The Effect of High-Dose Corticosteroids on Cervical Spinal Fusion by Kingsley R. Chin, Jason Seale, and Vanessa Cumming JBJS Case Connect Volume 3(1):e4 January 9, 2013 ©2013 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Preoperative sagittal magnetic resonance image (Case 1) shows a massive herniated intervertebral disc at C5-C6, with severe cord compression and myelomalacia at the level of the herniated disc. Kingsley R. Chin et al. JBJS Case Connect 2013;3:e4 ©2013 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Sagittal computed tomography scan (Case 1) sixteen months postoperatively shows graft consolidation and confirms fusion. Kingsley R. Chin et al. JBJS Case Connect 2013;3:e4 ©2013 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Preoperative sagittal magnetic resonance image (Case 2) demonstrates a central disc osteophyte indenting the ventral spinal cord, with spinal stenosis present at C3-C4. Kingsley R. Chin et al. JBJS Case Connect 2013;3:e4 ©2013 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Sagittal computed tomography scan (Case 2) two months postoperatively confirms fusion. Kingsley R. Chin et al. JBJS Case Connect 2013;3:e4 ©2013 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.