The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of hydroxyapatite grafts in multilevel cervical interbody fusion during the one year follow-up. A total of 86 patients with degenerative cervical disc disease underwent all together 224 cervical interbody fusion procedures in which either Smith-Robinson or Cloward type hydroxyapatite grafts were used. The surgeries included radiculopathy in 38 c...

The report describes the herniation of a huge migrated cervical disc, which was treated by a combined anterior approach. A 50-year-old man presented with radiculopathy and myelopathy. Radiological images revealed the herniation of a huge disc which had migrated superiorly from the C6-7 disc to the C5-6 disc. We tried to combine an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and transcorporea...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVE Determine if pre-operative cervical alignment serves as an independent predictor of pre-operative disability as measured by the neck disability index (NDI). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA There is growing interest in the relationship between cervical sagittal alignment and clinical outcomes. While prior studies have shown that C2-C7 sa...

Introduction: This study evaluated the safety and effectiveness of Dynamic Cervical Implants (DCI) as a form of dynamic instrumentation to treat single level cervical disc disease. This is a prospective case study of 15 consecutive patients, treated by the author, with single level cervical disc disease. Study duration was 3 years from October 2009 to October 2012. These 15 cases included 10 me...

Figure – Lateral epicondylitis, or tennis elbow, occurs most frequently in the extensor carpi radialis brevis tendon. The high incidence of lateral epicondylitis in patients with cervical radiculopathy suggests a correlation between C6 and C7 radiculopathy and the onset of lateral epicondylitis. Background A diagnosis of lateral epicondylitis, described as a condition causing pain in the latera...

OBJECTIVE: The authors describe the rationale for choosing a lateral approach to the cervical spine for the management of spondylotic myelo-radiculopathy; the surgical technique as well as its advantages, disadvantages, complications and pitfalls are discussed along with a critical review of their experience accumulated during the last two decades. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A lateral approach to th...

OBJECTIVE Tandem cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis (TSS) is classically described as intermittent claudication, gait disturbance, and clinical findings of mixed myelopathy and polyradiculopathy. Rarely, patients can present with TSS manifesting in isolated lumbar pain. Several reports have demonstrated improved lumbar back pain and radiculopathy after decompressive cervical spine procedures. ...

This study was designed to investigate the incidence of lateral root of the ulnar nerve through cadaveric dissection and to analyze its impact on myotomes corresponding to the flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) assessed by electrodiagnostic study. Dissection of the brachial plexus (BP) was performed in 38 arms from 19 cadavers, and the connecting branches between the lateral cord and medial cord (or be...

Cervical spondylosis is a common problem encountered in modern orthopaedic practice. It is associated with significant patient morbidity related to the consequent radiculopathic and myelopathic symptoms. Operative intervention for this condition is generally indicated if conservative measures fail; however there are some circumstances in which urgent surgical intervention is necessary. Planning...