Four-Rod Stabilization of Severely Destabilized Lumbar Spine Caused by Metastatic Tumor by Isao Shibuya, Koichi Sairyo, Yasuo Kanamori, Akira Dezawa

“…Since the vertebrae were so severely damaged at 3 levels, 4 rods were used to stabilize the spine. …”
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Cirrhimuraena taiwanensis sp. nov., a new species of cirri-bearing eel (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) from Yilan, northeastern Taiwan by Yen-Ting Lin, Yu-Hsiang Lin, Yu-San Han

“…Cirrhimuraena taiwanensis sp. nov. differs from C. odishaensis in having significantly shorter pectoral fins and fewer vertebrae, and it is distinguished from C. orientalis by its larger head, notably more total vertebrae, and a dorsal fin that originates well behind the gill opening. …”
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Generalised Joint Hypermobility in Caucasian Girls with Idiopathic Scoliosis: Relation with Age, Curve Size, and Curve Pattern by Dariusz Czaprowski

“…There was no difference regarding GJH occurrence between girls with mild (11–24°), moderate (25–40°), and severe scoliosis (>40°) (P=0.78), between girls with single thoracic, single lumbar, and double curve scoliosis (P=0.59), and between girls with thoracic scoliosis length ≤7 and >7 vertebrae (P=0.25). No correlation between the number of points in B and the Cobb angle (P=0.93), as well as between the number of points in B and the number of the vertebrae within thoracic scoliosis (P=0.63), was noticed. …”
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FIGURAS DE LO HUMANO EN JUDITH BUTLER LA REIVINDICACIÓN DE UN ESPACIO POLÍTICO ENTRE LA ANTROPOLOGÍA Y EL ANTIHUMANISMO by EMMA INGALA GÓMEZ

“…Al explorar la tensión que modula la relación entre estas dos vértebras, sostenemos que Butler estaría sentando las bases para una antropología política crítica, antihumanista y no antropocéntrica.…”
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Development and biomechanical evaluation of a 3D printed analogue of the human lumbar spine by Siril Teja Dukkipati, Mark Driscoll

“…Methods The model consisted of L1 to S1 vertebrae, intervertebral discs (IVD), intertransverse, interspinous, anterior and posterior longitudinal ligaments. …”
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Vertebral Erosion Secondary to Aortic Aneurysm by Zakaria Toufga, Fadma Aoujil, Nabil Moatassim Billah, Ittimad Nassar

“…The aneurysm of the thoracic aorta compresses the anterior surface of the dorsal vertebrae and by mechanical effect is responsible for the destruction of the opposite bone. …”
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A Rare Case of Urogenital Myiasis in a 49-Year-Old Woman by Amir Mohammad Salehi, Ensiyeh Jenabi, Maral Salehi

“…Myiasis refers to the infestation of living vertebrae with fly larvae, principally occurring in individuals with a low socioeconomic status and poor personal hygiene. …”
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CompositIA: an open-source automated quantification tool for body composition scores from thoraco-abdominal CT scans by Raffaella Fiamma Cabini, Andrea Cozzi, Svenja Leu, Benedikt Thelen, Rolf Krause, Filippo Del Grande, Diego Ulisse Pizzagalli, Stefania Maria Rita Rizzo

“…Two radiology residents performed manual segmentation, identifying the centers of the L1 and L3 vertebrae and segmenting the corresponding axial slices. …”
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CONGENITAL SCOLIOSIS: AN ARTICLE REVIEW by Komang Agung Irianto, Hizbillah Yazid

“…Contents: CS can range from hemivertebrae (HV) which may be single or multiple, vertebral bar with or without HV, block vertebrae, wedge shaped or butterfly vertebrae. The risk factors for progression include: type of defect, site of defect, and the patient's age. …”
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Assessment of Bone Mineral Density in Male Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by DXA and Quantitative Computed Tomography by George Fountoulis, Theodora Kerenidi, Constantinos Kokkinis, Panagiotis Georgoulias, Paschal Thriskos, Konstantinos Gourgoulianis, Ioannis Fezoulidis, Katerina Vassiou, Marianna Vlychou

