Publications & Presentations
Thomas C. Schuler, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Should I have Spinal Surgery?
Dec 01, 2011
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC. From the President: Should I have Spinal Surgery? Journal of the Spinal Research Foundation 6(2):2-3, 2011. Click here to view full PDF article....
Adult Spine Deformity
Nov 10, 2011
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Good CR, Auerbach JD, O'Leary PT, Schuler TC. Adult Spine Deformity. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2011 Dec; 4(4):159-67. ABSTRACT: Adult spinal deformity may occ...
The Fallacy of Evidence-Based Medicine
Jun 01, 2011
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC. From the President: The Fallacy of Evidence-Based Medicine. Journal of the Spinal Research Foundation 6(1):2-3, 2011. Click here to view full PDF...
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Implants: Importance of the Interdevice Distance
Mar 10, 2011
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Subach BR, Copay AG, Martin MM, Schuler TC. Anterior Lumbar Interbody Implants: Importance of the Interdevice Distance. Advances in Orthopedics, Vol. 2011(2011),...
Biomaterials and Biomechanics of Spinal Arthroplasty.
Mar 01, 2011
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Subach BR, Copay AG, Schuler TC. Biomaterials and Biomechanics of Spinal Arthroplasty. Chapter 266 in Winn, et al (eds.) Youmans Neurological Surgery, 6th editio...
Chondromyxoid Fibroma with Secondary Aneurysmal Bone Cyst in the Cervical Spine: A Case Report
Dec 01, 2010
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Subach BR, Copay AG, Martin MM, Schuler TC, Romero-Gutierrez M. Chondromyxoid Fibroma with Secondary Aneurysmal Bone Cyst in the Cervical Spine: A Case Report. J...
Modern Spinal Health Care Provides Millions the Hope for Freedom from Pain and Suffering
Dec 01, 2010
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC. From the President: Modern Spinal Health Care Provides Millions the Hope for Freedom from Pain and Suffering. Journal of the Spinal Research Founda...
Six-Year Outcomes of Anterior Lumbar Interbody Arthrodesis with Use of Interbody Fusion Cages and rh-BMP-2 (Letter to the Editor)
Nov 03, 2010
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Burkus JK, Gornett MF, Schuler TC, Kleeman TJ, Zdeblick TA. Six-Year Outcomes of Anterior Lumbar Interbody Arthrodesis with Use of Interbody Fusion Cages and rec...
Conflicting Forces Impact the Future of Spinal Health Care
Jun 01, 2010
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC. From the President: Conflicting Forces Impact the Future of Spinal Health Care. Journal of the Spinal Research Foundation 5(1):3-4, 2010. Click h...
Simvastatin Protects Bladder and Renal Functinos Following Spinal Cord Injury in Rats
Apr 19, 2010
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Anandakumar S, Khan M, Chou PC, Dindsa RK, Martin MM, Copay AG, Subach BR, Schuler TC, Bilgen M, Orak JK, Singh I. Simvastatin Protects Bladder and Renal Functi...
Assessment of Spine Surgery Outcomes: Inconsistency of Change Amongst Outcome Measurements
Apr 01, 2010
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Copay AG, Martin MM, Subach BR, Carreon LY, Glassman SD, Schuler TC, Berven S. Assessment of spine surgery outcomes: inconsistency of change amongst outcome meas...
An Unusual Occurrence of Chondromyxoid Fibroma with Secondary Aneurysmal Bone Cyst in the Cervical Spine
Feb 01, 2010
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Subach BR, Copay AG, Martin MM, Schuler TC, Romero-Gutierrez M. An Unusual Occurrence of Chondromyxoid Fibroma with Secondary Aneurysmal Bone Cyst in the Cervica...
Lumbar Arthroplasty
Jan 01, 2010
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Subach BR, Copay AG, Schuler TC, Martin MM. Lumbar Arthroplasty. In Connolly ES, McKhann II GS, Huang J, Choudhri TF (eds.): Fundamentals of Operative Techniques...
Minimum Clinically Important Difference in Lumbar Spine Surgery Patients: A Choice of Methods using the Oswestry Disability Index, Medical Outcomes...
