Correlation between Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Signal Intensity Changes and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Surgically Treated for Cervical Myeloradiculopathy.

Study Design: This was a single surgeon, single center-based retrospective study with prospective data collection.

Purpose: To assess the correlation between T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal intensity (SI) changes and factors such as age, duration of symptoms, baseline modified Japanese Orthopedic Association (mJOA) score and to determine its prognostic value in predicting recovery after surgery.

Overview Of Literature: Whether intramedullary cord T2-weighted MRI SI changes can predict operative outcomes of cervical myeloradiculopathy remains debatable, with only a few prospective studies analyzing the same.

Extraosseous thoracic foraminal osteoblastoma: diagnostic dilemma and management with 3 year follow-up.

Osteoblastomas are bone forming lesions arising mainly from posterior elements of the vertebra. They are commonly encountered in the cervical and lumbar regions. We present a case of a thoracic osteoblastoma which is extra osseous and is not communicating with any part of the vertebra present intraforaminally.

Double transosseous pull out suture technique for transection of posterior horn of medial meniscus.

Transection injury (complete radial tear, root tear) in the posterior horn of medial meniscus will lead to loss of hoop strain, extrusion of the meniscus and early degenerative changes. The posterior horn of medial meniscus is amenable to repair due to its good blood supply and repair is the procedure of choice for these injuries. In cases of transection of the medial meniscus posterior horn, the meniscus can be repaired by a pull out suture technique using trans-septal portal.

Callus patterns in femur lengthening using a monolateral external fixator.

Objective: We studied the callus pattern seen in femoral lengthening using monolateral external fixator to determine whether callus types and shapes can predict the final outcome of the procedure.

Material And Methods: The radiographs of 41 cases of femoral lengthening (33 unilateral and 8 bilateral) in 33 patients with a mean age 11.9 years (range 4-22 years) were retrospectively analysed by four observers and classified into different shapes and types in concordance with the Ru Li classification.

Alcohol-induced multifocal osteonecrosis: a case report with 14-year follow-up.

Alcohol-induced osteonecrosis of femoral head is common but multifocal osteonecrosis secondary to alcohol is very rare. The authors report one case of multifocal alcohol-induced osteonecrosis involving both hips and both knees and its subsequent progression and management over a period of 14 years. There was bilateral involvement of hips in pre-collapse stage for which a core decompression was done.