Researchers track nerve safety in back surgery

NCT ID NCT01499680

Summary

This study aimed to understand how well nerve monitoring works during a specific type of spinal fusion surgery. It involved 323 adults with severe, long-term back pain who were scheduled for the procedure. Researchers tracked the patients' nerve function during and after surgery to see if the monitoring tools could accurately detect potential nerve injuries.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Caribbean Orthopaedic and Spine Institute

    San Juan, PR, 00901, Puerto Rico

  • Coastal Orthopaedic Associates

    Conway, South Carolina, 29526, United States

  • Columbia Orthopaedic Group

    Columbia, Missouri, 65205, United States

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • Durango Orthopaedics

    Durango, Colorado, 81301, United States

  • Georgia Spine and Neurosurgery Center

    Decatur, Georgia, 30033, United States

  • Illinois Neurological Institute

    Peoria, Illinois, 61605, United States

  • Kantonsspital St. Gallen

    Sankt Gallen, 9007, Switzerland

  • McLean Country Orthopedics

    Bloomington, Illinois, 61704, United States

  • Pinnacle Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine

    Marietta, Georgia, 30060, United States

  • Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research

    La Jolla, California, 92037, United States

  • South Oregon Spine Care

    Medford, Oregon, 97504, United States

  • Spine Midwest, Inc.

    Jefferson City, Missouri, 65101, United States

  • Spine Pain Be Gone Clinic

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

  • UC Irvine Medical Center

    Orange, California, 92868, United States

  • USF Neurology and Neurosurgery

    Tampa, Florida, 33606, United States

  • Univerisity of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

  • West Augusta Spine Specialists

    Augusta, Georgia, 30909, United States

  • Western Regional Center for Brain and Spine Surgery

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89109, United States

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