Morphological changes of the multifidus muscle in patients with symptomatic lumbar disc herniation.

Object: Lumbar disc herniations are associated with segmental muscle alterations of the ipsilateral segmental multifidus muscle. The aim of the present study was a histopathological analysis of the myopathological changes of the multifidus muscle and correlation with the duration of radicular symptoms.

Methods: Multifidus muscle biopsies were performed in 20 patients during discectomy.

Tight hamstring syndrome and extra- or intraspinal diseases in childhood: a multicenter study.

Tight hamstrings syndrome (THS) has been attributed to a number of disorders. Most authors argue that tight hamstring syndrome is determined in the majority of cases by a protruding or slipped vertebral disc. The term "disc related tight hamstring syndrome" is usually used to describe the condition.

Spondylodiscitis in childhood: results of a long-term study.

Study Design: Retrospective study to gather long-term data clinical, paraclinical, and radiographic data on nonoperatively managed cases of childhood spondylodiscitis.

Objectives: To analyze and assess the clinical, laboratory, and radiologic findings in children with spondylodiscitis and to document the efficacy of conservative treatment based on the long-term clinical, functional, and radiologic outcomes of these patients.

Summary Of Background Data: Childhood spondylodiscitis is an extremely rare entity that often presents an nonspecific clinical picture.

Ultrasonographic imaging of fractures of the clavicle in newborn infants.

Fractures of the clavicle in the neonate are usually diagnosed by clinical examination and confirmed by plain radiography. Exposure of newborn infants to irradiation should be avoided if possible. Following the clinical examination of 2978 neonates, 15 had suspected fractures of the clavicle.

Permanent thoracic myelopathy resulting from herniation of a calcified intervertebral disc in a child.

This retrospective study was made to illustrate the rare occurrence of neurologic deficits resulting from intervertebral disc calcification (IDC) in a child. Most authors agree that juvenile IDC is usually a benign, self-limiting disease with excellent prognosis. The symptoms subside spontaneously in 95% of patients.