First or Corresponding author：

1.     Chen KJ, Huang YC, Yao YC, Yang TC, Lin HH, Wang ST, Chang MC, Chou PH. Investigation of preoperative asymptomatic bacteriuria as a risk factor for postvertebroplasty infection. J Chin Med Assoc. 2023 Feb 1; 86(2):233-239. (Corresponding author)

2.     Yao YC, Chao H, Kao KY, Lin HH, Wang ST, Chang MC, Liu CL, Chou PH.

CT Hounsfield unit is a reliable parameter for screws loosening or cages subsidence in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. Sci Rep. 2023 Jan 28;13(1):1620. (Corresponding author)

3.     Chou PH, Lin HH, Yao YC, Wang ST, Chang MC, Liu CL. Posterior Instrumentation for Osteoporotic Fractures in the Thoracic or Lumbar Spine: cement augmented pedicle screws vs. hybrid constructs. J Chin Med Assoc. 2023 Jan 18.

4.     Liu PC, Lu Y, Lin HH, Yao YC, Chang MC, Wang ST, Chou PH. Superior facet joint violation between open and minimally invasive techniques in lumbar fusion surgery: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis. J Chin Med Assoc. 2023 Jan 1;86(1):113-121. (Corresponding author)

5.     Huang YP, Pao JL, Chien TW, Lin JJ, Chou PH. Thematic analysis of articles on artificial intelligence with spine trauma, vertebral metastasis, and osteoporosis using chord diagrams: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Dec 30;101(52):e32369. (Corresponding author)

6.     Lin MR, Chou PH, Huang KJ, Ting J, Liu CY, Chou WH, Lin GH, Chang JG, Ikegawa S, Wang ST, Chang WC. Whole-Exome Sequencing Identifies Genetic Variants for Severe Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in a Taiwanese Population. Journal of personalized medicine. 2022 Dec 23;13(1):32. (co-first author)

7.     Hsu FC, Chen CS, Yao YC, Lin HH, Wang ST, Chang MC, Liu CL, Chou PH. Shorter screw lengths in dynamic Dynesys fixation have less screw loosening: From clinical investigation to finite element analysis. J Chin Med Assoc. 2022 Dec 17. (Corresponding author)

8.     Yeh CH, Chien TW, Lin JJ, Chou PH. Comparing the similarity and differences in MeSH terms associated with spine-specific journals using the forest plot: A bibliometric analysis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Nov 4; 101(44):e31441. (Corresponding author)

9.     Chou PH, Lin HH, Yao YC, Chang MC, Liu CL, Wang ST. Does local vancomycin powder impregnated with autogenous bone graft and bone substitute decrease the risk of deep surgical site infection in degenerative lumbar spine fusion surgery? -An ambispective study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2022 Sep 10;23(1):853.

10.   Yeh CH, Chien TW, Chou PH. Citation analysis of the 100 top-cited articles on discectomy via endoscopy since 2011 using alluvial diagrams: bibliometric analysis. Eur J Med Res. 2022 Sep 1;27(1):169. (Corresponding author)

11.   Chou PH, Jou TH, Wu HH, Yao YC, Lin HH, Chang MC, Wang ST, Lu HH, Chen HH. Ground truth generalizability affects performance of the artificial intelligence model in automated vertebral fracture detection on plain lateral radiographs of the spine. Spine J. 2022 Apr;22(4):511-523.

12.   Liu PC, Lu Y, Lin HH, Yao YC, Wang ST, Chang MC, Chien TW, Chou PH. Classification and citation analysis of the 100 top-cited articles on adult spinal deformity since 2011: A bibliometric analysis. J Chin Med Assoc. 2022 Mar 1;85(3):401-408. (Corresponding author)

13.   Chang YC, Yao YC, Lin HH, Wang ST, Chang MC, Chou PH. Predictability of the preoperative lateral fulcrum radiograph of success in one-level vertebroplasty to treat painful osteoporotic vertebral fracture. J Chin Med Assoc. 2022 Jan 1;85(1):129-135. (Corresponding author)

14.   Huang CP, Lin HH, Yao YC, Lu Y, Liu PC, Chang MC, Wang ST, Chou PH.

Incidences and Risk factors of Screw-related Superior Facet Articular Surface Violation at L4 and L5 levels in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Open surgery Versus Minimally Invasive Techniques. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2021 Dec 1;46(23):E1283-E1291 (Corresponding author)

15.   Li YC, Chen HH, Horng-Shing Lu H, Hondar Wu HT, Chang MC, Chou PH. Can a Deep-learning Model for the Automated Detection of Vertebral Fractures Approach the Performance Level of Human Subspecialists? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2021 Jul 1;479(7):1598-1612. (Corresponding author)

16.   Chou PH, Lin HH, Yao YC, Wang ST, Chang MC, Liu CL. Preoperative facet joint arthropathy does not impact long-term clinical outcomes after lumbar-stability-preserving decompression and dynesys fixation. Scientific Reports 2021 May 28, 11, 11299

17.   Chou PH, Chien TW, Yang TY, Yeh YT, Chou W, Yeh CH. Predicting Active NBA Players Most Likely to Be Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Famers Using Artificial Neural Networks in Microsoft Excel: Development and Usability Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Apr 16;18(8):4256.

