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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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Hypoalbuminemia Predicts Poorer Outcomes After Surgery for Vertebral Compression Fractures
Preoperative albumin has the potential to serve as a prognostic indicator of adverse outcomes for patients undergoing surgery for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.
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High Rate of Fatal Pulmonary Embolism Noted In Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery for Metastases
A retrospective study demonstrated an 11% incidence of symptomatic venous thromboembolism—including a 1.3% rate of fatal pulmonary embolism—within 90 days after surgery for spine metastases
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Improving Patient Safety in Spine Surgeries
In-patient safety is an important aspect of spinal deformity surgery. In this video, John Shin, MD, describes how he has formed a multidisciplinary team to dramatically improve patient outcomes and safety in spine surgeries.
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Web Calculator Predicts Discharge Destination After Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Surgery
Orthopedic surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a machine learning algorithm, now available as a web-based calculator, that preoperatively predicts the discharge of a patient to a rehabilitation or nursing facility after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis.
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
High Rate of Fatal Pulmonary Embolism Noted In Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery for Metastases
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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
Finding New Approaches to Treat Desmoid Tumor Patients
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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
Efforts to Standardize Spinal Stenosis Treatment Should Target Certain Patient Groups
Orthopaedic Care at Mass General
At Mass General, our world-class physicians and surgeons treat the full spectrum of musculoskeletal conditions—from sprains and strains on the athletic field to limb sparing oncology procedures; from carpal tunnel syndrome to complex spinal reconstruction.Resource links
