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
Campos Cendejas, José María; Valencia Martínez, Gerson; Magdaleno Estrella, Ernesto; Granados Agonizante, Isaac; Blanco Bucio, Patricio
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 Bernáldez, 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.