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"Fulfilling the chief of his duties as a physician": Harvey Cushing, selective dorsal rhizotomy and elective spine surgery for quality of life

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106 Effect of Complications Within 90 Days on Cost-Utility Following Elective Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease

scientific article published on August 2016

148 Predictive Model for Return to Work After Elective Surgery for Lumbar Degenerative Disease: An Analysis From National Neurosurgery Quality Outcomes Database Registry

scientific article published on August 2016

3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors reduce the risk of perioperative stroke and mortality after carotid endarterectomy

scientific article published on 01 November 2005

A Cost-Utility Analysis of Lumbar Decompression With and Without Fusion for Degenerative Spine Disease in the Elderly

scientific article published in October 2015

A Systematic Review of Clinical Pathways for Lower Back Pain and Introduction of the Saskatchewan Spine Pathway ⬇️

scientific article published on October 1, 2011

A contralateral, transfrontal, extraventricular approach to stereotactic brainstem biopsy procedures. Technical note

scientific article published in March 2005

A predictive model and nomogram for predicting return to work at 3 months after cervical spine surgery: an analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

A prospective cohort study of close interval computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging after primary lumbar discectomy: factors associated with recurrent disc herniation and disc height loss

scientific article published in September 2009

Ability of electromyographic monitoring to determine the presence of malpositioned pedicle screws in the lumbosacral spine: analysis of 2450 consecutively placed screws ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 August 2011

Accuracy of Free-Hand Pedicle Screws in the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine: Analysis of 6816 Consecutive Screws ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 2011

Accuracy of frameless and frame-based image-guided stereotactic brain biopsy in the diagnosis of glioma: comparison of biopsy and open resection specimen

scientific article published in June 2005

Accurately measuring outcomes after surgery for adult Chiari I malformation: determining the most valid and responsive instruments

scientific article published in May 2013

Accurately measuring the quality and effectiveness of cervical spine surgery in registry efforts: determining the most valid and responsive instruments

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Accurately measuring the quality and effectiveness of lumbar surgery in registry efforts: determining the most valid and responsive instruments

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Acute hospital costs after minimally invasive versus open lumbar interbody fusion: data from a US national database with 6106 patients

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Adjustable vs set-pressure valves decrease the risk of proximal shunt obstruction in the treatment of pediatric hydrocephalus

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Adjuvant treatment with locally delivered OncoGel delays the onset of paresis after surgical resection of experimental spinal column metastasis

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Adverse events in neurosurgery and their relationship to quality improvement

scientific article published on 19 December 2014

An analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database, Part 1. Disability, quality of life, and pain outcomes following lumbar spine surgery: predicting likely individual patient outcomes for shared decision-making

scientific article published on 12 May 2017

An analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database, Part 2. Predictive model for return to work after elective surgery for lumbar degenerative disease

scientific article published on 12 May 2017

An evidence-based review of the literature on the consequences of conservative versus aggressive discectomy for the treatment of primary disc herniation with radiculopathy

scientific article published on 21 September 2008

AnIn VivoCanine Study to Assess Granulomatous Responses in the MedStream Programmable Infusion System™ and the SynchroMed II Infusion System® ⬇️

scientific article published on January 13, 2012

Angiocentric glioma: a case series

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Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Adjacent Segment Disease: Clinical Outcomes and Cost Utility of Surgical Intervention

scientific article published on 2 May 2016

Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion in the Outpatient Ambulatory Surgery Setting: Analysis of 2000 Consecutive Cases

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in the outpatient ambulatory surgery setting compared with the inpatient hospital setting: analysis of 1000 consecutive cases

scientific article published on 5 February 2016

Assessment of the Extent of Surgical Resection as a Predictor of Survival in Patients With Primary Osseous Spinal Neoplasms ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 2011

Assessment of the minimum clinically important difference in pain, disability, and quality of life after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: clinical article

