Injury to the central and peripheral nervous systems is often permanent. As such, adverse
neurological outcomes of surgery and anaesthesia can be devastating for patients and their …

Complications associated with prone surgical positioning during elective spine surgery have
the potential to cause serious patient morbidity. Although many of these complications …

BACKGROUND: Perioperative visual loss (POVL) accompanying nonocular surgery is a
rare and potentially devastating complication but its frequency in commonly performed …

Background Perioperative visual loss, a rare but dreaded complication of spinal fusion
surgery, is most commonly caused by ischemic optic neuropathy (ION). The authors sought …

Background: The objectives of this study were to (1) determine the prevalence of heterotopic
ossification after surgery for fractures and fracture-dislocations involving the proximal aspect …

Perioperative visual loss (POVL), a rare, but devastating complication, can follow non-ocular
surgery. Highest rates of visual loss are with cardiac and spine surgery. The main causes of …

Positioning patients for spine surgery is pivotal for optimal operating conditions and
operative-site exposure. During spine surgery, patients are placed in positions that are not …

Abstract Study Design Retrospective consecutive case review pre-and postintervention.
Objectives Characterize the effects of the intervention. Summary of Background Data …

Perioperative visual loss (POVL) is an uncommon, but devastating complication that remains
primarily associated with spine and cardiac surgery. The incidence and mechanisms of …

Background Perioperative ischemic optic neuropathy (ION) causes visual loss in spinal
fusion. Previous case–control studies are limited by study size and lack of a random sample …