Publications by authors named "D L Brockmeyer"
Study Design: Narrative review.
Objective: To provide an updated overview of pediatric cervical spine trauma.
Summary Of Background Data: Pediatric cervical spine trauma can cause debilitating morbidity and mortality and neurological impairment.
Objective: The Subaxial Cervical Spine Injury Classification (SLIC) score has not been previously validated for a pediatric population. The authors compared the SLIC treatment recommendations for pediatric subaxial cervical spine trauma with real-world pediatric spine surgery practice.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study at a pediatric level 1 trauma center was conducted in patients < 18 years of age evaluated for trauma from 2012 to 2021.
Study Design: Systematic review.
Objective: To identify commonly reported indications and outcomes in spinal column shortening (SCS) procedures.
Background: SCS is a surgical procedure used in patients with tethered cord syndrome-characterized by abnormal attachment of neural components to surrounding tissues-to shorten the vertebral column, release tension on the spinal cord/neural elements, and alleviate associated symptoms.
The role of occipital condyle and atlas anomalies on occipital cervical fusion outcomes in Chiari malformation type I with syringomyelia: a study from the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium.
J Neurosurg Pediatr
July 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to investigate how congenital anomalies at the atlanto-occipital joint affect the stability of the craniovertebral junction (CVJ) in children with Chiari malformation type I and syringomyelia, focusing on the prevalence of certain anomalies and their connection to occipitocervical fusion (OCF) after surgery.
- Researchers analyzed data from patients in the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium, comparing those who underwent posterior fossa decompression with OCF to those who only had posterior fossa decompression, while ensuring both groups were similar in age, sex, and symptoms.
- Results indicated that the group which underwent both procedures had significantly higher angles
Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with fusion success among pediatric patients undergoing occiput-C2 rigid instrumentation and fusion.
Methods: The Pediatric Spine Study Group registry was queried to identify patients ≤ 21 years of age who underwent occiput-C2 posterior spinal rigid instrumentation and fusion and had a 2-year minimum clinical and radiographic (postoperative lateral cervical radiograph or CT scan) follow-up. Fusion failure was defined clinically if a patient underwent hardware revision surgery > 30 days after the index procedure or radiographically by the presence of hardware failure or screw haloing on the most recent follow-up imaging study.