spine Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Spine. 2011; 36(23): 1948-1954.

                                            

Kepler CK, Huang RC, Meredith D, Cunningham M, Boachie-Adjei O.  Delayed Pleural Effusion after Anterior Thoracic Spinal Fusion Using Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2.  Spine. 2011; 36(5): E365-9.

 

Thomas AJ, Kepler CK, Myers K, Green DW, Wright TM, Rawlins BA. The Effect of Sacral Decortication on Lumbosacral Fixation in a Calf Spine Model.  Spine. 2011; 36(6):E388-92.

 

Dua K, Kepler CK, Huang RC, Marchenko A.  Vertebral Body Fracture Following Lateral Instrumentation and Interbody Fusion in Two Osteoporotic Patients.  Spine J. 2010; 10(9): e11-5.

 

Kepler CK, Bogner EA, Herzog RJ, Huang RC.  Anatomy of the Psoas Muscle and Lumbar Plexus with Respect to the Surgical Approach for Lateral Transpsoas Interbody Fusion (LTIF).  Eur Spine J. 2011; 20(4): 550-6.

 

Sharma AK, Kepler CK, Huang RC, Sama AA, Cammisa FP, Girardi FP.  Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion - Preliminary Clinical and Radiographic Outcome at One Year. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2011; 24(4): 242-50.

 

Nam D, Kepler CK, Nho SJ, Craig EV, Warren RF, Wright TM. Observations on Retrieved Humeral Polyethylene Components in Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2010; 19(7):1003-1012.

 

Nam D, Kepler CK, Neviaser AS, Jones K, Warren RF, Wright TM. Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Current Concepts, Results, and Component Wear Analysis.  J Bone Joint Surg. 2010; 92(Suppl 2):23-35.

 

Cross MB, Sherman S, Kepler CK, Neviaser AS, Weiland AJ. The Evolution of Elbow Arthroplasty: Innovative Solutions to Complex Clinical Problems. J Bone Joint Surg. 2010; 92 (Suppl 2):98-104.

 

Kim, HJ, Kepler CK, Kanazawa Y, Cunningham M, Rawlins BA, Boachie-Adjei O. Pulmonary Embolism in Spine Surgery: A Comparison of Combined Anterior/Posterior Approach versus Posterior Approach Surgery. Spine 2011; 36(2):177-9.

 

Aversano F, Kepler CK, Blanco J, Green DW. Rare Cause of Block to Reduction after Radial Head Dislocation in Children.  J Orthop Trauma 2011 ; 25(4):e38-41.

 

Kepler CK, Nho SJ, Bansal M, Ala OL, Craig EV, Warren RF, Wright TM. Radiographic and Histopathological Analysis of Osteolysis After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2010; 19(4), 588-595.

 

Kepler CK, Kummer JL, Lorich DG, Weiland AJ. Radiocapitellar Prosthetic Arthroplasty for Capitellar Nonunion.   J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2010; 19(2):e13-17.

 

Kepler CK, Rawlins BA.  Mesh Cage Reconstruction with Autologous Cancellous Bone Graft in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF). J Spinal Disord Tech. 2010; 23(5):328-32.

 

Kepler CK, Nho SJ, Ala OL, Craig EV, Warren RF, Wright TM. Comparison of Early and Delayed Failed Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Acta Orthop Belg. 2009; 75(3): 297-305.

 

Ghelman B, Kepler CK, Lyman SL, Della Valle AG. CT Scan Outperforms Radiographs for Determination of Acetabular Cup Version After Total Hip Arthroplasty.  Clin. Orthop. Related Research 2009;467(9):2362-70.

 

Kepler CK, Nho SJ, Miller AN, Barie PJ, Lyden JP.  Orthopedic Injuries Associated with Fall from Floor Forty-Seven. J Orthop Trauma. 2009; 23(2):154-8.

 

Wang IN, Shan J, Choi R, Oh S, Kepler CK, Chen FH, Lu HH. Role of osteoblast-

fibroblast interactions in the formation of the ligament-to-bone interface.  J Orthop Res. 2007;25(12):1609-20.

 

 

PRESENTATIONS                                     

(* denotes podium presentation given by co-author)

 

Kepler CK. The rationale for inclusion of neurological status, clinical modifier and injury severity scoring in a TL injury classification system. Invited presentation at the AO Spine Course, Davos, Switzerland, December 12, 2012.

 

Kepler CK, Markova DZ, Mendelis J, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ, Risbud MV, Anderson DG. Substance P Receptor Antagonists: Disrupting the Actions of a Pro-Inflammatory Nociceptor in Human Disc Cells. Podium presentation at Philadelphia Spine Research Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, November 13, 2012. Podium presentation at Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, January 26-29, 2013.

 

Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS, Anderson DG, Rihn JA, Albert TJ, Radcliff KE. National Trends in the Use of Interbody Fusion Techniques to Treat Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Data from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ABOS). Podium presentation at International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Istanbul, Turkey, July 18-21, 2012. Podium presentation at NASS Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, October 24-27, 2012.

 

Kepler CK, Markova DZ, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Risbud M, Albert TJ, Anderson DG.  Substance P Stimulates Production of Inflammatory Cytokines in Human Disc Cells. Podium presentation at Cervical Spine Research Society Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, December 7-10, 2011.  Poster presentation at New Horizons in Intervertebral Disc Research meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 16-18, 2011.  Poster presentation at Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, February 4-7, 2012.  Poster presentation at International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Istanbul, Turkey, July 18-21, 2012. Poster presentation at NASS Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, October 24-27, 2012.

                                                                                                                               

Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR, Fehlings MG and AOSpine NA GOF Study Group. Functional and Quality of Life Outcomes in Geriatric Patients with Type II Odontoid Fracture: One Year Results from the AOSpine North America Multi-Center GOF Prospective Study. Podium presentation at NASS Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 2-5, 2011.

 

Hammoud S, Hayter CL, Berner N, Kepler CK, Potter H, Green DW.  Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Intercondylar Notch Growth Plateaus Prior to Longitudinal Growth: An MRI Observational Study. Poster presentation at the AOSSM Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 7-10, 2011.

 

Hammoud S, Kepler CK, Hayter C, Aversano F, Kelly A, Green DW.  Bone Marrow Edema Patterns of the Knee in Symptomatic Pediatric Patients. Poster presentation at POSNA annual meeting, Montreal, Canada, May 11-14, 2011. Poster presentation at EPOS annual meeting, Basel, Switzerland, April 6-9 2011. *Podium presentation at AAOS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, February 15-19, 2011.

 

Kepler CK, Markova DZ, Yadla S, Dibra F, Ponnappan RK, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ, Anderson DG. Elevated CCL5 (RANTES) Expression is Associated with Painful Disc Degeneration. Poster presentation at the Philadelaphia Spine Research Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, December 14, 2010.  Poster presentation at the International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 13-16, 2011.

 

Hammoud S, Kepler CK, Potter H, Green DW.  Intercondylar Femoral Notch Dimensions & Growth Patterns in Young Pediatric Patients. Poster presentation at AAOS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, February 15-19, 2011.  *Podium presentation at EPOS annual meeting, Basel, Switzerland, April 6-9 2011.

 

Kepler CK, Sharma A, Kim J, Huang RC.  Microsurgical Lumbar Laminoplasty: Bilateral Lumbar Microdecompression via Unilateral Laminotomy.  Podium presentation at NASS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, October 5-9, 2010.  *Podium presentation at AAOS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, February 15-19, 2011.

 

Kepler CK, Sharma AK, Sama AA, Cammisa FP, Girardi FP, Huang RC.  Indirect Spinal Decompression Using Lateral Transpsoas Interbody Fusion and the XLIF Cage.  *Podium presentation at SOLAS Research Meeting, La Jolla, CA, April 8-10, 2010. Poster presentation at AAOS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, February 15-19, 2011.

