Luis Álvarez Galovich

Director Instituto Avanzado de Columna

Presidente de la Sociedad Española de Columna (GEER)

Desde mi etapa como Residente de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología supe que quería ser cirujano de columna. Es una especialidad apasionante que combina grandes retos con la necesidad de tener una exquisita precisión. Al terminar mi residencia decidí ir a completar mi formación a uno de los mejores centros del mundo, el Hospital for Special Surgery, donde estuve trabajando durante 1996 y 97 junto a los más grandes profesionales del momento.

En 2015, y tras mi experiencia internacional y en el sector público, decidí formar la mejor unidad privada de columna, contando con la estructura de uno de los más reconocidos hospitales de España, la Fundación Jiménez Díaz, y reuniendo un equipo multidisciplinar de profesionales altamente cualificados. Nuestra fórmula es sencilla: poner todo nuestro conocimiento y esfuerzo en mejorar la vida de cada paciente haciéndole siempre partícipe en cada etapa del tratamiento.

Formación

2018 Diploma Europeo de Columna. European Spine Society
2004 Doctor en Medicina Departamento de Medicina. Facultad de Medicina Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
1996-1997 Spine Surgery Fellowship Hospital for Special Surgery Cornell University New York, USA,
1996- 1997 Surgeon in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery The New York Hospital New York, USA,
1996 Fellowship in the Department of Surgery Orthopedics Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, USA
1995-2003 Profesor Honorario de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Departamento de Cirugía
1990-1994 Especialidad vía MIR en Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología Fundación Jiménez Díaz Madrid

Publicaciones

Anterior 1-2 level Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion for Degenerative Cervical Disease: A Retrospective Study with Lordotic Porous Tantalum Cages. Félix Tome-Bermejo, Luis Álvarez-Galovich, Ángel R Piñera-Parrilla, Charles L Mengis-Palleck, Javier Cervera-Irimia, Alicia Rodríguez-Bercial , Fernando Moreno-Mateo, Ángel Sutil-Blanco Int J Spine Surg. 2022 Mar 10;8207. doi: 10.14444/8207.
Combined Chiropractic and Podiatric Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain Concomitant with a Unilateral Pronated Foot: Protocol for a Multicenter Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.   Carlos Gevers-Montoro , Kelvin J. Murray , Beatriz Santamaría , Gema Dominguez-Vera Luis Álvarez-Galovic, Dein Vindigni Michael F. Azari, Arantxa Ortega de Mues Aurora Castro-Mendez. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine Volume 20, Issue 4, December 2021, Pages 177-182 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcm.2021.12.012
Simplified Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy for Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures. Nicolas Plais, Charles Mengis, Jesús Manuel Gallego Bustos, Felix Tomé-Bermejo, Alejandro Peiro-Garcia, America Novoa Buitrago and Luis Alvarez-Galovich International Journal of Spine Surgery October 2021, 15 (5) 1004-1013; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8129
Lung injury in patients age 75 years and older with the use of polymethyl methacrylate fenestrated pedicle screws. Maria Rodriguez-Arguisjuela, Beatriz Martin-Piñeiro, Charlies Cuéllar-Bobadilla, Victorino Leal-Caramanzana , Sara Heili-Frades, Ignacio Mahíllo-Fernandez, Charles-Louis Mengis, Jesús Gallego-Bustos , Alejandro Peiro, Francisco M Garzon-Márquez, Felix Tomé-Bermejo, Luis Alvarez-Galovich Spine J. 2021 Mar;21(3):430-437. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2020.11.006.
