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Minimally invasive, endoscopic, internal thoracoplasty for the treatment of scoliotic rib hump deformity: technical notePraveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, USA
Neurosurgery 56:E444; discussion E444. 2005..We present our experience using VATS thoracoplasty with long-term follow-up and propose an outcome grading system for thoracoplasty...- Transoral odontoidectomyPraveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, USA
Neurosurgery 56:1045-50; discussion 1045-50. 2005..The microsurgical technique used for decompression is presented in detail. The surgical pearls and pitfalls of transoral odontoidectomy, learned from a 70-case experience, are described and illustrated... - Cervical osteotomy for the correction of chin-on-chest deformity in ankylosing spondylitis. Technical notePraveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurosurgery, The NeuroSpine Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Neurosurg Focus 14:e9. 2003..At 1-year follow-up examination, excellent resolution of the deformity and solid fusion had been achieved. They prefer to perform this procedure by using state-of-the-art anterior and posterior instrumentation systems... - Contribution of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 to the rapid creation of interbody fusion when used in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a preliminary report. Invited submission from the Joint Section Meeting on Disorders of the SpinePraveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurological Surgery, Emory University, Crawaford Long Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 1:19-23. 2004..The authors compared fusion rates in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIFs) when using either autograft or bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) placed in the interbody space... - Lumbar interbody fusion: state-of-the-art technical advances. Invited submission from the Joint Section Meeting on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, March 2004Praveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurological Surgery, Emory University, Crawford Long Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 1:24-30. 2004..The advantages and disadvantages of each will be discussed in detail. Additionally, strategies for minimally invasive access and options for interbody spacer materials will be discussed... 
The safety and efficacy of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with polyetheretherketone spacer and recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2: a review of 200 patientsLuis M Tumialan
Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 8:529-35. 2008....- Electrophysiological monitoring during surgery for cervical degenerative myelopathy and radiculopathyDaniel K Resnick
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 11:245-52. 2009..The objective of this systematic review was to use evidence-based medicine to examine the diagnostic and therapeutic utility of intraoperative electrophysiological (EP) monitoring in the surgical treatment of cervical degenerative disease... - Cervical laminoforaminotomy for the treatment of cervical degenerative radiculopathyRobert F Heary
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 11:198-202. 2009..The objective of this systematic review was to use evidence-based medicine to examine the efficacy of posterior laminoforaminotomy in the treatment of cervical radiculopathy... - Management of anterior cervical pseudarthrosisMichael G Kaiser
Department of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Institute, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 11:228-37. 2009..The objective of this systematic review was to use evidence-based medicine to identify the best methodology for diagnosis and treatment of anterior pseudarthrosis... - Techniques for cervical interbody graftingTimothy C Ryken
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 11:203-20. 2009..The objective of this systematic review was to use evidence-based medicine to determine the efficacy of interbody graft techniques... - C1 lateral mass fixation: a comparison of constructsPraveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143 0112, USA
Neurosurgery 66:153-60. 2010..We compare the results of 3 different constructs incorporating C1 lateral mass screws: occipitocervical (OC) constructs, C1-C2 constructs, and C1 to mid/low cervical constructs... - Cervical laminectomy for the treatment of cervical degenerative myelopathyTimothy C Ryken
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 11:142-9. 2009..The objective of this systematic review was to use evidence-based medicine to examine the efficacy of cervical laminectomy for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM)... - Minimally invasive surgery for thoracolumbar spinal deformity: initial clinical experience with clinical and radiographic outcomesMichael Y Wang
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Lois Pope LIFE Center, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
Neurosurg Focus 28:E9. 2010..Minimally invasive surgery is being applied to this patient population in an effort to reduce the high complication rates associated with adult deformity surgery... - Radiographic assessment of cervical subaxial fusionMichael G Kaiser
