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Publications: Vincent Traynelis, MD

 

Peer-Reviewed Papers

  1. Ganguly R, Traynelis V:  Effect of temperature on macrophage functions.  West Virginia State Medical Journal 77:311, 1981.
  2. Ganguly R, Hoover D, Traynelis VC, Moore MJ, Lazzell V:  Depressed macrophage functions at temperatures below 37 degrees C.  Allerg Immunol (Leipz) 29:160-167, 1983.
  3. Traynelis VC, Hrabovsky EE:  Acalculous cholecystitis in the neonate.  Am J Dis Child 139:893-895, 1985.
  4. Traynelis VC, Hrabovsky EE:  Cholecystite non lithiasique du nouveau-ne'.  Journal de Pediatrie 4:440-442, 1985.
  5. Traynelis VC, Kaufman HH:  Noninvasive testing for asymptomatic carotid artery disease.  West Virginia State Medical Journal 82:269-272, 1986.
  6. Traynelis VC, Marano GD, Dunker RO, Kaufman HH:  Traumatic atlanto-occipital dislocation.  Case report.  J Neurosurg 65:863-870, 1986.
  7. Traynelis VC, Brick JF:  Phenylpropylalanine and vasospasm (letter).  Neurology 36:593-594, 1986.
  8. Traynelis VC, Powell RG, Koss W, Schochet SS Jr., Kaufman HH:  Cerebrospinal fluid eosinophilia and sterile shunt malfunction.  Neurosurgery 23:645-649, 1988.
  9. Secrist RD, Traynelis VC, Schochet SS Jr:  Magnetic resonance imaging of acute cortical venous infarction:  preliminary experience with an animal model.  Magn Reson Imaging 7:149-153, 1989.
  10. Traynelis VC, Hitchon PW, Yuh WTC, Kaufman HH:  Magnetic resonance imaging and post-traumatic Lhermitte's sign.  J Spinal Disord 3:376-379, 1990.
  11. Kardon RH, Traynelis VC, Biller J:  Inferior division oculomotor nerve palsy caused by basilar artery aneurysm.  Cerebrovas Dis 1:171-176, 1991.
  12. Traynelis VC, Willison CD, Follett KA, Chambers J, Schochet SS Jr, Kaufman HH:  Millipore analysis of valvular fluid in sterile valve malfunctions.  Neurosurgery 28:848-852, 1991.
  13. Osenbach RK, Godersky JC, Traynelis VC, Schelper RD:  Intradural extramedullary cysts of the spinal canal:  clinical presentation, radiographic diagnosis, and surgical management.  Neurosurgery 30:35-42, 1992.
  14. Ryken TC, Traynelis VC, Lim R:  Interaction of acidic fibroblast growth factor and transforming growth factor- β in normal and transformed glia in vitro.  J Neurosurg 76:850-855, 1992.
  15. Traynelis VC, Dunker RO:  Interhemispheric approach with callosal resection for distal anterior cerebral artery aneurysms.  Technical note.  J Neurosurg 77:481-483, 1992.
  16. Traynelis VC:  Anterior and posterior plate stabilization of the cervical spine.  Neurosurg Q 2:59-76, 1992.
  17. Traynelis VC, Ryken T, Rodnitzky RL, Menezes AH:  Botulinum toxin enhancement of postoperative immobilization in patients with cervical dystonia.  Technical note.  J Neurosurg 77:808-809, 1992.
  18. Ryken TC, Hitchon PW, Roach RM, Traynelis VC:  Infratentorial stereotactic biopsy.  A review of 11 cases.  Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 59:111-114, 1992.
  19. Traynelis VC:  Stabilization following ventral decompression of the cervical spine.  Contemp Neurosurg 14:1-6, 1992.
  20. Ryken TC, Traynelis VC:  Interaction of acidic fibroblast growth factor and transforming growth factor- β on bovine and porcine endothelium in vitro.  Surgical Forum 43:535-537, 1992.
  21. Traynelis VC, Gold M:  Cervical spine injury in an air bag-equipped vehicle.  J Spinal Disord 6:60-61, 1993.
  22. Traynelis VC, Donaher PA, Roach RM, Kojimoto H, Goel VK:  Biomechanical comparison of anterior Caspar plate and three-level posterior fixation techniques in a human cadaveric model.  J Neurosurg 79:96-103, 1993.
  23. Ridenour TR, Haddad SF, Hitchon PW, Piper J, Traynelis VC, VanGilder JC:  Herniated thoracic disks:  Management and outcome.  J Spinal Disord 6:218-224, 1993.
  24. Hansen TD, Warner DS, Traynelis VC, Roach RM, Todd MM:  Cerebral blood flow in a rat glioma model during halothane anesthesia.  J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 5:187-193, 1993.
  25. Ryken TC, Traynelis VC, Sandra A:  Investigation of lipid metabolism in normal glia using a fluorescent ceramide probe.  Surgical Forum 44:562-564, 1993.
  26. Gerdes JS, Ryken TC, Traynelis VC:  Morphological and ultrastructural analysis of C6 glioma in vitro.  Surgical Forum 44:560-562, 1993.
  27. Clausen JD, Goel VK, Traynelis VC, Ryken TC, Zheng Z, Roach RM:  Biomechanics of Caspar and Synthes plates in quasi-static and cyclic loading modes.  ASME Advances in Bioengineering, BED 24:618-620, 1993.
  28. Hansen TD, Warner DS, Traynelis VC, Todd MM:  Plasma osmolality and brain water content in a rat glioma model.  Neurosurgery 34:505-511, 1994.
  29. Menezes AH, Traynelis VC, Gantz BJ:  Surgical approaches to the craniovertebral junction.  Clin Neurosurg 41:187-203, 1994.
