Spinal cord
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Review Case Reports
Emergency surgery in a patient with large spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma determining excellent neurological recovery: review of the literature.
Case report. ⋯ Spinal epidural hematoma (SEH) is a rare clinical finding that can occur following trauma or spontaneously (SSEH). We describe, to the best of our knowledge, the second most extensive idiopathic SSEH and the longest with involvement of the dorso-lumbar spine that had a excellent functional outcome due to emergency decompressive laminectomy, which is emphasized in the treatment of these rare pathologies.
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Cross-sectional study. ⋯ The suggested cutoff for Japanese men with SCI is a VFA of 100 cm(2), which is lower than that in the healthy able-bodied population for both WC and BMI. Further investigation is needed to determine the reference value for estimating SCI-specific VF accumulation.
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Retrospective study. ⋯ According to our features, interspinous systems showed significant and clinically meaningful improvements in pain and disability for up to 6 years. Furthermore, interspinous devices have shown better clinical outcome and less lumbar disc recurrences when associated with standard microdiscectomy. These data, however, need further studies and a longer period of follow-up.
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The pooled data were analyzed using RevMan 5.2 software. ⋯ In conclusion, minimally invasive surgery was a more safe and effective treatment for treating LDH in Chinese Han population when compared with conventional surgery.