The frequency and etiology of intraoperative dural tears in 110 predominantly geriatric patients undergoing multilevel laminectomy with noninstrumented fusions

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 380-386

  Epstein, Nancy E ^a,b,c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Long Island Neurosurgical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Lumbar laminectomy; Noninstrumented fusion; Unintended intraoperative dural tear

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DURA MATER; DURAL TEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LAMINECTOMY; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SHORT FORM 36; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SYNOVIAL CYST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CAUSALITY; DURA MATER; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE; SYNOVIAL CYST; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 34347342772     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e31802dabd2     Document Type: Article

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