 

Kepler CK, Bogner EA, Hammoud S, Potter H, Green DW.  MRI Evaluation of the Medial Patello-Femoral Ligament after Acute Patellar Dislocation in Children. Poster presentation at POSNA annual meeting, Kona, Hawaii, May 4-7, 2010.  Poster presentation at EFORT, winner of "Jaques Duparc Award,” Madrid, Spain, June 2-5, 2010.  *Podium presentation at AOSSM Annual Meeting, Providence, RI, July 15-18, 2010.

 

Kepler CK, Pavlov H, Herzog RJ, Rawlins BA, Endo Y, Green DW. Comparison of a Fluoroscopic Three Dimensional Imaging System and Conventional CT in Detection of Pars Fractures in the Cadaveric Lumbar Spine.  Podium presentation at NASS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, October 5-9, 2010.  Poster presentation at Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 6-9, 2010.

 

Nam D, Kepler CK, Nho SJ, Craig EV, Warren RF, Wright TM. Observations on Retrieved Humeral Polyethylene Components in Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.  Poster presentation at Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 6-9, 2010.

 

Rebolledo B, Gladnick BP, Unnanuntana A, Kepler CK, Nyugen J, Lane JP. A Comparative Study of Four Vertebral Augmentation Techniques: Structure, Alignment and Leakage. *Podium presentation at Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 6-9, 2010.

 

Nam D, Kepler CK, Neviaser AS, Jones K, Warren RF, Wright TM. Retrieval Analysis of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Scientific exhibit, AAOS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 9-13, 2010.

 

Sherman, S, Kepler CK, Neviaser AS, Cross MB, Weiland AJ. The Evolution of Elbow Arthroplasty: Innovative Solutions to Complex Clinical Problems. Scientific exhibit, AAOS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 9-13, 2010.

 

Thomas AJ, Kepler CK, Myers K, Green DW, Wright TM, Rawlins BA. The Effect of Sacral Alar Decortication on Lumbosacral Fixation in a Calf Spine Model. Poster presentation at International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis and Growing Spine, Istanbul, Turkey, November 20-21, 2009.

 

Kepler CK, Sharma A, Huang RC, Sama AA, Cammisa FP, Girardi FP.  Correction of Sagittal and Coronal Plane Degenerative Lumbar Deformity Using the Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF®) Technique.  Podium presentation at NASS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 12, 2009.

 

Gladnick BP, Unnanuntana A, Kepler CK, Lane JP.  A prospective randomized controlled study of unipedicular vs. bipedicular kyphoplasty.  Poster presentation at American Society of Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, September 13, 2009.

 

Kim, HJ, Kepler CK, Kanazawa Y, Cunningham M, Rawlins BA, Boachie-Adjei O. Pulmonary Embolism in Spine Surgery: A comparison of Combined Anterior/Posterior Approach versus Posterior approach Surgery. Poster presentation, International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Vienna, Austria, July 15-18, 2009.

 

Kepler CK, Sharma A, Huang RC, Sama AA, Cammisa FP, Girardi FP.  Lateral Transpsoas Interbody Fusion in Patients with Degenerative Spondylosis: Early Results at One Year.  Podium presentation at Irish Orthopaedic Association Meeting, Killenard, Ireland, June 17-20, 2009.  *Podium presentation at SOLAS Research Meeting, La Jolla, CA, April 8-10, 2010.

 

Kepler CK, Rawlins BA.  Mesh Cage Reconstruction with Autologous Cancellous Graft in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.  Poster presentation at European Cervical Spine Research Society Meeting, Uppsala, Sweden, June 10-13, 2009.

 

Kepler CK, Dua K, Huang RC.  Vertebral Body Fracture Following Lateral Instrumentation and Interbody Fusion in Two Osteoporotic Patients.  Podium presentation at SOLAS Research Meeting, La Jolla, CA, April 16-18, 2009.

 

Kepler CK, Nho SJ, Nam D, Raphael BS, Craig EV, Wright TM, Warren RF.  Treatment for Failed Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (TSA) Based on Analysis of Retrieved Components. Scientific exhibit, AAOS Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, February 25-28, 2009.

 

Kepler CK, Della Valle AG, Lyman S, Ghelman B. The comparison of radiographs and CT scan for the measurement of anteversion in total hip arthroplasty acetabular cups.  Podium presentation at Congreso Argentino de Ortopedia y Traumatologia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 1-5, 2008.  Poster presentation at Eastern Orthopedic Association Annual Meeting, Lake Las Vegas, NV, October 22-25, 2008.   Podium presentation at New York Resident Research Symposium, New York, NY, May 9, 2008.

 

Kepler CK. Lumbar Disk Arthroplasty. Podium presentation at Hospital for Special Surgery Spine Fellowship Alumni Weekend, Baltimore, MD, August 16, 2008

 

Kepler CK, Nho SJ, Ala OL, Dodson CC, Craig EV, Warren RF, Wright TM. Comparison of Early and Late Failed Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Podium presentation at 6th Biennial AAOS/ASES Shoulder and Elbow Meeting, Orlando, FL, April 3-6, 2008.   Poster presentation at Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March, 2008

 

Kepler CK, Nho SJ, Ala OL, Bansal M, Craig EV, Warren RF, Wright TM. Radiographic and Histopathological Analysis of Osteolysis After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Poster presentation at Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March, 2008.  Poster presentation at New York Resident Research Symposium, New York, NY, May 9, 2008.   Podium presentation at Specialty Day, Open Meeting of American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, Las Vegas, NV, February 28, 2009.

 

 


TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS

 

Kepler CK, Anderson DG. Treatment strategies to Regenerate the IVD Regeneration. In: Basic Science of Spinal Diseases. Alok Sharan, Alex Vaccaro, eds., Jaypee Publishers.

 

Kepler CK, Albert TJ. Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Spinal Fusion. In: Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: The Spine. Thomas Zdeblick, Todd Albert, eds., Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

 

Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR. Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures and Dislocations. In: Rockwood and Green’s Fractures in Adults. James D. Heckman, Charles Court-Brown, Paul Tornetta III, Margaret McQueen, William M. Ricci, Michael McKee, eds., Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

 

Kepler CK, Harrod CC.  Burst Fracture with Spinal Cord Injury. In: Case Files: Orthopaedics.  Anthony Rosenbaum, Joshua Dines, Timothy Roberts, eds., McGraw-Hill.

 

Kepler CK, Hjelm NS, Gendelberg D, Sidhu GS, Vaccaro AR. Cervical Spine Disc Injuries: Introduction. In: Orthopaedic Rehabilitation for the Athlete: Getting Back in the Game.  Bruce Reider, George Davies, Matthew T. Provencher, eds., Elsevier.

 

Kepler CK, Ross MJ, Peduzzi C, Burkholder R, Vaccaro AR. Non-surgical rehabilitation of cervical spine disc injuries. In: Orthopaedic Rehabilitation for the Athlete: Getting Back in the Game.  Bruce Reider, George Davies, Matthew T. Provencher, eds., Elsevier.

 

Kepler CK, Ross MJ, Peduzzi C, Burkholder R, Vaccaro AR. Beyond Basic Recovery:  Return to play guidelines post cervical spine injury or surgery. In: Orthopaedic Rehabilitation for the Athlete: Getting Back in the Game.  Bruce Reider, George Davies, Matthew T. Provencher, eds., Elsevier.

 

Goins ML, Kepler CK, Hilibrand AS. Ankylosing Spondylitis – Posterior Approaches (Osteotomy) to the Cervical and Lumbar Spine in the Management of a Fixed Sagittal Plane Deformity. In: Surgical Anatomy & Techniques to the Spine, 2nd Edition.  Daniel H. Kim, Jeffrey Henn, Alexander R. Vaccaro & Curtis Dickman, eds., Elsevier.

 

Kepler CK, Radcliff KE. Spine Emergencies. In: Decision Making in Spinal Care, Second Edition. D. Greg Anderson, ed., Thieme Medical Publishers Inc.

