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ISSN 0975-2625Vol No. 1 Issue No. 4
lStem cell therapy & spinal cord injury
lOzone nucleolysis of prolapsed lumbar intervertebral disc
lOzone nucleolysis of cervical intervertebral disc
lAcute low back pain and ozone therapy
lDiscitis following ozone therapy
lExtraperitoneal cage and intravertebral plate for lumbar fusion (CD-ROM enclosed)
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An official journal of Neurospinal Surgeons Foundation India
Journal of
Spinal SurgeryEDITOR-IN-CHIEF
P. S. Ramani
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Kailai Rajan, Madurai
Alok Sharma, Mumbai
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An official journal of Neurospinal Surgeons Foundation India
Journal of
Spinal Surgery
Contents
Review Article
Original Articles
Reflection
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Stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury. Is there a breakthrough?
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Ozone nucleolysis in the management of lumbar intervertebral disc prolapse: A retrospective non-randomised analysis
Acute low back pain and ozone therapy
R. Selvan
Lokendra Singh
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Ozone nucleolysis in cervical intervertebral disc herniations: Non-randomized prospective analysis of 64 patientsSharad B. Ghatge, Dhaval B. Modi
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Surgical management by trans-axillary approach to the tuberculous lesions of the upper dorsal spineVernon Velho, Vivek Agarwal, Amit Jaiswal
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Closed transpedicular biopsy of spinal lesions with vertebroplasty needleMyung-Sang Moon, Sung-Soo Kim, Sung-Rak Lee, Bong-Jin Lee, Seong-Tae Kim, Sung-Sim Kim, Jin-Fu Lin
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P. S. Ramani
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Contents
Case Reports
Technical Note
Letter(s) to the Editor272
Operative Technique
Forthcoming Events
Instructions to Contributors
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Disc space infection (discitis) following intradiscal ozone therapy for acute low back pain due to prolapsed lumbar intervertebral disc: A case report
Use of technetium scan to identify the recently collapsed vertebra in a patient with excruciating back pain and multiple vertebral body collapses from osteoporosis
New vertebroplasty needle: Author’s design
Extraperitoneal lateral approach to lumbar interbody fusion: Use of intravertebral plate and cage (a new device) for interbody fusion
Riccardo Lundusi,
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Prasad Patgaonkar, German Cuevas, Shradha Maheshwari, Chandralekha Thampi
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Sushil Patkar 257
Rapidly progressing backpain and sciatica due to an extradural, intracanal lumbar meningocoeleAmit Kohli, Prasad Patgaonkar, Chandralekha Thampi
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Arvind Bhave
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Jinfu Lin, Myung-Sang Moon, Umberto Tarantino
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th thDay and dates : Saturday and Sunday the 12 and 13 June 2010Venue : Anatomy Hall, Grant Medical College, Byculla, Mumbai 400 008.Topic : Thoracic Spine
Titles:
1. Pedicle screws and rods2. Lateral cavitory approach3. Costo-transversectomy4. Thoraco lumbar approach5. Endoscopic approach to anterior spine6. Transaxillary approach7. Transclavicular approach8. Transpedicular approach
Faculty:
1. Dr. P.S. Ramani (India)2. Dr. D. Dominique (USA)3. Dr. S. Patkar (India)4. Dr. Mehmet Zileli (Turkey)5. Dr. S. Bhojraj (India)6. Dr. M. Maziad (Egypt)7. Dr. A. Rege (India)8. Dr. V. Velho (India)9. Dr. K. Killiancer (Turkey)
Delegates will be given booklet on cadaver course and course certificateLimited registrationNo late registration, No spot registration
thLast date for registration: 30 April 2010Registration fee Rs. One thousand five hundred only (Rs.1500)
DD in favour of “Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre” to be sent on the following address:
Dr. P. S. Ramani, 202, Fortune Heights, 298/299, L. J. Road,
Next to Mahim Bazar Post Office, Mahim, Mumbai – 400 016 – India.
For any enquiries please write to: [email protected] and [email protected]
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DR. P. S. RAMANI'S CADAVER COURSEOrganized by WFNS Spine Committee
in association withDepartment of Neurosurgery, Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Department of Neurosurgery,
J. J. Group of Hospitals and Department of Anatomy, Grant Medical College
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS
ICRAN 2010
Will be held in June in Moscow
For more details contact Dr. Alexander PotapovChairman of the International Porgramme Committee
Email:
THE FIRST WFNS SPINE COMMITTEE CONFERENCE
thFirst WFNS Spine Committee Conference in association with 14 international conferences on spine management and Indonesian Neuro Surgical Society will be held in Bali, Indonesia
th th thon 17 , 18 and 19 June 2010.
Contact person: Dr. Hafid Bajamal; Email: [email protected]
TH11 NEURO SPINAL SURGEONS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
th rd thThe 11 Neuro Spinal Surgeons Annual Conference will be held in Singapore on 23 , 24 and th
25 June 2010
For more details please contact: [email protected]
TH19 ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF NEUROTRAUMA SOCIETY OF INDIA – CHENNAI, INDIA
th ndTo be held on 20 – 22 August, 2010
Contact person: Dr. V. Sundar, Organizing Secretary, www.neurotrauma2010.com
THTHE 10 ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF NEURO SPINAL SURGEONS
FOUNDATION INDIA
th thTo be held from 17 to 19 September 2010 in Indore.
Contact person(s): Dr. S. V. Rege; Email: [email protected]
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS
RD3 CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF PAEDIATRIC SOCIETIES (EAPS)
To be held on 23-26th October, 2010 at Copenhagen, Denmark
Email: [email protected]
TH20 ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF NEUROTRAUMA SOCIETY OF INDIA – RANCHI, INDIA
To be held in August 2011.
Contact person: Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Organising Secretary
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