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    Ricardo Pietrobon

    TitleAssistant Professor
    SchoolUCSF School of Medicine
    DepartmentOrthopaedic Surgery
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      1. Shin JH, Worni M, Castleberry AW, Pietrobon R, Omotosho PA, Silberberg M, Ostbye T. The Application of Comorbidity Indices to Predict Early Postoperative Outcomes After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Nationwide Comparative Analysis of Over 70,000 Cases. Obes Surg. 2013 May; 23(5):638-49.
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      2. de Andrade L, Zanini V, Batilana AP, de Carvalho EC, Pietrobon R, Nihei OK, de Barros Carvalho MD. Regional disparities in mortality after ischemic heart disease in a brazilian state from 2006 to 2010. PLoS One. 2013; 8(3):e59363.
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      3. Worni M, Guller U, Maciejewski ML, Curtis LH, Gandhi M, Pietrobon R, Jacobs DO, Ostbye T. Racial differences among patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery: a population-based trend analysis from 2002 to 2008. Obes Surg. 2013 Feb; 23(2):226-33.
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      4. Worni M, Ostbye T, Shah A, Carvalho E, Schudel IM, Shin JH, Pietrobon R, Guller U. High risks for adverse outcomes after gastric bypass surgery following failed gastric banding: a population-based trend analysis of the United States. Ann Surg. 2013 Feb; 257(2):279-86.
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      5. Limkakeng A, Phadtare A, Shah J, Vaghasia M, Wei DY, Shah A, Pietrobon R. Willingness to Participate in Clinical Trials among Patients of Chinese Heritage: A Meta-Synthesis. PLoS One. 2013; 8(1):e51328.
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      6. Pellanda LC, Cesa CC, Belli KC, David VF, Rodrigues CG, Vissoci JR, Bacal F, Kalil RA, Pietrobon R. Research training program: Duke University and Brazilian Society of Cardiology. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2012 Dec; 99(6):1075-81.
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      7. Worni M, Martin J, Gloor B, Pietrobon R, D'Amico TA, Akushevich I, Berry MF. Does surgery improve outcomes for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma? An analysis using the surveillance epidemiology and end results registry from 1998 to 2008. J Am Coll Surg. 2012 Nov; 215(5):643-51.
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      8. Martin JT, Worni M, Zwischenberger JB, Gloor B, Pietrobon R, D'Amico TA, Berry MF. The role of radiation therapy in resected t2 n0 esophageal cancer: a population-based analysis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Feb; 95(2):453-8.
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      9. Worni M, Mantyh CR, Akushevich I, Pietrobon R, Clary BM. Is There a Role for Simultaneous Hepatic and Colorectal Resections? A Contemporary View from NSQIP. J Gastrointest Surg. 2012 Nov; 16(11):2074-85.
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      10. Worni M, Scarborough JE, Gandhi M, Pietrobon R, Shortell CK. Use of endovascular therapy for peripheral arterial lesions: an analysis of the national trauma data bank from 2007 to 2009. Ann Vasc Surg. 2013 Apr; 27(3):299-305.
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      11. Casagrande DS, Repetto G, Mottin CC, Shah J, Pietrobon R, Worni M, Schaan BD. Changes in bone mineral density in women following 1-year gastric bypass surgery. Obes Surg. 2012 Aug; 22(8):1287-92.
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      12. Worni M, Østbye T, Gandhi M, Rajgor D, Shah J, Shah A, Pietrobon R, Jacobs DO, Guller U. Laparoscopic appendectomy outcomes on the weekend and during the week are no different: a national study of 151,774 patients. World J Surg. 2012 Jul; 36(7):1527-33.
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      13. Worni M, Schudel IM, Østbye T, Shah A, Khare A, Pietrobon R, Thacker JK, Guller U. Worse outcomes in patients undergoing urgent surgery for left-sided diverticulitis admitted on weekends vs weekdays: a population-based study of 31 832 patients. Arch Surg. 2012 Jul; 147(7):649-55.
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      14. de Carvalho EC, Batilana AP, Claudino W, Reis LF, Schmerling RA, Shah J, Pietrobon R. Workflow in clinical trial sites & its association with near miss events for data quality: ethnographic, workflow & systems simulation. PLoS One. 2012; 7(6):e39671.
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      15. Shah AA, Berry MF, Tzao C, Gandhi M, Worni M, Pietrobon R, D'Amico TA. Induction chemoradiation is not superior to induction chemotherapy alone in stage IIIA lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jun; 93(6):1807-12.
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      16. Zaveri A, Shah J, Pradhan S, Rodrigues C, Barros J, Ang BT, Pietrobon R. Center of excellence in research reporting in neurosurgery--diagnostic ontology. PLoS One. 2012; 7(5):e36759.
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      17. Worni M, Pietrobon R, Zammar GR, Shah J, Yoo B, Maldonato M, Takemoto S, Vail TP. System dynamics to model the unintended consequences of denying payment for venous thromboembolism after total knee arthroplasty. PLoS One. 2012; 7(4):e30578.
