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ArticleCureus2024

Revision Lumbar Spine Surgeries: An Early Career Neurosurgery Experience.

Bilal Khan, Syed Mansoor Shah, AbdUllah Khan, Hubab Ali, Atta Ullah, Ihsan Ullah, Usman Haqqani, Riaz Uliqbal

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Bilal KhanNeurosurgery, Medical Teaching Institution-Lady Reading Hospital (MTI-LRH), Peshawar, PAK.
Syed Mansoor ShahNeurosurgery, Medical Teaching Institution-Lady Reading Hospital (MTI-LRH), Peshawar, PAK.
AbdUllah KhanNeurosurgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, UHB Trust, Birmingham, GBR.
Hubab AliClinical Neurosciences, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, GBR.
Atta UllahNeurosurgery, Medical Teaching Institution-Lady Reading Hospital (MTI-LRH), Peshawar, PAK.
Ihsan UllahNeurological Surgery, Medical Teaching Institution-Lady Reading Hospital (MTI-LRH), Peshawar, PAK.
Usman HaqqaniNeurosurgery, Qazi Hussain Ahmed Medical Complex, Nowshera, PAK.
Riaz UliqbalNeurosurgery, Medical Teaching Institution-Lady Reading Hospital (MTI-LRH), Peshawar, PAK.
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary · GBLady Reading Hospital · PKNorthern University · PKQueen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aims and ambitions of a surgeon in the early years of his professional career are to make a good reputation by providing excellent patient outcomes and avoiding complex and difficult surgeries. Revision lumbar spine surgeries (RLSSs) pose a significant challenge in terms of surgical management, as the moribund anatomy increases the risk of complications, adding to an unlikely outcome.

objectiveWe conducted this study to determine the clinical indications and outcomes of RLSSs performed by an early career neurosurgeon. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted after approval from the hospital's ethical committee, and data was collected in late December of 2022 and early January 2023, from retrospective records for a single early career neurosurgeon. A form was filled with each patient's data, such as age, gender, time since surgery, indication for surgery, operative findings, types of surgery performed, etc. All variables were noted for the patient and were further categorized, based on the clinical records, into many sub-categories.

resultsAlmost 400 lumbar spine surgeries were performed by the surgeon, and about 45 (11.25%) were revision surgeries, and the full record was available for 42 surgeries. These patients' ages ranged from 22 to 70 years, and the mean age was about 46.74

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early career experiencelisthesisneurosurgerypost-operative adhesionsrecurrent lumbar disk herniationrevision lumbar spine surgeryspinal-fusion

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PMCPMC11061775
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