Francis H. Shen
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
400 Ray C . Hunt Dr., Ste. 330
Bio & Overview
Academic Information
- Department
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Academic Title
- Associate Professor
Primary Education
- BS, Engineering, University of Michigan, 1992
Other Affiliations
- Member, Cancer Cell Signaling Program
Research Interests
Selected Publications
2022
Cho, W., Le, J. T., Shimer, A. L., Werner, B. C., Glaser, J. A., & Shen, F. H. (2022). The Feasibility of Translaminar Screws in the Subaxial Cervical Spine: Computed Tomography and Cadaveric Validation. CLINICS IN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, 14(1), 105-111. doi:10.4055/cios21059
2021
Shen, F. H., Gasbarrini, A., Lui, D. F., Reynolds, J., Capua, J., & Boriani, S. (2022). Integrated Custom Composite Polyetheretherketone/Carbon fiber (PEEK/CF) Vertebral Body Replacement (VBR) in the Treatment of Bone Tumors of the Spine A Preliminary Report From a Multicenter Study. SPINE, 47(3), 252-260. doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000004177
Shimer, A. L., & Shen, F. H. (2021). Not Just Shoulders and Knees: An Athlete Has a Spine too! Preface. CLINICS IN SPORTS MEDICINE, 40(3), XI-XII. doi:10.1016/j.csm.2021.04.004
Shen, F. H., Woods, D., Miller, M., Murrell, B., & Vadapalli, S. (2021). Use of the dual construct lowers rod strains in flexion-extension and lateral bending compared to two-rod and two-rod satellite constructs in a cadaveric spine corpectomy model. SPINE JOURNAL, 21(12), 2104-2111. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2021.05.022
2019
Xiao, L., Huang, R., Zhang, Y., Li, T., Dai, J., Nannapuneni, N., . . . Li, X. (2019). A New Formyl Peptide Receptor-1 Antagonist Conjugated Fullerene Nanoparticle for Targeted Treatment of Degenerative Disc Diseases. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 11(42), 38405-38416. doi:10.1021/acsami.9b11783
Aghdasi, B., Li, X., George, J., & Shen, F. H. (2019). Fixation techniques in revision spine surgery. Seminars in Spine Surgery, 31(2), 87-95. doi:10.1053/j.semss.2019.03.007
Singla, A., Qureshi, R., Chen, D. Q., Nourbakhsh, A., Hassanzadeh, H., Shimer, A. L., & Shen, F. H. (2019). Risk of Surgical Site Infection and Mortality Following Lumbar Fusion Surgery in Patients With Chronic Steroid Usage and Chronic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection.. Spine, 44(7), E408-E413. doi:10.1097/brs.0000000000002864
Labaran, L. A., Puvanesarajah, V., Rao, S. S., Chen, D., Shen, F. H., Jain, A., & Hassanzadeh, H. (2019). Recent Preoperative Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection Is an Independent Risk Factor for Incidental Durotomy During Lumbar Discectomy. GLOBAL SPINE JOURNAL, 9(8), 807-812. doi:10.1177/2192568219833656
Shen, F. H. (2019). "Should we measure?" and more importantly, "should we report?" Perspective from an adult orthopaedic deformity surgeon. SKELETAL RADIOLOGY, 48(6), 835-836. doi:10.1007/s00256-019-3154-2
Xiao, L., Majumdar, R., Dai, J., Li, Y., Xie, L., Shen, F. H., . . . Li, X. (2019). Molecular Detection and Assessment of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration via a Collagen Hybridizing Peptide. ACS BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING, 5(4), 1661-1667. doi:10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00070
Chen, D. Q., Shimer, A. L., Li, X., Hassanzadeh, H., Shen, F. H., & Singla, A. (2019). Unplanned Immediate Return to Operating Room After Spine Surgery Significance of Immediate Postoperative Radiographs. SPINE, 44(4), 258-262. doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000002797
Horowitz, J. A., Puvanesarajah, V., Jain, A., Raad, M., Gjolaj, J. P., Shen, F. H., & Hassanzadeh, H. (2019). Fragility Fracture Risk in Elderly Patients With Cervical Myelopathy. SPINE, 44(2), 96-102. doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000002762
2018
