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A Global Perspective on the Outcomes of Surgical Decompression in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Results From the Prospective Multicenter AOSpine International Study on 479 Patients

Spine, 2015
Study Design. Prospective, multicenter international cohort. Objective. To evaluate outcomes of surgical decompression for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) at a global level. Summary of Background Data.
M. Fehlings, A. Ibrahim, Lindsay A. Tetreault, V. Albanese, M. Alvarado, P. Arnold, G. Barbagallo, R. Bartels, C. Bolger, H. Defino, S. Kale, E. Massicotte, O. Moraes, M. Scerrati, Gamaliel Tan, Masato Tanaka, T. Toyone, Y. Yukawa, Qiang Zhou, M. Zileli, B. Kopjar   +20 more
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SURGICAL DECOMPRESSION OF MALIGNANT EXOPHTHALMOS

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1950
MALIGNANT exophthalmos1is a clinical entity distinct from exophthalmos as generally seen accompanying thyrotoxicosis. These conditions may be closely related etiologically2; yet the diverse clinical pictures they present and the difference in their management make it necessary that the clinician be acquainted with the diagnostic criteria of the disease
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Surgical decompression of impingement in the weightbearing shoulder.

Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 1993
Shoulder pain is a common affliction, posing particular limitations on the spinal cord injured person. Abnormalities of the rotator cuff mechanism are a common cause of shoulder injury in the general population and it has recently been observed that a large percentage of persons with paraplegia suffer from chronic shoulder pain.
Robert W. Hussey, Michael D. Robinson, Chang Y. Ha   +2 more
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Surgical Decompression of Idiopathic Facial Palsy

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 1991
There is no consensus on the cause of Bell’s palsy, just as there is * no proven medical therapy. Disregarding the numerous theoretic causes, preponderant anatomic, electrophysiologic, radiologic, clinical, and pathologic evidence supports entrapment at the medical foramen of the fallopian canal as a final common pathway resulting in facial nerve ...
Newton J. Coker, Michael A. Marsh
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Early surgical decompression in the management of electrical injuries

The American Journal of Surgery, 1982
Abstract Eighty patients with electrical injuries admitted to the University of Utah Intermountain Burn Center in the last 5.5 years were reviewed. Early surgical decompression with fasciotomy and sequential wound debridement appear to result in a low amputation rate and conservation of limb length.
C.James Holliman, Glenn D. Warden, Melva Kravitz, Jeffrey R. Saffle   +3 more
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Hyperekplexia relieved by surgical decompression of the cervicomedullary region

Neurosurgery, 1983
Abstract Hyperekplexia in an 8-year-old boy with myelodysplasia was greatly improved by surgical decompression of the cervicomedullary region. The possible implications for treatment and for understanding the cause of this syndrome are discussed.
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Microvascular decompression in the surgical management of trigeminal neuralgia

Neurosurgical Review, 1995
The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying trigeminal neuralgia are not clearly understood and several therapeutic modalities have been advocated. Microvascular decompression (MVD) is a widely used surgical approach for the decompression of the affected root entry zone (REZ) of the fifth cranial nerve.
GE Keles, N Baykan, Mustafa Pamir, A F Ozer, T. A. Zirh   +4 more
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Surgical decompression for notalgia paresthetica: A case report

Microsurgery, 2009
AbstractNotalgia paresthetica is a rare nerve compression. From the Greek word noton, meaning “back,” and algia, meaning “pain,” “notalgia paresthetica” implies that symptoms of burning pain, itching, and/or numbness in the localized region between the spinous processes of T2 through T6 and the medial border of the scapula constitute a nerve ...
Ibrahim Elsamanoudi, Eric H. Williams, Gedge D. Rosson, A. Lee Dellon   +3 more
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Surgical Decompression of Branch Retinal Vein Occlusions

Archives of Ophthalmology, 1988
Many patients with branch retinal vein occlusions can develop significant long-term diminution of vision due to such complications as macular edema, retinal neovascularization, and vitreous hemorrhage. One of us (S.C.) developed a new surgical procedure that involves sectioning or decompression of the common sheath connecting the artery and vein at the
Mark D. Osterloh, Steve Charles
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Confirmation of Surgical Decompression to Relieve Migraine Headaches

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2008
Surgical decompression of various trigger sites has been shown by two authors to relieve migraine headaches. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of surgical decompression of multiple migraine trigger sites in a clinical practice setting, and to compare the results to those previously published.A retrospective, descriptive ...
Joseph T. Poggi, Stephen D. Helmer, Brett E. Grizzell   +2 more
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