Department of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Institute, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 11:221-7. 2009..The objective of this systematic review was to use evidence-based medicine to identify the best methodology for radiographic assessment of cervical subaxial fusion... - Analysis of the three United States Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption cervical arthroplasty trialsCheerag D Upadhyaya
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 16:216-28. 2012..These 3 studies evaluated the Prestige ST, Bryan, and ProDisc-C artificial discs. The authors analyzed the combined results of these trials... - Clinical and radiographic analysis of cervical disc arthroplasty compared with allograft fusion: a randomized controlled clinical trialPraveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 6:198-209. 2007.... - Circumferential fusion for cervical kyphotic deformityPraveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 9:515-21. 2008..The authors present their midterm results with cervical kyphosis correction... - The Mini-Open transpedicular thoracic discectomy: surgical technique and assessmentJohn H Chi
Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Neurosurg Focus 25:E5. 2008..The authors compare the results of this approach with clinical results after open transpedicular discectomy... - Delayed-onset neurological deficit following correction of severe thoracic kyphotic deformityH Michael Keyoung
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 8:74-9. 2008..In this case, a delayed postoperative neurological deficit occurred following spinal hyperkyphosis correction. The authors discuss the possible etiological mechanisms behind this complication and suggest strategies for its management... - Long-term clinical and radiographic outcomes of cervical disc replacement with the Prestige disc: results from a prospective randomized controlled clinical trialJ Kenneth Burkus
Spine Service, Wilderness Spine Services, The Hughston Clinic, Columbus, Georgia, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 13:308-18. 2010..The purpose of this study was to determine long-term clinical outcomes in patients undergoing anterior cervical surgery in which a cervical disc prosthesis was used to treat single-level degenerative cervical disc disease... - Nuances of occipitocervical fixationDaniel C Lu
Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143 0112, USA
Neurosurgery 66:141-6. 2010..To describe the indications and techniques for occipitocervical (OC) fixation... - Treatment of cervical stenotic myelopathy: a cost and outcome comparison of laminoplasty versus laminectomy and lateral mass fusionJason M Highsmith
Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 14:619-25. 2011..The goal of this study was to compare outcomes, radiographic results, complications, and implant costs associated with these 2 treatments... - Anterior corpectomy versus posterior laminoplasty: is the risk of postoperative C-5 palsy different?Gurpreet Gandhoke
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
Neurosurg Focus 31:E12. 2011..The authors sought to compare the C-5 palsy rate of ACCF versus laminoplasty... - Posterior cervical fixation using a new polyaxial screw and rod system: technique and surgical resultsPraveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Neurosurg Focus 12:E8. 2002..The authors have used this system successfully, and without significant complications, to achieve posterior cervical arthrodesis... - Clinical and radiographic comparison of mini-open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in 42 patients with long-term follow-upSanjay S Dhall
Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 9:560-5. 2008..The authors retrospectively compared the outcomes of patients who underwent mini-open TLIF with those who underwent open TLIF... - Pedicle subtraction osteotomyPraveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
Neurosurgery 63:171-6. 2008..We report our perioperative morbidity rate in recently performed PSO cases treated with our present surgical, anesthetic, and monitoring techniques and discuss complication-avoidance strategies... - Combined ventral and dorsal surgery for myelopathy and myeloradiculopathyPraveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurosurgery, University of California at San Francisco Spine Center, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
Neurosurgery 60:S82-9. 2007..Combined ventral and dorsal decompression, reconstruction, and instrumentation procedures are viable options in the treatment of a select group of patients with complex cervical myelopathy or myeloradiculopathy... - Cervical surgical techniques for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathyPraveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurosurgery, University of California at San Francisco, California, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 11:130-41. 2009..The objective of this systematic review was to use evidence-based medicine to compare the efficacy of different surgical techniques for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM)... - The mini-open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusionPraveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University, Crawford Long Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Neurosurgery 57:256-61; discussion 256-61. 2005..The surgical technique used for decompression and fusion is presented in detail. The surgical pearls and pitfalls of the mini-open TLIF are described and illustrated... - Cervical arthroplasty with the PRESTIGE LP cervical discPraveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurosurgery, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
