Spontaneous thoracic subdural hematoma associated with warfarin therapy: Case report with serial MRI.

Background: Spontaneous acute spinal subdural hematoma (SASSDH) is a rare but serious condition. We present diagnostic challenges and serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of a patient who developed warfarin-associated thoracic SASSDH that was managed surgically.

Case Description: A 68-year-old male presented with sudden onset left-sided chest and back pain, left leg weakness, and bilateral loss of sensations below T4 level.

Osteosynthesis of the clavicle after osteotomy in brachial plexus surgery: A biomechanical cadaver study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the biomechanical effects of locking plate superior and anteroinferior positioning on the osteosynthesis of the clavicles osteotomized obliquely.

Materials And Methods: Ten matched pairs of fresh cadaveric clavicles osteotomized through the mid-shaft obliquely were repaired with a titanium 7-hole 3.5-mm reconstruction locking plate in the superior or the anteroinferior position.

Clinical outcomes of patients with lumbar disc herniation, selected for one-level open-discectomy and microdiscectomy.

The aim of our study was twofold: firstly, to compare the preoperative and postoperative results at mid-term follow-up periods along with the data of the control group. Secondly, to evaluate the effectiveness among open-discectomy and microdiscectomy surgical groups. In the present study, we investigated a cohort of 100 patients with the lumbar disc herniation causing low back pain compared to 100 subjects of the control group with the non-specific low back pain by applying physical activity, pain scale, Short Form 36 General Health Questionnaire and additional postoperative records of patient's satisfaction and complications level, consumption of analgesics, and return to work status.

The measurements of health-related quality-of-life and pain assessment in the preoperative patients with low back pain.

Objective: This prospective observational study of the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), Oswestry Disability Index, Lithuanian version of the McGill Pain Questionnaire, and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain was performed to evaluate their effectiveness in the additional preoperative screening of patients with disc herniation disease.

Patients And Methods: In the present study, we investigated a cohort of 100 patients with lumbar disc herniation causing low back pain and the second one of 100 patients with nonspecific low back pain by applying physical activity, pain scales and Short-Form 36 General Health Questionnaire.

Results: The quantitative analysis of SF-36 domain scores showed the substantial differences in both examined (herniated and control) groups.