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ROBERT F. McLAIN, M.D.Curriculum Vitae

January 1, 2015

CURRENT APPOINTMENTStaff Spine Surgeon, St Vincent Medical Group

Spine and Orthopaedic InstituteStaff Spine Surgeon Solon Physician’s CenterAdjunct Professor, Biomechanics, Cleveland State University URL: Orthodoc.aaos.org/RobertMcLainMD

PERSONAL DATAOFFICE: Solon Physicians Center St Vincent Medical Center Spine and Orthopaedic Institute Medical Office Building, 33001Solon Road, Suite 112 and Center for Spine HealthSolon, Ohio 44139 East 22nd Street, Suite 201Phone: (440) 248-1297 Cleveland, Ohio 44195Email: [email protected] Phone: (440) 248-1297Fax: (440) 349-7131

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:May 25, 1956; Agana, Guam, Territory of USA

CERTIFICATION: LICENSURE:American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, California: G067050 (Sept. 18, 1989)Diplomate, July 9, 1993 Ohio: 72349 (May 13, 1997)Re-Certified, January, 2013

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDSECONDARY SCHOOL :1970-74 - La Canada High School, La Canada, CaliforniaUNDERGRADUATE :1974-75 - University of Denver, Denver, Colorado1975-76 - University of California, Riverside, California1976-78 - University of California, Davis, California, B.S. Biology , December 16, 1978

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Robert F. McLain, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgeon: Adult Spine and Spinal Disorders

Education, Cont.

MEDICAL SCHOOL: 1980-84 - University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Davis, California. MD,

June 15, 1984

RESIDENCY: 1984-85 - Internship, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa

City, Iowa1985-89 - Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa

City, Iowa

FELLOWSHIP: 1989-90 - NIH Research Fellow, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa

Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa1990-91 - Clinical Fellow, Spine Surgery, University of California, Davis, Sacramento Med-

ical Center, Sacramento, California

AFFILIATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

CURRENT ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

Staff Surgeon, Spine and Orthopaedic Institute, St Vincent Charity Medical Center, St Vincent Medical Group, Cleveland Ohio, 2015 – present.

Professor, CCF Adjunct, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland State University. Cleveland, Ohio, 2003 - present

PREVIOUS ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:Professor of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Center for Spine Health, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Lerner College of Medicine, at Case Western Reserve. 2004 – present.Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Ohio State University Health

Sciences Center, Columbus, Ohio, 2000- presentStaff Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic Center for Spine Health, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2003

– presentStaff Surgeon, Section of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland

Clinic Foundation, 1997 – presentStaff Surgeon, CCF Spine Center, Joint Appointment, Division of Medicine, Cleveland

Clinic Foundation, 1999 – presentStaff Surgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, Joint Appointment, Division of Surgery,

Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2001 – presentDirector, Spinal Surgery Fellowship Program, Section of Spine Surgery, Department of Or-

thopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1997 - 2012Director, Spine Research Program, Combined Program of the Departments of Orthopaedic

and Neurological Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1997 - present


Affiliations, Cont.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, 1991 - 1994

Acting Chief, Spine Surgery Division, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cali-fornia, Davis, 1993 - 1994

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, 1994 - 1997

Director, Spine Care Center, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, 1996 - 1997

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:CURRENTCleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, 1997 - present Meridia-Euclid Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Health System, Cleveland, Ohio, 1999 - presentLutheran Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Health System, Cleveland, Ohio, 2006 – present

PASTUniversity of California, Davis, Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sacra-

mento, California 1991 - 1997Sutter Community Hospitals, Sacramento, California 1994 - 1997

CONSULTANCIES: Consultant, Cleveland Browns Football Team, National Football League Franchise Consultant, Cleveland Barons Hockey Team, American Hockey League Franchise

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS:SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEES :

Admission Committee, UC Davis, School of Medicine: 1992-1996 Appointment and Promotion Committee, UC Davis, School of Medicine: 1992 Orthopaedic Resident Selection Committee, UC Davis, School of Medicine: 1991-

present Orthopaedic Research Laboratory Committee, UC Davis, School of Medicine: 1993 -

1997 Managed Care Utilization Committee, UC Davis, School of Medicine: 1993-1996 Pain Management Policy and Education Committee, UC Davis, School of Medicine:

1994-1996 Neuromusculoskeletal Center of Excellence, UC Davis, School of Medicine:

Chairman - Spine Subcommittee - 1996 Orthopaedic Research Committee, Cleveland Clinic Foundation: 1997 – 2008 Programs and Lectureships, Cleveland Clinic Foundation: 1997 –

present: Chair Spine Research Laboratory Development Committee, Cleveland Clinic Foundation:

1997 – present


Research Advisory Committee, Cleveland Clinic Foundation: 2000 – present Resident Selection Committee, Cleveland Clinic Foundation: 2002 – 2007 Departmental Orthopaedic Research Committee, Cleveland Clinic Foundation: 1999 –

2006 Musculoskeletal Research Center Steering Committee, Cleveland Clinic Foundation:

2001 – 2006 Resident Education BS10 Biomechanics Core Program – Co-Director 2003 - 2006

UNIVERSITY, HOSPITAL AND FOUNDATION COMMITTEES:

UC Davis, School of Medicine: Academic Senate, 1991-1996 Euclid Hospital Spine Care Center Advisory Committee, 2000 – present CCF Programmatic Research Planning – Leadership Group Chair – Spine Research

Section CCF Innovations – Invention Disclosure and Technology Commercialization - Peer

review and critique committee – 2003 – present Orthopaedic Surgery Web Site Development/Maintenance Group – 2003 CCF Spine Institute Web Site Development Committee – 2003 Coding and E&M Departmental Task Force – 2003 – 2009 Euclid Hospital Spine Surgery Migration Task Force – 2006 – 2009 CCF Neuroscience Institute Education Committee – 2006 – present CCF Neuroscience Institute Leadership Committee – 2006 - present CCF Spine Institute Relocation Strategic Planning Committee – 2006 - 2009

NATIONAL COMMITTEES:

American Orthopaedic Association – Corporate Relations Committee 2001 – 2008 North American Spine Society - Program Committee 1995 Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Representative to Federation of Spine Associations,

1996 - 1999 North American Spine Society –Research Project Management Committee 1998 – 2000 International Society for Study of the Lumbar Spine – Site Committee – 1999 – 2001

National Committees, Cont.

Selby Spine Society – Annual Conference Program Committee – 2001. Clinical Spine Research Committee – Membership Committee – 2001 – 2003 Clinical Spine Research Committee – Meeting/Organization Committee – 2001 – 2004 North American Spine Society – Young Investigator Award Committee 1999 – present Mid America Orthopaedic Association – Program Committee – 2003 – present Mid America Orthopaedic Association – Program Committee Chair – 2006 Mid America Orthopaedic Association – Board of Directors – 2004 – present


North American Spine Society – Outcomes Research Task Force Committee 2003 – 2006

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery – Annual Meeting Committee – 2003 - 2008

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery – Ancillary Programs Sub-Committee – 2004 – 2008

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery – Exhibitor Event Planning Sub-Commit-tee – 2005 – 2008

North American Spine Society – Practice Management Committee 2007 – 2010 Mid America Orthopaedic Association – Audit Committee – 2009 – 2011 AOA North American Traveling Fellowship Committee – 2009 – present North American Spine Society – Audit Committee 2010 – present North American Spine Society – Membership Committee 2010 – present Orthopaedic Research Society – Nominating Committee 2011 – 2012 Mid America Orthopaedic Association – Nominating Committee – 2011 – 2012 Mid America Orthopaedic Association – Membership Committee – 2011 – present Mid America Orthopaedic Association – Membership Committee Chair – 2013 – 2014 Mid America Orthopaedic Association – Board of Directors – 2013 – 2014

EDITORIAL APPOINTMENTSEditorial Responsibilities:

Associate Editor - Spine, 1993 – present Editor – Cancer in the Spine: Comprehensive Care. The Humana Press, Inc., New Jersey

– 2005. Feature Editor - Controversies in Spine Care - Spine, 1993 – Present Editorial Board – The Spine Journal, 2003 - present Associate Editor – The Lumbar Spine and Sacrum – The Adult Spine, Third Edition, JW

Frymoyer, S Weisel ed’s, Lippencott-William & Wilkens, New York. – 2001

Editorial Appointments, Cont.

Section Editor – Spine Surgery - Operative Orthopaedics, Third Edition, MW Chapman, M Madison ed’s, Lippencott-Raven, New York. – 1997

Section Editor - Diagnosis, in Cancer of the Spine: Handbook of Comprehensive Care. Humana Press, Inc. New Jersey, 2006.

Section Editor - Pain Management and Palliative Care in Cancer of the Spine: Handbook of Comprehensive Care. Humana Press, Inc. New Jersey, 2006.

Section Editor - Long Term Follow-up, in Cancer of the Spine: Handbook of Comprehen-sive Care. Humana Press, Inc. New Jersey, 2006.

Section Editor - The Adult and Pediatric Spine: 3rd Edition, Frymoyer, Weisel, An, Bo-den, Lauerman, Lenke, & McLain eds. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Publishers; Phil-adelphia, PA. 2004.


Reviewer (Journals):

Reviewer - Spine, 1993 – Present Reviewer – The Spine Journal, 2003 - Present Reviewer - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery -1995 – present Reviewer - Orthopaedics -2012 – present Consulting Reviewer - Journal of Bone and Calcified Tissue Research -2008 - Present Consulting Reviewer - Journal of Orthopaedic Research -1999 – Present Consulting Reviewer - Lancet -2004 – Present Consulting Reviewer - Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine -2004 – Present Consulting Reviewer - Journal of Anesthesia -2010 – Present Consulting Reviewer - Journal of Neurosurgery Spine -2011 – Present Consulting Reviewer – Acta of BioEngineering and Biomechanics -2013 – Present

Reviewer (Other – National and Regional):

National Institutes of Health, Small Business Innovation Research Grants, Reviewer and Ad Hoc Committee Member, 1995

North American Spine Society Annual Meeting, Abstracts for Open Presentations, 1995. Basic Research Grants, Institutional Review Board Proposals, Cleveland Clinic Depart-

ment of Orthopaedic Surgery Grant Review, 1997 – Present Spine Surgeon’s International Symposium, Annual Meeting, Abstracts for Open Presenta-

tions, 2000. North American Spine Society Research Grant Applications and Proposals – Grant Re-

viewer 1999, 2000, 2001. North American Spine Society Young Investigator Awards– Application and Paper Re-

viewer 1999 - 2006. Research & Development Grant Program, Guy's & St Thomas' Charitable Foundation.

Guy's Hospital, St Thomas Street, London England - Grant Reviewer 2001.


HONORS AND AWARDS

1972 - Eagle Scout, June 12, 1972, San Gabriel Valley Council1974 - Academic Achievement Scholarship, University of Denver1977 - Associated Students of the Univ. of California Davis, Council Member, Academic Senate1982 - University of California Davis, Chancellor's Ad-Hoc Committee on Budgetary Planning,

Appointed Representative of the School of Medicine1983 - Morton Levitt Research Scholar - Award for original research: Patellar Strain in Total

Condylar Knee Prostheses1983 - American Cancer Society Stipend, for the study of Orthopaedic Oncology, Mayo Medical

Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota1984 - Paul R. Lipscomb Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Surgery1989 - Mid-Central States Orthopaedic Society Resident Paper Award: A Fracture Grading

System for Open Fractures of the Hand1989 - NIH Research Fellow, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospital1992 - John J. Fahey North American Traveling Fellow of The American Orthopaedic Associa-

tion1992 - Zimmer Research Investigator Award, Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation1995 - American British Canadian (ABC) Traveling Fellow of the American Orthopaedic Associ-

ation1996 - Orthopaedic Research Society New Investigator Recognition Award. Yerby, S. and

McLain, R.F.1996 - Vernon P. Thompson Award, Western Orthopaedic Association: McKinley, T.O., and

McLain, R.F.2002 - Charles H. Herndon Resident Research Award, Orthopaedic Research and Education

Foundation: Fleming, J.E., and McLain, R.F., Sponsor.2002 - Cleveland Orthopaedic Society Residents Research Award: Fleming, J.E. Jr., Muschler,

G.F., McLain, R.F., Lieberman, I.H.2003 - Midwest Resident Research Competition Award Paper: Fleming, J.E., and McLain, R.F.,

Sponsor. Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation2003 - Resident Scholar Award, Ohio Orthopaedic Society: Fleming, J.E., and McLain, R.F.,

Sponsor.2004 – Society for Experimental Mechanics Student Competition Award, Basic Science

Research: Inceoglu, S., and McLain, R.F., Senior Investigator.2004 – American Society of Biomechanics Academic Travel Award: Inceoglu, S., and McLain,

R.F., Senior Investigator.2004 – Lerner Research Institute Graduate Research Award, First Place – Applied Science:

Inceoglu, S., and McLain, R.F., Senior Investigator and Advisor.2008 - Best Doctors in America: Orthopaedic Surgery – Annual Selection, Cleveland Magazine,

March, 2008.2009 - Best Doctors in America: Orthopaedic Surgery – Annual Selection, Cleveland Magazine,




March, 2011.


2012 - Crain’s Business Journal Healthcare Heroes Award: Clinical Award Winner – 2012 Honoree, May, 2012.

2013 - Best Doctors in America: Orthopaedic Surgery – Annual Selection, Cleveland Magazine, March, 2012.

2014 - Vitals Patients’ Choice Award. On-line patient satisfaction web-site. – 20142014 - Best Doctors in America: Orthopaedic Surgery – Annual Selection, Cleveland Magazine,

March, 2013.

ORGANIZATIONSAmerican Orthopaedic Association (AOA) - Member, Elected 1997American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) - Fellow, Inducted 1995American Medical Association (AMA)Iowa Orthopaedic Alumni Association - Member, Inducted 1990Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) - Member, Inducted 1992Paul R. Lipscomb Society - Member, Inducted 1992Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) - Candidate Member 1993

Full Member 1999North American Spine Society (NASS) - Associate Member, Inducted 1993International Society for the

Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS) - Member, Elected 1994Federation of Spine Associations (FOSA)Mid-American Orthopaedic Association - Member, Elected 1999Selby Spine Society - Member, 2000OREF Alfred R. Shands, Jr. Circle Society Member, 2002Spine Arthroplasty Society Member, 2005

RESEARCH AND FUNDING GRANTS GRANTS AWARDED1. Faculty Research Grant, University of California, Davis: $3000 (1992); "The Effects of Osteoin-

ductive Factors in Systemic Circulation". R.F McLain, M.D., Principle Investigator.

2. Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Grant: $144,887 (from 2/1/92 - 1/31/94); "Mechanoreceptor Innervation of Spinal Facet: Neurosensory Input in Health and Disease". R.F McLain, M.D., Principle Investigator.

3. Hibbard E. Williams MD Research Grant: $33,500 (1993-1994); "Facet Innervation: Protective Spinal Reflexes in Health and Disease". R.F McLain, M.D., Principle Investigator.

4. AO North America Research Grant: $18,400 (1993-1994); "Biomechanical Characteristics of Pedicle Screw Failure in Burst Fractures: Development of a Comprehensive Finite Element Model". R.F McLain, M.D., Co-Investigator and Faculty Sponsor.

5. Industrial Research Grant, National Medical Services: $15,500.00 (1994-1995); "Pull-out and Failure Characteristics of a New Bone Screw". R.F McLain, M.D., Principle Investigator.


Grants and Funding, Cont.

6. Hibbard E. Williams MD Research Grant: $48,500 (1996-1997); "Analysis of Vertebral Strain Characteristics using a Texture Correlation Technique". B.K. Bay, Ph.D., Principle Investigator, R.F McLain, M.D., Co- Investigator.

7. Industrial Research Grant, Osteonics Spine Systems: $52,000.00 (1997 – 1999); “ Pedicle Screw Biomechanics: Failure Characteristics and Bending Behavior of a Unique Conical Screw De-sign”. R.F McLain, M.D., Principle Investigator.

8. Industrial Research Grant, Osteonics Spine Systems: $160,000.00 (1999 – 2002); Fellowship Funding for Spine Biomechanical Research. R.F McLain, M.D., Principle Investigator.

9. Program Development Grant, Dupuy-Acromed: $1,450,000.00 (2000); Equipment, materials, and laboratory resources for start-up of Joint Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Laboratory Research Program. R.F. McLain, M.D. Director, Spine Research, Co-Investigator.

10. IDE Study Grant, Osteonics Spine Systems: $60,000.00 (1999 – 2004); Randomized Controlled Trial of SAC Interbody Device Compared to BAK. R.F McLain, M.D., Principle Investigator. IDE #G980102; IRB #2873.

11. Industrial Research Grant; Biopure Corporation - $45,000.00 (1999 – 2003). Multicenter, Ran-domized, Single-Blinded Trial of Allogenic Blood Transfusion in Orthopaedic Surgery Patients. Evaluation of Hemoglobin Based Oxygen Carrier – 201 (HBOC-201). R.F. McLain, MD, Co-In-vestigator.

12. SBIR Phase 1 Grant: $139,000.00 (2001 - 2002) “Integrating Design and Manufacture of Com-posite Implants.” NIH# IR43-GM62703. R.F. McLain, M.D., Co-Investigator.

13. Research Programs Committee Grant: $22,200.00 (2000 – 2003) “Allograft Bone Augmented with Autogenous Bone Marrow Aspirate for Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Pilot Study. R.F McLain, M.D., Co-Investigator. IRB #3966.

14. North American Spine Society Basic Research Grant: $35,000.00 (2001 – 2002) “Deformation Characteristics of the Vertebral Pedicle During Pedicle Screw Insertion: Effects of Tapered and Cylindrical Screws.” R.F McLain, M.D., Principle Investigator. RPC# 6746.

15. Research Programs Committee Grant: $20,250.00 (2001 – 2002) “Elastic Deformation of Cortical and Trabecular Bone During Transpedicular Screw Placement.” R.F McLain, M.D., Principle In-vestigator. RPC# 6746.

16. Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Grant: $15,000.00 (2001 – 2003) “Aspiration and Characterization of Osteoprogenitor Cells from the Vertebral Body During Pedicle Screw Fixation: Comparison to Iliac Crest. R.F McLain, M.D., Co-Investigator/ Sponsor.

17. Research Programs Committee Grant: $25,000.00 (2002 – 2003) “The Effect Of Anti-Resorptive Agents on Spine Fusion in a Rabbit Model.” R.F McLain, M.D., Principle Investigator. RPC# 7065.



18. Program Development Grant, Dupuy-Spine: $100,000.00 (2004 - 2006); Research and Education Support Grant for Cleveland Clinic Spine Fellows. R.F. McLain, M.D. Director, Spine Surgery Fellowship, Co-Principle Investigator.

19. Program Development Grant, Spinal Concepts: $100,000.00 (2004 - 2006); Research and Educa-tion Support Grant for Cleveland Clinic Research Fellows. R.F. McLain, M.D. Director, Spine Surgery Fellowship, Co-Principle Investigator.

20. Industrial Research Grant: EBI Corporation - $35,000.00 (2004 – 2006). Randomized, Prospec-tive Trial of Stem Cell Augmented Allograft for Anterior Cervical Interbody Fusion. R.F. McLain, MD, Principle Investigator.

21. NIH Orthopaedic Research Training Grant: $1,791,476.00 (2004 – 2009) “Cleveland Clinic Or-thopaedic Research Training Grant. Peter Cavanaugh PI; R.F. McLain, Co-investigator.

22. NIH Program Project Grant: $1,791,476.00 (2004 – 2009) Cleveland Clinic Orthopaedic Re-search Center Program Project Grant. Peter Cavanaugh/ Joseph Iannotti, PI; R.F. McLain, Co-in-vestigator.

23. Industrial Research Grant: Depuy-Acromed Corporation - $25,000.00 (2004 – 2006). Aspiration of Marrow Progenitor Cells from Lumbar Vertebral Bodies. R.F. McLain, MD, Principle Inves-tigator.

24. Industrial Research Grant: Depuy-Acromed Corporation - $35,000.00 (2004 – 2006). Random-ized, Prospective Trial of Stem Cell Augmented Allograft for Anterior Cervical Interbody Fusion, Part Two. R.F. McLain, MD, Principle Investigator.

25. Industrial Research Grant: Stryker Spine Corporation - $91,000.00 (2004 – 2006). Biomechanics of Pedicle Fixation: Analysis of Pedicle Deformation and Recovery During Screw Insertion and Removal. R.F. McLain, MD, Principle Investigator.

26. Industrial Research Grant: Stryker Spine Corporation - $93,000.00 (2006 – 2008). Biomechanics of Screw Pullout Strength: Analysis of Two Implant Scenarios – A) Pedicle Screw Pullout Com-paring Traditional to Vertically Oriented Screws; B) Pullout Strength of Cortical vs Cancellous Thread Designs in Lateral Mass Cervical Screws. R.F. McLain, MD, Principle Investigator.

27. Clinical Research Grant: LDR Spine - $440,000.00 (2007-2011). Controlled, Randomized, Prospective Trial of Mobi-C Cervical Disc Arthroplasty vs. Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. R.F. McLain, MD, Principle Investigator.

28. Program Development Grant, Dupuy-Spine: $160,000.00 (2008 - 2010); Research and Education Support Grant for Cleveland Clinic Spine Fellows. R.F. McLain, M.D. Director, Spine Surgery Fellowship, Co-Principle Investigator.



29. Program Development Grant, AO North America: $50,000.00 (2009 - 2010); Research and Edu-cation Support Grant for Cleveland Clinic Research Fellows. R.F. McLain, M.D. Director, Spine Surgery Fellowship, Co-Principle Investigator.

30. OREF Fellowship Education and Research Support Grant - $75,000.00 (2010 - 2011). Competi-tive grant for program support, directed to Orthopaedic Fellowship education in spine surgery. R.F. McLain, M.D. Spine Surgery Fellowship, Principle Investigator.

31. NREF Fellowship Education and Research Support Grant - $75,000.00 (2010 - 2011). Competi-tive grant for program support, directed to Spine Surgery Fellowship education in spine surgery. R.F. McLain, M.D. Spine Surgery Fellowship, Principle Investigator.

32. Research Programs Committee Grant RPC#2012-1003 - $25,000.00 – (2012-2013) A Robotic Neuro-Musculoskeletal Simulator for Spine Research. Colbrunn, R., PI, R.F. McLain, M.D. Co- Investigator/ Staff Sponsor

33. Research Programs Committee Grant 2011-1048: $25,000.00 (2011 - 2012); Analysis of Unilat-eral vs Traditional Anterior cervical Plating in Corpectomy Model. R.F. McLain, M.D. Principal Investigator.

34. Clinical Research Grant: LDR Spine - $42,300.00 (2012-2013). Controlled, Randomized, Prospective Trial of Mobi-C Cervical Disc Arthroplasty vs. Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. FDA Trial Extension R.F. McLain, MD, Principle Investigator.

35. OREF Spine Prospective Clinical Research Grant #12-205 $200,000.00 (2011-2014). Anatomical differences and protective helmet design in American football; Contributions to head, neck and spine trauma risk in adult and youth participants. Benzel, PI; McLain, Other Significant Contrib-utor.

GRANTS SUBMITTED:

36. Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Research Grant: $33,500.00 (2002 – 2003) “Augmenting Initial Stability of Femoral Ring Allograft Spacers Applied as Anterior Interbody Fusion Devices: An In-Vitro Analysis. R.F McLain, M.D., Principle Investigator.

37. Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Research Grant: $99,500.00 (2002 – 2003) “Factors Af-fecting Bone Graft Integrity and the Bone-Graft-Vertebral Body Relationship. R.F McLain, M.D., Co Investigator.

38. Industrial Research Grant, Stryker Spine Systems: $170,000.00 (2002 – 2004); “Wear character-istics of a two-piece AIBF cage: an In-Vivo Analysis of the SAC Cage System. R.F McLain, M.D., Principle Investigator.

39. SBIR Phase 1 Grant: $167,000.00 (2001 - 2002) “Metal/Ceramic Hybrids for Orthopaedic Appli-cations.” R.F McLain, M.D., Consulting Investigator.


40. SBIR Phase 1 Grant: $138,699.00 (2003 - 2004) “Artificial Intervertebral Disc: Unique Compos-ite Design.” NIH# IR44 AR049985-01. R.F McLain, M.D., Inventor/ Institutional Principle In-vestigator.

41. SBIR Phase 2 Grant: $844,896.00 (2003 - 2005) “Artificial Intervertebral Disc: Unique Compos-ite Design.” NIH# IR44 AR049985-01. R.F McLain, M.D., Inventor/ Institutional Principle In-vestigator.

42. North American Spine Society Basic Research Grant: $38,000.00 (2003 – 2004) “Analysis of Ex-perimental Intertransverse Spine Fusion Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy.” R.F McLain, M.D., Co-Investigator Investigator/ Sponsor.

43. Research Programs Committee Grant: $25,000.00 (2003 – 2004) “Analysis of Experimental In-tertransverse Spine Fusion Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy.” R.F McLain, M.D., Co-Investiga-tor Investigator/ Sponsor.

