Cervical Paraspinal Chordoma: A Literature Review with a Novel Case Report.

Chordomas are rare malignant neoplasms, accounting for 1-4% of all primary bone tumors. Most spinal chordomas occur in the sacrococcygeal region and the base of the skull; however, 6% of chordomas are observed in the cervical spine. In these cases, the lesion is mainly located in the midline.

Use of O-arm with neuronavigation in percutaneous vertebroplasty reduces the surgeon's exposure to intraoperative radiation.

Introduction: Percutaneous vertebroplasty is commonly used to treat spinal fractures. The authors compare radiation exposure as potential risk for the surgical team during vertebroplasty guided by O-arm combined with neuronavigation versus vertebroplasty guided by C-arm fluoroscopy.

Material And Methods: The clinical material consisted of a group of 29 patients (44 vertebrae) with fractures of the thoracolumbar spine treated with percutaneous vertebroplasty guided by O-arm with neuronavigation.

Anatomic Variations of the Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve: Remnants of Atypical Nerve Growth Pathways Revisited by Intraneural Fascicular Dissection and a Proposed Classification.

Objective: To trace anatomic variations of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) in its intrapelvic course.

Methods: Forty cadavers (80 sides) fixed in 10% formalin solution were dissected. The following parameters were recorded: LFCN diameter and variations in its origin and number.

Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF 2) or schwannomatosis?--Case report study and diagnostic criteria.

Introduction: Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) and schwannomatosis are entities that may, due to the similarity of clinical symptoms, cause diagnostic difficulties. Incidence rate of both diseases is similar and estimated between 1:25,000 and 1:40,000. The genes associated with the development of the aforementioned disorders are located on chromosome 22 and lay in proxmity.

Delayed perforation of posterior pharyngeal wall caused by dislodged bioresorbable interbody cage. Case report.

A 48-year-old man was admitted for the management of congenital anomalies: Arnold-Chiari type I malformation combined with odontoid upward migration. He also had degenerative stenosis of the spinal canal by spurs at C2/C3 and C3/C4 levels. Osseous deformities caused ischaemic changes of the brainstem as well as spinal cord compression.

The use of calcium phosphate cement in vertebroplasty of the base of odontoid process.

The authors describe the use of bone cement containing calcium phosphate for vertebroplasty of the cavity in the base of odontoid process. A 23-year-old female patient was operated on by incision in lateral cervical area (anterior open access). After a blunt dissection, the working cannula (Kyphon) was introduced under fluoroscopic guidance through the C2 vertebral body to the cavity in the base of the odontoid process.

Retrospective analysis of operative treatment of a series of 100 patients with subdural hematoma.

This retrospective study of medical records, surgical protocols, patient observation cards, and imaging files of 100 patients treated for subdural hematoma analyzed the type of hematoma, patient age and sex, operative technique, neurological status, cause of injury, duration of hospital stay, mortality rate, and the number of and reasons for reoperations to determine the effects on treatment outcomes. The time between the head injury and onset of neurological symptoms was analyzed versus the type of hematoma determined from computed tomography (CT) scans. Acute hematomas accounted for 38% of the cases, with subacute hematomas representing 20%, and chronic ones accounting for 42%.