Object Local administration of insulin-like growth factor–I (IGF-I) has been shown to increase
the rate of axon regeneration in crush-injured and freeze-injured rat sciatic nerves. Local …

Object. Surgical treatment of thoracic and lumbar tuberculous spondylitis is controversial. An
anterior approach is usually recommended. The aim of the present study was to assess the …

There is a growing interest in the implantation of pedicle screws into the middle and upper
thoracic spine. However, usage of the technique is still under debate for these levels because …

AIM: Spinal schwannomas (SS) represent the most common intradural extramedullary lesions,
accounting for approximately 24% of all nerve sheath tumors in adults. Schwannomas …

Background Chronic subdural hematomas are the most common type of intracranial hemorrhage
among the elderly. There is a substantial recurrence rate after evacuation by burr-hole …

Study Design. Two cases of lumbar disc herniation with alkaptonuria are presented. Objectives.
To present a probable clinical course of lumbar disc herniation with alkaptonuria, a rare …

Main problem: There are only a few cases reported with non-contiguous spinal tuberculosis
in the literature. Most of these patients have only two non-contiguous lesions, and in almost …

Objective Trigeminal neuralgia is one of the most common causes of facial pain. Our aim is
to investigate the efficacy and borders of percutaneous radiofrequency thermocoagulation in …

This study aimed to find the factors that may affect the surgical outcomes of congenital
tethered cord syndrome (TCS) in adults by evaluating the long-term surgical outcomes of 25 …

Background Myxopapillary ependymoma (MPE) is a rarely reported lesion of the spinal cord
in the pediatric population. Based on their low mitotic index and slow-growth, MPEs are …