II. GRANT SUPPORT
 
The Role of Transforming Growth Factor - Beta in the Spinal Cord Response to Acute Spinal Trauma. North American Spine Society, October 1993, $12,500.00 funded.
 
Principal Investigator: Michael E. Joyce, MD
Investigators: Michael F. O’Brien, MD*, Lawrence G. Lenke, MD, Keith H. Bridwell, MD
 
Retrospective and Prospective Surgical Spinal Database (~4,000 entries).  Sofamor Danek, 8/96-8/97, $10,000.00 funded
 
Principal Investigator: Keith H. Bridwell, MD
Investigators:

Lawrence G. Lenke, MD, K. Daniel Riew, MD

 
Selective Nerve Root Corticosteroid Injection.  Can its use Obviate the Need for Surgery in Patients with Lumbar Radicular Pain?  BJC Health System-Innovations in Healthcare, 12/96-12/98, $19,350.00 funded
 
Principal Investigator: K. Daniel Riew, MD
Investigators: Yuming Yin, MD, Lawrence G. Lenke, MD, Keith H. Bridwell, MD, Lou Gilula, MD
 
Structural and Performance Changes in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients Undergoing Anterior vs. Posterior Thoracic Spinal Fusion.  DePuy-Motech, Inc., 2/97-2/99, $84,000.00 funded
 
Principal Investigators: Lawrence G. Lenke, MD, Jack R. Engsberg, PhD
Coinvestigators: James Kemp, MD, Marilyn Siegel, MD, Keith H. Bridwell, MD
 
Biomechanics of Spinopelvic Fixation in a Human Cadaveric Model of Isthmic Spondylolisthesis.  Sofamor Danek, 97-6/99, extended to 6/01, $50,556.00 1st year, $35,000.00 2nd year, funded
 
Principal Investigator: Keith H. Bridwell, MD
Coinvestigators:

Stephen J. Lewis, MD*, Ravishankar Vedantam, MD, Douglas Linville, MD*, John Long, DVM, Bryan W. Cunningham, MSc, Lawrence G. Lenke, MD

 
An Open-Label, Randomized, Parallel-Group Study Comparing the Perioperative Administration of Procrit7 (Epoetin Alfa) to the Standard of Care in Blood Conservation for Idiopathic Pediatric/Adolescent Scoliosis and Adult Spinal Deformity Surgeries.  Ortho-Biotech, Inc., 7/98-12/99, $60,000.00 funded
 
Principal Investigator: Keith H. Bridwell, MD
Coinvestigators: Lawrence G. Lenke, MD, Terri G. Monk, MD
 
Structural and Performance Changes in AIS Patients Fused into the Mid and Lower Lumbar Spine.  Sofamor Danek, 8/98-8/00, $75,000.00 funded
 
Principal Investigators: Lawrence G. Lenke, MD, Jack R. Engsberg, PhD
Coinvestigators: James S. Kemp, MD, Keith H. Bridwell, MD, George S. Bassett, MD
 
Outcomes in Adolescents having Scoliosis Fusion Surgery.  Sofamor Danek, NIH R-01, 10/98 (not accepted), revised 7/99, $1,275,228.00
 
Principal Investigators: Lawrence G. Lenke, MD, Keith H. Bridwell, MD
Coinvestigators:

Jack R. Engsberg, PhD, George S. Bassett, MD, Sandy A. Ross, MD, James S. Kemp, MD, Kevin W. Hollander, MS, ME, Kyongta Ty Bae, MD, PhD, Kenneth B. Schechtman, MD

 
Comparison of Outcome Measures in Adult Scoliosis Patients Undergoing an Extended Spinal Fusion to L5 or Sacrum or Revision of Previous Long Spinal Deformity Fusion Surgery.  Scoliosis Research Society, 10/98-9/01, Barnes-Jewish Hospital Grant, $80,308.00 funded
 
