Intraosseous schwannoma of T12 with burst L1 fracture is extremely rare. Here we present a report of the successful treatment and 18-month follow-up of a 46-year-old man with this complication.
In this retrospective study, 45 patients with low-grade (I-II) isthmic spondylolisthesis are reported. Spinal decompression, stabilization and fusion were performed in 19 patients (group I). Stabilization and fusion without decompressive laminectomy were performed in 26 patients (group II). The results, which are mostly encouraging, show no significant difference between the two groups.
In this retrospective study, 27 acetabular fractures treated by open reduction and internal fixation with an average follow-up of 3.7 years (1.5-4.0) are reported. Reduction leaving a displacement of < or = to 2 mm was achieved in 9 hips (30%). Good or excellent results were obtained in 22 hips (82%), and in 2 patients who were referred to us after 3 weeks, we performed supra-acetabular osteotomy to obtain congruent joints with fairly good results. The most common complication was heterotopic ossification in 59% of the patients, which led to poor results in 2 patients with grade IV. Avascular necrosis of the hip occurred in 2 patients, and 1 patient developed a late deep infection, which led to osteomyelitis and fused hip.
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