KennethAPettineMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Fort Collins, CO

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Stem Cell Researcher

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Office
2552 Barry Lane
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone+1 970-310-4073

Summary

Dr. Pettine’s career has seen him honored among the top 50 Spine and Specialist Surgeons in the United States. The author of more than 30 research publications and the co-inventor of the FDA-approved Prestige™ cervical artificial disc, and the Maverick Artificial Disc™, Dr. Pettine worked for 31 years as an orthopedic surgeon, co-founding the Rocky Mountain Associates in Orthopedic Medicine, the Society for Ambulatory Spine Surgery, and founding the Orthopedic Stem Cell Institute and the Premier Stem Cell Institute. Other career highlights include, but are not limited to, his service as Staff Orthopedic Surgeon and Director of Resident Research at the Eisenhower Army Medical Center, the Associate Clinical Professor at the Medical College of Georgia, and as Orthopedic Consultant to the FDA.

Dr. Pettine, now retired, explains his latest mission in healing, I welcome each of you to become informed regarding mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) so you can make important decisions to help heal yourself and avoid orthopedic and spine surgery. My professional undertaking is to change the current standard of care for orthopedic and spine surgery in the United States through the growing body of research which proves the efficacy of utilizing MSCs to treat various orthopedic and spine pathology and avoid surgery. My mission is to inform patients about the mesenchymal stem cell and its potential for treating numerous orthopedic and spine conditions, with the ultimate goal of decreasing your pain and increasing your function.”

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Education & Training

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1981 - 1986
University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical CampusClass of 1981
Colorado CollegeB. A., Biology, With honors, 1972 - 1976

Certifications & Licensure

CO State Medical License 1989 - 2017
WY State Medical License 1991 - 2016

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Intergy EHR, Greenway Health, LLC, 2012
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society 1981
Lange Award for “Outstanding Performance in Medicine” 1981
AMA-ERF Plaque Carmel Conference for Meritorious Research, 1981
Medical Auxiliary Award for Outstanding Performance during junior year 1980
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Clinical Trials

A Pivotal Study of a Facet Replacement System to Treat Spinal Stenosis Start of enrollment: 2006 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
A Postmarket Surveillance Study of the Paradigm Spine Dynamic Stabilization System (DSS) Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Restore CLINICAL TRIAL Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
A Multi-Site Study of the Zyga GlyDer Facet Restoration Device In Subjects With LUmbar FacET Pain Syndrome - DUET Start of enrollment: 2014 Jun 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

81 citations
Autologous bone marrow concentrate intradiscal injection for the treatment of degenerative disc disease with three-year follow-up
Kenneth A. Pettine, Richard K. Suzuki, Theodore Sand, Matthew B. Murphy
International Orthopaedics. 2017-07-26
3 citations
Why Lumbar Artificial Disk Replacements (LADRs) Fail.
Kenneth Pettine, Robert Ryu, Fernando Techy
Clinical Spine Surgery. 2017-07-01
60 citations
Treatment of discogenic back pain with autologous bone marrow concentrate injection with minimum two year follow-up
Kenneth A. Pettine, Richard K. Suzuki, Theodore Sand, Matthew B. Murphy
International Orthopaedics. 2016-01-01

