Evan D O'Brien MD

the online home of Dr. Evan D. O'Brien, providing spinal surgery and pain management services to patients in the New Jersey/Philadelphia metropolitan area. Dr. O'Brien is a board-certified surgeon specializing in the complete and comprehensive medical and surgical treatment of the spine from diagnosis through recovery. Areas of specialty include...

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- Surgeons and Clinics: USA: New Jersey 

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Evan D O'Brien MD

Dr. O'Brien treats all types of spinal conditions of the neck and back including, disc herniation, radiculopathy or radiculitis with radiating arm pain or radiating leg pain -- sciatica, degenerative disc disease, low back pain, stenosis, spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis and pars interarticularis defects, myelopathy, neurogenic claudication, instability, deformity, scoliosis, tumors, vertebral compression or burst fractures from trauma...

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- Surgeons and Clinics: USA: New Jersey 

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1987 The rib deformity in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1987 Mar;69(2):179-82. The rib deformity in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. A prospective study to evaluate changes after Harrington distraction and posterior fusion.Weatherley CR, Draycott V, O'Brien JF, Benson DR, Gopalakrishnan KC, Evans JH, O'Brien JP. A prospective study to investigate changes in the rib hump or rib...

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- OCOSH Classification: Bone Diseases: Spinal Diseases: Spinal Curvatures: Scoliosis: JBJS Br Full Text 

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Superior Labral Lesions eMedicine Orthopedics

The glenoid labrum is a triangular fibrocartilaginous structure that serves to deepen the glenoid. While tears of the anteroinferior labrum have long been known to be associated with significant shoulder pathology, injuries of the superior labrum have really only been appreciated as a potential pathological lesion since the advent of...

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- OCOSH Classification: Trauma: Arm Injuries: Shoulder Injuries 

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Vascular- Radical Sympathectomy

Severe peripheral vascular insufficiency associated with connective tissue disease is usually due to a combination of vasospastic (Raynaud's) and fixed (proliferative vessel wall changes) factors. Periarterial sympathectomy is one approach to this problem. This technique involves stripping the adventitia from the affected vessels, which both removes the sympathetic nerve innervation...

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- OCOSH Classification: Orthopaedic Procedures: Complications 

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Surgery for osteitis pubis

Surgery for osteitis pubis Ramin Mehin, MD; Robert Meek, MD; Peter O'Brien, MD; Piotr Blachut, MD Can J Surg 2006;49(3):170-6 Background: Osteitis pubis is a rare and self-limited condition. Surgery may be necessary in 5%-10% of cases. The outcome after surgery for osteitis pubis is not known. Methods: To determine the success of surgical...

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- OCOSH Classification: Bone Diseases: Osteitis 
- Orthopedic Topics: Regional Orthopaedics: Pelvis 

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2010 Radiographic classification of complications of instrumentation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis CORR Open Access

In spinal deformity surgery, techniques and implants must be assessed for their safety and efficacy. Regulatory bodies, third-party payors, and patients will increasingly scrutinize treatment methods based on the frequency of adverse events. We therefore developed a classification of adverse hardware-related events using plain radiographic criteria.
Among serious radiographic adverse...

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- OCOSH Classification: Bone Diseases: Spinal Diseases: Spinal Curvatures: Scoliosis: Full Text Articles 

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2006 Operative Management of Scheuermann Kyphosis in 78 Patients AAOS

Operative Management of Scheuermann's Kyphosis in 78 Patients: Outcomes, Complications, and Technique Paper No: 340 Thursday, March 23, 2006 05:12 PM - 05:18 PM Location: McCormick Place N426 Baron Lonner, MD New York NY (a - DePuy) Thomas G Lowe, MD (a - DePuy) Peter O Newton, MD San Diego CA...

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- OCOSH Classification: Bone Diseases: Spinal Diseases: Scheuermann Disease 

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1980 Scoliosis in symptomatic spondylolisthesis

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1980 May;62-B(2):155-7. Scoliosis in symptomatic spondylolisthesis.McPhee IB, O'Brien JP. The association between spondylolisthesis and scoliosis was studied in 84 patients who presented during a 30-year period with symptomatic spondylolisthesis. The incidence of scoliosis was 42 per cent, the majority of cases being lumbar or thoracolumbar...

