PUBLISHED PAPERS

PUBLISHED PAPERS

The papers written by the residents and fellows whose research was supported by the EKCREF Foundation:

1. Limthongkul W (Thailand), Savage J, Nanonene E, Karaikovic EE: EVALUATION OF THE INTRINSIC PROPERTIES OF PEDICLE SCREWS: DOES DIAMETER, MANUFACTURING AND SCREW DESIGN AFFECT RESISTANCE AND/OR RESISTIVITY, Bosnian J of Basic Med Sciences, 2009 October, 9 (supp 1):S77-82.
2. Dunlop BJ (USA), Karaikovic EE, Park HS, Sokolowski MJ, Zhang LQ: LOAD SHARING PROPERTIES OF A CERVICAL PEDICLE SCREW-ROD VS A LATERAL MASS SCREWS-ROD CONSTRUCT, Eur Spine J, 2010, 19(5):803-808.
3. Limthongkul W (Thailand), Savage J, Karaikovic EE: VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THORACIC AND LUMBAR VERTEBRAL BODIES, The Spine J, 2010 February; 10(2):153-8.
4. Karaikovic EE, Limthongkul W (Thailand), Rattner Z, Senner S, Szokol J, McGee JP, Metrick L: COIL EMBOLIZATION OF A LUMBAR ARTERY TO CONTROL VASCULAR INJURY DURING INTRADISCAL SURGERY – A CASE REPORT AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, Spine, 2010 March 1; 35(5):E163-166.
5. Savage J (USA), Limthongkul W (Thailand), Park HS, Zhang L, Karaikovic EE: A COMPARISON OF BIOMECHANICAL STABILITY AND PULLOUT STRENGTH BETWEEN AN INTRALAMINAR SCREW AND PEDICLE SCREW CONSTRUCT FOR A C1-C2 INSTABILITY MODEL, Spine J. June 1, 2011.
6. Prashant Adhikari, Isha Amatya, Pradeep Regmi, JeevanKumar Sharma, Raju Pangeni, Nishma Pokharel, Smriti Bhatta, Deepak Shrestha, Bhaskar Raj Pant, Sandeep Bhandari, Arun Dhakal, Eldin Karaikovic, Emre Acaroğlu:  DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC OUTCOMES IN SPINAL TUBERCULOSIS: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY INTEGRATING GeneXpert MTB/RIF, HISTOPATHOLOGY AND CLINICAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES. Eur Spine J. 2025 Sep 1. doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-09315-9.
7. Savage J (USA), Limthongkul W (Thailand), Park HS, Zhang L, Karaikovic EE: A BIOMECHANICAL COMPARISON OF TWO CONSTRUCTS IN A C5 BURST FRACTURE MODEL: PEDICLE SCREW-ROD VERSUS LATERAL MASS SCREW-ROD AND ANTERIOR PLATING  – submitted for publication
8. Karaikovic EE, Limthongkul W (Thailand), Nasser RM: A TRANSVERSE SUBTROCHANTERIC FEMUR FRACTURE AFTER LONG TERM USE OF ALENDRONATE (THREE CASE PRESENTATION AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE) –  submitted for publication.
9. Limthongkul, W, Karaikovic EE, Ankenbrandt, W: PREOPERATIVE PLACMENT OF A HOOKWIRE IN THE INTRASPINOUS LIGAMENT: A TECHNIQUE TO HELP AVOID OPERATING AT THE WRONG LEVEL, – submitted for publication.