  30. Ryken TC, Traynelis VC:  Free radicals and lipid peroxidation in the central nervous system.  Perspectives in Neurological Surgery 5:105-126, 1994.
  31. Ryken TC, Sawin PD, Runge TC, Traynelis VC:  8-Isoprostane production in normal and transformed glia: assessment of oxidative activity.  Surgical Forum 45:577-579, 1994.
  32. Piper JG, Dirks BA, Traynelis VC, VanGilder JC:  Perioperative management and surgical outcome of the acromegalic patient with sleep apnea.  Neurosurgery 36:70-75, 1995.
  33. Ryken TC, Traynelis VC:  Biomechanics of cervical spine instrumentation.  Perspectives in Neurological Surgery 6:1-18, 1995
  34. Ryken TC, Clausen JD, Traynelis VC, Goel VK:  Biomechanical analysis of bone mineral density, insertion technique, screw torque, and holding strength of anterior cervical plate screws.  J Neurosurg 83:324-329, 1995.
  35. Sawin PD, Traynelis VC, Follett KA:  Spinal epidural hematoma following coronary thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator.  J Neurosurg 83:350-353, 1995.
  36. Ryken TC, Goel VK, Clausen JD, Traynelis VC:  Assessment of unicortical and bicortical fixation in a quasistatic cadaveric model: role of bone mineral density and screw torque.  Spine 20:1861-1867, 1995.
  37. Traynelis VC, Ryken TC, Cornelius AS:  Cytotoxicity of cis-parinaric acid in cultured malignant gliomas.  Neurosurgery 37:484-489, 1995.
  38. Clausen JD, Ryken TC, Traynelis VC, Sawin PD, Dexter F, Goel VK:  Biomechanical evaluation of Caspar and Cervical Spine Locking Plate systems in a cadaveric model.  J Neurosurg 84:1039-1045, 1996.
  39. Sawin PD, Todd MM, Traynelis VC, Farrell SB, Nader A, Sato Y, Clausen JD, Goel VK:  Cervical spine motion with direct laryngoscopy and orotracheal intubation: an in vivo cinefluoroscopic study of subjects without cervical abnormality.  Anesthesiology 85:26-36, 1996.
  40. Traynelis VC:  Thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, ossification of the yellow ligament from T9-T12 with superimposed acute T10/T11 disc herniation: controversies in surgical management.  Clinical opinion.  J Spinal Disord 9:449, 1996.
  41. Rubin MD, Sato Y, Crosby DC, Traynelis VC, Loftus CM, Follett KA, Sawin PD, Ogura Y, Katada Y:  In vivo dissection of cerebral aneurysms using computed tomographic angiography.  Int J Neuroradiol 2:510-521, 1996.
  42. Sawin PD, Traynelis VC, Rich G, Smith BA, Maves TJ, Follett KA, Moore SA:  Chymopapain-induced reduction of proinflammatory phospholipase A2 activity and amelioration of neuropathic behavioral changes in an in vivo model of acute sciatica.  J Neurosurg 86:998-1006,1997.
  43. Clausen JD, Goel VK, Traynelis VC, Scifert J:  Uncinate processes and Luschka joints influence the biomechanics of the cervical spine: quantification using a finite element model of the C5-C6 segment.  J Orthop Res 15:342-347, 1997.
  44. Robertson SC, Ackerman LL, Traynelis VC, Menezes AH:  Increased height in patients with medulloblastomas.  Neurosurgery 41:561-566, 1997.
  45. Traynelis VC:  Anterior screw plate fixation of the cervical spine.  Contemp Neurosurg 19:1-6, 1997.
  46. Lovick DS, Ryken TC, Traynelis VC, Dexter F:  Assessment of primary and salvage lateral mass screw insertion torque in a cadaveric model.  J Spinal Disord10:431-435, 1997.
  47. Menezes AH, Gantz BJ, Traynelis VC, McCulloch TM:  Cranial base chordomas.  Clin Neurosurg 44:491-509, 1997.
  48. Traynelis VC:  Evidence-based management of Type II odontoid fractures.  Clin Neurosurg 44:41-49, 1997.
  49. Robertson SC, Traynelis VC, Follett KA, Menezes AM:  Idiopathic spinal epidural lipomatosis.  Neurosurgery 41:68-75, 1997.
  50. Wellman BJ, Follett KA, Traynelis VC:  Complications of posterior articular mass plate fixation of the subaxial cervical spine in 43 consecutive patients.  Spine 23:193-200, 1998.
  51. Sawin PD, Traynelis VC, Menezes AH:  A comparative analysis of fusion rates and donor-site morbidity for autogeneic rib and iliac crest bone grafts in posterior cervical fusions.  J Neurosurg 88:255-265, 1998.
  52. Traynelis VC:  Cervical rheumatoid arthritis subluxations without myelopathy (clinical opinion).  J Spinal Disord 12:85, 1999.
  53. Traynelis VC:  Biomechanical evaluation of a newly developed monocortical expansion screw for use in anterior internal fixation of the cervical spine: in vitro comparison with two established internal fixation systems (point of view).  Spine 24:212, 1999.
  54. Wellman BJ, Traynelis VC, McCulloch TM, Funk GF, Menezes AH, Hoffman HT:  Midline anterior craniofacial approach for malignancy: results of en bloc versus piecemeal resections.  Skull Base Surg 9:41-46,1999.
  55. Goel VK, Clausen JD, Sawin PD, Ryken TC, Traynelis VC:  Investigation of stabilizing potential of two anterior cervical spine plating systems incorporating unicortical locking screw designs.  Neuro-Orthopedics 25:67-74, 1999.
