Thoracic disc herniations are commonly found in asymptomatic individuals, sometimes with genetic predisposition. Congenital fusions of cervical vertebrae occur in Klippel-Feil syndrome, which may be asymptomatic or cause compressive myelitis due to cervical instability or associated herniated discs. We report the case of a 72-year-old man with monophasic acute transverse myelitis probably cause...

Direct anterior approach to the cervicothoracic spine (C7-T4) poses a technical challenge in neurosurgery, due to the presence of important neurovascular structures anterior to the cervicothoracic junction (CTJ). Median Sternotomy approach is a surgical option that allows for direct anterior exposure of the lower cervical and upper thoracic vertebrae. We report the first case from Ghana, West A...

This 54 year old male patient complained of upper back pain for four months, which increased on physical exertion. An X-ray examination of the spine showed compression fractures of the anterior aspects of the thoracic vertebrae VI and XI as well as anterior aspects of the thoracic vertebrae VI and XI and signs of osteoporosis. Physical examination revealed signs of hypogonadism as well as eunuc...

A clinical case of surgical treatment a female patient with dumbbell schwannoma growing from the T4 nerve root and aggressive hemangioma vertebral body arch is presented. The open kyphoplasty through posterior approach was performed followed by laminectomy, costotransversectomy at T4–T5 level on left, total microsurgical resection tumor right extrapleural approach, transpedicular fixation T3–T5...

abstract malacoplakia is a rare chronic inflammatory disease associated with infection and immunosuppression, and very few occurrences have been reported in the bone. the authors describe the case of a 22-year-old woman with paraplegia and urinary and fecal incontinence whose thoracic spine magnetic resonance imaging suggested a tumoral or extensive inflammatory process in the body of the 8th, ...

OBJECTIVE To estimate how axial rotation of lumbar vertebrae quantitatively affects bone mineral density, as measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in the anteroposterior plane. DESIGN Observational study. SETTING University teaching hospital, Hong Kong. PATIENTS Cadaver lumbar vertebrae (L2 to L4) were removed from four adults. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Using dual energy X-ray absorp...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to present an automated system that analyzes digitized x-ray images of small animal spines identifying the effects of disc degeneration. The age-related disc and spine degeneration that occurs in the sand rat (Psammomys obesus) has previously been documented radiologically; selected representative radiographs with age-related changes were used here to dev...

Abstract The aim of this is to evaluate the biomechanical performance double-level semirigid pedicle screw fixation and artificial intervertebral disc replacement in lumbar spine. Ti6Al4V CFR-PEEK material are used for replacement. In present study, carried out between L3-L4-L5 regions under application moment 6,8,10 Nm range motion compared during flexion, extension, right-left lateral bending...

Whiplash injury is a relatively common occurrence, but its mechanism and optimal treatment remain poorly understood. It is estimated that the incidence of whiplash injury is approximately 4 per 1,000 persons. The most common radiographic findings include either preexisting degenerative changes or a slight flattening of the normal lordotic curvature of the cervical spine. Computed tomography and...

The etiology of pediatric idiopathic scoliosis remains poorly understood and it is likely that there a combination different factors responsible for its initiation development. Although the literature highlights importance mechanical on spinal deformations, concepts did not receive attention consideration they deserve. Cobb angle gold standard value to assess extent deformations risk progressio...