Dr. Brett Taylor, MD

• Orthopedic Spine Surgery

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• Thomas Jefferson University

  Fellowship Hospital, 1999

• The Spine Arthroplasty Society, Member

• American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons 2005-2006, Fellow

• J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society, Member

• American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Member

• Missouri State Orthopaedic Association, Member

• MERS Missouri Goodwill Industries 2004, Board Member

• Gladden Society Spine Protocol Committee, Member

• JRGS Scientific Committee 2004, Member

• Washington University Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery 2003, Member

• North American Spine Society, Member

• In vitro and in vivo validation of the large breed canine as an animal model for intervertebral disc replacement.

• The Effect of Nerve Root Blocks on the Need for Operative Treatment of Lumbar Radicular Pain: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Study with a Minimum 5-Year Follow-up., 2005

• Use of an osteocutaneous plantar free flap for salvage of a below- the-knee amputation in a child., 1997

• BMP-2 for Anterior Cervical Surgery: Does it Increase Early Post-operative Swallowing Difficulties?, 2005

• A case of recurrent trigger thumb., 2000

• Do radiographic classification systems predict distal radius fracture stability?, 1997

• Cast Immobilization versus Percutaneous Pin Fixation of Displaced Distal Radius Fractures in Children: A Prospective, Randomized Study MS #04-6260, 2004

• Anterior Transperitoneal Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty and Fusion in a Canine Model: Technique.

• A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Study of an Artificial Cervical Disc Versus Anterior Cervical Fusion at a Single Level for Symptomatic Cervical Disc Disease, 2002

• Cervical Trauma in Sports.

• Posterior cervical spine surgery for radiculopathy., 2013

• Increased Risk of Postoperative Neurologic Deficit for Spinal Surgery Patients with Unobtainable Intraoperative Evoked Potential Data.

• The risk of foraminal violation and nerve root impingement following anterior placement of lumbar interbody fusion cages., 2001

• Transoral Surgery of the Odontoid., 2004

• Microsurgery of the Cervical Spine., 2004

• BMP-2 for Anterior Cervical Surgery: Does it Increase Early Post-operative Swallowing Difficulties?, 2005

• Differences in the Work-Up and Treatment of Conditions Associated with Low Back Pain by Patient Gender and Ethnic Background, 2004