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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
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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
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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
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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
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Abstract Objectives The study aimed to assess the feasibility of recording electrically evoked compound action potentials (ECAPs) from the rat spinal cord. To achieve this, we characterized electrophysiological responses of dorsal column (DC) axons from electrical stimulation and quantified the relationship between ECAP and motor thresholds (ECAPTs and
Birte Elisabeth Dietz +3 more
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Purpose We aimed to analyze postoperative multidetector CT (MDCT) of acquired spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis after posterior lumbar laminectomy.
Hyein Yun +2 more
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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
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Background: Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a clinical syndrome with neurogenic claudication, low back ache, with radiating pain to lower limbs, due to a decrease in spinal canal dimensions.
Makesh Ram Sriraghavan +5 more
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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
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Background: Lower back pain is a common cause of disability that affects mobility and quality of life in both adult and elderly patients. Initial management of lower back pain includes anti-inflammatory drugs, analgesics, physiotherapy, and epidural ...
Ashok Sharma +5 more
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