2026, Number 2
Contents
Editorial
Training is not only teaching: it is building the future
Nin Vilaró, Fernando
Original articles
Caudal epidural analgesia for postoperative pain management in lumbar spine surgery: a series of 20 cases
Cruz Álvarez, Marvin Gabriel; Guerrero Molina, Ana Lilia; García López, Ozcar Felipe
Kyphoplasty: restoration of vertebral height and biomechanics and impact on early recovery in patients with thoracolumbar fractures
Efficacy and safety of minimally invasive techniques for lumbosacral decompression in patients with radicular pain: a retrospective analysis of hemilaminectomy, discectomy, and ''over-the-top'' technique in a secondary-level hospital
Esparza Piña, Jorge Andrés; Uribe, Luis Mario
Relationship between Hounsfield units in computed axial tomography of the lumbar spine with bone densitometry
Alemán Otaolaurruchi, Luis Enrique; Ladewig Bernaldez, Guillermo Iván; Canales Nájera, José Antonio; Hurtado Padilla, Antonio; Abrego Salinas, Adrián Alejandro
Review
Spondylodiscitis: current concepts in diagnosis, management, and surgical indications
Márquez Cruz, Cynthia Jocelyn; Méndez Cerda, Eder Askary; Estrella Ortiz, Erick; Tovar López, José
Clinical cases
Posterior C2-C3 cervical fusion in chronic traumatic spondylolisthesis of the axis. A case report and literature review
Jiménez Ávila, José María; Ramírez Espejo, José Francisco; De la Cruz Valdez, Octavio; Avilés Sánchez, Jorge; Negrete Ibarra, Jorge; Soria Velázquez, Andrea; Baez Sanagustin, Gabriel
Gunshot wound to the spine. A case report with foreign body migration and spinal cord injury
Ortiz Hidalgo, Fernando Ángel; Córdova Fuentes, Juan Eduardo; Casas Espinoza, Samuel; Diaz Valadez, Jose Adrian
Management of vertebral artery injury in anterior cervical spine surgery. Technical note and considerations
García González, Ulises; García González, Ulises; Sánchez Mata, Rafael; Sánchez Mata, Rafael; Vega Moreno, Daniel Alejandro; Vega Moreno, Daniel Alejandro; López Valdés, Julio César; López Valdés, Julio César
Rhabdomyolysis, an entity little commented: regarding a case of fracture-dislocation of the thoracic spine type C (T11-T12) managed with 4-level transpedicular instrumentation
Ortiz Hidalgo, Fernando Ángel; Andrade González, Diego Gerardo; Córdova Fuentes, Juan Eduardo; Casas Espinosa, Samuel; Diaz Valadez, Jose Adrian
Special articles
From opinion to evidence: the fundamental role of the position statement in building medical consensus and clinical practice guidelines in medical education
Jiménez Ávila, José María; Vásquez Reyes, María Isabel; Soria Velázquez, Andrea; Ríos Campos, Ana Paola
Ethical Hospital: only necessary surgeries. Second part
Cortés Sandoval, José Carlos
History of Spine Surgery
A personal history of scoliosis
Aguayo González, Leopoldo Mario
Cirugía de Columna Vol. 4, No. 2, April-June 2026.