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Dr. Michael A. Finn

Neurosurgeon

Publications Peer-Reviewed

  1. Wait SD, Vortmeyer AO, Lonser RR, Chang DT, Finn MA, Bhowmick DA, Pack SD, Oldfield EH, Zhuang Z. Somatic mutations in VHL germline deletion kindred correlate with mild phenotype. Ann Neurol 2004 Feb; 55(2):236-40.  PMID: 14755727
  2. Ishiyama G, Finn M, Lopez I, Tang Y, Baloh RW, Ishiyama A. Unbiased quantification of Scarpa’s ganglion neurons in aminoglycoside ototoxicity. J Vestib Res 2005; 15(4):197-202  PMID:  16286701
  3. Lonser RR, Vortmeryer AO, Butman JA, Glasker S, Finn MA, Ammerman JM, Merrill MJ, Edwards NA, Zhuang Z, Oldfield EH. Edema is a precursor to central nervous system peritumoral cyst formation. Ann Neurol 2005 Sep; 58(3):392-9  PMID:  16130092
  4. Finn MA, Blumenthal DT, Salzman KL, Jensen RL. Transient post-ictal MRI changes in patients with brain tumors may mimic disease progression. Surgical Neurol 2007; 67(3): 246-250, 2007  PMID:  17320628
  5. Finn MA, Schmidt MH. Castleman disease of the spine mimicking a nerve sheath tumor. J Neurosurg Spine 2007 May; 6(5):455-459  PMID:  17542514
  6. Finn MA, Klimo P, Couldwell WT. Interpositional synthetic dural graft technique for the treatment of dural arteriovenous fistulas. Clinical Pearl. Neurosurg Focus 2007 March; 22(3):E10   PMID:  17608352
  7. Finn MA, McCall TD, Schmidt MH. Pigmented villonodular synovitis associated with pathologic fracture of the odontoid and atlantoaxial instability. Case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg Spine 2007 Aug; 7(2):248-53  PMID:  17688068
  8. Finn MA, Walker ML. Spinal lipomas: clinical spectrum, embryology, and treatment. Neurosurg Focus 2007 Aug; 23(2):E10  PMID:  17961016
  9. Finn MA, Fassett DR, Apfelbaum RI. Surgical treatment of non-rheumatoid atlantoaxial degenerative arthritis producing pain and myelopathy. Spine 2007 Dec 15; 32(26):2067-73  PMID:  18091503
  10. Finn MA, Vrionis FD, Schmidt MH. Spinal radiosurgery for metastatic spine disease. Cancer Control 2007 Oct; 14(4):405-11  PMID:  17914341
  11. Finn MA, Fassett DR, McCall TD, Clark R, Dailey AT, Brodke DS. The cervical end of an occipitocervical fusion: a biomechanical evaluation of 3 construct. Laboratory investigation. J Neurosurg Spine 2008; 9(3):296-300  PMID:  18928228
  12. Finn MA, Bishop FS, Dailey AT. Surgical treatment of occipitocervical instability. Neurosurgery 2008 Nov; 63(5):961-8  PMID:  19005387
  13. Coppens JR, Ric Harnsberger H, Finn MA, Sharma P, Couldwell WT. Oronasopharyngeal chordomas. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2009 Mar 18  PMID:  19294331
