LEON WILTSE (1913-2005)
Journal Title: Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery - Year 2007, Vol 18, Issue 3
Abstract
Leon Wiltse who regarded clinic and experimental researchs, lived between 1913 and 2005. Educated lots of spine surgeons and was founder and first president of the two important societies around the world, Wiltse will be remembered with the contributions to spine surgery.
Authors and Affiliations
Alper KAYA
SHORT SEGMENT TRANSPEDİCULAR SCREW APPLICATIONS İN THE TREATMENT OF LUMBAR SPINE FRACTURES
İn unstable spine fractures, short segment instrumentation with transpedicular screws via posterİor approach is one of the choices. İn this paper, 16 paiients, whose L1.3 burst fractures stabilised by Alıcı Splnal Sys...
LUMBAR SPINAL CANAL DIAMETERS AND AREA MEASUREMENTS IN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS
Objective: We aimed to the lumbar spinal canal lengths and area measurements were measured in normal healthy individuals between 20 and 50 years of age in the Turkish population by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). M...
BROWN-SEQUARD SYNDROME (CASE REPORT-UNUSUAL PRESENTATION)
A 48-year-old male with a stab wound on his neck was admitted with a delayed Brown-Sequard syndrome that had not been noticed on the first examination because of the lacking features of spinal canal penetration. Apart fr...
THE MANAGEMENT OF UNSTABLE FRACTURES OF THE THORACOLUMBAR SPINE WITH THE "AO INTERNAL FIXATOR“
The AO Internal Fixator is the most popular device, nowadays, in the surgical treatment of thoracoiumbar spine fractures. The device consists of long Schanz screws inserted into the vertebral bodies, from a posterior app...
PERCUTANEOUS TRANSPEDICULAR BIOPSY FOR VERTEBRAL LESIONS
Percutaneous transpedicular biopsy technigue was performed for five cases of vertebral pathology. Under C-arm fluoroscopic corıtrol, the Kambin instruments were used for the pdocedure. İn the operation room, the patie...