Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Correlations and Causal Relations Between Intraspinal Pressure, Spinal Cord Perfusion Pressure, Lactate-to-Pyruvate Ratio, and Limb Power. [PDF]
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: We have recently developed monitoring from the injury site in patients with acute, severe traumatic spinal cord injuries to facilitate their management in the intensive care unit.
Hogg, FRA +4 more
core +1 more source
A case of spinal tuberculosis presenting with cauda equina syndrome
Tuberculosis (TB) of the central nervous system accounts for only 1% of all cases of TB but 50% of these occur in the spine. Common clinical manifestations of spinal TB include fever, weight loss, back pain, lower limb weakness (either upper or lower ...
Abhijit Acharya +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Ultrasonic Bone Scalpel versus Conventional Methods for Osteotomy in Posterior Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Posterior methods for cervical myelopathy include laminoplasty and laminectomy with/without fusion. A more recent innovation in these treatments is the use of an ultrasonic bone shaver for osteotomy.
Parth Bansal +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Purpose We aimed to analyze postoperative multidetector CT (MDCT) of acquired spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis after posterior lumbar laminectomy.
Hyein Yun +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Laminoplasty versus Laminectomy in the Treatment of Primary Spinal Cord Tumors in Adult Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies [PDF]
The present systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to compare the safety and efficacy of the two approaches for primary spinal cord tumors (PSCTs) in adult patients (laminoplasty [LP] vs. laminectomy [LE]).
Vadim Byvaltsev +8 more
doaj +1 more source
Introduction: Due to the narrow portal of entry, microendoscopic laminectomy (MEL) is associated with a risk of postoperative spinal epidural hematoma (POSEH). This risk might be higher when performing multiple-level (m-) MEL.
Hirofumi Bekki +8 more
doaj +1 more source
The two leading techniques in the UK utilised in the posterior decompression of the cervical spinal cord for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) are skip laminectomy (Skip LAMT) and open cervical laminectomy (LAMT). To the authors' knowledge no studies
James M.W. Robins, MRCS +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Outcomes following laminoplasty or laminectomy and fusion in patients with myelopathy caused by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: A systematic review [PDF]
Study Design Systematic review. Objective To compare laminoplasty versus laminectomy and fusion in patients with cervical myelopathy caused by OPLL. Methods A systematic review was conducted using PubMed/Medline, Cochrane database, and Google scholar of ...
Limthongkul, Worawat +4 more
core +2 more sources
Hybrid decompression-based surgical strategy for treating multilevel thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum: a retrospective study [PDF]
Study Design A retrospective study design was adopted. Purpose This study investigated the surgical modification of laminectomy, including piecemeal and en bloc resections, and compared this hybrid approach with conventional en bloc laminectomy for ...
Cong Nie +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Assessing the real benefits of surgery for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis without instability and spondylolisthesis: a single surgeon experience with a mean 8-year follow-up [PDF]
Background: The degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis is one of the most commonly treated spinal disorders in older adults; despite its increasing frequency, it is not yet clear what the most effective therapy might be.
Caruso, Riccardo +6 more
core +2 more sources

