s: September 22, 2014 Page 1 of 40 ABSTRACTS LUMBAR SPINES LUMBAR SPINE

Swinging a golf club includes the rotation and extension of the lumbar spine. Golf-related low back pain has been associated with degeneration of the lumbar facet and intervertebral discs, and with spondylolysis. Reflective markers were placed directly onto the skin of 11young male amateur golfers without a previous history of back pain. Using a VICON system (Oxford Metrics, U.K.), full golf sw...

Abstract Background Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) is a promising minimally invasive treatment for disc herniation (LDH). Postoperative rehabilitation can improve patient outcomes. Not only surgical trauma but also spine and lower kinetic chain dysfunction should be performed. The aims of this study were to investigate the efficacy training staged after PELD LDH. Methods Fifty...

Lumbar pain is one of the most common problems of population. Far too often it is caused by ageing and degeneration of intervertebral discs (IVD). Fusion techniques, as arthrodesis, were the first surgeries used to avoid lumbar pathologies. However, arthrodesis reduced dramatically the spine movement. So the aim of this work was to study numerically how different pathologies affect lumbar spine...

Introduction: Currently, excellent three-dimensional correction can be achieved with use of segmental pedicle screw fixation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). In the majority of patients with major thoracic curves, selective thoracic fusion (STF) may be considered to maximize motion segment of the unfused lumbar spine. This study aimed to investigate the extent of spontaneous derotation...

BACKGROUND CONTEXT The lumbar multifidus muscle provides an important contribution to lumbar spine stability, and the restoration of lumbar multifidus function is a frequent goal of rehabilitation. Currently, there are no reliable and valid physical examination procedures available to assess lumbar multifidus function among patients with low back pain. PURPOSE To examine the inter-rater relia...

BACKGROUND The aim of this paper is the evaluation of effectiveness of manual therapy in the treatment of functional disturbances of the spine. MATERIAL/METHODS The study subjects were 40 persons aged 45-60 years, in whom degenerative changes in intervertebral discs and physical limitations within the spine were found (NMR), which were manifested as pain. Subjects were randomly divided into 2...

BACKGROUND Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) spine procedures were developed to limit operative time, the extent of dissection, and reduce perioperative morbidity. Here, we asked what are the "learning curves" for these MIS spine procedures? METHODS We reviewed studies in the literature that discussed the "learning curves" attributed to performing different MIS spine surgical procedures. Of in...

Background: Recent studies suggest a correlation between spinal sagittal alignment and different types of lumbar pathologies due to different load patterns on the lumbar spine. The main objective of this study was to investigate the preoperative spinal sagittal alignment in young patients (<25 years) undergoing lumbar disc herniation surgery. Methods: Information regarding preoperative clinical...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Adult lumbar scoliosis is an increasingly recognized entity that may contribute to back pain. We investigated the epidemiology of lumbar scoliosis and the rate at which it is unreported on lumbar MR images. MATERIALS AND METHODS The coronal and sagittal sequences of lumbar spine MR imaging scans of 1299 adult patients, seeking care for low back pain, were reviewed to as...