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Suitability of Administrative Databases for Durotomy Incidence Assessment: Comparison to the Incidence Associated With Bone-Removal Devices, Calculated Using a Systemic Literature Review and Clinical Data

ROBERT PFLUGMACHER, ANGELO FRANZINI, SHAKED HOROVITZ, RICHARD GUYER and ELY ASHKENAZI
International Journal of Spine Surgery August 2018, 12 (4) 498-509; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/5061
ROBERT PFLUGMACHER
1Klinik und Poliklinik Für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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ANGELO FRANZINI
2Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione Istituto Neurologico “Carlo Besta,” Milan, Italy
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SHAKED HOROVITZ
3Carevature Medical, Ltd, Rehovot, Israel
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RICHARD GUYER
4Texas Back Institute, Plano, Texas
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ELY ASHKENAZI
5Israel Spine Center, Assuta Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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    Lower left: The DReal Decompression System. Upper right: Expanded view of the distal tip.

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    Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses flow chart of the studies assessed for the systematic literature review.

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    High-speed drill durotomy incidence distribution.

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    Ultrasonic BoneScalpel durotomy incidence distribution.

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    Sonopet Ultrasonic Aspirator durotomy incidence distribution.

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    Durotomy incidence of all devices. The error bars represent the 95% confidence intervals. Abbreviations: HSD, high-speed drills; UBS, ultrasonic BoneScalpel; SUA, Sonopet Ultrasonic Aspirator; DDS, DReal Decompression System.

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ROBERT PFLUGMACHER, ANGELO FRANZINI, SHAKED HOROVITZ, RICHARD GUYER, ELY ASHKENAZI
International Journal of Spine Surgery Aug 2018, 12 (4) 498-509; DOI: 10.14444/5061

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