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Discitis osteomyelitis with epidural phlegmon
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26 Oct 2008
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Neuromuscular scoliosis - cerebral palsy
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13 May 2021
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Os odontoideum
Os odontoideum (plural: ossa odontoidea) is an anatomic variant of the odontoid process of C2 and needs to be differentiated from persistent ossiculum terminale and from a type 2 odontoid fracture. It can be associated with atlantoaxial instability.
Although it was originally thought to be a c...
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Anderson and Montesano classification of occipital condyle fractures
The Anderson and Montesano classification is a widely used system for describing occipital condyle fractures. It divides injuries into three types based on morphology and mechanism of injury 1-5.
Classification
type I: impacted type occipital condyle fracture
morphology: comminution of the co...
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Occipital condyle fracture (type 1) and atlas transverse process fracture (type 5)
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17 Mar 2021
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Spinal meningioma
Meningiomas arising from the coverings of the spinal cord are one of the two most common intradural extramedullary spinal tumours, representing 25-30% of all such tumours 2.
This article specifically relates to spinal meningiomas. For a discussion on intracranial meningiomas and a general disc...
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Idiopathic thoracic spinal cord herniation
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29 Sep 2022
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, also known as hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy (HMSN), refers to a heterogeneous group of inherited peripheral neuropathies rather than a single clinical entity 9.
Epidemiology
The prevalence of CMT in one Norwegian study was 82.3 cases per 100,000 peo...
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Chordoma
Chordomas are uncommon malignant tumours of the axial skeleton that account for 1% of intracranial tumours and 4% of all primary bone tumours.
They originate from embryonic remnants of the primitive notochord (earliest fetal axial skeleton, extending from the Rathke's pouch to the tip of the c...
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Dystopic os odontoideum with atlantoaxial subluxation
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30 Nov 2021
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Focal fatty deposits in bone marrow
Focal fatty deposits, also known as marrow islands or replacements in the bone marrow, are well-defined focal fat islands within the bone marrow of the spine or other parts of the axial skeleton 1,2.
Epidemiology
Common in older individuals, related to age but not to sex.
Associations
Focal ...
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Bone island (small - sacral ala - xray)
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28 Apr 2009
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Notochord
The notochord represents the earliest fetal axial skeleton, extending from the Rathke pouch to the coccyx. It is a primitive cell line from which the skull base and vertebral column develop. The notochord is cylindrical and is replaced by sclerotomes that produce cartilage, and subsequently bone...
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Atlanto-occipital assimilation with basilar invagination
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12 Aug 2019
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Facet joint injection
Facet (zygapophyseal) joint injections are performed primarily for the diagnosis and differentiation of facet syndrome and radicular pain syndrome, and are one of the spinal interventional procedures. They can be performed under fluoroscopic, or CT image guidance, and cervical, thoracic or most ...
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Meningocele
Meningoceles (also spelt meningocoele) are protrusions of the meninges through a defect or weak point in the skull or spine, usually involving the soft tissues beneath the surface of the skin. They are typically categorised into congenital, iatrogenic (e.g. following a craniotomy, sinus surgery,...
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Spondylolysis - L4
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19 Sep 2014
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Paediatric lumbar disc herniation
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28 Oct 2023
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Sequestered lumbar disc with cauda equina compression
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21 May 2020
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Sickle cell spine
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22 May 2008
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