Mount Sinai Medical Center

No Difference in Short-term Postoperative Complication Rates Between Non-chilled and Chilled Saline Irrigation in Percutaneous Foot and Ankle Surgery

Background: The advent of minimally invasive percutaneous foot and ankle surgery techniques has helped to lower certain complication rates, including wound infection and nonunion. The percutaneous burr is the work horse to perform these procedures. One concern with burr usage is...

High-grade astrocytoma with piloid features: a clinical and genomic analysis of prognostic factors using a large cohort

BACKGROUND: High-grade astrocytoma with piloid features (HGAP) is a recently defined tumor type that is not well-understood. Prognostic factors of clinical outcomes are not well-established. METHODS: Methylation profiling was performed on tumor samples, many at the National Cance...

Global Variation in Fusion Assessment Practices Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

Study DesignCross-sectional survey.ObjectivesTo characterize global variation in imaging modalities, fusion criteria, and decision-making practices for assessing fusion following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF).MethodsA modified 30-item survey using Delphi-informed...

Milvexian with Antiplatelet Therapy after Acute Coronary Syndrome Event

BackgroundPatients are at increased risk for recurrent ischemic events after an acute coronary syndrome event. Milvexian, an oral factor XIa inhibitor, may reduce the risk of major adverse clinical events with minimal bleeding risk. MethodsIn this phase 3, randomized, placebo-con...

Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Brain Tumors: A Prospective Multicenter Analysis of Patients From the LAANTERN Study

Background: Laser interstitial thermal therapy is a surgical tool used to ablate brain tumors, radiation necrosis, and epileptic foci. Data from the completed LAANTERN prospective multicenter registry (NCT02392078), containing tumor patients enrolled in the study across 25 US cen...