18.   Chou PH, Yeh YT, Kan WC, Chien TW, Kuo SC. Using Kano diagrams to display the most cited article types, affiliated countries, authors and MeSH terms on spinal surgery in recent 12 years. Eur J Med Res. 2021 Feb 23;26(1):22.

19.   Chou PH, Chee A, Shi P, Lin CL, Zhao Y, Zhang L, An HS. Small Molecule Antagonist of C-C Chemokine Receptor 1 (CCR1) Reduces Disc Inflammation in the Rabbit Model. Spine J. 2020 Dec.: 20,(12), 2025-2036.

20.   Kan WC, Kuo SC, Chien TW, Lin JJ, Yeh YT, Chou W, Chou PH. Therapeutic Duplication in Taiwan Hospitals for Patients With High Blood Pressure, Sugar, and Lipids: Evaluation With a Mobile Health Mapping Tool. JMIR Med Inform. 2020 Jul 27;8(7):e11627. (Corresponding author)

21.   Liu MY, Chou W, Chien TW, Kuo SC, Yeh YT, Chou PH. Evaluating the research domain and achievement for a productive researcher who published 114 sole-author articles: A bibliometric analysis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 May 22;99(21):e20334. (Corresponding author)

22.   Kan WC, Chou W, Chien TW, Yeh YT, Chou PH. The Most-Cited Authors Who Published Papers in JMIR mHealth and uHealth Using the Authorship-Weighted Scheme: Bibliometric Analysis. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2020 May 7;8(5):e11567. (Corresponding author)

23.   Lin HH, Wang JP, Lin CL, Yao YC, Wang ST, Chang MC, Chou PH. What is the difference in morphologic features of the lumbar vertebrae between Caucasian and Taiwanese subjects? A CT-based study: implications of pedicle screw placement via Roy-Camille or Weinstein method. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2019 May 25;20(1):252. (Corresponding author)

24.   Lin HH, Chang MC, Wang ST, Liu CL, Chou PH. The fates of pedicle screws and functional outcomes in a geriatric population following polymethylmethacrylate augmentation fixation for the osteoporotic thoracolumbar and lumbar burst fractures with mean ninety five month follow-up. Int Orthop. 2018 Jun;42 (6):1313-1320. (Corresponding author)

25.   Chou PH, Lin HH, Su YP, Chiang CC, Chang MC, Chen CM*. Staged protocol for the treatment of chronic femoral shaft osteomyelitis with Ilizarov's technique followed by the use of intramedullary locked nail. J Chin Med Assoc. 2017 Jun;80(6):376-382.

26.   Chou PH, Lin HH, An HS, Liu KY, Su WR, Lin CL. Could the Topping-Off Technique Be the Preventive Strategy against Adjacent Segment Disease after Pedicle Screw-Based Fusion in Lumbar Degenerative Diseases? A Systematic Review. Biomed Res Int. 2017; 2017:4385620.

27.   Chou PH, Wang ST, Ma HL, Liu CL, Chang MC, Lee OK. Development of a two-step protocol for culture expansion of human annulus fibrosus cells with TGF-beta 1 and FGF-2. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2016 Jul 12;7(1):89.

28.   Chou PH, Wang ST, Yen MH, Liu CL, Chang MC, Lee OK. Fluid-induced, shear stress-regulated extracellular matrix and matrix metalloproteinase genes expression on human annulus fibrosus cells. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2016 Feb 27;7(1):34.

29.   Chou PH, Ma HL, Liu CL, Wang ST, Osacar K. Lee, Chang MC, Yu WK. Is removal of the implants needed after fixation of burst fractures of the thoracolumbar and lumbar spine without fusion? a retrospective evaluation of radiological and functional outcomes Bone Joint J 2016 Jan; 98-B(1):109-16.

30.   Chou PH, Ma HL, Wang ST, Liu CL, Chang MC2, Yu WK. Fusion may not be a necessary procedure for surgically treated burst fractures of the thoracolumbar and lumbar spines: a follow-up of at least ten years. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Oct 5;96(20):1724-31.

