Surgery Research

KEY FINDING: The incidence of voice complications after ACDF varied widely, from 0.3 to 27%, likely due to differing measurement methods.

KEY FINDING: Stress ulcers are a significant risk for neurosurgical patients, particularly those with severe brain injuries and elevated intracranial pressure.

KEY FINDING: En bloc resection with tumor-free margins, including the spinal cord, can lead to long-term disease-free survival in spinal osteosarcoma, challenging the notion that spinal OS has a universally poor prognosis.

KEY FINDING: Topical application of isomerized potassium linoleate (KCLA) rapidly reduced tenderness in the forearm supinator muscle within 2-4 minutes.

KEY FINDING: The desflurane group had greater median motor strength than the sevoflurane group towards the final follow-up when the desflurane group had median motor strength of 3 [interquartile range (IQR): 1-4] and sevoflurane group had a median motor strength of 1 (IQR: 0-2.25); p=0.014.

KEY FINDING: The patient developed WCS after posterior cervical decompression and fusion for cervical stenosis caused by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL).

KEY FINDING: Prolonged ICU stay (>48 hours) is associated with major complications, including death.

KEY FINDING: Infection control was achieved in 96% of patients after reimplantation, with an implant survivorship of 92% after a mean follow-up time of 19 months.

KEY FINDING: Implementation of a comprehensive SCI protocol significantly reduced pneumonia rates from 47% to 16% (P = .02).

KEY FINDING: Descriptive characteristics were nearly identical between the real and synthetic cervical fusion datasets, with only small but statistically significant differences in race and recent hospital/ED visits.