Journal Articles

In-Vivo Analysis of External Fixator Pin-Bone Interface
Pettine, Kenneth A.; Kelly, Patrick I.; Chao, Edmund Y.S., Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, 8/1/1993
Modified Repair of Spondylolysis by Pedicle Screw, Segmental Wire Fixation and Bone Grafting
Pettine, Kenneth A.; Salib, Richard, Spine, 1/1/1993
External Electrical Stimulation and Bracing Treatment of Spondylolysis: Case Report
Pettine, Kenneth A.; Salib, Richard, Spine, 1/1/1993
Prophylactic Cerclage: A Method of Preventing Femur Fracture in Uncemented Total Hip Arthroplasty
Herzwurm, Paul J.; Walsh, John; Pettine, Kenneth A.; Ebert, Frank R., Orthopedics, 2/1/1992
Prospective Multi-Center Evaluation of the Wiltse Pedicle Screw Fixation System for Lumbar Fusion
Pettine, Kenneth A., Orthopedic Transactions, JBJS, 1/1/1992
Prospective Evaluation of the Wiltse Pedicle Screw System
Pettine, Kenneth A.; Salib, Richard, Orthopedics Today, 12/1/1991
Elective Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients Over the Age of Eighty
Pettine, Kenneth A.; Aamlid, Brian C.; Cabanella, Miguel E., Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, 5/1/1991
Spinal Narcotics for Postoperative Analgesia in Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Prospective Study
Drakeford, Michael A.; Pettine, Kenneth A.; Eben F.; Brookshire, L., JBJS, 3/1/1991
Association of Anabolic Steroids and Avascular Necrosis of Femoral Heads
Pettine, Kenneth A., American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1/1/1991
Ingrown Toenail; Non-Surgical Treatment
Pettine, Kenneth A., Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine, 11/1/1990
Supracondylar Fractures of the Femur; Long-Term Follow-Up of Nonrigid Internal Fixation
Pettine, Kenneth A.; Stauffer, Richard, Contemporary Orthopaedics, 9/1/1990
A Comparative Study of Ultrasound and Arthrograms for Evaluation of Rotator Cuff Pathology
Drakeford, Michael A.; Pettine, Kenneth A., Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 1/1/1990
The Use of Epidural Bupivacaine Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
Pettine, Kenneth A.; Wedel, Denise J.; Cabanella, Miguel E.; Weeks, Janice L., Orthopaedic Review, 8/1/1989
Case Report: Internal Fixation of Four-Part Humeral Fractures
Pettine, Kenneth A., Contemporary Orthopaedics, 7/1/1989
Ingrown Toenail; Long-Term Results of Surgical Treatment
Pettine, Kenneth A.; Cofield, Robert H.; Johnson, Kenneth A., Journal of Foot and Ankle, 12/1/1988
Osteochondral Fracture of the Talus; Long-Term Follow-Up
Pettine, Kenneth A.; Morrey, Bernard F., JBJS, 1/1/1987
A Previously Unreported Cause of Pain after Total Knee Arthroplasty
Pettine, Kenneth A., Journal of Arthroplasty, 3/1/1986
Histologic and Biomechanical Analysis of Unilateral External Fixator Pin-Bone Interface
Pettine, Kenneth A.; Kelly, Patrick I.; Chao, Edmund Y.S.; Huskies, R., Annular ORS, Orthopaedic Transactions, 2/17/1986
Osteoid-Osteoma and Osteoblastoma of the Spine
Pettine, Kenneth A.; Klassen, Rudolph A., JBJS, 1/1/1986
Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis
Pettine, Kenneth A.; Sim, Franklin H.; Beaubout, John W.; Soule, Edward H., Orthopaedics, 1/1/1983
Rhabdomyolysis, Electrolyte, and Acid Base Abnormalities in High Altitude Marathon Runners
Kenneth Pettine, M.D., et al, Clinical Research, 1/1/1981
Metabolic and Biomechanical Changes in Marathon Runners
Kenneth Pettine, M.D., et al, Annals of Internal Medicine, 1/1/1981
Direct Thyroid Hormone Stimulation of Nak-AtPase Activity in Cultured Hepatocytes
Kenneth Pettine, M.D., Clinical Research, 1/1/1981
A Survey of Primary Care Physicians Concerning High Blood Pressure
Kenneth Pettine, M.D., Steve Oboler, M.D., Clinical Research, 1/1/1979
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Abstracts/Posters

Outpatient Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion
Kenneth Pettine, M.D., ISASS Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Spain, 1/1/2012
Metanalysis of Class I and II Data on Results of Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion
Kenneth Pettine, M.D., AAOS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2011); CSRS Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ (2011); ISASS Ann, 1/1/2011
Does Reconstruction of the Anterior Longitudinal Ligament (ALL) Improve the Results of Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement?
Kenneth Pettine, M.D., AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2011
Clinical Significance of Hypermobility in Cervical Artificial Disc Replacements
Kenneth Pettine, M.D., AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine, Phoenix, AZ (2011); SAS 11th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, , 1/1/2011
Modification of the Prestige ST Cervical Artificial Disc to Allow Multi-level Implantation
Kenneth Pettine, M.D., AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine, Phoenix, AZ (2011); CSRS Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ , 1/1/2011
Everything You Need to Know to do A.S.C. Spine Surgery
Kenneth Pettine, M.D., SAS 11th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2011
Prospective Analysis of Three Lumbar Artificial Discs
Kenneth Pettine, M.D., E. Jeffrey Donner, M.D., Eurospine Meeting, Vienna, Austria, 1/1/2010
Prospective Analysis of Coflex Implant Interlaminar Device vs. Fusion
Kenneth Pettine, M.D., E. Jeffrey Donner, M.D., ISSLS Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand (2010); SAS Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2010); EuroSpine Meeting,, 1/1/2010
Prospective Randomized Series Comparing Maverick™ Lumbar Total Disc Replacement (TDR) with Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF)
Kenneth Pettine, M.D., SAS Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2010); EuroSpine Meeting, Vienna, Austria (2010); SAS 11th Annual Meet, 1/1/2010
Spine Surgery at an Ambulatory Surgery Center
Kenneth Pettine, M.D., SAS, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2010
Treating Cervical Pseudoarthrosis with Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement
Kenneth Pettine, M.D., NASS Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2010
Cervical TDR with NeoDisc: Correlation between Disc Height Increase and Clinical and Radiographic Success
Kenneth Pettine, M.D., R. Dryer, M.D., W.B. Rodgers, M.D., S. Kitchel, M.D. JA Youssef, M.D., AAOS, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2009
Why Do Lumbar Artificial Discs Fail?
Kenneth Pettine, M.D., E. Jeffrey Donner, M.D., Multiple Locations, 2008, 2009, 2011, 1/1/2008
Interspinous Fixation for Lumbar Fusion
Kenneth Pettine, M.D, Mid-American Orthopedic Association, Hilton Head, SC, 4/1/1997
Cadaveric Analysis of a New Pedicle Probe
Kenneth Pettine, M.D., Advanced Pedicle Fixation Course, NASS, SRS, 1/1/1991
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Lectures

