Spine
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Retrospective radiographic review. ⋯ The mandibular angle was shown to be the most consistently palpable landmark. Further, the distance from the mandible, measured on preoperative plain lateral cervical spine radiographs, is an accurate template to determine cervical spine levels during anterior cervical spine surgery.
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Polish adaptation of the original version of Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) instrument. ⋯ The Polish version of SRS-22 is characterized by high internal consistency for all domains and for the overall score, which makes it an evaluation tool after surgical treatment compatible with the original SRS-22.
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Case report. ⋯ Epidural steroid therapy is a commonly used conservative therapy; however, complications could develop in patients without any risk factors. Clinicians who plan an epidural steroid injection must perform a rigorous evaluation through a detailed physical examination, simple laboratory tests, and history taking to prevent various risks associated with spinal cord compression.
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Retrospective study. ⋯ Circumferential neurologic decompression and one-shot cantilever bending correction with a fixed hinge in the compromised cord is a safe and effective alternative for surgical treatment of severe and rigid angular kyphotic deformities with neurologic deficits.
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A case report. ⋯ Myositis ossificans usually occurs in extremities and is very uncommon in the psoas muscle. We report psoas myositis ossificans that developed from hemorrhage and edema associated with a lumbar fracture and required only 2 months to regress completely. When one finds a soft tissue mass with surrounding edema in the psoas muscle combined with a vertebral compression fracture, myositis ossificans should be included in the differential diagnosis.