Sigurd H. Berven, M.D.
Assistant Professor in Residence
UC San Francisco, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
San Francisco, CA

Medical Publications for Sigurd H. Berven, M.D.

Chapters
1. Berven S, Micheli L: Anaerobic Performance: Health and Safety Aspects of
Anaerobic Training. In: Van Praagh K, ed. Anaerobic Performance During Childhood
and Adolescence. Human Kinetics Publishers, Champaign, IL.
2. Berven S, Bradford DS: Vertebral Column Resection for the Treatment of Fixed
Spinal Deformity. In: Lenke L., ed. Modern Anterior Scoliosis Surgery.
Quality Medical Publishing, St. Louis, MO.
3. Tay BKB, Colman WW, Berven S, Fontes R, Gunther S, Holmes W, Kim H, Lattanza
L, Diao E, Hu SS, Bradford DS: Orthopaedics. In Current Surgical Diagnosis
and Treatment. Way LW, Doherty GM eds. 11th edition. McGraw-Hill Publishers,
2003.
4. Berven S, Bradford DS: The Child's Spine. Current Surgical Diagnosis
and Treatment (In Press).
5. Berven S, Bradford DS: Transpedicular Wedge Resection Osteotomy- Surgical
Techniques in Masters Techniques in Spine Surgery (Submitted) .
6. Berven S, Hu SS: Surgical Techniques in Management of the Osteoporotic Spine.
In Frymoyer, The Adult Spine (Submitted).
7. Hu SS, Berven S, Bradford DS: Adult Scoliosis: Evaluation and Management.
In Frymoyer, The Adult Spine (Submitted).
8. Berven S, Bradford DS; Complications in Spinal Deformity Surgery. In Vaccarro
ed: Complications in Spine Surgery (Submitted).
9. Berven S, Bradford DS: Closing wedge osteotomy for thoracolumbar kyphosis
in Ankylosing Spondylitis. In van Royen, Dijkmans eds: Ankylosing spondylitis,
Diagnosis and Treatment (In Preparation).
10. Berven S: Scoliosis. In Vaccarro ed: Resident and Fellow's Guide to
Spinal Disorders.
Invited Publications/Editorials
1. Berven S, Deviren V: Management of Back Pain Associated with Isthmic Spondylolisthesis.
Spine Online Case Reports Forum. 1/02
2. Berven S, Cinnotti G, Traynelis V: Online Case Reports: A Resource for Open
Discussion and Ongoing Education from the Community of Physicians Caring for
Spinal Disorders. Spine
3. Berven S, Bradford DS: Expert Commentary on Salvage Reconstruction with
Vascularized Fibular Strut Graft Fusion using Posterior Approach in the Treatment
of Severe Spondylolisthesis. Spine Online Reports: 10/01
4. Berven S, Bradford DS, Hu SS: Intervertebral Disc Replacement: A New Era
in the Management of Back Pain. Editorial, Backup-Spine, Springer-Verlag Berlin,
Heidelberg. 3/02
5. Berven S: Point of View Commentary on: Ali RM, Boachie-Adjei O, Rawlins
BA: Functional and radiographic outcomes after surgery for adult scoliosis using
third generation instrumentation techniques. Spine (In Press).
6. Berven S: Point of View Commentary on: McLain et al: Functional outcomes
after surgery for spinal fractures: Return to work and activity. Spine
(In Press).
Manuscripts
1. Berven S, Horvath K, Brooks D: The Effect of Topical Intraperitoneal Bupivicaine
on Post-operative Pain following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Minimally
Invasive Therapy 1995; 4:67-71.
2. Dubin D, Peters JH, Brown LF, Logan B, Kent KC, Berse B, Berven S, Cercek
B, Sahrifi BG, Pratt RE, Dzau VJ, Van de Waters L: Balloon Catheterization Induces
Arterial Expression of Embryonic Fibronectins. Arterioschlerosis, Thrombosis,
and Vascular Biology, 15 (11): 1958-1967, 1995.
3. Li G, Berven S, Simpson H, Trifitt J: The Expression of BMP-4 mRNA during
Distraction Osteogenesis in Rabbits. Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavia 69
(4): 420-425, 1998.
4.Berven S, Pedlow F: A Review of the Biomechanics of Spinal Instrumentation.
Current Opinion in Orthopaedics 10(2): 142-48, 1999.
5. Berven S, Chandler H, Rubash H, Murphy S, Burke D, Minas T: The Direct Lateral
Approach to the Hip. Harvard Orthopaedic Journal 1: 106-108, 1999.
6. Berven S, Hresko MT: Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in the Treatment
of Pediatric Spinal Deformity. Harvard Orthopaedic Journal 1: 107-111,
1999.
7. Oreffo R, Romberg S, Virdi AJ, Joyner CJ, Berven S, Triffitt JT: Effects
of Interferon Alpha on Human Osteoprogenitor Cell Growth and Differentiation
in Vitro. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 1999 Sep 1, 74 (3): 372-85.

