Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is an appreciable burden on health care. The
protracted recumbency experienced by many spinal patients juxtaposed with concerns for …

Background. Nonpowder firearms discharge a projectile using compressed gases. Unlike
traditional firearms, there is a perception that nonpowder guns do not cause serious injury …

Venous thromboembolism (VT) has always attracted the attention of the scientific community
as one of the most common causes of acquired morbidity and mortality in hospitalized …

Objective Angled scopes allow 360 visualization, which makes percutaneous endoscopic
techniques (percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy, PELD) particularly attractive for …

Intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) is a proactive pressure therapeutic technique in
treatment of blood circulation disorders. It commonly includes an air pump, and inflatable …

Discussion Primary intracranial melanomas are thought to develop predominantly from
leptomeningeal melanocytes, originating from the neural crest and migrating during …

Corticosteroids have been widely used in patients with brain tumors to reduce tumor-
associated edema and neurological deficits. This study examined the outcomes of total hip …

Background A solid hemangioblastoma (SH) is a benign and highly vascularized tumor.
Microsurgical treatment of SH is still challenging due to excessive intraoperative bleeding …

Background. Gliosarcoma (GS) represents a rare, high‐grade (WHO Grade IV), central
nervous system neoplasm, characterized by a very poor prognosis. Similar to other high …

This chapter reviews the age-appropriate changes in the management of elderly patients
scheduled to undergo posterior fossa surgery. The posterior cranial fossa is bordered …