Isolated costotransverse joint tuberculosis - A rare location for tubercular arthritis.

Background: Posterior element involvement of the spine with tuberculosis (TB) is very uncommon.

Case Description: A 25-year-old immunocompetent female presented with dull mid-back ache and tenderness over the inferior angle of the left scapula and left 7 costovertebral junction. The MRI showed erosion and enhancing soft tissue in the periarticular region of the left 7 costotransverse joint.

Contiguous Three-Level Vertebral Collapse in Thoracic Spine: A Novel Presentation of Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis in 12 years old and Review of Literature.

Introduction: Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is a rare autoimmune disorder of childhood and adolescence which often manifests as recurring episodes of inflammatory bone pains. Spinal involvement is rare; however, recent studies advocate full body magnetic resonance imaging in all suspected cases to pick up asymptomatic lesions early to prevent complications. Spinal involvement may manifest as fractures, scoliosis, or kyphotic deformity.

Lateral lumbar interbody fusion in adult spine deformity - A review of literature.

Introduction: Surgery for adult spine deformity presents a challenging issue for spinal surgeons with high morbidity rates reported in the literature. The minimally invasive lateral approach aims at reducing these complications while maintaining similar outcomes as associated with open spinal surgeries. The aim of this paper is to review the literature on the use of lateral lumbar interbody fusion in the cases of adult spinal deformity.

A systematic review of MIS and open decompression surgery for spinal metastases in the last two decades.

Objective: The primary intention of this review being to produce an updated systematic review of the literature on published outcomes of decompressive surgery for metastatic spinal disease including metastatic spinal cord compression, using techniques of MIS and open decompressive surgery.

Methods: The authors conducted database searches of OVID MEDLINE and EMBASE identifying those studies that reported clinical outcomes, surgical techniques used along with associated complications when decompressive surgery was employed for metastatic spinal tumors. Both retrospective and prospective studies were analysed.

Pediatric Anterior Transolecranon Fracture-Dislocation of the Elbow: A Case Report and Review of Literature.

A five-year-old female child came to us with complaints of pain, swelling and deformity of the left elbow following fall on flexed elbow. Radiographs showed an anterior transolecranon-fracture dislocation of the elbow. After an unsuccessful attempt at closed reduction, open reduction and internal fixation with a tension band construct using two 1.

Sagittal Balance, Pulmonary Function, and Spinopelvic Parameters in Severe Post-Tubercular Thoracic Kyphosis.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Purpose: To evaluate sagittal balance, pulmonary function, and spinopelvic parameters in patients with healed spinal tuberculosis with severe thoracic kyphosis.

Overview Of Literature: Deterioration of neurological function is an absolute indication of surgical intervention in severe post-tubercular kyphosis, but the relationship of compromise in lung function and spinal alignment with severity of kyphosis is still unclear.

Giant Cell Tumor of the Calcaneus.

A 17-year-old female presented to us with pain and swelling in the right heel. Examination revealed the swelling to be tender, hard and fixed to the calcaneus. Radiographs showed an expansile, lytic lesion of the calcaneus with well-defined margins and no extraosseus spread.