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Safe Discharge of Patients From an Ambulatory Care Center After Incidental Durotomy During Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

THOMAS L. FRANCAVILLA, MICHAEL C. WEISS and REGINALD DAVIS
International Journal of Spine Surgery August 2019, 13 (4) 386-391; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/6053
THOMAS L. FRANCAVILLA
1Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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MICHAEL C. WEISS
2SpineOne, Lone Tree, Colorado
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REGINALD DAVIS
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vol. 13 no. 4 386-391
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https://doi.org/10.14444/6053
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31531289

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  • Published online August 30, 2019.

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  1. THOMAS L. FRANCAVILLA, MD1,
  2. MICHAEL C. WEISS, DO2 and
  3. REGINALD DAVIS, MD3
  1. 1Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
  2. 2SpineOne, Lone Tree, Colorado
  3. 3BioSpine, Tampa, Florida
  1. Corresponding Author:
    Thomas L. Francavilla, MD, FAANS, Covington Neuroscience Center, 101 Judge Tanner Blvd, Ste 402, Covington, LA 70433. Phone: (985) 951-3222; Fax: (985) 951-3223; Email: tfrancavilla{at}tulane.edu.
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