Singla, A., Qureshi, R., Chen, D. Q., Nourbakhsh, A., Hassanzadeh, H., Shimer, A. L., & Shen, F. H. (2019). Risk of Surgical Site Infection and Mortality Following Lumbar Fusion Surgery in Patients With Chronic Steroid Usage and Chronic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection. SPINE, 44(7), E408-E413. doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000002864
Horowitz, J. A., Puvanesarajah, V., Jain, A., Li, X. J., Shimer, A. L., Shen, F. H., & Hassanzadeh, H. (2018). Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Postoperative Infection and Revision Surgery in Elderly Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Fusion. SPINE, 43(17), E1040-E1044. doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000002614
Lambrechts, M. J., Wiegers, N. W., Ituarte, F., Shen, F. H., & Nourbakhsh, A. (2018). Safe zone for irrigation and debridement of psoas abscess through a dorsal spinal approach. SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY, 40(11), 1217-1221. doi:10.1007/s00276-018-2063-8
Amin, R., Puvanesarajah, V., Qureshi, R., Jain, A., Kebaish, K., Shen, F. H., & Hassanzadeh, H. (2018). Lumbar Spine Fusion Surgery in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Is Associated With Increased Medical Complications and Mortality. SPINE, 43(9), 617-621. doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000002393
Qureshi, R., Werner, B., Puvanesarajah, V., Horowitz, J. A., Jain, A., Sciubba, D., . . . Hassanzadeh, H. (2018). Factors Affecting Long-Term Postoperative Narcotic Use in Discectomy Patients. WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 112, E640-E644. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2018.01.113
Pierce, J. L., Donahue, J. H., Nacey, N. C., Quirk, C. R., Perry, M. T., Faulconer, N., . . . Shen, F. H. (2018). Spinal Hematomas: What a Radiologist Needs to Know. RADIOGRAPHICS, 38(5), 1516-1535. doi:10.1148/rg.2018180099
Nourbakhsh, A., Wiegers, N. W., & Shen, F. H. (2018). Posterior identification and exposure of the V3 segment of the vertebral artery. JOURNAL OF CRANIOVERTEBRAL JUNCTION AND SPINE, 9(1), 44-49. doi:10.4103/jcvjs.JCVJS_125_17
Puvanesarajah, V., Cancienne, J. M., Werner, B. C., Jain, A., Singla, A., Shimer, A. L., . . . Hassanzadeh, H. (2018). Perioperative Complications Associated With Posterolateral Spine Fusions A Study of Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries. SPINE, 43(1), 16-21. doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001771
2017
Qureshi, R., Puvanesarajah, V., Jain, A., Shimer, A. L., Shen, F. H., & Hassanzadeh, H. (2017). A Comparison of Anterior and Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusions Complications, Readmissions, Discharge Dispositions, and Costs. SPINE, 42(24), 1865-1870. doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000002248
Xiao, L., Hong, K., Roberson, C., Ding, M., Fernandez, A., Shen, F., . . . Li, X. (2018). Hydroxylated Fullerene: A Stellar Nanomedicine to Treat Lumbar Radiculopathy via Antagonizing TNF-α-lnduced Ion Channel Activation, Calcium Signaling, and Neuropeptide Production. ACS BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING, 4(1), 266-277. doi:10.1021/acsbiomaterials.7b00735
Shen, F. H., Qureshi, R., Tyger, R., Lehman, R., Singla, A., Shimer, A., & Hassanzadeh, H. (2018). Use of the "dual construct" for the management of complex spinal reconstructions. SPINE JOURNAL, 18(3), 482-490. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2017.08.235
Puvanesarajah, V., Jain, A., Cancienne, J. M., Stein, B. E., Novicoff, W. M., Shimer, A. L., . . . Hassanzadeh, H. (2017). BMP Use and the Risk of Revision Surgery After Long Posterolateral Fusions in the Elderly. CLINICAL SPINE SURGERY, 30(7), E931-E937. doi:10.1097/BSD.0000000000000489
Cho, W., Le, J. T., Shimer, A. L., Werner, B. C., Glaser, J. A., & Shen, F. H. (2017). Anatomy of Lamina in the Subaxial Cervical Spine With the Special Reference to Translaminar Screws CT and Cadaveric Analysis With Screw Trajectory Simulation. CLINICAL SPINE SURGERY, 30(5), E535-E539. doi:10.1097/BSD.0000000000000159