31.   Chou PH, Chen WM, Chen CF, Chiang CC, Liu CL, Chen TH. Clinical Comparison of Valgus and Varus Deformities in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Following Midvastus Approach. J Arthroplasty. 2012 Apr;27(4):604-12

32.   Liu KY, Chen TH, Shyu JF, Wang ST, Liu JY, Chou PH. Anatomic study of the axillary nerve in a Chinese cadaveric population: correlation of the course of the nerve with proximal humeral fixation with intramedullary nail or external skeletal fixation. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2011 May; 131(5):669-74. (Corresponding author)

33.   Chou PH, Feng CK, Chiu FY, Chen TH. Isometric measurement of wrist-extensor power following surgical treatment of displaced lateral condylar fracture of the humerus in children. Int Orthop. 2008 Oct; 32(5):679-84.

34.   Chou PH, Shyu JF, Ma HL, Wang ST, Chen TH. Courses of the radial nerve differ between chinese and Caucasians: clinical applications. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2008 Jan;466(1):135-8. 

35.   Chou PH, Huang TF, Lin SC, Chen YK, Chen TH. Synovial chondromatosis presented as knocking sensation of the knee in a 14-year-old girl. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2007 May;127(4):293-7

Co-authors：

1.     Lin HH, Chou PH, Ma HH, Chang YW, Wang ST, Chang MC. Efficacy of Povidone Iodine Solution in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Minimally Invasive Instrumented Spinal Fusion Surgery. Global Spine J. 2022 Jul;12(6):1058-1065.

2.     Chen KJ, Huang YC, Yao YC, Hsiung W, Chou PH, Wang ST, Chang MC, Lin HH. Risk Factors for Postsurgical Gout Flares after Thoracolumbar Spine Surgeries. J Clin Med. 2022 Jun 28;11(13):3749.

3.     Kuo YR, Cheng TA, Chou PH, Liu YF, Chang CJ, Chuang CF, Su PF, Lin RM, Lin CL. Healing of Vertebral Compression Fractures in the Elderly after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty-An Analysis of New Bone Formation and Sagittal Alignment in a 3-Year Follow-Up. Journal of clinical medicine. 2022 Jan 28;11(3):708.

4.     Lu YH, Lin HH, Chen HY, Chou PH, Wang ST, Liu CL, Chang MC. Multilevel calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition in cervical ligamentum flavum: clinical characteristics and imaging features. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021 Nov 4;22(1):929.

5.     Wang JP, Liao YT, Wu SH, Huang HK, Chou PH, Chiang ER. Adipose Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells from a Hypoxic Culture Reduce Cartilage Damage. Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2021 Oct;17(5):1796-1809.

6.     Ma HH, Wu PH, Yao YC, Chou PH, Lin HH*, Wang ST, Chang MC. Postoperative spinal orthosis may not be necessary for minimally invasive lumbar spine fusion surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021 Jul 12;22(1):619.

7.     Chuang HC, Tseng YH, Chen Y, Chou PH, Chang WL, Su PF, Lin CL*. Assessment of sagittal spinopelvic parameters in a Taiwanese population with spondylolysis by the EOS imaging system: a retrospective radiological analysis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021 Jun 18;22(1):553.

8.     Yao YC, Chou PH, Lin HH, Wang ST, Chang MC. Outcome of Ti/PEEK Versus PEEK Cages in Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Global Spine J. 2021 Mar 18:21925682211000323.

9.     Lin HH, Chou PH, Ma HH, Chang YW, Wang ST, Chang MC. Efficacy of Povidone Iodine Solution in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Minimally Invasive Instrumented Spinal Fusion Surgery. Global Spine J. 2020 Dec 4:2192568220975385. doi: 10.1177/2192568220975385.

10.   Yao YC, Chou PH, Lin HH, Wang ST, Liu CL, Chang MC. Risk Factors of Cage Subsidence in Patients Received Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020 Oct. 1, 45-19-E1279-E1285.

11.   Yao YC, Lin HH, Chou PH, Wang ST, Liu CL, Chang MC. Risk factors for residual neurologic deficits after surgical treatment for epidural abscess in the thoracic or lumbar spine. Spine J. 2020 Oct. 14:S1529-9430(20)30191-1.

12.   Lu HF, Chou PH, Lin GH, Chou WH, Wang ST, Adikusuma W, Mugiyanto E, Hung KS, Chang WC. Pharmacogenomics Study for Raloxifene in Postmenopausal Female with Osteoporosis. Dis Markers. 2020 Aug 31;2020:8855423.

13.   Ma SC, Chou W, Chien TW, Chow JC, Yeh YT, Chou PH, Lee HF. An App for Detecting Bullying of Nurses Using Convolutional Neural Networks and Web-Based Computerized Adaptive Testing: Development and Usability Study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2020 May 20;8(5):e16747.

