Spine
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Case report. ⋯ We used DTI to diagnose a symptomatic lesion as an extra-foraminal lumbosacral lesion caused by compression of the L5 spinal nerve at the foramina. Because DTI can quantitatively measure damage to nerve fibers, it may be advantageous for the diagnosis of far-out syndrome.
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Cadaver dissection. ⋯ Several points might be listed as potential sites of entrapment along the course of the posterior ramus of the thoracic nerve and its branches, leading to the cause of thoracic back pain. In addition, the articular branch entering the facet (zygapophyseal) joint originated from the descending branch, which was the first branch of the posterior ramus.
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Case Reports
Spondylodiscitis as a spinal complication of transrectal ultrasound-guided needle biopsy of the prostate.
A case report. ⋯ Acute pyogenic spondylodiscitis should be considered among the major complications of TUGNBP and may occur despite prophylactic antibiotic use.
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Measurement of radiation dose from C-arm fluoroscopy during a simulated intraoperative use in spine surgery. OBJECTIVE.: To investigate scatter radiation doses to specific organs of surgeons during intraoperative use of C-arm fluoroscopy in spine surgery and to provide practical intraoperative guidelines. ⋯ The following factors could reduce radiation exposure during intraoperative use of C-arm; (1) distance from the patient, (2) C-arm configuration, (3) radioprotective equipments, (4) rotating the surgeons' eyes away from the patient, and (5) avoiding direct exposure of surgeons' hands.