Incidental lumbar durotomy—accidental tears in the dura mater that result in leakage of cerebral spinal fluid (part 1)
About the article: This article is part of a series of twelve posts that aim to present key points of these less formal expert conversations. The goal is to convey the key points in the surgeons’ own words. The articles can be read on their own or used as a supplement when viewing the recordings.
Download the related White Paper on Accidental tears in the dura mater that result in leakage of cerebral spinal fluid (June 2020).
Speakers are identified first by their full name and then by their initials. The corresponding time in the video is included in parentheses.
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About the authors:
The AO Spine Clinical Expert Advice Forums address clinical situations where clinicians can benefit richly from the experience of experts, but rigorous scientific research may not be possible. These forum rounds resulted in six White Papers and webinars in 2020 –2021. The webinars include detailed slides to support the conversations.
The Clinical Expert Advice Forum for “Incidental lumbar durotomy" are Asdrubal Falavigna (Brazil), André Castilho (Brazil), Yoshiharu Kawaguchi (Japan), Bastian Storzer (Germany), Karsten Wiechert (Germany), Nestor Taboada (Colombia), Jason Ilias Liounakos (USA), Michael Yung-Shun Wang (USA), Avelino Parajón (Spain), and S. Rajasekaran (India).