choroid plexus papillomas are rare intracranial tumors, accounting for less than 1% of all intracranial tumors in adults. however, they are relatively more common in children and constitute 1.5 to 4% of childhood intracranial tumors. in children, choroid plexus papillomas are predominately located in the lateral ventricles, followed by the forth and third ventricles and, rarely, in the cerebell...

Background: In the United States, low back pain remains a common problem and a number one reason to see a physician in the outpatient setting. Etiology is complex and likely multifactorial and includes; degenerative disc disease, zygapophysial joint arthritis, vertebral misalignment, muscle strain, ligament sprain, myofascial pain, among others. Based on evidence of increased inflammatory respo...

BACKGROUND The choice of surgical methods for lumbosacral tuberculosis is controversial due to the complex anterior anatomy and peculiar biomechanics of the lumbosacral junction. The objective of this study was to explore the clinical effect of posterior intervertebral space debridement with annular bone graft fusion and fixation for the treatment of lumbosacral tuberculosis. METHODS We retro...

The lumbosacral region is of interest because of increased incidence of low back pain resulting from stress and strain. The lumbosacral spine supports and transmits weight of the body to the inferior extremity and thus plays an important role in posture. In lumbosacral transitional vertebra either the fifth lumbar vertebra may show assimilation to sacrum (sacralisation) or the first lumbar vert...

Transitional lumbosacral vertebrae in the form of SI lumbarization and LV sacralization are classified as spinal anomalies. In domestic medical literature, there few publications devoted to these pathological conditions. course a study available literature on problem transitional vertebrae, it was found that frequency cases diagnosis ranges from 4 30% clinical cases. The share patients with lum...

STUDY DESIGN A cross-sectional case-control study was designed to compare the sagittal alignment of lumbosacral regions in two groups of patients suffering from low back pain, one with intervertebral disc pathologies and one without. PURPOSE To evaluate the correlation between lumbosacral sagittal alignment and disc degeneration. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Changes in lumbar lordosis and pelvic ...

STUDY DESIGN A retrospective study. OBJECTIVE To determine the risk factors for sacroiliac joint pain (SIJP) after lumbar or lumbosacral fusion. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Recently, the sacroiliac joint has gained increased attention as a source of pain after lumbar or lumbosacral fusion. We examined the factors related to the development of SIJP after lumbar or lumbosacral fusion. METHOD...

BACKGROUND Prevalence of electrophysiological abnormalities in patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy was evaluated. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed on 97 consecutive patients with the clinical diagnosis of lumbosacral radiculopathy. Complete neurological examinations and standard electrophysiological evaluation was performed on the patients. RESULTS Patients under study had ...

Lumbosacral plexopathy is a rare clinical entity that results in potentially severe neurological deficit. The clinical presentation of lumbosacral plexopathy includes motor and sensory deficits. However to the best of our knowledge, hip instability secondary to lumbosacral plexopathy has not been reported in current literature. We report two cases of pelvic injury in which recurrent hip subluxa...