Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Objective: To analyze publicly available content on a
major social media outlet related to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery …

Annually, 20% of all practicing neurosurgeons in the United States are faced with medical
malpractice litigation. The average indemnity paid in a closed neurosurgical civil claim is …

Objective Metastatic spinal tumors commonly arise from primary breast cancer. We
assessed outcomes and identified associated variables for patients who underwent surgical …

Background Social media offers a powerful and expanding platform for sharing the patient
experience with a large audience through an unsolicited perspective. The content may …

Background Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) has been established as a safe and
effective treatment modality for control of long-term pain and tumor growth. However, few studies …

Background: Patients with simultaneous fractures of the atlas and dens have traditionally
been managed according to the dens fracture’s morphology, but data supporting this practice …

Methods: We examined all patients with traumatic dens fractures at our institution between
2008 and 2018. We used multivariable logistic regression and ordinal logistic regression to …

Objective: Metastatic spinal tumors represent a rare but concerning complication of primary
thyroid carcinoma. We identified demographics, metastatic features, outcomes, and treatment …

Background: Traumatic vertebral artery dissections (tVADs) occur in up to 20% of patients
with head trauma, yet data on their presentation and associated sequelae are limited. Aims …

… Roumeliotis , Erik Gerlach , Jeffery Kim , Barrett S. Boody , Melissa Shauver , Wellington K.
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