44. NASS Research Grants: $35,000.00 (2013-2014) "Biomechanical evaluation of the effect of Lumbar fusion on the Sacro-Iliac (SI) joint with focus on sacroiliac ligament strains." R.F McLain, M.D., Co-Investigator Investigator/ Sponsor.

45. AOSpine Basic Research Grant: $20,000.00 (2013-2014) Thoracic Burst Fracture: Biomechanics of fracture Repair in the Intact Rib-cage” R.F McLain, M.D., Co-Investigator Investigator/ Spon-sor.

INTERNALLY FUNDED RESEARCH

46. Spine Research Fund: $7,500.00 (2002 – 2003) “Voice and Swallowing Changes After Anterior Cervical Fusion”. R.F McLain, M.D., Principle Investigator. IRB # 4661.

47. Spine Research Fund: $10,500.00 (2002 – 2003) “Relative Construct Stability in Long Thora-columbar Fusions as a Function of the Number of Fixation Points Obtained”. R.F McLain, M.D., Principle Investigator, RPC Pending.

48. Section of Spine Surgery: $10,000.00 (2002 – 2005); “A Prospective Randomized Controlled Multicenter Pivotal Study of the OP-1TM Putty in Un-instrumented Posterolateral Fusions. R.F McLain, M.D., Co- Investigator. IRB# Pending.

49. Spine Research Fund: $10,500.00 (2005 – 2006) “Construct Stiffness and Fatigue Strength: A Comparison of a Novel Reconstruction Device to Current Rod-Connector Devices”. R.F McLain, M.D., Principle Investigator.

50. Spine Research Fund: $12,200.00 (2005 – 2006) “Pull-out Strength of Pedicle Screws from Os-teoporotic Vertebrae After Augmentation with PolyMethylMethacrylate using Either Transpedic-ular or Kyphoplasty Cement Technique”. R.F McLain, M.D., Principle Investigator.


INNOVATIONSPATENTS:

Provisional Patent:Composite Hydrogel Artificial Disc: A Nucleus Pulposis Prosthesis

Provisional Patent: 60/784,232Cannulated Probe for Transpedicular Aspiration of Autologous Osteoprogenitor Stem Cells

Provisional Patent: Awarded Serial Number 11711938Unilateral Anterior Cervical Plate.

United States Patent: Patent No.: US 8,449,582 B2Cervical Fusion Apparatus and Method for UseInventor Robert F. McLainDate of Patent: May 28, 2013Filed: February 28, 2007


CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING

1989 - Indiana University, Department of Anatomy: Neurohistologic Techniques.1989 - University of Iowa, Center for Electronmicroscopy: Immunolabeling Techniques in Histol-

ogy. Seminar and Workshop.1990 - University of Iowa, Image Analysis Core Facility: Image Analysis Workshop: Applications

to the Biomedical Sciences.1992 - A.O. Basic Fracture Course, Sun Valley, Idaho.1996 - Medical Education Resources: Minimally Invasive Anterior Surgery of the Lumbar Spine,

Memphis, Tennessee1996 - BAK Surgical Technique Course, Vancouver, British Columbia1998 - Stryker Stand Alone Cage (SAC) Technique and Design Symposium, Memphis, Tennessee2004 - Synthes Prodisc Clinical Training – Day with the Professor, Los Angeles, California2004 - Synthes Prodisc Clinical Training – Day with the Professor Workshop, Dallas, Texas2005 - Depuy Spine: Charite Clinical Training –Disc Arthroplasty Workshop, Dallas, Texas2006 - Synthes Prodisc Surgeon Training Program – Part I and II FDA Training Workshops, Los

Angeles, California2007 - Synthes Prodisc-C Surgeon Training Program – FDA Training Workshops, Las Vegas,

Nevada

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

TEACHING ACTIVITIES: Undergraduate and Pre-professional Courses

1. Anatomy 101 - Human Anatomy; University of California, Davis. Laboratory Instructor in un-dergraduate human anatomy. 50 students per quarter. Lecture, laboratory, small group discus-sion.

2. MDS 430 - Insights in Clinical Research; University of California, Davis. Lecturer, discussant. 30 students. Lecture, small group discussion, Winter Quarter, 1994 - 1995.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES: Graduate and Post-professional Courses

1. Orthopaedic Basic Science Lecture Series - University of Iowa, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1985 - 1989. Didactic lectures and case presentations. 30 to 40 medical students, resi -dents, and staff. Prepared and presented one topic every quarter.

2. Grand Rounds - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery , University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, 1990 – 1996. Didactic lectures. 60 – 100 medical students, residents, and staff. Pre-sented formal lecture every two months.

3. Orthopaedic Basic Science Lectures Series - University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Small group presentations, case review, and discussion. 15 – 30 orthopaedic residents. Prepared review material, reading lists, organized curriculum for year-round small group teaching session. Presented/presided over 3 – 6 seminar sessions per year.


Teaching Activities, Cont.

4. Orthopaedic Surgery 421 - Medical Students - Second Year, Cervical Spine Injuries and Thora-columbar Spine Injuries. Didactic lecture, for 110 medical students. Prepared syllabus and pre -sentation materials, presented formal lecture and discussion. Also developed case presentations for student discussion sessions, and directed small group presentations and demonstrations of musculoskeletal examination techniques.

5. Orthopaedic Surgery 430 - Medical Students - Third Year, Fractures and Injuries of the Spine. Didactic lecture, for 25 medical students. Presented formal lecture, case presentations, and dis-cussion.

6. Orthopaedic Surgery 440 - Medical Students - Fourth Year, Examination of the Vertebral Col-umn. Small group demonstration and lab, for 10 – 15 students. Presented fundamentals of physi-cal examination, discussed pertinent findings, and demonstrated examination techniques.

7. Gross Anatomy 121 - Medical Students - First Year, 1) Posterior and Muscular Triangle of the Neck; 2) Anatomy of the Pectoral Region, Superficial Back and Scapular Region. Laboratory and small groups. 60 students. Provided brief presentation on anatomic features, then directed dissections. Laboratory instructor.

8. Orthopaedic Surgery 430 – Medical Students – Third Year, Clinical rotation on Orthopaedic Surgery service. One on one instruction in physical examination, diagnosis, and treatment of common Orthopaedic disorders. Faculty Attending.

9. Orthopaedic Surgery 440 – Medical Students – Fourth Year, Clinical rotation on Orthopaedic Surgery service as an acting intern. One on one instruction in physical examination, diagnosis, and treatment of common Orthopaedic disorders. Case review and Socratic method for daily teaching conferences. Faculty Attending.

10. Orthopaedic Surgery – Interns and Residents, Clinical rotations in post-graduate residency pro-gram. Daily, one on one and small group teaching, using clinical situations, operating room ex-perience, case review and management conferences, didactic and Socratic presentations, as well as informal journal article review and teaching conferences. Faculty Attending.

11. Orthopaedic Surgery – Spinal Surgery Fellowship, Clinical and research training in post-graduate fellowship program. Daily, one on one teaching, using clinical situations, operating room experi-ence, case review and management conferences, and direct surgical training in specific spinal procedures. Faculty attending and Fellowship Director.

12. Neurological Surgery - Interns and Residents, Clinical instruction in post-graduate residency pro-gram. Weekly, one on one and small group teaching, using clinical situations, operating room ex-perience, and case review, to teach Orthopaedic spinal approaches and techniques.

13. Biomedical Engineering – Masters and Doctoral candidates, small group and one on one instruc-tion in biomechanical testing methods, clinical principles and procedures, and research design and protocol development.

14. Biomechanics BS10 Core Program Resident Education– Co-Director 2003 – present. Interns and Residents, Didactic lecture series in basic sciences of musculoskeletal biomechanics. Faculty use didactic and Socratic presentations, as well as informal journal article review in preparation for formal teaching conferences. Faculty Co-Director.

15. Biomechanics BS10 Core Program Spine Biomechanics – Interns and Residents; Didactic lecture on basic sciences and clinical application of spine biomechanics. Faculty Lecturer.


TEACHING ACTIVITIES: Continuing Medical Education

1. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery – Current Concepts Review Course: Orthopaedic Surgery, Teaching Faculty. San Francisco, 1996.

2. North American Traveling Fellows Presentation. 106th Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Association, San Diego, California, June 1993.

3. Histological Analysis of Spinal Facet Joint Mechanoreceptors, and 2) Neurophysiological Analysis of Facet Joint Mechanoreceptor Function. Teaching Faculty. Academic Traveling Orthopaedic Society lst Annual Meeting, Durham, North Carolina, October, 1993.

4. Fractures, Dislocations, and Soft Tissue Injuries of the Spine Physical Examination of the Spine and Interpretation of X-Rays; and Spine Anatomy Workshop; Teaching Faculty- lectures and laboratory instruction. 18th Annual Fingers to the Toes Primary Care Orthopaedics Conference, University of California, Davis, Fallen Leaf Lake, California, June, 1994.

5. Fractures of the Cervical and Lumbar Spine. AAOS Review and Update for Practicing Orthopaedic Surgeons. Teaching Faculty. San Francisco, California, November 1995.

6. Endoscopy for the Treatment of Metastatic Disease. Spine Day, University of California, San Francisco, Teaching Faculty. December 7, 1996.

7. Surgical Indications for Refractory Low Back Pain. Spinal Care: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Invited Speaker. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 1997.

8. Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures: The Role of Urgent Stabilization in Polytrauma Patients. Third Annual Stryker Spine Symposium, Teaching Faculty. Berlin, Germany, October, 1997.

9. Subaxial Cervical Instability: Diagnosis and Surgical Management. Contemporary Issues in Spinal Surgery, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery Surgical Skills Course, Teaching Faculty. Chicago, Illinois, November, 1997.

10. Spinous Process Wiring for Subaxial Cervical Instability: Surgical Demonstration and Discussion. Contemporary Issues in Spinal Surgery, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery Surgical Skills Course, Teaching Faculty. Chicago, Illinois, November, 1997.

11. Surgical Treatment of Spondylolisthesis. Controversies in Spinal Surgery: Scoliosis and Spinal Deformity. Teaching Faculty. Fourth Annual Stryker Spine Symposium. Teaching Faculty. Key Largo, Florida, April, 1998.

12. Approaches to the Anterior Lumbar Spine: Anatomy and Technique. Advances in Endoscopic Spinal Surgery. Teaching Faculty. Cleveland, Ohio, May, 1998.

13. Endoscopically Assisted Decompression for Spinal Neoplasms. Advances in Endoscopic Spinal Surgery. Teaching Faculty. Cleveland, Ohio, May, 1998.

14. Implant Failure: Design and Biomechanical Considerations for Fusion Constructs. Complications of Spinal Fusion. Teaching Faculty. Squaw Valley, California, March 1999.

15. Long Anterior Cervical Fusion with Strut Graft: Indications and Complications. Complications of Spinal Fusion. Teaching Faculty. Squaw Valley, California, March 1999.

16. Thoracolumbar Reconstructions: Case Discussions. Complications of Spinal Fusion. Teaching Faculty, Moderator. Squaw Valley, California, March 1999.

17. Discogenic Back Pain: Current Concepts and Diagnosis. AAOS: Practical Strategies in Spine Surgery:Current Applications and Techniques. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery Surgical Skills Course, Rosemont, Illinois, August, 1999.

18. Implant Related Complications of Posterior Spinal Instrumentation. Scoliosis Research Society CME Course: Complications in Management of Spinal Disorders. San Diego, Calif, September, 1999

Teaching Activities, Cont.


19. Biomechanics of Subaxial Cervical Fixation. American Association of Neurological Surgeons: Comprehensive Review Course for Young Spine Surgeons. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 1999.

20. Principles of Thoracic and Lumbar Stabilization. American Association of Neurological Surgeons: Comprehensive Review Course for Young Spine Surgeons. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 1999.

21. Strategies of Thoracic and Lumbar Stabilization. American Association of Neurological Surgeons: Comprehensive Review Course for Young Spine Surgeons. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 1999.

22. Controversies in Treatment of Grade One Spondylolisthesis: The Role of Anterior Interbody Fusion. Stryker Education Course for Spine Fellows. Miami, Florida, November, 1999.

23. Stabilization and Instrumentation of the Osteoporotic Spine, Spine Surgery that has Failed: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Cleveland Ohio, May, 2000.

24. Management of Post-operative Infections, Spine Surgery that has Failed: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Cleveland Ohio, May, 2000.

25. Spinal Canal Stenosis, Chronic Pain is a Disease: What the Family Physician Needs to Know. Cleveland Ohio, May, 2000.

26. Pedicle Screw Biomechanics. 12th Annual International Spine and Peripheral Nerve Workshop. Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland. June, 2000.

27. Salvage Techniques for Pedicle Screw Fixation. 12th Annual International Spine and Peripheral Nerve Workshop. Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland. June, 2000.

28. Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Instrumentation Techniques: Hands-on Lab. 12th Annual International Spine and Peripheral Nerve Workshop. Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland. June, 2000.

29. Thoracolumbar Osteotomies and Anterior Spinal Reconstruction: Hands-on Lab. 12th Annual International Spine and Peripheral Nerve Workshop. Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland. June, 2000.

POSTGRADUATE COURSES ORGANIZED AND CHAIRED:

1. Fifth Annual Stryker International Spine Symposium : Section Chairman – Spinal Tumor Reconstruction. Sao Paulo, Brazil, September, 1999.

2. Sixth Annual Stryker International Spine Symposium : Course Chairman, Section Chairman – Degenerative Spinal Dilemmas. Napa Valley, California, September, 2000.

3. Innaugural CCF Nurses Course : Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. Course Chairman. Cleveland Ohio, October, 2000.

4. White River Spine Meeting : Course Director. Little Rock, Arkansas, March, 2000.5. Spine Across the Sea: Combined Meeting of NASS and JSRS : Section Chairman – Spinal

Column Tumors. Kona, Hawaii, July, 2000.6. Second Annual CCF Nurses Course : Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing

Team. Course Chairman. Cleveland Ohio, August, 2001.7. Third Annual CCF Nurses Course : Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing

Team. Course Chairman. Cleveland Ohio, September, 2002.8. Fourth Annual CCF Nurses Course : Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing

Team. Course Chairman. Cleveland Ohio, September, 2003.Teaching Activities, Cont.

9. Fifth Annual CCF Nurses Course : Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. Course Chairman. Cleveland Ohio, September, 2004.


10. Sixth Annual CCF Nurses Course : Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. Course Chairman. Cleveland Ohio, September, 2005.

11. Surgical Technique Course: Anterior Approach for Lumbar Surgery: Didactic and Hands On Lab. Course Chairman. Cleveland Ohio, September, 2005.

12. 24 th Annual Mid America Orthopaedic Association Meeting: Annual Meeting Program Chairman, San Antonio, Texas, April, 2006.

13. Seventh Annual CCF Nurses Course : Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. Course Chairman. Cleveland Ohio, September, 2006.

14. Interbody Fusion Technique Course : NASS PreCourse. Course Chairman. Seattle, Washington, September, 2006.

15. Eighth Annual CCF Nurses Course : Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. Course Chairman. Cleveland Ohio, September, 2007.

16. Interbody Fusion Technique Course : NASS PreCourse. Course Chairman. Austin, Texas, October, 2007.

17. Interbody Fusion Technique Course : NASS PreCourse. Course Chairman. Toronto, Canada, October, 2008.

18. Interbody Fusion Technique Course : NASS PreCourse. Course Chairman. San Francisco, California, November, 2009.


TEACHING ACTIVITIES: Post-Graduate Education

FELLOWS and Ph.D. CANDIDATES SUPERVISED

Clinical Fellows in Spine Surgery:

Mark Kabins M.D. 1991-1992Michael Fry M.D. 1992-1993Leslie Mintz M.D. 1993-1994Marcus Amongero M.D. 1994-1995Lawrence Mermelstein M.D. 1995-1996James Youssef M.D. 1996-1997Ranjit Kuzhupilly M.D., FRCS 1999-2000Sean Dudney, M.D., FRCS 1999-2000Steven Leon, M.D. 2000-2001Brett Babat, M.D. 2001-2002Branko Prpa, M.D. 2001-2002Jean Coumans, M.D. 2001-2002James Harrup, M.D. 2001-2002Anise Mekhail, M.D. 2002-2003Ricky Placide, M.D. 2002-2003Richard Schlenk, M.D. 2002-2003Todd Stuart, M.D. 2002-2003A. Jay Khanna, M.D. 2003-2004Kai Uwe Lewandrowski, M.D. 2003-2004Paul Holman, M.D. 2003-2004James Lu, M.D. 2003-2004Rod Claybrook, M.D. 2004-2005Monte Dewahl, M.D. 2004-2005Yu Po Lee, M.D. 2004-2005Robert Kowalski, M.D. 2004-2005Eve Tsai, M.D. 2005-2006

Steven Ritter, M.D. 2005-2006Daniel Shedid, M.D. 2005-2006Eric Roger, M.D. 2005-2006Ajit Krishnany, M.D. 2005-2006Samir Lapsuala, M.D. 2005-2006William Montgomery, M.D. 2006-2007Eric Klineberg, M.D. 2006-2007Jeremy Amps, M.D. 2006-2007Artem Vaynman, M.D. 2006-2007Druhv Pateder, M.D. 2006-2007Alex Mohit, M.D. 2006-2007Khalid Abbed, M.D. 2006-2007Richard Berg, M.D. 2007-2008

Christian Brotea, M.D. 2007-2008Ronald Reisenberger, M.D. 2007-2008William Lavelle, M.D. 2007-2008Vince Miele, M.D. 2007-2008

Paul Kim, M.D. 2007-2008Andrew Utter, M.D. 2008-2009Srinivas Prasad, M.D. 2008-2009Saad Chaudrey, M.D. 2008-2009Robert Talac.M.D.. 2008-2009David Gwinn, M.D. 2007-2009Ran Haral M.D. 2008-2010Daniel Hoh, M.D. 2009-2010Sharad Rajpal, M.D. 2009-2010Daniel Refai, M.D. 2009-2010Nathaniel Brooks, M.D. 2009-2010Lawrence Alexander, M.D. 2009-2010Scott Lollis, M.D. 2009-2010Frank Bishop, M.D. 2010-2011John Shin, M.D. 2009-2011Chris Iannotti, M.D. 2010-2011Eli Hothem, M.D. 2010-2011Joshua Landa, M.D. 2010-2011Fernando Techy, M.D. 2010-2011Varma Ghandhi, M.D. 2010-2011Suzanne Tharin, M.D. 2011-2012Deb Bhomick, M.D. 2011-2012

Todd Francis, M.D. 2011-2012 Stephen Tolhurst, M.D. 2011-2012 Don Zhang, M.D. 2011-2012 Virgilio Matheus, M.D. 2011-2012


Research Fellows:

Masahiro Chiba M.D. Tokai University 1993-1994

Eiren Toh M.D. Tokai University 1996-1997

Ranjit Kuzhupilly M.D., FRCS 2000-2001

Daniel Shedide, M.D., FRCS 2003-2005

Yukihiro Nakagawa, M.D. Wakayama University 2005-2006

Ph.D. Candidates Supervised:

Scott A. Yerby, Ph.D. 1994-1996

Serkan Inceoglu, Ph.D. 2002- 2004

Prasath Mageswaren, Ph.D. 2010 – 2012

Robert Colbrunn, Ph.D. 2011- 2013


PUBLICATIONS

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:

1. McLain, R.F., Bargar, W.F.: Patellar Strain in Three Models of Total KneeProsthesis. Iowa Orthopaedic Journal 5:92-97, 1985.

2. McLain, R.F., Bargar, W.F.: The Effect of Total Knee Design on Patellar Strain. J. Arthroplasty 1(2):91-98, 1986.

3. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: Primary Tumors of the Spine. Iowa Orthopaedic Journal 7:32-38, 1987.

4. Weinstein, J.N., McLain, R.F.: Primary Tumors of the Spine. Spine 12(9):843-851, 1988.

5. McLain, R.F., Clark, C.R., El-Khoury, G.Y.: C6 - C7 Dislocation in a Neurologically Intact Neonate - a Case Report. Spine 14(1):125-127, 1989.

6. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: Solitary Plasmacytomas of the Spine: Report of 84 Cases. Journal of Spinal Disorders 2(2):69-74, 1989.

7. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: An Unusual Presentation of a Schmorl's Node. Report of a Case. Spine 15(3):247-250, 1990.

8. McLain, R.F., Steyers, C.: Tendon Ruptures with Scaphoid Nonunion: a Case Report. Clin Orthop 255:117-120, 1990.

9. McLain, R.F., Buckwalter, J., Platz, C: Synovial Sarcoma of the Knee - Missed Arthroscopic Diagnosis Despite Biopsy and Synovectomy: a Case Report. J. Bone Joint Surg. 72A(7):1092-1094, 1990.

10. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: Tumors of the Spine. Seminars in Spine Surgery, 2(3):157-180, 1990.

11. McLain, R.F., Stoddard, M., Steyers, C.: Infections in Open Fractures of the Hand. J. Hand Surg. 16A(1):108-112, 1991.

12. McLain, R.F.: The Nature of Joint Disease in Antiquity. Iowa Orthopaedic Journal 11:22-30, 1991.

13. McLain, R.F., Steyers, C.: A Grading System for Open Fractures of the Hand. Iowa Orthopaedic Journal 11:43-48, 1991.

14. McLain, R.F., Kabins, M., Weinstein, J.N.: VSP Stabilization of Lumbar Neoplasms: Technical Considerations and Complications. Journal of Spinal Disorders, 4(3):359-365, 1991.

Publications, Cont.

15. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: Ultrastructural Changes in the Dorsal Root Ganglion Associated with Whole Body Vibration. Journal of Spinal Disorders 4(2):142-148, 1991.


16. Montesano, P.X., McLain, R.F., Benson, D.R.: Spinal Instrumentation in the Management of Vertebral Column Tumors. Seminars in Orthopaedics, 6(4):237-246, 1991.

17. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: Nuclear Clefting in Vibrated Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 322:538-547, 1992.

18. Benson, D.R., Burkus, J.K., Montesano, P.X., Sutherland, T.B., McLain, R.F.: Unstable Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Burst Fractures Treated with the AO Fixateur Interne. Journal of Spinal Disorders 5(3):335-343, 1992.

19. McLain, R.F., Sparling, E., Benson, D.R.: Failure of Short Segment Pedicle Instrumentation in Thoracolumbar Fractures: Complications of Cotrel-Dubousset Instrumentation. J Bone Joint Surg 75(A):162-167, 1993.

20. McLain, R.F., Montesano, P.X., Kabins, M.N.: The Use of Titanium Fixation Plates for Pedicle Screw Fixation of the Thoracic Spine. Journal of Orthopaedic Techniques, 1(2):55-63, 1993.

21. McLain, R.F.: Mechanoreceptor Endings in Human Cervical Facet Joints. Iowa Orthopaedic Journal 13:149-154, 1993.

22. McLain, R.F.: Neural Mechanisms of Musculoskeletal Back Pain. Pain Digest 3(2): 82-88, 1993.

23. McLain, R.F.: Revision and Salvage in Deformity Surgery. Seminars in Spine Surgery, 5(3): 214-225, 1993.

24. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: Morphometric Model of Normal Rabbit Dorsal Root Ganglia. Spine, 18(13):1746-1752, 1993.

25 McLain, R.F., Steyers, C., and Blair, W.F.: Spontaneous Rupture of Digital Flexor Tendons. Orthopaedics, 17(3):292-296, 1994.

26. McLain, R.F.: Mechanoreceptor Endings in Human Cervical Facet Joints, Spine, 19(5):495-501, 1994.

27. McLain, R.F., Aretakis, A., Moseley, T., Ser, P., Benson, D.R.: Subaxial Cervical Dissociation: Anatomic and Biomechanical Principles of Stabilization. Spine, 19(6):653-659, 1994.

28. McLain, R.F., Karol, L.A.: Conservative Treatment of the Scoliotic & Kyphotic Patient: Brace Treatment and Other Modalities. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 148:646-651, 1994.

Publications, Cont.

29. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: Effects of Whole Body Vibration on Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons: Changes in Neuronal Nuclei, Spine, 19(13):1455-1461, 1994.


30. McLain, R.F., Fry, M.F., Moseley, T.A., Sharkey, N.A.: Lumbar Pedicle Screw Salvage: Pull-out Testing of Three Different Pedicle Screw Designs. Journal of Spinal Disorders, 8(1):62-68, 1995.

31. McLain, R.F., Raiszadeh, K.: Mechanoreceptor Endings of the Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine. Iowa Orthopaedic Journal, Vol. 15:147-154, 1995.

32. Schneiderman, G.A., McLain, R.F., Hambly, M.F., Nielsen, S.L.: The Pars Defect as a Pain Source. Spine (20)16:1761-1765, 1995.

33. Pickar, J.G., McLain, R.F.: Responses of Mechanosensitive Afferents to Manipulation of the Lumbar Facet in the Cat. Spine, Vol. 20(22): 2379-2385, 1995.