8. Li G, Berven S, Athanasou NA, Simpson AH: Distraction Osteogenesis: Histology
of the Regenerate. Injury 1999 Oct; 30 (8):525-34.
9. Deviren V, Berven S, Emami A, Smith JA, Hu S, Bradford DS: Hemivertebrectomy
in the thoracic and thoracolumbar spine. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
2001 May, 83B(4):496-500.
10. Smith J, Deviren V, Berven S, Kleinsteuck F, Bradford DS: Clinical Outcome
of Trans-Sacral Interbody Fusion After Partial Reduction for High-Grade L5-S1
Spondylolisthesis. Spine 2001;26:2227-2234
11. Lingard EA, Berven S, Katz JN: Management and Care of Patients Undergoing
Total Knee Arthroplasty: Variations Across Different Health Care Settings. Arthritis
Care and Research Vol. 13, No. 3, June 2000
12. Berven S, Tay BK, Kleinsteuck F, Bradford DS: Clinical Applications of
Mineralized and demineralized bone graft preparations in spine surgery. Eur
Spine J. 2001 Oct;10 Suppl 2:S169-77. Review.
13. Berven S, Deviren V, Smith J, Emami A, Bradford DS: Management of fixed
sagittal deformity: Clinical and radiographic outcome of transpedicular wedge
resection (Thomasen Osteotomy). Spine 2001;26:2036-2043
14. Berven S, Hu S, Deviren V, Smith J, Bradford D: Maintenance of mobile segments
in the lumbar spine with endplate osteotomy: Clinical and Radiographic Results.
(In press, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research)
15. Berven S, Kao H, Deviren V, Hu S, Bradford DS: The Management of Thoracic
Pseudarthrosis: Is Combined Surgery Necessary? (In Press, Clinical Orthopaedics
and Related Research)
16. Berven S, Deviren V, Smith J, Hu S, Bradford DS: Management of Fixed Sagittal
Plane Deformity: Outcome of Combined Anterior and Posterior Surgery. (In Revision)

17. Berven S, Psychoyios V, Crawford R, Murray D, Lingard E, Zurakowski, D:
Preoperative Disease Severity in Patients Undergoing Total Joint Replacement
in Two Different Healthcare Delivery Systems. (In Preparation)
18. Berven S, Zurakowski D, Mankin HJ, Gebhardt M, Springfield D, Hornicek
F: Clinical Outcomes in Chordoma: The Utility of Flow Cytometric DNA Determination.
Spine 27(4):374-379, 2002
19. Berven S, Psychoyios V, Crawford R, Murray D, Lingard E, Zurakowski D:
Outcome and Healthcare Delivery System in Total Knee Replacement Surgery. (In
preparation)
20. Berven S, Bradford DS: Neurogenic Scoliosis- Evaluation and Management.
Seminars in Neurology 22(2):167-178, 2002.
21. Berven S, Tay B, Colman W, Hu S: Lumbar Zygapophyseal Joints and Low Back
Pain. Seminars in Neurology 22(2):187-195, 2002.
22. Smith JA, Deviren V, Berven S, Bradford DS: Does Instrumented Anterior
Scoliosis Surgery Lead to Kyphosis, Pseudarthrosis, or Inadequate Correction
in Adults? Spine 27(5):529-534, 2002.
23. Emami A, Deviren V, Berven S, Smith JA, Hu SS, Bradford DS: Outcome and
complications of long fusions to the sacrum in adult spine deformity: Luque-Galveston,
combined iliac and sacral screws and sacral fixation. Spine 27(7):776-798,
2002.
24. DeLeo RL, Kocher MS, Berven S, Kasser J: Coxa vara with proximal femoral
growth arrest in patients who had neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
J Pediatr Orthop. 2003 Jan-Feb;23(1):20-6.
25. Tay BK, Berven S: Indications, Techniques, and Complications of Lumbar
Interbody Fusion. Seminars in Neurology 22(2): 221-229, 2002.
26. Deviren V, Berven S, Kleinstueck F, Antinnes J, Smith JA, Hu SS, Bradford
DS: Predictors of flexibility and pain patterns in Thoracolumbar and Lumbar
Idiopathic Scoliosis. Spine 27(21):2346-2349, 2002.
27. Berven S, Deviren V, Demir-Deviren S, Hu S, Bradford DS: Validation of
the modified Scoliosis Research Society outcomes instrument (SRS-22) for adult
deformity. Spine 2(5S):80S, 2002.

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