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Sigurd Berven is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant concentration on surgery and related subfields. The scientist has also contributed to pathology and forensic medicine, pharmacology, biomedical engineering, and general health professions.

The main topics covered in their publications include:

  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
  • Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Medical Imaging and Analysis
  • Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes

The scientist has published numerous papers, among which recent works include:

  • The association between lower Hounsfield units on computed tomography and cage subsidence after lateral lumbar interbody fusion, 2020, Neurosurgical FOCUS
  • Long-term radiographic outcomes of expandable versus static cages in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, 2020, Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
  • The association between lower Hounsfield units of the upper instrumented vertebra and proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity surgery with a minimum 2-year follow-up, 2020, Neurosurgical FOCUS
  • Editorial. COVID-19 and spinal surgery, 2020, Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
  • Machine Learning for Predictive Modeling of 90-day Readmission, Major Medical Complication, and Discharge to a Facility in Patients Undergoing Long Segment Posterior Lumbar Spine Fusion, 2020, Spine

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Sigurd Berven include:

  • Dean Chou
  • Praveen V. Mummaneni
  • Shane Burch
  • Christopher P. Ames
  • Vedat Deviren

The scientist's publications are commonly found in the following journals and venues:

  • The Spine Journal
  • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
  • Global Spine Journal
  • Spine
  • Spine Deformity

Best Publications

  • The Impact of Positive Sagittal Balance in Adult Spinal Deformity

    Steven D Glassman;Keith Bridwell;John R Dimar;William Horton

  • Surgical versus Nonsurgical Therapy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

    James N Weinstein;Tor D Tosteson;Jon D Lurie;Anna N A Tosteson

  • Minimum clinically important difference in lumbar spine surgery patients: a choice of methods using the Oswestry Disability Index, Medical Outcomes Study questionnaire Short Form 36, and pain scales.

    Anne G. Copay;Steven D. Glassman;Brian R. Subach;Sigurd Berven

  • Correlation of radiographic parameters and clinical symptoms in adult scoliosis

    Steven D Glassman;Sigurd Berven;Keith Bridwell;William Horton

  • A novel classification system for spinal instability in neoplastic disease: an evidence-based approach and expert consensus from the Spine Oncology Study Group.

    Charles G. Fisher;Christian P. Dipaola;Timothy C. Ryken;Mark H. Bilsky

  • Surgical versus nonoperative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis four-year results of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial.

    James Neil Weinstein;Tor D. Tosteson;Jon D. Lurie;Anna Tosteson

  • Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score: An Analysis of Reliability and Validity From the Spine Oncology Study Group

    Daryl R. Fourney;Evan M. Frangou;Timothy C. Ryken;Christian P. DiPaola

  • Complications in spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in the new millennium. A report of the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee.

    Jeffrey D Coe;Vincent Arlet;William Donaldson;Sigurd Berven

  • Intervertebral disc cell therapy for regeneration: mesenchymal stem cell implantation in rat intervertebral discs.

    Gwen Crevensten;Andrew J. L. Walsh;Dheera Ananthakrishnan;Paul Page

  • Outcome and complications of long fusions to the sacrum in adult spine deformity: luque-galveston, combined iliac and sacral screws, and sacral fixation.

    Arash Emami;Vedat Deviren;Sigurd Berven;Jason A Smith

  • Rates of infection after spine surgery based on 108,419 procedures: a report from the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee.

    Justin S. Smith;Christopher I. Shaffrey;Charles A. Sansur;Sigurd H. Berven

  • Defining substantial clinical benefit following lumbar spine arthrodesis.

    Steven D Glassman;Anne G Copay;Sigurd H Berven;David W Polly

  • Complications in the surgical treatment of 19,360 cases of pediatric scoliosis: a review of the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality database.

    Davis L. Reames;Justin S. Smith;Kai Ming G. Fu;David W. Polly

  • Risk-benefit assessment of surgery for adult scoliosis: an analysis based on patient age.

    Justin S. Smith;Christopher I. Shaffrey;Steven D. Glassman;Sigurd H. Berven

  • A clinical impact classification of scoliosis in the adult.

    Frank Schwab;Jean Pierre Farcy;Keith Bridwell;Sigurd Berven

  • Improvement of back pain with operative and nonoperative treatment in adults with scoliosis.

    Justin S Smith;Christopher I Shaffrey;Sigurd Berven;Steven Glassman

  • Predictive factors for proximal junctional kyphosis in long fusions to the sacrum in adult spinal deformity

    Keishi Maruo;Keishi Maruo;Yoon Ha;Shinichi Inoue;Shinichi Inoue;Sumant Samuel

  • The cost effectiveness of surgical versus nonoperative treatment for lumbar disc herniation over two years: evidence from the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT).

    Anna N.A. Tosteson;Jonathan S. Skinner;Tor D. Tosteson;Jon D. Lurie

  • Rates of new neurological deficit associated with spine surgery based on 108,419 procedures: A report of the scoliosis research society morbidity and mortality committee

    D. Kojo Hamilton;Justin S. Smith;Charles A. Sansur;Steven D. Glassman

  • Studies in the modified Scoliosis Research Society Outcomes Instrument in adults: validation, reliability, and discriminatory capacity.

    Sigurd Berven;Vedat Deviren;Sibel Demir-Deviren;Serena S. Hu

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher P. Ames
Christopher P. Ames University of California, San Francisco
Steven D. Glassman
Steven D. Glassman University of Louisville
Praveen V. Mummaneni
Praveen V. Mummaneni University of California, San Francisco
David W. Polly
David W. Polly University of Minnesota
Frank J. Schwab
Frank J. Schwab Hospital for Special Surgery
Keith H. Bridwell
Keith H. Bridwell Washington University in St. Louis
Justin S. Smith
Justin S. Smith University of Virginia
Oheneba Boachie-Adjei
Oheneba Boachie-Adjei Weill Cornell Medicine
Jeffrey C. Lotz
Jeffrey C. Lotz University of California, San Francisco

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