34. McLain, R.F., Levin, L.S., Flatow, E., Garvin, K., Herzenberg, J., Miniaci, A., Turcotte, R.: Report of the 1995 American-British-Canadian Traveling Fellows. J Bone Joint Surg 77A:1736-1741, 1995.

35. McLain, R.F.: Mechanoreceptor Endings of the Ankle: Silver and Gold Chloride Stains may Prove Difficult to Interpret. J Bone Joint Surg 77B:982, 1995.

36. Chiba, M., McLain, R.F., Yerby, S., Moseley, T.A., Benson, D.R.: Short Segment Pedicle Instrumentation: Biomechanical Analysis of Supplemental Hook Fixation. Spine, Vol. 21(3): 288-294, 1996.

37. McLain, R.F.:Epidural Corticosteroid Therapy for Back and Leg Pain: Questions of Efficacy and Action. Pain Digest, Vol. 6(3):153-160, 1996.

38. Smith, T.A., Yerby, S.A., McLain, R.F., McKinley, T.O.: A Device for the Measurement of Pedicle Screw Moments by Means of Internal Strain Gauges. J. Biomechanical Engineering, Vol. 118:423-425, 1996.

39. McKinley, T.O., McLain, R.F., Yerby. S.A., Sarigul-Klijn, N., Smith, T.S.: The Effect of Pedicle Morphometry on Pedicle Screw Loading in Unstable Burst Fractures: A Synthetic Model. Spine, Vol. 22(3), pp. 246-252, 1997.

40. Yerby, S.A., Ehteshami, J.R., McLain, R.F.: Offset Laminar Hooks Decrease Bending Moments of Pedicle Screws During In Situ Contouring. Spine 22(4):376-381, 1997.

41. McLain, R.F., McKinley, T., Sarigul-Klijn, N., Smith, T., Yerby, S.: Effects of Cancellous Bone Quality on Pedicle Screw Loading in Axial Instability: A Synthetic Model. Spine, 22(13):1454-1460, 1997.

Publications, Cont.

42. Yerby, S.A., Ehteshami, J.R., McLain, R.F.: Loading of Pedicle Screws within the Vertebra. J Biomechanics, 30:951-954, 1997.

43. McLain, R.F., Fry, M., Hecht, S.T.: Transient Paralysis Associated with Epidural Steroid Injection. Journal of Spinal Disorders, 10 (5):441-444, 1997.


44. McLain, R.F., Pickar, J.G.: Mechanoreceptor Endings in Human Thoracic and Lumbar Facet Joints. Spine 23(2):168-173, 1998.

45. Mermelstein, L., McLain, R.F., Yerby, S.A.: Transpedicular Reinforcement of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures with Calcium Phosphate Cement: A Biomechanical Study. Spine, 23: 664-671, 1998.

46. McLain, R.F., Benson, D.R.: Missed Cervical Dissociation – Recognizing and Avoiding Potential Disaster. J Emergency Medicine, 16(2):179 - 183, 1998.

47. Glaser, JA, Jaworski, BA, Cuddy, BG, Albert, TJ, Hollowell, JP, McLain, R.F., Bozzette, S.A.: Variation in Surgical Opinion Regarding Treatment of Selected Cervical Spine Injuries: A Preliminary Study. Spine, 1998.

48. McLain, R.F.: Endoscopically Assisted Decompression for Metastatic Thoracic Neoplasms. Spine, 23:1130-1135, 1998.

49. McLain, R.F., Bell, G.R.: Newer Management Options in Patients with Spinal Metastasis. Cleveland Clin J Med, 65:359-367, 1998.

50. Yerby, S.A., Toh, E., McLain, R.F.: Revision of Failed Pedicle Screws Using Hydroxyapatite Cement: A Biomechanical Analysis. Spine 23:1657-1661, 1998.

51. McKinley, T.O., McLain, R.F., Yerby. S.A., Sharkey, N.A., Sarigul-Klijn, N., Smith, T.S.: Effects of Pedicle Screw Insertion Techniques on Pedicle Screw Bending Moments: A Biomechanical Analysis. Spine, 24 (1):18-25, 1999.

52. Bay, B.K., Yerby. S.A., McLain, R.F., Toh, E: Measurement of Strain Distributions Within Vertebral Body Sections by Texture Correlation. Spine 24 (1):10–17, 1999.

53. McLain, R.F.: Treatment of Adult Patients with Neuromuscular Scoliosis. Seminars in Spine Surgery. 10(4):304-315, 1999.

54. Yerby. S.A., Bay, B.K., Toh, E, McLain, R.F., Drews, M.J.: The Effect of Boundary Conditions on Experimentally Measured Trabecular Strain in the Thoracic Spine. J Biomechanics 31(10):891-897, 1998.


Publications, Cont.

55. Youssef, J., McKinley, T.O., Yerby, S.A., McLain, R.F: Characteristics of Pedicle Screw Loading: Effect of Sagittal Insertion Angle on Intrapedicular Bending Moments. Spine 24 (11):1077-1081, 1999.

56. McLain, R.F., Benson, D.R.: Urgent Surgical Stabilization of Spinal Fractures in Polytraumatized Patients. Spine 24(16):1646-1654, 1999.

57. McLain, R.F.: Another Endangered Species: The Orthopaedic Mentor. J Bone Joint Surg 81A (12): 1785 – 1787, 1999.

58. McLain, R.F., Lieberman, I.H.: Endoscopic Approaches to Metastatic Thoracic Disease. Spine 25(14): 1855 - 1858, 2000.

59. Toh, E., Yerby, S.A., Bay, B., McLain, R.F., Benson, D.R., Mochida, J.: The Effects of Anterior Osteophytes and Flexural Position on Thoracic Trabecular Strain. Spine, 26(1):22 - 26, 2001.

60. McLain, RF: Spinal Cord Decompression: An Endoscopically Assisted Approach for Metastatic Tumors. Spinal Cord, 39:482-487, 2001.

61. McLain, R.F.: Salvage of a Malpositioned Anterior Odontoid Screw. Spine, 26: 2381-2384, 2001.

62. McLain, R.F., Benson, D.R., Burkus, K: Segmental Instrumentation for Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Fractures: Prospective Analysis of Construct Survival and Five Year Follow-up. The Spine Journal, 1(5):310-323, 2001.

63. Abshire, B.B., McLain, R.F., Valdevit, A., Kambic, H.E.: Characteristics of Pullout Failure in Conical and Cylindrical Screws after Full Insertion and Back-out. The Spine Journal 1(6):408-414, 2001.

64. McLain, R.F., Yerby, S.A., Moseley, T.A.: Morphometric Analysis of L4 Vertebrae of Six Large Animal Spine Models. Spine 27(7):E200-206, 2002.

65. Kuzhupilly, R.K., Lieberman, I., McLain, R.F. Valdevit, A., Kambic, H., Richmond, B.J.: In Vitro Stability of FRA Spacers with Integrated Crossed Screws for Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Spine 27(9): 923-928, 2002.

66. McLain, R.F.: Functional Outcome After Spinal Fracture: Return to Work in Surgically Treated Patients. The Spine Journal 2(2S):13S, 2002.

67. McLain, R.F., Ferrara, L., Kabins, M.: Pedical Morphometry in the Upper Thoracic Spine: Limits to Safe Screw Placement in Older Patients. Spine 27(22):2467-2471, 2002.


Publications, Cont.

68. McLain, R.F.: Functional Outcomes after Surgery for Spinal Fractures: Return to Work and Activity. Spine, 29(4):470-477, 2004.

69. McLain, R.F. Isada, C: Spinal Tuberculosis: Pott’s Disease Deserves a Place on the Radar Screen. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 71:537-549, 2004.

70. Babat, L.B, McLain, R.F., Bingaman, W, Kalfas, I, Young, P, Rufo-Smith, C.: Spinal Surgery in Parkinson’s Patients: Construct Failure and Progressive Deformity. Spine, 29:2006-2012, 2004.

71. Inceoglu, S., McLain, R.F., Ferrara, L: Pedicle Screw Fixation Strength: Pull-out vs. Insertional Torque. The Spine Journal, 4:513-518, 2004.

72. Inceoglu, S., McLain, R.F., Cayli, S., Kilincer, C, Ferrara, L: Stress relaxation of bone significantly affects the pull-out behavior of pedicle screws. J Orthop Res 22:1243-1247, 2004.

73. McLain, R.F., Bell, G.R., Kalfas, I., Tetzlaff, J., Yoon, H.: Complications Associated with Lumbar Laminectomy: A Comparison of Spinal vs General Anesthesia. Spine, 29:2542-2547, 2004.

74. McLain, R.F., Kapural, L, Mekhail, N.A.: Epidural Steroids for Back and Leg Pain: Mechanisms of Action and Efficacy. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 71:961-970, 2004.

75. McLain, R.F.: Determining Treatment of Lumbar Disc Protrusion and Disc Extrusion. J Musculoskeletal Medicine 22(1):21 – 26, 2005.

76. Moore, T., McLain, R.F.: Image-Guided Surgery in Resection of Benign Cervicothoracic Spinal Tumors. The Spine Journal 5:109-114, 2005.

77. McLain, R.F., Kalfas, I., Bell, G.R., Tetzlaff, J., Yoon, H., Rana, M.: Comparison of Spinal and General Anesthesia in Lumbar Laminectomy Surgery: A Case-Controlled Analysis of 400 Patients. J Neurosurg Spine 2:17-22, 2005.

78. McLain, R.F., Kapural, L, Mekhail, N.A.: Epidural Steroid Therapy for Back and Leg Pain: Mechanisms of Action and Efficacy. The Spine Journal, 5:191-201, 2005.

79. Lewandrowski, K., Togawa, D., Bauer, T.W., McLain, R.F.: The Role of Vertebral Biopsy in Selected Patients with Known Malignancy. J Bone Joint Surg, 87A:1348-1353, 2005.

80. McLain, R.F.: Training Spinal Surgeons: The Combined Program of the Cleveland Clinic. Spine and Spinal Cord 18(7):808-814, 2005.

81. Valdevit, A., Kambic, H.E., McLain, R.F.: Torsional Stability of Cross-Link Configurations: A Biomechanical Analysis. The Spine Journal 5:441 – 445, 2005.


Publications, Cont.

82. Inceoglu, S., Burghardt, A., Akbay, A., Majumdar, S., McLain, R.F.: Trabecular Architecture of Lumbar Vertebral Pedicle. Spine 30(13): 1485-1490, 2005.

83. Inceoglu, S., McLain, R.F., Cayli, S., Kilincer, C, Ferrara, L: A New Screw Pull-Out Test Incorporating the Effects of Stress Relaxation. Experimental Techniques 29(4):19-21, 2005.

84. McLain, R.F.: Video Assisted Spinal Cord Decompression Reduces Surgical Morbidity and Speeds Recovery in Patients with Metastasis. J Surg Oncology 91:212-216, 2005

85. Irwan, Z.N., Hilibrand, A., Gustavel, M., McLain, R.F., Shaffer, W., Myers, M., Glaser, J., Hart, R.A.: Variation in Surgical Decision Making for Degenerative Spinal Disorders. Part I: Lumbar Spine. Spine 30 (19):2208 – 2213, 2005

86. Irwan, Z.N., Hilibrand, A., Gustavel, M., McLain, R.F., Shaffer, W., Myers, M., Glaser, J., Hart, R.A.: Variation in Surgical Decision Making for Degenerative Spinal Disorders. Part II: Cervical Spine. Spine 30 (19):2214 – 2219, 2005

87. Babat, L.B., McLain, R.F., Milks, R., Ferrara, L., Sohn, M.J: The Effects of the Antiresorptive Agents Calcitonin and Pamidronate on Spine Fusion in a Rabbit Model. The Spine Journal 5:542-547, 2005.

88. Toh E., Yerby, S.A., Bay, B.K., McLain, R.F., Mochida, J.: The Behavior of Thoracic Trabecular Bone During Flexion. Tokai J Exp. Clin. Med. 30(3):163 – 170, 2005.

89. Toh E., Yerby, S.A., Bay, B.K., McLain, R.F., Mochida, J.: The Influence of Pedicle Screw Placement on Thoracic Trabecular Strain. Spinal Cord. September 6, 2005.

90. McLain, R.F., Fleming, J.E., Boehm, C.A., Muschler, G.F.: Aspiration of Osteoprogenitor Cells for Augmenting Spinal Fusion: Comparison of Progenitor Cell Concentrations from the Vertebral Body and Iliac Crest. J Bone Joint Surg 87A(12):2655-2661, 2005.

91. McLain, R.F.: Epidural steroid injection compared with discectomy for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation, (comment). J Bone Joint Surg 87A(2):458-459, 2005.

92. McLain, R.F.: The Biomechanics of Long versus Short Fixation for Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures. Spine 31: S70-79, 2006.

93. McLain, R.F., Chapman, J., Oner, F.C., Rampersaud, Y.R., Vaccaro, A.R.: Summary Statement: Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma. Spine 31: S103, 2006.

94. Inceoglu, S., Akbay, A., McLain, R.F.: Stress relaxation at the bone-pedicle screw interface in human bone. Spine 31:1321-1326, 2006.

95. Siemionow, K., McLain, R.F.: When Back Pain is Not Benign. A Concise Guide to Differential Diagnosis. Postgraduate Medicine 119:62 – 69, 2006.

Publications, Cont.


96. Siemionow, K., Weinstein, J.N., McLain, R.F.: Support and Satellite Cells Within the Rabbit Dorsal Root Ganglion: Ultrastructure of a Perineural Support Cell. Spine 31:1882 – 1887, 2006.

97. Inceoglu, S., Ehlert, M., Akbay, A., McLain, R.F.: Axial cyclic behavior of the bone-screw interface. Medical and Engineering Physics 28:888-893, 2006.

98. Lewandrowski, K.U., McLain, R.F., Lieberman, I., Orr., R.D.: Cord and cauda equina injury complicating elective orthopaedic surgery. Spine 31(9):1056-1059, 2006.

99. St Clair, S.F., McLain, R.F.: Posterolateral spinal cord decompression in patients with metastasis: an endoscopic assisted approach. Surg Technol International 15 (257-263), 2006.

100. McLain, R.F., Tetzlaff, J., Bell, G.R., Uwe-Lewandrowski, K., Yoon, H., Rana, M.: Microdiscectomy: Spinal anesthesia offers optimal results in general patient population. J Surg Orthop Advances 16 (1):5 – 11, 2007.

101. Klineberg, E., McLain, R.F., Bell, G.R.: Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Anterior Approach: Multilevel Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion versus Corpectomy. Sem in Spine Surg. 19(1): 27 – 34, 2007.

102. Burval, D.J., McLain, R.F., Milks, R., Inceoglu, S.: Primary pedicle screw augmentation in osteoporotic lumbar vertebrae: Biomechanical analysis of pedicle fixation strength. Spine 32(10): 1077-1083, 2007.

103. Kapural, L, Mekhail, N, Bena, J, McLain, R, Tetzlaff, J, Kapural, M, Mekhail, M, Polk, S: Value of the magnetic resonance imaging in patients with painful lumbar spinal stenosis (lss) undergoing lumbar epidural steroid injections. Clin J Pain 23(7):571-575, 2007.

104. Klineberg, E., Mazanec, D., Orr, D., Demicco, R., Bell, G., McLain, R.F.: Masquerade: Medical causes of back pain. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 74:905-913, 2007.

105. Inceoglu, S., Kilincer, C., Tami, A., McLain, R.F.: Cortex of the pedicle of the vertebral arch. Part I: Deformation characteristics during screw insertion. J Neurosurg Spine. Sep;7(3):341-346, 2007.

106. Inceoglu, S., Kilincer, C., Tami, A., McLain, R.F.: Cortex of the pedicle of the vertebral arch. Part II: Microstructure. J Neurosurg Spine. Sep;7(3):347-351, 2007.

107. Pateder, DB., Brems, J, Lieberman, I, Bell, G., McLain, R.F.: Masquerade: Non-spinal musculoskeletal disorders that mimic spinal conditions. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 75:50-56, 2008.

108. Siemionow, K, Steinmetz, M, Bell, G, Ilaslan, H, McLain, R.F.: Identifying serious causes of back pain: Cancer, infection, fracture. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 75:557-565, 2008.

Publications, Cont.

109. Bala, E., Sessler, D.I., Nair, D.R., McLain, R.F., Dalton, J.E., Faraq, E.: Motor and somatosensory evoked potentials are well maintained in patients given dexmedetomidine during spinal surgery. Anesthesiology 109:417-425, 2008.


110. Inceoglu, S., Kilincer, C., McLain, R.F.: Screw design alters the effects of stress relaxation on pullout. Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering 18(2): 53-60, 2008

111. McLain, R.F.: Determining treatment of lumbar disk protrusion and disk extrusion. J Musculoskel Med. 25(4):136-141, 2009.

112. Talac, R., McLain, R.F.: Biopsy Principles and Techniques for Spinal Tumors. Semin Spine Surg 21:70 – 75, 2009.

113. Siemionow, K, Klimczak, A, Brzezicki, G, Siemionow, M, McLain, R.F.: The effects of inflammation on glial fibrillary acidic protein expression in satellite cells of the dorsal root ganglion. Spine 34(16): 1631-1637, 2009.

114. McLain, R.F., Boehm, C.A., Rufo-Smith, C., Muschler, G.F.: Transpedicular aspiration of osteoprogenitor cells from the vertebral body: Progenitor cell concentrations affected by serial aspiration. The Spine Journal, 9:995-1002, 2009.

115. McLain RF.: Prospective cohort study: Serious pathology in people presenting to primary care with acute low back pain is rare (0.9%), but high false-positive rates for some 'red flags' may limit their diagnostic value. Evid Based Med. 2010 Apr;15(2):61-2.

116. Inceoglu, S., Montgomery, W.H., St Clair, S., McLain, R.F.: Pedicle Screw insertion angle and pullout strength: Comparison of 2 proposed strategies. J Neurosurg Spine 14:670-676, 2011.

117. Abdelmalak, B., Jagannathan, N., Arain, F.D., Cymbor, S., McLain, R.F., Tetzlaff, J.E.: Electromagnetic interference in a cardiac pacemaker during cauterization with the coagulating, not the cutting mode. J Anaesthesiology Clin Pharm 27(4): 527-530, 2011.

118. Mageswaran P , Techy F, Colbrunn RW, Bonner TF, McLain RF:. Hybrid dynamic stabilization: a biomechanical assessment of adjacent and supraadjacent levels of the lumbar spine. J Neurosurg Spine. 2012 Sep;17(3):232-42. Epub 2012 Jul.

119. Mageswaran P, McLain RF, Colbrunn R, Bonner T, Hothem E, Bartsch A: Plate fixation in the cervical spine: traditional paramedian screw configuration compared with unique unilateral configuration. Neurosurg Spine. 2013 Apr 19. [Epub ahead of print]

120. Techy F, Mageswaran P, Colbrunn RW, Bonner TF, McLain RF.: Properties of an interspinous fixation device (ISD) in lumbar fusion constructs: a biomechanical study. Spine J. 2013 May;13(5):572-9. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.01.042. Epub 2013

Publications, Cont.

BOOK CHAPTERS:

119. Miely, W.R., McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N., Goel, V.K., Found, E.M.: Anatomy of the Lumbar Spine; in Biomechanics of the Spine: Clinical and Surgical Perspective. Goel, V.K., Weinstein, J.N., ed's. CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, 1990.

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120. Found, E.M., McLain, R.F., Goel, V.K.: Surgical Approaches to the Lumbar Spine; in Biomechanics of the Spine: Clinical and Surgical Perspective. Goel, V.K., Weinstein, J.N., ed's. CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, 1990.

121. Weinstein, J.N., McLain, R.F.: Tumors of the Spine; in The Spine, Third Edition, Vol. 2, Rothman, R.H., Simeone, F.A., ed's. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 1992.

122. McLain, R.F.: Embryology and Anatomy of the Spine, in Rehabilitation of the Spine: Science and Practice, Ch. 11, pp. 125-140, Cotler, H.B., ed. C.V. Moseby, New York, 1993.

123. Broom, M., Montesano, P.X., McLain, R.F.: Surgical Treatment of Adult Scoliosis, in Operative Orthopaedics, pp. 2971-2982, Chapman, M.W., Madison, M. eds. J.D. Lippincott, pub., Philadelphia, PA, 1993.

124. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: Orthopaedic Surgery, in Textbook of Pain, Third Edition, pp. 1095-1112, Wall, P.D., Melzack, R., eds. Churchill Livingston, Edinburgh, 1994.

125. Weinstein, J.N., McLain, R.F.: Musculoskeletal Pain: Pathophysiology. In Orthopaedics: Essentials of Diagnosis and Treatment, pp. 139-150, Bonfiglio, M., Clark, C.R., eds. Churchill Livingstone, pub., 1994.

126. McLain, R.F.: Surgical Approaches to the Lumbar Spine; in The Adult Spine: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition, Frymoyer, Ducker, Hadler, Kostuik, Weinstein & Whitecloud eds. Raven Press; pp. 1723-1749, pub. 1996.

127. McLain, R.F.: Transpedicular Fixation. In Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, The Spine., D.S. Bradford, ed., Lippincott-Raven Publishers. pp. 435-451, 1997.

128. McLain, R.F.: Epidural Corticosteroid Therapy for Acute Disc Herniation, in Low Back Pain, ,Weinstein, J., Gordon, S. eds., pp. 97-111, 1997.

129. McLain, R.F.: Mechanisms of Musculoskeletal Back Pain, in Orthopaedic Knowledge Update, Spine. Garfin, S. Ed., American Academy of Orthopaedics Surgeons pp 94 – 103, 1997.

130. McLain, R.F.: Spinal Neoplasms. In Principles and Techniques of Spine Surgery, Howard S. An, ed. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, Maryland, pp527 – 550, 1998.

131. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: Tumors of the Spine. in Rothman and Simeone: The Spine, Fourth Edition,. Herkowitz, H. Garfin, S., Balderston, R., Eismont, F., Bell, G., Weisel, S. eds. W.B. Saunders Company, pp 1171-1206, 1999.

132. McLain, R.F.: Tumors of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine. Orthopaedic Knowledge Update, Sixth Edition, J. Beaty, Ed. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, pp 737-746, 1999.

133. McLain, R.F.: Cervical Spine Fractures, in Fractures, Diagnosis and Treatment, First Edition, pp. 49-57, Moehring, H. D., Greenspan, A., eds. Current Medicine, McGraw-Hill, Philadelphia, 2000.

134. McLain, R.F.: Extracavitary Approaches to the Thoracolumbar Spine. In Pediatric Spine Surgery, Second Edition, pp 179 –184, S.L. Weinstein, ed. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Publishers, Philadelphia, Pa. 2000.


135. Puttlitz, C.M., Goel, V.K., McLain, R.F.: Principles of Spinal Instrumentation. In Chapman’s Operative Orthopaedics, Third Edition. pp: 3619 - 3632 M.W. Chapman, ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers, Philadelphia, Pa. 2001.

136. McLain, R.F., Benson, D.R.: Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures: Evaluation, classification, and Initial Management. In Chapman’s Operative Orthopaedics, Third Edition. pp: 3713 – 3724. M.W. Chapman, ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers, Philadelphia, Pa. 2001.

137. McLain, R.F., Benson, D.R.: Operative Treatment of Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures:. In Chapman’s Operative Orthopaedics, Third Edition. pp: 3725 – 3746. M.W. Chapman, ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers, Philadelphia, Pa. 2001.

138. McLain, R.F., Trummees, E.: Failed and Revision Cervical Spine Surgery. In Chapman’s Operative Orthopaedics, Third Edition. pp: 3845 – 3861. M.W. Chapman, ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers, Philadelphia, Pa. 2001.

139. McLain, R.F.: Tumors of the Spine. In Chapman’s Operative Orthopaedics, Third Edition. pp: 3933 – 3959. M.W. Chapman, ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers, Philadelphia, Pa. 2001.

140. McLain, R.F., Lieberman, I.: Adult Scoliosis. Chapman’s Operative Orthopaedics, Third Edition. pp: 4101 – 4115. M.W. Chapman, ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers, Philadelphia, Pa. 2001.

141. McLain, R.F.: Revision and Salvage After Surgery for Spinal Deformity. In Chapman’s Operative Orthopaedics, Third Edition. pp: 4161 – 4175. M.W. Chapman, ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers, Philadelphia, Pa. 2001.

142. McLain, R.F., Bell, G.R.: Mechanisms of Disc and Musculoskeletal Back Pain. In Orthopaedics. Fitzgerald, R., Kauffer, H., and Malkani, A. ed’s. W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, Pa, pp 1125 – 1131, 2002.

143. McLain, R.F., Dudeney, S.: Clinical History and Physical Examination. In Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Spine 2. Fardon, D.F., Garfin, S.R., ed’s. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rosemont, Illinois, pp 39 – 51, 2002.

144. McLain, R.F.: Management of Spinal Fractures in Polytrauma Patients, Chapter 48; in Fractures of the Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine, Vaccaro, Ed. Marcel Decker, New York, NY. pp669 – 686, 2002.

