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Ventriculostomy and Infection: A 4-year-review in a local hospital
Date of publication: 09-Sep-2010
Background:To review the complication rate of ventriculostomy-related infection in a local regional hospital, to identify risk factors of infections and suggest measures to prevent infections.
Minimally invasive pedicle screw fixation utilizing O-arm fluoroscopy with computer-assisted navigation: Feasibility, technique, and preliminary results
Date of publication: 25-Aug-2010
Background:Pedicle screw misplacement is relatively common, with reported rates ranging up to 42%. Although computer-assisted image guidance (CaIG) has been shown to improve accuracy in open spinal surgery, its use in minimally invasive procedures has not been as well evaluated. We present our technique and review the results from a cohort of patients who underwent minimally invasive lumbar pedicle screw placement utilizing the O-arm imaging unit in conjunction with the StealthStation Treon System.
The microRNAs: Small size, big value,…
Date of publication: 25-Aug-2010
Successful treatment of a symptomatic L5/S1 discal cyst by percutaneous CT-guided aspiration
Date of publication: 10-Aug-2010
Background:Discal cysts are a rare cause of lumbar radiculopathy. Benefits of percutaneous computed tomography (CT)-guided aspiration of the cyst include decreased rate of infection, avoidance of general anesthesia, and quicker recovery. However, since the publication of a case of cyst recurrence after CT-guided aspiration, few have utilized this potentially valuable technique.
Neuroendoscopic evacuation of intraventricular hematoma associated with thalamic hemorrhage to shorten the duration of external ventricular drainage
Date of publication: 10-Aug-2010
Background:We report neuroendoscopic evacuation of an intraventricular hematoma (IVH) in 13 patients with thalamic hemorrhage. We discuss strategies to improve the outcome and to shorten the management period by using external ventricular drainage (EVD).
Imaging features of invasion and preoperative and postoperative tumor burden in previously untreated glioblastoma: Correlation with survival
Date of publication: 10-Aug-2010
Background:A paucity of data exists concerning the prognostic usefulness of preoperative and postoperative imaging after resection of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). This study aimed to connect outcome with imaging features of GBM.
From the bench to the bedside: Emerging science in Parkinson’s disease, cholesterol metabolism, and neuroprotection
Date of publication: 10-Aug-2010
Intradiscal electrothermal therapy in the treatment of chronic low back pain: Experience with 93 patients
Date of publication: 04-Aug-2010
Background:Low back pain (LBP) has become a main cause of absenteeism and disability in industrialized societies. Chronic LBP is an important health issue in modern countries. Discogenic LBP is one of the causes of chronic low back pain. The management of chronic discogenic LBP has been limited to either conservative treatment or operative treatment. Intradiscal electrothermal therapy (IDET) is now being performed as an alternative treatment.
