[Results to 4-year follow-up of the treatment of the cervical stenosis by corpectomy, titanium mesh cage and anterior plate fixation].

Background: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is caused by cervical stenosis. Several techniques have been described for the treatment of multilevel disease, such as the anterior corpectomy with titanium mesh cage and anterior cervical plate placement, which has the advantage of performing a wider decompression and using the same bone as graft. However, it has caused controversy since the collapse of the mesh cage continues being a major limitation of this procedure.

[Clinical presentation of a dorsal epidural arachnoid cyst after an epidural anesthesia].

Background: Arachnoid cysts are dural diverticula with liquid content similar to cerebrospinal fluid, with 1% occurring in the spinal cord. They locate mainly in the dorsal region of the thoracic spine, and are unusual causes of spinal cord compression.

Clinical Case: The case is presented of a previously healthy 15-year-old boy, with a 20-month history of spastic paraparesis that started apparently after epidural block for ankle osteosynthesis.

[Spinal osteochondroma: diagnostic imaging and treatment. Case reports].

Background: Osteochondromas are benign bony tumours, with only 1 to 4% being located in the spine. It occurs more frequently in the cervical spine, with C2 being the vertebra most affected. The neurological presentation is slow due to the growth characteristics of the tumour.

[Profile of the patient with failed back surgery syndrome in the National Institute of Rehabilitation. Comparative analysis].

Background: Failed back surgery syndrome is a complication of spine surgery that leads to chronic pain and disability, often with disastrous emotional consequences to the patient.

Aim: To compare the profile of patients whose first surgery was performed in our hospital versus a group that underwent first spine surgery in a different centre.

Methods: Retrospective study with 65 patients; 18 formed group I (first spine surgery performed in our institution), and 47 patients in group II (first surgery performed in another hospital).

Association of the C-type lectin-like domain family-16A (CLEC16A) gene polymorphisms with acute coronary syndrome in Mexican patients.

The CLEC16A gene has an important role in the immune activation and regulation inflammatory. This gene encodes to C-type lectin domain that is involved in the recognition of DAMPS. The aim of this study was assess the CLEC16A gene polymorphisms in the risk of developing ACS in a group of patients.

Influence of depression symptoms on patient expectations and clinical outcomes in the surgical management of spinal stenosis.

Object: This prospective cohort study was designed to determine the influence of depressive symptoms on patient expectations and the clinical outcomes of the surgical management of lumbar spinal stenosis.

Methods: Patients with an age > 45 years, a diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis at one level, and an indication for decompressive surgery were included in this study. Data for all of the following parameters were recorded: age, sex, highest level of education, and employment status.

Association of the suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (SOCS1) gene polymorphisms with acute coronary syndrome in Mexican patients.

Recent studies provide evidence on the emerging role of the SOCS1 gene in the development and progression of atherosclerotic lesions. This gene encodes for the suppressor of the cytokine signaling-1 protein that interacts directly with the Janus kinases that are essential intracellular mediators of the immune cytokine action. The aim of this study was to test for associations between SOCS1 gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and the risk of developing acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in a group of Mexicans patients.

Association of the interleukin 15 (IL-15) gene polymorphisms with the risk of developing ulcerative colitis in Mexican individuals.

Interleukin 15 (IL-15) is a Th1-related cytokine that triggers inflammatory cell recruitment with implications for pathogenesis in ulcerative colitis. The IL-15 gene is located within a 35 kb region of the q28-31 locus of chromosome 4. In the present work, the role of IL-15 gene polymorphisms as susceptibility markers for UC was evaluated.