Comparative study of the effects of osteoprotegerin and testosterone on bone quality in male orchidectomised rats. Martín-Fernández M, Garzón-Márquez FM, Díaz-Curiel M, Prieto-Potin I, Alvarez-Galovich L, Guede D, Caeiro-Rey JR, De la Piedra C. Aging Male. 2018 Aug 25:1-13. DOI: 10.1080/13685538.2018.1499082
Metastatic versus osteoporotic vertebral fractures on MRI: a blinded, multicenter and multispecialty observer agreement evaluation, Estanislao Arana, MD, MHE, PhDa,b; Francisco M. Kovacs, MD, PhDb,c; Ana Royuela, PhDb,d; Beatriz Asenjo, MD, PhDb,e; Fatima Nagib, MDb,e; Sandra Pe ́rez-Aguilera, MDb,f; Mar ́ıa Dejoz, BEngb,g; Alberto Cabrera-Zubizarreta, MDb,h; Yolanda Garc ́ıa-Hidalgo, MD, PhDb,i; and Ana Estremera, MD, PhDb,j; for the Spanish Back Pain Research Network Task Force for the Improvement of Inter-Disciplinary Management of Spinal Metastasis. JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Volume 18 Issue 3 | March 2020 DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2019.7367
Safety and Efficacy With Augmented Second-Generation Perforated Pedicle Screws in Treating Degenerative Spine Disease in Elderly Population, Luis Alvarez-Galovich, Felix Tome-Bermejo, Ana B Moya, Ignacio Mahillo-Fernandez, Angel R Piñera, Charles L Mengis, Jesus M Gallego, Francisco M Garzón, Maria G Rodriguez, Sylvia Sanz, Alejandro Peiro-Garcia Int J Spine Surg. 2020 Oct 23;7115. doi: 10.14444/7115
Analysis of bone cement distribution around fenestrated pedicle screws in low bone quality lumbo-sacral vertebrae. Enrique Fernández Aguado; Sergio Gómez González; Gerard Cabestany Bastida; Maria Daniela Vlad; José López López; Pablo Buenestado Caballero; Luis Alvarez Galovich; María Rodríguez Arguisjuela August 2018 Int Orthop. 2019 Aug;43(8):1873-1882 DOI: 10.1007/s00264-018-4115-4
Eficacia y seguridad a largo plazo del polimetilmetacrilato (PMMA) en pacientes osteoporóticos tratados mediante vertebroplastia percutánea A López-Herradón , AR Piñera , F Tomé , MG Rodríguez-Arguisjuela , PA Saura , J Saura , A Pérez-Higueras , I Mahíllo , C De la Piedra , L Álvarez-Galovich. Rev Osteoporos Metab Miner vol.11 no.4 Madrid nov./dic. 2019 Epub 23-Mar-2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.4321/s1889-836×2019000400003
Spinal fusion achieves similar two-year improvement in HRQoL as total hip and total knee replacement. A prospective, multicentric and observational study. Tome F, Cervera J, L Alvarez, JM Carreira, J Orovio, M Fernandez, J Villar, XIA Group, Symax Group, Trident Group. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques SICOT J.2019;5:26. doi: 10.1051/sicotj/ 2019027
Effect of teriparatide (PTH 1–34) on fusion mass and clinical outcomes the year after single-level instrumented posterolateral fusion. Marta Martín-Fernández, Ángel R. Piñera, Félix Tomé-Bermejo, Ignacio Mahillo-Fernández, Francisco M Garzon, Luis Alvarez-Galovich Medical Research Archives, vol. 6, issue 2, February 2018 issue Page 1 of 10 DOI: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v6i2.1687
The association between sleep quality, low back pain and disability: A prospective study in routine practice. Kovacs FM, Seco J, Royuela A, Betegon JN, Sánchez-Herráez S, Meli M, Martínez Rodríguez ME, Núñez M, Álvarez-Galovich L, Moyá J, Sánchez C, Luna S, Borrego P, Moix J, Rodríguez-Pérez V, Torres-Unda J, Burgos-Alonso N, Gago-Fernández I, González-Rubio Y, Abraira V. Eur J Pain. 2018 Jan;22(1):114-126. DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1095
Indication Variability in Degenerative-lumbar Spine Surgery: a 4-nation survey. Debono B, Lonjon G, Galovich LA, Kerever S, Guiot B, Eicker SO, Hamel O,Ringel F. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Jun 9 DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002272
Letter to the editor regarding «The quantity of bone cement influences the anchorage of augmented pedicle screws in the osteoporotic spine: A biomechanical human cadaveric study» by Pishnamaz M et al. Clin Biomech 2018;52:14-19. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). Charles Mengis, Werner Schmoelz, Javier Melchor Duart Clemente , Luis Alvarez-Galovich. 2018 Nov;59:211. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2018.09.007.
