British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 38, Issue 1 (2024)

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British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 38, Issue 1 (2024)

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Editorial

Editorial
The challenge of completing a randomised clinical trial
Simon Thomson
Pages: 1-2
Published online: 27 Jan 2024
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Review Article

Review Article
The efficacy of post-operative drains for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Aaron Lerch & Anthony Minh Tien Chau
Pages: 3-11
Published online: 12 Sep 2023
AbstractforThe efficacy of post-operative drains for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB) | EPUB
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Original Articles

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A morphometric study of the atlanto-occipital joint in adult patients with Chiari malformation type I
Ming Wan, Rui Zong, Huai-Yu Tong, Zhi-Zhong Zhang, Bo Zhao & Xin-Guang Yu
Pages: 12-15
Published online: 24 Sep 2020
AbstractforA morphometric study of the atlanto-occipital joint in adult patients with Chiari malformation type I | Full Text | References | PDF (701.8 KB) | EPUB
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Different approaches to percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy for L5/S1 lumbar disc herniation: a retrospective study
Yi Yan, Mengye Zhu, Xuezhong Cao, Yong Zhang, Xuexue Zhang, Mu Xu & Daying Zhang
Pages: 16-22
Published online: 17 Dec 2020
AbstractforDifferent approaches to percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy for L5/S1 lumbar disc herniation: a retrospective study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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The discrepant clinical outcome predictions according to the differentiated centre of rotation shift after multilevel cervical total disc replacement
Jung Hwan Lee & Jun Ho Lee
Pages: 23-28
Published online: 28 Dec 2020
AbstractforThe discrepant clinical outcome predictions according to the differentiated centre of rotation shift after multilevel cervical total disc replacement | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | EPUB
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Rhabdomyolysis after spinal fusion surgery: management schema and prevention of a catastrophic complication
Elliot Pressman, Brooks Osburn, Andrew Vivas, Paul Krafft, Vladimir Ljubimov, Liwei Chen, Rahul Mhaskar & Puya Alikhani
Pages: 29-34
Published online: 07 Jan 2021
AbstractforRhabdomyolysis after spinal fusion surgery: management schema and prevention of a catastrophic complication | Full Text | References | PDF (974 KB) | EPUB
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Severe low back pain with mild leg symptoms due to lumbar spine stenosis
Ryo Kanematsu, Junya Hanakita, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Manabu Minami, Kazuhiro Miyasaka, Hiroya Shimauchi-Ohtaki & Yosuke Tomita
Pages: 35-38
Published online: 19 Jan 2021
AbstractforSevere low back pain with mild leg symptoms due to lumbar spine stenosis | Full Text | References | PDF (855.3 KB) | EPUB
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Article
How does long thoracolumbar realignment surgery of adult spinal kyphotic deformity affect lower extremity compensation? Using full body radiograph
Yong-Chan Kim, Keun-Ho Lee, Gyu-Taek Park, Ji Hao Cui & Ki-Tack Kim
Pages: 39-44
Published online: 18 Jan 2021
AbstractforHow does long thoracolumbar realignment surgery of adult spinal kyphotic deformity affect lower extremity compensation? Using full body radiograph | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Article
Surgical treating lumbar intraspinal tumor through a para-split laminotomy
Xiaodong Wang, Xiongfei Liao, Hengzhu Zhang, Zhiwen Xu, Zhengcun Yan, Yuping Li, Min Wei, Xingdong Wang, Lei She & Lun Dong
Pages: 45-48
Published online: 08 Feb 2022
AbstractforSurgical treating lumbar intraspinal tumor through a para-split laminotomy | Full Text | References | PDF (975.8 KB) | EPUB
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A systematic review of the efficacy of surgical intervention in the management of symptomatic Tarlov cysts: a meta-analysis
Michelle M. Kameda-Smith, Zina Fathalla, Nadeem Ibrahim, Behrooz Astaneh & Forough Farrokhyar
Pages: 49-60
Published online: 23 Mar 2021
AbstractforA systematic review of the efficacy of surgical intervention in the management of symptomatic Tarlov cysts: a meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB) | EPUB
