Pneumorachis from the cervical to the sacral spinal canal with spinal epidural abscess by gas gangrene.

We present a 70-year-old woman with severe diabetes mellitus, who experienced low back pain and left lower leg paralysis. Computed tomography showed air in the spinal canal from C4 to S5, and magnetic resonance imaging revealed an epidural abscess from Th11 to L1. Laboratory findings showed increases in inflammatory indicators and blood culture indicated the presence of .

Association between time to surgery and 90-day mortality after hip fracture: A retrospective cohort study of 1734 cases.

Background: It remains unclear whether early surgical intervention can reduce mortality after surgery in hip fracture patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between time from injury to surgery and mortality rate within 90 days after hip fracture surgery.

Methods: We retrospectively identified 1827 patients who underwent hip fracture surgery in a tertiary care center in Japan between April 2007 and March 2017.

Pacemaker Lead Dislodgement Due to Left Shoulder Dislocation: A Case Report.

Case: A 63-year-old man with a cardiac pacemaker presented with a left shoulder dislocation. His heart rate was 46 beats per minute, and pacemaker testing demonstrated an elevated pacing threshold, a decreased sensing threshold, and stable pacemaker lead impedance. Lead dislodgement due to the shoulder dislocation was suspected, and the patient underwent repositioning of the lead.