Dr Oitment's Spine Research LaboratoryScarborough Health Network · University of Toronto

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Stephen J. Lewis has discovered that When standard broken-screw removal kits fail, surgeons can successfully extract embedded broken pedicle screws using just two common operating-room tools: a thin metal-cutting wheel burr to carve a groove in the screw stump, and an osteotome used like a flat-head screwdriver to twist it out.

Offers spine surgeons a low-cost rescue technique for broken pedicle screws during revision fusion, avoiding specialized instruments and reducing risk of pedicle damage.

Figure 1 from Use of a Metal Cutting Wheel Burr and Osteotome as a Screwdriver to Remove Imbedded Broken Pedicle Screws in the Revision of a High Grade Spondylolistheis
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Figure 2 from Use of a Metal Cutting Wheel Burr and Osteotome as a Screwdriver to Remove Imbedded Broken Pedicle Screws in the Revision of a High Grade Spondylolistheis
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Figure 3 from Use of a Metal Cutting Wheel Burr and Osteotome as a Screwdriver to Remove Imbedded Broken Pedicle Screws in the Revision of a High Grade Spondylolistheis
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Overdue tasks

Focus this week

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1

Mental Health Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Surgical Treatment for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Kathy Liu

Awaiting final review fehlings for submission

13/14
Up next:SubmissionNot started
10

Spinal Traction Outcomes After Lumbar Decompression: Scoping Review

Yigal Brk

Done — needs distribution of work; Raj and Marco editing content

11/14
Up next:Revisions (senior authors: Oitment / Jiang / others)Not started
3

Patient Satisfaction After Lumbar Microdiscectomy: A Systematic Review

Austin Bermuda

Sent back to Austin and Manvir to reword — still registering as AI

11/14
Up next:Revisions (senior authors: Oitment / Jiang / others)Not started
5

Postoperative Urinary Retention Following Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Incidence, Risk Factors, Predictive Models, and Prevention Strategies

Manvir Bhangu

Oitment sent back — where is this? Is it ready for review?

9/14
Up next:Generation of basic text ideasNot started
2

Bladder Function Outcomes Following Surgical Decompression for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Yigal Brk

Manvir leading; Heetva and Parshvi screening; Pogos double-checking data; Manvir and Austin rewording

8/14
Up next:Update data if necessaryNot started

Active

14

Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses· 8

Bladder / Urinary· 2
2

Bladder Function Outcomes Following Surgical Decompression for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Yigal Brk

Manvir leading; Heetva and Parshvi screening; Pogos double-checking data; Manvir and Austin rewording

8/14
Up next:Update data if necessaryNot started
5

Postoperative Urinary Retention Following Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Incidence, Risk Factors, Predictive Models, and Prevention Strategies

Manvir Bhangu

Oitment sent back — where is this? Is it ready for review?

9/14
Up next:Generation of basic text ideasNot started
Cervical Myelopathy· 3
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Mental Health Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Surgical Treatment for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Kathy Liu

Awaiting final review fehlings for submission

13/14
Up next:SubmissionNot started
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Cervical Return to Work

Yigal Brk

Data done and cross checked Send out this week**

6/14
Up next:Table formation and figure formationNot started
14

Satisfaction After Myelopathy Surgery

8/14
Up next:Cross-checking master Excel fileNot started· Pogos Tovmasyan
Lumbar· 2
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Spinal Traction Outcomes After Lumbar Decompression: Scoping Review

Yigal Brk

Done — needs distribution of work; Raj and Marco editing content

11/14
Up next:Revisions (senior authors: Oitment / Jiang / others)Not started
3

Patient Satisfaction After Lumbar Microdiscectomy: A Systematic Review

Austin Bermuda

Sent back to Austin and Manvir to reword — still registering as AI

11/14
Up next:Revisions (senior authors: Oitment / Jiang / others)Not started
Sensory / Motor Recovery· 1
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Sensory Symptom Recovery Following Lumbar Decompression Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Austin Bermuda

Paper and data done — need to distribute work

7/14
Up next:Cross-checking master Excel fileNot started

Reviews & Other Studies· 2

Cervical Myelopathy· 1
12

Central Cord Syndrome — Review of Landmark Changes in Management

Authorship: Oitment, Fehlings, Bhadiwala, et al. Yigal, Manvir, Austin to participate.