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Review and analysis of modern lumbar spinal fusion techniques
Fotis G. Souslian & Puja D. Patel
Pages: 61-67
Published online: 15 Jul 2021
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Comparison between gravity drainage group and suction drainage group after cervical laminoplasty: a retrospective STROBE-compliant cohort study
Juncheng Lu, Fulin Guan, Zhizhuang Zhang, Qichang Gao, Qingsong Li, Zhange Yu & Jiaao Gu
Pages: 68-71
Published online: 05 Oct 2021
AbstractforComparison between gravity drainage group and suction drainage group after cervical laminoplasty: a retrospective STROBE-compliant cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (514.7 KB) | EPUB
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Intracerebral haemorrhage following spine surgery: a word of caution on the use of suction drains
Wei Zhang, Colum Patrick Nolan, Dinesh Shree Kumar, Reuben Chee Cheong Soh & Jacob Yoong-Leong Oh
Pages: 72-75
Published online: 06 Apr 2021
AbstractforIntracerebral haemorrhage following spine surgery: a word of caution on the use of suction drains | Full Text | References | PDF (830.1 KB) | EPUB
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Article
Posterior realignment of basilar invagination with facet joint distraction technique*
Kazim Yigitkanli, Serkan Simsek & Aslan Guzel
Pages: 76-83
Published online: 28 Apr 2021
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Article
Fever as a rare combined symptom of degenerative cervical myelopathy: a case report and literature review
Fazhi Zang, Hongyu Zhou, Lei Liang, Jianxi Wang, Bo Hu & Huajiang Chen
Pages: 84-87
Published online: 29 Apr 2021
AbstractforFever as a rare combined symptom of degenerative cervical myelopathy: a case report and literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (868.2 KB) | EPUB
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Article
Relationship between hinge fracture and postoperative axial symptoms after cervical laminoplasty
Derong Xu, Chuanli Zhou, Hao Tao, Kai Zhu, Chao Wang, Chen Peng, Hao Zhang, Mengxiong Song & Xuexiao Ma
Pages: 88-93
Published online: 03 Feb 2022
AbstractforRelationship between hinge fracture and postoperative axial symptoms after cervical laminoplasty | Full Text | References | PDF (1,021.1 KB) | EPUB
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Article
Extreme cases in percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic surgery: case series and brief review of the literature
Stylianos Kapetanakis, Evangelos Floros & Nikolaos Gkantsinikoudis
Pages: 94-98
Published online: 30 Jun 2021
AbstractforExtreme cases in percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic surgery: case series and brief review of the literature | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Article
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with a dynamic translational plating versus a rigid carbon fiber reinforced PEEK plating system – a comparison study of radiographic parameters
Benedikt W. Burkhardt, Mena G. Kerolus, Christopher D. Witiw, Joachim M. Oertel & Richard G. Fessler
Pages: 99-103
Published online: 15 Sep 2021
AbstractforAnterior cervical discectomy and fusion with a dynamic translational plating versus a rigid carbon fiber reinforced PEEK plating system – a comparison study of radiographic parameters | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | EPUB
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Article
Finite element modelling of posterior occiput-axis fixation and biomechanical analysis of C2 intralaminar screw fixation with offset connectors
Jiyong Gu, Minchan Zhao, Yi Wu, Zhibin Li, Zize Feng, Yalan Jiang, Huixian Hu, Minggu Zhong, Zhongqin Luan, Zhengyuan Xie, Songtao Qi & Yuntao Lu
Pages: 104-110
Published online: 06 Oct 2021
AbstractforFinite element modelling of posterior occiput-axis fixation and biomechanical analysis of C2 intralaminar screw fixation with offset connectors | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB) | EPUB
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Effectiveness of nasotracheal intubation in anterior cervical surgery including C3 lesions
Jung Hoon Kang, Soo Bin Im, Je Hoon Jeong, Seong-Jong Lee, Sung-Hwan Cho & Mosharraf Hossain
Pages: 111-115
Published online: 11 Jan 2022
AbstractforEffectiveness of nasotracheal intubation in anterior cervical surgery including C3 lesions | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Research Article

