Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2019 Jan 15;44(2):123-133. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002893. Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation for Vertebral Compression Fractures: National Trends in the Medicare Population (2005-2015). Rabei R1, Patel K2, Ginsburg M3, Patel MV4, Turba UC2, Arslan B2, Ahmed O2. Author information Abstract STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective analysis...
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Nov 6;11:CD006349. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006349.pub4. Percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture. Buchbinder R1, Johnston RV, Rischin KJ, Homik J, Jones CA, Golmohammadi K, Kallmes DF. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: Percutaneous vertebroplasty remains widely used to treat osteoporotic vertebral fractures although...
BMJ. 2018 May 9;361:k1551. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k1551. Vertebroplasty versus sham procedure for painful acute osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VERTOS IV): randomised sham controlled clinical trial. Firanescu CE1, de Vries J2,3, Lodder P3, Venmans A2, Schoemaker MC2, Smeets AJ, Donga E2, Juttmann JR2, Klazen CAH4, Elgersma OEH5, Jansen...
World Neurosurg. 2017 May;101:633-642. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.01.124. Epub 2017 Feb 10. Risk Factors for Cement Leakage After Vertebroplasty or Kyphoplasty: A Meta-Analysis of Published Evidence. Zhan Y1, Jiang J1, Liao H1, Tan H1, Yang K2. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: Cement leakage is the...
Childs Nerv Syst. 2018 Dec 15. doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-4024-2. [Epub ahead of print] Cranioplasties following craniectomies in children-a multicenter, retrospective cohort study. Klieverik VM1, Miller KJ1, Han KS1, Singhal A2, Vassilyadi M3, Touchette CJ4, Weil AG4, Woerdeman PA5. Author information Abstract OBJECTIVE: Complications...
Second-look strokectomy of cerebral infarction areas in patients with severe herniation Michael Schwake MD 1 , Stephanie Schipmann MD 1 ,Michael Müther MD 1 , Louise Stögbauer MD 1 , Uta Hanning MD 2 , 3 , Peter B. Sporns MD 2 , Christian Ewelt MD 1 , Rainer Dziewas MD 4 , Jens Minnerup MD4 , Markus Holling MD 1 and Walter Stummer MD 1 OBJECTIVE Decompressive craniectomies (DCs) are performed on patients suffering...
The number of female neurosurgeons is increasing – but where do they go after residency? http://ow.ly/T6rD30cUnXH HealthDay News — The proportion of female neurosurgery residents is slowly increasing, according to a report presented during...
European Academy of Neurology guideline on trigeminal neuralgia. Bendtsen L, et al. Eur J Neurol. 2019. Show full citation Abstract BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is an extremely painful condition which can be difficult...
Understanding the nature of psychiatric comorbidity in migraine: a systematic review focused on interactions and treatment implications Thomas Dresler†, Salvatore Caratozzolo†, Kaat Guldolf, Jana-Isabel Huhn, Carmela Loiacono, Triinu Niiberg-Pikksööt, Marta Puma, Giorgia Sforza, Anna Tobia, Raffaele Ornello†, Gianluca Serafini†Email authorView ORCID ID profile and on behalf...
Antithrombotic agents and traumatic brain injury in the elderly population: hemorrhage patterns and outcomes. Scotti P, et al. J Neurosurg. 2019. Show full citation Abstract OBJECTIVE: Among the elderly, use of antithrombotics (ATs), antiplatelets (APs;...
