INTERESTING CASES

1. A 32-year-old patient with a herniated disc at the L4/5 level was treated with endoscopic discectomy with a 1-centimeter incision.

2. A 71-year-old patient with 2-level spondylolisthesis at 04/5 and 05/I1 with leg and back pain was treated with two-level spondylodesis at 04-I1 and reduction of the instability.

3. A 55-year-old patient with a herniated disc A6/7 and spinal cord compression and incipient myelopathy was successfully treated with a 3-centimeter anterior incision, decompression and disc replacement.

4. 69-year-old patient with an osteoporotic fracture O5 treated with cement injection through two needles (kyphoplasty).

5. 15-year-old patient with idiopathic scoliosis of 52°, successful correction of the deformity at 18° with a posterior spinal fusion system.

6. 54-year-old patient with leg pain and weakness in the lower extremities due to a tumor in the spinal canal (ependymoma), before surgery

7. A 76-year-old patient with metastases in the neck and thoracic spine, with spinal cord compression and paraplegia. Posterior spinal fusion and spinal cord decompression were performed.

8. A 69-year-old patient with failed fracture treatment in Turkey presented with kyphosis and microbial infection of the spine. He was treated with revision, removal of the fractured vertebra, lavage of the infection, and replacement of the vertebra.