Re: Are Modic changes associated with intervertebral disc cytokine profiles? Francisco Kovacs, , Estanislao Arana, Beatriz Asenjo-García, Ana Estremera-Rodrigo, Guillermo-José Amengual-Alemany, Helena Sarasíbar-Ezcurra, Ana Alonso, Luiis Álvarez-Galovich, MD, PhDc To the Editor: The Spine Journal 18 (2018) 377–378 DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.03.001
Osteoporosis and the Management of Spinal Degenerative Disease (II). Volume 5, Issue 6, November 2017, Page 363-374. Felix Tome-Bermejo; Angel R. Piñera; Luis Alvarez. PMID: 29299490
Degenerative Cervical Disc Disease: Long-term Changes in Sagittal Alignment and Their Clinical Implications After Cervical Interbody Fusion Cage Subsidence: A Prospective Study With Standalone Lordotic Tantalum Cages Félix Tomé-Bermejo 1 , Julián A Morales-Valencia, Javier Moreno-Pérez, Juan Marfil-Pérez, Elena Díaz-Dominguez, Angel R Piñera, Luis Alvarez Clin Spine Surg. 2017 Jun;30(5):E648-E655. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000293
Osteoporosis and the management of spinal degenerative disease (I). Tomé-Bermejo F, Piñera AR, Alvarez-Galovich L. Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2017 Sep;5(5):272-282. DOI: 10.22038/abjs.2017.8440
Potential risks of using cement-augmented screws for spinal fusion in patients with low bone quality Martín-Fernández M, López-Herradón A, Piñera AR, Tomé-Bermejo F, Duart JM,Vlad MD, Rodríguez-Arguisjuela MG, Alvarez-Galovich L. Spine J. 2017 Aug;17(8):1192-1199. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.04.029
Timing of PMMA cement application for pedicle screw augmentation affects screw anchorage Schmoelz W, Heinrichs CH, Schmidt S, Piñera AR, Tome-Bermejo F, Duart JM,Bauer M, Galovich LÁ.. Eur Spine J. 2017 November 2017, Volume 26, Issue 11, pp 2883–2890 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-017-5053-3
Effects of preventive long-term treatment with strontium ranelate and zoledronic acid on bone quality in ovariectomized rats. Marta Martín-Fernández, PhD; Marina Gómez-Chinchón, PhD; Luis Álvarez; Blanca Torrubia, PhD; Manuel Díaz-Curiel, MD; David Guede, PhD; Jose Ramón Caeiro, MD; Cristobalina Rodriguez-Alvarez, MD; American Journal of Clinial and Experimental Medicine 2016; 4: 191-200.
The Need for a Comprehensive Classification for Non-apical Non-basal Odontoid Fracture Orientation Guided by Synthesis Biomechanics. Duart-Clemente JM, Álvarez-Galovich L, Bermejo FT, Parrilla ÁP, Palleck CM, Sánchez JA, Clemente JV. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 Nov 24. DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001910
Letter to the editor concerning «Should dynamic cervical plates be used with interbody cages?» Duart-Clemente JM, Alvarez-Galovich L, Tome F, Piñera-Parrilla AR, Duart-Clemente J. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2015 Nov;40(21):E1167. DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001910
Letter to the Editor concerning «Systematic review of the effect of dynamic fixation systems compared with rigid fixation in the anterior cervical spine» by Campos RR, Botelho RV Duart Clemente JM, Gandía González ML, Álvarez Galovich L, Duart Clemente JV. (Eur Spine J. 2014 Feb; 23(2):298-304). Eur Spine J. 2016 Apr;25(4):1297. doi: 10.1007/s00586-015-4300-8
