Before surgery, this patient's TTM was right-sided, but after subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation, her wound picking was only left-sided. This case suggests that subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation may have a role in unleashing the symptomatology of TTM through an as yet poorly understood mechanism. Furthermore, there is also an implication that the pathophysiology of PD and TTM may be intertwined.

rhBMP can safely be used in patients undergoing posterior cervical fusion, as it does not produce complications at the rate previously seen with its use in the anterior cervical spine.

Long-term prospective outcomes in patients undergoing minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MITLIF) is not well studied. This article is a prospective clinical study to examine short-/long-term outcomes of 304 patients undergoing MITLIF. There were statistically significant clinical outcomes after MITLIF surgery, including spinal fusion and decreased postoperative complications.