Predictors of Durable Remission After Successful Surgery for Cushing Disease: Results From the Multicenter RAPID Registry.

Background And Objective: Cushing disease (CD) affects mortality and quality of life along with limited long-term remission, underscoring the need to better identify recurrence risk. The identification of surgical or imaging predictors for CD remission after transsphenoidal surgery has yielded some inconsistent results and has been limited by single-center, single-surgeon, or meta-analyses studies. We sought to evaluate the multicenter Registry of Adenomas of the Pituitary and Related Disorders (RAPID) database of academic US pituitary centers to assess whether robust nonhormonal recurrence predictors could be elucidated.

Percutaneous Screw Distraction for Anatomic Restoration: Case Series.

Background And Objectives: Percutaneous pedicle screw fixation with distraction reduces morbidity after traumatic thoracolumbar burst fractures; however, there are substantial limitations, particularly for correction of kyphosis. The use of fixed-angle screws may offer improved anatomic restoration, facilitating greater postdistraction vertebral height restoration and spinal canal fragment reduction. We examined the radiographic results of distraction across fixed-angle screws immediately after surgery and in long-term follow-up.