Category Archives: Spine

Section Editor: Nancy Epstein, MD

Intractable hiccup caused by syrinx in Chiari type I malformation. Two cases report
  •  Koki Satake, Hisaaki Uchikado, Natsuko Miyahara, Takehiro Makizono, Motohiro Morioka, Takahiro Miyahara 

October 6, 2023, 10:35

Category:

  • Spine

Article Type:

  • Case Report

Surgical management of craniocervical junction tuberculosis with atlanto-axial dislocation – A case report and review of the literature
  •  Md Rezaul Amin, Md Tauhidur Rahman, A. B. M. Manwar Hossain, Tahsina Quader, KM Tarikul Islam 

October 6, 2023, 10:18

Category:

  • Spine

Article Type:

  • Case Report

Surgical outcome and prognostic factors for 39 recurrent spinal hydatid cysts
  •  Fresnel Lutèce Ontsi Obame, Yao Christian Hugues Dokponou, Salami Mohcine, Saad Moussa Elmi, Napoleao Imbunhe, Inas El Kacemi, Mohamed Mouhssani, Imad-Eddine Sahri, Housni Abderrahmane, Jawad Laaguili, Abad Chérif El Asri, Miloudi Gazzaz 

September 29, 2023, 9:58

Category:

  • Spine

Article Type:

  • Original Article

The effect of epidural steroid injection during surgery on surgical site infections following lumbar fusion
  •  Mohamed Eltoukhy, Karim Eldabaa, Mohamed Ahmed Eissa 

September 29, 2023, 9:54

Category:

  • Spine

Article Type:

  • Original Article

Facet joint thickness and lumbar instability documented on myelo-computed tomography studies in patients with lumbar degenerative disease
  •  Shunsuke Ikeda, Hidetoshi Ooigawa, Tatsuki Kimura, Hideki Tanabe, Hiroki Kurita 

September 22, 2023, 11:29

Category:

  • Spine

Article Type:

  • Original Article

Retroperitoneal hematoma: A rare complication of percutaneous pedicle screw in an osteoporotic patient
  •  Kohei Yamamoto, Hidenori Matsuoka, So Ohashi, Kyohei Yamashiro, Kenta Kazami, Yusuke Hirokawa, Michihisa Narikiyo, Hirokazu Nagasaki, Yoshifumi Tsuboi 

September 22, 2023, 11:20

Category:

  • Spine

Article Type:

  • Case Report

Perspective; high frequency of intraoperative errors due to extreme, oblique, and lateral lumbar interbody fusions (XLIF, OLIF, LLIF): Are they “safe”?
  •  Nancy E Epstein, Marc A Agulnick 

September 22, 2023, 11:15

Category:

  • Spine

Article Type:

  • Review Article

Cervicomedullary junction mature teratoma with pulmonary differentiation and diastematomyelia in an adult – A rare case
  •  Sophie M. Peeters, Lauren Uhr, Srinivas Chivukula, Duncan McBride, Richard Everson, Duc Duong, Isaac Yang, Marcia Cornford, Anton Mlikotic, William Yong, Won Kim 

September 15, 2023, 11:02

Category:

  • Spine

Article Type:

  • Case Report

Perspective: Triple intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) should be considered the standard of care (SOC) for performing cervical surgery for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL)
  •  Nancy E Epstein, Marc A Agulnick 

September 15, 2023, 10:44

Category:

  • Spine

Article Type:

  • Review Article

Perspective: Can intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) limit errors associated with lumbar pedicle screw fusions/transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions (TLIF)?
  •  Nancy E Epstein 

September 8, 2023, 6:26

Category:

  • Spine

Article Type:

  • Review Article