Publications by authors named "Manuel E Soto-Garcia"

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  • Spinal surgery for conditions like myelopathy and radiculopathy demands both knowledge and precision, and advancements in 3D-printed cervical models are transforming surgical training by providing practical experience.
  • A study involving 20 neurosurgery residents demonstrated that these models effectively enhanced skills in tumor removal surgeries, receiving high satisfaction ratings for realism and training effectiveness.
  • The findings emphasize the importance of ongoing lab training for residents and highlight that these low-cost models are beneficial for all hospitals, improving surgical readiness regardless of resources.
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Background: Synovial cysts are commonly associated with instability. Whether to fuse patients is a matter of controversy. Simple resection may offer favorable clinical outcomes but may come at the expense of recurrence rate.

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Background: The Latin American Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (FLANC) is a nongovernmental, nonprofit civil association, founded to promote neurosurgery in the Latin American countries. The American College of Surgeons and American Association of Neurological Surgeons has recommended a ratio of 1 neurosurgeon/100,000 inhabitants. We aimed to estimate the neurosurgical workforce of the FLANC in 2020.

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Introduction: Cervical spine surgery (anterior cervical spine surgery [ACSS]) is a commonly indicated to provide neurological decompression, correct deformity, and preserve stability. Current series report good to excellent results, but a number of patients suffer from dysphagia with reported rates as high as 80%.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective cohort of patients undergoing ACSS (anterior cervical discectomy and fusion [ACDF]; and arthroplasty, total disc replacement [TDR]) from 2013 to 2017 by a single surgeon.

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Background: Vertebral angioma is a tumor defined as an abnormality of vascular tissue development. It usually has an asymptomatic behavior, being present in 10%-12% of autopsies and imaging studies.

Case Description: A 70-year-old man consulted because of a long history of low back pain.

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Prospective randomized double-blinded diagnostic accuracy study about radiological grading of fusion after minimally invasive lumbar interbody fusion procedures (MI-LIFP).To determinate the intra and the inter-observer correlation between different radiological lumbar interbody fusion grading scales (RLIFGS) in patients undergoing MI-LIFP and their correlation to clinical outcome.Besides technological improvements in medical diagnosis and the many existing RLIFGS, surgical exploration continues to be the gold-standard to assess fusion in patients with radiological pseudarthrosis, with little if any research on the relationship between RLIFGS and clinical outcome.

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe economic consequences by local governmental measures to contain the outbreak. We provide insight on the impact that health care restriction has made on neurosurgical activity in Latin Iberoamerica.

Methods: We performed an internet-based survey among presidents and members of the societies of the Latin American Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (FLANC).

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Background: Contributions from Latin America to the global literature are scarce; until 2011, spine surgeons had published 320 articles in indexed journals.

Methods: This systematic review evaluates the scientific production of the Mexican Association of Spine Surgeons (Asociación Mexicana de Cirujanos de Columna-AMCICO) from its inception in 1998 to 2018 with the PRISMA statement using PubMed and Google Scholar search engines. The inclusion criteria were spine-related articles in indexed journals providing any (or no) level of evidence with ≥1 AMCICO member as an author.

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Background: Intraspinal tumors are 10 to 15 times less common than brain tumors. The midline approach with extensive laminectomies represents the current gold-standard for resection, causing instability, muscle damage, and kyphosis among other well-known complications. Minimally invasive series reported their results using retractor-based systems.

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