Spine
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An in vitro biomechanical study on 3-dimensional flexibility of human lumbosacral motion segments after multiple freeze-thaw cycles and cumulative testing. ⋯ The flexibility of the human cadaveric lumbosacral motion segments between test days was significantly affected after repeated freeze-thaw and cumulative testing cycles. Multiple freeze-thaw cycles and cumulative testing, however, does not affect flexibility data for tests carried out within a single test day.
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Ahead of Print article withdrawn by publisher.
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Case Reports
Paraplegia in pregnancy: a case of spinal vascular malformation with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome.
A case report. ⋯ Pregnancy complicated by paraplegia is thought to be secondary to venous engorgement and to the resulting spinal cord ischemia in this case. Her neurological symptoms and signs gradually improved over the few days after cesarean delivery.
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A prospective clinical study. ⋯ The EM can develop into remarkable structures with spondylosis and aging in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy, affecting surgical outcomes as well as successful decompression procedures. A sound understanding of the histomorphological features of the EM is required to obtain satisfactory surgical outcomes in the limited field afforded by minimally invasive surgery.