Review of the Role of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring in Spinal Surgery With a Focus on the True and False Positives and a Clinical Correlation

Ben Murphy; Evelyn Murphy; John Irwin; Lyndon Low; Stephen Haffey; Aiden Devitt; Fergus Byrne; John P. McCabe

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Review of the Role of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring in Spinal Surgery With a Focus on the True and False Positives and a Clinical Correlation

Ben Murphy, Evelyn Murphy, John Irwin, Lyndon Low, Stephen Haffey, Aiden Devitt, Fergus Byrne and John P. McCabe

International Journal of Spine Surgery June 2022, 16 (3) 548-553; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8247

Ben Murphy

1 Spine Service, Department of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland

2 Discipline of Surgery, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

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Evelyn Murphy

1 Spine Service, Department of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland

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John Irwin

3 Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK

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Lyndon Low

1 Spine Service, Department of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland

2 Discipline of Surgery, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

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Stephen Haffey

3 Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK

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Aiden Devitt

1 Spine Service, Department of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland

2 Discipline of Surgery, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

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Fergus Byrne

1 Spine Service, Department of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland

2 Discipline of Surgery, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

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John P. McCabe

1 Spine Service, Department of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland

2 Discipline of Surgery, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

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vol. 16 no. 3 548-553

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Published online June 30, 2022.

This manuscript is generously published free of charge by ISASS, the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery. Copyright © 2022 ISASS. To see more or order reprints or permissions, see http://ijssurgery.com.

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Ben Murphy, MRCS1,2,
Evelyn Murphy, FRCS (TR & ORTH)1,
John Irwin3,
Lyndon Low, MB BCH BAO1,2,
Stephen Haffey, MRCP3,
Aiden Devitt, FRCS (TR & ORTH)1,2,
Fergus Byrne, FRCS (TR & ORTH)1,2 and
John P. McCabe, FRCS (TR & ORTH)1,2

¹ Spine Service, Department of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland
² Discipline of Surgery, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
³ Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK

Correspondence to Ben Murphy, Department of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, D04 T6F4, Ireland; benmurphy{at}rcsi.com

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Review of the Role of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring in Spinal Surgery With a Focus on the True and False Positives and a Clinical Correlation

Ben Murphy, Evelyn Murphy, John Irwin, Lyndon Low, Stephen Haffey, Aiden Devitt, Fergus Byrne, John P. McCabe

International Journal of Spine Surgery Jun 2022, 16 (3) 548-553; DOI: 10.14444/8247

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