Management of pyogenic spondylodiscitis following nonspinal surgeries: A tertiary care center experience

GA Hasan, HQ Raheem, A Qutub, YB Wais… - International Journal of …, 2021 - ijssurgery.com
Background: The literature is lacking on the incidence and management of pyogenic
spondylodiscitis (PS) following routine elective surgical procedures. This study aimed to analyze …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of intradiscal vancomycin powder in the prevention of postoperative discitis: RCT study

GA Hasan, RA Sheta, HQ Raheem… - Interdisciplinary …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Post discectomy discitis, although relatively uncommon (4%), is regarded as
the most disabling cause of failed back surgery. We aimed to show the effect of intradiscal …

[HTML][HTML] Early complications of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: A case series

GA Hasan, HQ Raheem, LM Al-Naser… - … Surgery and Research, 2018 - journalmsr.com
Objectives: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a common procedure in
cervical degenerative disorders and cervical trauma patients. However, this procedure and …

[HTML][HTML] Rare painful pediatric deformity; when surgery does harm: Case report and review of the literature

…, RA Sheta, YA Mazin, HQ Raheem - Journal of …, 2019 - journalmsr.com
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a connective tissue disease that is extremely
rare. Fibrous tissue in muscles, tendons, and ligaments get ossified spontaneously or …

[HTML][HTML] Does gender influence perioperative complications in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) technique? A prospective multicentric cohort study

HQ Raheem, GA Hasan, RA Sheta - Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives We aimed to assess the effect of gender on the rate of perioperative and early
postoperative complications after mono segment lumbar spine fusion using open …

Intracranial hematomas in fatal closed head injury a postmortem study

HQ Raheem, AAS Al Atraqchi… - Mustansiriya Medical …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Intracranial hematomas is an important cause of death in closed head
injury, autopsy findings is the final way to determine the types, extent & associated findings of …

Comparison between short and long segment posterior spinal fixation in thoracolumbar burst fractures

HQ Raheem - Mustansiriya Medical Journal, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: thoracolumbar area of the spine is the most common site for injuries and the
surgical treatment of fixation for treatment of unstable burst fracture remain controversy. …

[PDF][PDF] Surgical management of traumatic acute subdural haematoma

HF Alwash, HQ Raheem, TH Shakir - researchgate.net
Traumatic acute subdural haematoma (ASDH) is a major clinical entity in traumatic brain
injury (TBI). It acts as a space occupying lesion to increase intracranial pressure, and is often …

[PDF][PDF] The effectiveness of vancomycin injection in disc space during lumbar discectomy in prevention of postoperative discitis

HQ Raheem, MK Faraj… - Mustansiriya Medical …, 2012 - researchgate.net
Background: Post discectomy disc space infection is relatively uncommon 4%; nevertheless
it is the most disabling causes of failed back surgery. Aims: To assess the effectiveness of …

The role of Modulation Complexity Score (MCS) of the VMAT and IMRT techniques in the treatment planning of left non-small lung cancer.

HM Raheem, NS Dawood… - Onkologia i …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
Background: Lung cancer is a common disease for patients over the age of 50 years, especially
males due to smoking habits. This study aimed to compare the modulation complexity …