Understanding the pros and cons of spine surgery for ankylosing spondylitis: experience from a single institution study by Mohammadreza Chehrassan, Mohammadreza Shakeri, Farshad Nikouei, Saeed Sabbaghan, Behnam Sour, Ebrahim Ameri Mahabadi, Hasan Ghandhari

“…Results Radiological evaluations pre- and post-operatively revealed substantial improvements in sagittal balance and kyphosis correction. The mean correction of local kyphosis at the osteotomy site was 30.9 degrees. …”
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Effects of the Multidimensional Treatment on Pain, Disability, and Sitting Posture in Patients with Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Tae-Sung In, Jin-Hwa Jung, Kyoung-Sim Jung, Hwi-Young Cho

“…In the MT group, the pain relief effect persisted 3 months after the end of training. Thoracolumbar kyphosis and lumbar lordosis in the MT group were significantly improved compared to the UT group (p<0.05). …”
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Treatment of posttraumatic thoracolumbar fractures using SpineJack for vertebral body augmentation, a single-center retrospective, and observational cohort study of 226 cases by Theodore Njee-Bugha, Guillaume Buiret

“…Conclusions: SPJVBA is a simple, quick, reliable, efficacious method to improve the vertebral height, to correct kyphosis and relieve pain.…”
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Dropped Head Syndrome Treated with Physical Therapy Based on the Concept of Athletic Rehabilitation by Toshio Mori, Kentaro Mataki, Yukiyo Shimizu, Kai Matsuba, Kosei Miura, Hiroshi Takahashi, Masao Koda, Hiroshi Kamada, Masashi Yamazaki

“…Patients with dropped head syndrome (DHS) show severe cervical kyphosis, i.e., chin-on-chest deformity, and their activities of daily living are impaired considerably. …”
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Knee–Hip–Spine Syndrome: Improvement in Preoperative Abnormal Posture following Total Knee Arthroplasty by Yasushi Oshima, Nobuyoshi Watanabe, Norishige Iizawa, Tokifumi Majima, Mitsuhiro Kawata, Shinro Takai

“…However, despite surgeries, other structures may degenerate and result in complications, such as proximal junctional kyphosis and hip dislocation, following spinal fusion. …”
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The Biomechanics of Cervical Spondylosis by Lisa A. Ferrara

“…The altered posture of the cervical spine will progress into kyphosis and continue if the load balance and lordosis is not restored. …”
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Semi-vertebral column resection with preservation of posterior ligament complex for Kümmell’s disease: a case report by Tong-Hao Wang, Zhi Liu, Yong-Gang Tian, Guo-Yue Yang, Li-Qiang Han

“…Abstract Background Kümmell’s disease is characterized by ischemic osteonecrosis and nonunion after osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, leading to intractable low back pain, pseudoarthrosis, kyphosis, and neurological dysfunction, which can seriously affect the quality of life and life expectancy of patients. …”
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The Effect of Reduction Mammaplasty on the Vertebral Column: A Radiologic Study by Onder Karaaslan, H. Gokhan Demirkiran, Ozlem Silistreli, Erhan Sonmez, Yagmur Kaan Bedir, Melih Can, Gorkem Caliskan, Cem Aslan, Meltem Ayhan Oral, Yuksel Kankaya

“…The mean thoracic kyphosis angle was 40,53 preoperatively and 39,38 postoperatively. …”
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Correlations between spinopelvic parameters and health-related quality of life in degenerative lumbar scoliosis patients before and after long -level fusion surgery by Jiaqi Zhang, Yinhao Liu, Yan Zeng, Lei Yuan, Weishi Li

“…Spinopelvic parameters included thoracic kyphosis (TK), thoracolumbar kyphosis (TLK), lumbar lordosis (LL), pelvic incidence minus lumbar lordosis (PI-LL), pelvic tilt (PT), pelvic incidence (PI), sacral slope (SS), sagittal vertical axis (SVA), T1 pelvic angle (TPA), Global tilt (GT), Cobb angle (CA), apical vertebral translation (AVT) and coronal vertical axis (CVA). …”
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Effectiveness and Safety of Preoperative Halo Gravity Traction-Assisted Posterior Spinal Fusion Surgery for Severe and Rigid Scoliosis: A Comparative Matched-Cohort Study by Yangpu Zhang, Bo Han, Jianqiang Wang, Yuzeng Liu, Yiqi Zhang, Yong Hai, Lijin Zhou

