Dural defects are common in spinal and cranial neurosurgery. A series of complications,
such as cerebrospinal fluid leakage, occur after rupture of the dura. Therefore, treatment …

BACKGROUND Use of large databases such as the American College of Surgeons-
National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) has become increasingly …

Study Design. Retrospective database analysis. Objective. The aim of this study was to
match risk factors for complications in patients who did and did not sustain a dural tear while …

Aims The aim of this study was to explore risk factors for complications associated with dural
tear (DT), including the types of DT, and the intra-and postoperative management of DT …

Complications of Thoracolumbar Adult Spinal Deformity Surger... : JBJS Reviews
Complications of Thoracolumbar Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery : JBJS Reviews JBJS Journal …

Methods: Adult patients undergoing laminectomy or laminotomy (excluding any with
concomitant fusion procedures) for degenerative etiologies and with a minimum of 90-day …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND CONTEXT Incidental durotomy during elective spine surgery is
relatively common. While usually benign and self-limited, it can be associated with morbidity …

Background Symptoms and evidence of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak after an uneventful
intraoperative and immediate postoperative course are a rare entity in spine surgery. The …

Purpose Introducing a suture repair technology, endoscopic double line suture repair
technique, for iatrogenic dural injury during Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy …

Background Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage is one of the common complications of spine
surgery and is largely caused by intraoperative or postoperative dural tears. Associations of …