… Address correspondence and reprint requests to Neil R. Malhotra, MD, University of
Pennsylvania, 330 South 9th Street, 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107; E-mail: [email protected] …

Surgical treatment for lower back pain related to degenerative disc disease commonly
includes discectomy and spinal fusion. While surgical intervention may provide short-term pain …

Despite the substantial growth of telemedicine and the evidence of its advantages, the use of
telemedicine in neurosurgery has been limited. Barriers have included medicolegal issues …

Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the prevalence and disparity of chronic
opioid usage in surgical patients and the potential risk factors associated with chronic …

Object Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH), a condition much more common in the elderly,
presents an increasing challenge as the population ages. Treatment strategies for CSDH …

Study Design. Biomechanics of human intervertebral discs before and after nucleotomy.
Objective. To noninvasively quantify the effect of nucleotomy on internal strains under axial …

Objective Despite surgical, technological, medical, and anesthetic improvements, patient
outcomes following elective neurosurgical procedures can be associated with high morbidity. …

OBJECTIVE: Barbiturate-induced coma can be used in patients to treat intractable intracranial
hypertension when other therapies, such as osmotic therapy and sedation, have failed. …

Objective The objective of this study was to establish a large animal model that recapitulates
the spectrum of intervertebral disc degeneration that occurs in humans and which is …

… Address correspondence and reprint requests to Neil R. Malhotra MD, Department of
Neurological Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Penn Neurological Institute, Washington Square …