Principal Investigator: Keith H. Bridwell, MD
Coinvestigators: Scott D. Minor, PhD, Lawrence G. Lenke, MD, Jack R. Engsberg, PhD
       
 
Amicar versus Aprotinin in Controlling Blood Loss in Scoliosis Surgery.  Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, 7/98-6/00, $42,722.00 funded
 
Principal Investigator: Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
Coinvestigators George S. Bassett, MD, Jennifer Cole, MD
 
Spinal Patients Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) - Low Back Pain:  A Multi-Center Trial.  National Spine Network, 7/99-6/04, 5U01AR4544-02, $79,235.00 funded
 
Principal Investigator: James N. Weinstein, DO, MS
Site PI: Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
Site Investigators: Keith H. Bridwell, MD, K. Daniel Riew, MD, Ralph Dacey, MD, Carl Lauryssen, MD
 
Genetic Manipulation of the Secondary Injury Cascade of Acute Spinal Cord Injury.  Medtronic Sofamor Danek 1/00-12/01 $25,000.00 funded
 
Coinvestigators: Jueren Lou, PhD, F. Xu, PhD, Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
       
 

Mentored Research Scientist Award.  3/00-2/05, no financial support
National Institute of Health, the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, and the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NIH, NICHD, NCMRR) KO1HD01226-03

 
 
Center of Gravity Investigation in Scoliosis.  Max-Biedermann-Institut, Berlin, Germany, 7/00-6/01, $40,440.00
 
Coinvestigators: Lawrence G. Lenke, MD, Jack R. Engsberg, PhD, Kyongta Tye Bae, MD, PhD
 
Effect of Additional Oxygen on Infection following Spine Fusion Surgery in Patients with Neuromuscular Scoliosis.  Shriners Hospital Clinical Outcomes Planning, 1/01-12/01 (not accepted), $50,000.00/year
 
Principal Investigator: Dean A. Blumberg, MD
Coinvestigators:

Stephen Skinner, MD, Randal R. Betz, MD, Lawrence G. Lenke, MD, Paul C. Rudoy, MD

John Scavone, MD
 
Prospective Comparison of Postoperative Range of Motion Exercise after Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Fusion.  Shriners Hospital COSAB Grant, 8/00 (not accepted) revised 1/02, $70,000.00
 
Coinvestigators: Jack R. Engsberg, PhD, Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
 
Idiopathic Scoliosis:  Gene Mapping and Identification.  Scoliosis Research Society, Foundation Yves Cotrel, 10/03-09/05, $49,177.00 funded
 
Principal Investigator: Matthew B. Dobbs, MD
Coinvestigators Michael Lovett, PhD, Michael Whyte, MD, Lawrence Lenke, MD
 
Prospective Pediatric Scoliosis Study.  Medtronic Sofamore Danek, 10/03-09/08, $50,000.00 funded
 
Principal Investigators: Lawrence Lenke, MD, Matthew B. Dobbs, MD
Coinvestigator Keith Bridwell, MD
 
Spinal Patients Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) - Multi-Center Study.  National Institute of Health (NIH), 5/04-5/05, $503,252.00 locally ($13,546,017.00 nationally)
 
Principal Investigator:: Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
Coinvestigators

Keith H. Bridwell, MD, K. Daniel Riew, MD, Ralph G. Dacey, Jr., MD, Carl Lauryssen, MD, Anthony Margherita, MD, Heidi Prather, DO

 
Bracing in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (BrAIST).  National Institute for Health, 12/04-12/09, $242,260.00 locally (6,500,000.00 nationally) (pending)
 
Principal Investigator I: Stuart Weinstein, MD
Site Principal Investigators: Matthew B. Dobbs, MD
Site Coinvestigators Lawrence Lenke, MD, Keith Bridwell, MD
 
Washington University Spine Service Clinical Research Grant.  Medtronic, Washington University Spine Research Institute, 3/05-2/10, $1,948,615.00
Coinvestigators Lawrence G. Lenke, MD, Keith H. Bridwell, MD, K. Daniel Riew, MD
       
       
       
 
 
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