European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
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Retrospective case series. ⋯ Thin-slice CT scan along the C2 pedicle direction to analysis the variations of C2 VAG can help choose an individual screw placement method (transpedicle or translaminar) with minimal complication for C2 screw fixation.
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To establish the sensitivity and specificity of cross-sectional scintigraphy [single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)] combined with computed X-ray tomography (CT) in the detection of sacroiliac joint (SIJ) mechanical dysfunction and evaluate reproducibility of reporting. ⋯ Hybrid imaging with SPECT/CT reproducibly demonstrates metabolic alterations around the SIJ in patients with SIJ dysfunction, which we have termed SIJ incompetence. The condition is more common than previously recognised and frequently occurs after trauma, which has not been reported previously.
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Objective of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic values of the Arm Squeeze Test. The test consists in squeezing the middle third of the upper arm. ⋯ The Arm Squeeze Test may be useful to distinguish cervical nerve root compression from shoulder disease in case of doubtful diagnosis. A positive result to this test may lead to cervical etiology of the shoulder pain.
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Case Reports
A large tuberculosis abscess causing spinal cord compression of the cervico-thoracic region in a young child.
Despite numerous descriptive publications, the guidelines for treatment of cervical spinal tuberculosis (TB) are not very clear. The authors report a case of a young girl with cervico-thoracic spinal TB extending from C5 to T3 vertebrae presenting with weakness of the right hand and unsteady gait. ⋯ Our case of cervico-thoracic tuberculous abscess in a young child suggests that even with incomplete neurological deficit caused by epidural cord compression, ultrasound (or CT)-guided aspiration and anti-tubercular medication provide acceptable results at 2 years of follow-up.
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The present study was performed to establish an animal model of cervical kyphosis after laminectomy (C2-C5), and to determine the role of endplate chondrocytes apoptosis in cervical kyphosis after laminectomy. ⋯ The frequency of endplate chondrocyte apoptosis in the laminectomy group was significantly higher than in the control group, indicating that chondrocyte apoptosis may play a pivotal role in the progress of post-laminectomy cervical kyphosis.