OBJECTIVE: To compare how well graduates of a self-directed, problem-based undergraduate
curriculum (at McMaster University [MU], Hamilton, Ont.) and those of a traditional …

Purpose To evaluate patient selection criteria, methodology, safety and clinical outcomes of
stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for treatment of vertebral metastases. Materials and …

BACKGROUND Increasing prevalence of metastatic disease has been accompanied by
increasing rates of surgical intervention. Current tools have poor to fair predictive performance …

BACKGROUND Preoperative prognostication of short-term postoperative mortality in patients
with spinal metastatic disease can improve shared decision making around end-of-life care…

OBJECTIVE This study is a multi-institutional pooled analysis specific to imaging-based local
control of spinal metastases in patients previously treated with conventional external beam …

Bone metastases are devastating complications of cancer. They are particularly common in
prostate cancer (PCa), represent incurable disease, and are refractory to immunotherapy. …

METHODS: The 149-question Self-Assessment Neurosurgery Examination Indications
Examination was used to query LLM accuracy. Questions were inputted in a single best answer, …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT The introduction and integration of robot technology into modern
spine surgery provides surgeons with millimeter accuracy for pedicle screw placement. …

… John H. Shin received his BS in chemical engineering at the University of California, … H.
Tom Soh received his BS with distinction with a double major in mechanical engineering and …

Objective. The aim of this study was to review the techniques, indications, and outcomes of
minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and separation surgery with subsequent radiosurgery in the …