Materials and Methods After obtaining institutional review board approval, we searched a
prospectively maintained database for all patients who had sustained a dural tear during …

Dural tears are among the most commonly seen complications in spine surgery. Most
studies in the literature indicate that long‐term outcomes are not negatively affected …

INTRODUCTION: The dural tear is a dreaded complication of lumbar surgery.
HYPOTHESIS: Our management protocol has made it possible to deal with this problem …

Study design Case control series with prospective data collection. Objective To establish
whether incidental durotomy treated without primary suture repair adversely affects the …

Study Design. Retrospective review. Objectives. To review the experience of a single
institution with degenerative lumbar surgery and to identify cases of incidental dural tears …

Objective Incidental durotomy (ID) during lumbar spine surgery is a frequent complication of
growing clinical relevance as the number and complexity of spinal procedures increases …

Incidental durotomy is a frequent complication of lumbar spinal surgery. The number and
complexity of spinal procedures is increasing, leading to a greater prevalence of dural tears; …

Abstract Introduction: Incidental dural tears (IDTs) are sometimes observed as an
intraoperative complication associated with lumbar spine surgery. Commonly, this …

Purpose A dural tear is a common iatrogenic complication of spinal surgery associated with
a several post-operative adverse events. Despite their common occurrence, guidelines on …

Background Accidental dural tears are iatrogenic complications during spine surgery.
However, there is no established intraoperative method or postoperative management in …