Publications by authors named "M Gonzalez-Murillo"
Minimally invasive spine surgery (MIS) has shown promising results, and endoscopic spine surgery has emerged as a less invasive approach. Although studies have examined the effectiveness of endoscopic surgery for spinal stenosis, no meta-analyses have focused on multilevel cases. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of uniportal and biportal endoscopy in patients with multilevel spinal stenosis.
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- This systematic review and meta-analysis focused on the learning curve in endoscopic spinal surgery, assessing the time and challenges for novice surgeons to improve outcomes.
- The analysis included 16 studies with 1,902 patients, revealing that on average, surgeons needed about 32.5 cases to master the procedure, with the uniportal technique requiring fewer cases than the biportal technique.
- Experienced surgeons outperformed novices in pain relief and had fewer complications, highlighting the significance of experience in surgical success.
We report a case of a 64 years-old-female patient with ruptured left Achilles tendon within two months of evolution that has gone unnoticed. By the application of a conservative treatment recovered complete and symmetrical functionality in five months time after the injury.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHip pain in the young adult is a disabling pathophysiological process may be related to multiple etiologies. The process must be determined in order to make a diagnosis and follow-up treatment. The case is presented of a 29 year old woman with anemia, atraumatic hip pain on the right side, and a limp of one month onset.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To determine course and prognosis of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in gastrectomized patients.
Materials And Methods: We have conducted a retrospective study on 34 patients (one female, mean age 38.2 +/- 12.