Welcome to the 21st Century

James I Ausman

Date of publication: 31-May-2010

Medical staffing: Critical shortages on the horizon

Edward E Gordon

Date of publication: 31-May-2010

Introducing Neurosurgery 2.0

Pieter L. Kubben

Date of publication: 31-May-2010

What's new in SNI for May, 2010?

James I Ausman

Date of publication: 31-May-2010

Handbook of Neurosurgery, 7th Edition

James I. Ausman

Date of publication: 31-May-2010

A medico-legal review of cases involving quadriplegia following cervical spine surgery: Is there an argument for a no-fault compensation system?

Nancy E. Epstein

Date of publication: 07-Apr-2010

Background:To determine whether patients who become quadriplegic following cervical spine surgery are adequately compensated by our present medico-legal system. The outcomes of malpractice suits obtained from Verdict Search (East Islip, NY, USA), a medico-legal journal, were evaluated over a 20-year period. Although the present malpractice system generously rewards many quadriplegic patients with substantial settlements/ Plaintiffs' verdicts, a subset receive lesser reimbursements (verdicts/settlements], while others with defense verdicts receive no compensatory damages.