  56. Traynelis VC:  Loosening at the screw-vertebra junction in multilevel anterior cervical plate constructs (point of view).  Spine 24:2388, 1999.
  57. Traynelis VC:  Reconstruction after multilevel corpectomy in the cervical spine: a sagittal plane biomechanical study (point of view).  Spine 24:1191, 1999.
  58. Mostafavi H, Lennarson PJ, Traynelis VC:  Granulocytic sarcoma of the spine.  Neurosurgery 46:78-84, 2000.
  59. Lennarson PJ, Smith D, Todd MM, Carras D, Sawin PD, Brayton J, Sato Y, Traynelis VC:  Segmental cervical spine motion during orotracheal intubation of the intact and injured spine with and without external stabilization.  J Neurosurg (Spine 2) 92:201-206, 2000.
  60. Lennarson PJ, Mostafavi H, Traynelis VC, Walters BC:  Management of Type II dens fractures.  A case-control study.  Spine 25:1234-1237, 2000.
  61. Julien TD, Frankel B, Traynelis VC, Ryken TC:  Evidence-based analysis of odontoid fracture management.  Neurosurg Focus 8:1-6, 2000.
  62. Puttlitz CM, Goel VK, Clark CR, Traynelis VC, Scifert JL, Grosland NM:  Biomechanical rationale for the pathology of rheumatoid arthritis in the craniovertebral junction.  Spine 25:1607-1616, 2000.
  63. Taggard DA, Traynelis VC:  Management of cervical spinal fractures in ankylosing spondylitis with posterior fixation.  Spine 25:2035-2039, 2000.
  64. Traynelis VC, Andrews BT, Awad IA, Batjer HH, Belzberg A, Leibrock L, Couldwell W, Follett K, Friedman A, Loftus CM, Maniker A, Mapstone T, Pollock BE, Schochet SS Jr, Valadka A, Wolfla C:  Resident curriculum guidelines for neurosurgery.  Clin Neurosurg 47:589-681, 2000.
  65. Traynelis VC:  A prospective randomized multicenter clinical evaluation of an anterior cervical fusion cage (point of view).  Spine 25:2655, 2000.
  66. Puttlitz CM, Goel VK, Clark CR, Traynelis VC:  Pathomechanisms of failures of the odontoid.  Spine 25:2868-2876, 2000.
  67. Traynelis VC:  Computer-assisted fluoroscopic targeting system for pedicle screw insertion (comment).  Neurosurgery 47:878, 2000.
  68. Traynelis VC:  Primary spinal epidural mantle cell lymphoma: case report (comment).  Neurosurgery 47:1242, 2000.
  69. Traynelis VC: Joint replacement in neurosurgery.  Clin Neurosurg 48:82-95, 2001.
  70. Traynelis VC:  A picture is worth a thousand words (editorial).  Spine 26:339, 2001.
  71. Lennarson PJ, Smith DW, Sawin PD, Todd MM, Sato Y, Traynelis VC:  Cervical spinal motion during intubation: efficacy of stabilization maneuvers in the setting of complete segmental instability.  J Neurosurg (Spine 2) 94:265-270, 2001.
  72. Cinotti G, Traynelis V:  The Spine forum: clinical cases on the web.  Spine 26:849, 2001.
  73. Todd MM, Traynelis VC: Experimental cervical spine injury and airway management methods (letter).  Anesth Analg 93:799-801, 2001.
  74. Ryken TC, Meeks SL, Pennington EC, Hitchon P, Traynelis V, Mayr NA, Bova FJ, Friedman WA, Buatti JM:  Initial clinical experience with frameless stereotactic radiosurgery: analysis of accuracy and feasibility.  Int J Rad Onc Biol Phys 51:1152-1158, 2001.
  75. Ryken TC, Meeks SL, Traynelis V, Haller, J, Bouchet LG, Bova FJ, Pennington EC, Buatti JM:  Ultrasonographic guidance for spinal extracranial radiosurgery: technique and application for metastatic spinal lesions.  Neurosurg Focus 11:1-6, 2001.
  76. Puttlitz CM, Goel VK, Traynelis VC, Clark CR:  A finite element investigation of upper cervical instrumentation.  Spine 26:2449-2455, 2001.
  77. Traynelis VC:  Immediate stiffness of the C5-C6 segment after discectomy with the Cloward technique: an in vitro biomechanical study on a human cadaveric model (comment).  Neurosurgery 49:1408, 2001.
  78. Traynelis VC:  Anterior decompression of the atlantoaxial vertebral artery to treat bow hunter's stroke: technical case report (comment).  Neurosurgery 49:1476, 2001.
  79. Traynelis VC:  Surgical simulation software for insertion of pedicle screws (comment).  Neurosurgery 50:223-224, 2002.
  80. Traynelis VC:  Anterior cervical plating enhances arthrodesis after discectomy and fusion with cortical allograft (comment).  Neurosurgery 50:238, 2002.
  81. Traynelis VC:  Chondromyxoid fibroma of the cervical spine: case report (comment).  Neurosurgery 50:411, 2002.
  82. Traynelis VC:  Intradural hemangiopericytoma of the lumbar spine: case report (comment).  Neurosurgery 50:657, 2002.
  83. Traynelis VC:  Comparison of the mini-open versus laparoscopic approach for anterior lumbar interbody fusion: a retrospective review (comment).  Neurosurgery 51:103-104, 2002.
  84. Traynelis VC:  Use of the telescopic plate spacer in treatment of cervical and cervicothoracic spine tumors (comment).  Neurosurgery 51:424-425, 2002.
  85. Traynelis VC:  Preliminary clinical experience with the Bryan Cervical Disc Prosthesis (comment).  Neurosurgery 51:847, 2002.
