BACKGROUND Percutaneous vertebroplasty is a minimally invasive procedure that can be performed to treat pain and immobility associated with vertebral compression fractures. Previous studies have shown that a single injection can achieve adequate fill across the midline of the vertebral body. PURPOSE To compare the radiological outcomes of using a novel steerable needle with using a convention...

Post-Dural puncture headache (PDPH) is a distressing complication that can occur following dural during spinal anesthesia. It believed to arise from cerebrospinal fluid leakage and subsequent reflex cerebral vasodilation. Notably, PDPH occurs more frequently in young parturient women undergoing Caesarean sections. This study aims evaluate the frequency of patients elective delivery, comparing u...

Aim of study To develop a new safe and reliable method fixing an epidural catheter (EC), to compare the results this EC in subcutaneous canal using modified spinal needle (MSN) adhesive tape with standard only when performing combined double-segment spinal-epidural anesthesia (CDSEA) surgical treatment fractures bones lower limb. Material methods A comparative two fixation was carried out patie...

We describe a minimally invasive arthroscopic technique for anterior diskectomy of the cervical spine. Fingertip pressure is applied between the carotid sheath laterally and the pharynx medially. The trachea and esophagus are displaced to the contralateral side. The disk level, soft-tissue thickness, and midline are verified with image intensification. A spinal needle is inserted through the so...

In an attempt to determine whether, following intravenous injection of hypertonic solutions of sodium chloride, an increased amount of this salt could be detected in the cerebra-spinal fluid, it was noted that within a short time after the intravenous injection, cerebra-spinal fluid could not be obtained when the subarachnoid space was entered. This observation led at once to the attachment of ...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to describe the state of the art in surgical robotics for spinal interventions, a challenging problem for which robots can provide valuable assistance. METHODS Multiple electronic databases were searched for articles published during the last 10 years (2002-2012). Results were refined by defined inclusion criteria. RESULTS A total of 18 different robots were foun...

Objective To determine whether spinal anesthesia combined with obturator nerve blockade (SOB) is effective in preventing obturator nerve stimulation, jerking and bladder perforation during transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT). Material and methods In this clinical trial, 30 patients were randomly divided into two groups: spinal anesthesia (SA) and SOB. In SA group, 2.5 cc of 0.5% ...