Aims. The outcome following the development of neurological complications after corrective surgery for scoliosis varies from full recovery to a permanent deficit. This study aimed to assess the prognosis and recovery of major neurological deficits in these patients, and to determine the risk factors for non-recovery, at a minimum follow-up of two years. Methods. A major neurological deficit was identified in 65 of 8,870 patients who underwent corrective surgery for scoliosis, including eight with complete
1. Five cases of scoliosis with
Early decompression in Pott's
1. A comparison of the results of sixty patients with Pott's
Twenty-two cases of
We report the management of two children and 11 adults with
1. In 120 of 740 European patients found to be suffering from spinal tuberculosis the disease was complicated by
1. The results of treatment of 115 patients with Pott's
1. Ectopic ossification is commonest in, but not confined to, traumatic
A case of
Aspergillus infection of the spine is rare; for it to lead to
1. A clinical study has been made of heterotopic ossification in 273 patients with
1. Cases of hydatid disease causing
1. The clinical and post-mortem findings are described of a patient who sustained a hyperextension injury of the neck with
1. The literature on
Twenty-two patients with late onset Pott's
1) A case is reported of
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1. The results of treatment have been compared in two unselected series of patients with unstable fractures of the thoraco-lumbar spine accompanied by