[Diagnosis and treatment of injuries of the brachial plexus in our experience].

The subject of the paper is an analysis of the pathomechanism of injuries and results of multispecialist diagnostic investigations and surgical treatment in 74 cases of traumatic brachial plexus injuries observed in a period of 5 years. The observations of the authors suggest the following conclusions: Direct injury to the brachial plexus requires emergency or delayed emergency surgical intervention. In indirect and secondary traumatic injuries of the plexus the best results are obtained by possibly early reconstructive operation carried out after establishing indications to surgical treatment.

[Multiple post-traumatic neuromas of the cervical plexus with atypical symptoms].

The report presents a patient in whom a direct trauma to the neck caused development of multiple painful neuromas of the cervical roots C2 and C4 with peculiar and rarely observed symptoms. Reconstructive operation was carried out 10 years after the injury and disappearance of persistent neurologic manifestations was obtained.

[Central prolapse of the Th12 -L1 nucleus pulposus with radiological signs of tumor of the conus medullaris].

The authors report a 42-year-old patient with excruciating pains felt in the interscapular and lumbar regions and both lower extremities without symptoms of root involvement. Myelography suggested presence of a tumour of the conus medullaris or epidural tumour in this area, at the Th12--L1 level. During the operation a central prolapse of the nucleus pulposus was found in the midline on the anterior wall of the vertebral canal below the longitudinal ligament.