Baroreflex Failure After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Case Report.

Case: A 58-year-old man underwent anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Immediately after surgery, the patient experienced elevated blood pressure with a fall in oxygen saturation which prevented extubation. He required admission to the critical care unit and was diagnosed with baroreflex failure syndrome (BFS).

Should Q-CT Be the Gold Standard for Detecting Spinal Osteoporosis?

Study Design: Prospective comparative study.

Objective: Refinement of the guidelines for screening of osteoporosis and considering quantitative computed tomography (Q-CT) for detecting spinal osteoporosis.

Summary Of Background Data: Spinal osteoporosis is often underestimated and under-evaluated due to either lack of availability of the diagnostic modality or lack of awareness about the possibility of overestimation by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan.