Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)
May 9, 2025
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Spondylodiscitis (SD) is an infection of the intervertebral disk. In the nonseptic, MRI-positive patient without focal deficits, current guidelines recommend computed tomography-guided biopsy (CTGB) for pathogen identificat...
Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)
Dec 22, 2023
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: A safe working trajectory is mandatory for spinal pathologies, especially in the midline, anterior to the spinal cord. For thoracic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks, we developed a minimally invasive keyhole fenestration. Thi...
Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)
Dec 22, 2023
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In high-grade glioma (HGG) surgery, intraoperative MRI (iMRI) has traditionally been the gold standard for maximizing tumor resection and improving patient outcomes. However, recent Level 1 evidence juxtaposes the efficacy ...
Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)
Nov 3, 2023
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To improve the outcomes of minimally invasive, endoscopic, intracranial procedures, steerable robotic tools have been developed but still require thorough evaluation before use in a clinical setting. This paper compares a n...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Assessment and feedback are critical to surgical education, but direct observational feedback by experts is rarely provided because of time constraints and is typically only qualitative. Automated, video-based, quantitative...
Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)
Aug 14, 2023
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Robot-assisted pedicle screw placement is associated with greater accuracy, reduced radiation, less blood loss, shorter hospital stays, and fewer complications than freehand screw placement. However, it can be associated wi...
Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)
May 22, 2023
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Robot-assisted stereoelectroencephalography (sEEG) is steadily supplanting traditional frameless and frame-based modalities for minimally invasive depth electrode placement in epilepsy workup. Accuracy rates similar to gold...