Is there an interdependence between paraspinal muscle mass and lumbar disc degeneration? A MRI based study at 2520 levels in 504 patients.

Introduction: Low back pain is one of the most common cause for outpatient visits. Though few studies have shown the vital role of paraspinal muscles in lumbar spine pathology, literature is scarce regarding the influence of the paraspinal muscles in disc degeneration. We aimed to analyse the correlation between paraspinal muscles and disc degeneration.

Epithelioid Sarcoma of Lumbar Spine: A Rare Mesenchymal Tumor Masquerading as Infection.

Epithelioid sarcoma of the spine has been rarely reported in the literature. Its diagnosis is challenging due to nonspecific findings. We report a case of 42-year-old gentleman with back pain.

Dripping Wax Bone Disease - Melorheostosis - A Rare Case Scenario.

Introduction: Melorheostosis is a rare condition affecting the bones and has only been occasionally reported. We herein report a case of melorheostosis affecting left femur and tibia which was diagnosed based on clinical and radiological features and managed with bisphosphonates.

Case Report: A 28-year-old female patient presented with complaints of pain over left knee and thigh for the past 3 months.

Posttraumatic thoracic epidural capillary hemangioma - A rare case report.

Background: Capillary hemangiomas are benign vascular lesions commonly seen in subcutaneous tissues. The most common site of origin is from the vertebral body, and only a few cases of isolated lesions in thoracic epidural space, especially after trauma, have been reported in the literature.

Case Description: We report a case of 63-yearold male with progressive bilateral lower limb weakness and exaggerated lower limb deep tendon reflexes without bowel and bladder involvement.

Analysis of factors influencing ligamentum flavum thickness in lumbar spine - A radiological study of 1070 disc levels in 214 patients.

Objective: The pathomechanism and factors influencing hypertrophy of the Ligamentum flavum in the lumbar spine still requires a confident specificity. We aimed to analyse the association between various factors and Ligamentum Flavum Thickness (LFT) and also to investigate the major contributor for Ligamentum Flavum Hypertrophy (LFH) at various levels in the lumbar spine.

Patients And Methods: The following were evaluated at L1-L2,L2-L3,L3-L4,L4-L5 and L5-S1 levels in MRI of 1070 lumbar disc levels of 214 subjects: Pfirrmann's grade of the disc, anterior and posterior disc height, disc volume, facet tropism and LFT.