Background: Durotomy is a major complication of spinal surgery, potentially leading to
additional clinical complications, longer hospitalization, and increased costs. A reference …

Purpose Incidental durotomy is a potential complication of spinal surgery which can cause a
number of intra-operative and post-operative complications. The purpose of this study was to …

Study Design. Retrospective database analysis. Objective. To characterize the
consequences of an incidental durotomy with regard to perioperative complications and total …

Object Incidental durotomies (IDs) are an unfortunate but anticipated potential complication
of spinal surgery. The authors surveyed the frequency of IDs for a single spine surgeon and …

BACKGROUND: Unintended durotomy is a common complication of spinal surgery.
However, the incidences reported in the literature vary widely and are based primarily on …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Incidental durotomy during spine surgery is a common
occurrence, with a reported incidence ranging from 3% to 16%. Risk factors identified by …

Study Design. Case–control. Objective. The aim of this study was to determine the economic
impact of an incidental durotomy in spine surgery. Summary of Background Data. An …

Study Design. Retrospective database analysis. Objective. To determine the impact of
obesity on the rate of incidental durotomy in lumbar spine surgery. Summary of Background …

To conduct a systematic review of the literature in order to establish if there is an overall
adverse effect of accidental durotomy on the long-term patients' reported outcome after …

Objective To obtain real-life data on the most common practices used for management of
incidental durotomy (ID) in France. Methods Data were collected from spinal surgeons using …