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      18. Soh CR, Pietrobon R, Freiberger JJ, Chew ST, Rajgor D, Gandhi M, Shah J, Moon RE. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in necrotising soft tissue infections: a study of patients in the United States Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Intensive Care Med. 2012 Jul; 38(7):1143-51.
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      19. Limkakeng AT, Glickman SW, Shofer F, Mani G, Drake W, Freeman D, Ascher S, Pietrobon R, Cairns CB. Are patients with longer emergency department wait times less likely to consent to research? Acad Emerg Med. 2012 Apr; 19(4):396-401.
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      20. Tasneem A, Aberle L, Ananth H, Chakraborty S, Chiswell K, McCourt BJ, Pietrobon R. The database for aggregate analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT) and subsequent regrouping by clinical specialty. PLoS One. 2012; 7(3):e33677.
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      21. Worni M, Guller U, Shah A, Gandhi M, Shah J, Rajgor D, Pietrobon R, Jacobs DO, Ostbye T. Cholecystectomy concomitant with laparoscopic gastric bypass: a trend analysis of the nationwide inpatient sample from 2001 to 2008. Obes Surg. 2012 Feb; 22(2):220-9.
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      22. Ceci F, Pietrobon R, Gonçalves AL. Turning text into research networks: information retrieval and computational ontologies in the creation of scientific databases. PLoS One. 2012; 7(1):e27499.
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      23. Taylor MK, Pietrobon R, Taverniers J, Leon MR, Fern BJ. Relationships of hardiness to physical and mental health status in military men: a test of mediated effects. J Behav Med. 2013 Feb; 36(1):1-9.
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      24. Worni M, Akushevich I, Gloor B, Scarborough J, Chino JP, Jacobs DO, Hahn SM, Clary BM, Pietrobon R, Shah A. Adjuvant radiotherapy in the treatment of invasive intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas: an analysis of the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results registry. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Apr; 19(4):1316-23.
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      25. Mane KK, Bizon C, Schmitt C, Owen P, Burchett B, Pietrobon R, Gersing K. VisualDecisionLinc: a visual analytics approach for comparative effectiveness-based clinical decision support in psychiatry. J Biomed Inform. 2012 Feb; 45(1):101-6.
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      26. Zhou XZ, Zhang RS, Shah J, Rajgor D, Wang YH, Pietrobon R, Liu BY, Chen J, Zhu JG, Gao RL. Patterns of herbal combination for the treatment of insomnia commonly employed by highly experienced Chinese medicine physicians. Chin J Integr Med. 2011 Sep; 17(9):655-62.
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      27. Cavalli F, Izadi A, Ferreira AP, Braga L, Braga-Baiak A, Schueda MA, Gandhi M, Pietrobon R. Interobserver Reliability among Radiologists and Orthopaedists in Evaluation of Chondral Lesions of the Knee by MRI. Adv Orthop. 2011; 2011:743742.
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      28. Mather RC, Wysocki RW, Mack Aldridge J, Pietrobon R, Nunley JA. Effect of facility on the operative costs of distal radius fractures. J Hand Surg Am. 2011 Jul; 36(7):1142-8.
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      29. Cofiel L, Zammar GR, Zaveri AJ, Shah JY, Carvalho E, Nahm M, Kesselring G, Pietrobon R. A system dynamics analysis determining willingness to wait and pay for the implementation of data standards in clinical research. Health Res Policy Syst. 2010; 8:38.
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      30. Zammar G, Meister H, Shah J, Phadtare A, Cofiel L, Pietrobon R. So different, yet so similar: meta-analysis and policy modeling of willingness to participate in clinical trials among Brazilians and Indians. PLoS One. 2010; 5(12):e14368.
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      31. Nahm M, Shepherd J, Buzenberg A, Rostami R, Corcoran A, McCall J, Pietrobon R. Design and implementation of an institutional case report form library. Clin Trials. 2011 Feb; 8(1):94-102.
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      32. Zaveri A, Cofiel L, Shah J, Pradhan S, Chan E, Dameron O, Pietrobon R, Ang BT. Achieving high research reporting quality through the use of computational ontologies. Neuroinformatics. 2010 Dec; 8(4):261-71.
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      33. de Carvalho EC, Jayanti MK, Batilana AP, Kozan AM, Rodrigues MJ, Shah J, Loures MR, Patil S, Payne P, Pietrobon R. Standardizing clinical trials workflow representation in UML for international site comparison. PLoS One. 2010; 5(11):e13893.
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      34. Ferreira RF, Serapiao CJ, Ferreira AP, Rajgor D, Shah J, Possamai DS, Pietrobon R. Cost and outcomes after cold and mixed adenotonsillectomy in children. Laryngoscope. 2010 Nov; 120(11):2301-5.
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      35. Shah J, Rajgor D, Pradhan S, McCready M, Zaveri A, Pietrobon R. Electronic data capture for registries and clinical trials in orthopaedic surgery: open source versus commercial systems. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Oct; 468(10):2664-71.
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      36. Pietrobon R, Zaveri A, Cofiel L, Barros J, Shah J. Computational ontologies in orthopaedic surgery. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Oct; 468(10):2612-20.
