Radiological outcomes following hyperlordotic cage insertion in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

Background: Cervical alignment is associated with myelopathy and quality of life. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) aims to decompress neural structures and optimise cervical alignment. This study examines the quantitative impact of the hyperlordotic 15° ACDF cage on cervical alignment, and compares it to that of the standard lordosis cage.

Perioperative epidural steroids for lumbar spine surgery in degenerative spinal disease. A review.

Object: This systematic review assesses the efficacy of epidural steroids on adults undergoing lumbar spine surgery for degenerative spinal disease.

Methods: The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, and Embase databases were searched for relevant articles. Search terms included "laminectomy," "discectomy," and "steroid.

Bronchogenic carcinoid metastasis to the intramedullary spinal cord.

Carcinoid tumours are malignant tumours of neuroendocrine origin. Spinal-cord compression from carcinoid metastasis is uncommon, and intradural spinal carcinoid is rare. We report an instance of intramedullary carcinoid metastasis of the conus medullaris in the context of stable, asymptomatic systemic disease.