Physician
Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. Rick C. Sasso, MD
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Doctor Rick C. Sasso, MD is an expert in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He studied medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine. Indiana University School of Medicine is ranked 45/47 in Research/PrimaryCare. He received 1 awards: "Regional Top Doctor". Rick Sasso is also published. He has 85 publications published. The lastest publication: "Postoperative drains at the donor sites of iliac-crest bone grafts. A prospective, randomized study of morbidity at the donor site in patients who had a traumatic inju...'
Publications
- Cervical arthroplasty compares favourably to ACDF at half-decade follow-up.
- Comparison of axial and anterior interbody fusions of the L5-s1 segment: a retrospective cohort analysis.
- Single-level degenerative Cervical disc disease and driving disability: results from a prospective, randomized trial.
- Anterior vs Posterior Surgical Approaches to Treat Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Outcomes of the Prospective Multicenter AOSpine North America CSM Study in 264 Pati...
- Mild diabetes is not a contraindication for surgical decompression in Cervical spondylotic myelopathy: results of the AOSpine North America multicenter prospective stu...
- Does smoking have an impact on fusion rate in single-level anterior Cervical discectomy and fusion with allograft and rigid plate fixation?
- Functional and Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Geriatric Patients with Type-II Dens Fracture.
- kinematics of the Cervical Adjacent Segments Following Disc Arthroplasty and Anterior Discectomy and Fusion: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis.
- OccipitoCervical fusion.
- Accuracy of the freehand technique for 3 fixation methods in the C-2 vertebrae.
- Results of Cervical arthroplasty compared with anterior discectomy and fusion: four-year clinical outcomes in a prospective, randomized controlled trial.
- Adjacent-level Cervical ossification after bryan Cervical disc arthroplasty compared with anterior Cervical discectomy and fusion.
- Sagittal alignment after Bryan Cervical arthroplasty.
- Biomechanical analysis of occipitoCervical stability afforded by three fixation techniques.
- Rigid versus nonrigid occipitoCervical fusion: a clinical comparison of short-term outcomes.
- Safety of anterior Cervical discectomy and fusion performed as outpatient surgery.
- Clinical outcomes of Bryan Cervical disc arthroplasty a prospective, randomized, controlled, single site trial with 48-month follow-up.
- Quality of spinal motion with Cervical disk arthroplasty: computer-aided radiographic analysis.
- Biomechanical evaluation of segmental occipitoatlantoaxial stabilization techniques.
- OccipitoCervical fusion using contoured rods and medial offset connectors: description of a new technique.
- Computer-assisted spinal navigation using a percutaneous dynamic reference frame for posterior fusions of the lumbar Spine.
- Acute and long-term stability of atlantoaxial fixation methods: a biomechanical comparison of pars, pedicle, and intralaminar fixation in an intact and odontoid fractu...
- Comparison of BRYAN Cervical disc arthroplasty with anterior Cervical decompression and fusion: clinical and radiographic results of a randomized, controlled, clinical...
- Comparison of short-term SF-36 results between total joint arthroplasty and Cervical spine decompression and fusion or arthroplasty.
- Surgical treatment of thoracolumbar Fractures.
- Nonsurgical treatment of thoracolumbar spinal Fractures.
- Emergency evaluation, imaging, and classification of thoracoLumbar injuries.
- Motion analysis of bryan Cervical disc arthroplasty versus anterior discectomy and fusion: results from a prospective, randomized, multicenter, clinical trial.
- Financial incentives for Lumbar surgery: a critical analysis of physician reimbursement for decompression and fusion procedures.
- Transvertebral Transsacral strut grafting for high-grade isthmic Spondylolisthesis L5-S1 with fibular allograft.
- Postoperative Spinal wound infections.
- Comparison of adverse events between the Bryan artificial Cervical disc and anterior Cervical arthrodesis.
- Randomized, prospective, and controlled clinical trial of pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation for Cervical fusion.
- Salvage of C2 pedicle and pars screws using the intralaminar technique: a biomechanical analysis.
- Cervical kinematics after fusion and bryan disc arthroplasty.
- Prospective, randomized trial of metal-on-metal artificial lumbar disc replacement: initial results for treatment of discogenic Pain.
- Comparison of radiation exposure in Lumbar pedicle screw placement with fluoroscopy vs computer-assisted image guidance with intraoperative three-dimensional imaging.
- Accuracy of intraoperative plain radiographs to detect violations of intralaminar screws placed into the C2 vertebrae: a reliability study.
- Artificial Disc versus fusion: a prospective, randomized study with 2-year follow-up on 99 patients.
