OBJECTIVE Surgical management of spinal metastases at the cervicothoracic junction (CTJ) is highly complex and relies on case-based decision-making. The aim this multicentric study was to describe surgical procedures for CTJ provide guidance clinical management. METHODS Patients eligible were those with (C7–T2) who had been consecutively treated in 2005–2019 7 academic institutions across Europ...

Bone-marrow transplantation has increased the survival of patients with mucopolysaccharidosis-I. We describe the spinal problems and their management in 12 patients with this disorder who have been followed up for a mean of 4.5 years since transplantation. High lumbar kyphosis was seen in ten patients which was associated with thoracic scoliosis in one. Isolated thoracic scoliosis was seen in a...

Study Design Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. Objectives Few studies have investigated the role of preoperative anemia on postoperative outcomes of posterior cervical fusion. This study looked to investigate the potential relationship between preoperative anemia and postoperative outcomes following posterior cervical spine fusion. Methods Data from patients undergoing...

BACKGROUND This study was undertaken to assess the radiologic outcome of spinal fusion, with bone chips from laminectomy in patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis. METHODS From January 1993 to September 2001, 95 patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis were managed and followed up well at our Orthopedic Division. All patients presented with persistent low back pain, radiculopathy and claudicati...

Surgical treatment for spinal tuberculosis includes focal tuberculosis debridement, segmental stability reconstruction, neural decompression and kyphotic deformity correction. For the lesions mainly involved anterior and middle column of the spine, anterior operation of debridement and fusion with internal fixation has been becoming the most frequently used surgical technique for the spinal tub...

Lumbar degenerative disease (LDD) refers to the normal strain of body involving lumbar bone, ligament, intervertebral disc, thereby protruding slippage, spinal stenosis and other lesions. fusion surgery has been proved be an effective strategy for treatment LDD. At present, a variety methods such as anterior posterior have reported. This article aims review discuss reported strategies LDD relat...

STUDY DESIGN Prospective, randomized, controlled study of patients with lateral cervical disc herniations, operated either in a full-endoscopic posterior or conventional microsurgical anterior technique. OBJECTIVE Comparison of results of cervical discectomies in full-endoscopic posterior foraminotomy technique with the conventional microsurgical anterior decompression and fusion. SUMMARY O...

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Minimal access surgery is becoming more popular for spinal fusion because of a lower theoretical risk of complications and shorter postoperative recovery period, compared with the traditional open approach. The lateral approach uses retroperitoneal transpsoas access to the vertebra, obviating the need for an approach surgeon and minimizing muscular disruption, thus allowing a...

Atlantoaxial facet joints have been proposed as the center of mobility and also center for instability of the atlantoaxial region. Because of the high mobility of the atlantoaxial (C1-C2) motion segment, fusion rates at this level have been substantially lower than those at the subaxial spine. The success of craniovertebral junction surgery depends on adequate reduction, decompression of cranio...

objectives major differences exist in the anatomy and biomechanics of the growing spine that causes failure patterns different from those in adults. spinal injury in the pediatric patient is a main concern because timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment can prevent further neurologic damage and deformity and potentiate recovery. we conducted a retrospective clinical study of 137 cases (93 bo...