Spine
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A case report. ⋯ TB should always be considered as a differential diagnosis of sacral lesions, and identifying multidrug resistance is equally important in its treatment. Lumbopelvic fixation is a safe and reliable option as it unloads the S1 segment by achieving fixation in the lumbosacral spine and iliac wings.
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A retrospective review. ⋯ The use of wider intervertebral cages leads to a significantly lower rate of subsidence, but a longer cage does not necessarily offer a similar advantage. Wide cages are protective against subsidence, and the widest cages should be used whenever feasible for interbody fusion in the lumbar spine to protect indirect compression and promote arthrodesis.
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A retrospective case series. ⋯ With the evolution of newer lower profile segmental implant systems that provide more rigid fixation and with the advancements in techniques for deformity correction, the repeat surgical intervention rate for idiopathic scoliosis has decreased.
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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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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.