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      37. Cheung YB, Wee HL, Thumboo J, Goh C, Pietrobon R, Toh HC, Yong YF, Tan SB. Risk communication in clinical trials: a cognitive experiment and a survey. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2010; 10:55.
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      38. Silver HJ, de Campos Graf Guimaraes C, Pedruzzi P, Badia M, Spuldaro de Carvalho A, Oliveira BV, Ramos GH, Dietrich MS, Pietrobon R. Predictors of functional decline in locally advanced head and neck cancer patients from south Brazil. Head Neck. 2010 Sep; 32(9):1217-25.
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      39. Jones RH, White H, Velazquez EJ, Shaw LK, Pietrobon R, Panza JA, Bonow RO, Sopko G, O'Connor CM, Rouleau JL. STICH (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure) trial enrollment. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Aug 3; 56(6):490-8.
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      40. Regan M, Pietrobon R. A conceptual framework for scientific writing in nursing. J Nurs Educ. 2010 Aug; 49(8):437-43.
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      41. Nguyen L, Amin NH, Vail TP, Pietrobon R, Shah A. Editorial: a paucity of women among residents, faculty, and chairpersons in orthopaedic surgery. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Jul; 468(7):1746-8.
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      42. Shah J, Rajgor D, Vaghasia M, Phadtare A, Pradhan S, Carvalho E, Pietrobon R. WriteSim TCExam--an open source text simulation environment for training novice researchers in scientific writing. BMC Med Educ. 2010; 10:39.
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      43. Shah JY, Phadtare A, Rajgor D, Vaghasia M, Pradhan S, Zelko H, Pietrobon R. What leads Indians to participate in clinical trials? A meta-analysis of qualitative studies. PLoS One. 2010; 5(5):e10730.
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      44. Zelko H, Zammar GR, Bonilauri Ferreira AP, Phadtare A, Shah J, Pietrobon R. Selection mechanisms underlying high impact biomedical research--a qualitative analysis and causal model. PLoS One. 2010; 5(5):e10535.
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      45. Scarborough JE, Bennett KM, Pietrobon R, Kuo PC, Pappas TN. Trends in the utilization of high-volume hospitals by minority and underinsured surgical patients. Am Surg. 2010 May; 76(5):529-38.
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      46. Cook C, Pietrobon R. Clarification letter: observer agreement of spine stenosis on magnetic resonance imaging analysis of patients with cervical spine myelopathy. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2010 May; 33(4):322-3.
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      47. Bonilauri Ferreira AP, Ferreira RF, Rajgor D, Shah J, Menezes A, Pietrobon R. Clinical reasoning in the real world is mediated by bounded rationality: implications for diagnostic clinical practice guidelines. PLoS One. 2010; 5(4):e10265.
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      48. Bracher ES, Pietrobon R, Eluf-Neto J. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a Brazilian Portuguese version of the chronic pain grade. Qual Life Res. 2010 Aug; 19(6):847-52.
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      49. Gerolin J, Bressan RA, Pietrobon R, Mari Jde J. Ten-year growth in the scientific production of Brazilian Psychiatry: the impact of the new evaluation policies. Rev Bras Psiquiatr. 2010 Mar; 32(1):6-10.
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      50. Zammar GR, Shah J, Ferreira AP, Cofiel L, Lyles KW, Pietrobon R. Qualitative analysis of the interdisciplinary interaction between data analysis specialists and novice clinical researchers. PLoS One. 2010; 5(2):e9400.
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      51. de Carvalho EC, Batilana AP, Simkins J, Martins H, Shah J, Rajgor D, Shah A, Rockart S, Pietrobon R. Application description and policy model in collaborative environment for sharing of information on epidemiological and clinical research data sets. PLoS One. 2010; 5(2):e9314.
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      52. Cook C, Pietrobon R. Clarification letter. Re: Intra- and interobserver reliability of MRI examination of intervertebral disc abnormalities in patients with cervical myelopathy. Eur J Radiol. 2011 Jan; 77(1):189.
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      53. Martin HD, Kelly BT, Leunig M, Philippon MJ, Clohisy JC, Martin RL, Sekiya JK, Pietrobon R, Mohtadi NG, Sampson TG, Safran MR. The pattern and technique in the clinical evaluation of the adult hip: the common physical examination tests of hip specialists. Arthroscopy. 2010 Feb; 26(2):161-72.
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      54. Rajgor D, Shah J, Tay SK, Ostbye T, Eisenstein EL, Krishnan R, Pietrobon R. Certificate course in outcomes research. Med Teach. 2010 Jan; 32(1):92.
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      55. Shah DN, Volpe NJ, Abbuhl SB, Pietrobon R, Shah A. Gender characteristics among academic ophthalmology leadership, faculty, and residents: results from a cross-sectional survey. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2010 Jan-Feb; 17(1):1-6.
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      56. Cook C, Brismée JM, Pietrobon R, Sizer P, Hegedus E, Riddle DL. Development of a Quality Checklist Using Delphi Methods for Prescriptive Clinical Prediction Rules: the QUADCPR. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2010 Jan; 33(1):29-41.