145. McLain, R.F., Kuzhupilly, R.K.: Vertebral Corpectomy for Thoracic Tumor or Infection, in Surgical Techniques for the Spine, Haher, T.R., and Merola, A.A., ed’s. Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., New York, N.Y., pp 97- 100, 2003.

146. McLain, R.F, Weinstein, J.N: Orthopaedic Surgery. in Handbook of Pain Management. Melzack, R., and Wall, P.D., ed’s. Churchill, Livingston Publishers, Edinburgh, pp 435 – 451, 2003.

147. McLain, R.F.: Positioning and Approaches to the Thoracolumbar Spine: Traditional Approaches; in The Adult and Pediatric Spine: 3rd Edition, Frymoyer, Weisel, An, Boden, Lauerman, Lenke,


& McLain eds. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Publishers; Philadelphia, PA. pp 1043 – 1060, 2004.

148. McLain, R.F., Lieberman, I., Truumees, E., Brebach, G.T.: Positioning and Approaches to the Thoracolumbar Spine: Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Approaches; in The Adult and Pediatric Spine: 3rd Edition, Frymoyer, Weisel, An, Boden, Lauerman, Lenke, & McLain eds. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Publishers; Philadelphia, PA. pp 1061 – 1080, 2004.

149. Lewandrowski, K., McLain, R.F.: Thoracolumbar Fractures: Evaluation, Classification, and Treatment; in The Adult and Pediatric Spine: 3rd Edition, Frymoyer, Weisel, An, Boden, Lauerman, Lenke, & McLain eds. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Publishers; Philadelphia, PA. pp 817 – 843, 2004.

150. McLain, R.F.: Lumbar Disc Disease: Lumbar Disc Disease in Children; in The Adult and Pediatric Spine: 3rd Edition, Frymoyer, Weisel, An, Boden, Lauerman, Lenke, & McLain eds. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Publishers; Philadelphia, PA. pp 929 – 933, 2004.

151. McLain, R.F.: Transpedicular Fixation. In Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, The Spine. Second Edition, D.S. Bradford, ed., Lippincott-Raven Publishers. pp. 293-311, 2004.

152. Sing, K, Erdos, J, Sah, A, Vaccaro, A., McLain, RF: The Value of Surgical Intervention in Spinal Trauma in Spine Surgery Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management. Elsevier, Churchill, Livingstone Philadelphia, PA, pp 1367 – 1372, 2004

153. Coumans, J-V CE, Ferrara, L, Oktenoglu, T, McLain, RF, Benzel, EC: Biomechanical Testing in Spine Surgery Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management. Elsevier, Churchill, Livingstone Philadelphia, PA, pp 22 – 227, 2004

154. Malone, DG, McLain, RF, Caruso, JR: Neurologic Complications in Spine Surgery Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management. Elsevier, Churchill, Livingstone Philadelphia, PA, pp 1970 – 1978, 2004.

155. DeWal, H., McLain, R.F.: The Polytrauma Patient. In Orthopaedic Knowledge Update, Eighth Edition. Vaccaro, A, ed., AAOS Publishers, pp 159 – 168, 2005.

156. Lewandrowski, K-U, Bell, G.R, McLain, R.F.: Cancer of the Spine – How Big is the Problem? in Cancer in the Spine: Comprehensive Care. Humana Press, Inc. New Jersey, pp 1 – 8, 2005.

157. McLain, R.F.: Tumor Behavior: Barriers to Growth and Spread. in Cancer in the Spine: Comprehensive Care. Humana Press, Inc. New Jersey, pp 25 – 30, 2005.

158. McLain, R.F.: The Role of Surgical Therapy: Principals of Effective Surgical Treatment. in Cancer in the Spine: Comprehensive Care. Humana Press, Inc. New Jersey, pp 43 -48, 2005.

159. Khanna, A.J., Lemma, M.A., Wasserman, B.A., McLain, R.F.: Imaging: Screening for Spinal Disease. in Cancer in the Spine: Comprehensive Care. Humana Press, Inc. New Jersey, pp 67 -72, 2005.

160. Lewandrowski, K-U, McLain, R.F., Mankin, H.J.: Laboratory Studies and Diagnostic Work-up of Bony Lesions in the Spine. in Cancer in the Spine: Comprehensive Care. Humana Press, Inc. New Jersey, pp 83 -92, 2005.


161. DeLaney, T.F., Harris, M.J., Hornichek, F.J., McLain, R.F.: Photon and Proton-Beam Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Spinal Tumors. in Cancer in the Spine: Comprehensive Care. Humana Press, Inc. New Jersey, pp 211 -218, 2005.

162. Park, P., LaMarca, F., McLain, R.F.: Biopsy: Principles and Approaches. in Cancer in the Spine: Comprehensive Care. Humana Press, Inc. New Jersey, pp 227 -232, 2005.

163. Babat, L.B., McLain, R.F.: Metastatic Disease of the Thoracolumbar Spine, in Cancer in the Spine: Comprehensive Care. Humana Press, Inc. New Jersey, pp 255 -264, 2005.

164. Prpa, B., McLain, R.F.: Surgical Treatment of Primary Malignant Tumors in Cancer in the Spine: Comprehensive Care. Humana Press, Inc. New Jersey, pp 311 -322, 2005.

165. Lewandrowski, K-U, McLain, R.F., Benzel, E.C.: Bracing for Patients with Spinal Tumors. in Cancer in the Spine: Comprehensive Care. Humana Press, Inc. New Jersey, pp 337 -342, 2005.

166. Placide, R., Lewandrowski, K-U, McLain, R.F.: Surveillance and Screening during Disease-Free Survival. in Cancer in the Spine: Comprehensive Care. Humana Press, Inc. New Jersey, pp 361 -364, 2005.

167. Anderson, M., McLain, R.F.: Tumors of the Spine; in The Spine, Fifth Edition, Vol. 2, Rothman, R.H., Simeone, F.A., ed's. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, pp 1235 – 1264, 2006.

168. DeWal, H., McLain, R.F.: Complications of Spinal Surgery. In Orthopaedic Knowledge Update, Spine: Third Edition. Spivak, J, ed., AAOS Publishers, pp 387 – 394, 2006.

169. McLain, R.F., Lewandrowski, K-U.: Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Techniques and Indications Adopted for Minimally Invasive Surgery. Minimally Invasive Spine Fusion Techniques. Summit Communications, New York. pp137 – 160, 2007.

170. Lewandrowski, K-U., Anderson, M., McLain, R.F.: Tumors of the Spine; in The Spine, Sixth Edition, Vol. 2, Rothman, R.H., Simeone, F.A., ed's. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, pp 1480 – 1512, 2011.

171. Saavedra, M, McLain, R.F.: Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring: A surgeon’s point of view. In Anesthesiology in Spinal Surgery. Cambridge Publishing Co. pp 122-129. 2012.

172. Malone, DG, Caruso, JR, McLain, RF: Neurologic Complications in Spine Surgery Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management. Benzel et al ed’s Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, pp 1841 – 1846, 2012.

173. Saavedra, M, McLain, RF: Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring in Spine Surgery in Spine Surgery Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management. Benzel et al ed’s Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, pp 1701-1706, 2012.

174. Siemionow, K, McLain, RF: Vertebroplasty in Osteoporotic and Osteolytic Fractures in Spine Surgery Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management. Benzel et al ed’s Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, pp, 2051-2063, 2012.


EDITORIAL and OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

174. Mooney, V., Andersson, G.B.J., McLain, R.F.: Controversy: Trunk Strength Testing in Patient Evaluation and Treatment. Spine, 19 (21):2483-2485, 1994.

175. Whitesides, T.E., Hanley, E.N., Fellrath, R.F., Boden, S.D.; McLain, R.F.: Controversy: Smoking Abstinence – Is it Necessary Before Spinal Fusion? Spine 19 (17):2012-2014, 1994.

176. Edwards, C.C., Bradford, D.S., McLain, R.F.; Boden, S.D.: Controversy: Instrumented Reduction of Spondylolisthesis. Spine 19 (13):1535-1537, 1994.

177. Bourne, R.B., Keller, R.B., McLain, R.F.; Boden, S.D.: Controversy: Outcomes Research. Spine 20 (3):384-386, 1995.

178. Hirabayashi, K., Bohlman, H.H., Boden, S.D.; McLain, R.F.: Controversy: Multilevel Cervical Spondylosis – Laminoplasty vs. Anterior Decompression. Spine 20 (15):1732-1734, 1995.

179. Goel, V.K., Wilder, D.G., Pope, M.H., Edwards, W.T., McLain, R.F.; Boden, S.D.: Controversy: Biomechanical Testing of the Spine – Load-Controlled vs. Displacement Controlled Analysis. Spine 20 (21):2354-2357, 1995.

180. Hall, H., Hadler, N.M., Boden, S.D.; McLain, R.F.: Controversy: Low Back School – Education or Exercise? Spine 20(9):1097-1098, 1995.

181. Holt, R.T.; Muldowny, D.S.; Horton, W.C.; Boden, S.D.; McLain, R.F.: Controversy: Fusion of L5-S1 in Adult Scoliosis. Spine 21(21):2521 – 2522, 1996.

182. Nachemson, A.; O'Brien, J.P.; Zdeblick, T.A.; Boden, S.D.; McLain, R.F.: Controversy: Lumbar Disc Disease with Discogenic Pain: What Surgical Treatment Is Most Effective? Spine 21(15):1835 – 1836, 1996.

183. Klara, P.; Sonntag, V.K. H.; McLain, R.F.; Boden, S.D.: Controversy: Is Fusion Necessary After Anterior Cervical Discectomy? Spine, (9):1112 – 1113, 1996.

184. Bogduk, N.; Modic, M.T.; McLain, R.F.; Boden, S.D.: Controversy: Lumbar Discography, Spine 21(3):402 – 403, 1996.

185. Rydevik, B.L., Cohen, D.B., Kostuik, J.P., Boden, S.D.; McLain, R.F.: Controversy: Epidural Steroids for Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Spine, 22:2314-2317, 1997.

186. McLain, R.F.: The Pathologic Effects of Intrathecal Betamethasone, Point of View. Spine 22(14):1562, 1997.

187. McLain, R.F.: The Pathomorphological Changes that Accompany the Resolution of Cervical Radiculopathy: A Prospective Study with Repeat Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Point of View. Spine 1997.

Publications, Cont.


188. McLain, R.F.: Experimental Study of Combined Method Using Pedicle Screw and Laminar Hook for the Osteoporotic Spine. Point of View, Spine 22:963, 1997.

189. Onik, G.M., Kambin, P., Chang, M.K., McLain, R.F.; Boden, S.D.: Controversy: Minimally Invasive Disc Surgery – Nucleotomy vs. Fragmentectomy. Spine, 22:828-830, 1997.

190. Connolly, P.J., Grob, D., Boden, S.D.; McLain, R.F.: Controversy: Bracing of Patients After Fusion for Degenerative Problems of the Lumbar Spine. Spine 23:1426-1428, 1998.

191. Slosar, P.J., White, A.H., Wetzel, F.T., McLain, R.F.; Boden, S.D.: Controversy: The Use of Selective Nerve Root Blocks – Diagnostic, Therapeutic, or Placebo? Spine, 23:2253-2256, 1998.

192. Herkowitz, H.N., Abraham, D.J., Albert, T.A., McLain, R.F.; Boden, S.D.: Controversy: Management of Degenerative Disc Disease Above an L5-S1 Segment Requiring Arthrodesis. Spine 24:1268-1270, 1999.

193. Betz, R.R., Schufflebarger, H., McLain, R.F.; Lenke, L.: Controversy: Anterior vs Posterior Instrumentation for the Correction of Thoracic Idiopathic Scoliosis. Spine, 26:1095-1100, 2001.

194. McLain, R.F.: Multiple Myeloma:Surgery of the Spine: Retrospective Analysis of 27 Patients. Point of View, Spine 27:325, 2002.

195. Hart, R.A., Vaccaro, A.R., Nachwalter, R.S., McLain, R.F.: Controversy: Cervical Facet Dislocation: When is Magnetic Resonance Imaging Indicated. Spine, 27:116-118, 2002.

196. McLain, R.F.: Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Thoracic Disc Disease. Point of View, Spine 27:879, 2002.

197. McLain, R.F.: Instrumented Fusion for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Is It Necessary? Spine, 29(2):170, 2004.


BOOKS PUBLISHED:1. McLain, R.F.: Cancer in the Spine: Comprehensive Care. Textbook. The Humana Press, Inc.

New Jersey, 2005.

2. Lewandrowski, K.U, Yaszemski, M.J, Kalfas, I.H., Park, P., McLain, R.F., Trantolo, D.J.: Spinal Reconstruction: Clinical Examples of Applied Basic Science, Biomechanics, and Engineering. Textbook. Informa Healthcare USA. New York, 2007.

3. Lewandrowski, K.U, Yeung, C.A., Spoonamore, M.J., McLain, R.F.: Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion Techniques. Textbook. Summit Communications, L.L.C., New York, 2007.

ABSTRACTS:

1. Van Kann, P., McLain, R.F., Jones, T., Weidner, J.: Brainstem Auditory Evoke Potentials- When is Wave 2 a Rose and When is it a Carnation? Society for Neurosciences, 1979.

2. Sorenson, R., McLain, R.F., Epstein, R., Bray, T.J., Chapman, M.W.: External Fixation in Fractures of the Tibia. Orthopaedics, Feb., 1984.

3. McLain, R.F., Bargar, W.F.: Patellar Strain in Three Models of Total Knee Prosthesis. 31st Annual ORS, Orthop. Trans. 9(2):253, 1985.

4. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N., Bonfiglio, M: Primary Osseous Neoplasms of the Spine. Orthop. Trans. 10(3):581, 1986.

5. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: Primary Tumors of the Spine. North American Spine Society. Orthop. Trans. 11(1):28-29, 1987.

6. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: Primary Tumors of the Spine. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. Orthop. Trans. 12(1):109, 1988.

7. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: Solitary Plasmacytomas of the Spine. American Orthopaedics Association Resident's Conference. Orthop. Trans. 12(3):528, 1988.

8. McLain, R.F., Steyers, C.M.: Infections in Open Fractures of the Hand. American Association for Hand Surgery. Orthop. Trans. 14(1):96, 1990.

9. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: Ultrastructural Changes in the Dorsal Root Ganglion Associated with Whole Body Vibration. Orthop. Trans. 15(1):234, 1991.

10. Benson, D.R., Burkus, J.K., Montesano, P.X., Sutherland, T.B., McLain, R.F.: Unstable Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Burst Fractures Treated with the AO Fixateur Interne. Orthopaedic Trans. 16(1):226, 1992.

11. McLain, R.F., Sparling, E., Benson, D.R.: Early Failure of Short Segment Pedicle Instrumentation of Thoracolumbar Fractures. Orthopaedics/Rheumatology Clinical Digest, 1993.

Abstracts, Cont.


12. McLain, R.F., Montesano, P.X., Benson, D.R.: CD Instrumentation in Thoracolumbar Fractures: Complications with Short Segment Pedicle Instrumentation. 1992 Scoliosis Research Society Meeting. Orthopaedic Transactions, 17(1):122, 1993.

13. McLain, R.F., Montesano, P.X., Benson, D.R.: Cotrel-Dubousset Constructs for Thoracolumbar Fractures. 1992 Scoliosis Research Society Meeting. Orthopaedic Transaction, 17(1):128, 1993.

14. McLain, R.F.: Innervation of Human Cervical Facets. 1993 Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting. Orthopaedic Transactions, 17(3):642, 1993-94.

15. McLain, R.F., Benson, D.R.: Failure of Short Segment Pedicle Instrumentation in Thoracolumbar Fractures. 1992 Orthopaedic Trauma Association Meeting. Orthopaedic Transactions, 18(1):12-13, 1994.

16. McLain, R.F.: Innervation of Human Cervical Facets. Cervical Spine Research Society, 1993. Orthopaedic Transactions, 18(2):335, 1994.

17. McLain, R.F., Aretakis, T., Moseley, T.: Subaxial Cervical Dissociation: Anatomic and Biomechanical Principles of Stabilization. Cervical Spine Research Society, 1993. Orthopaedic Transactions, 18(2):359-360, 1994.

18. Chiba, M., McLain, R.F., Yerby, S.A., Moseley, T.: Short Segment Pedicle Instrumentation: Biomechanical Analysis of Supplemental Hook Fixation. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Helsinki, Finland, June 18-22, 1995.

19. Raiszedeh, K., McLain, R.F.: Innervation of Human Facet Capsules. AOA Residents Conference, 1994. Orthopaedic Transactions, 18(3): 951, 1994.

20. Sarigul-Klijn, N., McGregor, R.M., McKinley, T.O., McLain, R.F.: Mechanical Response of a 3-D Finite Element Model of an Instrumented Synthetic Vertebral Body. Advances in Bioengineering, 1995 Proceedings.

21. Schneiderman, G.A., Hambly, M.F., McLain, R.F., Nielsen, S.: The Pars Defect as a Pain Source: A Histological Study. Scoliosis Research Society, 1995. Orthopaedic Transactions, 19(3):635-636, 1996.

22. McKinley, T.O., McLain, R.F.: Biomechanics of Short Segment Pedicle Screw Fixation in

Unstable Burst Fractures. Scoliosis Research Society, 1995. Orthopaedic Transactions, 19(3):711, 1996.

23. Yerby, S.A., Ehteshami, J.R., McLain, R.F.: Offset Laminar Hooks Decrease Bending Moments on Pedicle Screws During In-Situ Contouring. 42nd Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting., Transactions, 266, 1996.

Abstracts, Cont.

24. Smith, T.S., Yerby, S.A., McLain, R.F., McKinley, T.O.: A Device for the Measurement of Pedicle Screw Moments by Means of Internal Strain Gauges. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Transactions of the ASME, 118(3):423-425, 1996.


25. McKinley, T.O., McLain, R.F., Sarigul-Klijn, N, Yerby, S.A., Smith, T: The Effect of Surgical Technique on Pedicle Screw Loading in Unstable Burst Fractures. AOA Resident’s Conference, 1996. Orthopaedic Transactions, 20(4):858, 1997.

26. Yerby, S.A., Ehtashami, J.R., McLain, R.F.: Offset Laminar Hooks Decrease Bending Moments on Pedicle Screws During In-Situ Contouring. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. Orthopaedic Transactions, 20(4):1048 - 1049, 1997.

27. Yerby, S.A., McLain, R.F.: Characterization of a Portable Stiffness Testing System for In-Vivo Use in Spinal Fusion. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. Orthopaedic Transactions, 20(4):1054 - 1055, 1997.

28. Pappas, P.B.A., McLain, R.F., Schneiderman, G.: Post-Decompression Spondylo-listhesis. Orthop Trans 21(4):1144, 1998.

29. Yerby, S.A., Toh, E; McLain, R.F.: Revision of Failed Pedicle Screws Using Calcium Phosphate Cement. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery. Orthopaedic Transactions, 22(1):87, 1999.

30. Yerby, S.A., Toh, E; McLain, R.F.: Revision of Failed Pedicle Screws with Hydroxyapatite Cement. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery. Orthopaedic Transactions, 22(2):623, 1999.

31. Schiffman, D.N., McLain, R.F.; Benson, D.R.: Luque-Galveston Instrumentation in Neuromuscular Scoliosis: Surgical and Functional Outcomes. Scoliosis Research Society. Orthopaedic Transactions, 22(2):633, 1999.

32. Toh, E; Yerby, S.A., McLain, R.F.: Revision of Failed Pedicle Screws Using Calcium Phosphate Cement: A Biomechanical Analysis. Orthopaedic Research Society. Orthopaedic Transactions, 22(3):729, 1999.

33. Yerby, S.A., Bay, B., McLain, R.F., Toh, E.: Distribution of Lumbar Trabecular Strain as a Function of Load. Orthopaedic Research Society. Orthopaedic Transactions, 22(3):745 - 746, 1999.

34. Toh, E., Yerby, S.A., Bay, B., McLain, R.F., Drews, M.J., Smith, T.S., Benson, D.R.: The Effects of Anterior Osteophytes and Flexural Position on Thoracic Trabecular Strain. Orthopaedic Research Society. Orthopaedic Transactions, 22(3):817 - 818, 1999.


Abstracts, Cont.

35. McLain, R.F., Pickar, J.G.: Mechanoreceptors in Human Thoracic and Lumbar Facet Joints. Yearbook of Chiropractic, 2000. Lawrence, D.J. ed. C.V. Mosby – Year Book Inc., 2000.

36. McLain, R.F., Kalfas, I., Bell, G.R., Tetzlaff, J., Yoon, H., Rana, M.: Comparison of Spinal and General Anesthesia in Lumbar Laminectomy Surgery: A Case-Controlled Analysis of 400 Patients. Seminars in Spine Surgery, 17: 124, 2005.

37. Babat, L.B., McLain, R.F., Milks, R., Ferrara, L., Sohn, M.J: The Effects of the Antiresorptive Agents Calcitonin and Pamidronate on Spine Fusion in a Rabbit Model. Seminars in Spine Surgery, 18: 37 – 38, 2006.

38. Siemionow, K, Klimczak, A, McLain, R.F.: The Effects of Inflammation on GFAP Expression in Satellite Cells of the Dorsal Root Ganglion. Proceedings of the NASS 22nd Annual Meeting, The Spine Journal, 7:77S, 2007

INTERNET BASED PUBLICATIONS1. McLain, R.F.: Spinal Canal Stenosis, in Chronic Pain is a Disease: What does the Family

Physician Need to Know? CCF CME Instructional Course. July, 2000

2. McLain, R.F.: Cervical Spine Fractures: Diagnosis and Treatment. Images.MD. 2004.


PRESENTATIONS

PRESENTATIONS: Moderator, Provocateur, or Discussant:

1. North American Spine Society – Concurrent Session: Spine Fusion Augmentation II. Vancouver, B.C., October, 1996.

2 Complications of Spinal Fusion – Cervical Fusions: Indications and Complications. Squaw Valley, California, March 1999.

3 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons – Spine: Surgical Treatment of Adolescent Scoliosis. Anaheim, California, February, 1999

4 Fifth Annual Stryker International Spine Symposium – Session: Tumors of the Thoracolumbar Spine and Sacrum. Brazil, August, 1999.

5 Japanese Society for Spinal Instrumentation – Treatment Controversies: The Role of Fusion in Lumbar Degeneration. Tokyo, Japan, October, 1999.

6 Spine Surgery that has Failed: A Multidisciplinary Approach – Session: Surgical Management. Cleveland, Ohio, May, 2000.

7 The 2000 Combined NASS and JSA Meeting: Spine Across the Sea. Symposium: Spinal Column Tumors. Wialea, Hawaii, July, 2000.

8 6th Spine Surgeons International Symposium. Chairman, Introductory Speaker, Summation and Conclusions. Napa Valley, California, September,

9 The Sixth Annual Surgeons International Spine Symposium – Treatment of Multilevel Cervical Spondylosis. Napa, California, September, 2000

10 Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team – Session: The Nature of Low back Pain and Sciatica. Cleveland, Ohio October, 2000

11 Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team – Session: Spine Basics for Surgical Patients. Cleveland, Ohio October, 2000

12 Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team – Session: Surgical Solutions: Fundamental Principles meet Advancing Technology. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 2000

13 Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team – Session: Managing Difficult Patients – Developing a Clinical Pathway. Cleveland, Ohio October, 2000

14 Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team – Session: Cervical Spondylosis and Radiculopathy. Cleveland, Ohio October, 2000

Presentations: Moderator, etc. Cont’d:


15 International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine - Special Poster Session: Biomechanics of Spinal Fixation: Lumbar Spine. Edinburgh, Scotland, June, 2001.

16 Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team – Session: The Nature of Low back Pain and Sciatica. Cleveland, Ohio August, 2001

17 Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team – Session: Spine Basics for Surgical Patients. Cleveland, Ohio August, 2001

18 Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team – Session: Surgical Solutions: Fundamental Principles meet Advancing Technology. Cleveland, Ohio, August, 2001

19 Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team – Session: Managing Difficult Patients – Developing a Clinical Pathway. Cleveland, Ohio August, 2001

20 Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team – Session: Cervical Spondylosis and Radiculopathy. Cleveland, Ohio August, 2001.

21 Spinal Fracture in Polytrauma Patients: Special Interest Group Provocateur. North American Spine Society Meeting, Seattle, Washington, October, 2001.

22 State of the Art in Spine Surgery: 2002 – Session: Fusion, Discogenic Pain, and Surgical Failures. Whistler, British Columbia, March, 2002.

23 International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine - Special Poster Session: Tumors, Infection, and Trauma - 29th Annual ISSLS, Cleveland, Ohio, May, 2002.

24 Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team – Session: The Nature of Low back Pain and Sciatica. Cleveland, Ohio September, 2002.

25 Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team – Session: Spine Basics for Surgical Patients. Cleveland, Ohio September, 2002.

26 Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team – Session: Surgical Solutions: Fundamental Principles meet Advancing Technology. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2002.

27 Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team – Session: Managing Difficult Patients – Developing a Clinical Pathway. Cleveland, Ohio September, 2002.

