Dr. Lovecchio's Library

Research papers in Dr. Lovecchio’s library that have influenced his decision-making.
  1. Relationship between sagittal balance and adjacent segment disease in surgical treatment of degenerative lumbar spine disease: meta‐analysis and implications for choice of fusion technique. Justin S Smith, Michael P Kelly, Elizabeth L Yanik, et al. European Spine Journal, 2018.
  2. Operative vs Nonoperative Treatment for Adult Symptomatic Lumbar Scoliosis at 8-Year Follow-Up: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. Kevin Phan, Alexander Nazareth, Awais K. Hussain, et al. JAMA Surgery, 2025.
  3. Decompression Alone in the Setting of Adult Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis and Stenosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Kenney K.L. Lau, BA, MSc, Dino Samartzis, BSc, MSc, DSc, et al. Global Spine Journal, 2023.
  4. Pelvic incidence-lumbar lordosis mismatch predisposes to adjacent segment disease after lumbar spinal fusion. Dominique A. Rothenfluh, Daniel A. Mueller, Esin Rothenfluh, Kan Min. European Spine Journal, 2013.
  5. Demographic, Surgical, and Radiographic Risk Factors for Symptomatic Adjacent Segment Disease After Lumbar Fusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Kenney K.L. Lau, BA, MSc, Dino Samartzis, BSc, MSc, DSc, et al. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2021.
  6. Two‐level ACDF with a zero‐profile stand‐alone spacer compared to conventional plating: a prospective randomized single‐center study. M. Scholz, B. Onal, P. Schleicher, A. Pingel, C. Hofmann, F. Kandziora. European Spine Journal, 2020.