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      57. Gerardo CJ, Glickman SW, Vaslef SN, Chandra A, Pietrobon R, Cairns CB. The rapid impact on mortality rates of a dedicated care team including trauma and emergency physicians at an academic medical center. J Emerg Med. 2011 May; 40(5):586-91.
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      58. Marchant MH, Willimon SC, Vinson E, Pietrobon R, Garrett WE, Higgins LD. Comparison of plain radiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of bone tunnel widening after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2010 Aug; 18(8):1059-64.
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      59. Shamji MF, Parker S, Cook C, Pietrobon R, Brown C, Isaacs RE. Impact of body habitus on perioperative morbidity associated with fusion of the thoracolumbar and lumbar spine. Neurosurgery. 2009 Sep; 65(3):490-8; discussion 498.
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      60. Gebhard RE, Nielsen KC, Pietrobon R, Missair A, Williams BA. Diabetes mellitus, independent of body mass index, is associated with a "higher success" rate for supraclavicular brachial plexus blocks. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2009 Sep-Oct; 34(5):404-7.
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      61. Phadtare A, Bahmani A, Shah A, Pietrobon R. Scientific writing: a randomized controlled trial comparing standard and on-line instruction. BMC Med Educ. 2009; 9:27.
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      62. Shah J, Shah A, Pietrobon R. Scientific writing of novice researchers: what difficulties and encouragements do they encounter? Acad Med. 2009 Apr; 84(4):511-6.
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      63. Browne JA, Pietrobon R, Olson SA. Hip fracture outcomes: does surgeon or hospital volume really matter? J Trauma. 2009 Mar; 66(3):809-14.
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      64. Kikuchi LO, Paranaguá-Vezozzo DC, Chagas AL, Mello ES, Alves VA, Farias AQ, Pietrobon R, Carrilho FJ. Nodules less than 20 mm and vascular invasion are predictors of survival in small hepatocellular carcinoma. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2009 Feb; 43(2):191-5.
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      65. Lang JE, Cothran RL, Pietrobon R, Olson SA. Observer variability in assessing articular surface displacement in acetabular fractures using a standardized measurement technique. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2009; 18(1):9-12.
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      66. McConnell P, Dash RC, Chilukuri R, Pietrobon R, Johnson K, Annechiarico R, Cuticchia AJ. The cancer translational research informatics platform. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8:60.
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      67. Cook C, Shah A, Pietrobon R. Lumbopelvic manipulation for treatment of patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome: development of a clinical predication rule. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2008 Nov; 38(11):722.
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      68. Shamji MF, Cook C, Pietrobon R, Tackett S, Brown C, Isaacs RE. Impact of surgical approach on complications and resource utilization of cervical spine fusion: a nationwide perspective to the surgical treatment of diffuse cervical spondylosis. Spine J. 2009 Jan-Feb; 9(1):31-8.
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      69. Bolognesi MP, Marchant MH, Viens NA, Cook C, Pietrobon R, Vail TP. The impact of diabetes on perioperative patient outcomes after total hip and total knee arthroplasty in the United States. J Arthroplasty. 2008 Sep; 23(6 Suppl 1):92-8.
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      70. Scarborough JE, Pietrobon R, Clary BM, Marroquin CE, Bennett KM, Kuo PC, Pappas TN. Regionalization of hepatic resections is associated with increasing disparities among some patient populations in use of high-volume providers. J Am Coll Surg. 2008 Dec; 207(6):831-8.
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      71. Scarborough JE, Pietrobon R, Tuttle-Newhall JE, Marroquin CE, Collins BH, Desai DM, Kuo PC, Pappas TN. Relationship between provider volume and outcomes for orthotopic liver transplantation. J Gastrointest Surg. 2008 Sep; 12(9):1527-33.
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      72. Kuo PC, Schroeder RA, Shah A, Shah J, Jacobs DO, Pietrobon R. "Ghost" publications among applicants to a general surgery residency program. J Am Coll Surg. 2008 Oct; 207(4):485-9.
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      73. Cook C, Braga-Baiak A, Pietrobon R, Shah A, Neto AC, de Barros N. Observer agreement of spine stenosis on magnetic resonance imaging analysis of patients with cervical spine myelopathy. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2008 May; 31(4):271-6.
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      74. Mina C, Garrett WE, Pietrobon R, Glisson R, Higgins L. High tibial osteotomy for unloading osteochondral defects in the medial compartment of the knee. Am J Sports Med. 2008 May; 36(5):949-55.
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      75. Cook C, Tackett S, Shah A, Pietrobon R, Browne J, Viens N, Richardson W, Isaacs R. Diabetes and perioperative outcomes following cervical fusion in patients with myelopathy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Apr 15; 33(8):E254-60.
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      76. Clem KJ, Promes SB, Glickman SW, Shah A, Finkel MA, Pietrobon R, Cairns CB. Factors enhancing career satisfaction among female emergency physicians. Ann Emerg Med. 2008 Jun; 51(6):723-728.e8.
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      77. Scarborough JE, Pietrobon R, Bennett KM, Clary BM, Kuo PC, Tyler DS, Pappas TN. Workforce projections for hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery. J Am Coll Surg. 2008 Apr; 206(4):678-84.
