Risk Factors for Failure of Non-operative Management in Isolated Unilateral Non-displaced Facet Fractures of the Subaxial Cervical Spine: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Study Design: systematic review.

Objective: To evaluate risk factors associated with failure of non-operative management of isolated unilateral facet fractures of the subaxial cervical spine in neurologically intact patients.

Methods: A systematic review of the PubMed, Embase, LILACS, and Cochrane Library databases was conducted in order to determine risk factors associated with failure of non-operative management in isolated unilateral facet fractures of the subaxial cervical spine without facet and/or vertebral displacement, in neurologically intact patients.

Predicting early complications in patients with spinal gunshot wounds: A multicenter study.

Introduction: There is a wide variation in the clinical presentation of spinal gunshot wounds ranging from isolated minor stable fractures to extremely severe injuries with catastrophic neurological damage.

Research Question: we aim to analyze the risk factors for early complications and impact of surgical treatment in patients with spinal gunshot wounds.

Material And Methods: This is a multicentre retrospective case-control study to compare patients with spinal gunshot wounds who had early complications with those who did not.

Treatment of unilateral cervical facet fractures without evidence of dislocation or subluxation: a narrative review and proposed treatment algorithm.

Isolated cervical spine facet fractures are often overlooked. The primary imaging modality for diagnosing these injuries is a computed tomography scan. Treatment of unilateral cervical facet fractures without evidence of dislocation or subluxation remains controversial.

The Use of Osteobiologics in Single versus Multi-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Systematic Review.

Study Design: Systematic literature review.

Objectives: In this study we assessed evidence for the use of osteobiologics in single vs multi-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) in patients with cervical spine degeneration. The primary objective was to compare fusion rates after single and multi-level surgery with different osteobiologics.

Minimally Invasive Surgery for Traumatic Thoracolumbar Fractures: A Cross-Sectional Study of Spine Surgeons.

Objective: To describe the perceived feasibility of minimally invasive surgical treatment of thoracolumbar fractures among spine surgeons in Latin American centers.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study on minimally invasive surgical treatment for unstable thoracolumbar fractures. We conducted an online survey of spine surgeons working in Latin American centers, administered between December 16, 2022 and January 15, 2023.

Thoracic ligamentum flavum ossification: a rare cause of spinal cord injury without tomographic evidence of trauma in a Caucasian patient. Case report and literature review.

Introduction: Acute spinal cord injury without tomographic evidence of vertebral fracture or dislocation in patients post trauma can represent a diagnostic challenge for the treating physician. The ossification of thoracic ligamentum flavum has been widely published as a cause of thoracic myelopathy, however its association with acute traumatic spinal cord injury is limited to isolated cases.

Case Presentation: we report a Caucasian 37-year-old man who suffered a high-energy thoracolumbar spine trauma in a motorcycle accident with acute paraplegia.