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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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Nutritional, Physiological Factors Affect Wound Infection After Surgery for Lower-Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Researchers from the Orthopaedic Oncology Service found that low albumin, poor nutrition, elevated postoperative glucose and tobacco use are risk factors for wound infection and the need for additional surgery after resection of lower-extremity soft tissue sarcoma.
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Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Orthopedics
In this video, Christopher Bono, MD, orthopaedic spine surgeon, executive vice chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, describes his latest spinal research into artificial intelligence decision making.
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Applications of Augmented and Virtual Reality in Spine Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers from the Spine Service in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery explain how augmented and virtual reality are already finding a place in spine surgery, with potential integration with artificial intelligence, robotic surgery, gaming and wearables.
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Topical Tranexamic Acid: An Effective Hemostatic Agent for Complex Spine Surgeries
In a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing topical tranexamic acid (tTXA) with IV TXA and saline, neurosurgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital determined that tTXA, used at the end of spinal deformity surgery, effectively promotes hemostasis but does not reduce the risk of postoperative complications.
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 Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Nutritional, Physiological Factors Affect Wound Infection After Surgery for Lower-Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma
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Kevin Andrew Raskin, MD
Chief, Orthopaedic Oncology Service, Program Director, Musculoskeletal Oncology Fellowship Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Nutritional, Physiological Factors Affect Wound Infection After Surgery for Lower-Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma
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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
Director, MGH/BWH Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Fellowship Program, Assistant Chief, Orthopaedic Spine Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Osteoporosis Is Underrecognized, Undertreated Among Adults with Spinal Deformity Undergoing Long Fusion
Orthopaedic Care at Mass General
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