Damage to the nerve roots, dura, and spinal cord are the most feared complications of cervical surgery. These structures are at risk when dissection is carried beyond the confines of the vertebral ...

Transverse syndrome due to compression of the cervical spinal cord by an expanding, intravertebral plasmocytoma is rare. 1,2,3,4 Usually, spinal plasmocytomas are located in the thoracic and ...

In 1913 Marie and Foix 1 presented a case of bilateral atrophy of the thenar muscles. Autopsy revealed bilateral median-nerve neuromas just proximal to the transverse carpal ligaments. In 1947 ...