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Association of Annular Defect Width Following Lumbar Discectomy with Risk of Symptom Recurrence and Reoperation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies

scientific article published on 23 November 2017

Association of Extent of Local Tumor Invasion and Survival in Patients with Malignant Primary Osseous Spinal Neoplasms from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Database ⬇️

scientific article published on December 1, 2011

Association of preoperative depression and survival after resection of malignant brain astrocytoma

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Association of surgical resection and survival in patients with malignant primary osseous spinal neoplasms from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database ⬇️

scientific article published on December 21, 2012

Association of surgically acquired motor and language deficits on overall survival after resection of glioblastoma multiforme

scientific article published in September 2009

Asymptomatic same-site recurrent disc herniation after lumbar discectomy: results of a prospective longitudinal study with 2-year serial imaging

scientific article published in December 2011

Attenuation of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage in mice overexpressing extracellular superoxide dismutase

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Background to understanding value-based surgical spine care

scientific article published on October 2014

Baseline neuropsychological profile and cognitive response to cerebrospinal fluid shunting for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

scientific article published on 15 July 2005

Bending the Cost Curve-Establishing Value in Spine Surgery

scientific article published on March 2017

Benefit of Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion vs Posterolateral Spinal Fusion in Lumbar Spine Disorders: A Propensity-Matched Analysis From the National Neurosurgical Quality and Outcomes Database Registry

scientific article published on 16 November 2015

Best evidence in multimodal pain management in spine surgery and means of assessing postoperative pain and functional outcomes

scientific article published on 9 March 2015

Bilateral traumatic dislocation without fracture of the lumbosacral junction: case report and review of the literature

scientific article published on May 2011

Biomechanical comparison between C-7 lateral mass and pedicle screws in subaxial cervical constructs. Presented at the 2009 Joint Spine Meeting. Laboratory investigation

scientific article published on 01 December 2010

Biomechanical comparison of translaminar versus pedicle screws at T1 and T2 in long subaxial cervical constructs

scientific article published on 01 December 2009

C2 nerve root transection during C1 lateral mass screw fixation: does it affect functionality and quality of life?

scientific article published in May 2014

Can facet joint fluid on MRI and dynamic instability be a predictor of improvement in back pain following lumbar fusion for degenerative spondylolisthesis?

scientific article published on 22 April 2016

Carmustine wafers (Gliadel) plus concomitant temozolomide therapy after resection of malignant astrocytoma: growing evidence for safety and efficacy

scientific article published in July 2010

Cerebrospinal fluid drainage and dynamics in the diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus

scientific article published in May 2009

Cerebrospinal fluid shunt placement for pseudotumor cerebri-associated intractable headache: predictors of treatment response and an analysis of long-term outcomes

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Cerebrospinal fluid shunt survival and etiology of failures: a seven-year institutional experience

scientific article published on 01 May 2002

Cerebrospinal shunt infection in patients receiving antibiotic-impregnated versus standard shunts ⬇️

scientific article published on September 1, 2011

Clinical Indications for Arterial Imaging in Cervical Trauma ⬇️

scientific article published on February 15, 2012

Clinical Registries and Evidence-Based Care Pathways

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Clinical data simplified

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Cognitive-Behavioral-Based Physical Therapy for Patients With Chronic Pain Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Cognitive-Behavioral–Based Physical Therapy to Improve Surgical Spine Outcomes: A Case Series ⬇️

scientific article published on April 18, 2013

Comparative analysis of perioperative surgical site infection after minimally invasive versus open posterior/transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: analysis of hospital billing and discharge data from 5170 patients ⬇️

scientific article published on March 18, 2011

Comparative effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis of local application of vancomycin powder in posterior spinal fusion for spine trauma: clinical article

scientific article published on 12 July 2013

Comparative effectiveness of antibiotic-impregnated shunt catheters in the treatment of adult and pediatric hydrocephalus: analysis of 12,589 consecutive cases from 287 US hospital systems