 

Kepler CK, Anderson DG. Evaluation of the Cervical Spine.  In: The Cervical Spine. Francis H. Shen, Dino Samartzis, & Richard G. Fessler, eds., Elsevier Inc.

 

Anderson DG, Kepler CK. Minimally Invasive Procedures: Pedicle Screw Fixation and Interbody Fusion. In: Lumbo-Sacral and Pelvic Procedures. Daniel Kim, Alexander Vaccaro, Peter Whang, See Hoon Kim, and Sang Don Kim, eds., Quality Medical Publishing, Inc.

 

Anderson DG, Kepler CK.  Minimally Invasive Exposure Techniques of the Lumbar Spine.  In: Operative Techniques: Spine Surgery, Second Edition. Alexander Vaccaro & Eli Baron, eds., Elsevier Inc.

 

Radcliff KE, Kepler CK, Smith J, Vaccaro AR. Injuries to the Thoracolumbar Spine. In: Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Spine 4. Raj Rao & Matthew Smuck, eds., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

 

Radcliff KE, Poon S, Kepler CK, Albert TJ.  Osteotomies to Change Spinopelvic Alignment. In: Surgical Anatomy and Techniques to the Spine, 2nd Edition.  Daniel H. Kim, Jeffrey Henn, Alexander R. Vaccaro & Curtis Dickman, eds., Elsevier.

 

Anderson DG, Kepler CK, Popov VM. Minimally invasive lumbar microdiscectomy and laminectomy, In: Operative Techniques in Spinal Surgery. John M. Rhee & Sam Wiesel, eds., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

 

Kepler CK, Albert TJ. Cervical Kyphosis, In: Decision Making in Spinal Care, Second Edition. D. Greg Anderson, ed., Thieme Medical Publishers Inc.

 

Kepler CK, Nho SJ, Warren RF. Glenoid Loosening: Diagnosis and Treatment, In:

Arthritis & Arthroplasty: The Shoulder. David Dines, ed., Elsevier Inc.

 

Kepler CK, Nho SJ, Sherman S, MacGillvrey JD. Superior Labral Tear Repair and Debridement, In: Operative Techniques. Michael Terry, ed., Elsevier Inc.

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Publications

PUBLICATIONS

 

Schroeder GD, Kurd MF, Kepler CK, Arnold PM, Vaccaro AR. Postoperative

Epidural Hematomas in the Lumbar Spine. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015

Nov;28(9):313-8.

 

Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Kurd MF, Vaccaro AR, Hsu WK, Patel AA, Savage JW.

Rationale for the Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis.

Spine. 2015 Nov;40(21):E1161-6.

 

Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR, Chen E, Patel AA, Ahn H, Nassr A, Shaffrey CI, Harrop

J, Schroeder GD, Agarwala A, Dvorak MF, Fourney DR, Wood KB, Traynelis VC, Yoon

ST, Fehlings MG, Aarabi B. Treatment of isolated cervical facet fractures: a

systematic review. J Neurosurg Spine. 2015 Oct 30:1-8.

 

Hu Y, Dong WX, Kepler CK, Yuan ZS, Sun XY, Zhang J, Xie H. A Novel Anterior

Odontoid Screw Plate for C1-C3 Internal Fixation: An In Vitro Biomechanical

Study. Spine. 2015 Oct 17. PMID: 26555834.

 

Schroeder GD, Hsu WK, Kepler CK, Kurd MF, Vaccaro AR, Patel AA, Savage JW. The

Use of rhBMP-2 in the Treatment of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. Spine. 2015 Oct 15. PMID: 26571176.

 

Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR, Fleischman AN, Traynelis VC, Patel AA, Dekutoski MB,

Harrop J, Wood KB, Schroeder GD, Bransford R, Aarabi B, Okonkwo DO, Arnold PM,

Fehlings MG, Nassr A, Shaffrey C, Yoon ST, Kwon B. Treatment of Axis Body

Fractures: A Systematic Review. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015 Oct 14.

PMID: 26165730.

 

Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Koerner JD, Chapman JR, Bellabarba C, Oner FC,

Reinhold M, Dvorak MF, Aarabi B, Vialle L, Fehlings MG, Rajasekaran S, Kandziora

F, Schnake KJ, Vaccaro AR. Is there a regional difference in morphology

interpretation of A3 and A4 fractures among different cultures? J Neurosurg

Spine. 2015 Oct 9:1-8. PMID: 26451663.

 

Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Koerner JD, Oner FC, Fehlings MG, Aarabi B, Dvorak

MF, Reinhold M, Kandziora F, Bellabarba C, Chapman JR, Vialle LR, Vaccaro AR. A

Worldwide Analysis of the Reliability and Perceived Importance of an Injury to

the Posterior Ligamentous Complex in AO Type A Fractures. Global Spine J. 2015

Oct;5(5):378-82. PMID: 26430591

 

Kepler CK, Kong C, Schroeder GD, Hjelm N, Sayadipour A, Vaccaro AR, Anderson

DG. Early outcome and predictors of early outcome in patients treated surgically

for central cord syndrome. J Neurosurg Spine. 2015 Oct;23(4):490-4. PMID: 26161520.

 

Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Kurd MF, Paul JT, Rubenstein RN, Harrop JS, Brodke

DS, Chapman JR, Vaccaro AR. A Systematic Review of the Treatment of Geriatric

Type II Odontoid Fractures. Neurosurgery. 2015 Oct;77 Suppl 4:S6-S14.

PMID: 26378359.

 

Hanaei S, Abdollahzade S, Khoshnevisan A, Kepler CK, Rezaei N. Genetic

aspects of intervertebral disc degeneration. Rev Neurosci. 2015 Oct 1;26(5):581-606. PMID: 25996483.

 

Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR. Axial interbody arthrodesis of the L5-S1

segment: a systematic review of the literature. J Neurosurg Spine. 2015

Sep;23(3):314-9. PMID: 26068275.

 

Kepler CK, Markova DZ, Koerner JD, Mendelis J, Chen CM, Vaccaro AR, Risbud

MV, Albert TJ, Anderson DG. Substance P Receptor Antagonist Suppresses

Inflammatory Cytokine Expression in Human Disc Cells. Spine. 2015

Aug 15;40(16):1261-9. PMID: 25929203.

 

Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Koerner JD, Oner FC, Fehlings MG, Aarabi B, Schnake

KJ, Rajasekaran S, Kandziora F, Vialle LR, Vaccaro AR. Can a Thoracolumbar Injury

Severity Score Be Uniformly Applied from T1 to L5 or Are Modifications Necessary?

Global Spine J. 2015 Aug;5(4):339-45.

 

Kurd MF, Millhouse PW, Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR. Lateral Mass

Fixation in the Subaxial Cervical Spine. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015

Aug;28(7):259-63.

 

Vaccaro AR, Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Cumhur Oner F, Vialle LR, Kandziora F,

Koerner JD, Kurd MF, Reinhold M, Schnake KJ, Chapman J, Aarabi B, Fehlings MG,

Dvorak MF. The surgical algorithm for the AOSpine thoracolumbar spine injury

classification system. Eur Spine J. 2015 May 8.

 

Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Hjelm N, Vaccaro AR, Weinstein MS. The effect of

vertebral fracture on the early neurologic recovery in patients with central cord

syndrome. Eur Spine J. 2015 May;24(5):985-9.

 

Kepler CK, Vroome C, Goldfarb M, Nyirjesy S, Millhouse P, Lonjon G, Koerner

JD, Harrop J, Vialle LR, Vaccaro AR. Variation in the management of thoracolumbar

trauma and postoperative infection. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015 May;28(4):E212-8.

