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Caudal Epidurography and Therapeutic Steroid Injection in Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS): A Database Review

Shemila Abbasi*; Gauhar Afshan; Fiza Khan; Ali Sarfraz Siddiqui; Kamran Ali; Ausaf Ahmed; Tanveer Baig

    The role of caudal epidurography and epidural steroid injections in FBSS in low-middle-income countries remains unknown. Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS) is a chronic pain condition with a significant impact on quality of life. It affects about 5 to 40% of patients who undergo spinal surgery. This retrospective study evaluates the effect of epidural steroid injection using caudal epidurography on pain (static and dynamic) and on functional improvement, mood, and sleep.


Does the Use of Carbon Fiber Devices Allows Better and More Solid Lumbar Interbody Fusion Respect to Metal Ones in Degenerative Lumbar Disc Disease? Preliminary Results from a Multicentric Pilot Study

Maria Concetta Meluzio; Marco Girolami; Riccardo Ghermandi; Maria Ilaria Borruto*; Giovanni Barbanti-Brodano; Francesco Ciro Tamburrelli; Alessandro Gasbarrini

    Prospective observational; multicenter randomized open label study; Preliminary results. The aim of the present investigation was to compare the clinical and radiological outcomes in patients who underwent Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) procedures performed with carbon fiber devices or metal devices.


Evaluation of Safety and Performance of Hyaluronic Acid Combined with Niacinamide Versus Standard Infiltrative Therapy in the Treatment of Joint Degenerative and Post-Traumatic Diseases

Alberto Gobbi; Katarzyna Herman; Leandra Bizzoco*; Giulia Avio

    Background: This study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid with addition of niacinamide (N-HA) versus standard medium molecular weight HA in patients with joint degenerative and post-traumatic diseases.


Complications of Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty, A Review of Literature

Amr Elshahhat

    Complications of reverse shoulder arthroplasty have been reported widely, with its utilization in different shoulder pathologies including rotator cuff deficiency, post-traumatic sequalae, revision procedures, failed rotator cuff surgeries, and glenohumeral osteoarthritis. The most common reported complications include instability, infection, notching, loosening, nerve injury, intra-operative fractures, and glenoid failure.


Factors Contributing to Delay in Fixation of Hip Fracture in Low and Middle-Income Country (LMIC)

Shemila Abbasi*; Muhammad Qamarul Hoda; Jai Parkash

    Hip fractures are common among the aging population and delay in operative repair increase the risk of morbidity and mortality. This study aims to determine the frequency of operative delay and anaesthetic and non-anaesthetic factors that contribute to this delay.


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