Introduction The principal objective of this study was to evaluate the incidence of adjacent-segment
degeneration (ASD) in patients who underwent cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) as …

Dental computed tomography (CT) is a diagnostic examination for the preoperative
evaluation of patients who will undergo placement of oral implants. It can be performed with …

Study Design: A cross-sectional study. Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of poor
bone quality in patients requiring spine surgery through comprehensive evaluation with bone …

Background: Osteoporosis (OP) represents a great challenge for the spine surgeon. Despite
having effective pharmacological treatments for OP and surgical technical innovations, the …

Background Negative-pressure hydrocephalus is a rare condition with the development of
symptomatic hydrocephalus despite subnormal intracranial pressure (ICP). The etiology …

The vast majority of melanomas of the CNS appear as a result of metastases. The primary
spinal melanoma is a very rare entity with only 60 cases reported in the literature. A case of 41-…

… (Case courtesy of Claudia Balhen Martin, MD, CT Scanner Lomas Altas, Mexico City, Mexico…
(Case courtesy of Claudia Balhen Martin, MD, CT Scanner Lomas Altas, Mexico City, Mexico…

Figura 1. TC de cráneo. A nivel del techo del tercer ventrículo se observa una masa ovalada
de contornos nítidos, la cual mide aproximadamente 3 cm en su diámetro mayor (flecha), la …

Study Design: Retrospective Study. Objective: To compare methods of assessing pre-operative
bone density to predict risk for osteoporosis related complications (ORC), defined as …

Introduction Accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGE) are commonly associated
with diabetic complications, including increased painful intervertebral disc pathologies, …