Personal Experience with Complex Cervical Adjacent Level Disc Degeneration
Current Solutions in Spine Surgery, Hawks Cay, Duck Key, FL - 1/1/2013
Stem Cells for Pain
Current Solutions in Spine Surgery, Hawks Cay, Duck Key, FL - 1/1/2013
Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement at an Ambulatory Surgery Center
ISASS Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Spain - 1/1/2012
Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement at an Ambulatory Surgery Center
ISASS Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Spain - 1/1/2012
Stem Cells and the Future of Spine Care
6th Annual Spine Technology Summit, San Diego, CA (2011); 8th Annual Stem Cell Summit, New York, NY - 1/1/2011
Everything You Need to Know to do A.S.C. Spine Surgery
9th Annual Orthopedic Spine and Pain Management Driven ASC conference, Chicago, IL (2011); Inaugural - 1/1/2011
Metanalysis of Heterotopic Ossification (HO) following Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement (CADR)
Cervical Spine Research Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV (2011); ISASS Annual Meeting, Barcelon - 1/1/2011
Modification of the Prestige ST Cervical Artificial Disc to Allow Multi-level Implantation
SAS 11th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2011
Clinical Significance of Hypermobility in Cervical Artificial Disc Replacements
NASS 26TH Annual meeting, Chicago, IL (2011); Current Solutions in Spine, Duck Key, FL (2011); - 1/1/2011
Does Reconstruction of the Anterior Longitudinal Ligament (ALL) Improve the Results of Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement?
SAS 11th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2011
Treating Cervical Pseudoarthrosis with Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement
SAS 11th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2011
Dynamic Stabilization System (DSS) Experience at the Spine Institute
Preservation of Motion in the Spine, Duck Key, FL (2010); SAS Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2010); - 1/1/2010
Prospective Randomized Series Comparing Maverick™ Lumbar Total Disc Replacement (TDR) with Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF)
World Spine Meeting, Santorini, Greece - 1/1/2010
Metanalysis of Class I and II Data on Results of Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion
Multiple Locations, 2010, 2011 - 1/1/2010
Clinical and Radiographic Outcome of the NeoDisc Cervical Total Disc Replacement (TDR) at One-Year Follow-up
NASS Meeting, Orlando, FL (2010); EuroSpine Meeting, Vienna, Austria (2010); - 1/1/2010
DSS U.S. Experience of One Surgeon
Preservation of Motion in the Spine, Duck Key, FL - 1/1/2009
Prospective Evaluation Of The Charite™ Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement With Minimum Three-Year Follow Up
Multiple Locations, 2009, 2010 - 1/1/2009
Spine Surgery Experience at Loveland Surgery Center
7th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, Chicago, IL - 1/1/2009
Evaluation of Cervical Artificial Discs – A Clinical View
SPINE, Beirut, Lebanon - 1/1/2009
Does Adjacent Abnormal Non-Concordant Discography Impact the Clinical Results of Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement?
Multiple Locations, 2009, 2010 - 1/1/2009
Radiographic Outcomes of Cervical Arthroplasty with the NeoDisc Cervical Disc Replacement Device out to 6 Months
NASS Meeting, Toronto, Ontario (2008); AANS/CNS Meeting, Orlando, FL (2010); World Spine Meeting, Sa - 1/1/2008
Prospective Analysis of NeoDisc Cervical Artificial Disc
Eurospine Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland - 1/1/2008
Prospective Analysis of Coflex Implant Interlaminar Device vs. Fusion
Multiple Locations, 2008, 2009, 2010 - 1/1/2008
Prospective Analysis of Three Lumbar Artificial Discs
Multiple Locations, 2008, 2009, 2010 - 1/1/2008
Why Do Lumbar Artificial Discs Fail?
Multiple Locations, 2008, 2009 - 1/1/2008
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Other

Texas Back Institute: Artificial Disc Replacement (Guest Speaker)

10/1/1993
Symposium on Use of Thin Wire Fixation for Elective and Traumatic Orthopedics (Director)

2/8/1992

Authored Content

Autologous bone marrow concentrate (bmc) for the treatment of osteoarthritis (o.a) of the knee, hip, and shoulder in former n.f.l. playersOctober 2017

Press Mentions

Dr. Kenneth Pettine Announces Verification of Clinical Safety TrialFebruary 3rd, 2020
Kenneth Pettine Officially Launches Scholarship ProgramJanuary 14th, 2020
Kenneth Pettine Announces Scholarship ProgramJanuary 7th, 2020
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