Spine

The most recent articles from: Spine November 2011

Spine · Nov 2011

Review

Safety and effectiveness of bone allografts in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery.

Systematic review. ⋯ ACDF with allograft, ACDF with autograft, ACDF with cage, and cervical disc arthroplasty show similar improvements in pain, function, and quality of life with correspondingly low adverse event rates. All ACDF procedures result in high fusion rates.

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Spine · Nov 2011

Review Case Reports

Intradural extramedullary hemangiopericytoma of the thoracic spine infiltrating a nerve root: a case report and literature review.

Review the presentation and diagnosis of an intradural extramedullary hemangiopericytoma of the thoracic spine. ⋯ This is the ninth report of spinal intradural hemangiopericytoma. The location of the neoplasm supports the hypothesis that hemangiopericytoma may arise from the spinal pial capillaries.

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