Spine instability neoplastic score: agreement across different medical and surgical specialties. Arana E, Kovacs FM, Royuela A, Asenjo B, Pérez-Ramírez Ú, Zamora J; Spanish Back Pain Research Network Task Force for the improvement of inter-disciplinary management of spinal metastasis Spine J. 2015 DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.10.006
Letter to the Editor concerning «Systematic review of the effect of dynamic fixation systems compared with rigid fixation in the anterior cervical spine» by Campos RR, Botelho RV (Eur Spine J. 2014 Feb;23(2):298-304.Eur Spine J. 2015 Oct 27. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-015-4300-8
Agreement in Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression Estanislao Arana; Francisco M. Kovacs; Ana Royuela; Beatriz Asenjo; Úrsula Pérez-Ramírez; Javier Zamora; and the Spanish Back Pain Research Network Task Force for the Improvement of Inter-Disciplinary Management of Spinal Metastasis J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2016;14(1):70–76 doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2016.0008
Biomechanics of dynamic cervical plates may influence clinical results. Duart-Clemente JM, Gandía-González ML, Álvarez-Galovich L, Duart-Clemente JV. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2016 Apr;26(3):335 DOI: 10.1007/s00590-015-1730-2
Letter to the Editor: Biomechanics and Clinical Behaviour of Rotational and Traslational Dynamic Plates. Duart-Clemente JM, Gandía-González ML, Álvarez-Galovich L, Duart-Clemente JD. Asian Spine J. 2016 Apr;10(2):403-4. DOI: 10.4184/asj.2016.10.2.403
Agreement in the assessment of metastatic spine disease using scoring systems. Arana E, Kovacs FM, Royuela A, Asenjo B, Pérez-Ramírez U, Zamora J; Spanish Back Pain Research Network Task Force for the improvement of inter-disciplinary management of spinal metastasis. Radiother Oncol. 2015 Apr;115(1):135-40. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2015.03.016
Uso de corticoides tras la lesión medular aguda: la controversia NASCIS. [Corticosteroid therapy for acute spinal cord injury: the NASCIS controversy]. Andrés-Canoa,∗, J.A. Andrés-Garcíaby L. Álvarez-Galovich Rev Esp Cir Ortop Traumatol. 2015 Jan-Feb;59(1):69-70. P. DOI: 10.1016/j.recot.2014.06.003
Missdiagnosis of sacral stress fracture. An underestimated cause of low back pain in Pregnancy. Deschamps A, Tome F, Piñera L, Alvarez L. Am J of Case Reports, 2014:15 Feb 6;16:60-4 DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.892631
Tumores de la columna vertebral. Conceptos actuales sobre la presentación clínica, diagnóstico y algoritmos de tratamiento. Gómez Garrido D, Tomé-Bermejo F, Piñera Parrila AR, Álvarez Galovich L. Acta Ortopédica Castellano-Manchega 2013;13:7-27
Identification of risk factors for the ocurrence of cement leakage during percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteoporotic or malignant vertebral fractures. Tome F, Piñera AR, Duran-Alvarez C, Lopez-San Roman B, Mahillo I, Alvarez L. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014 DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000294
To the Editor. Comment on. Lumbar spine fusion for chronic low back pain due to degenerative disc disease: a systematic review. Francisco M Kovacs , Gerard Urrútia, Estanislao Arana, Luis Álvarez-Galovich, Javier Olabe, Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013 Oct 1;38(21):1901. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182a32208.
