Management of the neglected and healed bilateral cervical facet dislocation.

Introduction: There is limited literature on the management of neglected healed (fused) bilateral cervical facet dislocation. The authors report a case of a middle aged male who developed a bilateral facet dislocation but only sought treatment 14 months post injury when he experienced pain and deformity in the cervical spine.

Case Report: A 42-year-old male was pushed into a 1.

Minimally invasive compared with open lumbar laminotomy: no functional benefits at 6 or 24 months after surgery.

Background Context: Comparative studies between open and minimally invasive surgical (MIS) approaches for the treatment of spinal stenosis have mainly investigated immediate postoperative parameters.

Purpose: We aimed to compare the postoperative improvements in functional and pain scores between open versus MIS lumbar laminotomy and to describe the complications of each method.

Study Design/setting: We conducted as retrospective review of prospectively collected data.

Does Navigation Improve Accuracy of Placement of Pedicle Screws in Single-level Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis?: A Comparison Between Free-hand and Three-dimensional O-Arm Navigation Techniques.

Study Design: This was a prospective, nonrandomized study.

Objectives: To assess the accuracy of O-arm navigation-based pedicle screw insertion in lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis and to compare it with free-hand pedicle screw insertion technique in matched population.

Summary Of Background Data: O-arm navigation is latest in navigation technology that can provide real-time intraoperative images in 3 dimensions while placing the pedicle screws to improve intraoperative pedicle screw accuracy.

Spontaneous cervical spinal epidural hematoma in the postpartum period.

Study Design: We present the case study of a 31-year-old lady who had a spontaneous cervical spinal epidural hematoma in the postpartum period and who presented with sudden onset of neck pain and lower limb weakness for which an emergency decompressive laminectomy was performed with neurological recovery.

Objective: To report on the spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in the postpartum period, which is a rare complication during pregnancy and requires early recognition and expedient intervention to prevent permanent neurological sequelae.

Summary Of Background Data: This complication has been described only once previously in the postpartum period.

Intermediate Results of the Prestige LP Cervical Disc Replacement: Clinical and Radiological Analysis With Minimum Two-Year Follow-up.

Study Design: prospective study.

Objective: present results of Prestige LP artificial cervical disc replacement (ADR).

Summary Of Background Data: motion preservation with ADR can potentially reduce adjacent segment degeneration.

Concurrent fractures of the hip and wrist: a matched analysis of elderly patients.

Introduction: Osteoporotic fractures involving the hip and wrist are common in the elderly. The incidence of coincident hip and wrist fractures in the same patient is small but may represent a unique subpopulation of elderly with osteoporotic fragility fractures and little information has been published about these patients.

Materials And Methods: We performed a retrospective review studying a series of 33 elderly patients who were admitted with concurrent hip and wrist fractures and matched them with patients of similar age, race, gender and co-morbidities with isolated hip fractures analysing their pre-morbid functional status, degree of osteoporosis by the Singh's index, length of stay and re-admission rate.