scientific article published on 21 November 2014

Comparative effectiveness of minimally invasive versus open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: 2-year assessment of narcotic use, return to work, disability, and quality of life

scientific article published on December 2011

Comparison of Hospital Cost and Resource Use Associated With Antibiotic-Impregnated Versus Standard Shunt Catheters ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Comparison of Outcomes Following Anterior vs Posterior Fusion Surgery for Patients With Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: An Analysis From Quality Outcomes Database

article published in 2018

Comparison of infection rate with the use of antibiotic-impregnated vs standard extraventricular drainage devices: a prospective, randomized controlled trial

scientific article published in July 2012

Comparison of revision rates following endoscopically versus nonendoscopically placed ventricular shunt catheters

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Comparison of total versus partial revision of initial ventriculoperitoneal shunt failures

scientific article published on 01 January 2003

Comprehensive assessment of 1-year outcomes and determination of minimum clinically important difference in pain, disability, and quality of life after suboccipital decompression for Chiari malformation I in adults

scientific article published in October 2013

Correlation of a preoperative grading scale with progressive spinal deformity following surgery for intramedullary spinal cord tumors in children

scientific article published in October 2008

Correlation of cerebrospinal fluid flow dynamics and headache in Chiari I malformation

scientific article published in April 2005

Correlation of hindbrain CSF flow and outcome after surgical decompression for Chiari I malformation

scientific article published on 19 January 2008

Correlation of preoperative depression and somatic perception scales with postoperative disability and quality of life after lumbar discectomy

scientific article published on 7 January 2011

Correlation of serum brain natriuretic peptide with hyponatremia and delayed ischemic neurological deficits after subarachnoid hemorrhage

scientific article published in June 2004

Cost Analysis of Antibiotic-Impregnated Catheters in the Treatment of Hydrocephalus in Adult Patients ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 October 2010

Cost Savings Associated with Prevention of Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation with a Novel Annular Closure Device: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study ⬇️

scientific article published on May 13, 2013

Cost and quality of life outcome analysis of postoperative infections after subaxial dorsal cervical fusions.

scientific article published on 23 January 2015

Cost per quality-adjusted life year gained of laminectomy and extension of instrumented fusion for adjacent-segment disease: defining the value of surgical intervention

scientific article published on 4 November 2011

Cost per quality-adjusted life year gained of revision fusion for lumbar pseudoarthrosis: defining the value of surgery

scientific article published in April 2015

Cost per quality-adjusted life year gained of revision neural decompression and instrumented fusion for same-level recurrent lumbar stenosis: defining the value of surgical intervention

scientific article published on 4 November 2011

Cost savings associated with antibiotic-impregnated shunt catheters in the treatment of adult and pediatric hydrocephalus

scientific article published on 13 June 2014

Cost-Effectiveness of Minimally Invasive versus Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Associated Low-Back and Leg Pain Over Two Years ⬇️

scientific article published on November 7, 2011

Cost-consequence analysis of antibiotic-impregnated shunts and external ventricular drains in hydrocephalus

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Cost-effectiveness of cell saver in short-segment lumbar laminectomy and fusion (≤3 levels).

scientific article published on 29 April 2015

Cost-effectiveness of multilevel hemilaminectomy for lumbar stenosis–associated radiculopathy ⬇️

scientific article published on June 8, 2011

Cost-effectiveness of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for Grade I degenerative spondylolisthesis ⬇️

scientific article published on 06 May 2011

Cost-utility Analysis of Minimally Invasive Versus Open Multilevel Hemilaminectomy for Lumbar Stenosis ⬇️

scientific article published on February 1, 2013

Determination of minimum clinically important difference (MCID) in pain, disability, and quality of life after revision fusion for symptomatic pseudoarthrosis ⬇️

scientific article published on November 14, 2012

Determination of minimum clinically important difference in pain, disability, and quality of life after extension of fusion for adjacent-segment disease ⬇️