“…For the HGT group, the mean correction rate of focal kyphosis (FK) was 45.43%, which was significantly higher than those in the non-HGT group (33.98%, P<0.05). …”
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A Roadmap to the Brittle Bones of Cystic Fibrosis by Ashwini P. Gore, Soon Ho Kwon, Antine E. Stenbit

“…Unlike the osteoporosis seen in postmenopausal population, bone disease in CF begins at a young age and is associated with significant morbidity due to fractures, kyphosis, increased pain, and decreased lung function. …”
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DIFFERENT BITE CLASSES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON BODY POSTURE: A REVIEW by Cristina Albert, Clara Haddad, Ionut Iulian Lungu, Elena Costescu, Aurel Apintiliesei, Delia Cristina Bahrim, Cătălina Smarandita Morarasu, Alina Stefanache

“…Research highlights the biomechanical effects of malocclusion on the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and spine, contributing to conditions like kyphosis, lordosis, and gait abnormalities. A comprehensive search of relevant literature was conducted using databases such as PubMed and Google Scholar. …”
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Oblique Corpectomy to Manage Cervical Myeloradiculopathy by Chibbaro Salvatore, Makiese Orphee, Bresson Damien, Reiss Alisha, Poczos Pavel, George Bernard

“…Spondylotic myelo-radiculopathy may be treated via a lateral approach to the cervical spine when there is predominant anterior compression associated with either spine straightening or kyphosis, but without vertebral instability. Results. …”
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Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome due to a Vertebral Hemangioma and Postpartum Osteoporosis following Treatment by Mehmet Elmadag, Yunus Güzel, Gokcer Uzer, İbrahim Tuncay

“…A burst fracture of L1 associated with a vertebral hemangioma was identified with an L3 compression fracture secondary to osteoporosis. The local kyphosis angle between T12 and L2 was 27°. Kyphotic deformity was corrected and postoperatively, the measured T12–L2 local kyphotic angle was 9°. …”
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Posterior vertebrodesis and Ponte osteotomies in surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis type Lenke 1-4 by Adelin Ivanov

“…Results The following results were reported: Correction at one level osteotomy - 8-11 degrees in kyphosis and less than 5 degrees in the coronal plane; Blood loss at one level osteotomy: 50-95 ml; Time for osteotomy at one level:19-28 min. …”
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The Results of Hemivertebra Resection by the Posterior Approach in Children with a Mean Follow-Up of Five Years by Ramazan Erden Erturer, Bekir Eray Kilinc, Bahadir Gokcen, Sinan Erdogan, Kursat Kara, Cagatay Ozturk

“…The amount of correction on the coronal planes was measured as 31%. The mean segmental kyphosis angle was 45.7 degrees preoperatively and it was measured 2.7 degrees in the follow-up period. …”
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Effect of individual spinal muscle activities on upright posture using a human body finite element model by Yuko Nakahira, Masami Iwamoto, Tatsuya Igawa, Ken Ishii

“…Abstract The occurrence of diseases characterized by irregular spinal alignment, such as kyphosis, lordosis, scoliosis, and dropped head syndrome (DHS) is increasing, particularly among older adults. …”
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Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Secondary to Dropped Head Syndrome: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature by Abolfazl Rahimizadeh, Housain F. Soufiani, Saghayegh Rahimizadeh

“…The dropped head syndrome (DHS) is a disabling condition caused by severe weakness of the neck extensor muscles causing progressive reducible kyphosis of the cervical spine and the inability to hold the head up. …”
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Atraumatic Anterior Dislocation of the Hip Joint by Tadahiko Ohtsuru, Yasuyuki Morita, Yasuaki Murata, Junya Itou, Yuji Morita, Yutaro Munakata, Yoshiharu Kato

“…The possible causes of this dislocation were anterior capsule insufficiency due to developmental dysplasia of the hip, posterior pelvic tilt following thoracolumbar kyphosis due to vertebral fracture, and acetabular anterior coverage changes by postural factor. …”
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Clinical Efficacy of Percutaneous Kyphoplasty Combined with Calcitriol and Calcium in the Treatment of Traumatic Nonosteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures by Shouqian Dai, Xin Lu, Ningning Dai, Xiu Shi, Peng Yang, Peng Peng, Feng Xu

“…PKP combined with calcitriol and calcium medications could significantly relieve pain, alleviate the loss of compressed vertebral height and kyphosis, and improve the spinal function and the life quality of the TNVCF patients.…”
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