Sunday, 22 June 2014


JUMPED FACET SYNDROME FOLLOWING CERVICAL SPINE INJURY CAUSING QUADRIPARESIS SUCESSFULY OPERATED BY DR VINEET SAGGAR

A 24 year old male presented in our emergency with quadriparesis following  an accident . Ct cervical spine showed dislocation of C5 over C6 vertebrae with unilateral jumped facets . . Patient was operated succesfully and within four months of injury patient could walk without support
 CT ScanIimages showing fracture dislocation at C5 and C6 level

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X ray after surgery showing complete alignment of vertebrae


Patient after few months of surgery





Wednesday, 11 June 2014

FLUROTIC SPINE CONTINUES TO BE MENACE IN PUN JAB /HARYANA / INDIA

A 60 yr old man from KARNAL presented with History of mild trauma followed by weakness all four limbs which was progressing and he came to us in quadriparetic state and was bed ridden from past 1 month. CT and MRI cervical spine revealed segmental OPLL behind 4th and 5 th cervical vertebra. Patient underwent C 4  and c5 Corpectomy and C3 To C6 Fusion using bone graft and implant. Patient was discharged in walking condition after few days.
  
CT IMAGES SHOWING SEGMENTAL OPLL BEHINC C3-4 VERTEBRAE



POST OPERATIVE XRAY AFTER CORPECTOMY WITH FIXATION DEVICE IN SITU


PATIENT JUST BEFORE DISCHARGE