Postoperative changes in sacropelvic junction in short-segment angular kyphosis versus Scheuermann kyphosis.

Purpose: To comparatively evaluate the biomechanical alterations those occur in the sagittal plane of sacropelvic junction in angular kyphosis (AK) and Scheuermann kyphosis (SK) patients after surgery.

Methods: The spine radiographs of 52 patients operated for short-segment AK (n = 20) or SK (n = 32) were studied. Main outcome measures were sacral slope, pelvic incidence, pelvic tilt, lumbar lordosis, and thoracic kyphosis angles.

Growing rod instrumentation in the treatment of early onset scoliosis.

The goal of the treatment of early onset scoliosis (EOS) is correction of the deformity while still allowing for spinal growth. The aim of this study was to determine the safety and effectiveness of the single and dual growing rod techniques and which technique was the most effective in the management of EOS respectively. From 2003 to 2009, 23 patients underwent single (15) or dual (8) growing rod procedures using a pedicle screw construct and tandem connectors.

[Long-term result of treatment for paraspinal and extradural hydatid cyst: a case report].

Hydatid cyst is a zoonosis affecting any part of the body and presenting difficulty in diagnosis and treatment. Primary bone involvement seen in about 2% of the cases is accompanied by spinal involvement in 50%. A 41-year-old female presented with low back pain radiating to the left leg.

Clinical outcome of deep wound infection after instrumented posterior spinal fusion: a matched cohort analysis.

Study Design: Retrospective case control study.

Objective: Determine the impact of infection on clinical outcome in patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion surgery.

Summary Of Background Data: The outcome of patients treated for infection after spinal surgery is not well established because of variability in cohort identification, definition of infection, outcomes instrument, use of a control group, and/or sample size.