Nov 10, 2009
Presenter: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Copay AG, Glassman SD, Subach BR, Berven S, Schuler TC, Carreon LY. Minimum Clinically Important Difference in Lumbar Spine Surgery Patients: A Choice of Meth...
Simvastatin Ameliorates Spinal Cord Injury-Induced Neurogenic Bladder and Renal Dysfunction in a Rat Model
Oct 24, 2009
Presenter: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Anandakumar S, Chou PC-te, Orak JK, Khan M, Martin MM, Copay AG, Subach BR, Schuler TC, Singh I. Simvastatin Ameliorates Spinal Cord Injury-Induced Neurogenic...
The Only Way to Cut Healthcare Costs is to Ration Healthcare
Oct 01, 2009
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC. From the President: The Only Way to Cut Healthcare Costs is to Ration Healthcare. Journal of the Spinal Research Foundation 4(2):2-4, 2009. Click...
Six-year Outcomes of Anterior Lumbar Interbody Arthrodesis with Use of Interbody Fusion Cages and Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2
May 25, 2009
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Burkus JK, Gornet MF, Schuler TC, Kleeman TJ, Zdeblick TA. Six-year Outcomes of Anterior Lumbar Interbody Arthrodesis with Use of Interbody Fusion Cages and Reco...
Impact of Genetics on Spinal Health Care
May 01, 2009
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC. From the President: Impact of Genetics on Spinal Health Care. Journal of the Spinal Research Foundation 4(1):2, 2009. Click here to view full PDF...
Minimum Clinically Important Difference in Lumbar Spine Surgery Patients: a Choice of Methods Using the Oswestry Disability Index, Medical Outcomes...
Dec 22, 2008
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Copay AG, Glassman SD, Subach BR, Berven S, Schuler TC, Carreon LY. Minimum Clinically Important Difference in Lumbar Spine Surgery Patients: a Choice of Methods...
From the President
Oct 01, 2008
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC. From the President. Journal of the Spinal Research Foundation 3(2):2-3, 2011. Click here to view full PDF article....
Physician Extenders in Spine Health Care: Physician Assistants
Jun 01, 2008
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC. Physician Extenders in Spine Health Care: Physician Assistants. SpineLine, May-June 2008:36-38....
Effect of a Collaborative Multidisciplinary Pain Management Program on Outcomes for Spine Surgery Patients
May 17, 2008
Presenter: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Anderson H, Briggs S, Hannon C, Kim C, Piao Z, Rooney A, Schuler TC, Subach BR, Torrens J. Effect of a Collaborative Multidisciplinary Pain Management Program...
Corporate Culture and Beyond
Dec 01, 2007
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC. Corporate Culture and Beyond. SpineLine, Nov-Dec 2007: 31-32....
Understanding the Minimum Clinically Important Difference: a Review of Concepts and Methods
Sep 20, 2007
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Copay AG, Subach BR, Glassman SD, Polly DW, Schuler TC. Understanding the Minimum Clinically Important Difference: a Review of Concepts and Methods. Spine J, 200...
Lumbar Disc Replacment: A Panacea or a Potential Nightmare?
Sep 15, 2007
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC. Lumbar Disc Replacment: A Panacea or a Potential Nightmare? Journal of the Spinal Research Foundation 2007; 2(2):4-6. Click here to view PDF article...
Facet Changes after MaverickTM Total Disc Replacement: A Study of Patient Outcomes at 24 Months
Sep 16, 2006
Presenter: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Burkus JK, Matthews H, Rahn, LeHuec J, Williams A, Schuler TC. Facet Changes after MaverickTM Total Disc Replacement: A Study of Patient Outcomes at 24 Months...
Facet Changes after MaverickTM Total Disc Replacement: A Study of Patient Outcomes at 24 Months
Jul 22, 2006
Presenter: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Burkus JK, Matthews H, Rahn, LeHuec J, Williams A, Schuler TC. Facet Changes after MaverickTM Total Disc Replacement: A Study of Patient Outcomes at 24 Months...