  86. Heth JA, Funk GF, Karnell LH, McCulloch TM, Traynelis VC, Nerad JA, Smith RB, Graham SM, Hoffman HT:  Free tissue transfer and local flap complications in anterior and anterolateral skull base surgery.  Head Neck 24:901-912, 2002.
  87. Traynelis VC:  Spinal arthroplasty.  Neurosurg Focus 13(2), Article 10:1-7, 2002.
  88. Ackerman LL, Traynelis VC:  Treatment of delayed-onset neurological deficit after aortic surgery with lumbar cerebrospinal fluid drainage.  Neurosurgery 51:1414-1422, 2002.
  89. Traynelis VC:  Early sacral stress fracture after reduction of spondylolisthesis and lumbosacral fixation: case report (comment).  Neurosurgery 51:1511, 2002.
  90. Mummaneni PV, Haid RW, Traynelis VC, Sasso RC, Subach BR, Fiore AJ, Rodts GE:  Posterior cervical fixation using a new polyaxial screw and rod system: technique and surgical results.  Neurosurg Focus 12:1-8, 2002.
  91. Traynelis VC:  Palmar hyperhidrosis: intraoperative monitoring with laser doppler blood flow as a guide for success after endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (comment).  Neurosurgery 52:131, 2003.
  92. Traynelis VC:  Surgical management and outcome of tuberculous atlantoaxial dislocation: a 15-year experience (comment).  Neurosurgery 52:338, 2003.
  93. Traynelis VC:  Minimally invasive lateral mass screws in the treatment of cervical facet dislocations: technical note (comment).  Neurosurgery 52:447, 2003.
  94. Traynelis VC:  Vertebral autograft used as bone transplant for anterior cervical corpectomy: technical note (comment).  Neurosurgery 52:454, 2003.
  95. Traynelis VC:  Changes in cervical spine curvature after uninstrumented one- and two-level corpectomy in patients with spondylotic myelopathy (comment).  Neurosurgery 52:804, 2003.
  96. Traynelis VC:  Lateral approach for resection of the C3 corpus: technical case report (comment).  Neurosurgery 52:980, 2003.
  97. Traynelis VC:  Laminectomy and posterior cervical plating for multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: effects on cervical alignment, spinal cord compression, and neurological outcome (comment).  Neurosurgery 52:1088, 2003.
  98. Traynelis VC:  Packing of intervertebral spaces with oxidized regenerated cellulose to prevent the recurrence of lumbar disc herniation (comment).  Neurosurgery 52:1109, 2003.
  99. Traynelis VC:  Comparative biomechanical analysis of a cervical cage made of an unsintered hydroxyapatite particle and poly-L-lactide composite in a cadaver model (point of view).  Spine 28:1015, 2003.
  100. Traynelis VC:  Prosthetics and biologics: the wave of the future.  Clin Neurosurg 50:207-219, 2003.
  101. Barry CJ, Smith D, Lennarson P, Jermeland J, Darling W, Stierman L, Rizzo M, Traynelis VC:  The effect of wearing a restrictive neck brace on driver performance.  Neurosurgery 53:98-102, 2003.
  102. Traynelis VC:  Tumoral calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease of the ligamentum flavum (comment).  Neurosurgery 53:108-109, 2003.
  103. Traynelis VC:  Cervical cord compression with myelopathy caused by bilateral persistence of the first intersegmental arteries: case report (comment).  Neurosurgery 53:237, 2003.
  104. Traynelis VC:  Effect of celecoxib and dexamethasone on postoperative pain after lumbar disc surgery (comment).  Neurosurgery 53:337, 2003.
  105. Traynelis VC:  Acute cervical cord injury associated with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (comment).  Neurosurgery 53:892, 2003.
  106. Traynelis VC:  Functioning paraganglioma of the thoracic spine: case report (comment).  Neurosurgery 53:995, 2003.
  107. Traynelis VC:  Removal of an anterior spinal dermoid cyst with fenestra corpectomy in Klippel-Feil syndrome: technical case report (comment).  Neurosurgery 53:1233, 2003.
  108. Traynelis VC:  Anterior lumbar interbody fusion for treatment of failed back surgery syndrome: an outcome analysis (comment).  Neurosurgery 54:644, 2004.
  109. Traynelis VC:  Microsurgical excision of a retro-odontoid disc hernia via a far-lateral approach: successful treatment of a rare cause of myelopathy: case report (comment).  Neurosurgery 54:1018, 2004.
  110. Traynelis VC:  Thoracoscopic placement of dual-rod instrumentation in thoracic spinal trauma (comment).  Neurosurgery Traynelis VC:  Anterior cervical fusion using dense cancellous allografts and dynamic plating (comment).  Neurosurgery 54:1411-1412, 2004.
  111. Traynelis VC:  Cadaveric morphometric analysis for atlantal lateral mass screw placement (comment).  Neurosurgery 54:1439, 2004.
  112. Robertson SC, Lennarson P, Hasan DM, Traynelis VC:  Clinical course and surgical management of massive cerebral infarction.  Neurosurgery 55:55-62, 2004.
  113. Kaminsky SB, Clark CR, Traynelis VC:  Operative treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy and radiculopathy: a comparison of laminectomy and laminoplasty at five year average follow-up.  Iowa Orthop J 24:95-105, 2004.
