Surgical management of intramedullary cervical spinal sarcoidosis complicated by transient unilateral weakness: A case report.

Background: Sarcoidosis, a multisystem inflammatory non-caseating granulomatous disease, can present with neurologic lesions in up to 10% of patients.

Case Description: A 57-year-old male presented with three months of worsening upper extremity radicular pain associated with dysmetria, hyperreflexia, bilateral Hoffman's, and positive Babinski signs. The contrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a diffuse T2 signal hyperintensity and T1-enhancing 2.

Neoplastic pathologic hip fractures are associated with a higher risk of post-operative bleeding and thromboembolic events.

Introduction: Surgical treatment of hip fractures leads to significant post-operative complications. Although pathologic fractures (PF) are associated with worse outcomes, most studies do not differentiate between etiology (neoplastic and non-neoplastic PF). We seek to compare 30-day complication rates between 1) native hip fractures and neoplastic PF, and 2) neoplastic and non-neoplastic PF.

Risk factors for local recurrence of upper extremity desmoid tumors.

Introduction: Upper extremity (UE) desmoid tumors are locally aggressive neoplasms with high recurrence rates. Our study sought to analyze the demographics and treatment strategies of UE desmoid tumors and identify risk factors for recurrence.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review of 52 patients with histologically confirmed UE desmoid tumors treated at our institution between 1990 and 2015 was conducted.

A PEEK into carbon fiber: A practical guide for high performance composite polymeric implants for orthopaedic oncology.

Introduction: The use of carbon fiber implants in orthopaedic oncology has increased within recent years. The most widely used type of polymer is carbon fiber polyether ether ketone (CF-PEEK). Its radiolucency enables targeted radiotherapy and artifact-free tumor surveillance, which provides major advantages over metallic hardware.

Risk factors for 30-day soft tissue complications after pelvic sarcoma surgery: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program study.

Introduction: Soft tissue (ST) complications after resection of bone and ST sarcomas of the pelvis occur more frequently than in appendicular tumors. We sought to identify risk factors for complications within 30 days of surgery.

Methods: The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database was used for this study.

Gain-of-function mutation Met136Val in SCN8A may not be a common cause of trigeminal neuralgia.

Background: The Met136Val mutation in SCN8A was described in a case of trigeminal neuralgia but no frequency among affected individuals was provided.

Methods: Direct sequencing of 123 individuals diagnosed with classic trigeminal neuralgia was performed aimed to detect the Met136Val change.

Results: No cases of classical trigeminal neuralgia studied had the Met136Val mutation in SCN8A.