The diagnostic sub-categorization of
Aims. Patients with
Aims. Early cases of
There is no universally agreed definition of
cauda equina syndrome (CES). Clinical signs of CES including direct
rectal examination (DRE) do not reliably correlate with
Aims. Diagnosis of
Aims.
1. The syndrome of spinal stenosis is due to compression of the
Aims. The early diagnosis of
Spinal nerve roots often sustain compression injuries. We used a Wistar rat model of the
No previous studies have examined the physical
characteristics of patients with
Midline prolapse of a disc causing compression of the
1. Ten patients with neurological evidence of damage to the intrathecal sacral nerve roots of the
Five patients known to be HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)-positive--that is, susceptible to AIDS--presented with symptoms initially thought to be indicative of lumbar disc lesions. Signs of nerve root or
1. Two cases of fracture-dislocation of the spine at the lumbo-sacral level are reported. 2. One patient was treated conservatively and survived, with a
1. Three patients with backache and spinal cord or
A retrospective study of 32 patients with primary tumours of the
The nerve roots of the
1. One hundred and sixty cases of incomplete or complete paraplegia due to extradural malignant tumour have been reviewed. Between 1959 and 1969 laminectomy for decompression of the cord was performed in 154 of these cases as an urgent measure and the results in 129 cases with full records have been assessed. 2. Immediate laminectomy, a palliative procedure, gave worthwhile improvement in 35 percent of cases of incomplete paraplegia; such patients could walk and had satisfactory control of bladder function at least six months after operation. 3. There were no satisfactory results when the paraplegia was complete. 4. The relief of pain following decompression may be gratifying, even if the patient does not improve sufficiently to fulfil the criteria of a satisfactory result. 5. The results emphasise the importance of early diagnosis, myelography and decompression if a patient with incomplete paralysis is to be offered any chance of relief.
Aims. The aim of this study was to explore risk factors for complications associated with dural tear (DT), including the types of DT, and the intra- and postoperative management of DT. Patients and Methods. Between 2012 and 2017, 12 171 patients with degenerative lumbar diseases underwent primary lumbar spine surgery. We investigated five categories of potential predictors: patient factors (sex, age, body mass index, and primary disease), surgical factors (surgical procedures, operative time, and estimated blood loss), types of DT (inaccessible for suturing/clipping and the presence of