  114. Traynelis VC:  The Prestige cervical disc replacement.  Spine J 4 (Suppl 6):310S-314S, 2004.
  115. Traynelis VC:  The unique characteristics of "upper" lumbar disc herniations (comment).  Neurosurgery 55:389, 2004.
  116. Traynelis VC:  The accessory atlantoaxial ligament (comment).  Neurosurgery 55:403, 2004.
  117. Traynelis VC:  Lumbar spine fracture in a 34,100-year-old skeleton: the oldest known prehistoric spine fracture (comment).  Neurosurgery 55:707, 2004.
  118. Taggard DA, Kraut MA, Clark CR, Traynelis VC:  Case-control study comparing the efficacy of surgical techniques for C1-C2 arthrodesis.  J Spinal Disord Tech 17:189-194, 2004.
  119. Traynelis VC:  Surgical technique of lumbar artificial disc replacement with the Charité artificial disc (comment).  Neurosurgery 56:ONS-57, 2005.
  120. Traynelis VC:  Cervical spondylotic myelopathy, depression, and anxiety: a cohort analysis of 89 patients (comment).  Neurosurgery 57:313, 2005.
  121. Pracyk JB, Traynelis VC:  Treatment of the painful motion segment: cervical arthroplasty.  Spine 30 (Suppl 16):S23-S32, 2005.
  122. Traynelis VC:  The geometry of education: patterns for growth.  Clin Neurosurg 52:1-5, 2005.
  123. Menezes AH, Traynelis VC, Fenoy AJ, Gantz BJ, Kralik SF, Donovan KA:  Surgery at the crossroads: craniocervical neoplasms.  Clin Neurosurg 52:218-228, 2005.
  124. Robertson JT, Papadopoulos SM, Traynelis VC:  Assessment of adjacent-segment disease in patients treated with cervical fusion or arthroplasty: a prospective 2-year study.  J Neurosurg Spine 3:417-423, 2005.
  125. Traynelis VC:  The Prestige cervical disc.  Neurosurg Clin N Am 16:621-628, 2005.
  126. Menezes AH, Traynelis VC:  Spinal neurenteric cysts in the magnetic resonance imaging era.  Neurosurgery 58:97-105, 2006.
  127. Traynelis VC:  Unique features of herniated discs at the cervicothoracic junction: clinical presentation, imaging, operative management, and outcome after anterior decompressive operation in 10 patients (comment).  Neurosurgery 58:501, 2006.
  128. Traynelis VC:  Augmentation of anterior lumbar interbody fusion with anterior pedicle screw fixation: demonstration of novel constructs and evaluation of biomechanical stability in cadaveric specimens (comment).  Neurosurgery 58:527, 2006.
  129. Traynelis VC:  Cervical arthroplasty.  Clin Neurosurg 53:203-207, 2006.
  130. Traynelis VC:  Axially dynamic implants for stabilization of the cervical spine (comment).  Neurosurgery 59(ONS Suppl 4): ONS-388, 2006.
  131. Traynelis VC:  A method for calculating the exact angle required during pedicle subtraction osteotomy for fixed sagittal deformity: comparison with the trigonometric method (comment).  Neurosurgery 59(ONS Suppl 4): ONS-463, 2006.
  132. Traynelis VC:  Endoscopic resection of thoracic paravertebral and dumbbell tumors (comment).  Neurosurgery 59:1201, 2006.
  133. Traynelis VC:  In vitro study of biomechanical behavior of anterior and transforaminal lumbar interbody instrumentation techniques (comment).  Neurosurgery 59:1277, 2006
  134. Zaheer A, Sahu SK, Ryken TC, Traynelis VC:  Cis-parinaric acid effects, cytotoxicity, c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase, forkhead transcription factor and Mn-SOD differentially in malignant and normal astrocytes.  Neurochem Res 32:115-124, 2007.
  135. Mummaneni PV, Burkus K, Haid RW, Traynelis VC, Zdeblick TA:  Clinical and radiographic analysis of cervical disc arthroplasty compared with allograft fusion: a randomized controlled clinical trial.  J Neurosurg Spine 6:198-209, 2007.
  136. Traynelis VC: A novel minimally invasive technique for spinal cord untethering (comment).  Neurosurgery 60 (ONS Suppl 1):ONS-74, 2007.
  137. Traynelis VC:  Bone-mounted miniature robotic guidance for pedicle screw and translaminar facet screw placement: part 2 - evaluation of system accuracy (comment).  Neurosurgery 60 (ONS Suppl 1):ONS-139, 2007.
  138. Traynelis VC:  Posterior keyhole corpectomy with percutaneous pedicle screw stabilization in the surgical management of lumbar burst fractures (comment).  Neurosurgery 60 (ONS Suppl 2):ONS-241, 2007.
  139. Traynelis VC:  Cervical arthroplasty with the Prestige LP cervical disc (comment).  Neurosurgery 60 (ONS Suppl 2):ONS-314, 2007.
  140. Traynelis VC:  Traumatic loading of the Brayn cervical disc prosthesis: an in vitro study (comment).  Neurosurgery 60 (ONS Suppl 2):ONS-392, 2007.
  141. Traynelis VC:  Litigation of missed cervical spine injuries in patients presenting with blunt traumatic injury (comment).  Neurosurgery 60:523, 2007.
  142. Zaheer A, Sahu SK, Traynelis VC:  Inhibitors of EGFR signaling retard cytotoxicity of fenretinide in rat gliosarcoma cells.  Neurochem Res, in press.

