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• Back disorders among Israeli youth: a prevalence study in young military recruits.

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• Low lumbar burst fractures: a unique fracture mechanism sustained in our current overseas conflicts.

  Lehman RA Jr, Paik H, Eckel TT, Helgeson MD, Cooper PB, Bellabarba C. Lehman RA Jr, et al. Spine J. 2012 Sep;12(9):784-90. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.09.005. Epub 2011 Oct 7. Spine J. 2012. PMID: 21982760
• Are spine injuries sustained in battle truly different?

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• Multiple associated injuries are common with spine fractures during war.

  Patzkowski JC, Blair JA, Schoenfeld AJ, Lehman RA, Hsu JR; Skeletal Trauma Research Consortium (STReC). Patzkowski JC, et al. Spine J. 2012 Sep;12(9):791-7. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.10.001. Epub 2011 Nov 3. Spine J. 2012. PMID: 22054909
• Psychological distress in a Department of Veterans Affairs spine patient population.

  Patton CM, Hung M, Lawrence BD, Patel AA, Woodbury AM, Brodke DS, Daubs MD. Patton CM, et al. Spine J. 2012 Sep;12(9):798-803. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.10.008. Epub 2011 Nov 16. Spine J. 2012. PMID: 22088603
• Spine-area pain in military personnel: a review of epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment.

  Cohen SP, Gallagher RM, Davis SA, Griffith SR, Carragee EJ. Cohen SP, et al. Spine J. 2012 Sep;12(9):833-42. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.10.010. Epub 2011 Nov 18. Spine J. 2012. PMID: 22100208
• Predictors of low back pain in physically active conscripts with special emphasis on muscular fitness.

  Taanila HP, Suni JH, Pihlajamäki HK, Mattila VM, Ohrankämmen O, Vuorinen P, Parkkari JP. Taanila HP, et al. Spine J. 2012 Sep;12(9):737-48. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2012.01.006. Epub 2012 Jan 31. Spine J. 2012. PMID: 22297262