Spine
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Cohort study. ⋯ This study suggests that athletes with preexisting cervical spine pathology were less likely to be drafted than controls. Players with preexisting cervical spine pathology demonstrated a shorter career than those without; however, statistically based performance and numbers of games started were not different. Players with cervical spinal stenosis and those with a history of previous surgery demonstrated no difference in performance-based outcomes and no reports of neurological injury during their careers.
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A questionnaire survey. ⋯ There has been a significant decrease in the number of surgeons using high-dose steroids for acute SCIs. Sepsis, gastrointestinal bleeding, and an injury occurring more than 8 hours prior to presentation were agreed upon as contraindications to steroid use.
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Retrospective analysis of a prospectively collected database of thoracoscopic microdiscectomies performed at the Maastricht University Medical Center. ⋯ Crippling upper back pain after MVCs may be caused by a (previously asymptomatic) thoracic disc herniation. Although the exact pathophysiological mechanism has not been elucidated, results after thoracoscopic microdiscectomy are quite encouraging.
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Multicenter case-control study. ⋯ 2.
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Prospectively enrolled, retrospectively analyzed case series. ⋯ 4.