Non-Peer-Reviewed Papers

  1. Traynelis VC, Zaheer A, Sahu SK:  Opposite effects of cis-parinaric acid on activities of p38 MAPK and c-Jun N-terminal kinases in malignant rat astrocytoma cells.  Int Congress Series 1247: 297-309, 2002.
  2. Andersson GBJ, Burkus K, Foley KT, Haid RW, Nockels RP, Polly DW Jr, Sonntag VKH, Traynelis VC, Weinstein JN:  Summary statement: treatment of the painful motion segment.  Spine 30 (Suppl 16):S1, 2005.

Books

  1. Loftus CM, Traynelis VC:  Intraoperative Monitoring Techniques in Neurosurgery.  McGraw-Hill, New York, 1994.
  2. Hitchon PW, Traynelis VC, Rengachary S:  Techniques in Spinal Fusion and Stabilization.  Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, 1995.
  3. Barrow DL, Kondziolka D, Laws ER, Traynelis VC:  Fifty Years of Neurosurgery.  Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2000.
  4. Vaccaro AR, Papadopoulos S, Traynelis VC, Haid RW, Sasso RC:  Spinal Arthroplasty: The Preservation of Motion.  Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2007.

Chapters

  1. Traynelis VC, Kaufman HH:  Atlanto-occipital dislocation, in Wilkins RH and Rengachary SS (eds):  Neurosurgery Update.  McGraw-Hill, New York, 1991. 
  2. Hitchon PW, Traynelis VC:  Lumbar hemilaminectomy for excision of a herniated disc, in Rengachary SS (ed):  Neurosurgical Operative Atlas.  Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, 1991, Vol 1, pp 135-140.
  3. Traynelis VC:  Chronic subdural hematoma in the elderly, in Biller J (ed):  Clinics in Geriatric Medicine.  W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1991, Vol 7, pp 583-598.
  4. Traynelis VC, McCulloch TM, Hoffman HT:  Craniofacial resection of neoplasms of the anterior skull base, in Rengachary SS, Wilkins RH (eds):  Neurosurgical Operative Atlas.  Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1993, pp 329-340.
  5. Robertson SC, Traynelis VC, Yamada TT:  Identification of the sensorimotor cortex with SSEP phase reversal, in Loftus CM, Traynelis VC (eds):  Intraoperative Monitoring Techniques in Neurosurgery.  McGraw-Hill, New York, 1994, pp 107-111.
  6. Traynelis VC, Gantz BJ:  Intraoperative facial nerve monitoring, in Loftus CM, Traynelis VC (eds):  Intraoperative Monitoring Techniques in Neurosurgery.  McGraw-Hill, New York, 1994, pp 157-162.
  7. Osenbach RK, Yamada T, Traynelis VC:  Transcranial magnetic stimulation of the motor cortex, in Loftus CM, Traynelis VC (eds):  Intraoperative Monitoring Techniques in Neurosurgery.  McGraw-Hill, New York, 1994, pp 239-250.
  8. Ryken TC, Traynelis VC:  Acute bony decompression of the optic and facial nerves, in Loftus CM (ed):  Neurosurgical Emergencies.  American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Chicago, 1994, Vol I, pp 195-215.
  9. Mouw LJ, Traynelis VC:  Acute intervention for cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spinal disk disease, in Loftus CM (ed):  Neurosurgical Emergencies.  American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Chicago, 1994, Vol II, pp 235-247.
  10. Robertson SC, Traynelis VC:  Acute management of compressive peripheral nerve injuries, in Loftus CM (ed):  Neurosurgical Emergencies.  American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Chicago, 1994, Vol II, pp 313-326.
  11. Goel VK, Clausen JD, Ryken TC, Traynelis VC:  Biomechanics of the cervical spine, in Hitchon PW, Traynelis VC, Rengachary S (eds):  Techniques in Spinal Fusion and Stabilization.  Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, 1995, pp 38-50.
  12. Traynelis VC, Haid RW:  Posterior cervical plate stabilization with the AME Haid universal bone plate system, in Hitchon PW, Traynelis VC, Rengachary S (eds):  Techniques in Spinal Fusion and Stabilization.  Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, 1995, pp 152-158.
  13. Traynelis VC, Ryken TC:  Caspar plate stabilization of the cervical spine, in Hitchon PW, Traynelis VC, Rengachary S (eds):  Techniques in Spinal Fusion and Stabilization.  Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, 1995, pp 170-175.
  14. Traynelis VC, Kaufman HH:  Atlanto-occipital dislocation, in Wilkins RH, Rengachary SS (eds):  Neurosurgery, second edition.  McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996, pp 2871-2874.
  15. Menezes AH, Traynelis VC:  Tumors of the craniovertebral junction, in Youmans JR (ed):  Neurological Surgery, ed 4.  WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996, pp 3041-3072.
  16. Traynelis VC, Goel VK, Gilbertson LG:  Biomechanics of the thoracolumbar spine, in Menezes AH, Sonntag VKH (eds):  Principles of Spinal Surgery.  McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996, pp 85-108.
  17. Traynelis VC:  Treatment of occiput-C1 injuries, in Menezes AH, Sonntag VKH (eds):  Principles of Spinal Surgery.  McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996, pp 841-854.
  18. Sawin PD, Traynelis VC:  Posterior articular mass plate fixation of the subaxial cervical spine, in Menezes AH, Sonntag VKH (eds):  Principles of Spinal Surgery.  McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996, pp 1081-1104.
  19. Traynelis V:  Anterior stabilization for traumatic instability of the cervical spine, in Al-Mefty O, Origitano TC, Harkey HL (eds):  Controversies in Neurosurgery.  Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, 1996, pp 299-300.
  20. Traynelis VC:  Current treatment of upper cervical spine fractures and dislocations, in Salcman M (ed):  Current Techniques in Neurosurgery.  Springer, Philadelphia, 1998, pp 85-96.
  21. Sawin PD, Traynelis VC:  Subdural haematoma, in Pathy MSJ (ed):  Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine.  John Wiley & Sons, Sussex, England, 1998, pp 829-838.
  22. Piper JG, Traynelis VC:  Congenital malformations of the craniovertebral junction, in Dickman CA, Spetzler RF, Sonntag VKH (eds):  Surgery of the Craniovertebral Junction.  Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, 1998, pp123-149.
  23. Traynelis VC, Follett KA, Osenbach RK:  Monitoring, in Benzel EC, Stillerman CB (eds):  The Thoracic Spine.  Quality Medical Publishing, St. Louis, 1999, pp 183-194.
  24. Traynelis VC, Ryken TC:  Evaluation, management, and surgical repair of cervical spinal column trauma, in Grossman RG, Loftus CM (eds):  Principles of Neurosurgery, 2nd edition.  Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1999, pp 183-195.
