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January 1, 2023
With improvements in health care and life expectancy, the number of elderly patients pursuing spine care is increasing. Compared to younger patients, the elderly population often presents with more comorbidities and natural physiologic changes that occur w ...
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January 1, 2022
In this chapter, Dr. Than discusses the journey of finding a new job and ensuring that the position is the right fit for you. Do not start the job search too early. For academics, 1 year ahead of time is the sweet spot. Cast a wide net. The most common res ...
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January 1, 2017
Management of cervical spinal infections is a frequent problem encountered by spine surgeons. While categorized as a single disease process, cervical infections are, in reality, a combination of two separate issues: treatment of infected tissues (consistin ...
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January 1, 2014
Minimally invasive approaches allow surgeons to achieve clinical outcomes similar to traditional open approaches but with decreased blood loss, postoperative pain, and length of hospital stay. In 1998, a minimally invasive retroperitoneal transpsoas approa ...
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January 1, 2011
Intraprocedural rupture of an intracranial aneurysm is a potentially catastrophic complication, but can be even more devastating in a heparinized patient in an offsite interventional suite. Understanding how to respond to such an event is essential to good ...
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