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An endoscopic-assisted technique for retrosellar access during the extended retrosigmoid approach: a cadaveric feasibility study and quantitative analysis of retrosellar working area
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Optic nerve surface temperature during intradural anterior clinoidectomy: a comparison between high-speed diamond burr and ultrasonic bone curette
Ultrasonic bone curettes are increasingly used in cranial base surgery. The heat generated by these devices during anterior clinoidectomy has not been evaluated. The purpose of this study was to compare the op...
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Preoperative and surgical factors associated with postoperative intensive care unit admission following operative treatment for degenerative lumbar spine disease
Evaluate the factors associated with postoperative ICU admission in patients undergoing surgical management of degenerative lumbar spine disease.
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Is obesity associated with worse patient-reported outcomes following lumbar surgery for degenerative conditions?
To investigate whether obesity is associated with worse patient-reported outcomes following surgery for degenerative lumbar conditions.
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Erratum to: Impact of old age on patient-report outcomes and cost utility for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery for degenerative spine disease
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Impact of old age on patient-report outcomes and cost utility for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery for degenerative spine disease
With growing older population and increasing rates of cervical spinal surgery, it is vital to understand the value of cervical surgery in this population. We set forth to determine the cost utility following a...
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The effect of NSAIDs on spinal fusion: a cross-disciplinary review of biochemical, animal, and human studies
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) play an important role in postoperative pain management. However, their use in the setting of spine fusion surgery setting has long been a topic of controversy. I...
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A retrospective review comparing two-year patient-reported outcomes, costs, and healthcare resource utilization for TLIF vs. PLF for single-level degenerative spondylolisthesis
The purpose of this study was to compare patient-reported outcomes (PROs), morbidity, and costs of TLIF vs PLF to determine whether one treatment was superior in the setting of single-level degenerative spondy...
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Parent Expectations and Counselling in Pediatric Neurosurgery
Effective communication is vital for develo** a positive physician–patient. The parents often serve as a proxy to report the quality of life and healthcare after surgery in children with neurological disease...
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Management of Cranial Neurotrauma
In this chapter, the questions and answers are intended to cover the following topics in relation to the neurocritical care and neurosurgical management of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in the following setti...
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Outcomes following surgical resection of cystic intracranial meningiomas
Cystic meningiomas are rare, accounting for 2–7% of all intracranial meningiomas. Little is known regarding whether these meningiomas behave differently compared to solid meningiomas. We sought to study this r...
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Matched case–control analysis of outcomes following surgical resection of incidental meningioma
The management of incidentally discovered meningioma remains controversial. We sought to compare outcomes following surgical resection of incidental meningioma to a matched cohort of symptomatic meningiomas.
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Open AccessFederated learning enables big data for rare cancer boundary detection
Although machine learning (ML) has shown promise across disciplines, out-of-sample generalizability is concerning. This is currently addressed by sharing multi-site data, but such centralization is challenging...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Federated learning enables big data for rare cancer boundary detection
