Spine

Surgery

Chemoprophylaxis found to be safe after spine trauma surgery

(HealthDay)—Thromboembolic chemoprophylaxis seems to be safe and efficacious in at-risk trauma patients having spinal stabilization surgery, according to a retrospective review published in the July 15 issue of Spine.

Other

Surgeons reach radiation limits with 291 PELDs per year

(HealthDay)—Surgeons performing minimally invasive transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD), involving fluoroscopy, are exposed to the maximum allowable radiation dose after 291 procedures performed ...

Surgery

Pre-op physiatry consultation reduces spinal surgery rates

(HealthDay)—Requiring patients interested in spinal surgery to first see a rehabilitation physician reduces the number of spinal surgeries, reduces costs, and leaves patients largely satisfied, according to a study published ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Chiro pain grounds limited says placebo study

Adeverse events and reactions after chiropractic treatment may not be the result of the treatment itself, a Murdoch University study has found.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Incidence of cardiac events in lumbar spine surgery ID'd

(HealthDay)—The overall incidence of cardiac complications is 6.7 per 1,000 lumbar spine surgical procedures, and complications are more frequent with lumbar fusion versus decompression, according to a study published in ...

Surgery

Disk replacement preserves long-term spinal motion

(HealthDay)—For treatment of degenerative cervical disk disorders in young patients, artificial disk replacement can preserve the motion of the spinal unit, according to a study published in the September issue of Spine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Predictors ID'd for mortality in elderly with cervical spine injury

(HealthDay)—Preexisting comorbidities (PECs), spinal cord injury (SCI), and age are all strong predictors of mortality in elderly patients with trauma-related cervical spine injury (CSI), although the evidence is not conclusive, ...

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