2021
High-Entry Vertebral Artery Variant during Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Moran J, Kahan JB, Schneble CA, Johnson MH, Chan SM, Grauer JN, Rubio DR. High-Entry Vertebral Artery Variant during Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Case Reports In Orthopedics 2021, 2021: 8105298. PMID: 34341694, PMCID: PMC8325584, DOI: 10.1155/2021/8105298.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesAnterior cervical discectomyVertebral arteryCervical discectomyCervical spineTransverse foramenC4-C5 disc herniationIatrogenic vascular injuryRight vertebral arteryAnterior surgical approachSevere canal stenosisProper surgical planningNeural foraminal stenosisCanal stenosisAnterior approachArtery variantForaminal stenosisDisc herniationPreoperative imagingExcellent outcomesSurgical approachVascular injuryCase reportAnatomic variantsRoutine MRITransverse foramina
2016
Case of a Missed Giant Cell Tumor of Bone: An Opportunity to Observe its Natural History Disease.
Russo GS, Rubio DR, Yacob A, Lindskog DM, Alomari AK, Friedlaender GE. Case of a Missed Giant Cell Tumor of Bone: An Opportunity to Observe its Natural History Disease. Connecticut Medicine 2016, 80: 399-403. PMID: 29782126.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsGiant cell tumorAnterior cruciate ligamentCell tumorsIncidental findingRoutine preoperative imagingPre-operative MRIInitial MRIPreoperative imagingSecond MRIMetaphyseal lesionsCruciate ligamentEnlarged massBenign neoplasmsRetrospective evaluationNatural historyTumorsYoung womenHistory diseaseMRIBoneLesionsPainPatientsNeoplasmsHistology