Composite PEEK/Carbon fiber implants can increase the effectiveness of radiotherapy in the management of spine tumors [0.03%]
复合peek/碳纤维植入物可在脊柱肿瘤的放射治疗中发挥作用
Giuseppe Tedesco,Alessandro Gasbarrini,Stefano Bandiera et al.
Giuseppe Tedesco et al.
Background: Combination of surgery and radiotherapy in the treatment of primary spine tumour can be indicated in some cases where a satisfactory oncological margin cannot be achieved. The presence of metal hardware has al...
Single anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) using self- locking stand-alone polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage: evaluation of pain and health-related quality of life [0.03%]
单节段前路颈椎间盘摘除融合术(PEEK融合 Cage)的临床疗效分析
Stylianos Kapetanakis,Tryfon Thomaidis,George Charitoudis et al.
Stylianos Kapetanakis et al.
Background: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) constitutes the conventional treatment of cervical disc herniation due to degenerative disc disease (DDD). ACDF with plating presents a variety of complications p...
Lorenzo Nigro,Pasquale Donnarumma
Lorenzo Nigro
A case of cervical tuberculosis with severe kyphosis treated with a winged expandable cage after double corpectomy [0.03%]
双椎体切除后带翼可膨胀 Cage 治疗严重的颈椎结核后凸畸形一例
Lorenzo Nigro,Roberto Tarantino,Pasquale Donnarumma et al.
Lorenzo Nigro et al.
In this case report, we demonstrate that the use of a winged expandable cage was able to obtain good clinical and radiological results in a case of cervical tuberculosis with severe kyphosis. However, case series will be necessary to affirm...
C5 palsy after insertion of a winged expandable cervical cage: a case report and literature review [0.03%]
颈椎植入可膨胀翼状笼后出现C5神经麻痹：一例报告及文献回顾
Lorenzo Nigro,Roberto Tarantino,Pasquale Donnarumma et al.
Lorenzo Nigro et al.
C5 nerve root palsy is a well-known complication after anterior or posterior cervical decompression. Many theories have been proposed but the etiology is still unclear. The use of a winged expandable cage after single or multiple corpectomy...
M Burhan Janjua,Michael L Smith,Kartik Shenoy et al.
M Burhan Janjua et al.
Spinal cord compression due to synovial facet cyst in thoracolumbar spine is rare. Several etiologies of juxtafacet cysts (JFCs) in this location have been discussed, particularly overload of the arthritic facet joints. Due to the narrow ca...
Solitary vertebral metastasis of primary clear cell carcinoma of the liver: a case report and review of literature [0.03%]
原发性肝透明细胞癌单一椎体转移一例报告及文献复习
Karthikeyan Maharajan,Hwee Weng Dennis Hey,Ivan Tham et al.
Karthikeyan Maharajan et al.
Primary clear cell carcinoma of liver (PCCCL) is an uncommon variant of primary hepatocellular carcinoma. Though the literature describes a better prognosis in relation to the proportion of clear cells in the tumour when compared to the oth...
Does sitting versus standing radiographic assessment of odontoid fractures matter? A case report [0.03%]
坐位与立位摄片对齿状突骨折的诊断有影响吗——一例报告
Ilyas S Aleem,Yazeed Gussous,Michael King et al.
Ilyas S Aleem et al.
Fractures of the odontoid are the most common cervical spine injury in the geriatric population. The relationship between odontoid fracture displacement and postural change has not been previously described. We present the first described c...
Albert Edward Telfeian,Michael Punsoni,Christoph P Hofstetter
Albert Edward Telfeian
Tethered cord syndrome is a constellation of symptoms and signs that include back and leg pain, bowel and bladder dysfunction, scoliosis and lower extremity weakness and deformity. Tethering may be due to a tight filum terminale or a form o...
Unusual delayed presentation of superior mesenteric artery syndrome following scoliosis correction surgery-a case report and review of literature [0.03%]
特发性脊柱侧弯术后奇延饥综合征的病例报告及文献复习
Karthikeyan Maharajan,Joseph Shanthakumar Thambiah
Karthikeyan Maharajan
Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome secondary to extrinsic compression of third part of duodenum is an uncommon complication following scoliosis surgery. It is imperative to diagnose this presentation at an earlier stage as it can be ...