A group of 420 elderly people (163 women and 257 men with a mean age of 65 years) from
urban and rural populations in India were selected for the study. The caloric intake of 93.3% …

Introduction Low back pain is one of the most common cause for outpatient visits. Though
few studies have shown the vital role of paraspinal muscles in lumbar spine pathology, …

Purpose To compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of modified mini-open
transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (modMOTLIF) and open TLIF (OTLIF).

Background: Diabetes mellitus is one of the leading causes of morbidity resulting in multi-organ
dysfunction. Animal studies have shown that hyperglycemia results in stress-induced …

Background: Capillary hemangiomas are benign vascular lesions commonly seen in
subcutaneous tissues. The most common site of origin is from the vertebral body, and only a few …

Objective The pathomechanism and factors influencing hypertrophy of the Ligamentum
flavum in the lumbar spine still requires a confident specificity. We aimed to analyse the …

Epithelioid sarcoma of the spine has been rarely reported in the literature. Its diagnosis is
challenging due to nonspecific findings. We report a case of 42-year-old gentleman with back …

A 62-year-old man presented with low back pain for 4 months. He had no history of trauma
or fever. He had no known comorbidities. On examination, he was found to have tenderness …

Background: Several animal studies have shown that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is effective
in enhancing bone fusion. However, the role and efficacy of PRP in spinal fusion surgery …

The editorial highlights the mental health initiative of the Government of Assam, India
through the Monon: Assam Cares programme to deal with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-…