Postoperative Symptomatic Anterior Spinal Epidural Hematoma: Complete Drainage Using Corpectomy and a Bladder Catheter.

Study Design: A case report.

Objective: We describe a technique to drain a thoracic and cervical postoperative epidural hematoma causing paraplegia after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

Summary Of Background Data: Postoperative compressive spinal epidural hematoma (SEH) is a devastating complication and early diagnosis and treatment is essential.

Knee osteoarthrosis secondary to ochronosis - clinical case.

Alkaptonuria is a rare metabolic disease in which a deficiency of the enzyme homogentisate dioxygenase causes an accumulation of homogentisic acid. Ochronosis consists of excessive deposition of homogentisic acid in the connective tissue and presents as a chestnut brown or black pigmentation. With aging, the accumulation of pigments from homogentisic acid in the joints causes osteoarthrosis.