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      78. Preston RJ, Marcozzi D, Lima R, Pietrobon R, Braga L, Jacobs D. The effect of evacuation on the number of victims following hazardous chemical release. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2008 Jan-Mar; 12(1):18-23.
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      79. Cook C, Cook A, Hegedus E, Pietrobon R, Richardson JK, Shah A. Use of physical therapy in patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of generalized weakness: a retrospective study. J Allied Health. 2008; 37(3):162-8.
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      80. Shah A, Pietrobon R, Cook C, Sheth NP, Nguyen L, Guo L, Jacobs DO, Kuo PC. Little science, big science: strategies for research portfolio selection in academic surgery departments. Ann Surg. 2007 Dec; 246(6):1110-5.
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      81. Adams SB, Spritzer CE, Hofstaetter SG, Jakoi AM, Pietrobon R, Nunley JA, Easley ME. Computer-assisted tibia preparation for total ankle arthroplasty: a cadaveric study. Int J Med Robot. 2007 Dec; 3(4):336-40.
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      82. Lang JE, Guevara CJ, Aitken GS, Pietrobon R, Vail TP. Results of contralateral total knee arthroplasty in patients with a history of stiff total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2008 Jan; 23(1):30-2.
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      83. Shah A, Cook C, Pietrobon R. Suggested guidelines for reporting results of Web-based surveys in the Archives. Arch Surg. 2007 Nov; 142(11):1110; author reply 1110.
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      84. Browne JA, Cook C, Pietrobon R, Bethel MA, Richardson WJ. Diabetes and early postoperative outcomes following lumbar fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007 Sep 15; 32(20):2214-9.
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      85. Cook C, Hegedus E, Goode A, Mina C, Pietrobon R, Higgins LD. Relative validity of the modified American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (M-ASES) questionnaire using item response theory. Rheumatol Int. 2008 Jan; 28(3):217-23.
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      86. Higgins LD, Taylor MK, Park D, Ghodadra N, Marchant M, Pietrobon R, Cook C. Reliability and validity of the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) Subjective Knee Form. Joint Bone Spine. 2007 Dec; 74(6):594-9.
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      87. Shah A, Braga L, Braga-Baiak A, Jacobs DO, Pietrobon R. The association of departmental leadership gender with that of faculty and residents in radiology. Acad Radiol. 2007 Aug; 14(8):998-1003.
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      88. Cook CE, Hegedus E, Pietrobon R, Goode A. A pragmatic neurological screen for patients with suspected cord compressive myelopathy. Phys Ther. 2007 Sep; 87(9):1233-42.
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      89. Shah A, Nielsen KC, Braga L, Pietrobon R, Klein SM, Steele SM. Interscalene brachial plexus block for outpatient shoulder arthroplasty: Postoperative analgesia, patient satisfaction and complications. Indian J Orthop. 2007 Jul; 41(3):230-6.
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      90. Dainesi SM, Pietrobon R. Scientific indicators of productivity: time for action. Rev Bras Psiquiatr. 2007 Jun; 29(2):100-1.
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      91. Zimmerman LI, Lima R, Pietrobon R, Marcozzi D. The effects of seasonal variation on hazardous chemical releases. J Hazard Mater. 2008 Feb 28; 151(1):232-8.
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      92. Braga-Baiak A, Shah A, Pietrobon R, Braga L, Neto AC, Cook C. Intra- and inter-observer reliability of MRI examination of intervertebral disc abnormalities in patients with cervical myelopathy. Eur J Radiol. 2008 Jan; 65(1):91-8.
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      93. Pietrobon R, Lima R, Shah A, Jacobs DO, Harker M, McCready M, Martins H, Richardson W. Duke Surgery Patient Safety: an open-source application for anonymous reporting of adverse and near-miss surgical events. Ann Surg Innov Res. 2007; 1:5.
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      94. Weber WP, Guller U, Jain NB, Pietrobon R, Oertli D. Impact of surgeon and hospital caseload on the likelihood of performing laparoscopic vs open sigmoid resection for diverticular disease: a study based on 55,949 patients. Arch Surg. 2007 Mar; 142(3):253-9; discussion 259.
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      95. Cook C, Santos GC, Lima R, Pietrobon R, Jacobs DO, Richardson W. Geographic variation in lumbar fusion for degenerative disorders: 1990 to 2000. Spine J. 2007 Sep-Oct; 7(5):552-7.
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      96. Radkowski CA, Pietrobon R, Vail TP, Nunley JA, Jain NB, Easley ME. Cryotherapy temperature differences after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective randomized trial. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2007; 16(2):67-72.
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      97. Zura RD, Adams SB, Mata BA, Pietrobon R, Olson SA. Does knee position at the time of tourniquet inflation affect knee range of motion? J Surg Orthop Adv. 2007; 16(4):171-3.
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      98. Scarborough JE, Pietrobon R, Marroquin CE, Tuttle-Newhall JE, Kuo PC, Collins BH, Desai DM, Pappas TN. Temporal trends in early clinical outcomes and health care resource utilization for liver transplantation in the United States. J Gastrointest Surg. 2007 Jan; 11(1):82-8.