Qureshi, R., Puvanesarajah, V., Jain, A., Kebaish, K., Shimer, A., Shen, F., & Hassanzadeh, H. (2017). Cost Implications of Primary Versus Revision Surgery in Adult Spinal Deformity. WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 104, 68-73. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2017.05.002
Puvanesarajah, V., Jain, A., Shimer, A. L., Singla, A., Shen, F., & Hassanzadeh, H. (2017). Complications and Mortality Following One to Two-Level Anterior Cervical Fusion for Cervical Spondylosis in Patients Above 80 Years of Age. SPINE, 42(9), E509-E514. doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001876
Puvanesarajah, V., Jain, A., Shimer, A. L., Li, X., Singla, A., Shen, F., & Hassanzadeh, H. (2017). Complications and Mortality Following 1 to 2 Level Lumbar Fusion Surgery in Patients Above 80 Years of Age.. Spine, 42(6), 437-441. doi:10.1097/brs.0000000000001759
Singla, A., Yang, S., Werner, B. C., Cancienne, J. M., Nourbakhsh, A., Shimer, A. L., . . . Shen, F. H. (2017). The impact of preoperative epidural injections on postoperative infection in lumbar fusion surgery. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, 26(5), 645-649. doi:10.3171/2016.9.SPINE16484
Cancienne, J. M., Werner, B. C., Hassanzadeh, H., Singla, A., Shen, F. H., & Shimer, A. L. (2017). The Association of Perioperative Glycemic Control with Deep Postoperative Infection After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion in Patients with Diabetes. WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 102, 13-17. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2017.02.118
Puvanesarajah, V., Cancienne, J. M., Shimer, A. L., Shen, F. H., & Hassanzadeh, H. (2017). Complications after Fusion for Thoracolumbar Fractures in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis. GLOBAL SPINE JOURNAL, 7(1), 28-32. doi:10.1055/s-0036-1583175
Cancienne, J. M., Werner, B. C., Puvanesarajah, V., Hassanzadeh, H., Singla, A., Shen, F. H., & Shimer, A. L. (2017). Does the Timing of Preoperative Epidural Steroid Injection Affect Infection Risk After ACDF or Posterior Cervical Fusion?. Spine, 42(2), 71-77. doi:10.1097/brs.0000000000001661
Puvanesarajah, V., Werner, B. C., Cancienne, J. M., Jain, A., Pehlivan, H., Shimer, A. L., . . . Hassanzadeh, H. (2017). Morbid Obesity and Lumbar Fusion in Patients Older Than 65 Years Complications, Readmissions, Costs, and Length of Stay. SPINE, 42(2), 122-127. doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001692
Puvanesarajah, V., Hassanzadeh, H., Shimer, A. L., Shen, F. H., & Singla, A. (2017). Readmission Rates, Reasons, and Risk Factors Following Anterior Cervical Fusion for Cervical Spondylosis in Patients Above 65 Years of Age. SPINE, 42(2), 78-84. doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001663
Xiao, L., Ding, M., Zhang, Y., Chordia, M., Pan, D., Shimer, A., . . . Li, X. (2017). A Novel Modality for Functional Imaging in Acute Intervertebral Disk Herniation via Tracking Leukocyte Infiltration. MOLECULAR IMAGING AND BIOLOGY, 19(5), 703-713. doi:10.1007/s11307-016-1038-6
Puvanesarajah, V., Jain, A., Cancienne, J. M., Shimer, A. L., Singla, A., Shen, F., & Hassanzadeh, H. (2017). Complication and Reoperation Rates Following Surgical Management of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy in Medicare Beneficiaries. SPINE, 42(1), 1-7. doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001639
2016
Puvanesarajah, V., Nourbakhsh, A., Hassanzadeh, H., Shimer, A. L., Shen, F. H., & Singla, A. (2016). Readmission Rates, Reasons, and Risk Factors in Elderly Patients Treated With Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Pathology. SPINE, 41(24), 1933-1938. doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001631
Reid, R., Puvanesarajah, V., Kandil, A., Yildirim, B., Shimer, A. L., Singla, A., . . . Hassanzadeh, H. (2017). Factors Associated with Patient-Initiated Telephone Calls After Spine Surgery. WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 98, 625-631. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2016.11.004