3/9
Up next:Integration of sectionsNot started
Sensory / Motor Recovery· 1
6

New Evidence in the Diagnosis and Management of Acute and Chronic Deep Surgical Site Infections of Posterior Thoracolumbar Instrumentations: What are the Options and What are the Consequences?

Colby Oitment

Waiting on Frank to complete section 3; then Oitment to integrate, add images, and reword

5/9
Up next:Final manuscript draftNot started· Colby Oitment

AO Spine Deformity Forum Research· 4

Deformity (AO Spine)· 4
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Decompression vs decompression with fusion for adjacent segment disease of the lumbar spine

Pogos Tovmasyan

Austin sent data to Oitment - 175 to double check and extract final data Oitment to finalize data this week and send to Pogos to write

4/14
Up next:Full text screenNot started
D1

Unilateral MEP Changes After Deformity Cord-Level Surgery (SDIM)

Colby Oitment

Data collected; nil to do currently

5/8
Up next:Senior author revisionsNot started
D2

Unilateral MEP Changes After Deformity Non-Cord-Level Surgery (SDIM)

Colby Oitment

Awaiting statistical details from Marta RE several patients that dind't fit into non cord level patterns

4/8
Up next:Initial manuscript draftNot started
D3

Pain Scores After Adult Deformity Surgery — 5-Year Outcomes (PEEDS)

Waiting on Marta for data

5/8
Up next:Senior author revisionsNot started

Pipeline

13

Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses· 11

Cervical Myelopathy· 2
F1

Meta-Regression on Patient Satisfaction After Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Surgery

Literature pulled; not yet started

0/14
Up next:Preliminary search and data extractionNot started
P2

Distal Anchor Level Selection in Posterior Cervical Fusion: Crossing the Cervicothoracic Junction

0/14
Up next:Preliminary search and data extractionNot started
Frailty / Outcomes· 1
P1

Frailty Scores as Predictors of Spine Surgery Outcomes

0/14
Up next:Preliminary search and data extractionNot started
Lumbar· 1
P5

Decompression vs. Fusion for Facet Cyst–Associated Lumbar Stenosis

0/14
Up next:Preliminary search and data extractionNot started
Other· 1
P6

Patient Expectations Study

0/14
Up next:Preliminary search and data extractionNot started
Psych — Spine· 3
U2

Self-Efficacy and Spine Surgery

Manvir Bhangu
0/14
Up next:Preliminary search and data extractionNot started
U3

Central Sensitization and Nerve Pain

Manvir Bhangu
0/14
Up next:Preliminary search and data extractionNot started
U4

Somatization and Spine / Orthopedic Surgery

Manvir Bhangu
0/14
Up next:Preliminary search and data extractionNot started
Sensory / Motor Recovery· 2
P3

Unilateral Lumbar MEP Case Series: Motor Outcomes Beyond Foot Drop

0/14
Up next:Preliminary search and data extractionNot started
P7

EMG Role in Spine Surgery Lit Search Update

0/14
Up next:Preliminary search and data extractionNot started
Tumor· 1
U7

Best Predictors of Mortality on Initial Presentation with Spine Cancers

0/14
Up next:Preliminary search and data extractionNot started

Reviews & Other Studies· 1

Lumbar· 1
F2

Morbid Obesity in Spine Surgery

Initial technical report drafted; not yet started

0/6
Up next:Table productionNot started

AO Spine Deformity Forum Research· 1

Deformity (AO Spine)· 1
U6

Sagittal vs. Coronal Correction (5.5 vs. 6.0 Rods)

0/14
Up next:Preliminary search and data extractionNot started

On hold

1

Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses· 1

Psych — Spine· 1
8

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Improves Psychological Mechanisms but Fails to Reduce Burnout in Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Abdenour Kelil

Waiting on Frank; follow-up this week

0/14
Up next:Preliminary search and data extractionNot started