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Raja Rampersaud
Researcher at Toronto Western Hospital
Publications - 47
Citations - 2139
Raja Rampersaud is an academic researcher from Toronto Western Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Decompression & Lumbar spinal stenosis. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 47 publications receiving 1780 citations. Previous affiliations of Raja Rampersaud include University Health Network & University of Toronto.
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Early versus delayed decompression for traumatic cervical spinal cord injury: results of the Surgical Timing in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study (STASCIS).
Michael G. Fehlings,Alexander R. Vaccaro,Jefferson R. Wilson,Anoushka Singh,David W. Cadotte,James S. Harrop,Bizhan Aarabi,Christopher I. Shaffrey,Marcel F. Dvorak,Charles G. Fisher,Paul Arnold,Eric M. Massicotte,Stephen J. Lewis,Raja Rampersaud +13 more
TL;DR: Decompression prior to 24 hours after SCI can be performed safely and is associated with improved neurologic outcome, defined as at least a 2 grade AIS improvement at 6 months follow-up.
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Surgical resection of epidural disease improves local control following postoperative spine stereotactic body radiotherapy.
Ameen Al-Omair,Laura Masucci,Laurence Masson-Côté,Mikki Campbell,Eshetu G. Atenafu,Amy Parent,Daniel Letourneau,Eugene Yu,Raja Rampersaud,Eric M. Massicotte,Stephen J. Lewis,Albert Yee,Isabelle Thibault,Michael G. Fehlings,Arjun Sahgal +14 more
TL;DR: Postoperative SBRT with high total doses ranging from 18 to 26 Gy delivered in 1-2 fractions predicted superior LC, as did postoperative epidural grade, and systemic therapy post-SBRT as the only significant predictor of OS.
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Nonoperative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis with neurogenic claudication
Carlo Ammendolia,Kent Stuber,Elisabeth Rok,Raja Rampersaud,Carol A. Kennedy,Victoria Pennick,Ivan A. Steenstra,Linda K. de Bruin,Andrea D Furlan +8 more
TL;DR: Moderate and high-quality evidence for nonoperative treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis with neurogenic claudication is lacking and thus prohibits recommendations for guiding clinical practice.
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Clinical accuracy of computer-assisted two-dimensional fluoroscopy for the percutaneous placement of lumbosacral pedicle screws.
TL;DR: The two-dimensional (2D) virtual fluoroscopy is a clinically acceptable option for percutaneous placement of pedicle screws, however, this technique requires cautious application and is particularly vulnerable to axial trajectory errors.
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Biomechanical evaluation of a novel fenestrated pedicle screw augmented with bone cement in osteoporotic spines.
Philippe E. Paré,James L. Chappuis,Raja Rampersaud,Amit Omprakash Agarwala,Joseph H. Perra,Serkan Erkan,Chunhui Wu +6 more
TL;DR: Significant increases in pullout strength can be accomplished by injecting a limited quantity of bone cement through a fenestrated pedicle screw while minimizing the risks associated with higher volume.