Cryoneurolysis versus radiofrequency ablation outcome on pain experience in chronic low back pain (COPE): a single-blinded randomised controlled trial.

Objective: A comparison of cryoneurolysis or radio frequency (RF) with placebo in patients with facetogenic chronic low back pain (LBP) for patient global impression of change (PGIC), pain intensity, function and quality of life, with 1-year follow-up.

Design: Single-centre, single-blinded placebo-controlled randomised controlled trial.

Setting: Single-centre study.

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Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) allows for a perioperative evaluation of the functional integrity of the spinal cord and nerve roots during intradural neurosurgery. This review examines established techniques as somatosensory evoked potentials and motor evoked potentials, as well as electromyography which all provide real-time feedback for the surgical team. IONM represents a valuable tool which can identify emerging neurological complications, and thus can be utilised to reduce the incidence of postoperative neurological deficits by timely interventions.

Outcome and negative events in thoracic disc herniation surgery: a Danish registry study.

Background: Thoracic disc herniation (TDH) is a surgically demanding entity. Various surgical approaches have been developed and advanced in an attempt to achieve sufficient outcomes and reduce consecutive complication rates. Still, controversy exists regarding selecting the best surgical approach.

Fewer complications with bolt-connected than tunneled external ventricular drainage.

Background: Ventriculostomy/external ventricular drain (EVD) is a common neurosurgical procedure. Various techniques are used to fixate the drain and the objective of this study was, in a retrospective setting, to compare the incidence of complications when using bolt-connected EVD (BC-EVD) versus tunneled EVD (T-EVD).

Methods: All patients subjected to an EVD performed through a new burr hole from 2009 through 2010 at two Depts.