Comparison of the clinical effects of lamina replantation and screw fixation after laminectomy in the treatment of intraspinal tumours.

Introduction: Intraspinal tumours are common diseases in neurosurgery and spinal surgery. Due to the fact that most of them are benign tumours, surgical resection is usually effective, and it is also the main treatment for these tumours. To maintain the stability of the spine and to reduce the incidence of kyphosis, pedicle screw fixation is required after traditional laminectomy, but there are many complications.

Acupuncture combined with moxibustion mitigates spinal cord injury-induced motor dysfunction in mice by NLRP3-IL-18 signaling pathway inhibition.

Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI), which reportedly induces severe motor dysfunction, imposes a significant social and financial burden on affected individuals, families, communities, and nations. Acupuncture combined with moxibustion (AM) therapy has been widely used for motor dysfunction treatment, but the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. In this work, we aimed to determine whether AM therapy could alleviate motor impairment post-SCI and, if so, the potential mechanism.

Relationship between spinocranial angle and clinical outcomes after laminoplasty in patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.

Background: The aims of this study were to identify the relationship between the spinocranial angle (SCA) and clinical outcomes and to explore whether the SCA is a suitable indicator to predict clinical outcomes for patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL).

Methods: Sixty-five patients with cervical OPLL who underwent laminoplasty with at least 24 months of follow-up were selected for the current study and were divided into two groups according to whether the SCA was greater than or less than the mean preoperative SCA. Sagittal alignment changes were compared between the groups.

[Clinical observation of axial offset after treatment by Ilizarov bone transport technology].

Objective: To observe the incidence, causes and deviation angle of axial offset in patients with fracture ununited treated by Ilizarov bone transport technology.

Methods: From January 2007 to December 2012, 10 patients with fracture ununited were treated by Ilizarov bone transport including 8 males and 2 females with an average age of (30.3 ± 10.

[Repair of the soft tissue defects of the anterior foot and the ankle with the reversed sural neurocutaneous flap].

Objective: To investigate the operative method and effect of the reversed sural neurocutaneous flap in repairing soft tissue defects of the anterior foot and the ankle.

Methods: From March 1999 to November 2004, 19 cases (17 male, 2 female) of soft tissue defects of the anterior foot and the ankle were repaired with the reversed sural neurocutaneous flaps. The flap sizes range from 18 cm x 9 cm to 30 cm x 18 cm.