Puvanesarajah, V., Jain, A., Hess, D. E., Shimer, A. L., Shen, F. H., & Hassanzadeh, H. (2016). Complications and Mortality After Lumbar Spinal Fusion in Elderly Patients With Late Stage Renal Disease. SPINE, 41(21), E1298-E1302. doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001618
Singla, A., Shimer, A. L., & Shen, F. H. (2016). Reply to the Letter to the Editor: Preoperative epidural injections are associated with increased risk of infection after single-level lumbar decompression. SPINE JOURNAL, 16(10), 1283. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2016.05.006
Yildirim, B., Puvanesarajah, V., An, H. S., Novicoff, W. M., Jain, A., Shen, F. H., & Hassanzadeh, H. (2016). Lumbosacral Epidural Lipomatosis: A Retrospective Matched Case-Control Database Study. WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 96, 209-214. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2016.08.125
Puvanesarajah, V., Jain, A., Shimer, A. L., Shen, F. H., & Hassanzadeh, H. (2016). The Effect of Coagulopathies on Perioperative Complications and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Treated With Posterior Lumbar Fusions. SPINE, 41(17), E1063-E1068. doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001550
Lawrence, D. A., Trotta, B., Shen, F. H., Druzgal, J. T., & Fox, M. G. (2016). Imaging characteristics of cervical spine extra-arachnoid fluid collections managed conservatively. SKELETAL RADIOLOGY, 45(9), 1285-1289. doi:10.1007/s00256-016-2428-1
Cancienne, J. M., Werner, B. C., Loeb, A. E., Yang, S. S., Hassanzadeh, H., Singla, A., . . . Shimer, A. L. (2016). The Effect of Local Intraoperative Steroid Administration on the Rate of Postoperative Dysphagia Following ACDF. SPINE, 41(13), 1084-1088. doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001407
Puvanesarajah, V., Shen, F. H., Cancienne, J. M., Novicoff, W. M., Jain, A., Shimer, A. L., & Hassanzadeh, H. (2016). Risk factors for revision surgery following primary adult spinal deformity surgery in patients 65 years and older. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, 25(4), 486-493. doi:10.3171/2016.2.SPINE151345
Cancienne, J. M., Werner, B. C., Puvanesarajah, V., Hassanzadeh, H., Singla, A., Shen, F. H., & Shimer, A. L. (2017). Does the Timing of Preoperative Epidural Steroid Injection Affect Infection Risk After ACDF or Posterior Cervical Fusion?. SPINE, 42(2), 71-77. doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000001661
Werner, B. C., Samartzis, D., & Shen, F. H. (2016). Spinal Fractures in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS, 24(4), 241-249. doi:10.5435/JAAOS-D-14-00149
Yeh, C. -H., Jin, L., Shen, F., Balian, G., & Li, X. J. (2016). miR-221 attenuates the osteogenic differentiation of human annulus fibrosus cells. SPINE JOURNAL, 16(7), 896-904. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2016.03.026
Diduch, B. K., Hudson, K., Resch, J. E., Shen, F., Broshek, D. K., Brady, W., . . . Miller, M. D. (2016). TREATMENT OF HEAD AND NECK INJURIES IN THE HELMETED ATHLETE. JBJS REVIEWS, 4(3). doi:10.2106/JBJS.RVW.15.00077
Stensby, J. D., Kaliney, R. W., Alford, B., Shen, F. H., Patrie, J. T., & Fox, M. G. (2016). Radiographic Appearance of Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Performed With and Without Recombinant Human Morphogenetic Protein-2. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY, 206(3), 588-594. doi:10.2214/AJR.15.14503
Samartzis, D., Kalluri, P., Herman, J., Lubicky, J. P., & Shen, F. H. (2016). "Clinical triad" findings in pediatric Klippel-Feil patients. SCOLIOSIS AND SPINAL DISORDERS, 11. doi:10.1186/s13013-016-0075-x
2015
Louie, P. K., Hassanzadeh, H., Shimer, A. L., & Shen, F. H. (2015). Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring during spinal osteotomies. Seminars in Spine Surgery, 27(4), 222-228. doi:10.1053/j.semss.2015.04.008
