Background: Discectomy is sometimes associated with recurrence of disc herniation and pain after surgery. The evidence to use an interspinous dynamic stabilization system or instrumented fusion in association with disc excision to prevent pain and re-operation remains controversial. In this study, we analyzed if adding interspinous spacer or fusion, offers advantages in relation to microdiscetomy alone.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Discectomy is sometimes associated with recurrence of disc herniation and pain after surgery. The evidence to use an interspinous dynamic stabilization system (IDSS) in association with disc excision to prevent pain and re-operation, remains controversial.
Methods: Patients (age 18-50 years) presenting with lumbago/sciatica (ICD-10-CM M54.
Background: The number of lumbar spine surgeries has been increasing during the last 20 years, which also leads to an increase in hospital costs and complications related to surgery. Therefore, there is a greater concern about the costs and safety of the techniques and implants used.
Methods: Patients (aged from 18 to 50 years) presenting with lumbago /sciatica (ICD-10-CM M54.
Hydatid disease is caused by infection of . Bone hydatid cyst presentation without hepatic affectation is infrequent and occurs in 0,5-2% of cases. This rare condition makes clinicians not always aware of the disease, and as a result, misdiagnosis of spinal echinococcosis is common.
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