Neurosurgery 60:310-4; discussion 314-5. 2007..The technique used for decompression and endplate preparation is presented in detail. Optimal arthroplasty device positioning is demonstrated. The surgical pearls and pitfalls of anterior cervical arthroplasty are highlighted... - The decision-making process: allograft versus autograftHarel Deutsch
Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Neurosurgery 60:S98-102. 2007..The introduction and use of ventral cervical plates have made allograft use more attractive by increasing arthrodesis rates and decreasing graft collapse... - Avoidance of wrong-level thoracic spine surgery: intraoperative localization with preoperative percutaneous fiducial screw placementCheerag D Upadhyaya
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 16:280-4. 2012..The authors describe a technique of using preoperatively placed percutaneous fiducial screws to localize the area of interest in the thoracic spine, and they assess the safety and efficacy of the technique... - Cervicothoracic kyphosisPraveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143 0410, USA
Neurosurg Clin N Am 17:277-87, vi. 2006..For these patients, surgical goals include deformity correction with restoration of an acceptable forward gaze, re-establishment of sagittal balance, decompression of the spinal cord (if myelopathic), and stable fixation... - Posterior cervical laminoplasty using a new plating system: technical noteHarel Deutsch
Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 17:317-20. 2004..We have used this system successfully and without complications to perform decompressive posterior cervical laminoplasties in five patients... - Stimulus-evoked electromyography testing of percutaneous pedicle screws for the detection of pedicle breaches: a clinical study of 409 screws in 93 patientsMichael Y Wang
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 13:600-5. 2010..The use of insulated sleeves for percutaneous screws has allowed for EMG testing in minimally invasive surgery; however, no reports on the reliability of this testing modality have been published... - Percutaneous iliac screw placement: description of a new minimally invasive techniqueMichael Y Wang
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Lois Pope LIFE Center, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
Neurosurg Focus 25:E17. 2008..This report demonstrates the feasibility of percutaneous iliac screw instrumentation. However, future studies will be needed to validate the safety and efficacy of this approach... - Minimally invasive tethered cord release in adults: a comparison of open and mini-open approachesMatthew B Potts
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
Neurosurg Focus 29:E7. 2010..The authors present a comparison of open versus minimally invasive surgery to treat adult tethered cord syndrome... - Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion involving a polyetheretherketone spacer and bone morphogenetic proteinMaxwell Boakye
Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 2:521-5. 2005.... - Long-segment spinal fixation using pelvic screwsLuis M Tumialan
Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Neurosurgery 63:183-90. 2008..Pelvic screw fixation is more straightforward than prior pelvic rod fixation techniques (e.g., the Galveston technique). We describe our technique for pelvic screw fixation and review our experience with this technique... - Preoperative patient selection with magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, and electroencephalography: does the test predict outcome after cervical surgery?Praveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurosurgery, University of California at San Francisco, California, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 11:119-29. 2009..The objective of this systematic review was to use evidence-based medicine to assess whether preoperative imaging or electromyography (EMG) predicts surgical outcomes in patients undergoing cervical surgery... - Infected vertebroplasty requiring 360 degrees spinal reconstruction: long-term follow-up review. Report of two casesPraveen V Mummaneni
Emory Spine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 5:86-9. 2006..They emphasize that systemic infection is a contraindication to the performance of vertebroplasty. The serious nature of these infections, their surgical management, and strategies for avoiding them are discussed... - Spinal deformity: a new classification derived from neutral upright spinal alignment measurements in asymptomatic juvenile, adolescent, adult, and geriatric individualsCharles Kuntz
Neuroscience Institute, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and Mayfield Clinic and Spine Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Neurosurgery 63:25-39. 2008..Based on the data for NUSA in asymptomatic volunteers, a new classification is proposed for spinal deformity... - A comparison of mini-open and open approaches for resection of thoracolumbar intradural spinal tumorsDaniel C Lu
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 14:758-64. 2011..In this paper, the authors compare the clinical outcome of mini-open resection of intradural thoracolumbar tumors with a standard open technique... - Occipitocervical fixation: long-term resultsHarel Deutsch
Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:530-5. 2005..The study is a retrospective review of 58 patients who underwent occipitocervical fusion between 1997 and 2001... - Thoracolumbar spinal deformity: Part I. A historical passage to 1990: historical vignetteAdam S Kanter