Article
Craniocervical fusion in the paediatric population – case series of 21 patients
Oliver Richards, Fozia Saeed, Christopher Derham & Atul Tyagi
Pages: 116-121
Published online: 01 Feb 2023
AbstractforCraniocervical fusion in the paediatric population – case series of 21 patients | Full Text | References | PDF (940.5 KB) | EPUB
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Neurosurgical Image

Article
Posture induced severe fixed cervical flexion deformity-a neurosurgical image
Rakesh Mishra, Adesh Shirvastava & Amit Agrawal
Pages: 122-124
Published online: 25 Feb 2021
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Case Reports

Case Report
The utility of poly(somno)graphy in evaluating children with Chiari malformation type II before and after surgical intervention: a case series
Foteini Vagianou, Sonia Khirani, Timothée de Saint Denis, Kevin Beccaria, Alessandro Amaddeo, Sylvain Breton, Syril James, Giovanna Paternoster, Eric Arnaud, Michel Zerah & Brigitte Fauroux
Pages: 125-127
Published online: 08 Nov 2021
AbstractforThe utility of poly(somno)graphy in evaluating children with Chiari malformation type II before and after surgical intervention: a case series | Full Text | References | PDF (322.9 KB) | EPUB
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Case Report
A cut throat: a case of C5-C8 brachial plexus root transection providing evidence of T1 innervation of thumb and finger extensors
Fernando Levaro, Elspeth Jane Rose Hill & Jayme Augusto Bertelli
Pages: 128-130
Published online: 04 Sep 2022
AbstractforA cut throat: a case of C5-C8 brachial plexus root transection providing evidence of T1 innervation of thumb and finger extensors | Full Text | References | PDF (945.8 KB) | EPUB
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Short Report

Report
Misplaced S1 screw causing L5 radiculopathy, rare and unusual presentation: a report of 2 cases
Abhinandan Reddy Mallepally, Nandan Marathe, Sreejith Menon & Kalidutta Das
Pages: 131-135
Published online: 16 Aug 2021
AbstractforMisplaced S1 screw causing L5 radiculopathy, rare and unusual presentation: a report of 2 cases | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Brief Reports

Brief Report
Complex split cord malformation with split conus
Tobin George, Ganesh Divakar, Biren Patel, Sreenath  P. R.Krishnakumar K.Easwer H. V.Prakash Nair
Pages: 136-140
Published online: 25 Nov 2021
AbstractforComplex split cord malformation with split conus | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Brief Report
Clinical and cost-effectiveness of PCF versus ACD in the treatment of cervical brachialgia (FORVAD trial)
Simon Thomson, Gemma Ainsworth, Senthil Selvanathan, Sarah Brown, Julie Croft, Rachel Kelly, Ruben Mujica-Mota, Nikki Rousseau, Ruchi Higham & Deborah Stocken
Pages: 141-148
Published online: 27 Jan 2024
AbstractforClinical and cost-effectiveness of PCF versus ACD in the treatment of cervical brachialgia (FORVAD trial) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Open Access

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the editor – pituitary tumors and diaphragma sellae
Re: Sharifi G, Akbari Dilmaghani N, Sadrhosseini SM, Arastou S. Arachnoid prolapse in endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery of pituitary adenoma, technical note. Br J Neurosurg 2023;37(3):258–64
Atul Goel
Page: 149
Published online: 27 Jan 2024
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Proceedings

Abstract
Proceedings of the 2023 spring meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons
Carole Turner
Pages: 150-199
Published online: 31 Oct 2023
AbstractforProceedings of the 2023 spring meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Correction

Correction
Correction
Pages: I-II
Published online: 27 Jan 2024
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