  25. Brandenberg GA, Traynelis VC:  Disc disease of the spinal column, in Grossman RG, Loftus CM (eds):  Principles of Neurosurgery, 2nd edition.  Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1999, pp 577-593.
  26. Saunders RL, Traynelis VC:  Interbody strut techniques, in Benzel EC (ed):  Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management.  Churchill Livingstone, New York, 1999, pp 241-248.
  27. Traynelis VC, Brayton J, Cusick JF, Haid RW:  Dorsal subaxial cervical instrumentation techniques, in Benzel EC (ed):  Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management.  Churchill Livingstone, New York, 1999, pp 1039-1051.
  28. Sawin PD, Traynelis VC, Goel VK:  Cervical spine construct design, in Benzel EC (ed):  Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management.  Churchill Livingstone, New York, 1999, pp 1129-1140.
  29. Ackerman LL, Traynelis VC:  Dural space infections: cranial subdural empyema and cranial epidural abscess, in Osenbach RK, Zeidman SM (eds):  Infections in Neurological Surgery: Diagnosis and Management.  Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1999, pp 85-100.
  30. Valadka AB, Taggard D, Traynelis VC:  Head, cervical spine, and spinal cord injury, in Corson JD, Williamson RCN (eds):  Surgery.  Mosby, London, 2001, Section 2, pp 6.1-6.11.
  31. Barry CJ, Ryken TC, Traynelis VC:  Controversies in image-guided spine surgery, in Germano IM (ed):  Advanced Techniques in Image-Guided Brain and Spine Surgery, Thieme, New York, 2002, pp 218-223.
  32. Taggard DA, Traynelis VC:  Intraoperative monitoring, in Batjer HH, Loftus CM (eds):  Textbook of Neurological Surgery.  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2003, pp 853-862.
  33. Taggard DA, Traynelis VC:  Occipital cervical junction injury and dislocation, in Batjer HH, Loftus CM (eds):  Textbook of Neurological Surgery.  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2003, pp 1737-1743.
  34. Lennarson PJ, Ackerman LL, Traynelis VC:  Intracranial dural space infections, in Batjer HH, Loftus CM (eds):  Textbook of Neurological Surgery.  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2003, pp 3178-3185.
  35. Traynelis VC, Menezes AH:  Differential diagnosis of clival tumors, in Harsh G, (ed):  Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Skull Base and Spine.  Thieme, New York, 2003, pp 25-30.
  36. Taggard DA, Traynelis VC:  Treatment of occipital C1 injury, in Winn HR (ed):  Youmans Neurological Surgery, 5th ed.  Saunders, Philadelphia, 2004, pp 4925-4937.
  37. Menezes AH, Traynelis VC, Heth J: Tumors of the craniovertebral junction, in Winn HR (ed):  Youmans Neurological Surgery, 5th ed.  Saunders, Philadelphia, 2004, pp 4799-4816.
  38. Lennarson PJ, Traynelis VC, Marinho A:  Complications of lumbar laminectomy and/or discectomy, in Frymoyer J, Wiesel S (eds):  The Adult and Pediatric Spine, 3rd ed.  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2004, pp 1201-1210.
  39. Traynelis VC, Henn JS, Lemole Jr, GM, Apostolides PJ, Sonntag VKH:  Posterior occipitocervical fixation, in Papadopoulos SM (ed):  Manual of Cervical Spine Internal Fixation.  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2004, pp 119-141.
  40. Saunders RL, Traynelis VC, Emery SE:  Interbody strut techniques, in Benzel EC (ed):  Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management, 2nd ed.  Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2005, pp 370-377.
  41. Traynelis VC, Eichholz KM, Cusick JF, Haid RW Jr:  Dorsal subaxial cervical instrumentation techniques, in Benzel EC (ed):  Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management, 2nd ed.  Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2005, pp 1504-1517.
  42. Sawin PD, Traynelis VC, Eichholz KM, Goel VK:  Cervical spine construct design, in Benzel EC (ed):  Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management, 2nd ed.  Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2005, pp 1596-1608.
  43. Waziri AE, Taggard DA, Traynelis VC:  Neurophysiology, in Moore AJ, Newell DW (eds):  Neurosurgery: Principles and Practice.  Springer-Verlag, London, 2005, pp 3-21.
  44. Barua M, Traynelis VC:  Posterior cervical fixation with the Axis system, in Kim DH, Vaccaro AR, Fessler RG (eds):  Spinal Instrumentation: Surgical Techniques.  Thieme, New York, 2005, pp 315-320.
  45. Traynelis VC:  Prestige cervical disk replacement, in Kim DH, Vaccaro AR, Fessler RG (eds):  Spinal Instrumentation: Surgical Techniques.  Thieme, New York, 2005, pp 1226-1229.
  46. Pracyk JB, Traynelis VC:  Disorders of the spinal cord, in Spivak JM, Connolly PJ (eds):  Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Spine, 3rd ed.  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, Illinois, 2006, pp 251-258.
  47. Traynelis VC:  The Prestige cervical disc, in Vaccaro AR, Papadopoulos S, Traynelis VC, Haid RW, Sasso RC (eds):  Spinal Arthroplasty: The Preservation of Motion.  Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2007, pp 151-161.
  48. Lennarson PJ, Traynelis VC, Menezes AH: Pathology of the occipitocervical junction: degenerative and rheumatologic disease, in Fessler R, Sekhar L (eds): Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques.  Theime, New York, in press.
  49. McCafferty R, Lennarson P, Traynelis VC:  Decompression of the foramen magnum for Chiari malformations, in Herkowitz H (ed):  The Cervical Spine Surgery Atlas, 2nd ed.  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, in press.
  50. Hasan DM, Traynelis VC:  Management of cervical spinal fractures in ankylosing spondylitis, in van Royen BJ, Dijkmans BAC (eds): Ankylosing Spondylitis, Diagnosis and Treatment.  Marcel Dekker, New York, in press.
  51. Waziri AE, Taggard DA, Traynelis VC:  Neurophysiology, in Moore AJ, Newell DW (eds):  Tumor Neurosurgery: Principles and Practice.  Springer-Verlag, London, in press.
  52. Walsh B, Traynelis VC:  Vertical compression injuries, in Vaccaro AR, Anderson P (eds):  Cervical Spine Trauma, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, in press.
  53. Walsh B, Found E, Traynelis VC:  Lumbar spondylolysis repair, in Vaccaro AR (ed):  Atlas of Spinal Surgery, Elsevier, in press.