 

Schroeder GD, Vaccaro AR, Kepler CK, Koerner JD, Oner FC, Dvorak MF, Vialle

LR, Aarabi B, Bellabarba C, Fehlings MG, Schnake KJ, Kandziora F. Establishing

the injury severity of thoracolumbar trauma: confirmation of the hierarchical

structure of the AOSpine Thoracolumbar Spine Injury Classification System. Spine. 2015 Apr 15;40(8):E498-503.

 

Koerner JD, Kepler CK, Albert TJ. Revision surgery for failed cervical spine reconstruction: review article. HSS J. 2015 Feb;11(1):2-8.

 

Vaccaro AR, Koerner JD, Radcliff KE, Oner FC, Reinhold M, Schnake KJ, Kandziora F, Fehlings MG, Dvorak MF, Aarabi B, Rajasekaran S, Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, Vialle LR. AOSpine subaxial cervical spine injury classification system. Eur Spine J. Epub ahead of print, PMID: 25716661.

 

Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR, Koerner JD, Dvorak MF, Kandziora F, Rajasekaran S, Aarabi B, Vialle LR, Fehlings MG, Schroeder GD, Reinhold M, Schnake KJ, Bellabarba C, Öner FC.  Reliability analysis of the AOSpine thoracolumbar spine injury classification system by a worldwide group of naïve spinal surgeons. Eur Spine J. Epub ahead of print, PMID: 25599849.

 

Lonjon G, Grelat M, Dhenin A, Dauzac C, Lonjon N, Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR.

Survey of French spine surgeons reveals significant variability in spine trauma practices in 2013.  Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research. 2014. Epub ahead of print, PMID: 25583235.

 

Kepler CK, Vroome C, Goldfarb M, Nyirjesy S, Millhouse P, Lonjon G, Koerner JD, Harrop J, Vialle LR, Vaccaro AR. Variation in the Management of Thoracolumbar Trauma and Postoperative Infection. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2014. Epub ahead of print, PMID: 25393665.

 

Koerner JD, Kepler CK, Rihn JA, Radcliff K, Anderson DG, Vaccaro AR. Reducing radiation exposure in spinal surgery. J Neurosurg Sci. 2014; 58(2 Suppl 1):7-13.

 

Koerner JD, Albert TJ, Kepler CK, Hilibrand AS, Harrop J, Vaccaro AR. The argument against surgery for symptomatic low back pain. J Neurosurg Sci. 2014;58(2 Suppl 1):1-5.

 

Calio BP, Kepler CK, Koerner JD, Rihn JA, Millhouse P, Radcliff KE. Outcome of a Resident Spine Surgical Skills Training Program. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2014. PMID: 25353206.

 

Koerner JD, Markova DZ, Yadla S, Mendelis J, Hilibrand A, Vaccaro AR, Risbud MV, Albert TJ, Anderson DG, Kepler CK. Differential gene expression in anterior and posterior annulus fibrosus. Spine. 2014;39(23):1917-23.

 

Radcliff KE, Neusner AD, Millhouse P, Harrop JD, Kepler CK, Rasouli MR, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR. What is New in the Diagnosis and Prevention of Spine Surgical Site Infections. Spine J. 2014. S1529-9430(14)01495-8.

 

 

Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS, Anderson DG, Rihn JA, Albert TJ, Radcliff KE. National Trends in the Use of Fusion Techniques to Treat Degenerative Spondylolisthesis.  Spine. 2014;39(19):1584-9.

 

Radcliff KE, Kepler CK, Maaieh M, Anderson DG, Rihn J, Albert T, Vaccaro A, Hilibrand A. What is the rate of lumbar adjacent segment disease after percutaneous versus open fusion? Orthop Surg. 2014; 6(2):118-20.

 

Radcliff KE, Kepler CK, Hellman M, Restrepo C, Jung KA, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ, Parvizi J. Does spinal alignment influence acetabular orientation: a study of spinopelvic variables and sagittal acetabular version. Orthop Surg. 2014 Feb;6(1):15-22.

 

Hu Y, Yuan ZS, Kepler CK, Albert TJ, Yuan JB, Dong WX, Sun XY, Wang CT. Deviation analysis of C1-C2 transarticular screw placement assisted by a novel rapid prototyping drill template: a cadaveric study. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2014 Jul;27(5):E181-6.

 

Kepler CK, Hilibrand AS, Sayadipour A, Koerner JD, Rihn JA, Radcliff KE, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ, Anderson DG. Clinical and radiographic degenerative spondylolisthesis (CARDS) classification. Spine J. 2014 Apr 3. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 24704503

 

Meredith DS, Kepler CK, Huang RC, Hegde VV. Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF) in the Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine: Technical Report and Early Outcomes.

HSS J. 2013; 9(1):25-31.

 

Tran CM, Schoepflin ZR, Markova DZ, Kepler CK, Anderson DG, Shapiro IM, Risbud MV. CCN2 Suppresses Catabolic Effects of Interleukin-1 β(IL-1β) through α5β1 and αVβ3 Integrins in Nucleus Pulposus Cells: Implications in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. J Biol Chem. 2014;289(11):7374-87.

 

Markova DZ, Kepler CK, Addya S, Murray HB, Vaccaro AR, Shapiro IM, Greg Anderson D, Albert TJ, Risbud MV. An organ culture system to model early degenerative changes of the intervertebral disc II: profiling global gene expression changes. Arthritis Res Ther. 2013;15(5):R121.

 

Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR, Dibra F, Anderson DG, Rihn JA, Hilibrand AS, Harrop JS, Albert TJ, Radcliff KE. Spine J. Neurologic injury because of trauma after Type II odontoid nonunion. Spine J. 2014;14(6):903-8.

 

Hu Y, Yuan ZS, Kepler CK, Albert TJ, Xie H, Yuan JB, Dong WX, Wang CT. Deviation analysis of atlanto-axial pedicle screws assisted by a novel rapid prototyping drill template: a cadaveric study. Orthopedics. 2014;37(5):e420-7.

 

Ponzio DY, Vaccaro AR, Harrop JS, Ponzio RJ, Kepler CK, Meredith D. Vertebral Artery Pseudoaneurysm Resulting in Embolic Stroke as a Complication of Posterior C1 Lateral Mass Screw Fixation.   J. Bone Joint Surg.  2013;3(3):e93.

 

Smith JS, Kepler CK, Kopjar B, Harrop J, Arnold P, Chapman J, Fehlings MG, Vaccaro AR, Shaffrey CI. The Effect of Type II Odontoid Fracture Nonunion on Outcome Among Elderly Patients Treated Without Surgery:  Subgroup Analysis of the AOSpine North America Geriatric Odontoid Fracture Study. Spine. 2013;38(26):2240-6.

 

Kepler CK, Markova DZ, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Risbud MV, Albert TJ, Anderson DG.  Substance P Stimulates Production of Inflammatory Cytokines in Human Disc Cells. Spine. 2013;38(21):E1291-9.

 

Vaccaro AR, Oner C, Kepler CK, Dvorak M, Schnake K, Bellabarba C, Reinhold M, Aarabi B, Kandziora F, Chapman J, Shanmuganathan R, Fehlings M, Vialle L & AOSpine Spinal Cord Injury & Trauma Knowledge Forum.  AOSpine thoracolumbar spine injury classification system: fracture description, neurological status and key modifiers. Spine. 2013;38(23):2028-37.

 

Hu Y, Albert TJ, Kepler CK, Ma WH, Ruan ZS, Dong WX. Unstable Jefferson fractures: Results of transoral osteosynthesis. Indian J Orthop. 2014;48(2):145-51.

 

Radcliff KE, Kepler CK, Jakoi A, Sidhu GS, Rihn J, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ, Hilibrand AS. Adjacent segment disease in the lumbar spine following different treatment interventions. Spine J. 2013; 13(10):1339-49.

 

Radcliff KE, Rasouli MR, Neusner A, Kepler CK, Albert TJ, Rihn JA, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR. Preoperative Delay Greater Than One Hour Increases the Risk of Surgical Site Infection. Spine. 2013; 38(15):1318-23.

