Research has focused on degenerative conditions of the cervical and lumbar spine. Minimally invasive techniques and motion preservation studies are also underway.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Long term 15 year follow-up in degenerative spine conditions of identical twin cohort
Chronos(beta tri-calcium phosphate) bone graft substitute in the spine
Coflex Interspinous process spacer-IDE with Paradigm Spine
TOPS-Total Posterior Spinal Implant-IDE with Impliant company
Prodisc Cervical-IDE and continued access study with Synthes Spine
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Michele C. Battie, Tapio Videman, Laura E. Gibbons, Hannu Manninen, Kevin Gill, Malcolm Pope, Jaakko Kaprio, "Occupational Driving and Lumbar Disc Degeneration: A Case-Control Study." The Lancet *1st Prize Finnish Back Pain Society Meeting. 3-21-2003, Number 9343:360, November 2002
Videman T, Battie MC, Ripatti S, Gill K, Mannimen H, Kaprio J., "Determinants of the progression lumbar degeneration: a 5-year follow-up study of adult monozygotic twins." Spine, 31(6):671-8., March 2006
Michael J Bolesta, Kevin Gill, "Acute Neck Pain and Cervical Herniated Disk." AAOS ? Spine Update-#3, December 2004
Jack Zigler, Richard Guyer, Kevin Gill, Richard Balderston, Frank Commisa, Raymond Linovitz, "Two-Year Follow-up from 5 Centers Participating in the ProDisc-C IDE Trial" Palm Beach, Florida Poster Session-November 30-December 2, 2006, December 2006
SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS
Michele Battie, David Haynor, Lloyd Fisher, Kevin Gill and Laura Gibbons, "Similarities in Degenerative Findings in the Lumbar MRI of Identical Twins" Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 77-A(11):1162-1670, 1995
Michele Battie, Tapio Videman, Kevin Gill, Giovanni Moneta, Richard Nyman, Jaakko Kaprio, Markku Koskenvuo, "1991 Volvo Award in Clinical Sciences "Smoking and Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: An MRI Study of Identical Twins."" Spine, 16(16):1015-1021, 1991
Tapio Videman, Seppo Sarna, Michele Battie, Seppo Koskinen, Kevin Gill, Heli Paananen, and Laura Gibbons:, "1994 Volvo Award in Clinical Sciences: The Long-Term Effects of Physical Loading and Exercise Lifestyles on Back-Related Symptoms, Disability and Spinal Pathology Among Men." Spine, 20(6):699-709, 1995
Michele Battie, Tapio Videman, Laura Gibbons, Lloyd Fisher, Hannu Manninen and Kevin Gill, "1995 Volvo Award in Clinical Sciences: Determinants of Lumbar Disc Degeneration. A Study Relating Lifetime Exposures and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Identical Twins." Spine, 20(24):2601-2612, 95
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