The Correlation Between Preoperative Disc Space Height and Clinical Outcomes After Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Oct 04, 2005
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC, Burkus JK, Gornet MF, Subach BR, Zdeblick TA. The Correlation Between Preoperative Disc Space Height and Clinical Outcomes After Anterior Lumbar Inte...
Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion with rhBMP-2 for Revision Disc Surgery
Sep 24, 2005
Presenter: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Taylor BA, Gornet MF, Burkus JK, Glassman S, Schuler TC. Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion with rhBM...
Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery: Differences in Outcome With/Without a Prior Discectomy
Jul 30, 2005
Presenter: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Subach BR, Glassman J, Polly JR, Branch C, Peloza J, Schuler TC, Schwender J, Gornet M, Lumbar Spine Study Group. Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery: Differences i...
Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery: Early Differences in Clinical Outcome between Males and Females
Jul 09, 2005
Presenter: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Gornet J, Glassman J, Polly JR, Branch H, Peloza J, Schuler TC, Schwender J, Subach BR, Lumbar Spine Study Group. Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery: Early Differe...
Letter to the Editor regarding "Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare Surgical Stabilization of the Lumbar Spine with an Intensive...
Jun 29, 2005
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Subach BR, Schuler TC, Letter to the Editor regarding "Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare Surgical Stabilization of the Lumbar Spine with an Intensive Rehabi...
Posterior Atlantoaxial Screw Fixation
Jan 01, 2005
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Subach BR, Schuler TC. Posterior Atlantoaxial Screw Fixation. Chapter 6 in Wolfa C and Resnick DK (eds.): Neurosurgical Operative Atlas 2E: Spine and Peripheral ...
Segmental Lumbar Lordosis: Manual Versus Computer-assisted Measurement Using Seven Different Techniques
Oct 23, 2004
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC, Subach BR, Branch CL, Foley KT, Burkus JK, Lumbar Spine Study Group. Segmental Lumbar Lordosis: Manual Versus Computer-assisted Measurement Using Sev...
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for the Management of Chronic Lower Back Pain: Current Strategies and Concepts
Jan 14, 2004
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Burkus JK, Schuler TC, Gornet MF, Zdeblick TA. Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for the Management of Chronic Lower Back Pain: Current Strategies and Concepts. O...
The Effect of Preoperative Disc Space Height on Clinical Outcomes after Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Oct 18, 2003
Presenter: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC, Burkus JK, Gornet M, Zdeblick T. The Effect of Preoperative Disc Space Height on Clinical Outcomes after Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion. North A...
Radiographic Measurement of Lumbar Lordosis: Comparison of a New Computerized Technique with Manual Measurement
Jul 05, 2003
Presenter: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC, Branch C, Gornet M, Foley K, Lumbar Spine Study Group. Radiographic Measurement of Lumbar Lordosis: Comparison of a New Computerized Technique wit...
The Effect of Preoperative Disc Space Height on Clinical Outcomes after Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Jul 05, 2003
Presenter: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC, Burkus JK, Gornet M, Zdeblick T. The Effect of Preoperative Disc Space Height on Clinical Outcomes after Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion. The Int...
C-Shaped Threaded Cages Increase Radiographic Imaging Capability of Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
May 18, 2002
Presenter: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC, Burkus JK, Frey G, Haid R, Foor B. C-Shaped Threaded Cages Increase Radiographic Imaging Capability of Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion. The Inter...
Surgical Treatment of Symptomatic Bertolottis Syndrome on Post-Fusion Patients
Mar 01, 2002
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Reitsma AM, Schuler TC, Hasz MW, Poelstra KA. Surgical Treatment of Symptomatic Bertolottis Syndrome on Post-Fusion Patients. Orthopedics. 2002 Mar; 25(3):340-2....
Surgical Treatment of Symptomatic Bertolotti's Syndrome in Post-Fusion Patients
Apr 28, 2001
Presenter: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC, Hasz MW, Faulkenstein PD, Reitsma AM. Surgical Treatment of Symptomatic Bertolotti's Syndrome in Post-Fusion Patients. Poster Presentation at Amer...