 

Radcliff KE, Bennett J, Stewart RJ, Kepler CK, Sidhu GS, Hilibrand AS, Kane J, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR, Rihn JA. Change in Angular Alignment is Associated With Early Dysphagia After Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2013 Nov 7. [Epub ahead of print].

 

Radcliff KE, Morrison WB, Kepler CK, Moore J, Sidhu GS, Gendelberg D, Miller L, Sonagli MA, Vaccaro AR. Distinguishing pseudomeningocele, epidural hematoma, and postoperative infection on postoperative MRI. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2013 Nov 5. [Epub ahead of print]

 

Hu Y, Kepler CK, Albert TJ, Hann S, Ma WH, Yuan ZS, Dong WX, Xu RM. Conservative and Operative Treatment in Extension Teardrop Fractures of the Axis. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2013 Nov 7. [Epub ahead of print]

 

Sidhu GS, Kepler CK, Savage KE, Eachus B, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR. Neurological deficit due to cement extravasation following vertebral augmentation procedure:  Case report and a systematic review of the literature. J Neurosurg Spine. 2013; 19(1):61-70.

 

Hegde V, Meredith DS, Kepler CK, Huang RC. Management of postoperative spinal infections. World J Orthop. 2012; 3(11):182-9.

 

Vaccaro AR, Kepler CK, Kopjar B, Chapman J, Shaffrey C, Arnold P, Gokaslan Z, Brodke D, France J, Dekutoski M, Sasso R, Yoon ST, Bono C, Harrop J, Fehlings MG. Functional and Quality of Life Outcomes in Geriatric Patients with Type II Dens Fracture. J Bone Joint Surg. 2013; 95(8):729-35.

 

Rebolledo BJ, Gladnick BP, Unnauntana A, Nguyen JT, Kepler CK, Lane JM. Comparison of Unipedicular and Bipedicular Balloon Kyphoplasty for Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Prospective Randomized Study. Bone Joint J. 2013; 95-B(3):401-6.

 

Kepler CK, Ponnappan RK, Tannoury C, Risbud MV, Anderson, DG. The Molecular Basis of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. Spine J. 2013; 13(3):318-30.

 

Kepler CK, Markova DZ, Dibra F, Yadla S, Vaccaro AR, Risbud MV, Albert TJ, Anderson DG. The Expression and Relationship of Pro-inflammatory Chemokine RANTES/CCL5 and Cytokine IL-1β in Painful Human Intervertebral Discs. Spine. 2013; 38(11):873-80.

 

Hu Y, Kepler CK, Albert TJ, Yuan Z, Ma W, Gu Y, Xu R. Accuracy and complications associated with freehand C1 lateral mass screw fixation technique: a radiographic and clinical assessment. J Neurosurg Spine. 2013 Apr;18(4):372-7.

 

Radcliff KE, Sidhu GD, Kepler CK, Gruskay J, Anderson DG, Hilibrand A, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR. Complications of Flat Bedrest Following Incidental Dural Repair. Manuscript accepted for publication, J Spinal Disord Tech. 2013 Nov 8. [Epub ahead of print]

 

Radcliff K, Curry P, Hilibrand AS, Kepler CK, Zhao W, Lurie J, Albert TJ, Weinstein JN.  Risk for Adjacent Segment and Same Segment Reoperation After Surgery for

Lumbar Stenosis: A subgroup analysis of the Spine Patient Outcomes

Research Trial (SPORT).  Spine. 2013;38(7):531-9.

 

Mlyavykh S, Ludwig SC, Mobasser JP, Kepler CK, Anderson DG. Twelve Month Results of a Clinical Pilot Study Utilizing a Pedicle Lengthening Osteotomy for the Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. J Neurosurg Spine. 2013;18(4):347-55.

 

Kepler CK, Yu AL, Gruskay J, Delasotta LA, Radcliff KE, Rihn JA, Hilibrand AS, Anderson DG, Vaccaro AR. Comparison of Open and Minimally Invasive Techniques for Posterior Lumbar Instrumentation and Fusion after Open Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Spine  J. 2013; 13(5):489-97.

 

Gruskay J, Smith JE, Kepler CK, Radcliff KE, Harrop J, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR.  The Seasonality of Postoperative Infection in Spine Surgery.  J Neurosurg Spine. 2013; 18(1):57-62.

 

Wu Q, Wang J, Skubutyte R, Kepler CK, Huang Z, Anderson DG, Shapiro, Risbud M. SMAD3 Controls β1,3 Glucuronosyl Transferase I (GlcAT-I) Expression in Nucleus Pulposus Cells: Implications of Disregulated Expression in Disc Disease. Arthritis Rheum. 2012; 64(10):3324-33.

 

Kepler CK, Wilkinson S, Radcliff KE, Vaccaro AR, Anderson DG, Hilibrand AS, Albert TJ, Rihn JA. Cost-Utility Analysis in Spine Care: A Systematic Review. Spine J. 2012; 12(8):676-90.

 

Kepler CK, Felte RF, Rihn JA. Current Concepts: Classification of Thoracolumbar Fractures. Semin Spine Surg. 2012; 24(4): 210-215.

 

Kepler CK, Pavlov H, Kim HJ, Green DW, Rawlins BA. Preoperative Templating before Spinal Fusion Using a Fluoroscopic Multiplanar Imaging System is as Accurate as CT Scan and Uses Substantially Less Radiation.   J Pediatr Orthop. 2012; 32(8):e67-71.

 

Radcliff KE, Kepler CK, Hilibrand AS, Zhao W, Lurie J, Tosteson T, Rihn JA, Albert TJ, Weinstein J.  Epidural Steroid Injections Are Associated with Less Improvement in Outcome After Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A subgroup analysis of the SPORT. Spine. 2013;38(4):279-91.

 

Kepler CK, Rihn JA, Bennett J, Anderson DG, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ, Hilibrand AS. Dysphagia and Soft Tissue Swelling After Anterior Cervical Surgery: A Radiographic Analysis. Spine J. 2012; 12(8):639-44.

 

Meredith DS, Hirsch B, Huang RC, Kepler CK, Nguyen J, Farmer JC, Girardi FP, O’Leary PF, Cammisa FP.  The effect of omega-3 fatty acid supplements on perioperative bleeding following posterior spinal arthrodesis. Eur Spine J. 2012; 21(12):2659-63.

 

Kepler CK, Huang RC, Sharma AK, Meredith DS, Metitiri O, Sama AA, Girardi FP, Cammisa FP.  Factors Influencing Segmental Lumbar Lordosis after Lateral Transpsoas Interbody Fusion. Orthop Surg. 2012; 4(2):71-5.

 

Sayadipour A, Mago R, Kepler CK, Chambliss RB, Certa KM, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ, Anderson DG.  Antidepressants and the risk of abnormal bleeding during spinal surgery: a case-control study. Eur Spine J. 2012; 21(10):2070-8.

 

Kepler CK, Brodt ED, Dettori JR, Albert TJ. Artificial Disc Replacement Versus Fusion in the Cervical Spine: A Systematic Review Comparing Multilevel Versus Single-level Surgery. Evid Based Spine Care J. 2012; 3(S1):19-30.

Radcliff KE, Limthongkul W, Kepler CK, Anderson DG, Rihn JA, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ. Cervical Laminectomy Width and Spinal Cord Drift Are Risk Factors for Postoperative C5 Palsy. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2014 Apr;27(2):86-92.

 

Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR. Injuries and abnormalities of the cervical spine and return to play criteria. Clin Sports Med. 2012; 31(3):499-508.

 

Kepler CK, Sharma AK, Huang RC, Meredith DS, Girardi FP, Cammisa FP, Sama AA.  Indirect Spinal Decompression Using Lateral Transpsoas Interbody Fusion. J Neurosurg Spine. 2012; 16(4):329-33.