scientific article published on September 30, 2011

Determination of the minimum improvement in pain, disability, and health state associated with cost-effectiveness: introduction of the concept of minimum cost-effective difference

scientific article published in December 2012

Determination of the minimum improvement in pain, disability, and health state associated with cost-effectiveness: introduction of the concept of minimum cost-effective difference

scientific article published on 01 March 2015

Determining the quality and effectiveness of surgical spine care: patient satisfaction is not a valid proxy

scientific article published on 16 May 2013

Development and Validation of Cervical Prediction Models for Patient-Reported Outcomes at 1-Year after Cervical Spine Surgery for Radiculopathy and Myelopathy

scientific article published on 12 August 2020

Development and validation of a predictive model for 90-day readmission following elective spine surgery

scientific article published on 15 June 2018

Diagnosis and management of sacral tumors

scientific article published on March 2009

Diagnosis, treatment, and analysis of long-term outcomes in idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus

scientific article published in October 2005

Diagnosis, treatment, and analysis of long-term outcomes in idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus

scientific article published on 01 February 2008

Do Patient Demographics and Patient-Reported Outcomes Predict 12-Month Loss to Follow-Up After Spine Surgery?

scientific article published on 16 November 2015

Does Intrawound Vancomycin Application During Spine Surgery Create Vancomycin-Resistant Organism?

scientific article published on 6 April 2017

Does Neck Disability Index Correlate With 12-Month Satisfaction After Elective Surgery for Cervical Radiculopathy? Results From a National Spine Registry

scientific article published on 3 July 2019

Does Obesity Correlate With Worse Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion?

scientific article published on 10 May 2016

Drivers of Variability in 90-Day Cost for Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Cervical Degenerative Disease

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

Drivers of Variability in 90-Day Cost for Elective Laminectomy and Fusion for Lumbar Degenerative Disease

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Drivers of Variability in 90-day Cost for Primary Single-level Microdiscectomy

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Early postoperative physical activity and function: a descriptive case series study of 53 patients after lumbar spine surgery

scientific article published on 27 November 2020

Effect of Antibiotic-Impregnated Shunts on Infection Rate in Adult Hydrocephalus: A Single Institution's Experience ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 September 2011

Effect of Complications within 90 Days on Cost Per Quality-Adjusted Life Year Gained Following Elective Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease

scientific article published in September 2017

Effect of Depression on Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection for Degenerative Spine Disease

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Effect of Minimally Invasive Technique on Return to Work and Narcotic Use Following Transforaminal Lumbar Inter-body Fusion ⬇️

scientific article published on September 1, 2012

Effect of Modified Japanese Orthopedic Association Severity Classifications on Satisfaction With Outcomes 12 Months After Elective Surgery for Cervical Spine Myelopathy

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Effect of an Annular Closure Device (Barricaid) on Same-Level Recurrent Disk Herniation and Disk Height Loss After Primary Lumbar Discectomy: Two-year Results of a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

scientific article published on December 2016

Effect of antibiotic-impregnated shunt catheters in decreasing the incidence of shunt infection in the treatment of hydrocephalus

scientific article published on 01 August 2005

Effect of complications within 90 days on patient-reported outcomes 3 months and 12 months following elective surgery for lumbar degenerative disease

scientific article published on December 2015

Effect of hyperglycemia on progressive paraparesis in a rat etastatic spinal tumor model.

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Effect of obesity on cost per quality-adjusted life years gained following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in elective degenerative pathology

scientific article published on 6 July 2016

Effect of patients' functional status on satisfaction with outcomes 12 months after elective spine surgery for lumbar degenerative disease

scientific article published on 29 September 2017

Effect of symptomatic pseudomeningocele on improvement in pain, disability, and quality of life following suboccipital decompression for adult Chiari malformation type I.

