BACKGROUND A previous study examined the relationship between the sacral inclination angle (SIA), lumbosacral angle (LSA) and sacral horizontal angle (SHA) and spinal mobility in acute low back pain and chronic low back pain patients. We chose to investigate the lumbar lordosis angle, segmental lumbar lordosis angle, SIA, LSA and SHA in acute and chronic low back pain (LBP) patients as well as ...

Study Design A retrospective review of lumbar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies conducted at the Department of Radiodiagnosis & Imaging of a Tertiary Care Armed Forces Hospital between May 2014 and May 2016. Purpose To assess the advantages of incorporating sagittal screening of the whole spine in protocols for conventional lumbar spine MRI for patients presenting with low back pain. ...

Introduction: The OEIS complex includes: Omphalocele, Exstrophy of the cloaca, Imperforate anus, and Spinal defects. The OEIS complex affects 1 in 200,000 to 400,000 pregnancies and its etiology is uncertain. The purpose is to present our experience in this unusual coexistence of malformations never reported in Latin America. Clinical Case: A male infant, three months of age, diagnosed at birth...

Background Caudal epidural analgesia is a proven technique for providing analgesia for spinal surgeries. Prolonged pain relief with no motor blockade is desired for early mobilization. Objective The objective of this study is to compare the effect of adding 1 μg/kg of clonidine to injection ropivacaine 0.2% with respect to duration of analgesia, hemodynamic effects, and associated side effect...

BACKGROUND Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine is common, with severe disease increasing the risk for chronic low back pain. This cross-sectional study examined whether disc degeneration is representative of a 'whole-organ' pathology, by examining its association with bone (vertebral endplate) and soft tissue (paraspinal muscle fat) abnormalities. METHODS Seventy-two community-based...

Antagonistic trunk muscle activity is normally required to stabilize the spine. A lumbosacral orthosis (LSO) might reduce the need for this antagonistic activity by providing passive stiffness to the trunk and increasing spine stability. The maximum reduction in trunk muscle EMG and in the resultant spine compression force due to the LSO was estimated using a biomechanical model. The lumbar spi...

Lumbar Spondylosis is one among the degenerative disc ailments. A recent study showed, middle-aged population shows increased incidence of changes. This may be because faulty regimen and lifestyle. The conducted here a combination different Ayurvedic modalities supportive therapy to get maximum relief in minimal period. More attentiveness on Bahi Parimarjana Chikitsa (External purification ther...

Degenerative lumbosacral stenosis (DLSS), cervical spondolymyelopathy (CSM) and thoracolumbar intervertebral disc protrusion are all chronic debilitating conditions of the canine spine. Multiple disparate treatment modalities have been proposed, primarily constituting decompression and stabilization techniques. A novel intervertebral spacer device (FITS, Fitz Intervertebral Traction Screw, pate...