World Neurosurg
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Case Reports
Iatrogenic Lumbar Arachnoid Cyst Fenestration for Tethered Cord: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.
Iatrogenic lumbar arachnoid cysts are a rare occurrence after intradural surgery.1,2 To our knowledge, there is only 1 other previous case reported in the literature contributing to a symptomatic tethered cord.3 We present a surgical video (Video 1) demonstrating the history, preoperative workup, and operative technique for exploration and fenestration of a symptomatic iatrogenic lumbar arachnoid cyst with a tethered cord. The patient is a 57-year-old female with a history of a closed neural tube defect with a lipoma that was resected over 20 years before her evaluation. She was lost to follow-up and did not retain any previous medical documentation. ⋯ Thus, a circumferential detethering of the conus was performed to ensure complete decompression of the neural elements. Postoperatively, the patient demonstrated improvement in her bilateral lower extremity pain and weakness. Magnetic resonance imaging was scheduled during routine follow-up at 3 months.
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We evaluated the clinical and radiographic outcomes of patients with thoracolumbar burst fractures and neurological deficits treated with minimally invasive decompression and intracorporeal bone grafting combined with percutaneous short-segment stabilization. ⋯ Minimally invasive decompression and intracorporeal bone grafting combined with percutaneous short-segment fixation yielded satisfactory results in decompression and immediate kyphosis correction. Additionally, this procedure resulted in maintenance of the vertebral height and prevented late correction loss after implant removal.
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This study aimed to evaluate the risk factors for adjacent vertebral compression fractures after lumbar spinal fusion with instrumentation. ⋯ A greater Loss of LL, osteoporosis, and advanced age may be risk factors for fractures in the adjacent vertebral body of the fixed segment after lumbar fusion fixation.
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Since the introduction of endovascular treatment for cerebral aneurysms, hospitals in which subarachnoid hemorrhage is treated show different availability and/or preferences towards both treatment modalities. The main aim is to evaluate the clinical and angiographic results according to the hospital's treatment preferences applied. ⋯ In Spain, there is significant variability in aneurysm exclusion treatment in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Surgical centers offer better results for both surgical and endovascular patients. A multidisciplinary approach and the maintenance of an elevated quality of surgical competence could be responsible for these results.
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Various surgical techniques for treating spondylodiskitis have been proposed, but the most appropriate surgical treatment remains controversial. In this study, we propose a new hybrid approach combining the use of cortical bone trajectory screws and pedicle screws with the technique of transforaminal lumbar interbody debridement and fusion. With this method, we can shorten the length of the segment that needs to be fixed, minimize the extent of surgical dissection, and reduce the risk of adjacent level degeneration. ⋯ With the proposed hybrid approach using cortical bone trajectory and pedicle screws with the transforaminal lumbar interbody debridement and fusion technique, the damaged anterior column can be debrided and reconstructed, and spinal stabilization can also be achieved.