 

Kepler CK, Rihn JA, Radcliff KE, Patel AA, Anderson DG, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS, Albert TJ.  Restoration of Lordosis and Disk Height After Single-Level Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion.  Orthop Surg. 2012;4(1):15-20.

 

Radcliff KE, Kepler CK, Rubin TR, Maaieh M, Hilibrand AS, Harrop J, Rihn JA, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR. Does the Load Sharing Classification (LSC) Predict Ligamentous Injury, Neurological Injury, and Need for Surgery in Patients with Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures? J Neurosurg Spine. 2012; 16(6):534-8.

 

Kepler CK, Meredith DS, Green DW, Widmann RW. Long Term Outcomes after Posterior Spine Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2012; 24(1): 68-75.

 

Gruskay J, Kepler CK, Smith JE, Radcliff KE, Vaccaro AR. Is Surgical Case Order Associated with Increased Infection Rate after Spine Surgery? Spine. 2012; 37(13):1170-4.

 

Yoshihara H, Kepler CK, Rawlins BA. Cervicothoracic junction fracture/subluxation after multilevel anterior cervical spine fusion surgery. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2012; 22(7): 597-601.

 

Radcliff K, Su BW, Kepler CK, Rubin T, Shimer AS, Rihn JA, Harrop JA, Albert TJ, Vaccaro AR.  Correlation of Posterior Ligamentous Complex Injury and Neurological Injury to Loss of Vertebral Body Height, Kyphosis, and Canal Compromise. Spine. 2012; 37(13):1142-50.

 

Kepler CK, Rihn JA, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ. Defining the Value of Spine Care to Society.  Semin Spine Surg. 2012; 24(2): 94-102.

 

Meredith DS, Kepler CK, Huang RC, Brause B, Boachie-Adjei O. Postoperative infections of the lumbar spine: Presentation and Management. Int Orthop. 2012; 36(2):439-44.

 

Vaccaro AR, Kepler CK, Suzuki H, Ratliff JK, Harrop J, Morrison W, Limthongkul W, Rihn JA, Albert TJ. Anatomical relationships of the anterior vessels to the lower lumbar intervertebral disks: Analysis based on MRI in prone position. J Bone Joint Surg. 2012; 94(12):1088-94.

 

Anderson DG, Limthongkul W, Sayadipour AA, Kepler CK, Harrop J, Maltenfort M, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS, Rihn JA, Albert TJ. A radiographic analysis of degenerative spondylolisthesis at the L4-5 level. J Neurosurg Spine. 2012; 16(2): 130-134.

 

Kepler CK, Hilibrand AS. Management of Adjacent Segment Disease After Cervical Spinal Fusion. Orthop Clin North Am. 2012; 43(1):53-62.

 

Nam D, Maak TG, Raphael BS, Kepler CK, Cross MB, Warren RF.  Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy: Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012; 94(6):e341-11.

 

Radcliff KE, Kepler CK, Delasotta LA, Rihn JA, Harrop JS, Hilibrand AS, Albert TJ Vaccaro AR. Current management review of thoracolumbar cord syndromes. Spine J. 2011; 11(9): 884-892.

 

Kepler CK, Pavlov H, Herzog RJ, Rawlins BA, Endo Y, Green DW. Comparison of a Fluoroscopic Three Dimensional Imaging System and Conventional CT in Detection of Pars Fractures in the Cadaveric Lumbar Spine. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2012; 25(8):429-32.

 

Gandhi SD, Kepler CK, Anderson DG. Lumbar Decompression Using a Tubular Retractor System. Techniques in Orthopaedics. 2011; 26(3):136–140.

 

Radcliff KE, Kepler CK, Reitman C, Harrop J, Vaccaro AR.  CT and MRI-based Diagnosis of Craniocervical Dislocations: The Role of the Occipitoatlantal Ligament. Clin. Orthop. Related Research. 2012; 470(6):1602-13.

 

Kepler CK, Anderson DG, Tannoury C, Ponnappan RK. Intervertebral Disc Degeneration and Emerging Biologic Treatments. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2011; 19(9): 542-553.

 

Kepler CK, Huang RC, Meredith, Kim J, Sharma A. Omega-3 and Fish Oil Supplements Do Not Cause Increased Bleeding during Spinal Decompression Surgery. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2012; 25(3):129-32.

 

Kepler CK, Bogner EA, Hammoud S, Malcolmson G, Potter HG, Green DW.  Zone of Injury of the Medial Patello-Femoral Ligament after Acute Patellar Dislocation in Children and Adolescents. Am J Sports Med. 2011; 39(7): 1444-1449.

 

Kepler CK, Sharma A, Huang RC. Lateral Transpsoas Interbody Fusion (LTIF) with Plate Fixation and Unilateral Pedicle Screws: A Preliminary Report. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2011: 24(6):363-367.

 

Yoshihara H, Kepler CK, Hasegawa K, Rawlins BA. Surgical treatment for atlantooccipital osteoarthritis. Eur Spine J. 2011; 20 Suppl 2:S243-7.

 

Huang RC, Meredith DS, Kepler CK, Tropiano P.  Salvage of Lumbar Pseudoarthrosis with Customized Large Diameter Pedicle Screws: Report of Two Cases. Spine. 2011; 36(22): E1489-1492.

 

Green DW, Lawhorne TW, Widmann RF, Kepler CK, Mintz DN, Rawlins BA, Burke SW, Boachie-Adjei O.  Long Term MRI Follow-up Demonstrates Minimal Transitional Level Lumbar Disc Degeneration after Posterior Spine Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Spine. 2011; 36(23): 1948-1954.

                                            

Kepler CK, Huang RC, Meredith D, Cunningham M, Boachie-Adjei O.  Delayed Pleural Effusion after Anterior Thoracic Spinal Fusion Using Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2.  Spine. 2011; 36(5): E365-9.

 

Thomas AJ, Kepler CK, Myers K, Green DW, Wright TM, Rawlins BA. The Effect of Sacral Decortication on Lumbosacral Fixation in a Calf Spine Model.  Spine. 2011; 36(6):E388-92.

 

Dua K, Kepler CK, Huang RC, Marchenko A.  Vertebral Body Fracture Following Lateral Instrumentation and Interbody Fusion in Two Osteoporotic Patients.  Spine J. 2010; 10(9): e11-5.

 

Kepler CK, Bogner EA, Herzog RJ, Huang RC.  Anatomy of the Psoas Muscle and Lumbar Plexus with Respect to the Surgical Approach for Lateral Transpsoas Interbody Fusion (LTIF).  Eur Spine J. 2011; 20(4): 550-6.

 

Sharma AK, Kepler CK, Huang RC, Sama AA, Cammisa FP, Girardi FP.  Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion - Preliminary Clinical and Radiographic Outcome at One Year. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2011; 24(4): 242-50.

 

Nam D, Kepler CK, Nho SJ, Craig EV, Warren RF, Wright TM. Observations on Retrieved Humeral Polyethylene Components in Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2010; 19(7):1003-1012.

 

Nam D, Kepler CK, Neviaser AS, Jones K, Warren RF, Wright TM. Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Current Concepts, Results, and Component Wear Analysis.  J Bone Joint Surg. 2010; 92(Suppl 2):23-35.

 

Cross MB, Sherman S, Kepler CK, Neviaser AS, Weiland AJ. The Evolution of Elbow Arthroplasty: Innovative Solutions to Complex Clinical Problems. J Bone Joint Surg. 2010; 92 (Suppl 2):98-104.

 

Kim, HJ, Kepler CK, Kanazawa Y, Cunningham M, Rawlins BA, Boachie-Adjei O. Pulmonary Embolism in Spine Surgery: A Comparison of Combined Anterior/Posterior Approach versus Posterior Approach Surgery. Spine 2011; 36(2):177-9.