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Effects of Epidural Steroid Injections on Blood Glucose Levels in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 2012

Electrophysiologic deterioration in surgery for thoracic disc herniation: impact of mean arterial pressures on surgical outcome

scientific article published on 5 June 2014

En bloc resection of sacral chordomas aided by frameless stereotactic image guidance: a technical note

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En bloc spondylectomy for treatment of tumor-induced osteomalacia

scientific article published in November 2009

Endoscopic transcervical odontoidectomy for pediatric basilar invagination and cranial settling. Report of 4 cases

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Erratum to: Impact of old age on patient-report outcomes and cost utility for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery for degenerative spine disease

scientific article published on 01 April 2017

Evaluating common outcomes for measuring treatment success for chronic low back pain

scientific article published on October 2011

Evaluation of a distal pericallosal aneurysm visualized with 3-dimensional digital subtraction angiography: case report and treatment implications

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Evaluation of factors associated with postoperative infection following sacral tumor resection

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Extent of preoperative depression is associated with return to work after lumbar fusion for spondylolisthesis

scientific article published on 17 December 2014

Extent of surgical resection is independently associated with survival in patients with hemispheric infiltrating low-grade gliomas

scientific article published on 01 October 2008

Extent of surgical resection of malignant astrocytomas of the spinal cord: outcome analysis of 35 patients.

scientific article published in July 2008

Factors associated with cervical instability requiring fusion after cervical laminectomy for intradural tumor resection

scientific article published on 01 May 2008

Factors associated with progression-free survival and long-term neurological outcome after resection of intramedullary spinal cord tumors: analysis of 101 consecutive cases

scientific article published in November 2009

Factors associated with recurrent back pain and cyst recurrence after surgical resection of one hundred ninety-five spinal synovial cysts: analysis of one hundred sixty-seven consecutive cases

scientific article published in May 2010

Factors contributing to the medical costs of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection treatment in pediatric patients with standard shunt components compared with those in patients with antibiotic impregnated components

scientific article published on 15 April 2007

Factors influencing 2-year health care costs in patients undergoing revision lumbar fusion procedures

scientific article published on 27 January 2012

Feasibility and accuracy of pedicle screws in children younger than eight years of age.

scientific article published on December 2009

Five-level sub-axial cervical vertebrectomy and reconstruction: technical report

scientific article published on 30 May 2013

Frameless image-guided stereotactic brain biopsy procedure: diagnostic yield, surgical morbidity, and comparison with the frame-based technique

scientific article published in February 2006

Frameless stereotactic ventricular shunt placement for idiopathic intracranial hypertension

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Galbraith Award: simvastatin attenuates experimental cerebral vasospasm and ameliorates serum markers of neuronal and endothelial injury in patients after subarachnoid hemorrhage: a dose-response effect dependent on endothelial nitric oxide synthase

scientific article published in January 2005

Gliadel (BCNU) wafer plus concomitant temozolomide therapy after primary resection of glioblastoma multiforme

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Harvey Cushing, the spine surgeon: the surgical treatment of Pott disease

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Healthcare Resource Utilization and Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Elective Surgery for Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Tumors

scientific article published on 10 May 2017

Hemorrhagic synovial cyst: the possible role of initial trauma and subsequent microtrauma in its pathogenesis: case report

scientific article published on March 2011

Hyperglycemia Independently Increases the Risk of Perioperative Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, and Death after Carotid Endarterectomy

scientific article published on 01 June 2006

Impact of Discharge Disposition on 30-Day Readmissions Following Elective Spine Surgery.

scientific article published in November 2017

Impact of Psychiatric Comorbidities on Short-term Outcomes Following Intervention for Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease.

