Risk factors for incidental durotomy during posterior open spine surgery for degenerative diseases in adults: A multicenter observational study.

Incidental durotomy (ID) is a common intraoperative complication of spine surgery. It can lead to persistent cerebrospinal fluid leakage, which may cause serious complications, including severe headache, pseudomeningocele formation, nerve root entrapment, and intracranial hemorrhage. As a result, it...

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Main Authors: Hisatoshi Ishikura, Satoshi Ogihara, Hiroyuki Oka, Toru Maruyama, Hirohiko Inanami, Kota Miyoshi, Ko Matsudaira, Hirotaka Chikuda, Seiichi Azuma, Naohiro Kawamura, Kiyofumi Yamakawa, Nobuhiro Hara, Yasushi Oshima, Jiro Morii, Kazuo Saita, Sakae Tanaka, Takashi Yamazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5708748?pdf=render