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OBJECTIVE
To determine the frequency and clinical significance of postoperative fever in pediatric patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion (PSF).
METHODS
A retrospective chart review was performed for consecutive patients undergoing PSF at a single institution between June 2005 and April 2011,
METHODS
A retrospective radiographic study involving analysis of abdominal and pelvic computed tomography (CT) scans obtained on patients presenting with clinical conditions other than back pain.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the incidence of spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis in patients requiring
Objective: To report a rare case of an acute attack of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) deposition disease in a patient with lumbar spondylolytic spondylolisthesis, which demonstrated widespread lesion with neurological
Intravascular lymphoma (IVL) is a rare aggressive disease characterised by the presence of lymphoma cells only in the lumina of small vessels, particularly capillaries. Only about 200 cases have been reported in the world (some of them retrospectively). IVL is predominantly of B-cell lineage origin
We describe 4 cases of non-Hodkin's lymphomas that were interesting because of their curiosal clinical courses and spontaneous complete remissions during the course of high malignancy lymphoma. We present three of them for the first time in Poland. Case 1: a 61-year old woman was admitted to the
OBJECTIVE
Paraspinal textiloma (ParaTex) is a well-known complication after posterior lumbar surgery. However, there are few articles on this topic, probably because of medicolegal concerns. In addition, patients with ParaTex can remain asymptomatic for months or even years unless it causes
This is a case report of pyogenic sacroiliitis in a pediatric patient caused by Streptococcus intermedius. The patient is a 16-year-old boy who presented to an emergency department with sudden onset of back pain radiating to the left lower extremity. The diagnosis was confounded by the presence of
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Gouty spondyloarthropathy is generally believed to be uncommon. Together with the fact that it can mimic a variety of disease entities, it imposes significant diagnostic challenge in our clinical practice. In this article, we report two patients diagnosed with spinal gout, and both were
A 17-year-old patient with pre-existing grade II spondylolisthesis of L5/S1 sustained a partial disruption of the left sacroiliac joint with haematoma of the iliac muscle after a fall. The haematoma probably led to occlusion of the left ureter, resulting in a urinary tract infection. After initial
In children with low back pain (LBP), a specific cause is often identified. LBP has a relatively high prevalence during school years. However, only a minority of the children suffering from LBP seek medical attention. Protracted back pain in childhood is a serious condition that should be thoroughly
BACKGROUND
Recent studies generated antithetic results regarding the safety of bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) use in spine surgery, and the effect of this biologic adjunct on myeloma cells remains to be fully elucidated.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to present a case of multiple
METHODS
This is a case report.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose was to report a patient whose migrated L4-S1 femur graft led to perforation of the cecum.
BACKGROUND
Autograft bone use during spinal surgery is quite commonplace nowadays. With time due to infection, technical mishaps, or disease recurrence,