Posterior approach blepharoptosis surgery, via the transconjunctival route, was probably the first method of surgery employed to shorten the levator palpebrae superioris (LPS) muscle. A review of the literature demonstrates how surgery has evolved since Blaskovics' first described his technique in 1923. We describe our newer method of posterior approach white-line advancement blepharoptosis rep...

It is a well-know fact that type 2 odontoid fractures frequently go into nonunion. If left untreated, patients may develop irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation (AAD). We describe the surgical management of two patients with neglected odontoid fractures and irreducible AAD treated with single stage anterior release followed by posterior instrumented fusion. Both patients presented with history o...

Recent years have seen growing interest in deterministic search approaches to spike-andslab Bayesian variable selection. Such methods have focused on the goal of finding a global mode to identify a “best model”. However, the report of a single model will be a misleading reflection of the model uncertainty inherent in a highly multimodal posterior. Motivated by non-parametric variational Bayes s...

STUDY DESIGN A single-institution, single-surgeon retrospective review. OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy of posterior only approach with short instrumentation and prolonged suction drainage in managing lumbar pyogenic spondylitis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Several methods of posterior surgical treatment for pyogenic spondylitis have been reported, there have been few reports regarding the ...

There are few reports on the treatment of pyogenic lumbar spondylodiscitis through the posterior approach using a single incision. Between October 1999 and March 2003 we operated on 18 patients with pyogenic lumbar spondylodiscitis. All underwent posterior lumbar interbody fusion using an autogenous bone graft from the iliac crest and pedicle screws via a posterior approach. The clinical outcom...

Abstract The implant-supported removable partial dentures should be an alternative to conventional removable partial dentures and implant-supported fixed partial prostheses when the implant’s insertion is confined by bone height and thickness. Placing a single implant in the posterior region would modify the Kennedy Class II configuration to a Kennedy Class III and increase the stability a...

STUDY DESIGN This is a retrospective study. PURPOSE To determine the efficacy and safety of a posterior transpedicular approach with regard to functional and radiological outcomes in people with thoracic and thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Spinal tuberculosis can cause serious morbidity, including permanent neurological deficits and severe deformities. Medical trea...