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SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

Volume 30

 

Contains 73 peer-reviewed articles featuring the latest advances in surgical techniques and technologies.

June 2017 - ISSN:1090-3941

 

Neuro and Spine Surgery

 

How to Direct the Neuronal Growth Process in Peripheral Nerve Regeneration: Future Strategies for Nanosurfaces Scaffold and Magnetic Nanoparticles
Andrea Poggetti, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, 1st Orthopaedic Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, Pietro Battistini, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, 1st Orthopaedic Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, Paolo Domenico Parchi, MD, PhD+, Orthopaedic Surgeon, 1st Orthopaedic Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, Michela Novelli, PhD, Associate Professor, Pathology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, Simona Raffa, PhD, Associate Professor, Institute for Medical Science, and Technology, Scotland, United Kingdom, Marco Cecchini, PhD, Research Assistant, NEST Istituto Nanoscienze-CNR, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, Anna Maria Nucci, MD, Resident, 1st Orthopaedic Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, Michele Lisanti, MD, PhD, Professor in Chief, 1st Orthopaedic Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

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A Portable Shoulder-Mounted Camera System for Surgical Education in Spine Surgery
Martin H. Pham, MD, Neurosurgery Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, Ifije E. Ohiorhenuan, MD, PhD, Neurosurgery Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, Neil N. Patel, MD, Orthopedic Surgery Spine Fellow, Orthopedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, Andre M. Jakoi, MD, Orthopedic Surgery Spine Fellow, Orthopedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, Patrick C. Hsieh, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, Frank L. Acosta, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, Jeffrey C. Wang, MD, Professor, Chief, Orthopedic Spine Service, Co-Director, USC Spine Center, Orthopedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, John C. Liu, MD, Professor, Co-Director, USC Spine Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

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Biosurgical Hemostatic Agents in Neurosurgical Intracranial Procedures
Roberto Gazzeri, MD, Neurosurgery Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy, Marcelo Galarza, MD, Neurosurgery Consultant, Regional Service of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain, Giorgio Callovini, MD, Neurosurgery Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy, Alex Alfieri, MD, Chairman of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, and Spinal Surgery, Ruppiner Kliniken, Neuruppin, Germany

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Scalp Metastasis from Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Case Report and Literature Review
Marco Mammi, MD, Resident, Unit of Neurosurgery, Roberto Altieri, MD, Resident, Unit of Neurosurgery, Alessandro Agnoletti, MD, Neurosurgeon, Unit of Neurosurgery, Paolo Pacca, MD, Neurosurgeon, Unit of Neurosurgery, Federica Franchino, MD, Neuro-Oncologist, Unit of Neuro-Oncology, Diego Garbossa, MD, Neurosurgeon, Unit of Neurosurgery, Alessandro Ducati, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Director of Unit of Neurosurgery, Antonio Melcarne, MD, Neurosurgeon, Unit of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience, University School of Medicine, Turin, Italy

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An Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine Avulsion Fracture in a 14-Year Old Boy on Human Growth Hormone
Anthony J. Scillia, MD, Associate Professor, Todd P. Pierce, MD, Research Fellow, Anthony Festa, MD, Associate Professor, Peter Goljan, MD, PGY2 Resident, Vincent K. McInerney, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Director, Seton Hall University, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Orthopaedics, South  Orange, New Jersey

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Is Pseudotumor Cerebri An Unusual Expression of Chiari Syndrome? A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Paolo Pacca, MD, Neurosurgeon, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Roberto Altieri, MD, Resident, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Francesco Zenga, MD, Neurosurgeon, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Diego Garbossa, MD, Neurosurgeon, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Alessandro Ducati, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Director of Neurosurgery Unit, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Michele Lanotte, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

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So You Think You Don’t Plunge? An Assessment of Far Cortex Drill Tip Plunging Based on Level of Training
Amber Leis, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, Frances Sharpe, MD, Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, California, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Fontana, California, J. Ryan Hill, BS, Medical Student, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, California, William C. Pannell, MD, Physician Post-Graduate Year 4, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keck School of,  Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, California, Melissa L. Wilson, MPH, PhD, Assistant Professor of Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, California, Edward Ebramzadeh, PhD, Professor of Orthopedics, University of California, Los Angeles, Director, J Vernon Luck Senior Orthopaedic Research Center, Orthopaedic Institute for Children, Los Angeles, California, Milan Stevanovic, MD, Professor of Orthopedics and Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, California

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