Electronic Publications

  1. Robertson SC, Lennarson PJ, Traynelis VC:  Traumatic intracerebral hematomas.  In: Adams HP (ed).  Neurobase.  Arbor Publishing, La Jolla, California, 1996.
  2. Sawin PD, Traynelis VC:  Epidural hematoma.  In: Adams HP (ed).  Neurobase.  Arbor Publishing, La Jolla, California, 1996.
  3. Julien TD, Frankel B, Traynelis VC, Ryken TC:  Evidence-based analysis of odontoid fracture management.  Neusurg Focus 8:1-6, 2000.
  4. Ryken TC, Meeks SL, Traynelis V, Haller, J, Bouchet LG, Bova FJ, Pennington EC, Buatti JM:  Ultrasonographic guidance for spinal extracranial radiosurgery: technique and application for metastatic spinal lesions.  Neurosurg Focus 11:1-6, 2001.
  5. Traynelis VC:  Fusion around cervical disc prosthesis: case report.  www.neurosurgery-online.com,

Abstracts

  1. Secrist RD, Traynelis VC, Schochet SS Jr, Kopitnik TA:  Magnetic resonance imaging of experimental venous infarction.  Neurosurg 24:950, 1989.
  2. Traynelis VC, Powell RG, Koss W, Schochet SS Jr, Kaufman HH:  Cerebrospinal fluid eosinophilia and sterile shunt malfunction, in Matsumoto S (ed):  Annual Review of Hydrocephalus, Vol 7, Neuron, Tokyo, 1989.
  3. Ryken TC, Osenbach RK, Traynelis VC, Lim R:  Interaction of acidic fibroblast growth factor and transforming growth factor beta in fetal rat astrocytes in vitro.  Neurosci Abstr 17:37, 1991.
  4. Traynelis VC, Menezes AH, Hoffman HT, Gantz BJ:  Anterior skull base resection:  A 12-year experience.  Skull Base Surgery 2:52, 1992.
  5. Roach RM, Traynelis VC, Donaher PA, Goel VK, Kojimoto H:  Stabilization after anterior decompression of the cervical spine:  Biomechanical comparison of the Caspar plate and three-level posterior fixation.  J Neurosurg 76:390A-391A, 1992.
  6. Ryken TC, Traynelis VC:  Mitogenic effects of acidic fibroblast growth factor and transforming growth factor beta on bovine and porcine endothelium in vitro.  Neurosci Abstr 18:955, 1992.
  7. Gerdes JS, Ryken TC, Schelper R, Loftus CM, Traynelis VC:  Examination of the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier in a canine model.  Neurosci Abstr 19:691, 1993.
  8. Sawin PD, Ryken TC, Robertson SC, Traynelis VC:  Ultrastructural alterations in 36B10 glioma following irradiation.  Neurosci Abstr 19:1896, 1993.
  9. Ryken TC, Traynelis VC:  Morphological and ultrastructural alterations in cultured malignant glioma treated with cis-parinaric acid.  Neurosci Abstr 19:1897, 1993.
  10. Ryken T, Clausen J, Goel V, Traynelis V:  Comparison of anterior cervical plate screw torque following fatigue with unicortical versus bicortical placement.  J Am Paraplegia Soc 17:110, 1994.
  11. Ryken TC, Sawin PD, Runge TC, Traynelis VC:  Cytotoxicity of cis-parinaric acid in medulloblastoma.  Neurosci Abstr 20:835, 1994.
  12. Sawin PD, Roach RM, Traynelis VC:  Neurobehavioral testing as a predictor of tumor volume within the rodent caudate nucleus.  Neurosci Abstr 21:2134, 1995.
  13. Robertson SC, Traynelis VC:  Spinal epidural lipomatosis: three new idiopathic cases and one steroid induced asthmatic case with a review of the literature.  Neurosci Abstr 21:488, 1995.
  14. Sawin PD, Menezes AH, Traynelis VC:  Autogenous rib grafts for spinal fusion: techniques, complications, and results of 300 cases.  J Neurosurg 84:360A, 1996.
  15. Beer SJ, Stein CS, Hilfinger JM, Tsume Y, Traynelis VC, Davidson BD:  Encapsulated adenovirus: a novel method for the intracerebral delivery of adenovirus in glioma treatment.  Neurosci Abstr 22:949, 1996.
  16. Wellman BJ, Traynelis VC, Follett KA:  Complications of posterior cervical plating in 43 consecutive patients.  J Neurosurg 86:423A-424A, 1997.
  17. Wellman BJ, Traynelis VC, McCulloch TM, Nerad JA, Menezes AH:  Midline craniofacial approach for malignancy: results of en bloc versus piecemeal resections at the University of Iowa.  Skull Base Surgery 7 (Suppl 1):30, 1997.
  18. Traynelis VC, Sahu SK, Oberley LW, Buettner GR, Smith D, Ryken TC, Weirather K, Darby C, Martin S:  Cytotoxicity of cis-parinaric acid in human glial tumor cells sensitive or resistant to radiation.  Neurosci Abstr 23:2445, 1997.
  19. Sutterlin CE III, Traynelis VC:  A multi-center clinical experience with the use of the AXIS fixation system in the posterior cervical spine.  Neurosurgery 41:725, 1997.
  20. Ghodsi AS, Loftus CM, Traynelis VC, Quets J, Sato Y:  Evaluation of basilar artery aneurysms by helical computerized tomography angiography.  J Neurosurg 88:182A, 1998.
  21. Ghodsi AS, Traynelis VC, Loftus CM, Follett KA, Sato Y, Quets J, Sickles W:  Accuracy assessment of computerized tomography-angiography for 3D measurement of intracranial aneurysm geometry.  J Neurosurg 88:202A, 1998.
  22. Ghodsi A, Yang G, Derksen T, Stein C, Anderson RD, Traynelis VC, Davidson BL:  Extensive β-glucuronidase activity in murine CNS after adenovirus mediated gene transfer to brain.  Neurosci Abstr 24:1017, 1998.
  23. Heth J, Traynelis VC, McCulloch TM, Robinson RA, Funk GF, Hoffman HT:  Aggressive multispecialty treatment improves survival in sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma.  Skull Base Surg 11 (Suppl 1):20-21, 2001.
  24. Barry CJ, Rizzo M, Darling W, Jermeland J, Traynelis V:  The effect of wearing a restrictive neck brace on driver performance.  J Neurosurg 96:428, 2002.
  25. Traynelis VC:  Cervical spinal arthroplasty.  Jpn J Neurosurg 13:274, 2004.
  26. Traynelis V, Anderson P, Hacker R, Heller J, Sasso R:  Return to work analysis of patients treated with an artificial cervical disc or an arthrodesis.  Spine J 6(Suppl 1): 63S-64S, 2006.

 

 

 

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