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List of works by Linda A Koester

Anterior Dual Rod Versus Posterior Pedicle Fixation Surgery for the Surgical Treatment in Lenke 5C Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Multicenter, Matched Case Analysis of 42 Patients

scientific article published on May 2013

Can posterior-only surgery provide similar radiographic and clinical results as combined anterior (thoracotomy/thoracoabdominal)/posterior approaches for adult scoliosis?

scientific article published in January 2010

Clinical and radiographic outcomes after 3-column osteotomies with 5-year follow-up

scientific article published on March 2014

Comparison of Anteroposterior to Posterior-Only Correction of Scheuermann's Kyphosis: A Matched-Pair Radiographic Analysis of 92 Patients

scientific article published on 4 March 2015

Comparison of TLIF with rhBMP-2 versus no TLIF and higher posterolateral rhBMP-2 dose at L5-S1 for long fusions to the sacrum with sacropelvic fixation in patients with primary adult deformity.

scientific article published in December 2013

Comparison of spinal deformity surgery in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) versus controls

scientific article published on July 2012

Comparison of surgical treatment in Lenke 5C adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: anterior dual rod versus posterior pedicle fixation surgery: a comparison of two practices

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Cross-cultural comparison of the Scoliosis Research Society Outcomes Instrument between American and Japanese idiopathic scoliosis patients: are there differences?

scientific article published on November 2007

Do Adult Males Have Greater Perioperative Morbidity, More Complications and Inferior Outcomes than Females following Spinal Deformity Surgery?

scientific article published in November 2014

Does correction of preoperative coronal imbalance make a difference in outcomes of adult patients with deformity?

scientific article published in March 2013

Does preoperative narcotic use adversely affect outcomes and complications after spinal deformity surgery? A comparison of nonnarcotic- with narcotic-using groups

scientific article published on 4 April 2014

Efficacy of perioperative halo-gravity traction for treatment of severe scoliosis (≥100°)

scientific article published on 26 November 2010

Etiology and revision surgical strategies in failed lumbosacral fixation of adult spinal deformity constructs

scientific article published in September 2011

Increasing lumbar lordosis of adult spinal deformity patients via intraoperative prone positioning

scientific article published on 01 October 2009

Key Role of Preoperative Recumbent Films in the Treatment of Severe Sagittal Malalignment

Matched Cohort Analysis of Posterior-Only Vertebral Column Resection Versus Combined Anterior/Posterior Vertebrectomy for Severe Spinal Deformity

scientific article published on 21 November 2013

Posterior vertebral column resection for severe pediatric deformity: minimum two-year follow-up of thirty-five consecutive patients

scientific article published on September 2009

Proximal junctional vertebral fracture in adults after spinal deformity surgery using pedicle screw constructs: analysis of morphological features

scientific article published in January 2010

Results of Revision Surgery for Proximal Junctional Kyphosis Following Posterior Segmental Instrumentation: Minimum 2-Year Postrevision Follow-Up

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RhBMP-2 is superior to iliac crest bone graft for long fusions to the sacrum in adult spinal deformity: 4- to 14-year follow-up

scientific article published on 01 June 2013

Risk factors for and assessment of symptomatic pseudarthrosis after lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomy in adult spinal deformity

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Safety and accuracy of pedicle screws and constructs placed in infantile and juvenile patients

scientific article published on September 2011

Should symptomatic iliac screws be electively removed in adult spinal deformity patients fused to the sacrum?

scientific article published on June 2012

The prevalence of abnormal preoperative neurological examination in Scheuermann kyphosis: correlation with X-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, and surgical outcome

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Transforaminal versus anterior lumbar interbody fusion in long deformity constructs: a matched cohort analysis

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Weight Change and Clinical Outcomes Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery in Overweight and Obese Patients

scientific article published on 25 September 2013