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The historical evolution of the management of spinal cord injury M.D. Schiller*, R.J. Mobbs Research The history of spinal cord injury (SCI) is long and fascinating. From Ancient Egypt to the current day, SCI has gradually shifted from being seen as an inevitably fatal condition, to one most amenable to treatment, albeit not yet cure. […]

Endoscopic assisted posterior decompression for spinal neoplasms Ralph J. Mobbs1 BSC(MED), MB,BS, Peter Nakaji1 MD, Bartek J. Szkandera2, Charles Teo1 MD, FRACS Research The authors describe a technique for anterior thoracic decompression via a posterolateral approach for spinal metastatic disease followed by anterior and posterior column stabilization. We discuss the benefits of decompression via a posterolateral approach including

Mesh electrode for peripheral nerve stimulation Ralph J. Mobbs1 BSC(MED) MB BS, Peter Blum2 MB BS (SYD) FRCS(GLAS) FRACS, Reno Rossato3 MB BS FRACS Research Spine surgery has the potential to benefit from additive manufacturing/3-dimensional printing (3DP) technology with complex anatomical pathologies requiring reconstruction, with the potential to customize surgery to reduce operative times, reduce

Minimally Invasive Surgery Compared Spinal Fusion Treatment Ralph J. Mobbs1-3, Wen Jie Choy1, Peter Wilson1,3, Aidan McEvoy4, Kevin Phan1-3,5, William C.H. Parr6,7 Research This clinical study prospectively compares the results of open surgery to minimally invasive fusion for degenerative lumbar spine pathologies. Eighty-two patients were studied (41 minimally invasive surgery [MIS] spinal fusion, 41 open

Endoscopic assisted posterior decompression for spinal neoplasms Ralph J. Mobbs1 BSC(MED), MB,BS, Peter Nakaji1 MD, Bartek J. Szkandera2, Charles Teo1 MD, FRACS Research The authors describe a technique for anterior thoracic decompression via a posterolateral approach for spinal metastatic disease followed by anterior and posterior column stabilization. We discuss the benefits of decompression via a posterolateral approach including

Combined endoscopic endonasal and posterior cervical approach to a clival chordoma Anthony Minh Tien Chau a, Amanda Lazzaro a, Ralph Jasper Mobbs a,b, Charles Teo a,b,* Research Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Suite 3, Level 7, Prince of Wales Private Hospital, Barker Street, Randwick, New South Wales, 2031, Australia

Spinal Fusion: A Systematic Review Anthony M. T. Chau, M.B.B.S. (Hons.),1 Lileane L. Xu,2 Rhys van der Rijt, M.B.B.S.,3 Johnny H. Y. Wong, M.B.B.S. (Hons.), M.Med.,1,4 Cristian Gra gnaniell o, M.D.,4 Ral ph E. Stanford, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., F.R.A.C.S.,2,5 and Ral ph J. Mobbs , M.B.B.S., M.S., F.R.A.C.S.2,6 Research Autologous bone from the iliac crest is commonly used for

Phrenic nerve stimulation: The Australian experience Peter Khong a,*, Amanda Lazzaro b, Ralph Mobbs a Research Phrenic nerve stimulation is a technique whereby a nerve stimulator provides electrical stimulation of the phrenic nerve to cause diaphragmatic contraction. The most common indications for this procedure are central alveolar hypoventilation and high quadriplegia. This paper reviews the available data on

Unrecognized Ligamentous Instability J.R. Dusseldorp a,*, M. Ow-Yang b, R.J. Mobbs a Research We report a unique mechanism of injury and illustrate the difficulties of diagnosing purely ligamentous injuries to the cervical spine. To our knowledge, there have been no previous reports of this type of high-energy, low-velocity mechanism of injury. The pattern of injury is also unusual,

Arthroplasty Adjacent Fusion Ralph J. Mobbs a, Nicholas Mehan b, Peter Khong a* Research In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the use of cervical arthroplasty for the treatment of degenerative cervical pathology. In its relative infancy, the applications for this technique are still being explored. In this report, we present the use of cervical