Introduction: Spinal Tuberculosis (TB), or Pott's disease, is a significant form of extrapulmonary TB affecting the spine, especially in children. Standard treatments include anti-tuberculosis medications, immobilization, and surgery. The use of Gardner well tongs (GWT) in pediatrics spinal TB is rare due to associated risks and lack of supporting evidence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Design: Systematic review, expert opinion and Delphi technique, and validity and reliability studies.
Objective: We developed Jakarta Instability Score (JIS) to identify spinal instability and the need of fusion in degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).
Methods: This study consisted of systematic review to find predictors of spinal instability, expert opinion and modified Delphi technique to develop JIS, and validity and reliability studies of the newly developed JIS.
Introduction: Grisel's syndrome is a rare condition characterized by nontraumatic rotatory subluxation of the atlantoaxial joint, which was caused by previous inflammation around the head and neck. It is usually seen in children and signed as torticollis. There was no consensus for management, yet early diagnosis and treatment is paramount.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Every emergency surgery performed is aimed at saving lives; however, during COVID-19 pandemic, surgeries are often postponed. Many existing recommendations take into account postponing surgery during a pandemic. How these surgeries can lead to increasing infection rates has not been widely published.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Traumatic dislocation of the hip is a very severe injury. Posterior hip dislocation can be associated with acetabular fracture, which can ultimately result in a higher incidence of complications.
Case Presentation: We present a case report of 26-year-old men with a motor vehicle accident and suffered a posterior hip dislocation on left hip joint and acetabular fracture with Judet-Letournel type posterior wall and femoral head fracture.