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Open AccessSurgical technique of spine-shortening vertebral osteotomy for adult tethered cord syndrome: a case report and review of the literature
Miyakoshi et al. reported three cases of tethered cord syndrome treated by spine-shortening vertebral osteotomy, which provided relief of the patients’ symptoms with no complications. Although the details of thes...
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Open AccessAtomistic weak interaction criterion for the specificity of liquid metal embrittlement
Liquid metal embrittlement (LME) occurs in some solid–liquid metal elements’ couples (e.g., Fe-Zn and Al-Ga), called specificity. Although some material parameters like solubility and bonding energy were sugge...
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Open AccessHydrocephalus after foramen magnum decompression for Chiari I malformation successfully treated with the aspiration of pseudomeningocele: a case report
Pseudomeningocele or cerebrospinal fluid leakage is one of the most common complications of foramen magnum decompression with duraplasty for Chiari I malformation. Usually, cerebrospinal fluid leakage is treat...
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Open AccessSurgical intervention for vertebral metastases may benefit lung cancer patients no less than other patients: a retrospective study
Spinal metastasis is considered to have a worse prognosis in lung cancer than in other cancers, but recent clinical studies report improved overall survival of lung cancer. We compared the postoperative progno...
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Open AccessSacral stress fracture in an amateur rugby player: a case report
Sacral stress fracture is an uncommon cause of back pain. The majority of previously reported cases have been in runners. The purpose of this case report was to describe a case of sacral stress fracture in an ...
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Open AccessAcute neck pain caused by pseudogout attack of calcified cervical yellow ligament: a case report
Calcification of the yellow ligament sometimes compresses the spinal cord and can induce myelopathy. Usually, the calcification does not induce acute neck pain. We report a case of a patient with acute neck pa...
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Open AccessAcute neck pain caused by septic arthritis of the lateral atlantoaxial joint with subluxation: a case report
Crystal-induced arthritis of the lateral atlantoaxial joint may be intimately involved in acute neck pain in the elderly. Patients typically have a good prognosis, and symptoms usually subside within a few wee...
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Open AccessVertebral osteomyelitis and epidural abscess caused by gas gangrene presenting with complete paraplegia: a case report
Gas gangrene is most often caused by Clostridium perfringens infection. Gas gangrene is a medical emergency that develops suddenly. The mortality rate is higher with trunk involvement than with involvement of the...
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Open AccessRemote cerebellar hemorrhage following thoracic spinal surgery of an intradural extramedullary tumor: a case report
Remote cerebellar hemorrhage is a rare complication of spinal surgery. Although loss of cerebrospinal fluid seems to play an important role in the pathogenesis of this complication, the detailed mechanism of r...
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Open AccessGossypiboma 19 years after laminectomy mimicking a malignant spinal tumour: a case report
Gossypiboma is rare and mostly asymptomatic in chronic cases. It can be confused with other soft tissue masses.
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Open AccessSymptomatic cervical disc herniation in teenagers: two case reports
The development of a symptomatic herniated cervical disc before the age of 20 is extremely rare. Sporadically reported cases of patients with cervical disc herniation under the age of 20 usually have had under...
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Open AccessCircumferential thoracolumbar corrective fusion with an anterior interbody fresh-frozen femoral head allograft for osteoporotic lower acute kyphosis: a case report
Lower acute kyphosis (LAK) is a postural deformity caused by severe osteoporotic vertebral collapse at the thoracolumbar junction. Corrective surgery is indicated for severe cases, but no case report using a f...
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Clinical experience of functional electrical stimulation in complete paraplegia
Percutaneous intramuscular electrodes and a portable multichannel system were used to restore the function of the paralyzed lower extremities in six patients with complete paraplegia. The total number of inser...
