Spinal cord monitoring
Introduction Iatrogenic spinal cord injury secondary to spinal surgery is a devastating event. In an effort to minimise the prevalence...
Read MorePercutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy: clinical and quality of life outcomes with a minimum two year follow-up
Abstract Background Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy is a relatively new technique. Very few studies have reported the clinical outcome of...
Read MoreDiagnostic challenge: bilateral infected lumbar facet cysts – a rare cause of acute lumbar spinal stenosis and back pain
Abstract Symptomatic synovial lumbar facet cysts are a relatively rare cause of radiculopathy and spinal stenosis. This case and brief...
Read MoreExpression of cartilage-derived morphogenetic protein in human intervertebral discs and its effect on matrix synthesis in degenerate human nucleus pulposus cells
Abstract Introduction Loss of intervertebral disc (IVD) matrix and ultimately disc height as a result of 'degeneration' has been implicated...
Read MorePyogenic Spondylodiscitis
Introduction Evidence of spinal infection exists in Egyptian mummies (c.3000 BC) and Neolithic remains from earlier. The earliest scientific descriptions...
Read MoreNuNec: A PEEK-on-PEEK Cervical Arthroplasty System: In Clinical Perspective
Introduction Currently anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a widely accepted surgical treatment for patients with radiculopathy and myelopathy...
Read MoreThe predictive effect of fear-avoidance beliefs on low back pain among newly qualified health care workers with and without previous low back pain: a prospective cohort study
Abstract Background Health care workers have a high prevalence of low back pain (LBP). Although physical exposures in the working...
Read MoreCurrent concepts in the management of facet joint dislocations of the cervical spine
Introduction Facet joint injuries even though very rare, are serious injuries which usually affect the cervical spine. In most cases...
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