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- OCOSH Classification: Bone Diseases: Spinal Diseases: Spinal Curvatures: Scoliosis: JBJS Br Full Text 
- OCOSH Classification: Bone Diseases: Spinal Diseases: Spinal Instability: Spondylolysis: Spondylolisthesis 

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A Randomized Prospective Trial of Humeral Shaft Fracture Fixation: Compression Plate vs. Intramedullary Nail

OTA paper 1998 Objective: To compare functional outcomes of locked intramedullary nailing to plate and screw fixation of humeral shaft fractures.
R.G. McCormack, MD, FRCS (C); D. Brien; Richard E. Buckley, MD, FRCS (C); Michael D. McKee, MD, FRCS (C); James N. Powell, MD, FRCS (C); Emil H. Schemitsch, MD,...

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- OCOSH Classification: Trauma: Fractures: Humeral Fractures: Humeral Shaft Fractures 

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Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma eMedicine Radiology

Background: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH), described by O'Brien and Stout in 1964, is the most common soft tissue sarcoma of late adult life. Pathophysiology: Uncertain histogenesis and numerous subtypes make MFH a rather controversial entity. Researchers have postulated both histiocytic and primitive mesenchymal cell theories of origin. In general, the tumor...

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- OCOSH Classification: Orthopaedic Oncology: Connective and Soft Tissue Neoplasms: Non-Osseous Neoplasms: Fibrous Tissue Neoplasms: Histiocytoma: Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma 

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Central Va Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine updated

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Serving the Fredericksburg, Stafford, and Massaponax areas, Dr.'s Michael O'Brien, Philip Harry, Philip Holzknecht, & Jonathan R. Wood, PA-C provide comprehensive care for all of your orthopedic needs, specializing in sports medicine, arthroscopy, and total joint replacements. 
Virginia, USA

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- Surgeons and Clinics: USA: Virginia 

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2007 School screening for scoliosis

SOSORT consensus paper: school screening for scoliosis: Where are we today? Theodoros B Grivas , Marian H Wade , Stefano Negrini , Joseph P O'Brien , Toru Maruyama , Martha C Hawes , Manuel Rigo , Hans Rudolf Weiss , Tomasz Kotwicki , Elias S Vasiliadis , Lior Neuhaus Sulam ...

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- OCOSH Classification: Bone Diseases: Spinal Diseases: Spinal Curvatures: Scoliosis: Scoliosis Journal 

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2006 The Transformation Of Spinal Curvature Into Spinal Deformity

The transformation of spinal curvature into spinal deformity: pathological processes and implications for treatment Martha C Hawes and Joseph P O'Brien Scoliosis 2006, 1:3 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-1-3 Published 31 March 2006 This review summarizes what is known about the pathological processes (e.g. structural and functional changes),...

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- OCOSH Classification: Bone Diseases: Spinal Diseases: Spinal Curvatures: Scoliosis: Scoliosis Journal 

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The Effect of Human Recombinant Bone Morphogenic Protein RHBMP 7 on the Healing of Open Tibial Shaft Fractures

OTA 2002 - Session 7 Session VII - Tibia Sat., 10/12/02 Tibia, Paper #45, 4:18 PM *The Effect of Human Recombinant Bone Morphogenic Protein (RHBMP-7) on the Healing of Open Tibial Shaft Fractures: Results of a Multi-Center, Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial Michael D. McKee, MD, FRCS(C) ; Emil H. Schemitsch, MD, FRCS(C);...

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- Orthopedic Topics: Trauma: Tibia and Fibula: Tibia Fibula Fracture Abstracts 

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1981 Immunofluorescent staining for collagen and proteoglycan in normal and scoliotic intervertebral discs

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1981;63B(4):529-34. Links Immunofluorescent staining for collagen and proteoglycan in normal and scoliotic intervertebral discs.Beard HK, Roberts S, O'Brien JP. Specific antisera to collagen Types I, II and III and proteoglycan were used to investigate the distributions of these molecules in normal human intervertebral discs. Immunofluorescent staining indicated...

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- OCOSH Classification: Bone Diseases: Spinal Diseases: Spinal Curvatures: Scoliosis: JBJS Br Full Text 

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Complete Ruptures of the Achilles Tendon Medscape

Although Achilles tendon ruptures may occur in young athletes, they generally occur in 30- to 40-year-old sedentary males who overexert themselves, usually on weekends. The patient typically presents with pain, ecchymosis, and a history of an audible "pop" in the calf. Usually in these cases, a gap is palpable 2...

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- OCOSH Classification: Trauma: Muscle Tendon Injuries: Heelcord Ruptures 

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