Complete medial dislocation of the first cuneiform: a case report.

Isolated dislocation of the first cuneiform bone is an extremely rare lesion that can usually be diagnosed on plain radiography. Few cases of this injury have been previously described in the literature. The case presented here resulted from a torsion injury and was treated by means of closed reduction with the aid of pointed reduction forceps.

Intradural disc herniation and epidural gas: something more than a casual association?

Study Design: The case of a patient with an intradural disc herniation associated with gas in the spinal canal is presented.

Objective: To alert spine surgeons to this potential association.

Summary Of Background Data: This association was described previously in five patients, a fact that seems surprising given the relative rarity of both intraspinal gas and intradural herniations.

L5 root compression resulting from an L2-L3 disc herniation.

We present the rare case of a patient affected by low back pain and bilateral L5 sciatica from an L2-L3 herniation. Only 2 cases of monoradicular L5 compression in the high lumbar spine have been reported. The initial computed tomography study of the L4-L5 and L5-S1 spaces revealed no significant alterations.