ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the clinical and radiological results of posterior vertebral column resection (PVCR) for the treatment of kyphosis from spinal tuberculosis. Methods: Retrospective study of a series of 14 cases, 9 female and 5 male, with a mean age of 28 years (1 to 64) at the time of surgery, with spinal tuberculosis with mean kyphosis of 56.42° (2° to 95°). Results: All patients underwent surgi...
ABSTRACT Objectives: Exposing the clivus and upper cervical spine should, ideally, provide an adequate surgical field in which the surgeon can safely decompress and stabilize the craniovertebral junction (CVJ). We present a series of four cases with a narrative review of the literature in which Median Labiomandibular Glossotomy was used to treat CVJ disorders, in order to highlight the importance and indication...
Objective : To develop a consensus for translation of the most relevant terms used in the study of Adult Spinal Deformity, from their original languages into Brazilian Portuguese. Methods : A panel of 12 experts in spine surgery from the five Brazilian regions was constituted. To obtain the standardization of terminology, the Delphi method with an electronic questionnaire was administered to participants about ...
OBJETIVO: A proposta do estudo foi determinar nossos resultados clínicos e radiográficos de pacientes com deformidades congênitas da coluna vertebral submetidos à ressecção de hemivértebra por via posterior isolada e correção com instrumentação posterior e fusão. MÉTODOS: Registros de 31 pacientes submetidos à ressecção de hemivértebra no período de 2003 a 2010 foram revistos para identificar idade e sexo, grau...
OBJETIVO: Comparar a incidência de fraturas de vértebras adjacentes nos pacientes submetidos à vertebroplastia e cifoplastia. MÉTODOS: Estudo retrospectivo baseado na análise de prontuários e exames radiográficos pré e pós-operatórios de janeiro de 2002 a janeiro de 2009. O seguimento mínimo foi de três meses. Os pacientes foram divididos em dois grupos distintos: Vertebroplastia (V) e Cifoplastia (C), de acord...