The paper is a review of the current literature data on the use of various materials and drugs for the prevention of the development of postoperative lumbar epidural fibrosis.
Konstantin Ts. Erdyneev +4 more
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Ancient Schwannoma of the Cauda Equina: our experience and review of the literature [PDF]
Ancient schwannomas (AS) are exceedingly rare variant of common schwannomas (CS). Only two cases involving the cauda equina region have been previously reported in literature.
Caruso, Riccardo +5 more
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Targeted Perfusion Therapy in Spinal Cord Trauma. [PDF]
We review state-of-the-art monitoring techniques for acute, severe traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) to facilitate targeted perfusion of the injured cord rather than applying universal mean arterial pressure targets.
Papadopoulos, MC, Saadoun, S
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Astrocytes and Microglia Exhibit Cell-Specific Ca2+ Signaling Dynamics in the Murine Spinal Cord
The spinal cord is the main pathway connecting brain and peripheral nervous system. Its functionality relies on the orchestrated activity of both neurons and glial cells.
Phillip Rieder +7 more
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Misplaced Cervical Screws Requiring Reoperation. [PDF]
STUDY DESIGN: A multicenter, retrospective case series. OBJECTIVE: In the past several years, screw fixation of the cervical spine has become commonplace. For the most part, this is a safe, low-risk procedure.
Arnold, Paul M. +17 more
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Morphometric Analysis of Dry Typical Thoracic Vertebrae: A Cross sectional Study from Telangana, India [PDF]
Introduction: Morphometric measurements of dry typical thoracic vertebrae play an important role clinically in managing scoliosis, performing laminectomies, guiding pedicle screw fixation, and in designing spinal implants or prostheses for ...
BH Shiny Vinila +3 more
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Expansion duroplasty improves intraspinal pressure, spinal cord perfusion pressure, and vascular pressure reactivity index in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury: injured spinal cord pressure evaluation study. [PDF]
We recently showed that, after traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI), laminectomy does not improve intraspinal pressure (ISP), spinal cord perfusion pressure (SCPP), or the vascular pressure reactivity index (sPRx) at the injury site sufficiently because ...
Czosnyka, M +6 more
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Multilevel cervical laminectomy and fusion with posterior cervical cages
Context: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a progressive disease that can result in significant disability. Single-level stenosis can be effectively decompressed through either anterior or posterior techniques. However, multilevel pathology can be
Jad N Bou Monsef, Krzysztof B Siemionow
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Diagnostic dilemma in acute neurological presentation of spinal arachnoid cysts: A case report
BackgroundSpinal arachnoid cysts are relatively uncommon, cerebrospinal fluid-filled sacs formed by arachnoid membranes that can be either idiopathic or acquired. The neurological presentation of these cysts is varied. Advances in imaging techniques have
Swati Jain +4 more
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Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Decompression for Thoracic Spinal Stenosis [PDF]
In conventional thoracic laminectomy, postoperative complications such as dural tears, cerebrospinal fluid leakage, postoperative infection, and iatrogenic spinal cord injury are relatively common.
Man-Kyu Park, Daewon Park, Sang-Kyu Son
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