28 Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team – Session: Cervical Spondylosis and Radiculopathy. Cleveland, Ohio September, 2002.

29 Mid-American Orthopaedic Association – Session: First Plenary Session – Arthroplasty and Skeletal Reconstruction. MAOA Annual Meeting. Hilton Head, SC., April, 2003.


30 North American Spine Society, 18th Annual Meeting – Concurrent Session 6: Biomechanics and Biomaterials. San Diego, Calif., October, 2003.


31 North American Spine Society, 18th Annual Meeting – General Symposium: Adult Scoliosis and Spinal Deformity: Assessment and Reconstruction. San Diego, Calif., October, 2003.

32 Innovations in Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team – Session: The Nature of Low Back Pain and Sciatica. Cleveland, Ohio September, 2003.





37 The Sixth Annual Pain Management Symposium – Session: Discogenic Pain and Stenosis. Orlando, Florida February, 2004.

38 Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting – General Session: Pediatric and Spinal Disorders. La Quinta, California, 2004.






44 Adult Spinal Deformity – Salvaging Surgery that Has Failed: Symposium. North American Spine Society – 19th Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois, October, 2004.


45 Adult Spinal Deformity – Salvaging Surgery that Has Failed: FOSA Specialty Day Seminar; Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Washington, D.C., February, 2005.

46 Scientific Session VI. Disc Arthroplasty. Eighth Annual SSIS Meeting, Athens, Greece, March 2005.


47 International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine – Scientific Session 5: Herniated Disc and Disc Degeneration. 32nd Annual ISSLS, New York, New York, May, 2005.

48 5th Annual ATST Meeting: Stryker User’s Forum – Course Chairman. Osaka, Japan, July, 2005.

49 Synthes Anterior Lumbar Surgery Symposium. – Course Chairman. Cleveland Ohio, July, 2005.






55 Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting – General Session: Plenary Session 1. San Antonio, Texas, 2006.

56 Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting – General Session: Classics Speaker Presentation: Scapholunate Dissociation. San Antonio, Texas, 2006.





61 Interbody Fusion NASS Pre-course: Chair. NASS 22nd Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, October 2007.

62 Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting – Basic Sciences Session. MAOA 26th

Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, April 2008.

63 Interbody Fusion NASS Pre-course: Chair. NASS 23rd Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, October 2008.


64 Tumors, Infections, and SI Joints – General Session II. NASS Spine Across the Sea. Maui, Hawaii, July 2009.

65 Symposium: The Aging Spine. NASS Spine Across the Sea. Maui, Hawaii, July 2009.

66 NASS Pre-course: Surgical Techniques - Interbody Fusion. Course Chairman. NASS 24rd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, November 2009.

67 Moderator, Plenary Session. 30th Annual Meeting MidAmerica Orthopaedic Association, Bonita Springs, Florida, April 2012.


PRESENTATIONS: National and International

1. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: Primary Tumors of the Spine. 19th Annual AOA Residents Conference, Santa Monica, California. 1985

2. McLain, R.F., Bargar, W.F.: Patellar Strain in Three Models of Total Knee Prosthesis. 31st Annual ORS. 1985

3. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: Primary Tumors of the Spine. Federation of Spine Surgeons. February, 1987

4. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: Solitary Plasmacytomas of the Spine: Report of 15 Cases and Review of the Literature. 20th Annual AOA Residents Conference, Boston, Massachusetts. 1988

5. McLain, R.F.: The Role of Dorsal Root Ganglion Neuropeptides in Low Back Pain: Preliminary Studies of Neurohistology of Normal and Vibrated Animals. University of Iowa Senior Residents Day Conference, Iowa City, Iowa. 1989.

6. McLain, R.F., Steyers, C.M.: Infections in Open Fractures of the Hand. The American Association for Hand Surgery, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. 1989.

7. McLain, R.F., Steyers, C.M.: Infections in Open Fractures of the Hand. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 44th Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington. 1989.

8. McLain, R.F., Steyers, C.M.: Infections in Open Fractures of the Hand. Fifteenth Annual College of Medicine Research Day, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1990.

9. McLain, R.F.: Changes in Dorsal Root Ganglion Cells Following Whole Body Vibration: A Stereologic Analysis. University of Iowa Senior Residents Day Conference, Iowa City, Iowa. 1990.

10. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: Ultrastructural Changes in the Dorsal Root Ganglion Associated with Whole Body Vibration. North American Spine Society, Fifth Annual Meeting, Monterey, California. 1990.

11. McLain, R.F., Steyers, C.M.: Infections in Open Fractures of the Hand. Fifteenth Annual College of Medicine Research Day, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1990.

12. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: Ultrastructural Changes in the Dorsal Root Ganglion Associated with Whole Body Vibration. Fifteenth Annual College of Medicine Research Day, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. 1990.

13. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: Stereologic Analysis of Normal Rabbit Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons. 14th Annual Meeting, International Society for Study of the Lumbar Spine, Heidelberg, Germany, 1991.

Presentations, cont.


14. McLain, R.F.: Whole Body Vibration: Effects on Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons. 10th Annual Biomedical Research Symposium. University of California, Davis, California, 1991.

15. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: Development of a Morphometric Model for Dorsal Root Ganglion Pathophysiology. 25th Annual Meeting, Scoliosis Research Society, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1991.

16. McLain, R.F., Montesano, P.X., Benson, D.R.: CD Instrumentation in Thoracolumbar Fractures: Complications with Short Segment Pedicle Instrumentation. Scoliosis Research Society, Kansas City, Kansas. 1992

17. McLain, R.F.: Failure of Short Segment Pedicle Instrumentation in Thoraco-Lumbar Fractures. Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 1992

18. McLain, R.F.: Innervation of Human Cervical Facets. Cervical Spine Research Society, 20th Annual Meeting, Palm Desert, California. 1992

19. McLain, R.F., Ser, P.Y., Moseley, T., Benson, D.R.: Cervical Dissociation: Anatomical and Biomechanical Principles of Treatment. Cervical Spine Research Society, 20th Annual Meeting, Palm Desert, 1992.

20. McLain, R.F.: Mechanoreceptors in Human Cervical Facet Joints. 1992 North American Traveling Fellowship. Loma Linda, California, October 1992

21. McLain, R.F.: Effects of Whole Body Vibration on Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons. 1992 North American Traveling Fellowship, University of Southern California Medical Center, October 1992.

22. McLain, R.F.: Morphometric Changes in Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons Following Whole Body Vibration Exposure. 1992 North American Traveling Fellowship, University of California, Los Angeles, October 1992.

23. McLain, R.F.: Cervical Dissociations - Anatomic and Biomechanical Principles of Treatment. 1992 North American Traveling Fellowship, University of California, Davis, October 1992.

24. McLain, R.F.: Complications of Short Segment Pedicle Instrumentation in Thoracolumbar Fractures. 1992 North American Traveling Fellowship, Stanford University, October 1992.

25. McLain, R.F.: Mechanoreceptors in Articular Connective Tissues: the Role of Facet Innervation in Spinal Health and Disease. 1992 North American Traveling Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco, October 1992.



26. McLain, R.F.: Innervation of the Cervical Spine: Histological and Electrophysiological Analysis of Normal Facet Proprioception. 1992 North American Traveling Fellowship, Oregon Health Sciences University, October 1992.

27. McLain, R.F.: Use of Cotrel-Dubousset Instrumentation in the Treatment of Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures. 1992 North American Traveling Fellowship, University of Oregon, October 1992.

28. McLain, R.F.: Whole Body Vibration and Low Back Pain: Nuclear Clefting in Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons. 1992 North American Traveling Fellowship, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, October 1992.

29. McLain, R.F.: Short Segment Pedicle Instrumentation in Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Fractures - Complications with the Cotrel-Dubousset Instrumentation System. 1992 North American Traveling Fellowship, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, November 1992.

30. McLain, R.F.: Cotrel-Dubousset Instrumentation in Spine Fractures: Indications and Contraindications for Four Construct Patterns. 1992 North American Traveling Fellowship, University of Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, November 1992.

31. McLain, R.F., Sparling, E., Montesano, P.X., Benson, D.R.: Fixation of Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures. Scientific Exhibit, 49th Annual AAOS, Washington, D.C., 1992.

32. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: Effects of Whole Body Vibration on Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons: A Quantitative Method of Analysis. 38th Annual Orthopaedic Research Society, Washington, D.C., 1992.

33. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N., Spratt, K.F.: Effects of Whole Body Vibration on Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons: A Quantitative Method of Analysis. University of Iowa, 17th College of Medicine Research Day, 1992.

34. McLain, R.F., Benson, D.R., Sparling, E.: Cotrel-Dubousset Constructs for Thoracolumbar Fractures. 26th Annual Meeting, Scoliosis Research Society, Kansas City, Missouri, 1992.

35. McLain, R.F.: Subaxial Cervical Dissociation: Anatomic and Biomechanical Principles of Stabilization. 20th Annual Meeting, Cervical Spine Research Society, Palm Desert, California, 1992

36. McLain, R.F., Moseley, T., Aretakis, A., Ser, P., Benson, D.R.: Subaxial Dissociation: Principles of Stabilization. 1993 School of Medicine BiomedicalResearch Colloquium, University of California, Davis.

37. McLain, R.F.: Mechanoreceptor Innervation of Normal Human Cervical Facets. Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, California, 1993.



38. McLain, R.F.: Exploring the Innervation of the Normal Human Spine. OREF Research Symposium. Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, California, February 1993.

39. McLain, R.F.: Mechanoreceptors in Human Connective Tissue: The Role of Facet Innervation in Spinal Health and Disease. 1993 Biomedical Research Conference, University of California, Davis.

40. McLain, R.F., Moseley, T., Aretakis, A., Ser, P., Benson, D.R.: Subaxial Cervical Dissociation: Principles of Stabilization. 1993 School of Medicine Biomedical Research Colloquium, University of California, Davis.

41. McLain, R.F.: 1993 North American Traveling Fellows Presentation. 106th Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Association, San Diego, California, June 1993.

42. McLain, R.F.: Histological Analysis of Spinal Facet Joint Mechanoreceptors. Academic Traveling Orthopaedic Society 1st Annual Meeting, Durham, North Carolina, October, 1993.

43. McLain, R.F.: Neurophysiological Analysis of Facet Joint Mechanoreceptor Function. Academic Traveling Orthopaedic Society lst Annual Meeting, Durham, North Carolina, October, 1993.

44. Pickar, J., McLain, R.F.: Facet Joint Mechanoreceptors: Directional Sensitivity in Cat Lumbar Facets. Fourtieth Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, February, 1994.

45. Raiszedeh, K., McLain, R.F.: Mechanoreceptors in Human Spinal Facet Capsules. 26th Annual AOA Residents Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, 1994.

46. McLain, R.F., Pickar, J.G.: Directional Sensitivity in Facet Joint Mechanorecptors from the CAT Lumbar Spine. 1994 Biomedical Research Colloquium, University of California, Davis

47. McLain, R.F., Fry, M.F., Moseley, T., Sharkey, N.: Lumbar Pedicle Screw Salvage: Pull-out Testing of Two Different Screw Designs. 21st Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Seattle, Washington, 1994.

48. McLain, R.F., Benson, D.R.: Short Segment Pedicle Instrumentation in Spinal Fractures: Results of Long Term Follow Up. 21st Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Seattle, Washington, 1994.

49. McLain, R.F.: Fractures, Dislocations, and Soft Tissue Injuries. 18th Annual Fingers to the Toes Primary Care Orthopaedics, University of California, Davis, Fallen Leaf Lake, California, June, 1994.


50. McLain, R.F.: Physical Examination of the Spine and Interpretation of X-Rays. 18th Annual Fingers to the Toes Primary Care Orthopaedics, University of California, Davis, Fallen Leaf Lake, California, June, 1994.


51. McLain, R.F.: Anatomy Workshop II - Spine. 18th Annual Fingers to the Toes Primary Care Orthopaedics, University of California, Davis, Fallen Leaf Lake, California, June, 1994.

52. McLain, R.F.: Pitfalls in Spinal Instrumentation. Neurological Surgery Grand Rounds of the University of California, Davis, June 1, 1994.

53. McLain, R.F.: Tumors of the Spine. Visiting Professor, Orthopaedic Grand Rounds of the University of California, San Francisco, August, 1994.

54. McLain, R.F.: Spine Tumors. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, August, 1994.

55. McLain, R.F.: Review of Spinal Stabilization Procedures. Basic Science and Clinical Seminar Lecture of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California, Davis, October 28, 1994.

56. McLain, R.F.: Tumors of the Spine. American-British-Canadian Traveling Fellowship Presentation. Manchester, England, May 3, 1995.

57. McLain, R.F.: Treatment of Thoracolumbar Fractures. American-British-Canadian Traveling Fellowship Presentation. Edinburgh, Scotland, May 11, 1995.

58. McLain, R.F.: Tumor Reconstruction in Spinal Neoplasms. American-British-Canadian Traveling Fellowship Presentation. Nottingham, Enland, May 15, 1995.

59. McLain, R.F.: Aggressive Treatment of Vertebral Neoplasms of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine. American-British-Canadian Traveling Fellowship Presentation. Nottingham, England, May 15, 1995.

60. McLain, R.F.: Cotrel-Dubousset Instrumentation for Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Fractures. American-British-Canadian Traveling Fellowship Presentation. Australian Orthopaedic Association Meeting, Queensland, May 21, 1995.

61. McLain, R.F.: Stabilization of Three-column Cervical Dissociations: Anatomical and Biomechanical Principles of Treatment. American-British-Canadian Traveling Fellowship Presentation. Christchurch, New Zealand, May 30, 1995.

62. McLain, R.F.: Mechanoreceptor Innervation of the Spinal Facets. American-British-Canadian Traveling Fellowship Presentation. Wellington, New Zealand, June 1, 1995.


63. McLain, R.F.: Reconstruction of the Anterior Vertebral Column. American-British-Canadian Traveling Fellowship Presentation. Auckland Orthopaedic Society Meeting. Auckland, New Zealand, 1995.

64. McLain, R.F.: Spinal Reconstruction Following Tumor Resection. Surgical Oncology Multidisciplinary Meeting. UC Davis, June 1995.


65. Levin, L.S., Flatow, E., Garvin, K., Herzenberg, J., McLain, R.F., Miniaci, A., Turcotte, R.: Report of the 1995 American-British-Canadian Traveling Fellows. American Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. June 13, 1995.

66. McKinley T.O., McLain, R.F., Sarigul-Klijn N., Smith T.S., Yerby, S.A.: The Effect of Pedicle Morphometry on Pedicle Screw Loading in Unstable Burst Fractures: A Synthetic Model. 28th Annual AOA Residents Conference. Pittsburgh, 1995.

67. Sarigul-Klijn, N., McGregor, R.M., McKinley, T.O., McLain, R.F.: Mechanical Response of a 3-D Finite Element Model of an Instrumented Synthetic Vertebral Body. 1995 International Mechanical Engineering Congress, San Francisco, California, November.

68. McKinley, T.O., McLain, R.F., Sarigul-Klijn, N., Smith, T.S., Yerby, S.A.: The Effectof of Pedicle Morphometry on Pedicle Screw Loading in Unstable Burst Fractures: A Synthetic Model. American College of Surgeons Residents Paper Award. Los Angeles, 1995.

69. McLain, R.F.: Fractures of the Cervical and Lumbar Spine. AAOS Review and Update for Practicing Orthopaedic Surgeons. San Francisco, California, November 1995.

70. McKinley, T.O., McLain, R.F., Sarigul-Klijn, N., Smith, T.S., Yerby, S.A.: The Effect of Pedicle Morphometry on Pedicle Screw Loading in Axial Instablity. First place Resident Scientific Paper Award. Western Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. Lake Tahoe, California, 1996.

71. McLain, R.F.: Treatment of Tumors of the Spine. Visiting Professor, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, January 1996.

72. McLain, R.F.: The Role of Innervation on Spinal Function. Visiting Professor, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, January, 1996.

73. Yerby, S., Ehteshami, J., McLain, R.F.: Offset Laminar Hooks Decrease Bending Moments on Pedicle Screws during In-Situ Contouring. Forty-Second Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Research Society, Atlanta, Georgia, February 1996.

74. McLain, R.F.: Treatment of Tumors of the Spine. Grand Rounds of the Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Davis. February 1996.


75. McLain, R.F.: Treatment of Cervical Trauma. Visiting Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, April 1996.

76. Yerby, S., Ehteshami, J., McLain, R.F.: Offset Laminar Hooks Decrease Bending Moments on Pedicle Screws During In-Situ Contouring. Twenty-third Annual Meeting, International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Burlington, Vermont, June 1996.

77. Yerby, S., McLain, R.F.: Characterization of a Portable Stiffness Testing System for In-Vivo Use in Spinal Fusion. Twenty-third Annual Meeting, International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Burlington, Vermont, June 1996.


78. Yerby, S. Ehteshami, J., McLain, R.F.: Loading of Pedicle Screws within the Vertebra. Twenty-third Annual Meeting, International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Burlington, Vermont, June 1996.

79. Smith, T.S., Yerby, S., McLain, R.F., McKinley, T.O.: Measurement of Pedicle Screw Moments by Means of Internal Strain Gauges. Twenty-third Annual Meeting, International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Burlington, Vermont, June 1996.

80. Chiba, M., McLain, R.F., Yerby, S., Moseley, T.A., Smith, T.S., Benson, D.R.: Short Segment Pedicle Instrumentation for Thoracolumbar Fracture: Evaluation of the Construct Range of Motion Using a Video System. Twenty-third Annual Meeting, International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Burlington, Vermont, June 1996

81. Pickar, J.G. and McLain, R.F. Group III and IV afferents in the lumbar spine respond to facet joint movement. National Workshop to Develop the Chiropractic Research Agenda. Washington, DC, July 12-14, 1996.

82. McLain, R.F.: Endoscopic Resection of Spinal Malignancies. Second Annual Cancer Research Symposium, UC Davis Cancer Center, September 28, 1996.

83. Glaser, J., Cuddy, B., Albert, T., McLain, R.F., Bozzette, S.: A Comparison of Physician Preferences in the Treatment of Cervical Spine Injuries. Cervical Spine Research Society, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1995.

84. Glaser, J., Cuddy, B., Albert, T., McLain, R.F., Bozzette, S.: A Comparison of Physician Preferences in the Treatment of Cervical Spine Injuries. South Carolina Spine Society, Charleston, South Carolina, 1995.

85. Pickar, J., McLain, R.F.: Group III and IV Afferents in the Lumbar Spine Respond to Facet Joint Movement. U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. Washington, D.C., July 1996.



86. Mermelstein, L., McLain, R.F., Yerby, S.: Transpedicular Reinforcement of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures with Calcium Phosphate Cement: A Biomechanical Study. Scoliosis Research Society, 31st Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, September 1996.

87. Yerby, S., Ehteshami, J., McLain, R.F.: Offset Laminar Hooks Decrease Bending Moments on Pedicle Screws During In-Situ Contouring. Scoliosis Research Society, 31st Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, September 1996.

88. McLain, R.F., McKinley, T.O., Smith, T.S., Yerby, S.: Characteristics of Pedicle Screw Loading: Effects of Placement Variables on Bending Moments in the Screw Hub. North American Spine Society, 11th Annual Meeting. Vancouver, B.C., October 1996.

89. McKinley, T.O., McLain, R.F., Yerby, S., Smith, T.S.: Effects of Pedicle Morphometry on Pedicle Screw Loading in Unstable Burst Fractures: A Synthetic Model. North American Spine Society, 11th Annual Meeting. Vancouver, B.C., October 1996.

90. Mermelstein, L., McLain, R.F., Yerby, S.: Transpedicular Reinforcement of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures with Calcium Phosphate Cement: A Biomechanical Study. North American Spine Society, 11th Annual Meeting. Vancouver, B.C., October 1996.

91. Yerby, S.A., McLain, R.F.: Characterization of Portable Stiffness Testing System for In-Vivo Use in Spinal Fusion. North American Spine Society, 11th Annual Meeting. Vancouver, B.C., October 1996.

92. McKinley, T.O., McLain, R.F.: Effects of Pedicle Morphometry on Pedicle Screw Loading in Unstable Burst Fractures: A Synthetic Model. Twenty-Eighth Annual AOA Resident’s Conference. Rochester, N.Y., 1996.

93. Schiffman, D., McLain, R.F.: Outcomes following Luque-Galviston Instrumentation for Neuromuscular Scoliosis. Twenty-Eighth Annual AOA Resident’s Conference. Rochester, N.Y., 1996.

94. McKinley, T.O., McLain, R.F.: Effects of Surgical Techniques on Intravertebral and Intrapedicular Bending Moments. Western Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting, 1996.

95. McKinley, T.O., McLain, R.F.: Effects of Surgical Techniques on Intravertebral and Intrapedicular Bending Moments. General Surgery Conference, Los Angeles. Annual Meeting, 1996.

96. McLain, R.F.: The Role of Innervation on Spinal Function. Visiting Professor, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1996.

97. McLain, R.F.: Endoscopy for the Treatment of Metastatic Disease. Spine Day, University of California, San Francisco, December 7, 1996.



98. Bay, B.K., Yerby, S.A., McLain, R.F.: Trabecular Strain in Vertebral Endplates: Analysis by Texture Correlation Technique. Forty-Third Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, California, February 1997.

99. McLain, R.F.: Effects of Pedicle Morphometry on Pedical Screw Bending Failure. Osteonics Training Course. Florham Park, New Jersey, July, 1997.

100. McLain, R.F.: Surgical Indications for Refractory Low Back Pain. Spinal Care: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 1997.

101. Schiffman, D.N., McLain, R.F., Benson, D.R.: Luque Galveston Instrumentation in Neuromuscular Scoliosis: Surgical and Functional Outcomes. Scoliosis Research Society, 32nd Annual Meeting, St Louis, Missouri, September 1997.

102. Yerby, S.A., Toh, E., McLain, R.F.: Experimental Revision of Failed Pedicle Screws with Hydroxyapatite Cement. Scoliosis Research Society, 32nd Annual Meeting, St Louis, Missouri, September 1997.

103. Yerby, S.A., Toh, E., McLain, R.F.: Experimental Revision of Failed Pedicle Screws with Hydroxyapatite Cement. North American Spine Society, 12th Annual Meeting. New York, New York, October 1997.

104. Bay, B.K., Yerby, S.A., McLain, R.F.: Spatial Distribution of Trabecular Strain within the Vertebral Body During Loading to Failure. North American Spine Society, 12th Annual Meeting. New York, New York, October 1997.

105. Youssef, J.A., McKinley, T.O., McLain, R.F., Yerby, S.A.: Characteristics of Pedicle Screw Loading: Effect of Screw Placement Angle in Intravertebral and Intrapedicular Bending Moments. North American Spine Society, 12th Annual Meeting. New York, New York, October 1997.

106. Yerby, S.A., Bay, B.K., Toh, E., McLain, R.F., Drews, M.: The Effect of Boundary Conditions on Experimentally Measured Trabecular Strain in the Thoracic Spine. American Society of Biomechanics, Annual Meeting, South Carolina, October, 1997.

107. McLain, R.F.: Effects of Vertebral Morphometry on Pedicle Screw Bending Mechanics. Osteonics Spine Symposium, New Jersey, June, 1997.

108. Schneiderman, G., Hambly, M., McLain, R.F.: Nociceptive Nerve Endings in Pseudarthrosis Tissue in the Lumbar Spine. Scoliosis Research Society, 32nd Annual Meeting, St Louis, Missouri, September 1997.

109. McLain, R.F.: Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures: The Role of Urgent Stabilization in Polytrauma Patients. 3rd Stryker Spine Symposium, Berlin, Germany, October, 1997.


110. McLain, R.F.: Subaxial Cervical Instability: Diagnosis and Surgical Management. Contemporary Issues in Spinal Surgery, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery Surgical Skills Course, Chicago, Illinois, November, 1997.


111. McLain, R.F.: Spinous Process Wiring for Subaxial Cervical Instability: Surgical Demonstration and Discussion. Contemporary Issues in Spinal Surgery, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery Surgical Skills Course, Chicago, Illinois, November, 1997.

112. McLain, R.F.: Biomechanics of Pedicle Screw Loading. Visiting Professor, The Campbell Clinic, University of Tennessee. Memphis Tennessee, January, 1998.

113. Yerby, S.A., Bay, B.K., McLain, R.F., Toh, E: Distribution of Lumbar Trabecular Strain as a Function of Load. Forty-Fourth Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 1998.

114. Toh, E., Yerby, S.A., Bay, B.K., McLain, R.F., Drews, M., Benson, D.R.: The Effect of Anterior Osteophytes and Flexural Position on Thoracic Trabecular Strain. Forty-Fourth Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 1998.

115. Yerby, S.A., Toh, E., McLain, R.F.: Revision of Failed Pedicle Screws using Calcium Phosphate Cement. Forty-Fourth Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 1998.

116. Bay, B.K., Yerby, S.A., McLain, R.F.: Spatial Distribution of Trabecular Strain within the Vertebral Body During Loading to Failure. Forty-Fourth Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 1998.

