At Simmons Orthopaedic and Spine Associates our physicians are well versed in the most current methods of orthopaedic treatment and materials used to perform the task at hand.

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Surgical Treatment of Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis With Associated Scoliosis
Edward D. Simmons, MD, CM, MSc

Instability of the Cervical Spine and Neurological Involvement in Klippel-Feil Syndrome
A CASE REPORT*
BY J. E. HALL, M.D., E. D. SIMMONS, M.D., F.R.C.S.(C), K. DANYLCHUK, M.D., AND P. D. BARNES, M.D., BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston

Contemporary Concepts in Spine Care
Radiographic Assessment for Patients With Low Back Pain
Edward D. Simmons, MD, BSc, CM, MSc, rACS, FRCS
,* Richard D. Guyer, MD,t Arnold Graham-Smith, MD, FRCS, FACSJ and Richard Herzog, MIDS

Contemporary Concepts in Spine Care
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Use in Patients With Low Back or Radicular Pain
Edward D. Simmons, MD, Richard J. Herzog, MD, Richard D. Guyer, MD, Arnold Graham-Smith, MD,

THORACIC AND LUMBAR DEFORMITY
Rationale for Selecting the Appropriate Fusion Technique
(Anterior, Posterior, and 360 Degree)
Susan M. Liew, MD, MB, BS(Hon), and Edward D. Simmons, MD, BSc, CM, MR, FACS, FRCS(C),

CERVICAL DEFORMITY
Rationale for Selecting the Appropriate Fusion Technique (Anterior, Posterior, and 360 Degree)
Susan M. Liew, MD, MB, BS(Hon), and Edward D. Simmons,  MD, BSc, CM, MR, FACS, FRCS(C),

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS
Edward D. Simmons, MD
Edward H. Simmons, MD

Familial Predisposition
for Degenerative Disc Disease

A Case-Control Study
Edward D. Simmons, MD, MSc, FRCS(C),

Madhuri Guntupalli, Joseph M. Kowalski, MD, Felix Braun, MD, and Thomas Seidel, MD

Spinal Stenosis with Scoliosis
Edward D. Simmons, MD, CM, MSc, FRCS(C), and Edward H. Simmons, MD, MS, FRCS(C), FACS

 

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