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Michael A. Kropf
Researcher at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Publications - 25
Citations - 824
Michael A. Kropf is an academic researcher from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Degenerative disc disease & Oswestry Disability Index. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 22 publications receiving 793 citations.
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Results of the prospective, randomized, multicenter food and drug administration investigational device exemption study of the prodisc®-L total disc replacement versus circumferential fusion for the treatment of 1-level degenerative disc disease
Jack Zigler,Rick B. Delamarter,Jeffrey M. Spivak,Raymond Linovitz,Guy O. Danielson,Thomas Haider,Frank P. Cammisa,Jim Zuchermann,Richard A. Balderston,Scott H. Kitchel,Kevin Foley,Robert G. Watkins,David S. Bradford,James J. Yue,Hansen Yuan,Harry N. Herkowitz,Doug Geiger,John A. Bendo,Timothy Peppers,Barton Sachs,Federico P. Girardi,Michael A. Kropf,Jeffrey A. Goldstein +22 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the long-term safety and effectiveness of the ProDisc-L total disc replacement (TDR) as part of an FDA-mandated postmarket approval study.
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Kyphoplasty Reduction of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures : Correction of Local Kyphosis Versus Overall Sagittal Alignment
TL;DR: It is unrealistic to expect a 1 or 2-level kyphoplasty to improve significantly the overall sagittal alignment after VCFs, and the majority of kYphosis correction by kyPHoplasty is limited to the vertebral body treated.
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Unrecognized durotomy after lumbar discectomy: a report of four cases associated with the use of ADCON-L.
Anh X. Le,David E. Rogers,Edgar G. Dawson,Michael A. Kropf,Donald A. De Grange,Rick B. Delamarter +5 more
TL;DR: It is reported that ADCON®-L may exacerbate cerebral spinal fluid leak from unrecognized, small dural tears after lumbar discectomy from microscopic durotomies not recognized at the time of surgery.
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Optoelectronic evaluation of trunk deformity in scoliosis.
TL;DR: The optoelectronic device's angle, a measure of centroid curvature, correlated highly with the Cobb angle for primary spinal curves, and the highest correlation was observed in thoracolumbar curves.
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Access strategies for revision in anterior lumbar surgery.
Salvador A. Brau,Rick B. Delamarter,Michael A. Kropf,Robert G. Watkins,Lytton A. Williams,Michael L. Schiffman,Hyun W. Bae +6 more
TL;DR: Although the incidence of complications in revisions is much greater than for index cases, the actual percentage of venous, arterial, and ureteral complications is certainly acceptable for patients who must have this type of surgery.