Although vertebroplasty (VP) using polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is thought to be an effective procedure for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, several complications have been reported. In this paper, we present three patients who developed local kyphotic deformity as a result of late collapse of the cemented vertebrae. In all patients we safely removed the PMMA block through an ante...

Introduction. Spinal fractures account for 63.6 cases per 100,000 populations. Of these, the largest number falls on Th10-L2 zone. Regardless of choice treatment tactics in early period spinal injury, a vast patients continue to complain local pain and deformity. In these patients, surgical may be indicated. At preoperative stage, operating surgeon faces problem choosing an intervention suffici...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective diagnostic study. PURPOSE To define a new radiological sign, "Baltalimani sign," in severe angular kyphosis (SAK) and to report its relationship with the risk of neurological deficits and deformity severity. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Baltalimani sign was previously undefined in the literature. METHODS We propose Baltalimani sign as the axial orientation of the vert...

UNLABELLED We retrospectively reviewed 12 patients with spinal tuberculosis of the thoracic and lumbar spine who had radical débridement, anterior decompression, interbody arthrodesis with an anterior interbody titanium cage, and autologous bone grafts, combined with a standardized perioperative antituberculous regimen. Their mean age was 55.1 years and they were observed for a mean of 65.3 mon...

PURPOSE To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of one-stage lateral rhachotomy and posterior fusion with compression hooks, for the treatment of Pott's paralysis in the elderly. METHODS 11 elderly patients underwent lateral rhachotomy (costotransversectomy and pediculectomy) to debride the tuberculosis focus extending into the epidural space and to decompress the spinal cord. After debridem...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the results of the surgical treatment of the spinal Kyphosis using the Ponte's technique (multiple posterior osteotomies). METHODS Ten patients (8 with Scheuermann's kyphosis and 2 with kyphosis after laminectomy) submitted to surgical correction of kyphotic deformity greater than 70° were retrospectively assessed. The age at the surgical time ranged from 12 to 20 years ...

Object. The effects of sagittal kyphotic deformities or mechanical stress on the development of cervical spondylotic myelopathy, or the reduction and fusion of kyphotic sagittal alignment have not been consistently documented. The aim in this study was to determine the effects of kyphotic sagittal alignment of the cervical spine in terms of neurological morbidity and outcome after 2 types of su...