Traumatic intracranial hypertension is the major pathophysiological issue of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and its treatment usually demands general and specific measures; nevertheless decompressive craniectomy is an extreme resource available for refractory cases, current data are not enough to define its indications and long term results.They concluded that descompressive craniectomy is a useful option for ICP control and a better outcome of the TBI in the long term.

The use of an artificial cervical disc is a new technique that can replace the classical discectomy and fusion for lesion in the lower cervical spine. The authors conducted a study in 27 patients between July 2004 and June 2007 using a Prodisc-C in 35 cervical artroplasties. They concluded that the use of ProDisc-C in young patients appear to be an excellent option for the treatment of cervical disc herniation.

The authors present a study in 2000 patients to demonstrate the advantage of spinal anesthesia in surgery of disc herniation. The pain caused by disc herniation is among the symptoms that most affect the man, for sure the pain is more frequent, and by far the most important. It jeopardizes the quality of life the daily activities and hence their productivity.
 

Neuromas, neurinomas, or neurilemmomas are benign tumors of peripheral nervous system, which have Schwann cell origin. Typically, schwannomas are typically solitary, ovoid or spindle, as well encapsulated and found along the peripheral nerves or surrounded by them. The location of the tumor is prevalent in the cervical and thoracic, and less frequent in the lumbosacral spine Moreover, growth has dragged normally are not aggressive, not malignant and are subject to cure by surgery.