Object. The use of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) cement by percutaneous injection in
cases requiring vertebroplasty provides pain relief in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of MRI for discrimination
between tuberculous spondylitis and pyogenic spondylitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS. …

Object The current study evaluates the incidence of anatomical variations of the V 3 segment
of the vertebral artery (VA) and the posterior arch of the atlas (C-1). Failure to appreciate …

Object. The management of massive brain swelling remains an unsolved problem in
neurosurgery. Despite newly developed medical and pharmacological therapy, the rates of …

More than 10 years have passed since lumbar total disc replacement (LTDR) was introduced
for the first time to the world market for the surgical management of lumbar degenerative …

Purpose To retrospectively determine the value of adding qualitative and quantitative axial
diffusion-weighted (DW) imaging to standard spine magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to …

BACKGROUND: Alternative biocompatible filler materials replacing polymethylmethacrylate
(PMMA) cement have been introduced and clinically tested. Callos calcium phosphate …

… According to Park et al, 24 the radiologic degenerative changes in the disc at the adjacent
segments after posterior lateral fusion or posterior lumbar interbody fusion were observed in …

Study Design: This is a prospective randomized comparison study between the fluoroscopy-guided
and navigation coupled with O-arm–guided pedicle screw placement in the thoracic …

OBJECTIVE:: To correlate MR and CT discography findings with pain response at provocative
discography in patients with discogenic back pain. MATERIALS AND METHODS:: Forty-…