[Vertebroplasty for chronic back pain due to osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures].

Objective: Evidence regarding percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) for chronic painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) remains limited. To compare pain relief, quality of life, and disability between PV and active control (anesthetic infiltration) interventions for chronic OVCF.

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

The spine intra-abdominal pressure (SIAP) trial. A prospective, observational, single arm, monocenter study looking at the evolutions of the IAP prior, during and after spine surgery.

Background And Aims: Both anaesthesiologists and spine surgeons consider the intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) as an important peri-operative factor affected by patient positioning. We assessed the change in IAP caused by using a thoraco pelvic support (inflatable prone support, IPS) with the subject under general anesthesia. The IAP was measured before, during and immediately after surgery.

Risk Factors and Management of Incisional Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage After Craniotomy: A Retrospective International Multicenter Study.

Background: Incisional cerebrospinal fluid (iCSF) leakage is a serious complication after intradural cranial surgery.

Objective: To determine the incidence and risk factors of iCSF leakage after craniotomy. Secondarily, the complications after iCSF leakage and the success rate of iCSF leakage treatment was studied.

Surgeons Learning Curve of Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy for Sciatica.

Objective: Full-endoscopic spine surgery is gaining interest as a less-invasive alternative to treat sciatica caused by a lumbar disc herniation. Concerns, however, exist with the learning curve as percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) appears to be more difficult to be performed compared to other techniques. In this study, the clinical outcomes during and after the learning curve are presented of 3 surgeons naïve to PTED.

Assessing the Learning Process of Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy for Sciatica.

Objective: Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) is gaining popularity by both surgeons and patients as a less invasive treatment option for sciatica. Concerns, however, exist for its learning curve. No previous study has assessed the learning process of PTED.