Louie, P. K., Khanna, A. J., Hassanzadeh, H., & Kebaish, K. M. (2015). Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring in high-grade spondylolisthesis. Seminars in Spine Surgery, 27(4), 217-221. doi:10.1053/j.semss.2015.04.007
Yang, S., Werner, B. C., Cancienne, J. M., Hassanzadeh, H., Shimer, A. L., Shen, F. H., & Singla, A. (2016). Preoperative epidural injections are associated with increased risk of infection after single-level lumbar decompression. SPINE JOURNAL, 16(2), 191-196. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2015.07.439
Li, X. J., Jin, L., Hassanzadeh, H., & Shen, F. H. (2015). State of the art and future of stem cells in spine. Seminars in Spine Surgery, 27(2), 93-102. doi:10.1053/j.semss.2015.03.006
Vavken, P., Ganal-Antonio, A. K. B., Quidde, J., Shen, F. H., Chapman, J. R., & Samartzis, D. (2015). Fundamentals of Clinical Outcomes Assessment for Spinal Disorders: Clinical Outcome Instruments and Applications. GLOBAL SPINE JOURNAL, 5(4), 329-338. doi:10.1055/s-0034-1396046
Vavken, P., Ganal-Antonio, A. K. B., Shen, F. H., Chapman, J. R., & Samartzis, D. (2015). Fundamentals of Clinical Outcomes Assessment for Spinal Disorders: Study Designs, Methodologies, and Analyses. GLOBAL SPINE JOURNAL, 5(2), 156-164. doi:10.1055/s-0035-1547525
Shen, F. H. (2015). Reviewer's comment concerning "anterior cervical discectomy versus corpectomy for multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a meta-analysis" (ESJO-D-14-00408R2 by Shan-Wen Xiao, Hua Jiang, Li-Jing Yang and Zeng-Ming Xiao).. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 24(1), 40. doi:10.1007/s00586-014-3608-0
2014
Cho, W., Le, J. T., Shimer, A. L., Werner, B. C., Glaser, J. A., & Shen, F. H. (2015). The insertion technique of translaminar screws in the thoracic spine: computed tomography and cadaveric validation. SPINE JOURNAL, 15(2), 309-313. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2014.09.013
Cho, W., Le, J. T., Shimer, A. L., Werner, B. C., Glaser, J. A., & Shen, F. H. (2014). Anatomy of Lamina in the Subaxial Cervical Spine with the Special Reference to Translaminar Screws: CT and Cadaveric Analysis with Screw Trajectory Simulation.. Journal of spinal disorders & techniques. doi:10.1097/bsd.0000000000000159
Fox, M. G., Goldberg, J. M., Gaskin, C. M., Barr, M. S., Patrie, J. T., Shen, F. H., & Alford, B. (2014). MRI of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: imaging appearance with and without the use of human recombinant bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2). SKELETAL RADIOLOGY, 43(9), 1247-1255. doi:10.1007/s00256-014-1917-3
Voleti, P. B., Shen, F. H., & Arlet, V. (2014). Failure of Monoaxial Pedicle Screws at the Distal End of Scoliosis Constructs: A Case Series.. Spine deformity, 2(2), 110-121. doi:10.1016/j.jspd.2013.11.004
Yang, D., Wang, D., Shimer, A., Shen, F. H., Li, X., & Yang, X. (2014). Glutathione protects human nucleus pulposus cells from cell apoptosis and inhibition of matrix synthesis. CONNECTIVE TISSUE RESEARCH, 55(2), 132-139. doi:10.3109/03008207.2013.876421
Yang, X., Jin, L., Yao, L., Shen, F. H., Shimer, A. L., & Li, X. (2014). Antioxidative nanofullerol prevents intervertebral disk degeneration. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NANOMEDICINE, 9, 2419-2430. doi:10.2147/IJN.S60853
Jin, L., Liu, Q., Scott, P., Zhang, D., Shen, F., Balian, G., & Li, X. (2014). Annulus Fibrosus Cell Characteristics Are a Potential Source of Intervertebral Disc Pathogenesis. PLOS ONE, 9(5). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0096519
2013
Werner, B. C., Li, X., & Shen, F. H. (2014). Stem cells in preclinical spine studies. SPINE JOURNAL, 14(3), 542-551. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2013.08.031
Liang, H., Li, X., Shimer, A. L., Balian, G., & Shen, F. H. (2014). A novel strategy of spine defect repair with a degradable bioactive scaffold preloaded with adipose-derived stromal cells. SPINE JOURNAL, 14(3), 445-454. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2013.09.045
