Journal of spinal disorders & techniques
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Jun 2016
Surgical Outcome of Percutaneous Endoscopic Interlaminar Lumbar Discectomy for Highly Migrated Disc Herniation.
Technical report. ⋯ PEID may be applied comfortably even for less-experienced surgeons because of the familiar anatomy with open surgery.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Jun 2016
Perioperative Outcomes after Cervical Laminoplasty versus Posterior Decompression and Fusion: Analysis of 779 Patients in the ACS-NSQIP Database.
Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ Posterior cervical decompression and fusion patients were found to have moderately worse short-term outcomes than laminoplasty patients. The information provided here can be used to inform patients and surgeons about the likely perioperative experience after they have made the decision to pursue 1 of these 2 procedures.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Jun 2016
Single Stage Anterior Release and Sequential Posterior Fusion for Irreducible Atlantoaxial Dislocation.
A retrospective study. ⋯ The method of single-stage anterior release and reduction with posterior fusion is an effective method for management of IAAD, proving its value as a technique for achieving complete reduction with solid bony fusion.