This study explored inter-relationships between vertebral fracture, thoracic kyphosis and trunk muscle control in elderly people with osteoporosis. Osteoporotic vertebral fractures are associated with increased risk of further vertebral fractures; but underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Several factors may explain this association, including changes in postural alignment (thoracic kyphosis) a...

This aim was to examine differences on lumbar lordosis and thoracic kyphosis in standing position by gender, age and weight status in healthy subjects using a noninvasive method. A total of 297 women (36.6 ± 7.3 years) and 362 men (39.8 ± 7.5 years) participated in this study. Participants were categorized according to the international BMI (kg/m2) cut-off points. Age was stratified by ten year...

Klippel-Feil Syndrome (KFS), also known as synostosis of cervical spine, is sporadic, but seldom may be inherited [1,2]. The absence of population screening studies has made it impossible to define the exact incidence and prevalence of KFS. Nevertheless, it has been estimated that it occurs in approximately 1:40,000 to 1:42,000 births [3]. KFS, or synostosis of the cervical spine, occurs as a r...

STUDY DESIGN Technique description and retrospective data analysis. PURPOSE To describe the technique of cervical kyphosis correction with partial facetectomies and evaluate the outcome of single-stage posterior decompression and kyphosis correction in multilevel cervical myelopathy. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Kyphosis correction in multilevel cervical myelopathy involves anterior and posterior...

The spinous processes and supraspinous and interspinous ligaments (SSL and ISL, respectively) limit flexion and may relate to spinal curvature. Spinous process angles and mechanical properties of explanted human thoracic posterior SSL/ISL complexes were compared for scoliosis (n=14) vs. kyphosis (n=8) patients. The median thoracic coronal Cobb angle for scoliosis patients was 48°, and sagittal ...

Introduction Few studies have evaluated the functional outcomes of traumatic thoracic and lumbar vertebral body fractures. This study evaluated the functional and clinical outcomes of patients, who sustained a fracture to the thoracolumbar area of the spine (T10 to L2 region), with ≥ 25° kyphosis versus those with less kyphotic curvature. Methods The trauma registry records of two level 1 tra...

Received 4 April 1972. * Cytogenetics Laboratory, Genetics Committee of the University of Iceland, Department of Pathology, Reykjavik, Iceland. t Paediatric Department, University Hospital Iceland; Home for the Mentally Retarded, K6pavogur; Paediatric Department, St Joseph's Hospital, Reykiavik, Iceland. t John F. Kennedy Instituttet, GI. Landevej 7-9, Copenhagen, Denmark. ** Faculty of Medicin...

Gorlin-Goltz syndrome is an uncommon disorder transmitted through autosomal dominant inheritance. This syndrome is characterized by multiple odontogenic keratocysts, along with congenital skeletal anomalies and basal cell carcinomas. A 16-year-old girl was admitted with a complaint of swelling on the lower jaw. She had multiple basal cell nevi on both hands. Multiple lytic bone lesions on radio...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of hyperkyphosis is increased in older men; however, risk factors other than age and vertebral fractures are not well established. We previously reported that poor paraspinal muscle composition contributes to more severe kyphosis in a cohort of both older men and women. METHODS To specifically evaluate this association in older men, we conducted a cross-sectional stu...