The lumbar pseudomeningocele (PSM) is an uncommon condition, mainly, after a lumbar blunt trauma. The authors present a rare case of PSM following a lumbar blunt trauma which did not show any abnormalities in the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lumbar region. Firstly, the patient underwent to conservative treatment that fail and then it was performed a surgical approach of the lumbar ar...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review of a large series of patients who underwent spinal surgery at a single institution during a 10-year period. OBJECTIVES To further clarify the frequency of incidental durotomy during spine surgery, its treatment, associated complications, and results of long-term clinical follow-up. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Incidental durotomy is a relatively common occurr...

Dural sealants are an adjunct to obtain watertight closure after intradural procedures. This study aims to characterize the appearance on MR imaging of 3 commonly employed dural sealants: fibrin glue, PEGH, and BSAG. To this end, patients who underwent spinal intradural procedures that included the use of dural sealant during closure were identified retrospectively. Post-operative data on 15 pa...

BACKGROUND The authors describe a new computerized tomography (CT) myelography technique with coronal and oblique coronal view to demonstrate the status of the cervical nerve rootlets involved in brachial plexus injury. They discuss the value of this technique for diagnosis of nerve root avulsion compared with CT myelography with axial view. METHODS CT myelography was performed with penetrati...