STUDY OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to report on the safety and efficacy of cystocele repair with anterior wall mesh placed via a transobturator route (Perigee system, AMS, Minnetonka, MN). DESIGN Single center retrospective study. SETTING Single center hospital setting and Urogynecology practice in the United States. PATIENTS 77 women presenting with symptomatic anterior wall...

Two phantoms were constructed and imaged for the purpose of reproducing and understanding the relatively increased signal intensity of intervertebral disks on T1-weighted MR images in three patients with diffuse vertebral metastases. The first phantom simulated a normal spine and showed that the disks and vertebral bodies were of similar intensity. The second phantom simulated an abnormal spine...

A 68-year-old patient presented with bilateral inflammatory lumbosciatic pain evolving since four months with no vesicosphincteric disorders and no associated general signs. The examination showed that the patient moves with small steps with anteflexion of the trunk. The patient had disappearance of lumbar lordosis, lumbar spine stiffness, and bilateral positive sign of Lasegue, sharp osteo-ten...

Tight hamstring syndrome (THS) is a symptom complex which has a varied pathogenesis. The syndrome usually occurs in childhood and adolescent period. It is characterized by tightness of lumbar, ischial and crural muscles. Case Report 1: 17 year old male was complaining of low back and right leg pain which spread to the back right leg for last two month. He walking with limited forward flexion an...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Mechanical hip pain and disease-based hip pain can have similar signs and symptoms, thereby presenting a differential diagnostic challenge for clinicians. Hip pain is a common complaint addressed by physical therapists; therefore, it would be advantageous for them to be knowledgeable about differential diagnosis for hip pain, so that they can screen for possible serious c...

UNLABELLED Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) represents a disorder characterised by an abnormal accumulation of histiocytes in miscellaneous tissues. The bone is commonly affected, especially the flat bones, the spine and the long bones. Some lesions in children such as a "vertebra plana" or a solitary lytic lesion of the skull may be suggestive for LCH, whereas others can be confused with a ...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of gender, power, hand position, and ischial tuberosity (IT) width on saddle pressure during seated stationary cycling. METHODS Twenty-two experienced cyclists (11 males and 11 females) were fitted to an adjustable stationary bicycle and pedaled at 100 and 200 W in both the tops and drops hand positions. An instrumented p...

Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord (SCD) is often found in vitamin B-12 deficiency and typically shows hyperintensity on T2-weighted images of the lateral and posterior columns. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the use of conventional magnetic resonance examination in diagnosing SCD. Thirty-six patients were clinically confirmed and retrospectively analyzed; conventional ...

Notalgia paresthetica (NP) is a common refractory, sensory, neuropathic syndrome with the hallmark symptom of localized pruritus of the unilateral infrascapular back. It generally is a chronic noncurable condition with periodic remissions and exacerbations. While the dermatologic syndrome may be multifactorial in etiology, a possible association with underlying cervical spine disease should be ...