Regression of a symptomatic thoracic disc herniation with a calcified intervertebral disc component

There were only a few cases describing spontaneous regression of calcified thoracic disc herniation in the literature. We present a 38-year-old male office worker who had left paramedian-foraminal extruded disc at T7–T8 with calcifications of the T7–T8 and T8–T9 intervertebral discs. This case was unique in that the non-calcified extruded disc material regressed almost completely in 5 months while the calcified intervertebral discs remained the same during the process of regression. This report stresses that regression of the herniated material of the thoracic discs with subsidence of the symptoms is still possible even if the disc material is calcified. Keywords: Calcification, Pathologic, Herniated disc, Intervertebral disc, Thoracic vertebra

Letter to the editor involving the article "Piriformis muscle syndrome: A cross-sectional imaging study in 116 patients and evaluation of therapeutic outcome'

Key Points center dot Lack of use of local injection test to confirm the diagnosis may lead to miss the diagnosis of PMS of myofascial origin.center dot Piriformis muscle syndrome should be diagnosed on the basis of clinical symptoms, specific physical examinations, and positive response to local injection.center dot Sciatic nerve entrapment is not a must in the diagnosis of PMS and PMS is mostly myofascial in origin

Validation of Duruoz Hand Index in patients with tetraplegia

Study design: Cross-sectional, clinical measurement

Piriformis Syndrome: Comparison of the Effectiveness of Local Anesthetic and Corticosteroid Injections: A Double-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Study

Background: Piriformis syndrome (PS), which is characterized by pain radiating to the gluteal region and posterior leg, is accepted as one of the causes of sciatalgia. Although the importance of local piriformis muscle injections whenever PS is clinically suspected has been shown in many studies, there are not enough studies considering the clinical efficacy of these injections