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Impact of old age on patient-report outcomes and cost utility for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery for degenerative spine disease

scientific article published on 24 November 2016

Implant contamination during spine surgery

scientific article published on 12 January 2013

Inadequacy of 3-month Oswestry Disability Index outcome for assessing individual longer-term patient experience after lumbar spine surgery

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Incidence of Low Back Pain After Lumbar Discectomy for Herniated Disc and Its Effect on Patient-reported Outcomes

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Incidence of spinal deformity after resection of intramedullary spinal cord tumors in children who underwent laminectomy compared with laminoplasty

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

Incidence of symptomatic retethering after surgical management of pediatric tethered cord syndrome with or without duraplasty

scientific article published on 6 May 2009

Increased Preoperative Narcotic Use and Its Association With Postoperative Complications and Length of Hospital Stay in Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery

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Independent association of extent of resection with survival in patients with malignant brain astrocytoma

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Independent predictors of morbidity after image-guided stereotactic brain biopsy: a risk assessment of 270 cases

scientific article published in May 2005

Intracranial aneurysms in the pediatric population: case series and literature review.

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Intraoperative ultrasonography as a guide to patient selection for duraplasty after suboccipital decompression in children with Chiari malformation Type I.

scientific article published in July 2008

Intraventricular ganglioglioma: a short illustrated review

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Intrawound Vancomycin Decreases the Risk of Surgical Site Infection after Posterior Spine Surgery-A Multicenter Analysis.

scientific article published on 10 December 2015

Introduction to Focus Issue

scientific article published on 01 October 2014

Introduction: Defining, measuring, and predicting quality in neurosurgery

scientific article published on 01 December 2015

Is more lordosis associated with improved outcomes in cervical laminectomy and fusion when baseline alignment is lordotic?

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Is obesity associated with worse patient-reported outcomes following lumbar surgery for degenerative conditions?

scientific article published on 5 March 2016

Is the use of minimally invasive fusion technologies associated with improved outcomes after elective interbody lumbar fusion? Analysis of a nationwide prospective patient-reported outcomes registry

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Kyphoplasty with intraspinal brachytherapy for metastatic spine tumors

scientific article published on 01 April 2009

Laminectomy and Extension of Instrumented Fusion Improves 2-Year Pain, Disability, and Quality of Life in Patients with Adjacent Segment Disease: Defining the Long-Term Effectiveness of Surgery ⬇️

scientific article published on December 24, 2011

Leukocytosis as an independent risk factor for cerebral vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

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Long-term back pain after a single-level discectomy for radiculopathy: incidence and health care cost analysis

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Long-term clinical outcomes following en bloc resections for sacral chordomas and chondrosarcomas: a series of twenty consecutive patients

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Long-term outcomes after revision neural decompression and fusion for same-level recurrent lumbar stenosis: defining the effectiveness of surgery

scientific article published in October 2014

Long-term outcomes of revision fusion for lumbar pseudarthrosis: clinical article

scientific article published on 24 June 2011

Lumbar Surgery in the Elderly Provides Significant Health Benefit in the US Health Care System: Patient-Reported Outcomes in 4370 Patients From the N2QOD Registry

scientific article published in October 2015

MEDICAL AND NEURO-ONCOLOGY

scientific article published on 21 October 2011

MRI-guided frameless stereotactic percutaneous cordotomy

scientific article published on January 2002

MRI-guided stereotactic biopsy in the diagnosis of glioma: comparison of biopsy and surgical resection specimen

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Management of acute cervical spinal cord injury

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Management of tumor bed cysts after chemotherapeutic wafer implantation. Report of four cases

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Matched-pair cohort study of 1-year patient-reported outcomes following pelvic fixation.

scientific article published on 29 January 2016

Microdiscectomy Improves Pain-Associated Depression, Somatic Anxiety, and Mental Well-Being in Patients With Herniated Lumbar Disc ⬇️

scientific article published on February 1, 2012

Microscope sterility during spine surgery.

