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Home / Publications / World Spine Journal / Volume 2 Issue 4

Volume 2 Issue 4

180

Letter From the Editor

World Spine Journal Debuts a New Feature
Sait Naderi, MD

181

Journal Review

Review of Selected Studies from the Past Three Months
Sait Naderi, MD

184

Clinical Studies

Differences Between Thoracic Extracavitary Approach and
Costotransversectomy in the Visual Angle and Vertebral Area Exposed

Juan José Mezzadri MD, PhD; Jaime Jorge Rimoldi MD; Santiago González
Abbati MD

190

Report on Surgical Results of 56 Cases with Far Lateral Lumbar Disc Herniation
M Mohseni, MD; AS Seddighi, MD; A Seddighi, MD

193

Posterior Lumbar Wound Drainage Management with
Vacuum-Assisted Closure

John A. Bendo, MD; Martin Quirno, MD; John Barone, NP; John Awad, MD

197

Case Studies

Dumbbell Fibrosarcoma of Cervicothorasic Spine:
A Case Report

Ömür Kasimcan, MD; Hülagu Kaptan, MD; Oğuzhan Özdemir, MD; Kutay
Çakiroğlu, MD; Celal Kiliç, MD

199

Acute Onset Tetraplegia in a Patient with Nonhereditary (Nonfamilial/Sporadic) Multiple Exostoses: A Case Report
Roop Singh, MS; Sarita Magu, MD; Shalini Aggarwal, MD; Narender Kumar Magu, MS; Rajesh Rohilla, MS

202

Regional Spotlight

Spine Care in Iraq
Sameer Kitab, MD

206

News from the Society

Training Spine Surgeons: A Noble Mission and a Great Joy. Review of a World Spine Society Course in Cairo, Egypt.
Abdelfattah Saoud, MSc, MD, PhD

211

Calendar of Events

212

From the Literature

Occipitocervical fusion with rigid internal fixation: long-term followup data in 69 patients
Russ P. Nockels, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Adam S. Kanter, MD; Syed Azeem, MD; Julie E. York, MD from J Neurosurg Spine. 2007;7:117-123.

219

Historical Paper

An Operation for Progressive Spinal Deformities
Russell A. Hibbs, MD from New York Medical Journal. 1911;21:1013-1016.