Spinal Disorders Research

KEY FINDING: The patient presented with cauda equina syndrome symptoms including difficulty walking, urinary dribbling, reduced perianal sensation, and absent voluntary anal contraction.

KEY FINDING: The mean time to diagnosis (TTD) with cytopathology (CP) was significantly shorter (1.7 days) compared to histopathology (HP) (8.4 days).

KEY FINDING: The location of the cervical kyphosis apex relative to the spinal cord compression point affects the clinical outcomes and sagittal parameters after ACDF.

KEY FINDING: Age, preoperative mJOA scale, and symptom duration were independent predictors of poor clinical outcome.

KEY FINDING: The CDA-Cage construct demonstrated the lowest biomechanical responses and ROM ratio at adjacent segments among all RS models, closely approaching or even lower than those in the primary ACDF model.

KEY FINDING: Mechanical stress induces mitochondrial dysfunction and ROS accumulation in nucleus pulposus (NP) cells. The proportion of ROS-positive cells increased significantly in the first 12 hours after mechanical stress.

KEY FINDING: This case represents the first reported instance of intramedullary granuloma of the cervical spine caused by Brucella. Prior cases involved the thoracic spine or conus medullaris.

KEY FINDING: The study selected 'Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy' (DCM) as the unifying term for the condition.

KEY FINDING: Postural drainage focusing on the intervertebral space, combined with chemotherapy, led to significant improvements in erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score, American Spinal Cord Injury Association (ASIA) score, and Oswestry functional index.

KEY FINDING: A patient with post-acute cervical SCI suffered from intractable PH resulting from pseudomeningocele causing unfavorable rehabilitation outcomes.