Safety and Feasibility of Transabdominal Muscle Action Potential Monitoring in Lateral Lumbar Surgery
TMAP during lumbar spine surgery is feasible and safe for patients being treated for lumbar degenerative disease, while avoiding some of the drawbacks of transcranial motor evoked potentials. Additional studies are needed to assess clinical correlation between TMAP monitoring and patient outcome.
Authors
- Jim A. Youssef
- Kaveh Khajavi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1331-6413)
- Greg Niznik
- William D. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6523-7864)
- Jeffrey Balzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3546-4548)
- Robert K. Eastlack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2359-1707)
Institutions
- Northside Hospital (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Lou Ruvo Brain Institute (US)
- Emory University Orthopaedics and Spine Hospital (US)
- Cytodiagnostics (Canada) (CA)
- Clinical Research Center of Nevada (US)
- Mercy Regional Medical Center (US)
- Scripps Clinic (US)
- Pittsburg State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-03-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2025.123878
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47