 

Aversano F, Kepler CK, Blanco J, Green DW. Rare Cause of Block to Reduction after Radial Head Dislocation in Children.  J Orthop Trauma 2011 ; 25(4):e38-41.

 

Kepler CK, Nho SJ, Bansal M, Ala OL, Craig EV, Warren RF, Wright TM. Radiographic and Histopathological Analysis of Osteolysis After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2010; 19(4), 588-595.

 

Kepler CK, Kummer JL, Lorich DG, Weiland AJ. Radiocapitellar Prosthetic Arthroplasty for Capitellar Nonunion.   J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2010; 19(2):e13-17.

 

Kepler CK, Rawlins BA.  Mesh Cage Reconstruction with Autologous Cancellous Bone Graft in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF). J Spinal Disord Tech. 2010; 23(5):328-32.

 

Kepler CK, Nho SJ, Ala OL, Craig EV, Warren RF, Wright TM. Comparison of Early and Delayed Failed Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Acta Orthop Belg. 2009; 75(3): 297-305.

 

Ghelman B, Kepler CK, Lyman SL, Della Valle AG. CT Scan Outperforms Radiographs for Determination of Acetabular Cup Version After Total Hip Arthroplasty.  Clin. Orthop. Related Research 2009;467(9):2362-70.

 

Kepler CK, Nho SJ, Miller AN, Barie PJ, Lyden JP.  Orthopedic Injuries Associated with Fall from Floor Forty-Seven. J Orthop Trauma. 2009; 23(2):154-8.

 

Wang IN, Shan J, Choi R, Oh S, Kepler CK, Chen FH, Lu HH. Role of osteoblast-

fibroblast interactions in the formation of the ligament-to-bone interface.  J Orthop Res. 2007;25(12):1609-20.

 

 

PRESENTATIONS                                     

(* denotes podium presentation given by co-author)

 

Kepler CK. The rationale for inclusion of neurological status, clinical modifier and injury severity scoring in a TL injury classification system. Invited presentation at the AO Spine Course, Davos, Switzerland, December 12, 2012.

 

Kepler CK, Markova DZ, Mendelis J, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ, Risbud MV, Anderson DG. Substance P Receptor Antagonists: Disrupting the Actions of a Pro-Inflammatory Nociceptor in Human Disc Cells. Podium presentation at Philadelphia Spine Research Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, November 13, 2012. Podium presentation at Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, January 26-29, 2013.

 

Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS, Anderson DG, Rihn JA, Albert TJ, Radcliff KE. National Trends in the Use of Interbody Fusion Techniques to Treat Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Data from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ABOS). Podium presentation at International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Istanbul, Turkey, July 18-21, 2012. Podium presentation at NASS Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, October 24-27, 2012.

 

Kepler CK, Markova DZ, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Risbud M, Albert TJ, Anderson DG.  Substance P Stimulates Production of Inflammatory Cytokines in Human Disc Cells. Podium presentation at Cervical Spine Research Society Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, December 7-10, 2011.  Poster presentation at New Horizons in Intervertebral Disc Research meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 16-18, 2011.  Poster presentation at Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, February 4-7, 2012.  Poster presentation at International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Istanbul, Turkey, July 18-21, 2012. Poster presentation at NASS Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, October 24-27, 2012.

                                                                                                                               

Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR, Fehlings MG and AOSpine NA GOF Study Group. Functional and Quality of Life Outcomes in Geriatric Patients with Type II Odontoid Fracture: One Year Results from the AOSpine North America Multi-Center GOF Prospective Study. Podium presentation at NASS Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 2-5, 2011.

 

Hammoud S, Hayter CL, Berner N, Kepler CK, Potter H, Green DW.  Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Intercondylar Notch Growth Plateaus Prior to Longitudinal Growth: An MRI Observational Study. Poster presentation at the AOSSM Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 7-10, 2011.

 

Hammoud S, Kepler CK, Hayter C, Aversano F, Kelly A, Green DW.  Bone Marrow Edema Patterns of the Knee in Symptomatic Pediatric Patients. Poster presentation at POSNA annual meeting, Montreal, Canada, May 11-14, 2011. Poster presentation at EPOS annual meeting, Basel, Switzerland, April 6-9 2011. *Podium presentation at AAOS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, February 15-19, 2011.

 

Kepler CK, Markova DZ, Yadla S, Dibra F, Ponnappan RK, Vaccaro AR, Albert TJ, Anderson DG. Elevated CCL5 (RANTES) Expression is Associated with Painful Disc Degeneration. Poster presentation at the Philadelaphia Spine Research Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, December 14, 2010.  Poster presentation at the International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 13-16, 2011.

 

Hammoud S, Kepler CK, Potter H, Green DW.  Intercondylar Femoral Notch Dimensions & Growth Patterns in Young Pediatric Patients. Poster presentation at AAOS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, February 15-19, 2011.  *Podium presentation at EPOS annual meeting, Basel, Switzerland, April 6-9 2011.

 

Kepler CK, Sharma A, Kim J, Huang RC.  Microsurgical Lumbar Laminoplasty: Bilateral Lumbar Microdecompression via Unilateral Laminotomy.  Podium presentation at NASS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, October 5-9, 2010.  *Podium presentation at AAOS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, February 15-19, 2011.

 

Kepler CK, Sharma AK, Sama AA, Cammisa FP, Girardi FP, Huang RC.  Indirect Spinal Decompression Using Lateral Transpsoas Interbody Fusion and the XLIF Cage.  *Podium presentation at SOLAS Research Meeting, La Jolla, CA, April 8-10, 2010. Poster presentation at AAOS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, February 15-19, 2011.

 

Kepler CK, Bogner EA, Hammoud S, Potter H, Green DW.  MRI Evaluation of the Medial Patello-Femoral Ligament after Acute Patellar Dislocation in Children. Poster presentation at POSNA annual meeting, Kona, Hawaii, May 4-7, 2010.  Poster presentation at EFORT, winner of "Jaques Duparc Award,” Madrid, Spain, June 2-5, 2010.  *Podium presentation at AOSSM Annual Meeting, Providence, RI, July 15-18, 2010.

 

Kepler CK, Pavlov H, Herzog RJ, Rawlins BA, Endo Y, Green DW. Comparison of a Fluoroscopic Three Dimensional Imaging System and Conventional CT in Detection of Pars Fractures in the Cadaveric Lumbar Spine.  Podium presentation at NASS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, October 5-9, 2010.  Poster presentation at Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 6-9, 2010.

 

Nam D, Kepler CK, Nho SJ, Craig EV, Warren RF, Wright TM. Observations on Retrieved Humeral Polyethylene Components in Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.  Poster presentation at Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 6-9, 2010.

 

Rebolledo B, Gladnick BP, Unnanuntana A, Kepler CK, Nyugen J, Lane JP. A Comparative Study of Four Vertebral Augmentation Techniques: Structure, Alignment and Leakage. *Podium presentation at Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 6-9, 2010.

 

Nam D, Kepler CK, Neviaser AS, Jones K, Warren RF, Wright TM. Retrieval Analysis of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Scientific exhibit, AAOS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 9-13, 2010.

 

Sherman, S, Kepler CK, Neviaser AS, Cross MB, Weiland AJ. The Evolution of Elbow Arthroplasty: Innovative Solutions to Complex Clinical Problems. Scientific exhibit, AAOS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 9-13, 2010.

 

Thomas AJ, Kepler CK, Myers K, Green DW, Wright TM, Rawlins BA. The Effect of Sacral Alar Decortication on Lumbosacral Fixation in a Calf Spine Model. Poster presentation at International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis and Growing Spine, Istanbul, Turkey, November 20-21, 2009.

 

Kepler CK, Sharma A, Huang RC, Sama AA, Cammisa FP, Girardi FP.  Correction of Sagittal and Coronal Plane Degenerative Lumbar Deformity Using the Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF®) Technique.  Podium presentation at NASS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 12, 2009.

