Anterolateral versus posterior minimally invasive lumbar interbody fusion surgery for spondylolisthesis: comparison of outcomes from a global, multicenter study at 12-months follow-up.

Background Context: Several minimally invasive lumbar interbody fusion techniques may be used as a treatment for spondylolisthesis to alleviate back and leg pain, improve function and provide stability to the spine. Surgeons may choose an anterolateral or posterior approach for the surgery however, there remains a lack of real-world evidence from comparative, prospective studies on effectiveness and safety with relatively large, geographically diverse samples and involving multiple surgical approaches.

Purpose: To test the hypothesis that anterolateral and posterior minimally invasive approaches are equally effective in treating patients with spondylolisthesis affecting one or two segments at 3-months follow-up and to report and compare patient reported outcomes and safety profiles between patients at 12-months post-surgery.

Simultaneous anterior vertebral column resection-distraction and posterior rod contouring for restoration of sagittal balance: report of a technique.

With an increasingly aging population, adult spinal deformity is becoming more common. This can be associated with increased morbidity. Results from multicentre studies of deformity surgery correction confirm complication rates as high as 40 percent.

"Globus symptoms": a rare case of giant osteochondroma of the axis treated with high cervical extrapharyngeal approach.

Background Osteochondroma is the most common primary bone tumor, composing 35% of benign bone tumors and 9% of all bone tumors; 1.3 to 4.1% of all osteochondromas originate from the spine.

Morbidity and mortality in adult spinal deformity surgery: Norwich Spinal Unit experience.

Purpose: This study analyses the complications of spinal deformity surgery in adults to highlight pre-disposing factors.

Methods: The clinical records and imaging were reviewed for 48 consecutive patients, 12 males and 36 females, with a mean age of 64 (31-86), who had surgery for spinal deformity. Mean follow-up time was 36 months (24-60).

Complete bony coalition of the talus and navicular: decades of discomfort.

Tarsal coalition is a congenital disturbance of hindfoot development. Talonavicular coalition is among the rarest forms of aberrant bony union of the tarsus. It frequently occurs bilaterally and in association with a number of skeletal deformities.

Presentation and outcome of primary tumors of the patella.

Demographics, pathology, and outcomes of 7 patellar tumors, including 2 giant cell tumors, 2 chondroblastomas, 1 osteoid osteoma, 1 osteitis fibrosa cystica, and 1 case of myelomatous infiltration, are described. Five male and 2 female patients with a mean age of 42.5 years were followed for an average of 3.

In vivo comparison of screw versus plate and screw fixation for first metatarsophalangeal arthrodesis: does augmentation of internal compression screw fixation using a semi-tubular plate shorten time to clinical and radiologic fusion of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ)?

A retrospective analysis of first metatarsophalangeal joint fusion in 26 consecutive patients (34 feet), treated between April 1998 and February 2002, comparing single compression screw versus a compression screw supplemented with a dorsal quarter tubular plate, was undertaken. The study aimed to assess whether or not plate augmentation of the single interfragmental compression screw lead to an earlier fusion. There were 18 women and 8 men with a mean age of 54.

Severe bilateral rachitic genu valgum in patients with nonbullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma: a report of two cases and review of literature.

We present two cases of ichthyosiform erythroderma associated with severe bilateral genu valgum. Other musculoskeletal features associated with this condition are described. The details and outcome of operative intervention for the correction of the deformities are discussed.