117. McLain, R.F.: Surgical Treatment of Spondylolisthesis. Controversies in Spinal Surgery: Scoliosis and Spinal Deformity. Fourth Annual Stryker Spine Symposium. Key Largo, Florida, April, 1998.

118. McLain, R.F.: Approaches to the Anterior Lumbar Spine: Anatomy and Technique. Advances in Endoscopic Spinal Surgery. Cleveland, Ohio, May, 1998.

119. McLain, R.F.: Endoscopically Assisted Decompression for Spinal Neoplasms. Advances in Endoscopic Spinal Surgery. Cleveland, Ohio, May, 1998.

120. McLain, R.F.: Battling Back Pain. Health Talk Cleveland Clinic Foundation Seminar. Cleveland, Ohio, August, 1998.

121. McLain, R.F., Benson, D.R.: Urgent Stabilization of Thoracolumbar Fractures in Polytraumatized Patients. 111th Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Association, Asheville North Carolina, June, 1998.


122. McLain, R.F.: Cervical Spondylosis: Evaluation and Treatment. Inaugural Meeting: Cleveland Clinic Foundation’s Orthopaedic Review Course. Greenbrier, West Virginia, June, 1998

123. McLain, R.F.: Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery – Indications and Techniques. Inaugural Meeting: Cleveland Clinic Foundation’s Orthopaedic Review Course. Greenbrier, West Virginia, June, 1998


124. McLain, R.F., Benson, D.R.: Urgent Treatment of Spinal Fractures in Polytraumatized Patients. 33rd Annual Meeting Scoliosis Research Society, New York, New York, September, 1998.

125. McLain, R.F., Abshire, B. Valdevit, A., Kambic, H.: Pullout Failure in Pedicle Screws: Differences Between Conical and Cylindrical Screws. 33rd Annual Meeting Scoliosis Research Society, New York, New York, September, 1998.

126. McLain, R.F., Benson, D.R.: Urgent Stabilization of Spinal Fractures in Polytrauma Patients. 13th Annual Meeting North American Spine Society, San Francisco, California, October, 1998.

127. McLain, R.F.: Evaluation and Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy. Current Concepts in Spine Care. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 1998.

128. Abshire, B.B., McLain, R.F., Valdevit, A, Kambic, H: Pullout Failure in Conical vs. Cylindrical Pedical Screws and Conical and Cylindrical Screws after Backout. Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Seattle, Wash., July, 1998.

129. McLain, R.F.: Surgical Options in Back Pain Care. Anesthesia Grand-Rounds. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. December, 1998.

130. McLain, R.F., Abshire, B. Valdevit, A., Kambic, H.: Pullout Failure in Pedicle Screws: Differences Between Conical and Cylindrical Screws. Forty-Fifth Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Research Society, Anaheim, California, February 1999

131. McLain, R.F.: Implant Failure: Design and Biomechanical Considerations for Fusion Constructs. Complications of Spinal Fusion. Squaw Valley, California, March 1999.

132. McLain, R.F.: Long Anterior Cervical Fusion with Strut Graft: Indications and Complications. Complications of Spinal Fusion. Squaw Valley, California, March 1999.

133. McLain, R.F.: Video-Assisted Posterolateral Decompression for Thoracic Metastases. Visiting Professor, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. April, 1999.

134. McLain, R.F., Valdevit, A, Kambic, H, Abshire, B.B: Pullout Failure in Conical vs. Cylindrical Pedical Screws at Full Insertion and after Backout. 26th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. Kona, Hawaii, June 1999.


135. McLain, R.F., Valdevit, A, Kambic, H: Torsional Rigidity of Spinal Constructs: A Biomechanical Analysis of Three Cross-link Configurations. 26th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. Kona, Hawaii, June 1999.

136. McLain, R.F.: Discogenic Back Pain: Current Concepts and Diagnosis. AAOS: Practical Strategies in Spine Surgery:Current Applications and Techniques. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery Surgical Skills Course, Rosemont, Illinois, August, 1999.

137. McLain, R.F.: Implant Related Complications of Posterior Spinal Instrumentation. Scoliosis Research Sociaety CME Course: Complications in Management of Spinal Disorders. San Diego, Calif, September, 1999


138. McLain, R.F.: Reconstruction of Thoracic Neoplasms. 5th Annual Stryker International Spine Symposium. Sao Paulo, Brazil, September, 1999.

139. McLain, R.F.: Low Profile Fixation under Compromised Thoracic Soft Tissues. 5 th Annual Stryker International Spine Symposium. Sao Paulo, Brazil, September, 1999.

140. McLain, R.F.: Biomechanics of Subaxial Cervical Fixation. American Association of Neurological Surgeons: Comprehensive Review Course for Young Spine Surgeons. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 1999.

141. McLain, R.F.: Principles of Thoracic and Lumbar Stabilization. American Association of Neurological Surgeons: Comprehensive Review Course for Young Spine Surgeons. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 1999.

142. McLain, R.F.: Strategies of Thoracic and Lumbar Stabilization. American Association of Neurological Surgeons: Comprehensive Review Course for Young Spine Surgeons. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 1999.

143. McLain, R.F.: Principles of Pedicle Screw Biomechanics: Keynote Address. Japanese Society for Spinal Instrumentation. Tokyo, Japan, October, 1999.

144. McLain, R.F.: Treatment of Thoracic Metastases – Current Concepts and Options. Visiting Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokai University, Oiso, Japan, October, 1999.

145. McLain, R.F.: Endoscopic Treatment of Thoracic Spine Tumors. Visiting Professor, Wakayama University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama, Japan,. October, 1999.

146. McLain, R.F.: Spinal Stenosis. Anesthesia Pain Management Grand Rounds. The Cleveland Clinic, November, 1999. Cleveland Ohio.

147. McLain, R.F.: Endoscopic Approach to Thoracic Spine Metastases. 12 th Annual Selby Spine Conference. Winterpark Colorado, February, 2000.


148. McLain, R.F.: Paleopathology: The Evolution of Musculoskeletal Disease. 12th Annual Selby Spine Conference. Winterpark Colorado, February, 2000.

149. McLain, R.F.: Pedicle Screws: Design, Application, and Biomechanics. White River Spine Conference. Little Rock Arkansas, March, 2000.

150. McLain, R.F.: Complex Spinal Reconstruction and Salvage: Review and Discussion of Selected Cases. White River Spine Conference. Little Rock Arkansas, March, 2000.

151. McLain, R.F.: Spine Surgery – What Patients Need to Know. Senior Circle Lecture – Euclid Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, April, 2000.

152. Yerby, SA, McLain, R.F., Moseley, T.A.: Comparative Morphometry of L4 Vertebrae as a Research Model for the Human Lumbar Spine. 27 th Annual Meeting, International Society for Study of the Lumbar Spine, Adelaide, Australia, April, 2000.


153. McLain, R.F.: Stabilization and Instrumentation of the Osteoporotic Spine, Spine Surgery that has Failed: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Cleveland Ohio, May, 2000.

154. McLain, R.F.: Management of Post-operative Infections, Spine Surgery that has Failed: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Cleveland Ohio, May, 2000.

155. McLain, R.F.: Spinal Canal Stenosis, Chronic Pain is a Disease: What the Family Physician Needs to Know. Cleveland Ohio, May, 2000.

156. McLain, R.F.: Surgical Options for Low Back Pain: Managing Your Back Pain. Cleveland, Ohio, May, 2000.

157. McLain, R.F.: Pedicle Screw Biomechanics. 12th Annual International Spine and Peripheral Nerve Workshop. Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland. June, 2000.

158. McLain, R.F.: Salvage Techniques for Pedicle Screw Fixation. 12th Annual International Spine and Peripheral Nerve Workshop. Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland. June, 2000.

159. McLain, R.F.: Pedicle Screw Biomechanics. Cleveland Clinic Basic Science Conference: Graduation 2000. Cleveland, Ohio. June, 2000.

160. McLain, R.F.: Pedicle Screw Biomechanics: Initial Placement and Salvage. Visiting Professor Presentation, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Dartmouth University, New Hampshire. June, 2000.



161. McLain, R.F.: Spinal Column Tumors: Diagnosis and Staging. Third Combined Meeting North American Spine Society and Japanese Spine Research Society, Kona, Hawaii. July, 2000.

162. McLain, R.F.: Spinal Column Tumors: Current Concepts of Diagnosis and Treatment. Session Moderator: Third Combined Meeting North American Spine Society and Japanese Spine Research Society, Kona, Hawaii. July, 2000.

163. Toh, E, Yerby, SA, Bay, BK, McLain, R.F., Benson, DR: The Effect of Anterior Osteophytes and Flexural Posture on Thoracic Trabecular Strain. Third Combined Meeting North American Spine Society and Japanese Spine Research Society, Kona, Hawaii. July 2000.

164. Kuzhupilly, R, Lieberman, IH, McLain, R.F., Valdevit, A, Kambic, H: Initial Stability of FRA Spacers in ALIF with Integrated Crossed Anterior Screws – an In-Vitro Analysis. Third Combined Meeting North American Spine Society and Japanese Spine Research Society, Kona, Hawaii. July, 2000.

165. McLain, R.F.: Biomechanics of Subaxial Cervical Fixation. American Association of Neurological Surgeons: Comprehensive Review Course for Young Spine Surgeons. Cleveland, Ohio, August, 2000.

166. McLain, R.F.: Principles of Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Stabilization. American Association of Neurological Surgeons: Comprehensive Review Course for Young Spine Surgeons. Cleveland, Ohio, August, 2000.

167. McLain, R.F.: Strategies of Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Stabilization. American Association of Neurological Surgeons: Comprehensive Review Course for Young Spine Surgeons. Cleveland, Ohio, August, 2000.

168. McLain, R.F.: Degeneration of L5-S1 Below a Previous Thoracolumbar Fusion: Review of the Pertinent Literature. 6th Spine Surgeons International Symposium. Napa Valley, California, September, 2000.

169. McLain, R.F.: Low Profile Fixation of the Upper Thoracic Spine: Biomechanical and Clinical Features of a Titanium System. 6th Spine Surgeons International Symposium. Napa Valley, California, September, 2000.

170. McLain, R.F.: Controversies in Spine Surgery – Summation and Conclusions. 6th Spine Surgeons International Symposium. Napa Valley, California, September, 2000.

171. McLain, R.F.: Back Pain vs. Leg Pain – The Nature of Spinal Disorders. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 2000.



172. McLain, R.F.: Basic Radiology – What Does this X-ray Mean? Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 2000.

173. McLain, R.F.: Anatomy – Five Anterior and Posterior Surgical Approaches. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 2000.

174. McLain, R.F., Reinhardt, M.K.: General Indications for Surgical Treatment. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 2000.

175. McLain, R.F.: Anatomy and Instrumentation of the Lumbar Spine – Hands-on Laboratory Exercise. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 2000.

176. McLain, R.F.: Failed Back Patients – What Can We Fix? Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 2000.

177. McLain, R.F.: Causes of Neck and Arm Pain. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 2000.

178. McLain, R.F.: Anterior Cervical Plating – Technique. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 2000.

179. McLain, R.F.: Anterior Cervical Plating Technique – Hands-on Laboratory Exercise. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 2000.

180. McLain, R.F.: Spinal Column Tumors - The Role of Surgery in the Disease Continuum. Taussig Cancer Center, Academic Grand Rounds. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, December 8, 2000.

181. McLain, R.F.: Cervical Spine Trauma – Basic Principles of Evaluation and Emergency Department Treatment. Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. December, 2000.

182. McLain, R.F.: Kyphoplasty: New Techniques for Osteoporotic Compression Fractures. Euclid Hospital Continuing Education Grand Rounds. Cleveland, Ohio. January, 2001.

183. McLain, R.F.: Kyphoplasty: Approach to Osteoporotic and Pathological Compression Fractures. Selby Spine Conference 2001. Park City, Utah. February, 2001.

184. McLain, R.F.: Urgent Surgical Approach to Polytrauma Patients with Spinal Fractures. Selby Spine Conference 2001. Park City, Utah. February, 2001.


185. McLain, R.F.: Kyphoplasty and Vertebraplasty: New Approaches to Osteoporotic Compression Fractures. Euclid Hospital Community Education Program. Cleveland, Ohio. February, 2001.


186. McLain, R.F., Kambic, H, Valdevit, A.: Effects of Cross-Link Configurations on Rod Stability in Torsion, 47th Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, San Francisco, February, 2001.

187. McLain, R.F.: Biomechanics of Subaxial Cervical Fixation. American Association of Neurological Surgeons: Comprehensive Review Course for Spine Surgeons. Cleveland, Ohio, May, 2001.

188. McLain, R.F.: Principles of Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Stabilization. American Association of Neurological Surgeons: Comprehensive Review Course for Spine Surgeons. Cleveland, Ohio, May, 2001.

189. McLain, R.F.: Functional Outcomes in Severe Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Fractures: Return to Work and Activity after Spinal Surgery. 28th Annual ISSLS, Edinburgh, Scotland, June, 2001.

190. Ferrara, L., McLain, R.F., Kabins, M.: Pedicle Morphometry in the Upper Thoracic Spine Limits Safe Screw Placement in Older Patients. 8th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Paradise Island, Bahamas, July, 2001.

191. McLain, R.F., Ferrara, L., Paskiet, J.L., Weiner, N.E., Young, P., Incoglo, S., Richmond, B.J.: Pedicle Screw Pullout Study: Analysis of Three Thread Design Strategies. 8 th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Paradise Island, Bahamas, July, 2001.

192. Paskiet, J.L., Kowalski, R., Benzel, E.C., McLain, R.F.: Biomechanical Assessment of Multilevel Fixation Using Threaded Interbody Fusion Cages. 8th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Paradise Island, Bahamas, July, 2001

193. McLain, R.F.: Pedicle Morphometry in the Upper Thoracic Spine Limits Safe Screw Placement in Older Patients. 2001 Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2001.

194. McLain, R.F.: Functional Outcomes after Spinal Fracture: Return to Work and Activity after Spinal Surgery. North American Spine Society Meeting, Seattle, Washington, October, 2001.

195. McLain, R.F.: Back Pain vs. Leg Pain – The Nature of Spinal Disorders. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, August, 2001.

196. McLain, R.F.: Basic Radiology – What Does this X-ray Mean? Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, August, 2001.


197. McLain, R.F.: Anatomy – Five Anterior and Posterior Surgical Approaches. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, August, 2001.


198. McLain, R.F., Reinhardt, M.K.: General Indications for Surgical Treatment. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, August, 2001.

199. McLain, R.F.: Anatomy and Instrumentation of the Lumbar Spine – Hands-on Laboratory Exercise. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, August, 2001.

200. McLain, R.F.: Failed Back Patients – What Can We Fix? Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, August, 2001.

201. McLain, R.F.: Causes of Neck and Arm Pain. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, August, 2001.

202. McLain, R.F.: Anterior Cervical Plating – Technique. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, August, 2001.

203. McLain, R.F.: Anterior Cervical Plating Technique – Hands-on Laboratory Exercise. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, August, 2001.

204. McLain, R.F., Ferrara, L., Kabins, M.: Pedicle Morphometry in the Upper Thoracic Spine Limits Safe Screw Placement in Older Patients. 36th annual Scoliosis Research Society, September, 2001.

205. McLain, R.F.: Revision Surgery and Osteotomy in Adult Spinal Deformity. State of the Art in Spine Surgery: 2002. Whistler, British Columbia, March, 2002.

206. McLain, R.F.: Long-term Outcomes of Surgically Treated Thoracolumbar Fractures. State of the Art in Spine Surgery: 2002. Whistler, British Columbia, March, 2002.

207. McLain, R.F., Ferrara, L., Inceoglu, S., Secor, J., Young, P: Insertional Torque does not Reflect Pedicle Screw Pullout Strength in Current Screw Designs. 29th Annual ISSLS, Cleveland, Ohio, May, 2002.

208. McLain, R.F.: Follow-up in Spine Fracture Patients – Factors Impeding Prospective Trials. 29 th

Annual ISSLS, Cleveland, Ohio, May, 2002.


209. McLain, R.F.: Biomechanics of Subaxial Cervical Fixation. American Association of Neurological Surgeons: Comprehensive Review Course for Spine Surgeons. Cleveland, Ohio, May, 2002.

210. McLain, R.F.: Principles and Strategies of Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Stabilization. American Association of Neurological Surgeons: Comprehensive Review Course for Spine Surgeons. Cleveland, Ohio, May, 2002.


211. Fleming, J.E. Jr., Reinhardt, M.K., Boehm, C., Kuzhupilly, R.R., Muschler, G.F., McLain, R.F., Lieberman, I.H.: Intraoperative Concentration of Human Bone Marrow Progenitors in Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Cleveland Orthopaedic Society Residents Research Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, May, 2002.

212. McLain, R.F.: Back Pain vs. Leg Pain – The Nature of Spinal Disorders. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2002.

213. McLain, R.F.: Basic Radiology – What Does this X-ray Mean? Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2002.

214. McLain, R.F.: Anatomy – Five Anterior and Posterior Surgical Approaches. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2002.

215. McLain, R.F., Reinhardt, M.K.: General Indications for Surgical Treatment. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2002.

216. McLain, R.F.: Anatomy and Instrumentation of the Lumbar Spine – Hands-on Laboratory Exercise. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2002.

217. McLain, R.F.: Failed Back Patients – What Can We Fix? Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2002.

218. McLain, R.F.: Causes of Neck and Arm Pain. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2002.

219. McLain, R.F.: Anterior Cervical Plating – Technique. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2002.



220. McLain, R.F.: Anterior Cervical Plating Technique – Hands-on Laboratory Exercise. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2002.

221. Hart, R., Gustavel, M, Spratt, K, Myers, M, Lapidus, J, Hildlbrand, A, Glaser, J, McLain, RF, Shaffer, W: Variation in Surgical Decision Making Among Spine Surgeons for Degenerative Conditions of the Lumbar Spine. 17th Annual North American Spine Society: Montreal, Canada, October, 2002.

222. Babat, B, McLain, R.F., Young, P, Bingaman, W, Kalfas, I, Biscup, R, Rufo-Smith, C: Spinal Surgery in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: Catastrophic Failure and Progressive Kyphosis. 17 th

Annual North American Spine Society: Montreal, Canada, October, 2002.

223. McLain, R.F.: Elastic Deformation of the Vertebral Pedicle during Pedicle Screw Insertion. Orthopaedic Research Center and Research Institute of University Hospitals Musculoskeletal Research Seminar Series. Cleveland, December, 2002.

224. McLain, R.F.: Decision Making in Degenerative Cervical Disc Disease. Mid-Amerca Orthopaedic Association. Hilton Head, April, 2003.

225. McLain, R.F., Bay, B.K., Ferrara, L., Inceoglu, S., Moran, S.: Pedicle Screw Material: Strain Analysis of Trabecular Bone By Micro-CT Images. 116th Annual Meeting, American Orthopaedic Association, Charleston, May, 2003.

226. Fleming, J., Reinhart, M.K., Boehm, C, Kuzhupilly, R, Muschler, GF, McLain, RF, Lieberman, IH: Intraoperative Concentration of Human Bone Marrow Progenitors in Lumbar Interbody Fusion. World Spine, Second Interdisciplinary Congress. Chicago, August 2003.

227. Inceoglu, S, Kilincer, C, Ferrara, LA, McLain, R.F.: Elastic Cortical Deformation during Pedicle Screw Insertion. 3rd Annual IMAST Meeting, Rome, Italy, July, 2003.

228. McLain, R.F., Inceoglu, S, Ferrara, LA,: Expansion and Failure of the Vertebral Pedicle during Screw Insertion. Combined Meeting, North American Spine Society and Japanese Orthopaedic Association, August, 2003.

229. McLain, R.F.: Primary and Metastatic Tumors of the Spine. Visiting Professor Centers for Osteopathic Research and Education. Ohio University College of Medicine. Columbus Ohio, September, 2003.

230. McLain, R.F.: Reconstruction of the Anterior Vertebral Column. Visiting Professor Centers for Osteopathic Research and Education. Ohio University College of Medicine. Columbus Ohio, September, 2003.




232. McLain, R.F.: Basic Radiology – What Does this X-ray Mean? Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2003.


234. McLain, R.F.: Alternatives to Iliac Graft in Lumbar Fusion. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2003.



237. McLain, R.F.: Surgical Approaches to Chronic Pain. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2003.




241. McLain, R.F.: Lumbar Flat-back Syndrome. North American Spine Society, 18 th Annual Meeting – General Symposium: Adult Scoliosis and Spinal Deformity: Assessment and Reconstruction. San Diego, Calif., October, 2003.

242. McLain, R.F.: Lumbar Anatomy. Orthopaedics for the Primary Care Physician, 1st Annual Meeting. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 2003.



243. McLain, R.F.: Lumbar Disc Herniation. Orthopaedics for the Primary Care Physician, 1st Annual Meeting. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 2003.

244. McLain, R.F.: Lumbar Instability and Spinal Stenosis. Orthopaedics for the Primary Care Physician, 1st Annual Meeting. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 2003.

245. McLain, R.F.: Physical Examination of the Lumbar Spine. Orthopaedics for the Primary Care Physician, 1st Annual Meeting. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 2003.

246. McLain, R.F.: Discogenic Low Back Pain: Role of Fusion vs IDET. Selby Spine Conference. Park City, Utah, February, 2004.

247. McLain, R.F.: Spinal vs General Anesthesia: Options in Lumbar Laminectomy. Selby Spine Conference. Park City, Utah, February, 2004.

248. McLain, R.F.: Surgical Fusion for Discogenic Pain. The Sixth Annual Pain Management Symposium – Session: Discogenic Pain and Stenosis. Orlando, Florida February, 2004.

249. McLain, R.F.: Lumbar Canal Stenosis - Surgical Perspective. The Sixth Annual Pain Management Symposium – Session: Discogenic Pain and Stenosis. Orlando, Florida February, 2004.

250. McLain, R.F., Bell, G.R., Kalfas, I, Tetzlaff, J., Yoon, H, Rana, M: Spinal vs General Anesthesia in Lumbar Laminectomy: A Case-Controlled Study of 400 Patients. 71st Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, California, March, 2004.

251. McLain, R.F., Fleming, JE, Boehm, C, Muschler GF: Progenitor Cell Aspiration from the Vertebral Body: Transpedicular Harvest for Graft Augmentation. 71st Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, California, March, 2004.

252. McLain, R.F., Fleming, JE, Boehm, C, Muschler GF: Transpedicular Aspiration of Osteoprogenitor Cells from Vertebral Body Marrow: Bone Graft Augmentation for Spine Fusion. Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting, La Quinta, California April, 2004.

253. McLain, R.F., Bell, G.R., Kalfas, I, Tetzlaff, J., Yoon, H, Rana, M: Spinal vs General Anesthesia in Lumbar Laminectomy: A Case-Controlled Study of 400 Patients. Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting, La Quinta, California April, 2004.

254. McLain, R.F.: Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion for Myelopathy. Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting, La Quinta, California April, 2004.

255. McLain, R.F., Kalfas, I, Bell, G.R., Tetzlaff, J., Yoon, H.: Spinal vs General Anesthesia in Lumbar Surgery: A Case-Controlled Study of 400 Patients. American Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, June, 2004.



256. McLain, R.F., Bell, G.R., Kalfas, I, Tetzlaff, J., Yoon, H: Spinal vs General Anesthesia in Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Case-Controlled Study of 400 Patients. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Annual Meeting, Porto, Portugal, June, 2004.

257. Togawa D, Lieberman IH, McLain RF, Fleming JE, Richmond BJ, Reinhardt MK, Boehm C, Muschler GF. Efficacy of selective stem cell retention for bone marrow aspirates - clinical and radiographic results of lumbar interbody fusion. Bone Summit 2004. Cleveland, Ohio. May, 2004.

258. Togawa D, Lieberman IH, McLain RF, Fleming JE, Reinhardt MK, Boehm C, Muschler GF. Selective stem cell retention for intraoperative preparation of composites enriched with bone marrow aspirates for spine surgery. 11th Annual Meeting, IMAST, Bermuda, July, 2004.

259. Togawa D, Lieberman IH, McLain RF, Richmond BJ, Fleming JE, Reinhardt MK. Clinical and radiographic outcomes of lumbar interbody fusion using allograft composites enriched with bone marrow derived cells prepared by selective stem cell retention. 11th Annual Meeting, IMAST, Bermuda, July, 2004.

260. Inceoglu, S, McLain, R.F., Kilincer, C, Cayli, S, Ferrara, L.A.: A New Screw Pullout Testing Method Under Effects of Stress Relaxation. Society for Experimental Mechanics. X International Congress. Costa Mesa, California, 2004.

261. McLain, R.F.: Challenges in Lumbar Reconstruction. Advanced Techniques in Spinal Treatment, Fifth Annual Meeting, Tokyo, Japan, September, 2004.

262. McLain, R.F.: Lumbar Reconstruction: Biomechanical Principles of Fixation. Visiting Professor Presentation, Tokai University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo, Japan, September, 2004.

