Vol 6 (June 30, 2026): AME Surgical Journal

Letter to the Editor | Orthopedics 
Decortication as an underreported determinant of fusion success in adult spinal deformity
Audai H. Abudayeh, Iakiv Fishchenko
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Review Article | Neurosurgery 
Use of supplemental rods in long posterior sacropelvic fusions for adult spinal deformity
Thomas J. Buell, Ricardo J. Fernandez-de Thomas, Justin S. Smith, Munish C. Gupta
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Review Article | Other 
Applications of the metaverse in medicine and surgery: a mini-review
Michele Ammendola, Francesca Vescio, Silvia Curcio, Giuseppe Massimiliano De Luca, Maria Luposella, Nicola de’Angelis, Chiara Bollino, Antonia Rizzuto, Alessandro Dario Mazzotta, Riccardo Memeo, Maher Moazin, Mansoor Khan, Gabriele Anania, Andrew A. Gumbs, Mario Testini, R. Mattew Walsh, Mohanad Al Ansari
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Review Article | Lung Surgery 
Artificial intelligence in thoracic surgery: from nodule detection to surgical planning—a narrative review
Piergiorgio Muriana
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Surgical Technique | Cardiac Surgery 
A modified surgical aortic root enlargement technique preserving the aorto-mitral curtain to prevent prosthesis-patient mismatch during aortic valve replacement
Sam Papernick, Navneet Kang, Hugo Monteiro Neder Issa
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Original Article | Orthopedics 
Introducing the spinal invasiveness score to quantify spine surgery wait lists: a stakeholder analysis
Gurjovan Sahi, Aazad Abbas, Jaskaran Singh, Sager Hanna, Nischal Ghimire, Michael Johnson, Stephen Lewis, Jay Toor
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