  14. Bishop FS, Finn MA, Samuelson M, Schmidt RH. Endovascular balloon angioplasty for treatment of posttraumatic venous sinus thrombosis. J Neurosurg 2009; Mar 27  PMID:  19326975
  15. Finn MA, Brodke DS, Daubs M, Patel A, Bachus KN. Local and global subaxial cervical spine biomechanics after single-level fusion or cervical arthroplasty. Eur Spine J. 2009 Oct;18(10): 1520-7  PMID:  2899387
  16. Hillard VH, Fassett DR, Finn MA, Apfelbaum RI. The use of allograft bone for posterior C1-2 fusion. J Neurosurg Spine 2009; 11(4):396-401  PMID:  19929334
  17. Klimo Jr P, Patel AA, Finn MA, Apfelbaum RI. Long-term outcomes after multilevel anterior cervical decompression, instrumentation and fusion. J Spinal Res Found 4(2): 50-60, 2009
  18. Dailey AT, Hart D, Finn MA, Schmidt MH, Apfelbaum RI. Anterior fixation of odontoid fracture in the aging population. J Neurosurg Spine 2010; Jan 12(1):1-8  
  19. Finn MA, Apfelbaum RI. Atlantoaxial transarticular screw fixation: update on technique and outcomes in 269 patients. Neurosurgery. 2010 Mar; 66(3 Suppl):184-92.  PMID:  20173521
  20. Bishop FS, Samuelson MM, Finn MA, Bachus KN, Brodke DS, Schmidt MH. The biomechanical contribution of varying posterior constructs following anterior thoracolumbar corpectomy and reconstruction. J Neurosurg Spine 2010;Aug 13(2):234-9  PMID:  20672960
  21. Finn MA, MacDonald JD. A population-based study of all-terrain vehicle-related neurological injury. Neurosurgery 2010 Oct; 67(4):993-7.  PMID: 20802355
  22. Von Jako R, Finn MA, Yonemura KS, Araghi A, Khoo LT, Carrino JA, and Perez-Cruet M. Minimally invasive percutaneous transpedicular screw fixation: Increased accuracy and reduced radiation exposure by means of a novel electromagnetic navigation system. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2011 Mar;153(3):589-96  PMID:  21153669
  23. Finn MA, Samuelson MS, Bishop F, Bachus KN, Brodke DS. Two-level noncontiguous vs. three-level ACDF: a biomechanical comparison. Spine. 2011: Mar 15:36(6):448-53
  24. Finn MA, Faulkner NF, Hetzel SJ, Anderson PA. Spinal Duraplasty Materials and Hydrostasis: a Biomechanical Study. J Neurosurg Spine 2011; Jun 24  PMID:  21699476
  25. Faulkner ND, Finn MA, Anderson PA. Hydrostatic comparison of non-penetrating titanium clips vs. conventional suture for repair of spinal durotomies.  Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2012 Apr 20; 37(9):E535-9.  PMID:  22322376
  26. Stahel PF, VanderHeiden T, Finn MA. Management strategies for acute spinal cord injury: current options and future perspectives. Current Opinion in Critical Care. 2013 Dec 18(6):651-660   PMID:  23104069
  27. Finn MA and Macdonald JD.  C2-3 Anterior Cervical Fusion: Technical Report. J Spinal Disorders and Techniques. 2013 Nov 5  PMID:  24201153

