Multiple isolated spinal aneurysms - A rare condition with uncertain treatment strategies: A case report and literature review.

Purpose: Isolated spinal aneurysms (iSAs) are rare, with an uncertain natural history and no established treatment guidelines. Multiple iSAs are even more uncommon, complicating treatment decisions.

Methods: This study reports a case of a ruptured radiculo-pial artery aneurysm in a patient with multiple iSAs, treated with surgical excision, assisted by intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM).

Surgical versus Nonsurgical Treatment for Cervical Radiculopathy.

Background: Cervical radiculopathy is typically caused by disc herniation or spondylosis. Few trials have compared the efficacy of surgical versus nonsurgical treatment for these conditions.

Methods: We conducted two randomized clinical trials among 180 patients presenting to the Oslo University Hospital in Norway with disabling radicular arm pain and cervical disc herniation (trial 1; n=89) or spondylosis (trial 2; n=91) proven by magnetic resonance imaging or computerized tomography.

Ewing sarcoma of the temporal bone with aneurysmal bone cyst-like changes: A rare case report with an unusual radiological presentation.

Ewing sarcoma (ES) is a malignant small round cell tumor, accounting for 10-15% of all primary bone tumors and approximately 3% of all pediatric cancers. Primary ES of the cranial bone is unusual with reported incidence from 1% to 6% of all ES cases. This report shows a rare case of primary ES of the squamous temporal bone in a 12-year-old boy with a history of swelling of the right temporal region and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure.

What is success of treatment? Expected outcome scores in cervical radiculopathy patients were much higher than the previously reported cut-off values for success.

Purpose: Treatment success can be defined by asking a patient how they perceive their condition compared to prior to treatment, but it can also be defined by establishing success criteria in advance. We evaluated treatment outcome expectations in patients undergoing surgery or non-operative treatment for cervical radiculopathy.

Methods: The first 100 consecutive patients from an ongoing randomized controlled trial (NCT03674619) comparing the effectiveness of surgical and nonsurgical treatment for cervical radiculopathy were included.

Effect of Arthroplasty vs Fusion for Patients With Cervical Radiculopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Importance: Surgical treatment for cervical radiculopathy is increasing. Treatment with motion preserving anterior cervical disc arthroplasty was introduced to prevent symptomatic adjacent segment disease, and there is need to evaluate results of this treatment compared with standard anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

Objective: To investigate clinical outcomes at 5 years for arthroplasty vs fusion in patients who underwent surgical treatment for cervical radiculopathy.