… of spinal procedures is increasing, leading to a greater prevalence of dural tears; therefore, it
is imperative that spine surgeons be … Occasionally, a tear may not be recognized during the …

… To review the experience of a single institution with degenerative lumbar surgery and to
identify cases of incidental dural tears (DTs); and to report on the efficacy of our postoperative …

… The dural tear rate in endoscopic lumbar spinal surgery is from 0% to 8.6%. Based on this
… of dural tears is greater in endoscopic spine surgery compared with open spine surgery. …

… We reviewed the cases of five consecutive patients with tears of the spinal dura with … requiring
reoperation and meticulous closure of the dura. Dural tears should be repaired at the time …

… of prior lumbar surgery and level of the surgeon’s training did … age of lumbar dural tears in
revision spine surgeries, ranging … spine surgery. We hypothesized that the incidence of a dural …

… spinal disorders [1]. An incidental dural tear is a common complication in spinal surgery…
It’s incidence is affected by several factors such as patient’s age, diagnosis, surgeon’s …

… Accidental dural tears (DTs) are familiar complications of spinal surgery. They have been
associated with neurological injuries 1 and poor outcome in some studies. The reported …

… The region of the spine is an important … dural tears in lumbar surgery, a narrower cohort
would need to be defined, and the purpose of this study was to analyze all elective spine surgery.[…

… In the largest series of cervical dural tears (DTs) reported, the incidence was found to be 1% …
Unintentional dural tears (DTs) complicate cervical spine surgical procedures in 0.5% to 3.7…

… the sequelae and treatment of dural tears is based on a few … a dural tear occurs during an
operation on the lumbar spine. … of dural tears, sustained during operations on the lumbar spine …