Articles by Dr. Colledge

AC Spine

Impairment Rating Ambiguity

Impairment Ratings in Utah (10MB)

1993

A Model for the Prevention of Iatrogenic Disease Associated with Work-Related Low Back Pain

1994

Workplace Functional Ability Guidelines Complete 1994 (13MB)

Workplace Functional Ability Guidelines p.1-20 1994

Workplace Functional Ability Guidelines p. 20-40 1994

Workplace Functional Ability Guidelines p.40-End 1994

Chronic, Recurrent Low Back Pain: A Methodology for Analyzing Fitness for Duty and Managing Risk under the American’s with Disabilities Act – JOM, May 1994

Impairment Ratings Occupational Health and Safety 1994

1999

Functional Ability Assessment: Guildelines for the Workplace – JOEM March 1999

2000

Unified Fitness Report for the Workplace – Occupational Medicine 2000

SPICE A Model for Reducing the Incidence and Costs of Occupationally Entitled Claims

2001

Outcome Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion

Outcomes of Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion in Utah Patients Receiving Workers Compensation – SPINE 2001

Disability Medicine – APGAR, Sept-Dec. 2001

2002

Outcomes of Posterolateral vs. BAK Titanium Cage Interbody Lumbar Fusion in Injured Workers: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Utah Impairment Guides 2002

Pre-surgical Psychological Screenings for Lumbar Fusion: A Look at Real World Practice – Psychology, Health & Medicine

Presurgical Phychological Screenings for Lumbar Fusion

Spinal Impairment Guides Part 2 – IAIABC 2002

Supplemental Impairment Guides Part 1 – IAIABC 2002

Teaming Up Against Workplace Injuries – Risk Management 2002

Abime Journal – Impairment

2003

Developing a Medical Fee Schedule for Injured Workers based on the Resource Based Relative Value Scale (RVRVS)

Pamphlet: Degenerative Disc

Improvements to the Rating of Impairments from Injury – IAIABC Journal, Fall 2003

Lower Extremity Impairment Guides Part 4 – IAIABC 2003

Presurgical Biopsychosocial variables Predict Medical and Compensation Costs of Lumbar Fusion – The Spine Journal 2003

Utah Medical Fee Guidelines 2003

Upper Extremity Impairment Guides Part 3 – IAIABC 2003

2004

Controlling Physical Therapy and Chiropractic Utilization Within the Workers Compensation System

Psychosocial Factors Predict Poor Outcomes From Spinal Fusion Surgery

2005

Herniated Disc – January 2005

SPICE Low Back Syndromes 2005

Presurgical Variables for Cages (Spine Journal January 2005)

The Guides Newsletter: Duties of Examining Physician and Workers’ Compensation Benefits

2006

Utah Impairment Guide 2006

2007

Medical Fee Guidelines 2007

Physicians Handbook 2007

Spine Fusion Obesity Litigation – May 2007

Cervical Whiplash – Assessment, Treatment, and Impairment Rating – May 2007

2008

Outcomes and presurgery correlates of lumbar discectomy in Utah Workers’ Compensation patient

2009

Utah Clinical Guidelines on Prescribing Opioids for Treatment of Pain

Impairment Ratings Abmiguity in the United States – Korean Academy of Medical Sciences, May, 2009

2011

Presurgical biopsychosocial variables predict medical, compensation, and aggregate costs of lumbar discectomy in Utah workers’ compensation patient