Tag: ISASS 2019
Study highlights the need for individualised thromboprophylaxis regimens for neurosurgical and...
At the 2019 meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS; 3–5 April, Anaheim, USA), Erik Wang of NYU Langone...
Hospital and patient characteristics can predict extended length of stay in...
A recent study conducted by Peter G Passias (NYU Langone Health, New York Spine Institute, New York, USA) and colleagues showed that male patients...
Advanced method of quantifying the cone of economy may allow practitioners...
A new method to quantify the boundaries of Dubousset’s cone of economy, the centre of mass displacements, and the amount of sway within the...
Duration of preoperative radiculopathy symptoms associated with worse outcomes
A recent study found that a longer duration of preoperative radiculopathy symptoms in patients with degenerative cervical pathology is associated with worse health-related quality...
Surgical intervention and sagittal alignment can influence postoperative frailty in cervical...
Optimal correction of sagittal alignment and improving a patient’s functional capacity can significantly influence postoperative frailty resolution, according to a recent study by Peter...
Opioid consumption patterns after lumbar microdiscectomy or decompression
Francis Lovecchio (Hospital for Special Surgery , New York, USA) recently gave a presentation on opioid consumption patterns after lumbar microdiscectomy or decompression at...
New results “strongly support” the safety of the ProDisc-C device
At the annual meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spinal Surgery (3–5 April, Anaheim, USA), Jack E Zigler (Texas Health Center...