STUDY DESIGN Case report. OBJECTIVE To report a previously undescribed association between complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and surgery for cervical disc protrusion. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Although CRPS has been associated with disc protrusion and lumbar spine surgery, there is no record in the literature of a similar association with cervical disc protrusion. METHODS Description...

This editorial article explores advances in the field of spinal surgery, focusing on minimally invasive surgery (MISS) and its applications treating cervical thoracic spine conditions. MISS has gained popularity due to reduced pain, minimal scarring, shorter recovery times compared traditional open surgery. Endoscopic core many procedures, offers several advantages, such as blood loss, tissue d...

Objective: We stress out the rare anomaly of a cervical Hemivertebra associated with adjacent level radiculitis due to degeneration. Results: We present a case of a 58 years old female with spontaneous finding of a cervical hemivertebra at the level C5. The patient suffered from cervical nerve root compression syndrome at the level C6/7 at the convex side of the scoliosis. She was treated by a ...

Background. The authors describe a lateral approach to the cervical spine for the management of spondylotic myeloradiculopathy. The rationale for this approach and surgical technique are discussed, as well as the advantages, disadvantages, complications, and pitfalls based on the author's experience over the last two decades. Methods. Spondylotic myelo-radiculopathy may be treated via a lateral...

The congenital anomalies of the lumbosacral nerve roots have frequently been found in the past as operative findings during surgery for protruded disc and are today diagnosed preoperatively with increasing frequency. They include the more cranial or more caudal origin of a nerve root, the conjoined structure of two roots and the anastomoses between two or more roots. This study reviews the larg...