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Mild and Severe Obesity Reduce the Effectiveness of Lumbar Fusions: 1-Year Patient-Reported Outcomes in 8171 Patients

scientific article published on 02 October 2020

Minimally Invasive Transpsoas L2 Corpectomy and Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation for Osteoporotic Burst Fracture in the Elderly ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 March 2015

Minimally Invasive versus Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Comparative Effectiveness and Cost-Utility Analysis ⬇️

scientific article published on January 12, 2013

Minimum clinically important difference in pain, disability, and quality of life after neural decompression and fusion for same-level recurrent lumbar stenosis: understanding clinical versus statistical significance ⬇️

scientific article published on February 10, 2012

Modeled cost-effectiveness of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion compared with posterolateral fusion for spondylolisthesis using N(2)QOD data

scientific article published on 19 February 2016

More "why" and less "how": is value-based spine care the next breakthrough?

scientific article published in October 2014

Mouse model of subarachnoid hemorrhage associated cerebral vasospasm: methodological analysis

scientific article published on 01 July 2002

Neonatal anterior cervical arachnoid cyst: case report and review of the literature

scientific article published on 13 March 2008

Neurological outcome after resection of intramedullary spinal cord tumors in children

scientific article published on 31 July 2007

Neurological outcome after surgical management of adult tethered cord syndrome

scientific article published on 01 September 2009

Neurological presentation and long-term outcome following operative intervention in patients with meningocele manqué ⬇️

scientific article published on June 1, 2003

Neurosurgery Elective for Preclinical Medical Students: Early Exposure and Changing Attitudes

scientific article published on 7 September 2015

Neurosurgery value and quality in the context of the Affordable Care Act: a policy perspective

scientific article published on December 2015

Outcome of Chiari-associated syringomyelia after hindbrain decompression in children: analysis of 49 consecutive cases

scientific article published in June 2008

Outcome science in practice: an overview and initial experience at the Vanderbilt Spine Center

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Outpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in the ambulatory surgery center setting: safety assessment for the Medicare population

scientific article published on 15 November 2019

Patient characteristics of smokers undergoing lumbar spine surgery: an analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database

scientific article published on 29 September 2017

Patient-Specific Factors Associated With Dissatisfaction After Elective Surgery for Degenerative Spine Diseases

scientific article published on 01 August 2015

Patient-reported outcomes 3 months after spine surgery: is it an accurate predictor of 12-month outcome in real-world registry platforms?

scientific article published on December 2015

Patient-reported outcomes after lumbar epidural steroid injection for degenerative spine disease in depressed versus non-depressed patients

scientific article published on 21 October 2016

Pediatric tethered cord syndrome: response of scoliosis to untethering procedures. Clinical article

scientific article published on 01 September 2009

Persistent outpatient hyperglycemia is independently associated with decreased survival after primary resection of malignant brain astrocytomas

scientific article published in August 2008

Persistent outpatient hyperglycemia is independently associated with survival, recurrence and malignant degeneration following surgery for hemispheric low grade gliomas.

scientific article published on 8 July 2009

Persistent perioperative hyperglycemia as an independent predictor of poor outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

scientific article published in December 2007

Post-Operative Infection after Minimally Invasive versus Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF): Literature Review and Cost Analysis ⬇️

scientific article published on April 19, 2011

Posterior-only approach for en bloc sacrectomy: clinical outcomes in 36 consecutive patients

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Postoperative surgical site infections in patients undergoing spinal tumor surgery: incidence and risk factors

scientific article published in August 2011

Prediction model for outcome after low-back surgery: individualized likelihood of complication, hospital readmission, return to work, and 12-month improvement in functional disability

scientific article published on December 2015

Predictors of ambulatory function after decompressive surgery for metastatic epidural spinal cord compression

scientific article published on 01 March 2008

Predictors of ambulatory function after surgical resection of intramedullary spinal cord tumors

scientific article published on 01 July 2007

Predictors of extended length of stay, discharge to inpatient rehab, and hospital readmission following elective lumbar spine surgery: introduction of the Carolina-Semmes Grading Scale

scientific article published on 12 May 2017

Predictors of the efficacy of epidural steroid injections for structural lumbar degenerative pathology

scientific article published on 9 December 2015

Preoperative Opioid Use as a Predictor of Adverse Postoperative Self-Reported Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery

