Orthopedics This Week

Lidocaine vs. Gas: Who Wins in Endoscopic L5/S1 Surgery?

Source: Wikimedia Commons and U.S. Navy photo by Capt. Jaime A. Quejada Spine surgeons have debated anesthesia for lumbar endoscopy almost as much as implant choice, and a new prospective randomized ...
Frontiers

Imaging features and percutaneous endoscopic interlaminar decompression of vacuum disc phenomenon-induced lumbosacral radiculopathy: case report

Department of Spinal Surgery, Qingyuan Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan People's Hospital, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China The vacuum disc phenomenon (VDP), characterized by ...
Frontiers

Isthmic spondylolisthesis combined with schwannoma occurring at the same vertebral level: a case report and literature review

Background: The occurrence of schwannomas at the level of isthmic spondylolisthesis has not yet been reported. Preoperative identification of the responsible lesion and a rational surgical plan are ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Kiran Nandivada’s Stuck Blade in a Grinder Jar Degenerative Cascade by LSTV at L5-S1 ()

1 Nandivada Ortho Spine Surgeon & Rheumatologist, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 2 Senior Orthopedic Surgeon & Rheumatologist, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 3 General Practitioner, Visakhapatnam, ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Is It Safe to Perform an Autologous Epidural Blood Patch on Patients with Underlying Spinal Stenosis or Lumbar Disc Disease? Case Report and Literature Review ()

1 Rutgers New Jersey Anesthesiology Residency Program, Newark, NJ, USA. 2 University Hospital of New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA. Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) is a common sequela ...