Osteoporotic vertebral fracture misdiagnosed as "normal postoperative phenomenon" in post decompression surgery: a case report.

Background: Previous research and published literature indicate that some patients with spinal diseases who underwent percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic decompression (PTED) still suffer some discomfort in the early recovery stage in the form of pain, stiffness, and swelling. These are usually considered minor residual symptoms or normal postoperative phenomenon (NPF) in the clinic, occur frequently, and are acknowledged by surgeons worldwide. To the best of our knowledge, we report the first case of a patient who had an osteoporotic vertebral fracture (OVF) misdiagnosed as NPF after she underwent PTED as a result of lumbar disc herniation (LDH).

[A preliminary clinical study on the treatment of primary hepatic carcinoma by transcatheter arterial perfusion of batroxobin combined with TACE].

Objective: To explore the therapeutic efficacy and safety of batroxobin in patients with primary hepatic carcinoma (PHC) and the advantages of transcatheter arterial perfusion of batroxobin combined with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE).

Methods: 40 patients with PHC were randomized into experimental group (transcatheter arterial perfusion of batroxobin combined with TACE treatment, 20 patients) and control group (TACE alone group, 20 patients). The patients were followed up and the data were recorded, compared and analyzed.

[Exploratory development of titanium mesh with bone allograft in treatment of cervical spinal tuberculosis].

Objective: To evaluate the exploratory development of bone graft by titanium mesh with bone allograft in treatment of cervical spinal tuberculosis.

Methods: Thirty two cases of cervical spinal tuberculosis treated with anterior radical debridement, decompression and inter fixation from January 2002 to January 2007 were included (at least two years follow-up). 18 male and 14 female, age from 18 to 72, mean 41.

[Prevention and management of the neurological complications during the treatment of severe scoliosis].

Objective: To discuss the prevention and management of the neurological complications during treatment for severe scoliosis.

Methods: Seventy-one patients with the coronal Cobb angle more than 80 degrees underwent operation. The average coronal Cobb angle was 96.