Cryoneurolysis for the treatment of cervical facet joint syndrome: a technical note.

Objective: Neck pain has an annual prevalence of 30%. A frequent cause of neck pain is cervical facet joint pain. In cases of refractory cervical facet joint pain, radiofrequency can be employed, but the grade of evidence attested in systematic reviews is fair.

Primary bone lymphomas thought to be osteomyelitis urgently demand a rapid diagnosis in bone pathology.

We describe in detail three cases of primary bone lymphoma (PBL), initially treated as osteomyelitis of unknown etiology. These cases show which difficulties can occur with diagnosing this entity and highlight the urgent need for rapid diagnostic results in the field of bone pathology. Case 1: A 22-year-old man with the very rare diagnosis of precursor B-lymphoblastic lymphoma in the tibia (previously published).

Single stage corpectomy and instrumentation in the treatment of pathological fractures in the lumbar spine.

Purpose: Corpectomy and implantation of titanium cages is standard in pathological fracture treatment but additional single ventral instrumentation remains controversial with regard to rotational stability.

Methods: This study included 45 patients suffering from vertebral metastases with spinal stenosis, instability and/or neurological deficits secondary to pathological lumbar spine fractures and bone mineral density (BMD) ≥ 1.20 g/cm(2).

Osteitis or osteomyelitis of the pubis? A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge: report of 9 cases and review of the literature.

Osteitis pubis is a noninfective inflammation of the symphysis pubis, without distinct aetiology. It has often been reported after urological or gynaecological procedures, and is also associated with trauma, rheumatic disorders, pregnancy and parturition. Symptoms mostly resolve spontaneously.

Treatment of tuberculous spondylitis at the cervicothoracic junction. Clinical impact of surgery by means of a sternotomy.

The operative treatment of tuberculous spondylitis remains a challenge with regard to the surgical approach to the cervicothoracic junction. In addition, it is difficult to restore the resected vertebral bodies. Two cases of tuberculous spondylitis in this area are presented.

Impact of early surgical correction of curves in paralytic scoliosis.

Objective: The purpose of this investigation was to investigate the advantages of early surgery in patients suffering from neuromuscular scoliosis.

Methods: Between January 1992 and January 1998, 20 patients with paralytic scoliosis, with an average age of 15 years, were treated surgically in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital, Feiburg, Germany. The parameter investigations included correction of the scoliosis independent of preoperative curves, operation time independent of Cobb angles, complications and blood loss.

Impact of early surgical correction of curves in paralytic scoliosis.

Objective: The purpose of this investigation was to investigate the advantages of early surgery in patients suffering from neuromuscular scoliosis.

Methods: Between January 1992 and January 1998, 20 patients with paralytic scoliosis, with an average age of 15 years, were treated surgically in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital, Feiburg, Germany. The parameter investigations included correction of the scoliosis independent of preoperative curves, operation time independent of Cobb angles, complications and blood loss.