Effectiveness of Fluoroscopy-Guided Percutaneous Vertebral Biopsy.

 To define the effectiveness of fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous vertebral biopsy.  Prospective study of patients with vertebral destruction syndrome at one institution. Percutaneous transpedicular vertebral biopsies guided by fluoroscopy were performed, and bony tissue and intervertebral disc tissue were extracted; histopathology and microbiology studies were also performed.

A management algorithm for vertebral destruction syndrome by multiple myeloma and metastatic spinal cord compression.

Introduction: Multiple myeloma represents 1% of all cancers and 10% of hematological cancers. Up to 80-90% of cases will have skeletal involvement and the spine is the most frequently involved site. Any intervention must be aimed to improve the patients functional prognosis and will impact their quality of life.

[. Presentation in adult age].

The is a variable oval or round ossicle with a smooth cortical border, which partially corresponds to the odontoid process, without having continuity with the rest of C2 bone. The multifactorial etiology causes instability and clinically translates into pain and compression data into neural structures. The treatment of choice is surgical and techniques have been developed that focus on preserving the stability of the segment.

Multiple hereditary osteochondromatosis with spinal cord compression: case report.

Objective: The purpose of the report is to describe a patient with hereditary osteochondromatosis and spinal cord compression at the thoracic level.

Clinical Features: An 8-year-old patient with hereditary osteochondromatosis inherited from his father presented paraparesis in the left foot, leading to complete paralysis in both legs.

Intervention: In a CT scan, a bony tumor rising from the posterior wall of the T3 body narrowing the spinal canal, and the MRI spinal cord compression at the same level and the hydrosyringomyelic cavity extended to the conus medullaris; with an anterior thoracic approach to T2-T4, the fibro-cartilaginous tumor was removed, and the stabilization was completed with bone graft and a plate.

[Treatment of thoracic disc herniation. Case report].

Background: Herniated thoracic intervertebral disc is a rare cause of spinal cord compression. Its frequency varies from 0.15% to 1.

[Clinical and radiological follow-up of Nubac disc prosthesis. Preliminary report].

Background: Lumbar arthroplasty is an alternative to fusion for the treatment of degenerative disc disease. Replacement of the nucleus pulposus preserves the biomechanical properties in the annulus and plates, conserving lumbar motion. Our objective was to evaluate the feasibility and clinical and radiological findings at 3 months follow-up with the Nubac device.