263. McLain, R.F.: Thoracic Pedicle Screw Fixation: Morphometric Limits to Instrumentation; Visiting Professor Presentation, University of Tokyo, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo, Japan, September, 2004.

264. McLain, R.F.: Xia Pedicle Screw Instrumentation for the Lumbar Spine: Presentation and Hands on Demonstration, Fifth Annual Meeting, University of Tokyo, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo, Japan, September, 2004.

265. McLain, R.F.: Challenges in Lumbar Reconstruction. Visiting Professor Presentation, Immeyashi University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kagoshima, Japan, September, 2004.

266. McLain, R.F.: Case Discussions in Thoracic and Lumbar Reconstruction. Visiting Professor Presentation, Immeyashi University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kagoshima, Japan, September, 2004.


267. McLain, R.F.: Challenges in Lumbar Reconstruction. Visiting Professor Presentation, Yokohama University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yokohama, Japan, September, 2004.

268. McLain, R.F.: Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: A Comprehensive Approach. Pain Management for the Primary Care Physician. The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, August, 2004.




271. McLain, R.F.: Graft Alternatives in Spinal Fusion. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2004.

272. McLain, R.F.: Anatomy and Instrumentation of the Lumbar Spine – Hands-on Laboratory Exercise. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2004





277. Lieberman, IH, Togawa, D, McLain, R.F., Richmond, BJ, Fleming, JE, Reinhardt, MK, Boehm, C, Muschler, GF: Lumbar Interbody Fusion using Allograft Enriched with Bone Marrow Derived Cells Prepared by Selective Stem Cell Retention – Results of Clinical and Radiographic Studies and In-Vitro Assay. North American Spine Society – 19 th Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois, October, 2004.

278. McLain, R.F.: Adult Spinal Deformity – Salvaging Surgery that Has Failed: Progressive Post-operative Curves. North American Spine Society – 19 th Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois, October, 2004.


279. Lieberman, IH, Togawa, D, McLain, R.F., Richmond, BJ, Fleming, JE, Reinhardt, MK: Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of Lumbar Interbody Fusion using Allograft Enriched with Bone Marrow Derived Cells Prepared by Selective Stem Cell Retention. North American Spine Society – 19th Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois, October, 2004.

280. Ehlert, M., Inceoglu, S., Akbay, A., McLain, R.F.: Assessment of the Effects of Loading Rate on the Pullout Performance of Pedicle Screws. Twenty-fourth Annual Research Day; The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Lerner Research Institute, November, 2004.


281. Inceoglu, S., Akbay, A., McLain, R.F.: Viscoelastic Effects at the Bone-Screw Interface in Pedicle Screws in Human Bone. Twenty-fourth Annual Research Day; The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Lerner Research Institute, November, 2004.

282. Inceoglu, S., Kilincer, C., Tami, A., McLain, R.F.: Microstructure of the Pedicle Cortex. Twenty-fourth Annual Research Day; The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Lerner Research Institute, November, 2004.

283. Inceoglu, S., Kilincer, C., Tami, A., McLain, R.F.: Plastic Deformation at the Lumbar Pedicle During Screw Insertion. Twenty-fourth Annual Research Day; The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Lerner Research Institute, November, 2004.

284. Gurd, DP, Stauber, ME, Cohen, DS, Silcox, DH, Lim, P, McLain, RF: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study of SAC vs BAK Implants in Anterior Interbody Fusion. Twenty-fourth Annual Research Day; The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Lerner Research Institute, November, 2004.

285. Hart, R.A., Irwin, Z.N., Myers, M, Glaser, J., McLain, R.F., Shafer, W.: Variations in Surgical Decision Making for Degenerative Disorders of the Cervical Spine. Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Washington, D.C., February, 2005.

286. McLain, R.F.: Adult Spinal Deformity – Salvaging Surgery that Has Failed: Progressive Post-operative Curves. Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Washington, D.C., February, 2005.

287. McLain, R.F., Gurd, DP, Stauber, ME, Cohen, DS, Silcox, DH, Lim, P.: Comparison of Stabilis Stand Alone Cage to BAK for Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Randomized Controlled Prospective Trial. Eighth Annual SSIS Meeting, Athens, Greece, March 2005.

288. McLain, R.F.: Degenerative Disc Disease: Selecting Fusion vs. Disc Arthroplasty. Eighth Annual SSIS Meeting, Athens, Greece, March 2005.

289. Gurd, DP, McLain, R.F., Cohen, DS, Silcox, DH, Lim, P.: A Randomized Controlled Prospective Trial Comparing Stabilis Stand Alone Cage to BAK for Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Mid America Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting, Amelia Island, Florida, April 2005.


290. Lewandrowski, KU, McLain, R.F.: Sacral Resection in the Treatment of Recurrent Colorectal Cancer. Mid America Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting, Amelia Island, Florida, April 2005

291. McLain, R.F.: Ending Back Pain: New Techniques and Strategies for Treating Low Back Pain. CCF Board of Governors Annual Alumni Meeting, May, 2005.

292. McLain, R.F.: Approach and surgical technique for anterior interbody technique: Rational for a unilateral anterior cervical plate design. Abbott Spine Cervical Design Development Meeting, New York, 2005.


293. Togawa, D, Lieberman, I, McLain, RF, Fleming, J, Richmond, B, Reinhardt, M, Boehm, C, Muschler, G: Lumbar interbody fusion using allograft composites enriched with osteogenic progenitor cell retention systems: Results of two year follow-up. 32nd Annual ISSLS, New York, New York, May, 2005.

294. Burval, D, Milks, R, Inceoglu, S, McLain, RF:. Primary pedicle screw augmentation in osteoporotic lumbar vertebrae. 32nd Annual ISSLS, New York, New York, May, 2005.

295. Inceoglu, S, Burghardt, A, Akbay, A, Majumdar, S, McLain, RF: Trabecular microstructure in lumbar pedicle differs from vertebral trabecular bone. 32nd Annual ISSLS, New York, New York, May, 2005.

296. Inceoglu, S, Akbay, A, McLain, RF: Time-dependent effects alter the mechanical performance of the bone screw interface in human bone. 32nd Annual ISSLS, New York, New York, May, 2005.

297. Inceoglu, S, Kilincer, C, Akbay, A, Tami, A, McLain, RF: Deformation characteristics of the lumbar pedicle during screw insertion. 32nd Annual ISSLS, New York, New York, May, 2005.

298. McLain, R.F.: Applications for Luxor MIS Retractor. Luxor Surgeons Panel. Osaka Japan, July, 2005.

299. McLain, R.F.: Minimally Invasive Options in Adult Spinal Surgery. 5 th ATST Meeting, Osaka Japan, July 2005.

300. McLain, R.F.: Indications for Anterior Interbody Fusion. Synthes Anterior Lumbar Surgery Symposium. Cleveland Ohio, July, 2005.

301. McLain, R.F.: Technique for Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Synthes Anterior Lumbar Surgery Symposium. Cleveland Ohio, July, 2005.



303. McLain, R.F.: Spinal Disorders: Different Types of Spinal Disease. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2005.


305. McLain, R.F.: Disc Replacement. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2005.



307. McLain, R.F.: Surgical Approaches to Chronic Pain. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2005.




311. Podojil, FP, Makary, LF, McLain, RF, Faraq, E, Lotto, M, Ebrahim, Z, Schubert, A, Xu, M, Sawyer, S: Anesthetic Advantages for Minimally Invasive vs Traditional Techniques for Major Spinal Surgeries. Society for Neurosurgical Anesthesia, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2005.

312. Podojil, FP, Makary, LF, McLain, RF, Faraq, E, Lotto, M, Ebrahim, Z, Schubert, A, Xu, M, Sawyer, S: Anesthetic Advantages for Minimally Invasive vs Traditional Techniques for Major Spinal Surgeries. American Society of Anesthesiology, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2005.

313. McLain, R.F.: Management of Postoprocedural Discitis: 30th Annual Meeting, American Society of Regional Anesthesia. Miami, Florida, November 2005.

314. McLain, R.F.: Whiplash Associated Disorders: 30th Annual Meeting, American Society of Regional Anesthesia. Miami, Florida, November 2005.


315. McLain, R.F.: Endoscopically Assisted Treatment of Metastatic Spinal Tumors. Visiting Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston, February 2006.

316. McLain, R.F.: Reconstructive Challenges in Adult Spinal Deformity. Visiting Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston, February 2006.

317. McLain, R.F.: Surgical Treatment of Discogenic Back Pain: Fusion vs. Disc Arthroplasty. American Association of Pain Management, San Diego, February 2006.

318. McLain, R.F.: Inside the Mind of the Orthopaedic Surgeon. AAOS Instructional Symposium. 73rd Annual Meeting American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, March, 2006.

319. McLain, R.F.: Image Guidance Techniques in Lumbar Spine Surgery I. Technology Presentation. AAOS Instructional Symposium. 73rd Annual Meeting American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, March, 2006.


320. McLain, R.F.: Image Guidance Techniques in Lumbar Spine Surgery II. Technology Presentation. AAOS Instructional Symposium. 73rd Annual Meeting American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, March, 2006.

321. McLain, R.F.: Minimally Invasive Techniques in Lumbar Spine Surgery. Adult Spine Course, NAON. 73rd Annual Meeting American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, March, 2006.

322. McLain, R.F.: The Role for Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty in the Treatment of Discogenic Back Pain. Spine Symposium. Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting San Antonio, Texas, 2006

323. Burval, D, Milk, P, Inceoglu, S, McLain, R.F.: Pedicle Screw Pull-out after Vertebral Augmentation with Polymethylmethacrylate. Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting San Antonio, Texas, 2006.

324. Siemionow, K, McLain, R.F.: Satellite Cells from the Rabbit Dorsal Root Ganglion. Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting San Antonio, Texas, 2006.

325. McLain, R.F.: Reconstructive Challenges in Adult Spinal Surgery. Jo Miller Visiting Professor, McGill University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Montreal, Quebec, May 2006.

326. McLain, R.F.: Spinal Surgery in the Polytrauma Patient. Fraser N. Gurd Visiting Professor, McGill University, Division of Surgery, Montreal, Quebec, May 2006.

327. McLain, R.F.: Back Pain – To Operate or Not to Operate. Pain Management Symposium. The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, June, 2006.


328. McLain, R.F.: Spinal Disorders: Different Types of Spinal Disease. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. 7th Annual Meeting. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2006.

329. McLain, R.F.: Anatomy – Five Anterior and Posterior Surgical Approaches. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. 7 th Annual Meeting. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2006.

330. McLain, R.F.: Disc Replacement. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. 7th Annual Meeting. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2006.

331. McLain, R.F.: Anatomy and Instrumentation of the Lumbar Spine – Hands-on Laboratory Exercise. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. 7 th Annual Meeting. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2006.

332. McLain, R.F.: Causes of Neck and Arm Pain. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. 7th Annual Meeting. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2006.

333. McLain, R.F.: Anterior Cervical Plating – Technique. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. 7th Annual Meeting. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2006.


334. McLain, R.F.: Anterior Cervical Plating Technique – Hands-on Laboratory Exercise. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. 7th Annual Meeting. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2006.

335. McLain, R.F.: Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Technique – NASS PreCourse Symposium: Interbody Fusion Techniques: NASS 22nd Annual Meeting. Seattle, Washington, September, 2006.

336. McLain, R.F., Boehm, C, Muschler, G: Transpedicular Aspiration of Marrow Progenitor Stem Cells: Serial Aspiration Provides Consistent Cell Concentrations. NASS 22nd Annual Meeting. Seattle, Washington, September, 2006.

337. McLain, R.F.: Surgical Treatment in Osteoporosis: Solutions for Spinal Disorders. Cleveland Clinic/ Euclid Hospital Symposium. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2006.

338. McLain, R.F.: Surgical Treatment of Chronic Back Pain – Spinal Fusion and Newer Options. Cleveland Clinic Pain Management Symposium: Treatment of Chronic Pain. Cleveland, Ohio, January, 2007.

339. McLain, R.F.: Disc Arthroplasty or Spinal Fusion for Treatment of Discogenic Back Pain. American Academy of Pain Management, New Orleans, February 2007.


340. Toledo General Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toledo, Ohio, May, 2007.

341. McLain, R.F.: Spinal Disorders: Different Types of Spinal Disease. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. 8th Annual Meeting. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2007.

342. McLain, R.F.: Anatomy – Five Anterior and Posterior Surgical Approaches. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. 8 th Annual Meeting. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2007.

343. McLain, R.F.: Disc Replacement. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. 8th Annual Meeting. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2007.

344. McLain, R.F.: Anatomy and Instrumentation of the Lumbar Spine – Hands-on Laboratory Exercise. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. 8 th Annual Meeting. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2007.

345. McLain, R.F.: Causes of Neck and Arm Pain. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. 8th Annual Meeting. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2007.

346. McLain, R.F.: Anterior Cervical Plating – Technique. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. 8th Annual Meeting. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2007.


347. McLain, R.F.: Anterior Cervical Plating Technique – Hands-on Laboratory Exercise. Innovative Spine Care: Essential Skills for the Nursing Team. 8th Annual Meeting. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2007.

348. Siemionow, K, Klimczak, K, McLain, R.F.: The Effects of Inflammation on GFAP Expression in Satellite Cells of the Dorsal Root Ganglion. NASS 22nd Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, October 2007.

349. McLain, R.F.: PLIF: Indications and Surgical Technique. Interbody Fusion Pre-Course. NASS 22nd Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, October 2007

350. McLain, R.F: The Mechanics of Motion. Hill and Thomas Cleveland Chiropractic Meeting. Cleveland, November, 2007.

351. McLain, R.F: The Role of Innervation in Health and Reflex Behavior of Spinal Musculature. Hill and Thomas Cleveland Chiropractic Meeting. Cleveland, November, 2007.

352. McLain, R.F: Motion Preservation or Spinal Fusion: Treatment of Lumbar Back Pain. Hill and Thomas Cleveland Chiropractic Meeting. Cleveland, November, 2007.


353. McLain, R.F: The Choice of Fusion vs. Disc Arthroplasty in Degenerative Disc Disease. Visiting Professor, University of Indiana, Ortho-Indy. Indianapolis, December, 2007.

354. McLain, R.F.: Indications and Patient Selection for Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty. Prodisc Surgeon’s Teaching Course. Los Angeles, California, February, 2008.

355. McLain, R.F and Hu, S..: Case Discussions and Indications in Lumbar Disc Disease. Prodisc Surgeon’s Teaching Course. Los Angeles, California, February, 2008.

356. McLain, R.F., and Zigler, J: Live Surgery Demonstration - Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty. Prodisc Surgeon’s Teaching Course. Los Angeles, California, February, 2008.

357. McLain, R.F.: Hands-on Cadaver Lab for Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty. Prodisc Surgeon’s Teaching Course. Los Angeles, California, February, 2008.

358. McLain, R.F.: Lumbar Decompression and X-Stop Device in Operative Treatment of Lumbar Stenosis. Pain Management for the Primary Care Physician. San Diego, California, February, 2008.

359. McLain, R.F.: Lumbar Fusion and Disc Arthroplasty for Low Back Pain. Pain Management for the Primary Care Physician. San Diego, California, February, 2008.

360. McLain, R.F.: Osteoporosis and Vertebral Compression Fractures. Pain Management for the Primary Care Physician. San Diego, California, February, 2008.

361. McLain, R.F.: Evidence Based Medicine: Lumbar Fusion in the Care of Low Back Pain. 10th Annual Pain Management Symposium. San Diego, California, February, 2008.


362. McLain, R.F.: Surgical Approach to Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. 10th Annual Pain Management Symposium. San Diego, California, February, 2008.

363. McLain, R.F., Boehm, C, Muschler, G., Rufo-Smith, C.: Stem Cell Aspiration: Serial Aspirations from Vertebral Body Does Not Deplete Cell Concentration. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, March 2008.

364. McLain, R.F.: Pro-Disc L _ History, Design, Mechanical Testing. Prodisc Surgeon’s Teaching Course. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April, 2008.

365. McLain, R.F and Balderston, R.: Case Discussions and Indications in Lumbar Disc Disease. Prodisc Surgeon’s Teaching Course. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April, 2008.

366. McLain, R.F.: Postoperative Management, Implant Revision - Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty. Prodisc Surgeon’s Teaching Course. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April, 2008.



367. McLain, R.F.: Hands-on Cadaver Lab for Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty. Prodisc Surgeon’s Teaching Course. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April, 2008.

368. Siemionow, K, Klimczak, K, Siemionow, M, McLain, R.F.: The Effects of Inflammation on GFAP Expression in Satellite Cells of the Dorsal Root Ganglion. MAOA 26th Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, April 2008.

369. St. Clair, S., Montgomery, W., Inceoglu, S., McLain, R.F.: The Effects of Thread Pitch on Pull-out Strength and Failure Characteristics of Lateral Mass Screws. MAOA 26 th Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, April 2008.

370. McLain, R.F.: PLIF: Indications and Surgical Technique. Interbody Fusion Pre-Course. NASS 23nd Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, October 2008

371. McLain, R.F.: Sacral Tumor Resections: Spine Surgery Invitation Symposium. Cleveland, Ohio, October 2008.

372. McLain, R.F.: Unstable Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures with Incomplete Paraplegia: The Role for Anterior Decompression. 52nd Annual Edward T. Smith Orthopaedic Lectureship. University of Houston, Houston, Texas, November, 2008.

373. McLain, R.F.: Pro-Disc L – History, Design, Mechanical Testing. Prodisc-Lumbar Surgeon Training Course. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January, 2009.

374. McLain, R.F.: Pro-Disc L Implant Technique. Prodisc-Lumbar Surgeon Training Course. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January, 2009.

375. McLain, R.F.: Indications and Patient Selection for Pro-Disc L Total Disc Replacement. Prodisc-Lumbar Surgeon Training Course. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January, 2009.

376. McLain, R.F., Montgomery, W, St Clair, S, Inceoglu, S: Pedicle screw insertion angle and pullout strength: Comparison of two strategies. Combined Japanese Orthopaedic Association and North American Spine Society Meeting, Maui, September, 2009.

377. McLain, R.F.: Diagnosis and Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Spine Care for the Primary Care Physician. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, November 2009.

378. McLain, R.F.: PLIF: Indications and Surgical Technique. Interbody Fusion Pre-Course. NASS 24nd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, November 2009

379. McLain, R.F.: Complications and Salvage Techniques for Interbody Fusion. Interbody Fusion Pre-Course. NASS 24nd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, November 2009



380. McLain, R.F.: Reconstructive Challenges in the Thoracolumbar Spine. Visiting Professor, University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan, November 2009.

381. McLain, R.F.: Principles of Interbody Fusion. Visiting Professor, University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan, November 2009.

382. McLain, R.F.: Pro-Disc L – History, Design, Mechanical Testing. Prodisc-Lumbar Surgeon Training Course. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February, 2010.

383. McLain, R.F.: Pro-Disc L Implant Technique. Prodisc-Lumbar Surgeon Training Course. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February, 2010.

384. McLain, R.F.: Indications and Patient Selection for Pro-Disc L Total Disc Replacement. Prodisc-Lumbar Surgeon Training Course. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February, 2010.

385. McLain, R.F.: Endoscopic and Lateral Approach Surgery for Thoracic Spinal Metastases. 22nd

Annual Selby Spine Meeting, Park City, Utah, February 2010.

386. McLain, R.F.: Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement – Where are we and where are we going? Stryker real-Life Spine Conference. Atlanta, Georgia, March 2010.

387. McLain, R.F.: Good News for Bad Backs 2010. Chiropractic Invited Presentation. Cleveland, Ohio. March 2010.

388. McLain, R.F.: Deformity Correction and Prevention: Principles and Strategies. Cleveland Spine Review. Cleveland, Ohio. July, 2010

389. McLain, R.F.: Lumbar Disc Replacement – Where are we and where are we going? Cleveland, Clinic Orthopaedic Alumni Conference. Cleveland, Ohio, September 2010.

390. Fernando Techy, MD, Rufo-Smith C, Fabec D, McLain, R.F.: Harvest site pain and complications associated with a minimally invasive method for obtaining iliac crest bone graft (ICBG) for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Spine Study Group - 22nd Symposium, May 19-22, 2011 - Palm Beach, FL.

391. Techy, F, McLain, R.F., Mageswaran, P, Colbrunn, R, Bonner, T, Gilbertson, L.: Comparison of Different Posterior Instrumentation Systems in Achieving Stability to Supplement Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Neurological Institute Research Day, May, 2011, Cleveland Ohio.

392. McLain, R.F.: Bone Marrow Aspiration: Using Stem Cell Progenitors to Augment Spinal Fusion. University of Pittsburg Medical Center. May, 2011.

393. McLain, R.F., Inceoglu, S., St. Clair, S, Montgomery, W.: The Effect of Thread Pitch on Pull-out Strength of Lateral Mass Screws. ISSLS 38 th Annual Meeting, Gotenburg, Sweden, June 2011.

394. McLain, R.F., Inceoglu, S., Mekhail, A.: Construct Stiffness in Lumbosacral Fixation Varies with Number of Fixation Screws. ISSLS 38th Annual Meeting, Gotenburg, Sweden, June 2011.


395. McLain, R.F.: Videoassisted Decompression of Thoracic Spinal Tumors. International Symposium on Spine Tumor Innovations. Cleveland, July, 2011.


397. McLain, R.F.: Complications associated with neuromuscular disorders and Parkinsen’s Disease. Pittsburg Spine Meeting. UPMC and Allegany Hospital, Sept 8, 2011.

398. McLain, R.F.: Diagnosis and Treatment of Spinal Metastatic Disease. Cleveland Symposium on Brain and Spinal Column Tumors. Ritz Carleton Hotel. Cleveland, Ohio, September 10, 2011.

399. McLain, R.F.: Surgical Treatment of Spinal Stenosis. Center for Spine Health: Program for Primary care Providers. Lutheran Hospital, Castele Learning Center. Cleveland, Ohio, October 15, 2011.

400. Fernando T.; Gilbertson, L.; Mageswaran, P.; Colbrunn, R.; Bonner, T.; McLain, R.F.: Comparison of Different Posterior Instrumentation Systems in Achieving Stability to Supplement Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusions: A Biomechanical Cadaver Study. 26 th Annual NASS Meeting, Chicago, November, 2011

401. Techy F, Mageswaran P, Colbrunn R, Bonner T, McLain, R.F.: Comparison Of Different Posterior Instrumentation Systems In Achieving Stability To Supplement Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (Tlif): A Biomechanical Cadaver Study. 30th Annual Meeting MidAmerica Orthopaedic Association, Bonita Springs, Florida, April 2012.

402. Mageswaran P, Techy F, Colbrunn R, Bonner T, McLain R Biomechanical Effect Of Dynamically Stabilizing The Adjacent Segment To A One Level Lumbar Fusion. 30th Annual Meeting MidAmerica Orthopaedic Association, Bonita Springs, Florida, April 2012.

403. Techy F, Mageswaran P, Colbrunn R, Bonner T, McLain, R.F.: Comparison of Posterior Instrumentation Systems To Supplement Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF): A Biomechanical Cadaver Study. CCF Research Day, May 2012.

404. Colbrunn, RW; Bonner, TF; Mageswaran, P; Bartsch, A; McLain, RF: Robotically Controlled Variation of the Instantaneous Center of Rotation: The Effects on Kinetics and Kinematics of Cervical Spine. CCF Research Day, May 2012.

405. Mageswaran P, Hothem E, Colbrunn R, Bonner T, McLain RF: A Comparison of a Standard Versus Unilateral Cervical Fixation Plate. CCF Research Day, May 2012.

406. Mageswaran P, Techy F, Colbrunn R, Bonner T, McLain R Biomechanical Effect Of Dynamically Stabilizing The Adjacent Segment To A One Level Lumbar Fusion. CCF Research Day, May 2012.

407. McLain, R.F., Rufo-Smith, C., Techy, F.: Perioperative Complications and Harvest Site Pain Associated with a Minimally Invasive Method for Obtaining Iliac Crest Bone Graft (ICBG) for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF). 30th Annual Meeting MidAmerica Orthopaedic Association, Bonita Springs, Florida, April 2012.


408. Techy F, Mageswaran P, Colbrunn R, Bonner T, McLain, R.F.: Comparison Of Different Posterior Instrumentation Systems In Achieving Stability To Supplement Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF). Annual Meeting ISSLS, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 2012.

409. Mageswaran P, Techy F, Colbrunn R, Bonner T, McLain, R.F.: Biomechanical effect of dynamically stabilizing the adjacent segment to a one level fusion. Annual Meeting ISSLS, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 2012.

410. Colbrunn, RW; Bonner, TF; Mageswaran, P; Bartsch, A; McLain, RF: Robotically Controlled Variation of the Instantaneous Center of Rotation: The Effects on Kinetics and Kinematics of Cervical Spine. Bioengineering ASME, July 2012.

411. Bonner, TF; Colbrunn, RW; Mageswaran, P; Bartsch, A; McLain, RF: Robot testing in Kinetics and Kinematics of Cervical Spine. Bioengineering ASME, July 2012.


413. McLain, R.F.: Video-assisted Decompression of Thoracic Spinal Tumors. International Symposium on Spine Tumor Innovations. Cleveland, July, 2012.

