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Featured
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Enhancing Clinical Outcomes
Less invasive spine procedures can reduce adverse events and improve clinical outcomes, taking advantage of new imaging technologies and protocols.
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Featured
Infection Care Costs after THA Greatly Exceed Expectations
Care costs to society calculated for periprosthetic joint infections after total hip arthroplasty are over three times prior cost estimates.
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Personalized Risk and Outcome Assessment Benefits through Machine Learning
Joseph Schwab, MD, discusses how the Mass General Spine Center is utilizing machine learning algorithms to help patients understand their risks and outcomes for surgical procedures with a personalized approach.
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Modified Approach to En Bloc Spondylectomy for Spinal Tumors Protects Great Vessels
In the surgical management of primary spinal tumors, there is trend toward the use of total en bloc spondylectomy (TES). Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a modified two-stage approach to TES to reduce the risk of damage to neurovascular structures.
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Adding Fusion to Decompression for Synovial Facet Cysts Does Not Influence Symptom Recurrence
Synovial cysts are often associated with spinal instability. Adding fusion to decompression surgery might improve outcomes, but previous studies of that approach have yielded contradictory results. Massachusetts General Hospital surgeons examined hundreds of patient records to find answers.
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Approach from Convex Side May Improve Vessel Protection During Lateral Access Surgery for Adult Scoliosis
Lack of direct visualization can lead to devastating vascular complications during minimally invasive lateral access surgery for thoracolumbar scoliosis. Vessel overlap with disk spaces in this setting has never been quantified. Massachusetts General Hospital surgeons investigated and offer clinical pearls for protecting the vessels.
Spine contributors
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Joseph H. Schwab, MD
Chief, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, Director, Spine Oncology & Co-Director, Stephen L. Harris Chordoma Center, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Personalized Risk and Outcome Assessment Benefits through Machine Learning
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Kevin Andrew Raskin, MD
Acting Chief, Orthopaedic Oncology Service, Program Director, Musculoskeletal Oncology Fellowship Program, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Analysis of Metastatic Spine Disease Questionnaires
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Saechin Kim, MD, PhD
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Adult Spinal Reconstruction Orthopaedic Surgeon, Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Enhancing Clinical Outcomes
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Thomas D. Cha, MD, MBA
Assistant Chief, Orthopaedic Spine Center, Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Adding Fusion to Decompression for Synovial Facet Cysts Does Not Influence Symptom Recurrence
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