Occasionally, unexpected neurological deficits occur after lumbar spinal surgery. We report a case of monoparesis after lumbar decompressive surgery. A 63-year-old man, who had undergone decompression of L4-5 for spinal stenosis 4 days previously in the other hospital, visted the emergency department with progressive weakness in the left leg and hypoesthesia below sensory level T7 on the right ...

Patients prefer minimally invasive techniques because such techniques reduce recovery times and provide cosmetic benefits. Reviewing the history of minimally invasive surgery helps us understand the advances in spine surgery. Minimally invasive spine surgery has adopted techniques from several fields to better treat spinal disorders. Minimally invasive spine surgery has been influenced by advan...

Over the past few decades, remarkable advancements in the understanding of the origin of low-back pain and lumbar spinal disorders have been achieved. Spinal fusion is generally considered the "gold standard" in the treatment of low-back pain; however, fusion is also associated with accelerated degeneration of adjacent levels. Spinal arthroplasty and dynamic stabilization technologies, as well ...

STUDY DESIGN Prospective study based on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the lumbar spinal root of the intervertebral foramen. PURPOSE This study was to compare MR three-dimensional (3D) sequences for the evaluation of the lumbar spinal root of the intervertebral foramen. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE The diagnosis of spinal disorders by MR imaging is commonly performed using two-dimensional T1-...

BACKGROUND Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of complex cervical spine disorders may underestimate the magnitude of structural disease because imaging is performed in a nondynamic non-weight-bearing manner. Myelography provides additional information but requires an invasive procedure. METHODS This was a prospective review of the first 20 upright weight-bearing cervical MRI proced...

Activity-dependent plasticity occurs in the spinal cord throughout life. Driven by input from the periphery and the brain, this plasticity plays an important role in the acquisition and maintenance of motor skills and in the effects of spinal cord injury and other central nervous system disorders. The responses of the isolated spinal cord to sensory input display sensitization, long-term potent...

Intramedullary spinal cord hemorrhage (hematomyelia) is an uncommon cause of myelopathy and can present in an acute, subacute, stepwise, or chronic fashion. Spinal vascular malformations such as intramedullary cavernomas and intradural arteriovenous malformations are the most common cause of atraumatic intramedullary spinal cord hemorrhage based on the existing literature. Additional considerat...

INTRODUCTION Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) is a transversal myelitis that extends through three or more vertebral segments in length. CASE REPORT A 52-year-old woman was hospitalized due to pain in the lumbar region, difficulty in walking, hypoesthesia of the anogenital area and urinary retention. In the past medical history, two years earlier, the patient had been diagn...

Previous studies have reported that poor posture can induce various musculoskeletal disorders. Recently, in children has become a problem. This study aimed to determine the characteristics of sagittal spinal alignment standing and sitting positions elementary school students how changes from position. Moreover, it clarifies (hyperkyphosis) position affects posture. was conducted among 83 studen...