Predicting the evolution of low back pain patients in routine clinical practice: results from a registry within the Spanish National Health Service. Kovacs FM, Seco J, Royuela A, Corcoll Reixach J, Abraira V; Spanish Back Pain Research Network. Spine J. 2012;12(11):1008-20. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2012.10.007
Prevalence and factors associated with low back pain and pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy: a multicenter study conducted in the Spanish National Health Service. Kovacs FM, Garcia E, Royuela A, González L, Abraira V; Spanish Back Pain Research Network. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2012;37(17):1516-33. DOI:10.1097 /BRS.0b013e31824dcb74
The prognostic value of catastrophizing for predicting the clinical evolution of low back pain patients: a study in routine clinical practice within the Spanish National Health Service Kovacs FM, Seco J, Royuela A, Corcoll-Reixach J, Peña-Arrebola A; Spanish Back Pain Research Network.. Spine J. 2012; 12(7):545-55. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2012.06.002
Clinical results of lumbar total disc arthroplasty in accordance with Modic signs, with a 2-year-minimum follow-up. Kovacs FM, Abraira V, Arana E, Gérvas J, Royuela A, Álvarez-Galovich L, Bagó J, Peul WC, Schoene ML, Corbin TP. Re: Blondel B, Tropiano P, Gaudart J, Huang RC, Marnay TSpine 2001;36:2309–15. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2012 May 15;37(11):1014-5; author reply 1016 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182517849
Reviewer’s comment concerning «Continuing conservative care versus cross-over to radiofrequency kyphoplasty: a comparative effectiveness study on the treatment of vertebral body fractures» Alvarez Galovich L. (doi:10.1007/s00586-012-2148-8 by R. Bornemann, M. Hanna, K. Kabir, H. Goost, D. C. Wirtz, R. Pflugmacher). Eur Spine J. 2012 May;21(5):937-8. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2248-5
Reviewer’s comment concerning «Continuing conservative care versus cross-over to radiofrequency kyphoplasty: a comparative effectiveness study on the treatment of vertebral body fractures» Alvarez Galovich L. (doi:10.1007/s00586-012-2148-8 by R. Bornemann, M. Hanna, K. Kabir, H. Goost, D. C. Wirtz, R. Pflugmacher). Eur Spine J. 2012 May;21(5):937-8. DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2248
Instrumented lumbar arthrodesis in elderly patients: Prospective study using cannulated cemented pedicle screw instrumentation Angel R. Piñera, Camen Duran; Belen Lopez; Isabel Saez; Emmanuel Correia; Luis Alvarez. Eur Spine J (2011) 20 (3):408-14 doi: 10.1007/s00586-011-1907-2
Modic changes and associated features in Southern European chronic low back pain patients. Arana E, Kovacs FM, Royuela A, Estremera A, Asenjo B, Sarasíbar H, Amengual G, Galarraga I, Alonso A, Casillas C, Muriel A, Montoya J, Ordóñez C, Martínez C, Zamora J, Campillo C, Abraira V. Spanish Back Pain Research Network. Spine J. 2011 May;11(5):402-11. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.03.019
The correlation between pain, catastrophizing and disability in subacute and chronic low back pain. A study in the routine clinical practice of the Spanish National Health Service. Francisco M. Kovacs, Jesús Seco, Ana Royuela, Andrés Peña, Alfonso Muriel, and The Spanish Back Pain Research Network. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011;36(4):339-45. DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181cfba29
Biomechanical, histological and histomorphometric analyses of calcium phosphate cement compared to PMMA for vertebral augmentation in a validated animal model L Alvarez, A Perez-Higueras, JR Altonaga, JM Gonzalo, ML Mariñoso, MT Carrascal. Eur Spine J; 2011 20 (3):376-382 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-011-1905-4
Yet another reason for improving approval and surveillance processes for health technologies. Francisco M. Kovacs, Javier Olabe, Gerard Urrutia, Javier Zamora, Joan Bago, Luis Alvarez-Galovich. The Spine Journal 11 (2011) 800–805 DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.06.019
Psychometric characteristics of the Spanish version of instruments to measure neck pain disability. Francisco M Kovacs, Joan Bago, Ana Royuela, Jesus Seco, Sergio Gimenez and Spanish Back Pain Research Network. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9:42 doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-9-42
Fear Avoidance Beliefs do not influence disability and quality of life in Spanish elderly subjects with low back pain. Kovacs F, Abraira V, Cano A, Royuela A, Gil del Real MT, Gestoso M, Mufraggi N, Muriel A, Zamora J, Spanish Back Pain Research Network. Spine 2007;34:1875-80 DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318145a74b
Sacral Rib. Report of two cases. Edouard F, de Miguel I, Álvarez L. Spine J 2007; 2:256-7 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2006.02.027
Fear avoidance beliefs influence duration of sick leave in Spanish low back pain patients. Kovacs FM, Muriel A, Castillo Sánchez MD, Medina JM, Royuela A and the Spanish Back Pain Research Network. Spine 2007;32:1761-6 DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3180b9f5f7
Percutaneous vertebroplasty: Functional improvement in patients with osteoporotic compression fractures. Álvarez L, Alcaraz M, Pérez-Higueras A, Granizo JJ, de Miguel I, Rossi RE, Quiñones D. Spine 2006;31:1113-8 doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000216487.97965.38
Validation of a Minimum Outcome Core Set in the Evaluation of Patients with Back Pain. Ferrer M, Pellise F, Escudero O, Álvarez L, Pont A, Alonso J, Deyo R. Spine 2006;31:1372-9. doi:10.1097/01.brs.0000218477.53318.bc
Psychometric characteristics of the Spanish version of the FAB Questionnaire. Kovacs FM, Muriel A, Medina JM, Abraira V, Castillo-Sánchez MD, Olabe-Jaúregui J, and the Spanish Back Pain Research Network. Spine 2006;31:104-6. DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000193912.36742.4f
Transient bone marrow oedema of the knee. Arjonilla A, Calvo E, Alvarez L, Fernandez Yruegas D. Knee. 2005;12:267-9. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2004.05.009.
