Cervical spine surgery

Cervical spine surgery

Most surgery is designed to relieve compression of the spinal cord or spinal nerve roots. Reduction in the bore of the vertebral spinal or root canals (spinal stenosis) can occur in many conditions, and some patients have congenitally narrow canals. Osteophytic projections at the intervertebral joints (cervical spondylosis) are the commonest problem. Tumours, infection, trauma, disc protrusions...

Osteoporosis in Cervical Spine Surgery.

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective administrative database analysis. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of osteoporosis (OS) on complications and outcomes in patients undergoing cervical spine surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA OS is the most prevalent degenerative human bone disease, and spine surgeons will inevitably perform procedures on patients with OS. These patients might present a difficu...

Images in spine surgery: rheumatoid arthritis in cervical spine.

C5 palsy after cervical spine decompression surgery.

Degenerative cervical spondylosis and cervical compression myelopathy are common causes of morbidity in middle-aged and elderly individuals. Clinical presentations include progressive spastic quadriparesis, sensory loss at or below the neck, and urinary incontinence. Although nonoperative treatment is acceptable in mild nonprogressive myelopathy, surgical decompression or stabilization is indic...

Rare Complications of Cervical Spine Surgery: Pseudomeningocoele

STUDY DESIGN This study was a retrospective, multicenter cohort study. OBJECTIVES Rare complications of cervical spine surgery are inherently difficult to investigate. Pseudomeningocoele (PMC), an abnormal collection of cerebrospinal fluid that communicates with the subarachnoid space, is one such complication. In order to evaluate and better understand the incidence, presentation, treatment,...