Accuracy of 3D printed spine models for pre-surgical planning of complex adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) in spinal surgeries: a case series.

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a noticeable spinal deformity in both adult and adolescent population. In majority of the cases, the gold standard of treatment is surgical intervention. Technological advancements in medical imaging and 3D printing have revolutionised the surgical planning and intraoperative decision making for surgeons in spinal surgery.

Six versus 12 Months of Anti Tubercular Therapy in Patients With Biopsy Proven Spinal Tuberculosis: A Single Center, Open Labeled, Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial-A Pilot study.

Study Design: A single center pilot study, open labeled, prospective randomized clinical trial.

Objective: To compare six versus 12 months of anti TB therapy in patients with biopsy proven spinal TB.

Summary Of Background Data: There is no clear consensus or evidence based guidelines for the duration of treatment of spinal tuberculosis.

Safety and efficacy of spinal loop rectangle and sublaminar wires for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture fixation.

Background: Natural history of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs), that is, collapse, loads the rigid pedicle screw rod construct in the absence of anterior column reconstruction, often leading to implant back outs. Semi rigid spinal loop rectangle and sublaminar wire construct allows controlled axial collapse and does not require anterior column reconstruction.

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective study of 50 consecutive patients of OVCFs.

Total enbloc spondylectomy for metastatic high grade spinal tumors: Early results.

Background: High grade metastatic spinal tumors are most common and are invasive. These patients can succumb to disease progression if not treated timely. Although considered as invasive and morbid, total enbloc spondylectomy (TES) in selected cases has better survival rates.

Recurrent Spinal Giant Cell Tumors: A Study of Risk Factors and Recurrence Patterns.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Purpose: To highlight risk factors, recurrence patterns and multimodal treatment in management of recurrent giant cell tumors (GCTs).

Overview Of Literature: GCTs of the spine are rare and challenging entities.

Predictors of kyphotic deformity in osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a radiological study.

Purpose: To report the radiological predictors of kyphotic deformity in osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF).

Methods: This is a retrospective study of 64 consecutive patients with OVCF. We studied the radiographic features in the immediate post-injury image of patients, who developed significant (more than 30°) segmental kyphotic deformity at final follow-up and compared them with those patients who did not.

Non-surgical management of cord compression in tuberculosis: a series of surprises.

Study Design: Prospective study.

Purpose: We present a series of 50 patients with tuberculous cord compression who were offered systematic non-surgical treatment, and thereby, the author proposes that clinico-radiological soft tissue cord compression is not an emergency indication for surgery.

Overview Of Literature: Spinal cord compression whether clinical or radiological has usually been believed to be an indication for emergency surgery in spinal tuberculosis.

Surgical patterns in osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.

Purpose: To report morphological patterns of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) presenting for surgery. To describe surgical options based on fracture pattern. To evaluate clinical and radiological outcome.

Postvertebroplasty instability.

Vertebroplasty provides excellent pain relief and functional restoration for osteoporotic fractures. Short-term complications such as cement leak and embolism are well described. Incident fractures are the only well-reported long-term complications.

Outcome of single level instrumented posterior lumbar interbody fusion using corticocancellous laminectomy bone chips.

Background: Interbody fusion surgery has been considered by many to be a treatment of choice for instability in lumbar degenerative disc disease. A posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) has the advantages of spinal canal decompression, anterior column reconstruction, and reduction of the sagittal slips from a single posterior approach. The PLIF using double cage was a standard practice till many studies reported comparable results and lesser complications with single cage.