  28. Finn MA, Macdonald JD.  C2-C3 Anterior Cervical Fusion Technical Report.  Clin Spine Surg 2016; 29:10

  29. Finn MA, Blumenthal DT, Salzman KL, Jensen RL. Transient postictal MRI changes in patients with brain tumors may mimic disease progression. World Neurosurgery. 2018
  30. Ung TH, Robinson LC, Nevzati E, Haraski Y, Ormond DR, Lillehei KO, Witt JP, Finn M. Use of intraoperative sodium fluorescein for diagnostic tissue biopsy of spinal cord lesions. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery. 2019
  31. Ung TH, Serva S, Chatain GP, Witt JP, Finn M. Application of sodium fluorescein for spinal cord lesions: intraoperative localization for tissue biopsy and surgical resection. Neurosurg Rev. 2022 Apr;45(2):1563-1569. doi: 10.1007/s10143-021-01676-1. Epub 2021 Oct 27. PMID: 34708272.
  32. Yang JH, Tuano KR, Finn M, Weyant M, Chong TW, Mathes DW. Successful repair of chronic esophageal perforation due to hardware migration with buttressing free gracilis flap: a case report. European Journal of Plastic Surgery. 2022.
  33. Chatain GP, Kortz MW, Serva S, Shrestha K, Hosokawa P, Ung TH, Finn M. Long-term Neurologic Outcome After Spinal Ependymoma Resection With Multimodal Intraoperative Electrophysiological Recording: Cohort Study and Review of the Literature. Neurospine. 2022 Mar;19(1):118-132. doi: 10.14245/ns.2143200.600. Epub 2022 Mar 31. PMID: 35378586; PMCID: PMC8987544.
  34. Chatain GP, Chee K, Finn M. Review of transoral odontoidectomy. Where do we stand? Technical note and a single-center experience. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery. 2022
  35. Chatain GP, Shrestha K, Kortz MW, Serva S, Hosokawa P, Ward RC, Sethi A, Finn M. Impact of Surgical Timing on Neurological Outcomes for Spinal Arachnoid Cyst: A Single Institution Series. Neurospine. 2022 Jun;19(2):453-462. doi: 10.14245/ns.2244130.065. Epub 2022 Jun 23. PMID: 35793936; PMCID: PMC9260545.
Book Chapters
1. Finn MA, Fassett DF, Vaccaro AR. Clinical outcomes assessments of a nucleus pulposus replacement. In Davis RJ and Girardi FP (eds): Nucleus Arthroplasty in Spinal Care. Vol. 3. Surgical Techniques and Technology. Chapter 19, pp. 33-38. Minneapolis MN: Raymedica, LLC, 2007
2.Finn MA, Fassett DR, Bessey J, Vaccaro AR. The use of Luque segmental instrumentation in the injury pediatric spine. In Kim, Ludwig, Vaccaro (eds): Spine Trauma: Adult and Pediatric. Philadelphia, Elsevier, 2008
3.Finn MA, Vaccaro AR, Fassett DR, Lown D. Socioeconomic impact of nucleus arthroplasty technology. In Davis RJ and Girardi FP (eds): Nucleus Arthroplasty in Spinal Care. Vol. 4. Surgical Techniques and Technology. Chapter 25, Minneapolis MN: Raymedica, LLC, 2007
4.Finn M, Fassett DR, Apfelbaum RI. Odontoid screw fixation. In Vaccaro AR, Baron E (eds): Operative Techniques in Spinal Surgery. pp. 41-56. Philadelphia, Elsevier, 2007
5.Finn MA, Schmidt MH. Postoperative infections of the spine. Youman’s Neurological Surgery 6th Edition, Elsevier, PA, 2011
6.Finn MA, Schmidt MH. Castleman disease. Spine ehandbook. Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Available: http://univ.cns.org.
7.Finn MA, Schmidt MH. Postoperative spine infection. Spine ehandbook. Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Available: http://univ.cns.org.
8.Finn MA and Dailey AT. Retropharyngeal approaches to the upper cervical spine. In Wang JS (ed): Advanced Reconstruction, Spine. Rosemont, Ill AAOS publications, 2011
9.Finn MA and Anderson PA. Cervical Jumped Facets and Incomplete Neurological Deficit: Closed-reduction Versus Urgent Surgery. In Jandial D and garfin S (eds): Best Evidence for Spinal Surgery: 20 Cardinal Cases, Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA. 2012
10.Finn MA, Samuelson MM, Schmidt MS. Radiosurgery for Metastatic Spinal Disease. In Nader R, Berta S, Levy M (eds): Neurosurgery Tricks of the Trade, Thieme, NY
11.Finn MA and Schmidt MS. Occipital cervical stabilization with rod screw systems. In Vieweg U and Grochulla F (eds.): Manual of Spine Surgery, Springer, Berlin. 2012
12.Finn MA and Anderson PA. Cervical spine trauma. In Browner BB and Fuller RF(eds): Musculoskeletal Emergencies, Elsevier, NY. 2013
13.Finn MA, Anderson PA. Cervical Disc Replacement. S Rhee JM, Boden SD, Flynn JM, and Wiesel SW (eds): Operative Techniques in Spinal Surgery, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, PA, 2013
14.Orndorff DG, Youssef JA, Finn MA, Patty CA, Debauche ST, Scott MA. Transmaxillary approach to the clivus and upper cervical spine. In Vaccaro A and Eck J (eds.): Surgical Atlas of Spinal Operations. Jaypee Medical Publishers, New Delhi, India. 2013
15.Anderson PA and Finn MA. Laminectomy and Posterior Fusion. In Zdeblick (ed): Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, PA, in press
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