414. McLain, R.F.: Case Presentations and Discussion. International Symposium on Spine Tumor Innovations. Cleveland, July, 2012.

415. McLain, R.F.: Current Concepts Review: Controversies in the Spinal Literature. 25 th Annual Selby Spine Meeting, Park City, Utah, February 2013.

416. Mageswaran, P, Tolhurst, S, Colbrunn, R, Bonner, T, Techy, F, Bartsch, A, • McLain, R.F.: Effects of Sequential Unilateral Facetectomy on Cervical Spinal Stability. 80 th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Chicago, March, 2013.

417. Mageswaran P, Tolhurst S, Colbrunn R, Bonner T, Techy F, McLain R; Does head weight affect cervical spine stability? An in vitro robotic biomechanical study. Annual Meeting ISSLS, Scottsdale, Arizona, May 2013

418. Mageswaran P, Tolhurst S, Colbrunn R, Bonner T, Techy F, McLain R:Effects of sequential unilateral facetectomy on cervical spinal stability. Annual Meeting ISSLS, Scottsdale, Arizona, May 2013.

419. Asomugha EU, McLain RF: Infection rate and complications following associated with epidural steroid paste used in posterior lumbar surgery ‐ a case‐controlled review. Annual Meeting ISSLS, Scottsdale, Arizona, May 2013.

420. Perry, T., McLain, RF , Francis, T, Mageswaran, P, Colbrunn, R, Bonner, T,: Thoracic Burst Fracture: Biomechanics of fracture Repair in the Intact Rib-cage” AO Fellows Forum, April, 2013.

421. McLain, R.F., Mageswaran, P, Tolhurst, S, Techy, F, Colbrunn, R, Bonner, T: Unilateral Facetectomy in the Cervical Spine: The Effect of Progressive Resection on Segmental Stability. Cleveland Spine Review Course, Cleveland, Ohio, July, 2013.


422. Techy F, McLain R, Rufo-Smith, C: Iliac Crest Bone-Graft Harvest: Minimizing Pain and Complications. Cleveland Spine Review Course, Cleveland, Ohio, July, 2013.

423. McLain R, Rufo-Smith, C: Anterior Cervical Interbody Fusion with MIS Iliac Crest Graft: Long-

term Follow-Up in 77 Consecutive Patients, Cleveland, Ohio, July, 2013.

424. Asomugha EU, McLain RF; Epidural steroid paste in posterior lumbar surgery – A Case Controlled Review of Post-operative Wound Complications. Cleveland Spine Review Course, Cleveland, Ohio, July, 2013.

425. Asomugha EU, Miller, J, McLain RF; Epidural steroid paste in posterior lumbar surgery – A Case Controlled Review of Post-operative Wound Infections. Association of Indian Physicians of Northern Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio, 2013.

426. Asomugha EU, McLain RF: Epidural Steroid Paste in Posterior Lumbar Surgery: Surgical Site Complications in a Retrospective Case-Control Cohort Study. 32nd Annual Meeting MAOA April 23-27, 2014

427. McLain, R.F.: Robotic Testing Systems in Spine Biomechanical Analysis. Japanese Society For Study of Spine Surgery and Research; Kyoto, Japan, May 2014.



ILLUSTRATIONS

ILLUSTRATIONS - PUBLICATIONS:

1. Chapman, M.W., Bray, T.J.: Fixation Alignment in Femoral Neck Fractures. AAOS Instructional Course Lectures, 1983.

2. McLain, R.F., Bargar, W.F.: Patellar Strain in Three Models of Total Knee Prosthesis. Iowa Orthopaedic Journal 5: 92-97, 1985.

3. Rooney, T.W., Rooney, P.R.: The Arthritis Handbook, William C. Brown Publ., Dubuque, Iowa, 1985.

4. McLain, R.F., Bargar, W.F.: The Effect of Total Knee Design on Patellar Strain. J. Arthroplasty 1(2):91-98, 1986.

5. Paul, H. A., Bargar, W.L.: A Modified Technique for Canine Total Hip Replacement. J. American Animal Hospital Assoc 23(1):13-18, 1987.

6. Paul, H.A., Bargar, W.L., Cosner, I.: Approach to the Canine Coxafemoral Joint, Body of the Ilium, and Ischium by Osteotomy of the Greater Trochanter. J American Animal Hospital Assoc 23(1):71-74, 1987.

7. T.J. Bray, D.C. Templeman: Fractures of the Femoral Neck; in Operative Orthopaedics, pg 345; M.W. Chapman, Ed. J.B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, 1988.

8. Steyers, C.: Innervation of the Thenar Musculature of the Hand. In review.

9. Bray, T.J., Smith-Hoefer, E., Hopper, A., Timmerman, L.: The Displaced Femoral Neck Fracture. Clin Orthop 230:127-140, 1988.

10. Schulte, K.R., Clark, C.R., Goel, V.K.: Kinematics of the Cervical Spine, Following Discectomy and Stabilization. Spine 14(10):1116-1121, 1989.

11. DeCoster, T.A., Incavo, S., Frymoyer, J.W., Howe, J.: Hip Arthroplasty After Biplanar Femoral Osteotomy. J. Arthroplasty 4(1):79-86, 1989.

12. Weinstein, J.N.: Operative Technique: Surgical Approach to Spine Tumors. Orthopaedics 12(6):897-905, 1989.

13. Found, E.M., McLain, R.F., Goel, V.K.: Surgical Approaches to the Lumbar Spine; in Biomechanics of the Spine: Clinical and Surgical Perspective. Goel, V.K., Weinstein, J.N., ed's. CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, 1990.


Illustration/Publications, cont.

14. Miely, W.R., McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N., Goel, V.K., Found, E.M.: Anatomy of the Lumbar Spine; in Biomechanics of the Spine: Clinical and Surgical Perspective. Goel, V.K., Weinstein, J.N., ed's. CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, 1990.

15. Weinstein, J.N.: Spinal Tumors in The Lumbar Spine, Weinstein, J.N., and Wiesel, S.W. eds. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 1990. Pg. 744.

16. Goel, V.K., Lim, T-H, Gwon, J., Chen, J-Y., Winterbottom, J.M., Park, J.B., Weinstein, J.N., Ahn, J-Y.: Effects of Rigidity of an Internal Fixation Device. Spine 16(3):S155-S161, 1991.

17. Marder, R.A., Swanson, T.V., Sharkey, N., Duwelius, P.J.: Effects of Partial Patellectomy and Reattachment of the Patellar Tendon on Patellofemoral Contact Areas and Pressures. J Bone Joint Surg 75A:35-45, 1993.

18. McLain, R.F., Montesano, P.X., Rauschning, W.: Embryology and Anatomy of the Spine, in Rehabilitation of the Spine: Science and Practice, Ch. 11, pp. 125-140; Cotler, H.B., ed.; C.V. Moseby, New York, 1993.

19. Broom, M., Montesano, P.X., McLain, R.F.: Surgical Treatment of Adult Scoliosis, in Operative Orthopaedics, pp. 2971-2982; Chapman, M.W., Madison, M. eds. J.D. Lippincott, Philadelphia, PA, 1993.

20. Moehring, H.D.: Traumatic Dislocations of the Shoulder Girdle and Elbow, in Operative Orthopaedics, Ch. 32, pp. 457-477; Chapman, M.W., Madison, M., eds. J.D. Lippincott, Philadelphia, PA, 1993.

21. Moehring, H.D.: Hip Dislocations and Femoral Head Fractures, in Operative Orthopaedics, Ch. 38, pp. 571-582; Chapman, M.W., Madison, M., eds. J.D. Lippincott, Philadelphia, PA, 1993.

22. Weinstein, J.N., Spratt, K.F., Spengler, D., Brick, C., Reid, S.: Spinal Pedicle Fixation: Reliability and Validity of Roentgenogram-based Assessment and Surgical Factors on Successful Screw Placement. Spine 13:1012-1018, 1988.

23. Pedrini-Mille, A., Weinstein, J.N., Found, E.M., Chung, C.B., Goel, V.K.: Stimulation of Dorsal Root Ganglia and Degradation of Rabbit Anulus Fibrosus. Spine 15: 1252-1256, 1990.

24. Found, E.M: Fractures of the Spine, in Orthopaedics: Essentials of Diagnosis and Treatment, pp. 214; Bonfiglio, M., Clark, C.R., eds., Churchill Livingstone, pub., 1994.

25. Sharkey, N.A., Marder, R.A., Hanson, P.B.: The Entire Rotator Cuff Contributes to Elevation of the Arm. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 12(5): 699-708, 1994.

26. Timmerman, L.A., Andrews, J.R.: Undersurface Tear of the Ulnar Collateral Ligament in Baseball Players. The American Journal of Sports Medicine 22(1): 33-36, 1994.


27. Timmerman, L.A., Andrews, J.R.: Histology and Arthroscopic Anatomy of the Ulnar Collateral Ligament of the Elbow. The American Journal of Sports Medicine 22(5): 667-673, 1994.


28. Zissimos, A.G., Szabo, R.M., Yinger, K.E., Sharkey, N.A.: Biomechanics of the Thumb Flexor Pulley System. The Journal of Hand Surgery, 19A(3), 1994.

29. Weinstein, J.N., Rydevik, B.L., Rauschning, W.: Anatomic and Technical Considerations of Pedicle Screw Fixation. Clinical Orthopaedics, 284:34-46, 1992.

30. Pickar, J.G., McLain, R.F.: Responses of Mechanosensitive Afferents to Manipulation of the Lumbar Facet in the Cat. Spine 20(22): 2379-2385, 1995.

31. McLain, R.F., Weinstein, J.N.: Orthopaedic Surgery, in Textbook of Pain, Third Edition, pp. 1095-1112, Wall, P.D., Melzack, R., eds. Churchill Livingston, Edinburgh, 1994.

32. Weinstein, J.N., McLain, R.F.: Musculoskeletal Pain: Pathophysiology. In Orthopaedics: Essentials of Diagnosis and Treatment, pp. 139-150, Bonfiglio, M., Clark, C.R., eds. Churchill Livingstone, pub., 1994.

33. McLain, R.F.: Surgical Approaches to the Lumbar Spine; in The Adult Spine: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition, Frymoyer, Ducker, Hadler, Kostuik, Weinstein & Whitecloud eds. Raven Press; pp. 1723-1749, pub. 1996.

34. McLain, R.F.: Transpedicular Fixation. In Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, The Spine., D.S. Bradford, ed., Lippincott-Raven Publishers. pp. 435-451, 1997.

35. McLain, R.F.: Epidural Corticosteroid Therapy for Acute Disc Herniation, in Low Back Pain, ,Weinstein, J., Gordon, S. eds., pp. 97-111, 1997.

36. McLain, R.F.: Mechanisms of Musculoskeletal Back Pain, in Orthopaedic Knowledge Update, Spine. Garfin, S. Ed., American Academy of Orthopaedics Surgeons pp 94 – 103, 1997.

37. McLain, R.F.: Spinal Neoplasms. In Principles and Techniques of Spine Surgery, Howard S. An, ed. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, Maryland, pp527 – 550, 1998.

38. McLain, R.F.: Tumors of the Spine. in The Spine, Fourth Edition, Rothman, R, -Simeone, F. eds. W.B. Saunders Company, pp 1171-1206, 1999.

39. McLain, R.F.: Tumors of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine. Orthopaedic Knowledge Update, Sixth Edition, J. Beaty, Ed. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, pp 737-746, 1999.



40. Goel, V.K., Weinstein, J.N., Gilbertson, L.G.:Biomechanics of Thoracolumbar Spine Stabilization. in The Lumbar Spine, Second Edition. WS Weisel, JN Weinstein, H Herkowitz, J Dvorak, GR Bell ed’s. WB Saunders Co. Philadelphia, Pa. 1996, pp 212-234.

41. McLain, R.F., Benson, D.R.: Operative Treatment of Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures:. In Chapman’s Operative Orthopaedics, Third Edition. pp: 3725 – 3746. M.W. Chapman, ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers, Philadelphia, Pa. 2001.

42. McLain, R.F.: Tumors of the Spine. In Chapman’s Operative Orthopaedics, Third Edition. pp: 3933 – 3958. M.W. Chapman, ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers, Philadelphia, Pa. 2001.

43. Simmons, E.H.: Surgery of the Spine in Ankylosing Spondylitis. In Chapman’s Operative Orthopaedics, Third Edition. pp: 3959 – 3988. M.W. Chapman, ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers, Philadelphia, Pa. 2001.

44. McLain, R.F., Lieberman, I.: Adult Scoliosis. Chapman’s Operative Orthopaedics, Third Edition. pp: 4101 – 4115. M.W. Chapman, ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers, Philadelphia, Pa. 2001.

45. McLain, R.F.: Revision and Salvage After Surgery for Spinal Defornity. In Chapman’s Operative Orthopaedics, Third Edition. pp: 4161 – 4175. M.W. Chapman, ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers, Philadelphia, Pa. 2001.

46. McLain, R.F., Kuzhupilly, R.K.: Vertebral Corpectomy for Thoracic Tumor or Infection, in Surgical Techniques for the Spine, Haher, T.R., and Merola, A.A., ed’s. Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., New York, N.Y., pp 97- 100, 2003.

47. McLain, R.F, Weinstein, J.N: Orthopaedic Surgery. in Handbook of Pain Management. Melzack, R., and Wall, P.D., ed’s. Churchill, Livingston Publishers, Edinburgh, pp 435 – 451, 2003.

48. McLain, R.F.: Positioning and Approaches to the Thoracolumbar Spine: Traditional Approaches; in The Adult and Pediatric Spine: 3rd Edition, Frymoyer, Weisel, An, Boden, Lauerman, Lenke, & McLain eds. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Publishers; Philadelphia, PA. pp 1043 – 1060, 2004.

49. McLain, R.F., Lieberman, I., Truumees, E., Brebach, G.T.: Positioning and Approaches to the Thoracolumbar Spine: Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Approaches; in The Adult and Pediatric Spine: 3rd Edition, Frymoyer, Weisel, An, Boden, Lauerman, Lenke, & McLain eds. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Publishers; Philadelphia, PA. pp 1061 – 1080, 2004.



50. Lewandrowski, K., McLain, R.F.: Thoracolumbar Fractures: Evaluation, Classification, and Treatment; in The Adult and Pediatric Spine: 3rd Edition, Frymoyer, Weisel, An, Boden, Lauerman, Lenke, & McLain eds. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Publishers; Philadelphia, PA. pp 817 – 843, 2004.

51. McLain, R.F.: Lumbar Disc Disease: Lumbar Disc Disease in Children; in The Adult and Pediatric Spine: 3rd Edition, Frymoyer, Weisel, An, Boden, Lauerman, Lenke, & McLain eds. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Publishers; Philadelphia, PA. pp 929 – 933, 2004.

52. Park, P., LaMarca, F., McLain, R.F.: Biopsy: Principles and Approaches. in Cancer in the Spine: Comprehensive Care. Humana Press, Inc. New Jersey, pp 227 -232, 2005.

53. McLain, R.F.: The Biomechanics of Long versus Short Fixation for Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures. Spine 31: S70-79, 2006.

54. Cover illustration: J Neurosurg Spine. June, 2011.

ILLUSTRATIONS - BOOKS:

1. The Arthritis Handbook: A Complete Guide to Living a Healthy, Productive Life with Arthritis. Rooney, Theodore, and Rooney, Patty, au’s. Ballantine Books, 1986.

ILLUSTRATIONS - PRESENTATIONS:

1. Walsh, J.: The Use of Segmental Spinal Instrumentation in the Treatment of Spinal Instabilities. 1983 International Orthopaedic Association Meeting, Sacramento, California. 1983.

2. Sorensen, R.: External Fixation of Tibial Fractures. 1983 International Orthopaedic Association Meeting, Sacramento, California. 1983.

3. Bray, T.J., Chapman, M.W., Sorensen, R., McLain, R., Epstein, R.: External Fixation of Tibial Fractures. 48th Annual Meeting, Western Orthopaedic Association, San Diego, California. 1984.

4. Steyers, C.: Thenar Innervation Patterns. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, San Antonio, Texas. 1987.

5. Steyers, C.: Thenar Innervation Patterns. American Association of Clinical Anatomists, Stanford, California. 1988.

6. Schulte, K.R., Clark, C.R., Goel, V.K.: Kinematics of the Cervical Spine, Following Discectomy and Stabilization. Cervical Spine Research Society, Annual Meeting, Key Biscayne, Florida. 1988.

Illustration/Presentations, cont.

7. Schaffer, J.: Posterior Dislocators: Iowa Experience with Osteotomies. Fifth Annual Hawkeye Sports Medicine Symposium. Iowa City, Iowa. 1988.


8. Grobler, L.J., Robertson, T.A., Novotny, J.E., Pope, M.H.: The Facet Joint Morphology in Spinal Stenosis and Degenerative Spondylolisthesis at L4-5. 39th Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, California. 1993.

9. Swiontkowski, M: Open Reduction for Femoral Neck Fractures. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, Management of Lower Extremity Fractures, Rosemont, Illinois, October, 1995.

10. Swiontkowski, M: Femoral Neck Fractures. Florida Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, Palm Beach, Florida, May, 1996.

11. Swiontkowski, M: Implants for Femoral Neck Fractures. AAOS Summer Institute, San Diego, California, September, 1996.

12. Swiontkowski, M: Femoral Neck Fractures. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, February, 1997.

13. Swiontkowski, M: Current Concepts of Femoral Neck Fracture Treatment. West Virginia University School of Medicine, Visiting Professor. October, 1997.

14. Swiontkowski, M: Management of Femoral Neck Fractures and Calcium Phosphate Augmentation of Fracture Fixation. 38th Annual Winnipeg Orthopaedic Symposium, Ontario, Canada, October, 1998.

15. Swiontkowski, M: Femoral Neck Fractures: Current Concepts. Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Society, 25th Annual Meeting. April, 1999

16. McLain, R.F.: Discogenic Back Pain: Current Concepts and Diagnosis. AAOS: Practical Strategies in Spine Surgery:Current Applications and Techniques. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery Surgical Skills Course, Rosemont, Illinois, August, 1999.

17. Swiontkowski, M: Fractures of the Femoral Neck: Are Too Many Heads Going in the Bucket. Tennessee Presidential Guest Speaker, 1999 Combined Meeting of the Georgia and Tennessee Orthopaedic Societies. Sea Island, Georgia, October, 1999

18. Swiontkowski, M: Current Treatment of Femoral Neck Fractures. 14 th Annual Vail Orthopaedic Symposium, Vail, Colorado, January, 2000.

19. Swiontkowski, M: Current Treatment of Femoral Neck Fractures. Annual Dickson Lectureship, The Cleveland Orthopaedic Society, Cleveland Ohio, December, 2000.


20. McLain, R.F.: Lumbar Anatomy. Orthopaedics for the Primary Care Physician, 1st Annual Meeting. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 2003.

21. McLain, R.F.: Lumbar Disc Herniation. Orthopaedics for the Primary Care Physician, 1st Annual Meeting. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 2003.


22. McLain, R.F.: Lumbar Instability and Spinal Stenosis. Orthopaedics for the Primary Care Physician, 1st Annual Meeting. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 2003.

23. McLain, R.F.: Physical Examination of the Lumbar Spine. Orthopaedics for the Primary Care Physician, 1st Annual Meeting. Cleveland, Ohio, October, 2003.

24. McLain, R.F.: Discogenic Low Back Pain: Role of Fusion vs IDET. Selby Spine Conference. Park City, Utah, February, 2004.

25. McLain, R.F.: Spinal vs General Anesthesia: Options in Lumbar Laminectomy. Selby Spine Conference. Park City, Utah, February, 2004.

26. McLain, R.F.: Surgical Fusion for Discogenic Pain. The Sixth Annual Pain Management Symposium – Session: Discogenic Pain and Stenosis. Orlando, Florida February, 2004.

27. McLain, R.F.: Lumbar Canal Stenosis - Surgical Perspective. The Sixth Annual Pain Management Symposium – Session: Discogenic Pain and Stenosis. Orlando, Florida February, 2004.

28. McLain, R.F., Bell, G.R., Kalfas, I, Tetzlaff, J., Yoon, H, Rana, M: Spinal vs General Anesthesia in Lumbar Laminectomy: A Case-Controlled Study of 400 Patients. 71st Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, California, March, 2004.

29. McLain, R.F., Fleming, JE, Boehm, C, Muschler GF: Progenitor Cell Aspiration from the Vertebral Body: Transpedicular Harvest for Graft Augmentation. 71st Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, California, March, 2004.

30. McLain, R.F., Fleming, JE, Boehm, C, Muschler GF: Transpedicular Aspiration of Osteoprogenitor Cells from Vertebral Body Marrow: Bone Graft Augmentation for Spine Fusion. Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting, La Quinta, California April, 2004.

31. McLain, R.F., Bell, G.R., Kalfas, I, Tetzlaff, J., Yoon, H, Rana, M: Spinal vs General Anesthesia in Lumbar Laminectomy: A Case-Controlled Study of 400 Patients. Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting, La Quinta, California April, 2004.

32. McLain, R.F.: Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion for Myelopathy. Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting, La Quinta, California April, 2004.


33. McLain, R.F., Kalfas, I, Bell, G.R., Tetzlaff, J., Yoon, H.: Spinal vs General Anesthesia in Lumbar Surgery: A Case-Controlled Study of 400 Patients. American Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, June, 2004.

34. McLain, R.F., Bell, G.R., Kalfas, I, Tetzlaff, J., Yoon, H: Spinal vs General Anesthesia in Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Case-Controlled Study of 400 Patients. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Annual Meeting, Porto, Portugal, June, 2004.


35. Togawa D, Lieberman IH, McLain RF, Fleming JE, Richmond BJ, Reinhardt MK, Boehm C, Muschler GF. Efficacy of selective stem cell retention for bone marrow aspirates - clinical and radiographic results of lumbar interbody fusion. Bone Summit 2004. Cleveland, Ohio. May, 2004.

36. Togawa D, Lieberman IH, McLain RF, Fleming JE, Reinhardt MK, Boehm C, Muschler GF. Selective stem cell retention for intraoperative preparation of composites enriched with bone marrow aspirates for spine surgery. 11th Annual Meeting, IMAST, Bermuda, July, 2004.

37. Togawa D, Lieberman IH, McLain RF, Richmond BJ, Fleming JE, Reinhardt MK. Clinical and radiographic outcomes of lumbar interbody fusion using allograft composites enriched with bone marrow derived cells prepared by selective stem cell retention. 11th Annual Meeting, IMAST, Bermuda, July, 2004.

38. Inceoglu, S, McLain, R.F., Kilincer, C, Cayli, S, Ferrara, L.A.: A New Screw Pullout Testing Method Under Effects of Stress Relaxation. Society for Experimental Mechanics. X International Congress. Costa Mesa, California, 2004.

39. McLain, R.F.: Challenges in Lumbar Reconstruction. Advanced Techniques in Spinal Treatment, Fifth Annual Meeting, Tokyo, Japan, September, 2004.

40. McLain, R.F.: Lumbar Reconstruction: Biomechanical Principles of Fixation. Visiting Professor Presentation, Tokai University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo, Japan, September, 2004.

41. McLain, R.F.: Thoracic Pedicle Screw Fixation: Morphometric Limits to Instrumentation; Visiting Professor Presentation, University of Tokyo, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo, Japan, September, 2004.

42. McLain, R.F.: Xia Pedicle Screw Instrumentation for the Lumbar Spine: Presentation and Hands on Demonstration, Fifth Annual Meeting, University of Tokyo, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo, Japan, September, 2004.

43. McLain, R.F.: Challenges in Lumbar Reconstruction. Visiting Professor Presentation, Immeyashi University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kagoshima, Japan, September, 2004.


44. McLain, R.F.: Case Discussions in Thoracic and Lumbar Reconstruction. Visiting Professor Presentation, Immeyashi University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kagoshima, Japan, September, 2004.

45. McLain, R.F.: Challenges in Lumbar Reconstruction. Visiting Professor Presentation, Yokohama University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yokohama, Japan, September, 2004.

PRESENTATIONS - VIDEO AND TELEVISION:


Pulse Television Feature - "Treating Low Back Pain," KOVR Stockton-Sacramento, February 1993.

Pulse Television Feature - “Spine Surgery for the Failed Low Back”, KOVR Sacramento, May 1996.

Regional Television Feature – “Back on Track”, WNYK Akron Cleveland, March, 1999

Medical Tomorrow Television Feature – “Sciatica”, Educational Feature FOX Television Akron Cleveland, November, 1999

Medical Tomorrow Television Feature – “Spinal Stenosis”, Educational Feature, FOX Television Akron Cleveland, November, 1999

AWARDS:“Back on Track” has been given the Freddy Award for Informational Video by Time Inc Health, the

health division of Time Warner, under the auspices of the American Medical Association. 1999 International Health & Medical Film Competition.

“Back on Track” has been given the Gold Award for Special Video by Healthcare Marketing Report. August, 2000.

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