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Tale of 2 Cities R. John Hurlbert, Ralph Mobbs, Charles Teo Research As governments struggle with increasing demand for accountability within the Canadian Health Care System and set wait-time standards, it is important to objectify data to allow a true understanding of present limitations and to facilitate comparisons to other systems. The purpose of this […]

Third Ventriculostomy Neurosurgery Ralph J. Mobbs 1, Marianne Vonau 1, Mark A. Davies 2 Research Late failure after successful third ventriculostomy is rare, and death caused by failure of a previously successful third ventriculostomy has been reported on four occasions. We describe a simple innovation that adds little morbidity and has the potential to reduce

Traumatic MCA Occlusion R. J. Mobbs, K.N. Chandran Research Traumatic occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) is a rare cause of cerebral infarct. We describe a case of MCA occlusion following blunt head trauma. The literature reports some 65 cases of MCA occlusion following non-penetrating blunt trauma to the head. Arterial dissection, cerebral vasospasm

Traumatic Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion R. J. Mobbs, K.N. Chandran Research Traumatic occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) is a rare cause of cerebral infarct. We describe a case of MCA occlusion following blunt head trauma. The literature reports some 65 cases of MCA occlusion following non-penetrating blunt trauma to the head. Arterial dissection,

Ulnar Nerve MRI Ralph. J. Mobbs BSC(MED) BSC(MED) MBBS, Chris Rogan, Peter Blum MB, BS, FRACS   Research The diagnosis of ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow has relied primarily on clinical and electrodiagnostic findings. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been used in the evaluation of peripheral nerve entrapment disorders to document signal and configurational changes

Successful cranio-cervical fusion in a patient with Down syndrome C.S. Johnson a, D.N. Wilson b,*, R.J. Mobbs a Research We present a patient with Down syndrome with neck pain and severe cervical myelopathy. Imaging revealed occipito-atlantal and atlanto-axial instability with severe spinal cord compression. There are no standardized radiological or clinical guidelines to aid in managing this unique

Minimally Invasive Surgery degenerative lumbar spine pathologies Ralph J Mobbsa,b,c,*, Praveenan Sivabalanb,c, Jane Lib,c 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 surgical equivalent) under a single surgeon (R. J.