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      99. Zura RD, Sasser B, Sabesan V, Pietrobon R, Tucker MC, Olson SA. A survey of orthopaedic traumatologists concerning the use of bone growth stimulators. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2007; 16(1):1-4.
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      100. Cook C, Hannley M, Richardson JK, Michon J, Harker M, Pietrobon R. Real-time updates of meta-analyses of HIV treatments supported by a biomedical ontology. Account Res. 2007 Jan-Mar; 14(1):1-18.
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      101. de Freitas RS, Pietrobon R. Whoever could get rid of the context of discovery/context of justification dichotomy? A proposal based on recent developments in clinical research. J Med Philos. 2007 Jan-Feb; 32(1):25-42.
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      102. Vail TP, Mina CA, Yergler JD, Pietrobon R. Metal-on-metal hip resurfacing compares favorably with THA at 2 years followup. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2006 Dec; 453:123-31.
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      103. Guevara CJ, Pietrobon R, Carothers JT, Olson SA, Vail TP. Comprehensive morphologic evaluation of the hip in patients with symptomatic labral tear. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2006 Dec; 453:277-85.
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      104. Cook C, Pietrobon R, Hegedus E. Osteoarthritis and the impact on quality of life health indicators. Rheumatol Int. 2007 Feb; 27(4):315-21.
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      105. Nguyen L, Shah A, Harker M, Martins H, McCready M, Menezes A, Jacobs DO, Pietrobon R. DADOS-Prospective: an open source application for Web-based prospective data collection. Source Code Biol Med. 2006; 1:7.
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      106. Freedman J, Guller U, Benjamin DK, Higgins LD, Pan D, Cook C, Pietrobon R. National trends in health care utilization and racial and socioeconomic disparities in pediatric pyogenic arthritis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2006 Nov-Dec; 26(6):709-15.
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      107. Guevara CJ, Cook C, Pietrobon R, Rodríguez G, Nunley J, Higgins LD, Olson SA, Vail TP. Validation of a Spanish version of the Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment Questionnaire (SMFA). J Orthop Trauma. 2006 Oct; 20(9):623-9; discussion 629-30; author reply 630.
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      115. Cook C, Richardson JK, Braga L, Menezes A, Soler X, Kume P, Zaninelli M, Socolows F, Pietrobon R. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Neck Disability Index and Neck Pain and Disability Scale. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2006 Jun 15; 31(14):1621-7.
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      116. Cook C, Pietrobon R. Item analysis of the NHANES ADL instrument in a sample of patients reporting frequent severe headaches. Physiother Res Int. 2006 Jun; 11(2):84-92.
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      117. Cheng D, Promes S, Clem K, Shah A, Pietrobon R. Chairperson and faculty gender in academic emergency medicine departments. Acad Emerg Med. 2006 Aug; 13(8):904-6.
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      118. Cook CE, Richardson JK, Pietrobon R. Dimensionality, internal consistency, and item analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys activities of daily living instrument among patients with report of low back pain. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2006 Mar-Apr; 29(3):183-9.
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      119. Hanks RK, Pietrobon R, Nielsen KC, Steele SM, Tucker M, Warner DS, King KP, Klein SM. The effect of age on sciatic nerve block duration. Anesth Analg. 2006 Feb; 102(2):588-92.
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      120. Radkowski CA, Richards RS, Pietrobon R, Moorman CT. An anatomic study of the cephalic vein in the deltopectoral shoulder approach. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2006 Jan; 442:139-42.
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      121. Cook C, Goode A, Erb D, Richardson J, Pietrobon R. Validation of an item bank in a sample of community-dwelling survivors of a stroke. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2006; 29(3):107-14.
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      122. Jain NB, Higgins LD, Ozumba D, Guller U, Cronin M, Pietrobon R, Katz JN. Trends in epidemiology of knee arthroplasty in the United States, 1990-2000. Arthritis Rheum. 2005 Dec; 52(12):3928-33.
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      123. Patil PG, Turner DA, Pietrobon R. National trends in surgical procedures for degenerative cervical spine disease: 1990-2000. Neurosurgery. 2005 Oct; 57(4):753-8; discussion 753-8.
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      124. Guller U, Safford S, Pietrobon R, Heberer M, Oertli D, Jain NB. High hospital volume is associated with better outcomes for breast cancer surgery: analysis of 233,247 patients. World J Surg. 2005 Aug; 29(8):994-9; discussion 999-1000.
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      125. Ganesh SP, Pietrobon R, Cecílio WA, Pan D, Lightdale N, Nunley JA. The impact of diabetes on patient outcomes after ankle fracture. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 Aug; 87(8):1712-8.
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      126. Jain NB, Pietrobon R, Guller U, Ahluwalia AS, Higgins LD. Influence of provider volume on length of stay, operating room time, and discharge status for rotator cuff repair. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2005 Jul-Aug; 14(4):407-13.
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      127. Jain NB, Hocker S, Pietrobon R, Guller U, Bathia N, Higgins LD. Total arthroplasty versus hemiarthroplasty for glenohumeral osteoarthritis: role of provider volume. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2005 Jul-Aug; 14(4):361-7.
