The purpose of this study was to determine whether
patients with a burst fracture of the thoracolumbar
Aneurysmal bone cysts are uncommon lesions, especially in the
1. Some of the more common and obvious clinical syndromes arising from mechanical and degenerative derangements of the lumbar
Distraction fractures of the upper lumbar
To address the natural history of severe post-tuberculous (TB)
kyphosis, with focus upon the long-term neurological outcome, occurrence
of restrictive lung disease, and the effect on life expectancy. This is a retrospective clinical review of prospectively collected
imaging data based at a single institute. A total of 24 patients
of Southern Chinese origin who presented with spinal TB with a mean
of 113° of kyphosis (65° to 159°) who fulfilled inclusion criteria
were reviewed. Plain radiographs were used to assess the degree
of spinal deformity. Myelography, CT and MRI were used when available
to assess the integrity of the spinal cord and canal. Patient demographics,
age of onset of spinal TB and interventions, types of surgical procedure,
intra- and post-operative complications, and neurological status
were assessed. Aims
Patients and Methods
1. This is a preliminary report of an attempt to determine an objective reference point or "point of motion" during flexion and extension of the lumbar
A case of salmonella osteitis of the
We report an unusual presentation of a solitary plasma-cell myeloma of the
1. Six children suffering from acute infections of the
The aim of this study is to introduce and investigate the efficacy
and feasibility of a new vertebral osteotomy technique, vertebral
column decancellation (VCD), for rigid thoracolumbar kyphotic deformity
(TLKD) secondary to ankylosing spondylitis (AS). We took 39 patients from between January 2009 and January 2013
(26 male, 13 female, mean age 37.4 years, 28 to 54) with AS and
a TLKD who underwent VCD (VCD group) and compared their outcome
with 45 patients (31 male, 14 female, mean age 34.8 years, 23 to
47) with AS and TLKD, who underwent pedicle subtraction osteotomy
(PSO group), according to the same selection criteria. The technique
of VCD was performed at single vertebral level in the thoracolumbar
region of AS patients according to classification of AS kyphotic
deformity. Pre- and post-operative chin-brow vertical angle (CBVA),
sagittal vertical axis (SVA) and sagittal Cobb angle in the thoracolumbar
region were reviewed in the VCD and PSO groups. Intra- , post-operative
and general complications were analysed in both group.Aims
Patients and Methods
Some radiological features of the lumbar
The blood supply of the
We have reviewed 41 patients with malignant extradural tumours of the
Seat-belt fractures of the lumbar
1. Two cases of fracture-dislocation of the
We report three cases of thoracic
Fresh-frozen allografts from the humerus were used to help to stabilise the
1. The aetiology of a destructive lesion through a former interspace in a