STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional. OBJECTIVES To determine if thoracic kyphosis was different in older women grouped based on their bone mineral density (BMD) and back extensor strength (BES), and to determine if an association between and these variables exist. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Changes in kyphosis might be related to back extensor weakness in patients with osteoporosis. Disproportiona...

BACKGROUND Posterior hemivertebra resection has become a safe and effective procedure for congenital scoliosis due to hemivertebra. However, there are still complications following primary posterior hemivertebra resection in recent reports. No risk factors associated with construct/implant related complications were identified so far. The purpose of this study is to analyze complications follow...

abstract introduction: this study was aimed at assessing the effect of a new thoracolumbar orthosis on patients with scheuermann's kyphosis referred to iran medical university of tehran in collaboration with a clinic of technical ortopedea in isfahan. material and method: this new version of orthosis had a dynamic system as compared to previous ones which enabled the spine to extend. a question...

To date, only a few reports described the potential factors influencing the position of conus medullaris. One previous study revealed no significant change of conus locations in patients with idiopathic scoliosis; however, the effect of ankylosing spondylitis (AS)-related thoracolumbar kyphosis on conus position remains unexplored. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the variation of conus medul...

The purpose of the first part of the study was to establish the variability of repeated measurements in different measuring conditions. In the second part, we performed in a large number of patients, a measurement of thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis and compared them to age, gender, and level of nourishment. In the first part, measurements were performed on a plastic model of the back of a...

A Cobb angle measurement, the angle between upper end plate of T5 and lower end plate of T12, higher than 40 degrees known as kyphosis. Although various etiologies cause kyphosis, the best-known form, Scheuermann’s kyphosis causes disorder in sagittal balance. Surgery should be considered for persistent pain despite conservative treatment, progressive neurological deficits and cosmetic reasons....

OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of cervical kyphosis on the recovery of swallowing function in subacute stroke patients. METHODS Baseline and 1-month follow-up videofluoroscopic swallowing studies (VFSSs) of 51 stroke patients were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into the cervical kyphosis (Cobb's angle <20°, n=27) and control (n=24) groups. The penetration-aspiration s...

Some vertebral fractures come to clinical attention but most do not. This cross-sectional survey aimed to clarify the associations of self-reported height loss and kyphosis with vertebral fractures. We enrolled 407 women aged 60-92 years who visited our orthopaedic clinic between June and August 2014 in our study. Inclusion criteria were lateral radiography followed by completion of a structure...