Predictors of Outcomes of Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic vertebral Fractures. L Alvarez, A Pérez-Higueras, I de Miguel, JJ Granizo, I Marsinyach, RE Rossi, D Quiñones. Spine 2005 ;30 :87-92. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Jan 1;30(1):87-92. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200501010-00016. PMID: 15626987
The influence of fear avoidance beliefs on disability and quality of life is sparse in Spanish low back pain patients. Kovacs FM, Muriel A, Abriaira V, Medina JM, Castillo Sanchez MD, Olabe J; Spanish Back Pain Research Network. Spine. 2005; 30:E676-82. DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000186468.29359.e4
El interés de la Red Española de Investigadores de Dolencias de Espalda para el médico rehabilitador. Arrebola, A.P. Kovacs, F. Gestoso, M. Vecchierini, N.M. Del Real Calvo, M.T.G. Alvarez Galovich L, et al. 2005. DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7120(05)74344-9
Modulation of survival in osteoblasts from postmenopausal women. García-Moreno C, Catalán MP, Ortiz A, Alvarez L, De la Piedra C. Bone 2004;35:170-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2004.02.021
Metric properties of the “six question core set”. F Pellisé, L Alvarez, O Escudero, A Pont, M Ferrer. Eur Spine J 2004; 13:289-90
Prospective study investigating functional improvement in patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures treated with percutaneous vertebroplasty. L Alvarez, M Alcarez, A Perez-Higueras, I de Miguel, I Marsinyach, JJ Granizo, D Quiñones, RE Rossi, E Izquierdo. Eur Spine J 2004;13:275
Variante Sólida de Quiste Óseo Aneurismático en raquis. N López, L Álvarez, E Calvo, Y Bouhajeb. Rev Ortop Traum 2004;48:370-4. ISSN: 04825985
Vertebroplasty in the treatment of vertebral tumors. Postprocedural outcome and quality of life. L Alvarez, A Pérez-Higueras, D Quiñones, E Calvo, RE Rossi. Eur Spine J 2003;12:356-360 doi: 10.1007/s00586-003-0525-z
Tratamiento de los aplastamientos vertebrales por osteoporosis por métodos quirúrgicos o percutaneos. I de Miguel Herrero, JC de Lucas Villarubia, L Álvarez Galovich Formación Médica Continuada, 2003;10:407-412
Tratamiento mínimamente invasivo de las fracturas vertebrales por osteoporosis. Vertebroplastia y Cifoplastia. I de Miguel, L Álvarez, A Pérez-Higueras JANO 2003;4:14-17
Percutaneous vertebroplasty : Long-term clinical and radiological outcome. A Pérez-Higueras, L Alvarez, RE Rossi, D Quiñones, I Al-Assir. Neuroradiology 2002;44:250-259. doi: 10.1007/s00234-002-0856-1
Tuberculous meningitis following correction of kyphosis by spinal osteotomy. A case report. L Alvarez, E Calvo. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002;84-A:1022-4. DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200206000-00019
Vertebroplastia percutánea. A Pérez-Higueras, L Alvarez, R Rossi, D Quiñones. Radiología 2002;44:16-22 DOI: 10.1016/S0033-8338(02)77041-0
Tumores de escapula de estirpe cartilaginosa. López Martín, N. Calvo Crespo, E. Álvarez Galovich, L., Rev Ortop Traum, 2002. ISSN: 04825985
The role of preoperative Prothrombin G20210A mutation screening in TKR. M López Franco, L Alvarez Galovich, P Llamas Silero, E Calvo Crespo, J Espinoza. J Bone Joint Surg, 83B (suppl. 2):160, 2001