 

Gladnick BP, Unnanuntana A, Kepler CK, Lane JP.  A prospective randomized controlled study of unipedicular vs. bipedicular kyphoplasty.  Poster presentation at American Society of Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, September 13, 2009.

 

Kim, HJ, Kepler CK, Kanazawa Y, Cunningham M, Rawlins BA, Boachie-Adjei O. Pulmonary Embolism in Spine Surgery: A comparison of Combined Anterior/Posterior Approach versus Posterior approach Surgery. Poster presentation, International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Vienna, Austria, July 15-18, 2009.

 

Kepler CK, Sharma A, Huang RC, Sama AA, Cammisa FP, Girardi FP.  Lateral Transpsoas Interbody Fusion in Patients with Degenerative Spondylosis: Early Results at One Year.  Podium presentation at Irish Orthopaedic Association Meeting, Killenard, Ireland, June 17-20, 2009.  *Podium presentation at SOLAS Research Meeting, La Jolla, CA, April 8-10, 2010.

 

Kepler CK, Rawlins BA.  Mesh Cage Reconstruction with Autologous Cancellous Graft in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.  Poster presentation at European Cervical Spine Research Society Meeting, Uppsala, Sweden, June 10-13, 2009.

 

Kepler CK, Dua K, Huang RC.  Vertebral Body Fracture Following Lateral Instrumentation and Interbody Fusion in Two Osteoporotic Patients.  Podium presentation at SOLAS Research Meeting, La Jolla, CA, April 16-18, 2009.

 

Kepler CK, Nho SJ, Nam D, Raphael BS, Craig EV, Wright TM, Warren RF.  Treatment for Failed Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (TSA) Based on Analysis of Retrieved Components. Scientific exhibit, AAOS Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, February 25-28, 2009.

 

Kepler CK, Della Valle AG, Lyman S, Ghelman B. The comparison of radiographs and CT scan for the measurement of anteversion in total hip arthroplasty acetabular cups.  Podium presentation at Congreso Argentino de Ortopedia y Traumatologia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 1-5, 2008.  Poster presentation at Eastern Orthopedic Association Annual Meeting, Lake Las Vegas, NV, October 22-25, 2008.   Podium presentation at New York Resident Research Symposium, New York, NY, May 9, 2008.

 

Kepler CK. Lumbar Disk Arthroplasty. Podium presentation at Hospital for Special Surgery Spine Fellowship Alumni Weekend, Baltimore, MD, August 16, 2008

 

Kepler CK, Nho SJ, Ala OL, Dodson CC, Craig EV, Warren RF, Wright TM. Comparison of Early and Late Failed Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Podium presentation at 6th Biennial AAOS/ASES Shoulder and Elbow Meeting, Orlando, FL, April 3-6, 2008.   Poster presentation at Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March, 2008

 

Kepler CK, Nho SJ, Ala OL, Bansal M, Craig EV, Warren RF, Wright TM. Radiographic and Histopathological Analysis of Osteolysis After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Poster presentation at Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March, 2008.  Poster presentation at New York Resident Research Symposium, New York, NY, May 9, 2008.   Podium presentation at Specialty Day, Open Meeting of American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, Las Vegas, NV, February 28, 2009.

 

 


TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS

 

Kepler CK, Anderson DG. Treatment strategies to Regenerate the IVD Regeneration. In: Basic Science of Spinal Diseases. Alok Sharan, Alex Vaccaro, eds., Jaypee Publishers.

 

Kepler CK, Albert TJ. Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Spinal Fusion. In: Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: The Spine. Thomas Zdeblick, Todd Albert, eds., Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

 

Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR. Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures and Dislocations. In: Rockwood and Green’s Fractures in Adults. James D. Heckman, Charles Court-Brown, Paul Tornetta III, Margaret McQueen, William M. Ricci, Michael McKee, eds., Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

 

Kepler CK, Harrod CC.  Burst Fracture with Spinal Cord Injury. In: Case Files: Orthopaedics.  Anthony Rosenbaum, Joshua Dines, Timothy Roberts, eds., McGraw-Hill.

 

Kepler CK, Hjelm NS, Gendelberg D, Sidhu GS, Vaccaro AR. Cervical Spine Disc Injuries: Introduction. In: Orthopaedic Rehabilitation for the Athlete: Getting Back in the Game.  Bruce Reider, George Davies, Matthew T. Provencher, eds., Elsevier.

 

Kepler CK, Ross MJ, Peduzzi C, Burkholder R, Vaccaro AR. Non-surgical rehabilitation of cervical spine disc injuries. In: Orthopaedic Rehabilitation for the Athlete: Getting Back in the Game.  Bruce Reider, George Davies, Matthew T. Provencher, eds., Elsevier.

 

Kepler CK, Ross MJ, Peduzzi C, Burkholder R, Vaccaro AR. Beyond Basic Recovery:  Return to play guidelines post cervical spine injury or surgery. In: Orthopaedic Rehabilitation for the Athlete: Getting Back in the Game.  Bruce Reider, George Davies, Matthew T. Provencher, eds., Elsevier.

 

Goins ML, Kepler CK, Hilibrand AS. Ankylosing Spondylitis – Posterior Approaches (Osteotomy) to the Cervical and Lumbar Spine in the Management of a Fixed Sagittal Plane Deformity. In: Surgical Anatomy & Techniques to the Spine, 2nd Edition.  Daniel H. Kim, Jeffrey Henn, Alexander R. Vaccaro & Curtis Dickman, eds., Elsevier.

 

Kepler CK, Radcliff KE. Spine Emergencies. In: Decision Making in Spinal Care, Second Edition. D. Greg Anderson, ed., Thieme Medical Publishers Inc.

 

Kepler CK, Anderson DG. Evaluation of the Cervical Spine.  In: The Cervical Spine. Francis H. Shen, Dino Samartzis, & Richard G. Fessler, eds., Elsevier Inc.

 

Anderson DG, Kepler CK. Minimally Invasive Procedures: Pedicle Screw Fixation and Interbody Fusion. In: Lumbo-Sacral and Pelvic Procedures. Daniel Kim, Alexander Vaccaro, Peter Whang, See Hoon Kim, and Sang Don Kim, eds., Quality Medical Publishing, Inc.

 

Anderson DG, Kepler CK.  Minimally Invasive Exposure Techniques of the Lumbar Spine.  In: Operative Techniques: Spine Surgery, Second Edition. Alexander Vaccaro & Eli Baron, eds., Elsevier Inc.

 

Radcliff KE, Kepler CK, Smith J, Vaccaro AR. Injuries to the Thoracolumbar Spine. In: Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Spine 4. Raj Rao & Matthew Smuck, eds., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

 

Radcliff KE, Poon S, Kepler CK, Albert TJ.  Osteotomies to Change Spinopelvic Alignment. In: Surgical Anatomy and Techniques to the Spine, 2nd Edition.  Daniel H. Kim, Jeffrey Henn, Alexander R. Vaccaro & Curtis Dickman, eds., Elsevier.

 

Anderson DG, Kepler CK, Popov VM. Minimally invasive lumbar microdiscectomy and laminectomy, In: Operative Techniques in Spinal Surgery. John M. Rhee & Sam Wiesel, eds., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

 

Kepler CK, Albert TJ. Cervical Kyphosis, In: Decision Making in Spinal Care, Second Edition. D. Greg Anderson, ed., Thieme Medical Publishers Inc.

 

Kepler CK, Nho SJ, Warren RF. Glenoid Loosening: Diagnosis and Treatment, In:

Arthritis & Arthroplasty: The Shoulder. David Dines, ed., Elsevier Inc.

 

Kepler CK, Nho SJ, Sherman S, MacGillvrey JD. Superior Labral Tear Repair and Debridement, In: Operative Techniques. Michael Terry, ed., Elsevier Inc.

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