Postoperative peridural fibrosis is considered a major causative factor of Failed Back syndrome, and a bioresorbable gel was found to prevent the formation of postoperative scar. The aim of this work is to evaluate the clinic and radiologic outcome of patients underwent lumbar surgery who received Adcon L gel. Patients treated surgically for lumbar discopathy, stenosis, or fibrosis between January, 2007 and July, 2009, were included in this study, receiving Adcon L gel. Of 71 patients, only 65 had a 6 month follow-up. 98.4 % of patients submitted to first surgery and 66.6 % of the submitted ones to second surgery had good outcome. All 65 studied patients had none or minimal peridural scar in MRI controls. The ADCON L gel is an effective instrument to prevent peridural scar and to have a good clinical outcome in patients in whom lumbar surgery was performed.

Postoperative peridural fibrosis is considered a major causative factor of Failed Back syndrome, and a bioresorbable gel was found to prevent the formation of postoperative scar. The aim of this work is to evaluate the clinic and radiologic outcome of patients underwent lumbar surgery who received Adcon L gel. Patients treated surgically for lumbar discopathy, stenosis, or fibrosis between January, 2007 and July, 2009, were included in this study, receiving Adcon L gel. Of 71 patients, only 65 had a 6 month follow-up. 98.4 % of patients submitted to first surgery and 66.6 % of the submitted ones to second surgery had good outcome. All 65 studied patients had none or minimal peridural scar in MRI controls. The ADCON L gel is an effective instrument to prevent peridural scar and to have a good clinical outcome in patients in whom lumbar surgery was performed.

Background: Craneoplasty has 2 purposes; protection of the brain and a satisfying cosmetic result. There are different alloplast grafts to cranial reconstruction. Clinical case: A decompressive craniectomy was performed in a 29 years old man who had a severe brain trauma one month before admission. Clinically he is in coma, with a left large skull defect. After two months the patient is underwent to cranial reconstruction using computer designed polyetheretherketone implant, without complications related to surgery until now. Conclusion: Craneoplasty using computer designed PEEK implant is safe, offers great adaptability and biocompatibility, and minor surgical time.

Background: Craneoplasty has 2 purposes; protection of the brain and a satisfying cosmetic result. There are different alloplast grafts to cranial reconstruction. Clinical case: A decompressive craniectomy was performed in a 29 years old man who had a severe brain trauma one month before admission. Clinically he is in coma, with a left large skull defect. After two months the patient is underwent to cranial reconstruction using computer designed polyetheretherketone implant, without complications related to surgery until now. Conclusion: Craneoplasty using computer designed PEEK implant is safe, offers great adaptability and biocompatibility, and minor surgical time.

Un paciente varón de 88 años, en diálisis por insuficiencia renal crónica, presentó cervicalgia intensa y, progresivamente, déficit sensitivo motor completo dependiente de ventilación mecánica. La tomografía cervicodorsal y la resonancia magnética (RM) inicial sugirieron varios diagnósticos, entre ellos hematoma subdural espinal. El tiempo de protrombina y el INR estaban ligeramente fuera del rango normal y las plaquetas eran normales. La RM contrastada hecha al cuarto día indicaba la probable presencia de un hematoma espinal. Se realizó una punción lumbar, la que confirmó in hematoma subdural espinal en fase crónica. Se evacuó 60 mL, sin obtener mejora clínica neurológica. No fue posible realizar una RM de control, debido a la condición clínica del paciente. El paciente falleció debido a una sepsis de foco respiratorio.

Un paciente varón de 88 años, en diálisis por insuficiencia renal crónica, presentó cervicalgia intensa y, progresivamente, déficit sensitivo motor completo dependiente de ventilación mecánica. La tomografía cervicodorsal y la resonancia magnética (RM) inicial sugirieron varios diagnósticos, entre ellos hematoma subdural espinal. El tiempo de protrombina y el INR estaban ligeramente fuera del rango normal y las plaquetas eran normales. La RM contrastada hecha al cuarto día indicaba la probable presencia de un hematoma espinal. Se realizó una punción lumbar, la que confirmó in hematoma subdural espinal en fase crónica. Se evacuó 60 mL, sin obtener mejora clínica neurológica. No fue posible realizar una RM de control, debido a la condición clínica del paciente. El paciente falleció debido a una sepsis de foco respiratorio.