Twenty cases of inflammatory lesions of the intervertebral disc in children have been
reviewed. This is a benign condition of unknown but presumed infectious etiology. Serial …

The study of the cellular content of the cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) from patients with diseases
of the central nervous system, especially cerebral tumours, has required the use of a …

The cytologic features of smears of fine needle aspirates from four chondroblastomas were
studied. In an ideal fine needle aspiration biopsy sample of chondroblastoma, all the …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Various techniques have been described for staining cells in
the cerebrospinal fluid. Marks and Marrack11 used the Leishman stain (modified …

Four types of cells that may be the source of important diagnostic pitfalls in cerebrospinal
fluid cytology are presented:(1) nucleus pulposus cells,(2) keratinized squamous cells from …

Cartilaginous (Schmorl's) nodes are related to prolapse of intervertebral disk material into
the vertebral body. These nodes can be produced by any process which weakens either the …

Disorganization of the intervertebral disk occurs in association with other degenerative
changes, but the peculiar “vacuum-like” spaces in the roentgenogram, which are seen as …

A discoid medial cartilage must be uncommon; I have found reports of only two cases in the
literature. Dwyer and Taylor described a torn discoid medial cartilage in 1945. This cartilage …

Seven patients who had spinal interspace infections underwent clinical, laboratory, and
radiographic examinations, and findings are reported. Lytic fragmentation of adjacent …