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Arthroscopic-assisted uniportal spinal surgery with bone-anchored annular repair for far lateral lumbar disc herniation: A case report.

Medicine (Baltimore)Oct 16, 2026

A 50-year-old woman had refractory lumbosacral and gluteal pain followed by right L3–L4-distribution radicular pain, limiting walking to less than 20 minutes despite conservative treatment.

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For far-lateral lumbar disc herniation, correlate imaging with the exiting nerve-root symptoms and assess for segmental instability; this case illustrates an extraforaminal uniportal route for decompression and annular…

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Third lumbar transverse process syndrome with acute abdominal pain as the main clinical manifestation: A case report.

A 66-year-old man presented with persistent left lower-quadrant abdominal pain radiating to the lower back, worsened by postural change, standing, and walking.

Medicine (Baltimore)Oct 16, 2026Read case
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Surgery to treat autonomic dysreflexia due to cubital tunnel syndrome in cervical spinal cord injury: a case report.

A 74-year-old woman with remote C6 spinal cord injury (AIS B) developed recurrent autonomic dysreflexia episodes that had not responded to standard measures.

Spinal Cord Ser CasesOct 14, 2026Read case
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Arthroscopic Matrix Augmentation of Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tear Repairs Using a Full-Thickness Human Perinatal Tissue Allograft.

Two patients with persistently symptomatic partial-thickness rotator cuff tears underwent arthroscopic perinatal tissue membrane allograft matrix augmentation using an onlay technique after conservative care failed.

J Vis ExpOct 16, 2026Read case
Case ReportAnesthesiology

Low-Volume Superior Trunk and Superficial Cervical Plexus Block With Sedation as the Sole Regional Anesthetic for Proximal Humerus Fracture Fixation in a Patient With Alzheimer Disease.

A 68-year-old woman with Alzheimer disease underwent fixation of a closed right proximal humerus fracture through a deltopectoral approach.

Am J Case RepOct 14, 2026Read case
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