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ReviewEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2024

Radiculopathy with motor deficit: a cross-sectional study of the impact of the surgeon's experience on the indication and timing of surgical treatment.

Iago Garreta-Catala, Moises Suarez-Perez, Lluis Gonzalez-Cañas, Augusto Covaro, Sebastián Videla, Joan M Nolla, Jose-Luis Agullo-Ferre

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Review in European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Iago Garreta-CatalaOrthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Department, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. iago.garreta@bellvitgehospital.cat.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0158-1869
Moises Suarez-PerezOrthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Department, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Lluis Gonzalez-CañasOrthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Department, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Augusto CovaroOrthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Department, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Sebastián Videla *Pharmacology Unit, Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, IDIBELL, Barcelona University, Barcelona, Spain.
Joan M NollaRheumatology Department, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Jose-Luis Agullo-Ferre *Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Department, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Bellvitge University Hospital · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe optimal management of patients with compressive radiculopathy with motor deficit (CRMD) is controversial. Our goal was to provide evidence on the impact of the spine surgeons' experience on surgical planning and timing.

methodsSpine surgeons were invited to participate in a 5-item online survey. A literature review was carried out.

resultsOf the 94 spine surgeons who responded to the survey, 70% would operate early on a patient with acute CRMD, but only 48% would do so if the radicular pain had resolved. Surgeons with more than 15 years of experience chose more conservative options. Twenty published studies were selected in the literature review.

conclusionThe optimal management of patients with compressive radiculopathy associated with a non-progressive motor loss remains unknown. The results of our survey show that surgeons with extensive surgical experience take a more conservative and cautious approach.

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RadiculopathySurgeonsCross-Sectional StudiesHumansSpineSurveys and QuestionnairesMotor deficitParesisRadiculopathySurgery

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PMID37395861
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