International orthopaedics
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Six cases of spinal epidural abscess are presented. All patients were young with no predisposing conditions. ⋯ The patients with no neurological deficit recovered completely, while patients with pre-existing neurological deficit had a poorer outcome. Emphasis is given to early detection and surgical management to prevent irreversible damage to the spinal cord.
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Case Reports
Tetraparesis associated with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine.
This is a case report of tetraparesis associated with extraordinarily severe ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) of the cervical spine. There was no history of trauma. The object of this paper is to show that OPLL can progress relentlessly to a nearly complete quadriplegia even without trauma, but that adequate decompression can produce almost complete recovery.
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We report an uncommon case of locking of the knee in a 23-year-old girl. It was due to an osteochondroma at the medial aspect of the proximal tibia.