Background & importance This patient and public-involved systematic review originally
focused on arachnoiditis, a supposedly rare “iatrogenic chronic meningitis” causing …

Purpose Dural tear (DT) is a well-known complication of spinal surgery. We aimed to
systematically review the literature from the past decade and determine the incidence and …

Objective To clarify the complications of posterior fusion for atlantoaxial instability (AAI) in
children with Down syndrome and to discuss the significance of surgical intervention …

Introduction Spinal pseudomeningoceles are extradural collections of cerebrospinal fluid
that result following a breach in the dural-arachnoid layer and is reported as one of the …

Background Incidental durotomy is a relatively common complication in spinal surgeries,
and treatment of persistent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage is still challenging, especially …

Background: Traumatic spondyloptosis (TS) with complete spinal cord transection and
unrepairable durotomy is particularly rare and can lead to a difficult-to-manage …

Objective To investigate the risk factor associated with central nervous system infection, a
rare and dire complication after spinal surgery. Methods Univariate and multivariate logistic …

Presentamos un caso de seudomeningocele posquirúrgico que se manifestó
principalmente con cefalea, apnea y síncopes. Se trata de una mujer de 64 anos, con …

Clinical examination revealed a large subcutaneous fluctuant lump with 10× 8 cm in the
midline lumbar region (figure 1A). Pseudomeningocele is an extradural cerebrospinal fluid …

Background Spinal pseudomeningocele refers to an abnormal accumulation of
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in a fibrous sac without arachnoid lining that occurs mostly as a …