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View article: Defining cervical spondylotic myelopathy surgical endotypes using comorbidity clustering: a Quality Outcomes Database cervical spondylotic myelopathy study
Defining cervical spondylotic myelopathy surgical endotypes using comorbidity clustering: a Quality Outcomes Database cervical spondylotic myelopathy study Open
OBJECTIVE Coexisting medical conditions are increasingly prevalent in surgical populations. The impact of multiple comorbidities on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and endotypes of frequently co-occurring conditions for cervical spondylot…
View article: Fill the Gap: Quantifying and Reducing the Modality Gap in Image-Text Representation Learning
Fill the Gap: Quantifying and Reducing the Modality Gap in Image-Text Representation Learning Open
Vision-language models (VLMs) allow to embed texts and images in a shared representation space. However, it has been shown that these models are subject to a modality gap phenomenon meaning there exists a clear separation between the embed…
View article: Development of a Machine Learning–Enabled Virtual Reality Tool for Preoperative Planning of Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Development of a Machine Learning–Enabled Virtual Reality Tool for Preoperative Planning of Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Open
Objectives Virtual reality (VR) is an increasingly valuable teaching tool, but current simulators are not typically clinically scalable due to their reliance on inefficient manual segmentation. The objective of this project was to leverage…
View article: Adrenergic Suppression Modalities in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury
Adrenergic Suppression Modalities in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury Open
The relationship between catecholamine surge and acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been shown in the literature.[1] [2] [3] [4] The catecholamines released during acute TBI lead to a higher metabolic rate, increased systemic blood pre…
View article: Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty Versus Fusion for Grade-I Degenerative Spondylolisthesis with Stenosis
Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty Versus Fusion for Grade-I Degenerative Spondylolisthesis with Stenosis Open
Background: The comparative effectiveness of decompression plus lumbar facet arthroplasty versus decompression plus instrumented lumbar spinal fusion in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and grade-I degenerative spondylolisthesis is unk…
View article: Greater improvement in Neck Disability Index scores in women after surgery for cervical myelopathy: an analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database
Greater improvement in Neck Disability Index scores in women after surgery for cervical myelopathy: an analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database Open
OBJECTIVE There is a high prevalence of cervical myelopathy that requires surgery; as such, it is important to identify how different groups benefit from surgery. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons launched the Quality Outco…
View article: Three-level ACDF versus 3-level laminectomy and fusion: are there differences in outcomes? An analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database cervical spondylotic myelopathy cohort
Three-level ACDF versus 3-level laminectomy and fusion: are there differences in outcomes? An analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database cervical spondylotic myelopathy cohort Open
OBJECTIVE The authors sought to compare 3-level anterior with posterior fusion surgical procedures for the treatment of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). METHODS The authors analyzed prospective data from the 14 highest enr…
View article: Cervical laminoplasty versus laminectomy and posterior cervical fusion for cervical myelopathy: propensity-matched analysis of 24-month outcomes from the Quality Outcomes Database
Cervical laminoplasty versus laminectomy and posterior cervical fusion for cervical myelopathy: propensity-matched analysis of 24-month outcomes from the Quality Outcomes Database Open
OBJECTIVE Compared with laminectomy with posterior cervical fusion (PCF), cervical laminoplasty (CL) may result in different outcomes for those operated on for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). The aim of this study was to compare 24-…
View article: Which supervised machine learning algorithm can best predict achievement of minimum clinically important difference in neck pain after surgery in patients with cervical myelopathy? A QOD study
Which supervised machine learning algorithm can best predict achievement of minimum clinically important difference in neck pain after surgery in patients with cervical myelopathy? A QOD study Open
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of different supervised machine learning algorithms to predict achievement of minimum clinically important difference (MCID) in neck pain after surgery in patients with ce…
View article: Spinal Trauma and Indications for Advanced Imaging: Unanswered Questions
Spinal Trauma and Indications for Advanced Imaging: Unanswered Questions Open
El trauma espinal es una de las emergencias en trauma más devastadoras.La evaluación por imágenes es una parte fundamental en conocer el tipo de lesión asociada al trauma y necesaria para establecer tratamiento y pronostico.Discutimos brev…
View article: A Prospective Study of Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty in the Treatment of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis and Stenosis
A Prospective Study of Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty in the Treatment of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis and Stenosis Open
Study Design: Prospective randomized Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption clinical trial. Objective: The purpose of the present study is to report the 1-year clinical and radiographic outcomes and safety profile of…
View article: Determining the time frame of maximum clinical improvement in surgical decompression for cervical spondylotic myelopathy when stratified by preoperative myelopathy severity: a cervical Quality Outcomes Database study
Determining the time frame of maximum clinical improvement in surgical decompression for cervical spondylotic myelopathy when stratified by preoperative myelopathy severity: a cervical Quality Outcomes Database study Open
OBJECTIVE While surgical decompression is an important treatment modality for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), it remains unclear if the severity of preoperative myelopathy status affects potential benefit from surgical intervention …
View article: Cerebral Parenchymal Probe Placement with Extreme Limitation of Cranial Bone
Cerebral Parenchymal Probe Placement with Extreme Limitation of Cranial Bone Open
Neurocritical care monitoring is prudent for the close neurological evaluation and adjustment of the treatment.Neuromonitoring allows the identification and evaluation of various physiological variables that can be modified after the prima…
View article: Successful Embolectomy of over 10 cm Clot in Acute Internal Carotid Artery
Successful Embolectomy of over 10 cm Clot in Acute Internal Carotid Artery Open
COMMENTARYwith these catheterizations.Left carotid artery (LCA) bifurcation was present at approximately C3 level.There was large amount of partially calcified atherosclerotic plaque present along the LCA bifurcation.The cervical LICA was …
View article: Three-dimensional Imaging Coupled with Topological Quantification Uncovers Retinal Vascular Plexuses Undergoing Obliteration
Three-dimensional Imaging Coupled with Topological Quantification Uncovers Retinal Vascular Plexuses Undergoing Obliteration Open
Introduction: Murine models provide microvascular insights into the 3-D network disarray seen in retinopathy and cardiovascular diseases. Light-sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) has emerged to capture retinal vasculature in 3-D, allowin…
View article: Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy and Computing Reveal Differential Obliteration of Retinal Vascular Plexuses
Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy and Computing Reveal Differential Obliteration of Retinal Vascular Plexuses Open
Murine models of visual impairment provide micro-vascular insights into the 3-D network disarray in retinopathy. Current imaging and analysis tend to be confined to the 2-D retinal vasculature. We hereby integrated selective plane illumina…