| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Guidelines for the Process of Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Self-Report Measures | Spine | 2000 | 8,012 |
| 2 | The Oswestry Disability Index | Spine | 2000 | 4,064 |
| 3 | SF-36 Health Survey Update | Spine | 2000 | 3,125 |
| 4 | Magnetic Resonance Classification of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Degeneration | Spine | 2001 | 2,985 |
| 5 | A Study of the Natural History of Back Pain | Spine | 1983 | 2,902 |
| 6 | The Three Column Spine and Its Significance in the Classification of Acute Thoracolumbar Spinal Injuries | Spine | 1983 | 2,118 |
| 7 | Updated Method Guidelines for Systematic Reviews in the Cochrane Collaboration Back Review Group | Spine | 2003 | 1,586 |
| 8 | Interpreting Change Scores for Pain and Functional Status in Low Back Pain | Spine | 2008 | 1,540 |
| 9 | The Impact of Positive Sagittal Balance in Adult Spinal Deformity | Spine | 2005 | 1,520 |
| 10 | The Roland–Morris Disability Questionnaire and the Oswestry Disability Questionnaire | Spine | 2000 | 1,470 |
| 11 | A Review of Psychological Risk Factors in Back and Neck Pain | Spine | 2000 | 1,422 |
| 12 | Inefficient Muscular Stabilization of the Lumbar Spine Associated With Low Back Pain | Spine | 1996 | 1,413 |
| 13 | 2009 Updated Method Guidelines for Systematic Reviews in the Cochrane Back Review Group | Spine | 2009 | 1,345 |
| 14 | What is Intervertebral Disc Degeneration, and What Causes It? | Spine | 2006 | 1,339 |
| 15 | A Systematic Review of Psychological Factors as Predictors of Chronicity/Disability in Prospective Cohorts of Low Back Pain | Spine | 2002 | 1,304 |
| 16 | Posterior C1–C2 Fusion With Polyaxial Screw and Rod Fixation | Spine | 2001 | 1,275 |
| 17 | New In Vivo Measurements of Pressures in the Intervertebral Disc in Daily Life | Spine | 1999 | 1,170 |
| 18 | Iliac Crest Bone Graft Harvest Donor Site Morbidity | Spine | 1995 | 1,141 |
| 19 | Surgical Strategy for Spinal Metastases | Spine | 2001 | 1,137 |
| 20 | Epidemiology, Demographics, and Pathophysiology of Acute Spinal Cord Injury | Spine | 2001 | 1,132 |
| 21 | Aging and Degeneration of the Human Intervertebral Disc | Spine | 1995 | 1,102 |
| 22 | 1987 Volvo Award in Clinical Sciences: A New Clinical Model for the Treatment of Low-Back Pain | Spine | 1987 | 1,100 |
| 23 | Responsiveness of the Numeric Pain Rating Scale in Patients with Low Back Pain | Spine | 2005 | 1,098 |
| 24 | Physical Measurements as Risk Indicators for Low-Back Trouble Over a One-Year Period | Spine | 1984 | 1,091 |
| 25 | Outcome Measures for Low Back Pain Research | Spine | 1998 | 1,064 |
| 26 | Classification of the Normal Variation in the Sagittal Alignment of the Human Lumbar Spine and Pelvis in the Standing Position | Spine | 2005 | 1,052 |
| 27 | Accuracy of Pedicular Screw Placement In Vivo | Spine | 1990 | 1,034 |
| 28 | Adjacent Segment Disease after Lumbar or Lumbosacral Fusion: Review of the Literature | Spine | 2004 | 1,032 |
| 29 | Correlation of Radiographic Parameters and Clinical Symptoms in Adult Scoliosis | Spine | 2005 | 1,027 |
| 30 | The Saskatchewan Health and Back Pain Survey | Spine | 1998 | 1,002 |
| 31 | Scoliosis Research Society—Schwab Adult Spinal Deformity Classification | Spine | 2012 | 976 |
| 32 | New Technologies in Spine | Spine | 2001 | 965 |
| 33 | Lumbar Disc Herniation | Spine | 1983 | 960 |
| 34 | Low Back Pain in Relation to Lumbar Disc Degeneration | Spine | 2000 | 950 |
| 35 | A Revised Scoring System for Preoperative Evaluation of Metastatic Spine Tumor Prognosis | Spine | 2005 | 944 |
| 36 | Pelvic Tilt and Truncal Inclination | Spine | 2009 | 938 |
| 37 | Classification of Age-Related Changes in Lumbar Intervertebral Discs | Spine | 2002 | 926 |
| 38 | Operative Results and Postoperative Progression of Ossification Among Patients With Ossification of Cervical Posterior Longitudinal Ligament | Spine | 1981 | 916 |
| 39 | Evaluation of Specific Stabilizing Exercise in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain With Radiologic Diagnosis of Spondylolysis or Spondylolisthesis | Spine | 1997 | 898 |
| 40 | Adult Spinal Deformity—Postoperative Standing Imbalance | Spine | 2010 | 895 |
| 41 | A Novel Classification System for Spinal Instability in Neoplastic Disease | Spine | 2010 | 891 |
| 42 | Initial Outcome and Efficacy of “Kyphoplasty” in the Treatment of Painful Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures | Spine | 2001 | 887 |
| 43 | Multifidus Muscle Recovery Is Not Automatic After Resolution of Acute, First-Episode Low Back Pain | Spine | 1996 | 876 |
| 44 | Spinal Fusion in the United States | Spine | 2012 | 844 |
| 45 | Conservative Treatment of Acute and Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain | Spine | 1997 | 827 |
| 46 | Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Associated Complications | Spine | 2007 | 819 |
| 47 | United States Trends in Lumbar Fusion Surgery for Degenerative Conditions | Spine | 2005 | 817 |
| 48 | Back Pain Prevalence and Visit Rates | Spine | 2006 | 816 |
| 49 | Radiographical Spinopelvic Parameters and Disability in the Setting of Adult Spinal Deformity | Spine | 2013 | 802 |
| 50 | The Sacroiliac Joint in Chronic Low Back Pain | Spine | 1995 | 797 |
