“Floating Island” Technique: Case Series of a Novel Technique for Surgical Management of Interdigitating Calcified Thoracic Disc Herniations
The floating island technique offers a promising option for the surgical management of interdigitating cTDH, demonstrating excellent immediate radiographic and long-term clinical outcomes. Further studies are needed to validate these findings and determine the technique's generalizability.
Authors
- Juan P. Giraldo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2794-870X)
- Nima Alan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8220-205X)
- S. Harrison Farber
- James J. Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9755-897X)
- Juan Pablo Leal-Isaza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1653-339X)
- Luke K. O’Neill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1662-2205)
- Juan S. Uribe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8910-6578)
- Jay D. Turner
- Steve Cho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1511-2596)
- Robert K. Dugan
Institutions
- Barrow Neurological Institute (US)
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2025.123861
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00