- Clinical outcomes of BRYAN Cervical disc arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter trial with 24-month follow-up.
- Outpatient lumbar Spine decompression in 233 patients 65 years of age or older.
- Computer-assisted Spinal navigation versus serial radiography and operative time for posterior Spinal fusion at L5-S1.
- C1 lateral screws and C2 pedicle/pars screws.
- Update on Cervical artificial disk replacement.
- Success and safety in outpatient microlumbar Discectomy.
- Unstable thoracolumbar burst Fractures: anterior-only versus short-segment posterior fixation.
- The evolution of spinal instrumentation for the management of occipital Cervical and cervicothoracic junctional injuries.
- Resorptive response of rhBMP2 simulating infection in an anterior Lumbar interbody fusion with a femoral ring.
- Efficacy of translaminar facet screw fixation in circumferential interbody fusions as compared to pedicle screw fixation.
- Selective nerve root injections can predict surgical outcome for lumbar and Cervical radiculopathy: comparison to magnetic resonance imaging.
- Percutaneous computer-assisted translaminar facet screw: an initial human cadaveric study.
- Minimally invasive, endoscopic, internal thoracoplasty for the treatment of scoliotic rib hump deformity: technical note.
- Analysis of operative complications in a series of 471 anterior Lumbar interbody fusion procedures.
- Anterior-only stabilization of three-column thoracoLumbar injuries.
- The Bryan Cervical Disc: wear properties and early clinical results.
- A prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial of anterior Lumbar interbody fusion using a titanium cylindrical threaded fusion device.
- Diagnosis and management of thoracolumbar Spine fractures.
- Diagnosis and management of sacral Spine fractures.
- Atlantoaxial stabilization: clinical comparison of posterior Cervical wiring technique with transarticular screw fixation.
- Retrograde ejaculation after anterior Lumbar interbody fusion: transperitoneal versus retroperitoneal exposure.
- Early reconstruction failures after multilevel Cervical corpectomy.
- Cervical osteotomy for the correction of chin-on-chest deformity in ankylosing spondylitis. Technical note.
- Posterior Cervical fixation using a new polyaxial screw and rod system: technique and surgical results.
- Iliac crest bone graft donor site Pain after anterior lumbar interbody fusion: a prospective patient satisfaction outcome assessment.
- Regarding; Bryan disc related Cervical kyphosis.
- An evaluation of image-guided technologies in the placement of anterior thoracic vertebral body screws in Spinal trauma: a cadaver study.
- An evaluation of image-guided technologies in the placement of percutaneous iliosacral screws.
- The use of computerized image guidance in Lumbar disk arthroplasty.
- Biomechanics of occipitoCervical fixation.
- Cervical disc arthroplasty compared with arthrodesis for the treatment of myelopathy.
- Current treatments of primary sclerosing cholangitis.
- Postoperative infections in Spinal implants. Classification and analysis--a multicenter study.
- Posterior fixation of thoracic and lumbar Spine fractures using DC plates and pedicle screws.
- OccipitoCervical fusion with posterior plate and screw instrumentation. A long-term follow-up study.
- The sickle ligament revisited. Release of the lumbosacral ligament via an anterior approach.
- Closed femoral shortening.
- Posterior instrumentation and fusion for unstable fractures and fracture-dislocations of the thoracic and lumbar Spine. A comparative study of three fixation devices i...
- Adult spondylolisthesis treated with posterolateral Lumbar fusion and pedicular instrumentation with AO DC plates.
- Seat-belt use and relation to neurologic Injury in motor vehicle crashes.
- Postoperative drains at the donor sites of iliac-crest bone grafts. A prospective, randomized study of morbidity at the donor site in patients who had a Traumatic inju...
- A critical appraisal of the reporting of the National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Studies (II and III) of methylprednisolone in acute Spinal cord injury.
- Sacroiliac joint dysfunction: a long-term follow-up study.
- C2 dens Fractures: treatment options.
- Biomechanics of odontoid Fracture fixation. Comparison of the one- and two-screw technique.
Schools
Indiana University School Of Medicine
University Tex
Baylor University
Northwestern University
Wabash College
Procedures Preformed
- Artificial Disc Replacement
- Disc Replacement
- Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
- Excision of Scapula, Clavicle, Rib, or Sternum
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Conditions Treated
- Antalgic Gait
- Back Pain
- Cervical Spine Fracture
- Cervical Spine Myelopathy
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Doctors Specialties
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Regional Top Doctor
Education
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University of Texas Health Science Center -
Indiana University School of Medicine
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