Vertebroplastia: Indicaciones y técnica. L Alvarez, A Perez-Higueras Rev Ortop Traum 2002, 2:175-182
Core decompression shorten the duration of pain in bone marrow oedema syndrome. E Calvo, D Fernandez-Yruegas, L Álvarez. Int Orthop, 24:88-91, 2000 DOI: 10.1007/s002640000120
The placement of lumbar pedicle screws using computerised stereotactic guidance. FP Girardi; FP Cammisa Jr; HS Shandu; L Alvarez. J Bone Joint Surg, 81B:825-829, 1999 doi: 10.1302/0301-620x.81b5.9244
The study of apoptosis in spine pathology. L Alvarez; A Ortiz Spine, 24:500, 1999 DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199903010-00024
Fractura por sobrecarga. Arboiro Pinel, R.M. Adell, A.B. Chavarri, A. Alvarez Galovich, L. Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Metabolicas Oseas 1999 EID: 2-s2.0-0032815924
Síndrome de edema transitorio de médula ósea (osteoporosis transitoria). Estudio evolutivo por resonancia magnética. E Calvo Crespo; L Alvarez Galovich; D Fernandez-Yruegas Moro; JC de Lucas García; JC Vallejo Galbete Rev Ortop Traum, 42:174-181, 1998
Chondrolysis of the hip after transfer of the greater trochanter. JC Abril; E Calvo; F Castillo; L Álvarez. J Pediatr Orthop,18:242-245, 1998 DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199803000-00021
Estudio retrospectivo a largo plazo del tratamiento del Mal de Pott. Análisis clínico-radiológico de los resultados obtenidos en la Fundación Jiménez Díaz desde 1958. L. Alvarez Galovich; E. Calvo Crespo; G. Aparicio Campillo; JC Vallejo Galbete. Rev Ortop Traum, 41:372-380, 1997
Transient osteoporosis of the foot. Bone marrow edema in 4 cases studied with MRI. E Calvo; L Alvarez; D Fernandez-Yruegas; JC Vallejo Acta Ortop Scand, 68:577-580, 1997. EID: 2-s2.0-7144256242
Bilateral simultaneous spontaneous quadriceps tendons rupture. A case report studied bymagnetic resonance imaging. E Calvo; A Ferrer; AG Robledo; L Alvarez; F Castillo; JC Vallejo Clin Imaging, 21:73-76, 1997 doi: 10.1016/s0899-7071(96)00053-8.
Radiologic study of patellar height in Osgood-Schlatter disease. G. Aparicio; J.C. Abril; E. Calvo; L. Alvarez. J Pediatr Orthop, 17:63-66, 1997 DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199701000-00015
Estudio comparativo entre rizolisis y fenolizaciones en el tratamiento del síndrome articular posterior. L. Alvarez Galovich; D. Fernandez-Yruegas Moro; E. Calvo Crespo; JC de Lucas García. Rev Ortop Traum, 40:218-221, 1996. EID: 2-s2.0-0029951522
Bilateral stress fracture of the clavicle. E. Calvo; D. Fernandez-Yruegas; L. Alvarez; J.C. de Lucas; J.C. Vallejo. Skeletal Radiol, 24:613-616, 1995. doi: 10.1007/BF00204863
Patellar tendon avulsion after total knee arthroplasty. A new technique. J.C. Abril; L. Alvarez; J.C. Vallejo. J Arthroplasty, 10:275-279, 1995. DOI: 10.1016/s0883-5403(05)80174-3
Articular Aspergillosis: Case Report. L. Alvarez; E. Calvo; J.C. Abril. Clin Infect Dis, 20: 457-460, 1995. DOI: 10.1093/clinids/20.2.457
Fracture-dislocation of the thoracic spine without neurological lesion. J.C. de Lucas; L. Alvarez; J.C. Abril; E. Calvo. Injury, 25:105-107, 1994.
