Spinal duraplasty materials and hydrostasis: a biomechanical study. Laboratory investigation.
Key words: tethered cord, syringomyelia, split cord malformation, neurenteric cyst, dermoid cyst, spinal lipoma, minimally invasive surgery, lumbar fusion, complication, presacral access
Article topics: Diagnostic and operative techniques and vascular disorders
Key words: pediatric, spine fusion, pars defect, spondylolysis, lumbar spine
May 2011: Meningiomas of the Skull Base
Discussion of Dr. Schulz and colleagues’ article “Treatment of unresectable skull base meningioma with somatostatin-analogues.”
Key words: pedicle screw; electromyography; EMG; lumbar spine; cervicothoracic; pedicle subtraction osteotomy; PSO; cervicothoracic kyphosis; sagittal imbalance; cervical deformity; absence of inferior vena cava; deep vein thrombosis; epidural varices; low-back pain; lumbar disc herniation; vascular disorders
Article topics: Resolution of syringohydromyelia with CT-guided bloodpatching; oncology; vascular disorders
Key words: chondrosarcoma; en bloc resection; pelvectomy; reconstruction; vascularized bone graft; cervical spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma; internal jugular vein thrombosis; epidural venous plexus; thrombolysis; spinal epidural hematoma; central venous catheter; complication; cervical; thoracic
Key words: tethered cord syndrome; lipomyelomeningocele; spine-shortening osteotomy; cervicothoracic junction; computed tomography; manubriotomy; anterior surgical approach; surgical technique; anatomy; craniocervical anatomy; pain syndromes
Article topics: Chronic pulmonary disease after neurosurgery; Medical schools and residency graduate productivity; vascular disorders; functional neurosurgery; traumatic brain injury
Key words: spinopelvic balance; sagittal balance; spinal deformity; thoracic deformity; lumbar deformity; anatomy; skull base; neurosurgery; foramen magnum
Article topics: Primary spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea, oncology, and functional neurosurgery