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Preoperative Zung Depression Scale predicts outcome after revision lumbar surgery for adjacent segment disease, recurrent stenosis, and pseudarthrosis ⬇️

scientific article published on September 21, 2011

Preoperative Zung depression scale predicts patient satisfaction independent of the extent of improvement after revision lumbar surgery ⬇️

scientific article published on February 16, 2013

Preoperative and surgical factors associated with postoperative intensive care unit admission following operative treatment for degenerative lumbar spine disease.

scientific article published on 27 August 2015

Preoperative grading scale to predict survival in patients undergoing resection of malignant primary osseous spinal neoplasms ⬇️

scientific article published on February 2, 2011

Preoperative imaging of cervical spine hemangioblastomas using three-dimensional fusion digital subtraction angiography. Report of two cases

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Preoperative narcotic use and its relation to depression and anxiety in patients undergoing spine surgery

scientific article published on December 2013

Preoperative opioid use and its association with perioperative opioid demand and postoperative opioid independence in patients undergoing spine surgery

scientific article published in December 2014

Preoperative radiographic factors and surgeon experience are associated with cortical breach of C2 pedicle screws

scientific article published on February 2010

Preoperative statin and diuretic use influence the presentation of patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy: results of a large single-institution case-control study

scientific article published on 01 February 2007

Prior CSF shunting increases the risk of endoscopic third ventriculostomy failure in the treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus in adults

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Prognostic significance of contrast-enhancing low-grade gliomas in adults and a review of the literature.

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Prognostic value of magnetic resonance imaging-guided stereotactic biopsy in the evaluation of recurrent malignant astrocytoma compared with a lesion due to radiation effect

scientific article published in January 2003

Prolonged exposure to antibiotic-impregnated shunt catheters does not increase incidence of late shunt infections

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Psychosocial Mechanisms of Cognitive-Behavioral-Based Physical Therapy Outcomes After Spine Surgery: Preliminary Findings From Mediation Analyses

scientific article published on 18 June 2020

Quality Outcomes Database Spine Care Project 2012-2020: milestones achieved in a collaborative North American outcomes registry to advance value-based spine care and evolution to the American Spine Registry

scientific article published on 01 May 2020

Quality analysis of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in the outpatient versus inpatient setting: analysis of 7288 patients from the NSQIP database

scientific article published on December 2015

Quality improvement in neurological surgery graduate medical education

scientific article published on 17 December 2014

Quality of Life and General Health After Elective Surgery for Cervical Spine Pathologies: Determining a Valid and Responsive Metric of Health State Utility

scientific article published on 7 July 2015

Radiographic and clinical evaluation of free-hand placement of C-2 pedicle screws. Clinical article.

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Reconstruction of skull base defects in sphenoid wing dysplasia associated with neurofibromatosis I with titanium mesh

scientific article published on 11 August 2010

Recurrence and malignant degeneration after resection of adult hemispheric low-grade gliomas

scientific article published in January 2010

Recurrent back and leg pain and cyst reformation after surgical resection of spinal synovial cysts: systematic review of reported postoperative outcomes

scientific article published on 20 May 2010

Recurrent disc herniation and long-term back pain after primary lumbar discectomy: review of outcomes reported for limited versus aggressive disc removal

scientific article published on February 2009

Recurrent lumbar disc herniation after single-level lumbar discectomy: incidence and health care cost analysis

scientific article published on 01 September 2009

Reduced surgical site infections in patients undergoing posterior spinal stabilization of traumatic injuries using vancomycin powder ⬇️

scientific article published on May 19, 2011

Reduction of direct costs in high-risk lumbar discectomy patients during the 90-day post-operative period through annular closure

Reduction of surgical site infection in spine surgery: an opportunity for quality improvement and cost reduction

scientific article published on 01 September 2013

Regulatory considerations for prospective patient care registries: lessons learned from the National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcomes Database ⬇️

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