VERTEBRAL PEDICULAR TETHERING - GROWTH MODULATION TECHNIQUE FOR IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS by ANDRÉ SANTOS DE BARROS, PEDRO BIZARRO, PEDRO JORDÃO, JOÃO LAMEIRAS CAMPAGNOLO, JORGE MINEIRO

“…Sagittal plane analysis showed increased kyphosis in the proximal segment and improved lordosis in the thoracolumbar region without hyperlordosis. …”
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Orthopaedic Aspects of Marfan Syndrome: The Experience of a Referral Center for Diagnosis of Rare Diseases by Fernando De Maio, Alessandro Fichera, Vincenzo De Luna, Federico Mancini, Roberto Caterini

“…In 88 patients (60.2%), the associated “wrist and thumb sign” was present; in 58 patients (39.7%), pectus carinatum deformity; in 44 patients (30.1%), pectus excavatum; in 49 patients (33.5%), severe flatfoot; in 31 patients (21.2%), hindfoot deformity; in 54 patients (36.9%), reduced US/LS ratio or increased arm span-height ratio; in 37 patients (25.3%), scoliosis or thoracolumbar kyphosis; in 22 patients (15%), reduced elbow extension (170° or less). …”
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Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Corrective Surgery on Adult Spinal Deformity Patients: Comparison of Short and Long Fusion by Koichiro Ono, Kazuo Ohmori, Takeshi Hori

“…There were 9 adverse events, 3 cases of pulmonary embolism (PE), one case of delirium, and 6 cases of proximal junctional kyphosis. Current study elucidated that long fusion, UIV, is thoracic and can achieve better spinal alignment compared to short fusion, UIV, in lumbar. …”
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UNSTABLE LUMBAR FRACTURE-DISLOCATION TREATED BY LONG SEGMENT POSTERIOR PEDICLE SCREW INSTRUMENTATION by Ferdiansyah Danang, Primadenny Ariesa Airlangga

“…The long segment pedicle screw instrumentation can resist the deforming force of thoracolumbar fractures and dislocations that will inevitably collapse into further kyphosis, resulting in a better outcome.…”
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Effect of Games and Sports on Academic Performance of Pupils in Primary Schools of Kigarama Sub-County Sheema District. by Arinaitwe, Daltone

“…They are also therapeutical to some illnesses and diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, stress, stroke, kyphosis, and lordosis among others, all of which would reduce national medical bills. …”
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Targeting chondrocytes for arresting bony fusion in ankylosing spondylitis by Fenli Shao, Qianqian Liu, Yuyu Zhu, Zhidan Fan, Wenjun Chen, Shijia Liu, Xiaohui Li, Wenjie Guo, Gen-Sheng Feng, Haiguo Yu, Qiang Xu, Yang Sun

“…Here we discovered spontaneous kyphosis, arthritis and bony fusion in mature CD4-Cre;Ptpn11 f/f mice, which present the pathophysiological features of AS. …”
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Early one-stage posterior-only surgery for congenital cervicothoracic scoliosis in children: medium- and long-term follow-up by Cefei Zhang, Fuyun Liu, Ke Xu, Weiming Hu, Bing Xia, Yufeng Zhao

“…Radiographic parameters, including segmental scoliosis, distal compensatory curve, T1 tilt, clavicle angle, neck tilt, coronal balance distance, segmental kyphosis, and sagittal vertical axis, were measured preoperatively, postoperatively, and at the last follow-up. …”
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Posterior instrumented correction and fusion of Scheuermann´s results in physiological reconstruction of sagittal alignment and excellent overall clinical outcome- clinical trail o... by M.-L. Jensch, U. Platz, M. Quante, M. Köszegvary, B. Thomsen, J. Gliemroth, C. Berlin, H. Halm

“…SRS-22 total score and EQ5D showed significant increase from preop to two-year FU (each p < 0.001). Preop Thoracic kyphosis (TK) was 75.1° with significant correction to 48.5° (p < 0.001). …”
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Spina Bifida Occulta with Bilateral Spondylolysis at the Thoracolumbar Junction Presenting Cauda Equina Syndrome by Kentaro Mataki, Masao Koda, Yosuke Shibao, Hiroshi Kumagai, Katsuya Nagashima, Kousei Miura, Hiroshi Noguchi, Toru Funayama, Tetsuya Abe, Masashi Yamazaki