14.   Lee YL, Chou W, Chien TW, Chou PH, Yeh YT, Lee HF. An App Developed for Detecting Nurse Burnouts Using the Convolutional Neural Networks in Microsoft Excel: Population-Based Questionnaire Study. JMIR Med Inform. 2020 May 7;8(5):e16528.

15.   Lin CH, Chou PH, Chou W, Chien TW. Using the Kano model to display the most cited authors and affiliated countries in schizophrenia research. Schizophr Res. 2020 Feb.; 216:422-428.

16.   Lin HH, Chiu CH, Chou PH, Ma HL, Wang JP, Wang ST, Liu CL, Chang MC. Functional outcomes and survival after surgical stabilization for inoperable non-small-cell lung cancer with spinal metastasis of the thoracic and lumbar spines: a retrospective comparison between epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor and platinum-based chemotherapy groups. Spinal Cord. 2019 Sep 9; 58, 194–202(2020)

17.   Lin HH, Lu YH, Chou PH, Chang MC, Wang ST, Liu CL. Is bony attachment necessary for dynamic reference frame in navigation-assisted minimally invasive lumbar spine fusion surgery? Computer Assist Surg (Abingdon). 2019 Sep 3;24(1):7-12.

18.   Yao YC, Lin HH, Chou PH, Wang ST, Chang MC. Differences in the interbody bone graft area and fusion rate between minimally invasive and traditional open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a retrospective short-term image analysis. Eur Spine J. 2019 Sep;28(9):2095-2102.

19.   Shi P, Chee A, Liu W, Chou PH, Zhu J, An HS. Therapeutic effects of cell therapy with neonatal human dermal fibroblasts and rabbit dermal fibroblasts on disc degeneration and inflammation. Spine J. 2019 Jan;19(1):171-181.

20.   Lin CL, Chou PH, Fang JJ, Huang KY, Lin RM. Short-segment decompression and fixation for thoracolumbar osteoporotic fractures with neurological deficits. J Int Med Res. 2018 Aug;46(8):3104-3113.

21.   Wang JP, Yu HM, Chiang ER, Wang JY, Chou PH, Hung SC. Corticosteroid inhibits differentiation of palmar fibromatosis-derived stem cells (FSCs) through downregulation of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1). PLoS One. 2018 Jun 26;13(6):e0198326

22.   Feng SW, Chang MC, Chou PH, Lin HH, Wang ST, Liu CL. Implantation of an empty polyetheretherketone cage in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a prospective randomised controlled study with 2 years follow-up. Eur Spine J. 2018 Jun;27(6):1358-1364.

23.   Cheng MF, Ma HL, Lin HH, Chou PH, Wang ST, Liu CL, Chang MC. Anterior release may not be necessary for idiopathic scoliosis with a large curve of more than 75° and a flexibility of less than 25. Spine J. 2017 Sep 20.

24.   Lin HH, Chang MC, Chou PH, Hung PI, Wang ST, Liu CL. Preoperative Planning of the Lateral Entry Point Is Necessary in Percutaneous L5 Vertebroplasty. World Neurosurg. 2017 Aug.;104:476-481.

25.   Liu W, Liu D, Zheng J, Shi P, Chou PH, Oh C, Chen D, An HS, Chee A. Annulus fibrosus cells express and utilize C-C chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) for migration. Spine J. 2017 May;17(5):720-726. Epub 2017 Jan 17.

26.   Liu WJ, Hu L, Chou PH, Wang JW, Kan WS. Comparison of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion versus Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy in the Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy: A Systematic Review. Orthop Surg. 2016 Nov;8(4):425-431.

27.   Hung PI, Chang MC, Chou PH, Lin HH, Wang ST, Liu CL. Is a drain tube necessary for minimally invasive lumbar spine fusion surgery? Eur Spine J. 2016 Jun;26(3):733-737.

28.   Liu W, Hu L, Chou PH, Liu M, Kan W, Wang J. Comparison of anterior decompression and fusion versus laminoplasty in the treatment of multilevel cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2016 Apr 26;12:675-85.

29.   Lin HH, Chou PH, Wang ST, Yu JK, Chang MC, Liu CL. Determination of the painful level in osteoporotic vertebral fractures--Retrospective comparison between plain film, bone scan, and magnetic resonance imaging. J Chin Med Assoc. 2015;78(12):714-8

30.   Huang TH, Ma HL, Wang ST, Chou PH, Ying SH, Liu CL, Yu WK, Chang MC. Does the size of the rod affect the surgical results in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis? 5.5-mm versus 6.35-mm rod. Spine J. 2014 Aug 1;14(8):1545-50.

31.   Chen HC, Huang TF, Chou PH, Chen TH. Deltoid contracture: a case with multiple muscle contractures Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2008 Nov; 128(11):1239-43. doi: 10.1007/s00402-007-0479-4. Epub 2007 Oct 25.

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