Christine R. Baldus

Washington University in St. Louis — United States

Medicine · Health Sciences

29h-index5.2kcitations65works5.32yr avg
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Research Topics

Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment(57), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology(45), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques(44), Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries(7), Medical Imaging and Analysis(6)

Publications65 total

Differences in Functional Treadmill Tests in Patients With Adult Symptomatic Lumbar Scoliosis Treated Operatively and Nonoperatively at a Minimum Five-year Follow-up
Spine·2025
Operative vs Nonoperative Treatment for Adult Symptomatic Lumbar Scoliosis at 8-Year Follow-Up
JAMA Surgery·2025· 14 cited
Cost-effectiveness Improves for Operative Versus Non-operative Treatment of Adult Symptomatic Lumbar Scoliosis at Eight-year Follow-up
Spine·2024· 2 cited
Failure of nonoperative care in adult symptomatic lumbar scoliosis: incidence, timing, and risk factors for conversion from nonoperative to operative treatment
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Proximal junctional failure in primary thoracolumbar fusion/fixation to the sacrum/pelvis for adult symptomatic lumbar scoliosis: long-term follow-up of a prospective multicenter cohort of 160 patients
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine·2022· 27 citedOpen Access
Rod fractures in thoracolumbar fusions to the sacrum/pelvis for adult symptomatic lumbar scoliosis: long-term follow-up of a prospective, multicenter cohort of 160 patients
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine·2022· 24 citedOpen Access
147. Proximal junctional failure in primary thoracolumbar fusion/fixation to the sacrum/pelvis for adult symptomatic lumbar scoliosis: long-term follow-up of a prospective multicenter cohort of 160 patients
The Spine Journal·2022· 11 cited
Orthopedic disease burden in adult patients with symptomatic lumbar scoliosis: results from a prospective multicenter study
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine·2021· 4 citedOpen Access
Operative versus nonoperative treatment for adult symptomatic lumbar scoliosis at 5-year follow-up: durability of outcomes and impact of treatment-related serious adverse events
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine·2021· 47 citedOpen Access
133. Cost effectiveness of adult lumbar scoliosis surgery: an as-treated analysis from the adult symptomatic scoliosis surgery trial with five-year follow-up
The Spine Journal·2020
156. Operative vs nonoperative treatment for adult symptomatic lumbar scoliosis at 5-6-year follow-up: outcomes and impact of related serious adverse events
The Spine Journal·2020· 1 cited
Cost-effectiveness of adult lumbar scoliosis surgery: an as-treated analysis from the adult symptomatic scoliosis surgery trial with 5-year follow-up
Spine Deformity·2020· 35 citedOpen Access
Effect modifiers for patient-reported outcomes in operatively and nonoperatively treated patients with adult symptomatic lumbar scoliosis: a combined analysis of randomized and observational cohorts
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine·2020· 3 citedOpen Access
20. Cost-effectiveness of operative vs nonoperative treatment of adult symptomatic lumbar scoliosis an intent-to-treat analysis at 5-year follow-up
The Spine Journal·2019
66. Preop opioid use is associated with worse postop outcomes and chronic opioid use in nonrevision adult scoliosis patients: corroboration of two independent multicenter studies
The Spine Journal·2019
19. Adult symptomatic lumbar scoliosis patients have high orthopedic disease burden beyond their spinal deformities: results from a prospective multicenter study
The Spine Journal·2019· 1 cited
Cost-effectiveness of Operative versus Nonoperative Treatment of Adult Symptomatic Lumbar Scoliosis an Intent-to-treat Analysis at 5-year Follow-up
Spine·2019· 20 cited
Effect of Serious Adverse Events on Health-related Quality of Life Measures Following Surgery for Adult Symptomatic Lumbar Scoliosis
Spine·2019· 24 citedOpen Access
Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment for Adult Symptomatic Lumbar Scoliosis
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery·2019· 156 citedOpen Access
Prevalence and Indications for Unplanned Reoperations Following Index Surgery in the Adult Symptomatic Lumbar Scoliosis NIH-Sponsored Clinical Trial
Spine Deformity·2018· 25 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Keith H. Bridwell(48), Lawrence G. Lenke(34), Christopher I. Shaffrey(22), Steven D. Glassman(20), Michael P. Kelly(15), Frank Schwab(13), Charles C. Edwards(13), Elizabeth L. Yanik(13), Charles H. Crawford(13), Jon D. Lurie(12), Leah Y. Carreon(11), Lukas P. Zebala(10), Shay Bess(10), Kathy Blanke(7), Jacob M. Buchowski(7), Tyler R. Koski(7), Virginie Lafage(7), William C. Horton(6), Woojin Cho(6), Stephen J. Lewis(6)