“…Thirty-seven male patients with established COPD were examined with DXA and standard QCT in lumbar spine, including L1, L2, and L3 vertebrae. T-scores and bone mineral density values were calculated by DXA and QCT method, respectively. …”
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Foreword by E Murer, P Niederer, B Radanov, A Rumo-Jungo, M Sturzenegger, F Walz

“…This might cause damage to vertebrae and cervical tissue in the neck, with no visible and easily attestable signs of injury. …”
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Combined Klippel-Feil syndrome, Sprengel deformity, and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: A rare case report by Golnaz Lotfian, MD, Amirmasoud Negarestani, MD, Sarah Gondek, BS, Aleksandr Raskind, DO, William Chen, MD, Emad Allam, MD

“…Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by the fusion of cervical vertebrae, with a clinical presentation that can vary widely due to genetic and phenotypic diversity. …”
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Clinical use of 3D computed tomography in diagnosis and therapy of tail necrosis in a ball python (Python regius) by Ts. Chaprazov

“…Osteolytic and osteosclerotic changes in coccygeal vertebrae were visualised by radiography and computed tomography. …”

Evaluation of clinical, laboratory, radiographical and histopathological characteristics in patients with spinal tuberculosis in the context of HIV infection: An analysis of 52 pat... by J Scherer, M Locketz, S Castelein, R Dunn, M Held, F Thienemann

“…HIV-infected patients showed a higher count of involved vertebrae (mean 3.0 v. 3.85; p=0.034). There was no correlation between CD4 count and the number of involved vertebrae. …”
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Spinal Exostosis in a Boy with Multiple Hereditary Exostoses by Ali Al Kaissi, Rudolf Ganger, Klaus Klaushofer, Franz Grill

“…Spine radiograph showed a cauliflower-like abnormality of multiple exostoses of the posterior arch (pedicle) of the thoracic vertebrae (T3–5). Reformatted CT scanning revealed the simultaneous development of intra- and extraspinal osteochondromatosis of T3–5. …”
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Skeletal deformities in Barbus xanthos (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) collected from the Dalaman River in southwestern Turkey by Jawad Laith, Güçlü Salim Serkan

“…Abnormalities of the vertebral column were observed in both thoracic and caudal vertebrae. Cases of lordosis and consecutive repetition of lordosis and kyphosis showed varying degrees of severity. …”
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Goldenhar Syndrome with Dextrocardia and Right Pulmonary Hypoplasia: An Unusual Association by Nagendra Chaudhary, Sandeep Shrestha, Hemant Kumar Halwai

“…Goldenhar syndrome (GS), a rare condition, occurring due to defect in development of first and second branchial arches, is characterized by a combination of various anomalies involving face, eyes, ears, vertebrae, heart, and lungs. The etiology of GS is not fully known, although various hypotheses have been proposed along with its genetic association and many other causes. …”
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Acute Spinal Cord Contusion in a Patient with Multiple Upper Cervical Fractures, Parkinson’s Disease, and Torticollis: Surgical Management by Sarah Merrill, Maziyar A. Kalani, Naresh P. Patel, Mark K. Lyons, Matthew T. Neal

“…We describe a case of cervical myelopathy in a patient with PD, multiple fractures involving the atlas and axis vertebrae, and spasmodic torticollis. The patient was successfully treated with an upper cervical decompression and occipital-cervical (OC) fusion surgery. …”
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Fracture of the Atlas through a Synchondrosis of Anterior Arch by Gamze Turk, Ismail M. Kabakus, Erhan Akpinar

“…Greater elasticity of intervertebral ligaments and also the spinal vertebrae explains why cervical fractures in paediatric ages are rare. …”
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Massive Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak of the Temporal Bone by Giannicola Iannella, Alessandra Manno, Emanuela Pasqualitto, Andrea Ciofalo, Diletta Angeletti, Benedetta Pasquariello, Giuseppe Magliulo

“…The authors describe the case of a 47-year-old man with a massive effusion of CSF which extended from the posterior and lateral skull base to the first cervical vertebrae; this complication appeared after a partial enucleation of a vestibular schwannoma (VS) with subsequent radiation treatment and second operation with total VS resection.…”
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