Incidental durotomy during spinal surgery: A multivariate analysis for risk factors

Spine

Volumn 39, Issue 22, 2014, Pages E1339-E1345

  Du, Jerry Y ^a   Aichmair, Alexander ^a   Kueper, Janina ^a   Lam, Cyrena ^a   Nguyen, Joseph T ^a   Cammisa, Frank P ^a   Lebl, Darren R ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

complication; dural tear; foraminectomy; fusion; incidental durotomy; laminectomy; lateral lumbar interbody fusion; multivariate analysis; old age; revision surgery; risk factor; spine surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HERNIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL DUROTOMY; LAMINECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGE; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DURA MATER; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INJURIES; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MEDICAL ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; SPINAL DISEASES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERTEBRA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DURA MATER; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL DISEASES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930069946     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000559     Document Type: Article

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