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 11:631-9. 2009..This review details the pre-1990 innovations, whose failures and successes have equally contributed to the advancement and dissemination of the increasingly evidence-based field of spinal deformity... - Current treatment strategies for the painful lumbar motion segment: posterolateral fusion versus interbody fusionJeremy C Wang
Atlanta Brain and Spine Care, Atlanta, GA 30309, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:S33-43. 2005..Review of the literature... - A treatment algorithm for the management of cervical spine fractures and deformity in patients with ankylosing spondylitisAdam S Kanter
Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
Neurosurg Focus 24:E11. 2008..The authors introduce a clinical problem-solving algorithm to assist in the surgical management of instability and deformity in this exigent patient population... - Spinal deformity and Parkinson disease: a treatment algorithmCheerag D Upadhyaya
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
Neurosurg Focus 28:E5. 2010..The authors review the literature on the treatment of spinal deformity in patients with Parkinson disease (PD) and formulate a treatment algorithm... - Laminoplasty outcomes: is there a difference between patients with degenerative stenosis and those with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament?Scott A Meyer
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, CA, USA
Neurosurg Focus 30:E9. 2011..The authors sought to compare the surgical results of laminoplasty in the treatment of cervical stenosis with myelopathy due to either degenerative changes or segmental OPLL... - Mini-open removal of extradural foraminal tumors of the lumbar spineDaniel C Lu
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 10:46-50. 2009..Extradural foraminal neoplasms can be safely and effectively treated with mini-open techniques. Reductions in blood loss, hospitalization, and tissue disruption may be potential benefits of this approach... - The future in the care of the cervical spine: interbody fusion and arthroplasty. Invited submission from the Joint Section Meeting on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, March 2004Praveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurological Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 1:155-9. 2004..In this article the authors trace the evolution of cervical fusion and the new technique of cervical arthroplasty. The nomenclature of cervical arthroplasty will also be introduced... - Inflammatory and dysplastic lesions involving the spineAdam S Kanter
Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, University of California San Francisco Spine Center, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M 779, Box 0112, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Neurosurg Clin N Am 19:93-109. 2008..Common signs and symptoms include pain, scoliosis, myelopathy, and weakness. Surgical decision making is based on patient status, comorbidities, and extent of disease... - Atlantoaxial fixation: overview of all techniquesPraveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University, Crawford Long Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA
Neurol India 53:408-15. 2005.... - Minimally invasive approach to extraforaminal disc herniations at the lumbosacral junction using an operating microscope: case series and review of the literatureStephen M Pirris
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Neurosurg Focus 25:E10. 2008..The authors report on a small series of patients and provide a video presentation of a minimally invasive approach to L5-S1 extraforaminal lumbar disc herniations utilizing a tubular retractor with microscopic visualization... - The transspinous mini-open approach for resection of intradural spinal neoplasms: cadaveric feasibility study and report of 3 clinical casesDaniel C Lu
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
World Neurosurg 74:195-9. 2010..Here, we demonstrate the feasibility and initial clinical experience with a new minimally invasive approach for resection of intradural tumors... - Atlantal lateral mass screws for posterior spinal reconstruction: technical note and case seriesAmory J Fiore
Department of Neurosurgery, The Emory Clinic, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Neurosurg Focus 12:E5. 2002..Atlantal lateral mass screws may also be incorporated in occipitocervical constructs to provide additional fixation points which may prevent construct failure... - Diseases of the odontoid and craniovertebral junction with management by endoscopic approachesJau Ching Wu
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, Room M779, San Francisco, CA 94143 0112, USA
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 44:1029-42. 2011..This article reviews common pathologies of the CVJ and surgical approaches, and provides an evidence-based analysis of whether endoscopic approaches reduce velopharyngeal insufficiency... - Removal of ossified ligamentum flavum via a minimally invasive surgical approachVincent Y Wang
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco Spine Center, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
Neurosurg Focus 25:E7. 2008..This approach enables complete decompression of the spinal canal while minimizing nerve, vascular, and musculoskeletal disruption, thus maintaining the native biomechanical disposition of the intact vertebral column... 