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      128. Pietrobon R, Nielsen KC, Steele SM, Menezes AP, Martins H, Jacobs DO. Manuscript Architect: a Web application for scientific writing in virtual interdisciplinary groups. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2005; 5:15.
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      129. Safford SD, Pietrobon R, Safford KM, Martins H, Skinner MA, Rice HE. A study of 11,003 patients with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis and the association between surgeon and hospital volume and outcomes. J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Jun; 40(6):967-72; discussion 972-3.
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      130. Guccione AA, Mielenz TJ, Devellis RF, Goldstein MS, Freburger JK, Pietrobon R, Miller SC, Callahan LF, Harwood K, Carey TS. Development and testing of a self-report instrument to measure actions: outpatient physical therapy improvement in movement assessment log (OPTIMAL). Phys Ther. 2005 Jun; 85(6):515-30.
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      131. Jain NB, Guller U, Pietrobon R, Bond TK, Higgins LD. Comorbidities increase complication rates in patients having arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2005 Jun; (435):232-8.
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      132. Taylor MK, Pietrobon R, Menezes A, Olson SA, Pan D, Bathia N, DeVellis RF, Kume P, Higgins LD. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the short musculoskeletal function assessment questionnaire: the SMFA-BR. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 Apr; 87(4):788-94.
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      133. Raynor MC, Pietrobon R, Guller U, Higgins LD. Cryotherapy after ACL reconstruction: a meta-analysis. J Knee Surg. 2005 Apr; 18(2):123-9.
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      134. Purves H, Pietrobon R, Hervey S, Guller U, Miller W, Ludwig K. Relationship between surgeon caseload and sphincter preservation in patients with rectal cancer. Dis Colon Rectum. 2005 Feb; 48(2):195-202; discussion 202-4.
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      135. Nielsen KC, Guller U, Steele SM, Klein SM, Greengrass RA, Pietrobon R. Influence of obesity on surgical regional anesthesia in the ambulatory setting: an analysis of 9,038 blocks. Anesthesiology. 2005 Jan; 102(1):181-7.
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      136. Pietrobon R, Guller U, Martins H, Menezes AP, Higgins LD, Jacobs DO. A suite of web applications to streamline the interdisciplinary collaboration in secondary data analyses. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2004 Dec 14; 4(1):29.
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      137. Bolognesi MP, Pietrobon R, Clifford PE, Vail TP. Comparison of a hydroxyapatite-coated sleeve and a porous-coated sleeve with a modular revision hip stem. A prospective, randomized study. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004 Dec; 86-A(12):2720-5.
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      138. Luo X, Pietrobon R, Curtis LH, Hey LA. Prescription of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and muscle relaxants for back pain in the United States. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2004 Dec 1; 29(23):E531-7.
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      139. Pietrobon R, Taylor M, Guller U, Higgins LD, Jacobs DO, Carey T. Predicting gender differences as latent variables: summed scores, and individual item responses: a methods case study. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2004; 2:59.
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      140. Guller U, Jain N, Curtis LH, Oertli D, Heberer M, Pietrobon R. Insurance status and race represent independent predictors of undergoing laparoscopic surgery for appendicitis: secondary data analysis of 145,546 patients. J Am Coll Surg. 2004 Oct; 199(4):567-75; discussion 575-7.
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      141. Cotter JT, Nielsen KC, Guller U, Steele SM, Klein SM, Greengrass RA, Pietrobon R. Increased body mass index and ASA physical status IV are risk factors for block failure in ambulatory surgery - an analysis of 9,342 blocks. Can J Anaesth. 2004 Oct; 51(8):810-6.
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      142. Shah AN, Vail TP, Taylor D, Pietrobon R. Comorbid illness affects hospital costs related to hip arthroplasty: quantification of health status and implications for fair reimbursement and surgeon comparisons. J Arthroplasty. 2004 Sep; 19(6):700-5.
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      143. Jain N, Pietrobon R, Guller U, Shankar A, Ahluwalia AS, Higgins LD. Effect of provider volume on resource utilization for surgical procedures of the knee. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2005 May; 13(4):302-12.
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      144. Smith-Hammond CA, New KC, Pietrobon R, Curtis DJ, Scharver CH, Turner DA. Prospective analysis of incidence and risk factors of dysphagia in spine surgery patients: comparison of anterior cervical, posterior cervical, and lumbar procedures. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2004 Jul 1; 29(13):1441-6.
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      145. Guller U, Jain N, Peterson ED, Muhlbaier LH, Eubanks S, Pietrobon R. Laparoscopic appendectomy in the elderly. Surgery. 2004 May; 135(5):479-88.
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      146. Braga L, Semelka RC, Pietrobon R, Martin D, de Barros N, Guller U. Does hypervascularity of liver metastases as detected on MRI predict disease progression in breast cancer patients? AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2004 May; 182(5):1207-13.
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      147. Luo X, Pietrobon R, Hey L. Patterns and trends in opioid use among individuals with back pain in the United States. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2004 Apr 15; 29(8):884-90; discussion 891.
