Background Recently, the sagittal evaluation of the spine moved from a regional spinal view (curves) to the bodily view (“sagittal balance”), looking at the relationships between the gravity force (vertical or horizontal lines) and pelvic, and spinal, parameters. To move the analysis of the frontal plane from a spinal to a bodily view, we introduce the concept of “slopes”: inclination of the sp...

This study tested the idea that there are sets on neurons in the spinal cord responsible for generating elementary synergies (movement primitives) that could have implications for FES. Intraspinal, intramuscular, epineural and spinal root stimulation were compared in the anesthetized cat. Ventral root stimulation produced downward and backward movements of the leg while dorsal root stimulation ...

We consider the influence of ligaments on spinal stability. The human spine has an initial curvature which should be taken into account when dealing with spinal stability. A formula for the change in subtended distance between two curves will be derived. This formula will be integrated with the variational method in order to obtain a relation for spinal stability. Stability requires two conditi...

We consider the influence of ligaments on spinal stability. The human spine has an initial curvature which should be taken into account when dealing with spinal stability. A formula for the change in subtended distance between two curves will be derived. This formula will be integrated with the variational method in order to obtain a relation for spinal stability. Stability requires two conditi...

abstract background: patient satisfaction with the cosmetic result of spinal fusion surgery was studied in 40 cases of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. neutral or dissatisfied patients were compared with satisfied patients in several physical and psychological characteristics. the aim of the study was to determine whether adolescents generally report satisfaction with the postoperative appearan...

OBJECTIVE To study the patterns of scoliosis seen in a major Spinal Unit in Saudi Arabia. METHODS Medical records of 192 Saudi patients with scoliosis seen between 1992 and 1997 at the Spinal Unit of the Riyadh Medical Complex (which is a major spinal unit in the Kingdom) were studied and analyzed and epidemiological data was collected. RESULTS Fifty nine percent of all cases of scoliosis w...

  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 ...

 Abstract Background: Patient satisfaction with the cosmetic result of spinal fusion surgery was studied in 40 cases of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Neutral or dissatisfied patients were compared with satisfied patients in several physical and psychological characteristics. The aim of the study was to determine whether adolescents generally report satisfaction with the postoperative appeara...

A visual examination of 1764 Oxford schoolchildren for scoliosis was followed by low-dose radiography of the spine in those who showed evidence of asymmetric body topography; radiography was repeated a year later to assess progression. Forty-four children had curves of 10 degrees or more. Two had a congenital abnormality and the remaining 42 were classified according to the type of curve: sacra...