Cervical artificial disc replacement versus fusion in the cervical spine: a systematic review comparing long-term follow-up results from two FDA trialsPraveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, CA, USA
Evid Based Spine Care J 3:59-66. 2012..More studies with long-term follow-up are warranted...- Rotational vertebral artery occlusion-series of 9 casesDaniel C Lu
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Neurosurgery 67:1066-72; discussion 1072. 2010..Rotational vertebral artery syndrome (RVAS) is a rare entity about which previously published studies are mostly limited to individual case reports... - Classification systems for adolescent and adult scoliosisJustin S Smith
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Neurosurgery 63:16-24. 2008..To review current classification systems for adolescent and adult scoliosis... - Concepts of surgical correction-segmental derotation and translation techniquesJohn H Chi
Division of Neurospinal Disorders, Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Neurosurg Clin N Am 18:325-8. 2007..Both maneuvers have become popularized to obtain triplanar correction using segmental instrumentation. In this article, the authors discuss and illustrate segmental derotation and translation techniques... - Split spinal cord malformation in an elderly patient: case reportAlfredo Quinones-Hinojosa
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
Surg Neurol 61:201-3; discussion 203. 2004..This case highlights the need to consider split cord malformation and tethered cord in the differential diagnosis not only for adults but also the elderly presenting with back pain, scoliosis, and difficulty walking... - Chance fracture of the second thoracic vertebra: case illustrationSanjay S Dhall
Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Trauma 60:922. 2006 - Biomechanical evaluation of a double-threaded pedicle screw in elderly vertebraePraveen V Mummaneni
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, 94143, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 15:64-8. 2002..54) were not statistically different for the two screw types. It is concluded that a second, smaller inner thread on a double-threaded pedicle screw does not translate into either increased bone purchase or higher pull-out strengths... - Analysis of operative complications in a series of 471 anterior lumbar interbody fusion proceduresRick C Sasso
Indiana Spine Group, Indiana University School of Medicine, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:670-4. 2005..This retrospective review compares the intraoperative and perioperative complications associated with the placement of threaded devices and nonthreaded devices used in anterior lumbar interbody fusions... - Postlaminectomy cervical deformityHarel Deutsch
Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Neurosurg Focus 15:E5. 2003..When postlaminectomy kyphosis does occur, surgical correction is often required and performed via an anterior, posterior, or combined approach. The authors discuss the indications for surgical approaches as well as clinical results... - Benign sacral tumorsHarel Deutsch
Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Neurosurg Focus 15:E14. 2003..Chordomas along as well as tumors such as chondrosarcomas, osteosarcomas, myxopapillary ependymomas, myelomas, and Ewing sarcomas are considered malignant. In this article the authors focus on benign sacral tumors... - Nucleus replacement technologiesDomagoj Coric
Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates, Charlotte, North Carolina 28207, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 8:115-20. 2008..Further clinical investigation with well-designed prospective, randomized pivotal trials is needed to determine the efficacy of nucleus replacement in the treatment of lumbar DDD, as well as its ideal indications... - Similarity in the fatigue behavior of trabecular bone across site and speciesSean M Haddock
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, 6175 Etcheverry Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-1740, USA
J Biomech 37:181-7. 2004.... - Recurrent subdural hematoma caused by cerebrospinal fluid leakage. Case reportJunichi Mizuno
Department of Neurological Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan
J Neurosurg Spine 4:183-5. 2006..Recurrent SDH, caused by spontaneous CSF leakage through a lumbar CSF fistula, is extremely rare. In cases of recurrent SDH, radiographic workup with spinal CT myelography should be considered...