2023
Novel Standalone Motion-Sparing Pelvic Fixation Prevents Short-Term Insufficiency Fractures After Midsacrectomies Without Sacrificing Normal, Mobile Lumbar Segments Traditionally Used for Stabilization
Lo S, Pieters T, Hersh A, Green R, Suk I, Pennington Z, Elsamadicy A, Sciubba D. Novel Standalone Motion-Sparing Pelvic Fixation Prevents Short-Term Insufficiency Fractures After Midsacrectomies Without Sacrificing Normal, Mobile Lumbar Segments Traditionally Used for Stabilization. Operative Neurosurgery 2023, 25: 278-284. PMID: 37278692, DOI: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSacral insufficiency fracturesMobile lumbar segmentsInsufficiency fracturesPelvic fixationPartial sacrectomyLumbar segmentsMedian age 59 yearsPrimary malignant bone tumorAge 59 yearsTreatment of choiceMalignant bone tumorsComprehensive cancer centerRetrospective data setConcomitant placementAdverse eventsOverall survivalPrimary outcomeSacral tumorsHistorical cohortMobile spineRetrospective studyCancer CenterLumbopelvic fixationOperative characteristicsBone tumors
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Chapter 61 Neuroimaging for surgical treatment planning of neoplastic disease of the spine
Goulart C, Elsamadicy A, Mattei T, Reeves B, Weicker M, Johnson M, Mendel E. Chapter 61 Neuroimaging for surgical treatment planning of neoplastic disease of the spine. 2022, 871-891. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-822835-7.00068-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic resonance imagingNew-onset low back painContrasted magnetic resonance imagingSpinal cord compressionExtent of diseaseEn bloc resectionLow back painPrimary bone tumorsComputed tomography scanImaging-guided biopsySurgical intervention procedureSurgical treatment planningSpinal cancerCord compressionNeck painPreoperative embolisationBone involvementIntraoperative bleedingIntramedullary lesionBloc resectionIntradural tumorsVertebral arteryBone tumorsTomography scanLikely diagnosis