Surgical Irrigation with Pooled Human Immunoglobulin G to Reduce Post-operative Spinal Implant Infection
Aug 06, 2000
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Poelstra KA, Barekzi NA, Slunt JB, Schuler TC, Grainger DW. Surgical Irrigation with Pooled Human Immunoglobulin G to Reduce Post-operative Spinal Implant Infect...
A Novel Spinal Implant Infection Model in Rabbits
Feb 15, 2000
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Poelstra KA, Barekzi NA, Grainger DW, Gristina AJ, Schuler TC. A Novel Spinal Implant Infection Model in Rabbits. Spine. 2000 Feb 15; 25(4):406-10. STUDY DESIGN...
Local Application of Pooled Human IgG to Prevent Postoperative Biomaterial Centered MRSA Infection in a Rabbit Spinal Implant Infection Model
Dec 19, 1998
Presenter: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Poelstra KA, Barekzi NA, Slunt JB, Grainger DW, Schuler TC. Local Application of Pooled Human IgG to Prevent Postoperative Biomaterial Centered MRSA Infection...
Diagnosis and Treatment of SI-Joint Dysfunction: a Team Approach
Nov 21, 1998
Presenter: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Jackson RT, Schuler TC, Hasz MW, Friedlis M, Reitsma AM. Diagnosis and Treatment of SI-Joint Dysfunction: a Team Approach. The 3rd Interdisciplinary World Con...
Biomaterials: Infection and Immune Responses in Prosthetic Joint Replacement
Jan 01, 1998
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Gristina AG, Schuler TC, Gridhar G. Biomaterials: Infection and Immune Responses in Prosthetic Joint Replacement. In Hughes SPF(ed): Modular Text Book Series, Vo...
Symposium Bone and Biomaterials: Infection, Inflammation and Immune Responses
Jan 01, 1995
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Gristina AG, Schuler TC, Giridhar G, Shibata Y, MacPhee M. Symposium Bone and Biomaterials: Infection, Inflammation and Immune Responses. Portland Bone Symposium...
Spondylolisthesis in the Athlete
Nov 06, 1993
Presenter: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Uppal GS, Watkins RG, Schuler TC. Spondylolisthesis in the Athlete. AAOS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, 1993....
Dynamic EMG of Trunk Muscle in Golfers
Oct 09, 1993
Presenter: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Uppal GS, Watkins RG, Schuler TC, Perry J. Dynamic EMG of Trunk Muscle in Golfers. Spine Science and Management, New Orleans, 1993....
Discography: A Review of the Current Literature
Jan 01, 1992
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC, Watkins RG, Uppal S, Kingston S. Discography: A Review of the Current Literature. Kerlan-Jobe Fellowship Paper, 1992. ...
Cast Wedging: A Cadaveric Study Comparing Wedge Position at the Axis of Intersection vs. the Fracture Site
Sep 21, 1991
Presenter: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC, Roodbeen C, Wiater JP. Cast Wedging: A Cadaveric Study Comparing Wedge Position at the Axis of Intersection vs. the Fracture Site. The Detroit Ac...
Natural History of Os Odontoideum
Apr 01, 1991
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC, Kurz LT, Hensinger R, Herkowitz HN. Natural History of Os Odontoideum. Journal of Ped Ortho. 1991; 2(2):222-25. Os odontoideum has recently been con...
Drummond Instrumentation: A Follow-up Study
Aug 18, 1990
Presenter: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC, Kurz LT, Thompson DE, Herkowitz HN. Drummond Instrumentation: A Follow-up Study. Detroit Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1990....
Drummond Instrumentation: A Follow-up Study
Jan 01, 1989
Presenter: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC, Kurz LT, Thompson DE, Herkowitz HN. Drummond Instrumentation: A Follow-up Study. Michigan Orthopaedic Society, 1989....
Oviposition Dynamics of Two Released Species of Toxorhynchites (Diptera Culcidae) and Potential Prey Species
Jul 01, 1983
Author: Thomas C. Schuler, MD, FACS Schuler TC, Beier JC. Oviposition Dynamics of Two Released Species of Toxorhynchites (Diptera Culcidae) and Potential Prey Species. Journal of Medical Entomology...