Cho, W., Mason, J. R., Smith, J. S., Shimer, A. L., Wilson, A. S., Shaffrey, C. I., . . . Arlet, V. (2013). Failure of lumbopelvic fixation after long construct fusions in patients with adult spinal deformity: clinical and radiographic risk factors. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, 19(4), 445-453. doi:10.3171/2013.6.SPINE121129
Liu, Q., Jin, L., Mahon, B. H., Chordia, M. D., Shen, F. H., & Li, X. (2013). Novel Treatment of Neuroinflammation Against Low Back Pain by Soluble Fullerol Nanoparticles. SPINE, 38(17), 1443-1451. doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e31828fc6b7
Werner, B. C., Shen, F. H., & Shimer, A. L. (2013). Primary cervical amyloidoma: a case report and review of the literature. SPINE JOURNAL, 13(10), E1-E7. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2013.04.003
Liu, Q., Jin, L., Shen, F. H., Balian, G., & Li, X. J. (2013). Fullerol nanoparticles suppress inflammatory response and adipogenesis of vertebral bone marrow stromal cells-a potential novel treatment for intervertebral disc degeneration. SPINE JOURNAL, 13(11), 1571-1580. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2013.04.004
Shen, F. H. -T., & Samartzis, D. (2013). Operative Management of a Sacral Gunshot Injury via Minimally Invasive Techniques and Instrumentation.. Asian spine journal, 7(1), 44-49. doi:10.4184/asj.2013.7.1.44
Jin, L., Feng, G., Reames, D. L., Shimer, A. L., Shen, F. H., & Li, X. (2013). The effects of simulated microgravity on intervertebral disc degeneration. SPINE JOURNAL, 13(3), 235-242. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2012.01.022
Shen, F. H., Werner, B. C., Liang, H., Shang, H., Yang, N., Li, X., . . . Katz, A. J. (2013). Implications of adipose-derived stromal cells in a 3D culture system for osteogenic differentiation: an in vitro and in vivo investigation. SPINE JOURNAL, 13(1), 32-43. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2013.01.002
2012
Werner, B. C., Yang, S., Shen, F. H., & Shimer, A. L. (2012). Cauda Equina in the Setting of Thoracolumbar Trauma: Is Early Decompression Indicated?. Seminars in Spine Surgery, 24(4), 226-234. doi:10.1053/j.semss.2012.05.005
Shen, F. H., Mason, J. R., Shimer, A. L., & Arlet, V. M. (2013). Pelvic fixation for adult scoliosis. EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL, 22, S265-S275. doi:10.1007/s00586-012-2525-3
Zhang, D., Jin, L., Reames, D. L., Shen, F. H., Shimer, A. L., & Li, X. (2013). Intervertebral Disc Degeneration and Ectopic Bone Formation in Apolipoprotein E Knockout Mice. JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH, 31(2), 210-217. doi:10.1002/jor.22216
Haller, J. M., Iwanik, M., & Shen, F. H. (2012). Clinically Relevant Anatomy of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve. SPINE, 37(2), 97-100. doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e31821f3e86
Jin, L., Wan, Y., Shimer, A. L., Shen, F. H., & Li, X. J. (2012). Intervertebral disk-like biphasic scaffold-demineralized bone matrix cylinder and poly(polycaprolactone triol malate)-for interbody spine fusion. JOURNAL OF TISSUE ENGINEERING, 3(1). doi:10.1177/2041731412454420
2011
Eager, M., Shimer, A., Jahangiri, F. R., Shen, F., & Arlet, V. (2011). Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM): lessons learned from 32 case events in 2069 spine cases.. American journal of electroneurodiagnostic technology, 51(4), 247-263. doi:10.1080/1086508x.2011.11079827
Haller, J. M., Iwanik, M., & Shen, F. H. (2011). Clinically Relevant Anatomy of High Anterior Cervical Approach. SPINE, 36(25), 2116-2121. doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e31820408af
Samartzis, D., Kalluri, P., Herman, J., Lubicky, J. P., & Shen, F. H. (2011). Cervical Scoliosis in the Klippel-Feil Patient. SPINE, 36(23), E1501-E1508. doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e31823145e4
