Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients have been reported to be taller and more slender than normal controls, suggesting less mechanical stiffness of their trunk and spine. For assessment of mechanical stiffness, to our best knowledge this is the first to study height-width-depth relations at the level of the individual vertebra and disc in 3-D and to evaluate its relation with the Cobb...

background & importance: spinal deformity is one of the most common disorders among the vertebral diseases that results from unnatural curvatures of spine, such as scoliosis and kyphosis. spinal fusion surgery used most commonly to treat certain types of spinal deformity. here in, we report the efficacy of posterior spinal fusion accompanied by instrumentation in patients with the limitations o...

epidural abscess of the spinal column is a rare condition that can be fatal if left untreated. it promptly progresses and can cause neurologic paralysis, urinary retention or cauda equina syndrome. compromised immune system that occurs in patients with diabetes mellitus, aids, chronic renal failure, alcoholism, or cancer is a predisposing factor. it mostly occurs in adults. here we would like t...

background:  radiochromic film is used for radiation dose measurement, xr-rv3 is used in fluoroscopy and ebt2 film in radiation therapy. the aim was to determine if the dosimetric properties of these two films are comparable in megavolt photon beams. materials and methods: comparison measurements included: calibration curves, heterogeneous phantom dose profiles, and nasopharynx dose distributio...

STUDY DESIGN Experimental investigation of an acute thoracic spinal cord injury model in rats involving acute clip compression that simulates human injury. OBJECTIVE To assess the dose-response of this model for the relationship between the force of injury on the rat thoracic spinal cord and histological and functional outcome measures. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Acute extradural clip compr...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In patients with intramedullary spinal cord metastases, the impact of MR imaging and clinical characteristics on survival has not been elucidated. Our aim was to identify MR imaging and clinical features with prognostic value among patients with intramedullary spinal cord metastases from a large retrospective series. MATERIALS AND METHODS The relevant MR imaging examina...

BACKGROUND The reported incidence of scoliosis in arthrogryposis varies from 30% to 67% and, in most cases, the curves progress rapidly and become stiff from early age.The authors report six cases of scoliosis in arthrogryposis to assess the role of surgical treatment. METHODS Six cases (3 males, 3 females; mean age at surgery 13.2 years) with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita associated wit...

BACKGROUND Falls have been strongly associated with decreased physical activity and impaired mobility. Reduced range of motion, as a consequence of muscle stiffness, has been indicated to assume a positive relationship to fall incidence. Also clinical observations suggest that maintaining the normal spinal curves is associated with the prevention of spinal, knee and hip disorders. Thus, the aim...

BACKGROUND In previous studies, many indicator factors have been proposed to select patients who need an MRI screening of the spinal canal. In current study, the clinical and radiologic factors including coronal parameters of the curve were evaluated to find out which indicator is more important. METHODS A prospective study included 143 consecutive patients with the diagnosis of adolescent id...

in the United Kingdom of those days. There was a time when Sir Robert Peel, the Prime Minister was told by a President of one of the then Royal Colleges: "No man who has an academic education ought to practise obstetrics." The same gentleman stated amidst applause in a subsequent meeting: "Obstetrics is no calling for a gentleman". The story in the book tells us how in 1946 in the same kingdom ...