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Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Decompression Using a Novel L‐Shaped Impactor for Treating Lumbar Foraminal and Nerve Root Canal Stenosis in Elderly Patients With High Iliac Crests: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Orthopaedic Surgery, Volume 18, Issue 4, Page 885-892, April 2026.
The L‐shaped impactor offers several distinct advantages. Its unique design allows for better access to the lumbar region, reducing the need for extensive soft tissue dissection and minimizing trauma to surrounding structures. This not only shortens the operation time but also promotes faster patient recovery.
Mengzi Hu, Zhenfei Wang, Quan Zhang, Chunzeng Wang, Jianwei Zhang, Guangwang Liu   +5 more
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Cauda equina, conus medullaris and syndromes mimicking sciatic pain: WFNS spine committee recommendations

World Neurosurgery: X
Introduction: Cauda equina syndrome (CES), conus medullaris syndrome (CMS), and sciatica-like syndromes or “sciatica mimics” (SM) may present as diagnostic and/or therapeutic dilemmas for the practicing spine surgeon.
Sandeep Vaishya, Mirza Pojskic, Manbachan Singh Bedi, Joachim Oertel, Christoph Sippl, Scott Robertson, Corinna Zygourakis   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intradural spinal metastasis of renal cell cancer. Report of a case and review of 26 published cases [PDF]

, 2018
Metastatic disease in the intradural compartment of the spine is a rare manifestation of cancer. We report the case of an 82-year-old patient with an intradural, extramedullary metastasis of renal cell carcinoma in the cervical spine. A literature search
Cordier, Dominik, Frank, Stephan, Jost, Gregory, Merlo, Adrian, Zimmerer, Stephan   +4 more
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Clinical and radiological outcomes after conservative treatment of TB spondylitis: is the 15 years' follow-up in the MRC study long enough? [PDF]

, 2013
Introduction: Tuberculosis of the spine is a still a common disease entity, not only in developing countries but is also returning in developed countries especially in the immune-compromised patients. Conservative treatment with chemotherapy is still the
Cheung, WY, Luk, KDK
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Ten‐Year Outcome of a Patient With Concurrent Pelvic Myeloid Sarcoma and Underlying Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia in Chronic Phase: A Case Report and Literature Review

Cancer Reports, Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Myeloid sarcoma is a rare solid tumour of immature myeloid precursors occurring in an extramedullary site. It often presents significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges to clinical haematologists. Case We describe a previously healthy patient who presented simultaneously with hyperleucocytic chronic myeloid leukaemia in ...
Kar Ying Yong, Soo How Lim, Lee Gong Lau, Lee Ping Chew   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Non-traumatic rupture of the ligamentum flavum with symptomatic spontaneous lumbar epidural hematoma: A case report

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2019
We present a case of a healthy 31 year-old male plumber who presented to the emergency room with acute onset back pain that acutely developed after simply bending over. He developed radiculopathy and cauda equina syndrome over a period of hours.
Ashwin G. Ramayya, MD, PhD, Alejandro Carrasquilla, BS, Frederick L. Hitti, MD, PhD, Peter J. Madsen, MD, Jayesh P. Thawani, MD, Kimberly Imbesi, MD, Michael Trotter, MD, David K. Kung, MD, James Schuster, MD, PhD   +8 more
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Paraplegia due to missed thoracic meningioma after lumbar spinal decompression surgery: A case report and review of the literature [PDF]

, 2014
Spinal meningiomas are often localized to the thoracic level and symptoms from a spinal meningioma are determined by the location of the mass. We present a case of thoracic paraplegia due to a thoracic spinal cord tumor (meningioma) that was not detected
Cüneyt Göçmez, Demet Uçar, Gül Türkcü, Kemal Nas, Mehmet Okçu, Mehtap Bozkurt, Pelin Oktayoğlu, Serda Em   +7 more
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Peri-operative Radiological Factors Predicting Outcome of Discogenic Cauda Equina Syndrome

Egyptian Spine Journal, 2018
Background Data: Acute cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a rare disorder considered as a neurosurgical emergency. It can be devastating in some circumstances. Outcome can be predicted by certain preoperative radiological and clinical items.
Ahmed Elsawaf, Ayman Gallhom, Mohamed Khattab   +2 more
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Tumors in von Hippel–Lindau Syndrome: From Head to Toe—Comprehensive State-of-the-Art Review [PDF]

, 2018
Von Hippel–Lindau syndrome (VHL) is an autosomal-dominant hereditary tumor disease that arises owing to germline mutations in the VHL gene, located on the short arm of chromosome 3.
Bhalla, Sanjeev, Ganeshan, Dhakshinamoorthy, Lubner, Meghan G., Menias, Christine O., Pickhardt, Perry J., Ramalingam, Preetha, Sandrasegaran, Kumaresan   +6 more
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Is MRI useful for evaluation of acute low back pain? [PDF]

, 2003
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is rarely helpful in the evaluation of acute low back pain. Limited evidence suggests that MRI may be useful in further assessing "red flag" in the history or physical exam.
Grover, Fred Jr.
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