Courtesy Dr. Abhay Nene, Dr Ashok Shyam, Ortho TV Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: Vertebroplasty vs. Medical Management 1. Systemic Pathology & Core Principles Osteoporosis as a Systemic Disease: Osteoporosis is a generalized systemic disease; management must target the patient holistically rather than isolating the index fracture. Orthopaedic oversight often mirrors fixing an intertrochanteric fracture […]
-Spine Trauma
Stem Cell Therapy Concepts for Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
Courtesy: Dr Hidenori Suzuki, Dr Ashok Shyam, Ortho TV Stem Cell Therapy and Regenerative Strategies for Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Pathophysiology of Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Glial Scarring: Reactive astrocytes produce inhibitory extracellular matrix components, forming a dense glial scar that acts as a physical and biochemical barrier to axonal regeneration. Cystic Cavitation: Post-traumatic […]
Spinal cord injury , ASIA Classification
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA ASIA Impairment Scale in Spinal Cord Injury Topic Overview The ASIA (American Spinal Injury Association) Impairment Scale is a standardized neurological classification used to assess and categorize the severity of motor and sensory deficits in patients sustaining spinal cord injuries (SCI). It grades injuries from […]
ThoracoLumbar Fractures
Courtesy: Rishi Mugesh Kanna, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, India Evaluation, Investigation, and Management of Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures Initial Trauma Resuscitation and Transport Immobilize with a rigid cervical collar and a firm spine backboard with lateral head supports at the injury scene. Remove the backboard immediately upon arrival in the emergency resuscitation bay; prolonged immobilization creates […]
Upper and Lower Cervical Trauma
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
Cervical Spine Injuries
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
Transverse Sacral Fracture
Courtesy: Rishi Mugesh Kanna, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, India
Emergencies in Spine Surgeries
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
Cervical Spine Injury
Courtesy: Dr Ajoy Prasad Shetty. Ganga Hospital, Coimbaotre, India r
Vertebroplasty
Introduction Minimally invasive percutaneous procedure Involves injection of a fast-setting polymer into a pathological vertebral body Vertebroplasty: Injection of material (commonly PMMA cement) into the vertebral body Kyphoplasty: Balloon inflation within the vertebral body before cement injection Aims to restore vertebral height and reduce kyphosis Historical Background First percutaneous vertebroplasty performed in 1984 University Hospital […]
Vertebral artery mobilization for C1–2 reduction and fixation
Courtesy: Michael M. McDowell, MD, Andrew Venteicher, MD, PhD, Ezequiel Goldschmidt, MD, PhD, Maximiliano Nuñez, MD, David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD, and Paul A. Gardner, MD and American Association Of Neurological Surgeons
Flexion Distraction Injury of the Spine
Courtesy: Prof Nabil EBraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
Brown Sequard Syndrome
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
Pathophysiology and Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
Examination and Evaluation of Spinal Cord Injury
Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA