Readmission rate after adult scoliosis surgery on primary cases over 45 years-old with long term follow-up.

Purpose: Scoliosis surgery is becoming increasingly frequent. Rate of readmission is little discussed in the literature. It is an interesting data for the patient's information and for public authorities to calculate cost-effectiveness.

Do Curve Characteristics Influence Stenosis Location and Occurrence of Radicular Pain in Adult Degenerative Scoliosis?

Study Design: Retrospective cohort.

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the various locations of spinal stenosis (LSS) in lumbar scoliosis and its related clinical symptoms.

Introduction: Adults with lumbar scoliosis often present with pain and disability.

Single anterior retroperitoneal approach for bilateral exposure of iliac arteries.

Elective bilateral exposure of iliac arteries during endovascular or laparoscopic aneurysm repair is commonly performed through two retroperitoneal incisions in the iliac fossa. Larger incisions are necessary when simultaneous external and common iliac exposures are needed. We describe a new technique using a single incision for bilateral approach of the iliac arteries.

A semi-automated method using interpolation and optimisation for the 3D reconstruction of the spine from bi-planar radiography: a precision and accuracy study.

The 3D reconstruction of the spine in upright posture can be obtained by bi-planar radiographic methods, developed since the 1970s. The principle is to identify 4-25 anatomical landmarks per vertebrae and per images. This identification time is hardly manageable in clinical practice.

Acetabular component revision with frozen massive structural pelvic allograft: average 5-year follow-up.

We evaluated the use of a hemipelvic acetabular transplant in 20 revision hip arthroplasties with massive acetabular bone defects. We report 65% good intermediate-term results at a mean follow-up of 5 years (4-10 years). A cemented cup (without a reinforcement ring) was entirely supported by the allograft in all procedures.

Posterolateral fusion for radicular pain in isthmic spondylolisthesis.

Reported is the outcome for 25 patients in whom spondylolisthesis with radicular pain was treated by posterolateral fusion alone (Group A). These outcomes are compared with those obtained in 23 other patients with the same symptomatology and spondylolisthesis treated by root release and posterolateral fusion (Group B). Most patients had Grade I or II isthmic spondylolisthesis.

Articulated radial head replacement and elbow release for post head-injury heterotopic ossification.

This is a case report of the release of an elbow ankylosed by post-head-injury heterotopic ossification. An extensive bony resection and soft-tissue release was required. At surgery a pathological, osteoporotic fracture of the radial head was found that could not be preserved and thus was removed.