Publications by authors named "Reuben Soh Chee Cheong"
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- Skin adhesive tapes (SATs) are widely used for wound closure in procedures like vertebral body stenting (VBS), which has a higher risk of complications due to larger incisions compared to percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP).
- In a study of 36 patients who underwent VBS, 91.6% had their wounds closed with SATs, showing high success with minimal complications; only three patients required conventional suture closure.
- Follow-up at six weeks revealed that all SAT closures healed completely with no significant cosmetic issues or major postoperative complications.
Background: The number of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) seeking treatment for degenerative spondylolisthesis is expected to increase. However, there is a paucity of studies examining the patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and subjective measures in patients with DM following minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF). The present study aimed to compare PROs, satisfaction, and radiological fusion between DM and non-DM patients following MIS-TLIF.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Major neurological deficit following anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) is a rare event, with incidences of up to 0.2 % now reported. Post-operative MRI is mandatory to assess for ongoing compression of the cord.
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