Whitecloud Awards 2017 Question Title * 1. Based on your review of the manuscripts for the papers nominated for the Whitecloud Basic Research award, please rank the finalists in order from 1 – 12; with 1 being the highest score and 12 being the lowest score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Paper #10 New Growing Rod System in Immature Swine Model 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Paper #11 Risk Factors for Disc Degeneration in Caudal Motion Segments Ten Years Following Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Paper #12 A New Method to Measure The Cobb Angle in Idiopathic Scoliosis by Ultrasonography: A Prospective and Blinded Study 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Paper #13 Optimal Trajectory and Length of S2 Alar Iliac Screws: A Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography Analysis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Paper #14 Postoperative Change of Pelvic Incidence (PI) may impact Sagittal Spinopelvic Alignment (SSA) after Correction of Adult Spine Deformity (ASD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Paper #15 Prevalence and Predictive Factors of Concurrent Cervical Cord Compression in Adult Spinal Deformity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Paper #16 Long Term Follow-Up of Patients with Modic Changes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Paper #17 A Comparison of Multiple Rods Constructs (MRC) to Two Rods Constructs (TRC) After Corrective Fusion Surgery Including Sacroiliac Fixation for Adult Spinal Deformity: Does it Prevent or Aggravate Complication? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Paper #18 Activity of Daily Living after Long Level Fusion in Adult Spinal Deformity: Compared with over 60 Years Old Degenerative Spine Patients without Adult Spinal Deformity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Paper #19 New Evidence Supporting the Regulatory Role of LBX1 Variant in AIS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Paper WC #20 An Investigational Study of Titanium Plasma Spray on Osseointegration of PEEK and Titanium Implants: An In Vivo Ovine Model 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Paper WC #21 Direct Vertebral Rotation Significantly Decreases the Pull-out Strength of the Pedicle Screw Question Title * 2. Based on your review of the manuscripts for the papers nominated for the Whitecloud Clinical Research award, please rank the finalists in order from 1 – 9; with 1 being the highest score and 9 being the lowest score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Paper #1 The Amount of Curve Correction is More Important than Upper Instrumented Vertebra Selection for Ensuring Postoperative Shoulder Balance in Lenke Type 1 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Paper #2 Proximal Junctional Kyphosis After Posterior Correction for Scheuermann's Kyphosis and its Risk Factors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Paper #3 Back to Back Scoliosis Surgeries: Is Patient Safety and Outcomes Compromised? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Paper #4 Diminishing Clinical Returns of Multilevel Minimally Invasive Lumbar Interbody Fusion 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Paper #5 Determination of The Cost Effective Price Point for BMP-2 in Preventing Revision for Pseudoarthrosis in Adult Deformity Surgery 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Paper #6 Can We Define Clinically Relevant DJK in Cervical Deformity Surgery? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Paper #7 Spinopelvic Compensatory Mechanisms for Reduced Hip Motion (ROM) in the Setting of Hip Osteoarthritis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Paper #8 What Factors are Associated with Kyphosis Restoration in Lordotic AIS Patients? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Paper #9 Impact of Presenting Patient Characteristics on Surgical Complications and Morbidity in Early Onset Scoliosis Done