BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of a surgical management
protocol and other important clinical features on the prognosis of patients who had penetrating …

Although split cord malformations have been well documented in children, there is no
consensus about their surgical indications and clinical course in adults because of their rarity. …

A series of 20 pediatric patients underwent surgery for spinal tumor at the Department of
Neurosurgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy between 1995 and 2003. Motor weakness …

OBJECTIVE: This study evaluates the efficiency of interbody polyetheretherketone (PEEK)
cage implantation in 85 consecutive cases treated for discogenic cervical disorders with …

Split cord malformations (SCMs) are rare spinal anomalies and their classification is still a
matter of debate. There is no widespread consensus on the embryological basis of this entity. …

A 21-year-old male patient presented with a rare cerebellopontine angle medulloblastoma
manifesting as cerebellar and long tract involvement signs and symptoms. The clinical and …

A 21-year-old man suffered T12–L1 vertebrae fracture and lateral dislocation without
neurological deficit. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated the …

The ulnar nerve provides the major motor innervation of the interosseous muscles of the hand
and the flexor muscles of the wrist and the fourth and fifth digits. Injury is most common at …

Study Design This case report illustrates a young male patient with thoracal spinal pigmented
villonodular synovitis who presented with difficulty in walking. Objectives The treatment of …

✓The authors report on a child with a composite type of split cord malformation (SCM). The
patient presented with symptoms of a common cold. The diagnosis of SCM was made based …