Understanding the Landscape of Spinal Injections: Insights and Challenges from Latin America.

Background: Low back pain and neck pain are primary causes of disability, with low back pain being a frequent reason for medical consultations. After conservative and pharmacological treatments, spinal injections are considered the next option. Despite multiple guidelines, spinal blocks remain controversial in terms of indication, technique, and operator, leading to considerable interinstitutional variability.

A Novel Marking Technique for Accurate Minimal Invasive Approaches in Spine Tumor Surgeries With Activated Carbon Marking.

Background And Objectives: To describe a novel, practical, reproducible, and effective preoperative marking technique for accurate localization of the spinal level in a series of patients with tumor lesions.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed patients undergoing minimally invasive (MIS) surgery for spine tumors from 2016 to 2021, in which this marking technique was used. Twenty-one patients, with tumor lesions involving difficult radioscopic visualization (cervicothoracic junction or upper dorsal spine, C6-T8), were included.

Does Minimally Invasive Hemilaminectomy for Intradural Extramedullary Tumor Resection Prevent Postlaminectomy Kyphosis or Lordosis Loss?

Background: Minimally invasive hemilaminectomy is a safe and effective alternative to open laminectomy for treating intradural extramedullary tumors. There are no reports of postoperative kyphosis after this approach. This study aims to determine whether performing minimally invasive spine surgery hemilaminectomy for intradural extramedullary tumors can prevent the development of postlaminectomy kyphosis (PLK) or lordosis loss.

Artificial Intelligence Assistance for the Measurement of Full Alignment Parameters in Whole-Spine Lateral Radiographs.

Background: Measuring spinal alignment with radiological parameters is essential in patients with spinal conditions likely to be treated surgically. These evaluations are not usually included in the radiological report. As a result, spinal surgeons commonly perform the measurement, which is time-consuming and subject to errors.