Surgical Management in Elderly Patients with Tuberculous Spondylodiscitis: Ten Year Mortality Audit Study.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Purpose: To evaluate the factors affecting immediate postoperative mortality in elderly patients with tuberculous spondylodiscitis.

Overview Of Literature: Treatment of spinal tuberculosis in the elderly involves consideration of age and co-morbidities, and often leads to an extended conservative management.

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.

Post Pregnancy Severe Spinal Osteoporosis with Multiple Vertebral Fractures and Kyphoscoliosis in a Multigravida: A Rare Case with Management.

Osteoporosis associated with pregnancy and lactation is a less commonly known condition and often overlooked. The prevalence, exact aetiology and its pathogenesis are unknown. It is commonly seen in first three months after delivery in primigravida.

Spinal Subdural Haematoma.

Introduction: Spinal Subdural hematoma is a rare cause of radiculopathy and spinal cord compression syndromes. It's early diagnosis is essential. Chronological appearance of these bleeds vary on MRI.

Extraosseous thoracic foraminal osteoblastoma: diagnostic dilemma and management with 3 year follow-up.

Osteoblastomas are bone forming lesions arising mainly from posterior elements of the vertebra. They are commonly encountered in the cervical and lumbar regions. We present a case of a thoracic osteoblastoma which is extra osseous and is not communicating with any part of the vertebra present intraforaminally.