Deepening and generalization of existing knowledge about rare diseases congenital anomalies are becoming relevant in modern medical practice. Understanding the features prenatal morphogenesis spine spinal cord, as well postnatal changes cartilaginous spine, is necessary to interpret severity pathologies predict their complications. The purpose study was analyze summarize information sources sci...

Objective. To identify the mechanism of deformity compensation in patients with post-traumatic kyphosis thoracolumbar junction, based on analysis X-ray results surgical treatment. Material and Methods. The study included data obtained from medical records 69 (47 women, 22 men) operated for painful at levels T12, L1 L2 vertebra. Patients underwent staged interventions a single session. Demograph...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the results of the surgical treatment of the spinal Kyphosis using the Ponte's technique (multiple posterior osteotomies). METHODS Ten patients (8 with Scheuermann's kyphosis and 2 with kyphosis after laminectomy) submitted to surgical correction of kyphotic deformity greater than 70° were retrospectively assessed. The age at the surgical time ranged from 12 to 20 years ...

Introduction: Kyphosis is generally defined as a disease that occurs in the area of vertebrae or human spine which causes hunched posture. As for some musculoskeletal complaints caused by kyphosis, including changes body posture bends forward so it affects appearance, pain felt spinal area, muscles get tired easily, and tightness back most severe conditions kyphosis can cause problems respirato...

Abstract Background Up to now in the surgical treatment of Kümmell’s disease combined with thoracolumbar kyphosis, little research has focused on evaluation imaging and clinical outcomes restoring normal alignment sagittal balance spine. This study aimed evaluate short mid-term radiographic kyphosis. Methods From February 2016 May 2018, 30 cases kyphosis were divided into group A B according wh...

INTRODUCTION The development of cervical deformity, such as kyphosis, may be secondary to advanced degenerative disease, trauma, neoplastic disease, or postsurgical changes. Cervical kyphosis may develop after either ventral or dorsal approaches. After ventral cervical surgery, kyphosis may result from pseudarthrosis or the failure to restore adequate lordosis. Following dorsal surgery, kyphosi...

background: increased thoracic kyphosis more than normal ranges are assessed as abnormal. but normal ranges of thoracic kyphosis in deferent age groups have not been identified in our country yet. the aim of present study was investigation of normal ranges of thoracic kyphosis to use as a diagnosis tool in school aged children in kermanshah, western-iran. methods: a descriptive research designe...