Preventing Complications of Cervical Spine Surgery Glenn R. Rechtine II Christian P. DiPaola PREVENTING COMPLICATIONS OF CERVICAL SPINE SURGERY Prevention of surgical complications does not begin at the preoperative visit….
The Role of Postoperative Bracing Following Cervical Spine Surgery Scott D. Daffner Prior to the introduction of rigid internal fixation, postoperative bracing was an essential part of treatment of patients…
DVT/PE in Cervical Surgery: Etiology, Treatment Options, and Outcomes Winston Fong Scott C. McGovern Jeffrey C. Wang As the rate of elective spinal surgeries increases, there is a growing concern…
Parsonage-Turner Syndrome: Etiology, Treatment Options, and Outcomes Robert A. McGuire Jr. Parsonage-Turner syndrome, or acute brachial neuritis, was first discussed in 1943 by Spillane (1) and subsequently by Drs. Parsonage…
Mediastinitis Thomas Day Hyun Bae EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ETIOLOGY Esophageal perforation is one of the most severe injuries of the digestive tract and is considered a true medical emergency. When a…
Horner’s Syndrome: Incidence, Etiology, Treatment Options, and Outcomes Cliff Tribus Perhaps because of its famous eponym or because it has no real treatment, the triad of ptosis, miosis, and anhidrosis,…
Pathologies that Mimic Cervical Problems Chintan S. Sampat Louis G. Jenis Pathologies originating from the cervical spine may result in a variety of symptoms presenting as pain or motor or…
When to Do Ventral versus Dorsal Decompression and Fusion in the Cervical Spine for Trauma Conor Regan Moe R. Lim Trauma to the cervical spine can result in a large…
Controversies in Cervical Bone Grafting Patrick W. Suen Long-standing controversies in cervical bone grafting revolve around the use of autograft or allograft for fusion. Patient factors, the number of levels…
Cervical Spine Imaging in Trauma Ishaq Y. Syed Mir Haroon Ali Ahmad N. Nassr Joon Y. Lee More than 13 million victims of blunt trauma are treated in emergency departments…