Liang, H., Werner, B. C., Balian, G., & Shen, F. H. (2011). Bioengineering Techniques with Human Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells. The Spine Journal, 11(10), S71. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2011.08.177
Beazell, J. R., Grindstaff, T. L., Hart, J. M., Magrum, E. M., Cullaty, M., & Shen, F. H. (2011). Changes in Lateral Abdominal Muscle Thickness During an Abdominal Drawing-In Maneuver in Individuals With and Without Low Back Pain. RESEARCH IN SPORTS MEDICINE, 19(4), 271-282. doi:10.1080/15438627.2011.608053
Werner, B. C., Hogan, M. V., & Shen, F. H. (2011). Candida lusitaniae discitis after discogram in an immunocompetent patient. SPINE JOURNAL, 11(10), E1-E6. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2011.09.004
Karppinen, J., Shen, F. H., Luk, K. D. K., Andersson, G. B. J., Cheung, K. M. C., & Samartzis, D. (2011). Management of Degenerative Disk Disease and Chronic Low Back Pain. ORTHOPEDIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA, 42(4), 513-+. doi:10.1016/j.ocl.2011.07.009
Cho, W., Shimer, A. L., & Shen, F. H. (2011). Complications Associated with Posterior Lumbar Surgery. Seminars in Spine Surgery, 23(2), 101-113. doi:10.1053/j.semss.2010.12.013
Werner, B. C., Shen, F. H., & Shimer, A. L. (2011). Infections After Lumbar Spine Surgery: Avoidance and Treatment. Seminars in Spine Surgery, 23(2), 142-150. doi:10.1053/j.semss.2010.12.017
Liang, H., Ma, S. -Y., Mohammad, K., Guise, T. A., Balian, G., & Shen, F. H. (2011). The Reaction of Bone to Tumor Growth From Human Breast Cancer Cells in a Rat Spine Single Metastasis Model. SPINE, 36(7), 497-504. doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181d8906f
Yang, X., Wang, D., Hao, J., Gong, M., Arlet, V., Balian, G., . . . Li, X. J. (2011). Enhancement of Matrix Production and Cell Proliferation in Human Annulus Cells Under Bioreactor Culture. TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A, 17(11-12), 1595-1603. doi:10.1089/ten.tea.2010.0449
2010
Eager, M., Jahangiri, F., Shimer, A., Shen, F., & Arlet, V. (2010). Intraoperative neuromonitoring: lessons learned from 32 case events in 2095 spine cases.. Evidence-based spine-care journal, 1(2), 58-61. doi:10.1055/s-0028-1100917
Shen, F. H., & Haller, J. (2010). Extracavitary Approach to the Thoracolumbar Spine. Seminars in Spine Surgery, 22(2), 84-91. doi:10.1053/j.semss.2009.12.007
Liang, H., Wang, K., Shimer, A. L., Li, X., Balian, G., & Shen, F. H. (2010). Use of a bioactive scaffold for the repair of bone defects in a novel reproducible vertebral body defect model. BONE, 47(2), 197-204. doi:10.1016/j.bone.2010.05.023
Hicks, J. M., Singla, A., Shen, F. H., & Arlet, V. (2010). Complications of Pedicle Screw Fixation in Scoliosis Surgery A Systematic Review. SPINE, 35(11), E465-E470. doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181d1021a
Damon, A. M., Lessley, D. J., Salzar, R. S., Bass, C. R., Shen, F. H., Paskoff, G. R., & Shender, B. S. (2010). Kinematic Response of the Spine During Simulated Aircraft Ejections. AVIATION SPACE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, 81(5), 453-459. doi:10.3357/ASEM.2688.2010
Feng, G., Yang, X., Shang, H., Marks, I. W., Shen, F. H., Katz, A., . . . Li, X. (2010). Multipotential Differentiation of Human Anulus Fibrosus Cells An in Vitro Study. JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME, 92A(3), 675-685. doi:10.2106/JBJS.H.01672
Samartzis, D., Wein, S. M., Shen, F. H., Beazell, J., Francke, E. I., & Anderson, D. G. (2010). A Revisitation of Distractive-Extension Injuries of the Subaxial Cervical Spine A Cadaveric and Radiographic Soft Tissue Analysis. SPINE, 35(4), 395-402. doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181c9fa35
Samartzis, D., Shen, F. H., Herman, J., & Mardjetko, S. M. (2010). Atlantoaxial Rotatory Fixation in the Setting of Associated Congenital Malformations A Modified Classification System. SPINE, 35(4), E119-E127. doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181c9f957