INTRODUCTION Although Brucella spondylitis and Brucella discitis have been frequently reported, Brucella infection of the vertebral arch is rare and has not been previously described. We present the first case of Brucella infection of the thoracic vertebral arch with epidural abscess formation and discuss the clinical key points. CASE PRESENTATION A 57-year-old man of Han nationality with a h...

A 50-year-old man presented with severe back pain and tenderness throughout the lumbar area after falling from a ladder. He had an unstable type-B burst fracture, with a spinal canal narrowing of 36% and an anterior height loss of 65%. His lower-limb neurological function was intact. An Ilizarov external spinal fixator was used; the pedicular half pins were inserted into the bilateral T11, T12,...

We report the technique and early results of the Dwyer-Hartshill method for segmental fixation of the spine. This uses pedicular screws wired to a rectangular frame and is indicated after laminectomy.

BACKGROUND Lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis (LDS) is a degenerative slippage of the lumbar vertebrae. We aimed to evaluate the surgical outcome of degenerative spondylolisthesis with neural decompression, pedicular screw fixation, reduction, and posterolateral fusion. METHODS This before-after study was carried out on 45 patients (37 female and 8 male) with LDS operated from August 2008 ...

BACKGROUND To report to the orthopedic community a case of vertebral fracture and adjacent vertebral subluxation through the upper instrumented vertebra after thoracolumbar fusion with augmentation of the cranial level. METHODS This report reviewed the patient`s medical record, her imaging studies and related literature. The possible factors contributing to this fracture are hypothesized. R...

Address for Correspondence: Dr. Seema, Professor, Department of Anatomy, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Vallah (Punjab), India. Ph No.: +919914754354 E-Mail: [email protected] Background: Pedicles of lumbar vertebrae are commonly fractured especially in older age group due to osteoporosis and need surgical screws fixation for stabilization of vertebrae. Different...

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practice and a very safe procedure, but it can result in sudden life threatening though infrequent vascular complications with greater than 50% mortality [1]. Such events usually require immediate intervention, so it is essential that anesthesiologists and surgeons be aware of this potential complication, its manifestation and treatment. The incidence of iatrogenic vascular complications in lum...