The Short Form-36 (SF-36) health questionnaire has been put forward as a general measure
of outcome in health care and has been evaluated in several recent studies in the UK. We …

Candida albicans vertebral osteomyelitis is rare. Three cases are presented. Without
antifungal treatment, they developed spinal collapse and neurological deterioration within 3–6 …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The current criterion standard for zygapophyseal (facet) joint
pain diagnosis is placebo-controlled triple comparative local anesthetic facet joint or medial …

This paper aims at evaluating the neurological repercussions arising from injuries sustained
due to cluster munitions in children up to 18 years in South Lebanon following the 2006 …

Bone infection is estimated to represent 0.5-2.5% of cases of hydatid disease. Of these
cases, the spine is affected in about 50%. 11 cases of histologically confirmed spinal hydatid …

Study Design. A new surgical technique of cervical osteotomy to correct an extension deformity
of the cervical spine is described, and a case is reported. Objectives. To emphasize the …

Study Design. A biomechanical study of pullout of anteriorly implanted screws in cadaveric
vertebral bodies. Objectives. To investigate and compare the pullout strength of the Zielke, …

Seven cases of spinal hydatid disease treated with posterior decompression were followed-up
for an average of 20 years. The long-term results were very poor, with high rates of …

… Khazim, MD, FRCS C, Spine Fellow, Orthopaedic Surgeon RW Kerslake, MRCP, FRCR,
Consultant Spinal Radiologist JK Webb, FRCS, Consultant Spine Surgeon H. Mehdian, MD …

A 28-year-old woman presented with a severe unremitting frontal postural headache associated
with photophobia. This started immediately after standing following reaching orgasm …