Operative Management of Post-tumor Spinal Deformity

National audit of post-operative management in spinal surgery

BACKGROUND There is some evidence from a Cochrane review that rehabilitation following spinal surgery may be beneficial. METHODS We conducted a survey of current post-operative practice amongst spinal surgeons in the United Kingdom in 2002 to determine whether such interventions are being included routinely in the post-operative management of spinal patients. The survey included all surgeons ...

Operative management of spinal injuries.

Management of a post-operative multi-resistant infectious spondylitis associated with a kyphotic deformity.

Anterior spinal infection (prevertebral abscess and/or discitis) after posterior instrumentation for vertebral fractures is a challenging complication, since a new implant may become necessary anteriorly, in a septic environment. Generally accepted management guidelines are yet to be established. The authors present a case of posterior instrumentation for fractures of T12 and L1, complicated af...

Management of Post-traumatic Zygomatic Orbital Deformity

Secondary deformities of orbitozygomatic region present a formidable challenge to surgeon in terms of restoration of form and function. Often times the reasons sited in literature for these deformities are inadequate management or misdiagnosis at the time of initial presentation. However all the patients in our series presented late to us on account of diffi cult terrain and poor means of trans...

Spinal Deformity in Neurofibromatosis: Classification and Management

The effects of treatment of scoliosis in neurofibromatosis type 1 are less satisfactory than other scoliotic types due to the particular pathogenesis and clinical characteristics. Surgical treatment usually included 360 degrees fusion with instrumentation, but optimal strategies are different according to the degree of deformity. High incidence of pseudarthrosis, extensive bleeding and curve pr...