Research
Prospective Clinical Trial: Percutaneous Disc Decompression (PDD) 2006 – 2008
- Large prospective trial to assess the efficacy of PDD for contained lumbar focal protrusions causing radiculopathy
- Completed (& Revised February 2011): Not submitted for publication
- Principal Investigation
Prospective study in interventional spine care: 2003
- To establish the efficacy of lumbar medial branch neurotomy
- Supervised by Dr. Howard Intrater, Department Head; Health Sciences Center Pain Clinic
- Principal Investigator
- Data unpublished at this time
Retrospective study in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: 1999 – 2001
- Comparison of radiographs of children with extended oligo-articular JRA to those with poly-articular JRA
- Contributing investigator. Primary investigator; Jonathon Leipsic MD FRCPC