Fractura de fatiga del cuello del fémur. E. Calvo Crespo; JC. de Lucas García; E. Gil Garay; L. Alvarez Galovich. Rev Ortop Traum, 5:393-396, 1994.
Fenolizaciones en el tratamiento del síndrome articular posterior. L. Alvarez Galovich; E. Calvo Crespo, J.C. Abril Martín, J.C. de Lucas García; D. Fernández-Yruegas Moro. Avances en Traumatología, 24:96-98, 1994.
Pseudoaneurisma poplíteo como complicación de un osteocondroma. A propósito de un caso. J.C. Abril Martín; E. Calvo Crespo; L. Alvarez Galovich; G. Aparicio Campillo; A. Ferrer Loewinsohn. Rev Ortop Traum, Supl.II:37-41, 1993.
Consideraciones sobre el tratamiento del condrosarcoma diferenciado. E. Calvo Crespo; J.C. Abril Martín; L. Alvarez Galovich; A. Ferrer Loewinsohn; M. Ferrer Torrelles. Rev Ortop Traum, Supl.II:23-27, 1993.
Estudio comparativo de tres tipos de acetábulos no cementados. L. Alvarez Galovich; J.C. Abril Martín; E. Calvo Crespo; J.C. Vallejo Galbete. Rev Ortop Traum, 5:356-361, 1993.
Síndrome lumbociático maligno. A propósito de veintiún casos de metástasis vertebrales. J.C. Abril Martín; E. Calvo Crespo; L. Alvarez Galovich; F. Castillo Benitez-Cano; D. Fernandez-Yruegas Moro; J.C. Vallejo Galbete; J.C. de Lucas García. Rev Clin Esp, 193:131-135, 1993. EID: 2-s2.0-0027630660
Pseudoaneurisma arterial en cirugía de cadera. Presentación de un caso y revisión de la literatura. J.C. Abril Martín; D. Fernandez-Yruegas Moro; A. Dudley Porras; E. Calvo Crespo; L. Alvarez Galovich; M. Ferrer Torrelles. Mapfre Medicina, 3:275-278, 1992.
Ciática: Tratamiento mediante quimionucleolisis y valoración de los resultados. D. Fernandez-Yruegas Moro; A. Dudley Porras; J.C. Abril Martín; M. Barcina Sánchez; E. Calvo Crespo; J.C. de Lucas García; L. Álvarez Galovich. Rev Ortop Traum, 6:423-427, 1991.

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Organización no Gubernamental Médicos del Mundo Trabajando como traumatólogo en Mostar (Bosnia Herzegovina). Enero 1995
Profesor Honorario de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid desde 1997 hasta 2008
Clínico Colaborador Docente de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid desde el Curso 2001-2002 hasta 2018
Miembro de la American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons desde Mayo de 1998
Miembro de la Sociedad Española de Columna GEER desde Junio de 1998
Miembro Del Comité Científico 2008-10 Actual Vicepresidente
Miembro de la North American Spine Society desde Julio 1999
Miembro del International Fellowship Committee
Miembro de la European Spine Society desde Octubre 2002
Member at large of the Executive Commitee desde Octubre 2006 hasta 2008
Member of the Worksop Committe desde Noviembre 2009
Miembro de la International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine desd Junio 2006
Miembro del Comité de Redacción de los exámenes EBOT de la European Orthopaeidc Society
Revisor de la Revista “Spine” “BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders” “European Spine Journal” “Osteoporosis International” “The Medical Journal of Australia”
Revisor de la Revista “International Journal of Spine Surgery” “Revista Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología”
Bronze Medal de la IOF (International Osteoporosis Federation)