2023
Frailty and postoperative outcomes in brain tumor patients: a systematic review subdivided by tumor etiology
Qureshi H, Tabor J, Pickens K, Lei H, Vasandani S, Jalal M, Vetsa S, Elsamadicy A, Marianayagam N, Theriault B, Fulbright R, Qin R, Yan J, Jin L, O’Brien J, Morales-Valero S, Moliterno J. Frailty and postoperative outcomes in brain tumor patients: a systematic review subdivided by tumor etiology. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2023, 164: 299-308. PMID: 37624530, PMCID: PMC10522517, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-023-04416-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain tumor patientsTumor patientsPostoperative outcomesFrailty indexSystematic reviewBrain tumorsPrimary intracranial tumorsMethodsSystematic literature reviewPrognostic valueVestibular schwannomaPostsurgical outcomesBenign tumorsIntracranial tumorsLesion etiologyTumor outcomeExclusion criteriaMalignant lesionsPRISMA guidelinesPatientsConclusionOur reviewTumor pathologyUnique etiologyTumor typesFrailtyNeurosurgical oncology
2021
Fenestrated pedicle screws for thoracolumbar instrumentation in patients with poor bone quality: Case series and systematic review of the literature
Ehresman J, Pennington Z, Elsamadicy AA, Hersh A, Lubelski D, Lehner K, Cottrill E, Schilling A, Lakomkin N, Ahmed AK, Lo SF, Sciubba DM. Fenestrated pedicle screws for thoracolumbar instrumentation in patients with poor bone quality: Case series and systematic review of the literature. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2021, 206: 106675. PMID: 34020324, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary cement embolismFenestrated pedicle screwsCement leakageBone qualityCement embolismInstrumented fusionHardware looseningOsteoporotic fracturesPedicle screwsSystematic reviewSymptomatic pulmonary cement embolismNon-augmented patientsSingle-surgeon seriesDegenerative spine diseaseHigh-quality evidencePoor bone qualityEndpoints of interestLow reported ratesPathologic fractureCase seriesSpine metastasesFenestrated screwsSpine diseasePRISMA guidelinesPatients