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      148. Jain N, Pietrobon R, Hocker S, Guller U, Shankar A, Higgins LD. The relationship between surgeon and hospital volume and outcomes for shoulder arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004 Mar; 86-A(3):496-505.
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      149. Guller U, Hervey S, Purves H, Muhlbaier LH, Peterson ED, Eubanks S, Pietrobon R. Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: outcomes comparison based on a large administrative database. Ann Surg. 2004 Jan; 239(1):43-52.
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      150. Luo X, Pietrobon R, Sun SX, Liu GG, Hey L. Estimates and patterns of direct health care expenditures among individuals with back pain in the United States. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2004 Jan 1; 29(1):79-86.
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      151. Guller U, Jain N, Hervey S, Purves H, Pietrobon R. Laparoscopic vs open colectomy: outcomes comparison based on large nationwide databases. Arch Surg. 2003 Nov; 138(11):1179-86.
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      152. Klein SM, Dimitrov D, Steele SM, Nielsen KC, Warner DS, Martin A, Pietrobon R. Altered perceptions after upper and lower extremity blocks: an initial investigation. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2003 Sep-Oct; 28(5):433-8.
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      153. Green LB, Pietrobon R, Paxton E, Higgins LD, Fithian D. Sources of variation in readmission rates, length of stay, and operative time associated with rotator cuff surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2003 Sep; 85-A(9):1784-9.
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      154. Hervey SL, Purves HR, Guller U, Toth AP, Vail TP, Pietrobon R. Provider Volume of Total Knee Arthroplasties and Patient Outcomes in the HCUP-Nationwide Inpatient Sample. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2003 Sep; 85-A(9):1775-83.
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      155. Luo X, Lynn George M, Kakouras I, Edwards CL, Pietrobon R, Richardson W, Hey L. Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the short form 12-item survey (SF-12) in patients with back pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 Aug 1; 28(15):1739-45.
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      156. Klein SM, Steele SM, Nielsen KC, Pietrobon R, Warner DS, Martin A, Greengrass RA. The difficulties of ambulatory interscalene and intra-articular infusions for rotator cuff surgery: a preliminary report. Can J Anaesth. 2003 Mar; 50(3):265-9.
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      157. Shah AN, Pietrobon R, Richardson WJ, Myers BS. Patterns of tumor spread and risk of fracture and epidural impingement in metastatic vertebrae. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2003 Feb; 16(1):83-9.
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      158. Nielsen KC, Greengrass RA, Pietrobon R, Klein SM, Steele SM. Continuous interscalene brachial plexus blockade provides good analgesia at home after major shoulder surgery-report of four cases. Can J Anaesth. 2003 Jan; 50(1):57-61.
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      159. Pietrobon R, Shah AN. Complications of evaluating the scientific quality of randomized clinical trials. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002 Dec; 84-A(12):2307; author reply 2307-8.
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      160. Barnes CJ, Pietrobon R, Higgins LD. Does the pulse examination in patients with traumatic knee dislocation predict a surgical arterial injury? A meta-analysis. J Trauma. 2002 Dec; 53(6):1109-14.
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      161. Buckenmaier CC, Nielsen KC, Pietrobon R, Klein SM, Martin AH, Greengrass RA, Steele SM. Small-dose intrathecal lidocaine versus ropivacaine for anorectal surgery in an ambulatory setting. Anesth Analg. 2002 Nov; 95(5):1253-7, table of contents.
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      162. Klein SM, Pietrobon R, Nielsen KC, Steele SM, Warner DS, Moylan JA, Eubanks WS, Greengrass RA. Paravertebral somatic nerve block compared with peripheral nerve blocks for outpatient inguinal herniorrhaphy. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2002 Sep-Oct; 27(5):476-80.
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      163. Speciale AC, Pietrobon R, Urban CW, Richardson WJ, Helms CA, Major N, Enterline D, Hey L, Haglund M, Turner DA. Observer variability in assessing lumbar spinal stenosis severity on magnetic resonance imaging and its relation to cross-sectional spinal canal area. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2002 May 15; 27(10):1082-6.
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      164. Pietrobon R, Coeytaux RR, Carey TS, Richardson WJ, DeVellis RF. Standard scales for measurement of functional outcome for cervical pain or dysfunction: a systematic review. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2002 Mar 1; 27(5):515-22.
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      165. Klein SM, Pietrobon R, Nielsen KC, Warner DS, Greengrass RA, Steele SM. Peripheral nerve blockade with long-acting local anesthetics: a survey of the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia. Anesth Analg. 2002 Jan; 94(1):71-6, table of contents.
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      166. Berekally TL, Makinson OF, Pietrobon RA. A microscopic examination of bond surfaces in failed electrolytically etched cast metal fixed prostheses. Aust Dent J. 1993 Jun; 38(3):229-35.
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      167. Wotzke MF, Makinson OF, Pietrobon RA. The effect on radiographic definition of X-ray tube movement. Dentomaxillofac Radiol. 1991 Aug; 20(3):117-20.
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      168. Mann DS, Makinson OF, Pietrobon RA. Operating illumination to differentiate dental hard tissues. Quintessence Int. 1990 Sep; 21(9):741-7.
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