“…A plain radiograph showed local kyphosis at L1-2 as a result of severe degenerative change and wedging of the vertebral body at L1. …”
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Standard reference values of the upper body posture in healthy young female adults in Germany: an observational study by Daniela Ohlendorf, Charlotte Doerry, Vanessa Fisch, Sebastian Schamberger, Gerhard Oremek, Hanns Ackermann, Johannes Schulze

“…Group differences were tested by the Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney U test.Results In normal posture, the spinal column was marginally twisted to the left, and the vertebrae were marginally rotated to the right. The kyphosis angle is larger than the lumbar angle. Consequently, a more kyphotic posture is observed in the sagittal plane. …”
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Spinal presentations in children with type 1 spinal muscular atrophy on nusinersen treatment across the SMA-REACH UK network: a retrospective national observational study by Francesco Muntoni, Giovanni Baranello, Pinki Munot, Mariacristina Scoto, Adnan Manzur, Marion Main, Evelin Milev, Lianne Abbott, Victoria Selby, Amy Wolfe, Annemarie Rohwer, Catherine Rye, Sarah Gregson, Grainne NicFhirleinn, Rosanna Raab, Heather McMurchie, Angela Topping, Faye Mason, Jennie Sheehan, Felicity Vann, Steph Wadsworth, José Longatto, Lindsey Pallant, Nick Emery, Jenny Moustoukas, Sarah D’Urso, Kay White, Efthymia Panagiotopoulou

“…This study aimed to evaluate the spinal presentation and management of type 1 SMA children on nusinersen across the SMA-REACH UK network.Methods Spinal presentation and management of 80 children (age range 4 months–14 years, median 4 years 2 months) with type 1 SMA on nusinersen across the SMA-REACH UK network were reviewed through retrospective data analysis.Results There were 60 type 1 children who developed a spinal asymmetry, of which 40 had kyphosis and 50 used a supportive thoraco-lumbar-sacral orthosis (TLSO). …”
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The LIFTMOR-M (Lifting Intervention For Training Muscle and Osteoporosis Rehabilitation for Men) trial: protocol for a semirandomised controlled trial of supervised targeted exerci... by Benjamin K Weeks, Belinda R Beck, Amy T Harding, Steven L Watson

“…Secondary outcomes, assessed at baseline and 8 months, will include: DXA-derived whole-body, bilateral proximal femur and lumbar spine areal bone mineral density; proximal femur bone geometry and volumetric density extracted using three-dimensional hip analysis software; anthropometry; body composition; kyphosis; vertebral fracture assessment; physical function; safety (adverse events and injuries); and compliance. …”
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Intervertebral Disc Degeneration in Long-Term Postoperative Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: MRI Evaluation 34-51 Years after Surgery and its Changes during Middle an... by Tsutomu Akazawa, Toshiaki Kotani, Tsuyoshi Sakuma, Yasushi Iijima, Yoshiaki Torii, Jun Ueno, Atsuhiro Yoshida, Ken Tomochika, Sumihisa Orita, Yawara Eguchi, Kazuhide Inage, Yasuhiro Shiga, Junichi Nakamura, Yusuke Matsuura, Takane Suzuki, Hisateru Niki, Seiji Ohtori, Shohei Minami

“…Factors associated with DD included LIV at L4 or lower, smaller LL, larger thoracolumbar kyphosis, and increased SVA, PI-LL, and PT. Conclusions: This study suggests that maintaining the LIV at L3 or higher, achieving good sagittal alignment, and maintaining LL may help prevent long-term DD in AIS patients.…”
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Influence of spine biomechanics and sagittal balance on the outcome of lumbar discectomy by José Poblete Carrizo, José Poblete Carrizo, Jesús Martínez, Julio González, Alejandra Mosteiro, Ramon Torné, Ramon Torné, Alberto Di Somma, Alberto Di Somma, José Ríos, Joaquim Enseñat, Joaquim Enseñat, Salvador Fuster, Salvador Fuster

“…Assessment of spinal sagittal balance as a prognostic factor after lumbar discectomy.ResultsCompared to healthy individuals, patients with symptomatic lumbar disc herniation showed lower thoracic kyphosis (39.03 vs. 34.42° p = 0.034), lower thoraco-lumbar transition T10-L2 angulation (6.79 vs. 2.08° p = 0.005), lower lumbar lordosis (59.54 vs. 48.36° p &lt; 0.001) and lumbo-sacral angulation L4-S1 (40.20 vs. 29.16° p &lt; 0.001), lower pelvic incidence (54.71vs 49.86° p = 0.014) and lower sacral slope (42.07 vs. 33.34° p &lt; 0.001). …”
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