A 30 years old male presented to us with history of back pain and weakness of both lower limbs for the last four months and was diagnosed by local orthopedic surgeon as a case of carries spine. He also used anti tuberculous drugs for two months but there was no improvement in his symptoms. We planned for transpedicular spinal biopsy. Biopsy report came to be non specific chronic inflammation. W...

Conspicuous vertebral column abnormalities in humpback dolphins (genus Sousa) were documented for the first time during 3 photo-identification field studies of small populations in Taiwan, Senegal and Angola. Seven Taiwanese humpback dolphins S. chinensis taiwanensis with vertebral column anomalies (lordosis, kyphosis or scoliosis) were identified, along with 2 possible cases of vertebral osteo...

THIS REPORT deals with 3 cases of proliferative disease of the bone in Matschie tree kangaroos (Dendrolagus matschiei) at the National Zoological Park. The osseous lesions had similar radiographic manifestations but dissimilar causes. One kangaroo had tuberculous osteomyelitis of the vertebral column and radius; the 2nd had a chondrosarcoma of the vertebral column and femur; and the 3rd had bil...

Study of the osteological development in fishes is important from fisheries, biology and aquaculture points of views. It can be used as an early bio-indicator of non-optimal rearing conditions. The Caspian roach, Rutilus caspicus is a native cyprinid fish of the Caspian Sea that its artificial propagation has fulfilled in hatcheries to recruit its natural stocks. Hence, this study was conducted...

The clinical is, in most instances, non-specific. Pain is a common symptom, and may be spontaneous or be of a mechanical nature. It may simulate all the clinical syndromes of the degenarative spinal disorders, and thus it is not surprising that the correct diagnosis is often quite delayed. An expanding mass, which may reach considerable size is another manifestation. Finally as the tumor encroa...

hydatidosis is a parasitic disease in all over the world which is caused by a cestode (tape worm). liver, lung, and brain are the most common involved organs and involvement of muscles and bones is unusual. we report a 32years old man who had low back and radicular leg pain. he had a paravertebral mass with involvement of spinal column. this patient was operated with differential diagnosis of t...

Electrical stimulation of neuromuscular system has been used in a variety of research and therapeutic applications. Although tri-polar transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TENS) is commonly used to change motoneuron excitabi1ity, but the effect of TENS on synaptic activities through dorsal column stimulation or cutaneous pathways is unknown. So, the aim of this research study was to determine...

Current neck injury criteria are based on structural failure of the spinal (vertebral) column without consideration of injury to the spinal cord. Since one of the primary functions of the vertebral column is to protect the cord, it stands to reason that a more refined measure of neck injury threshold would be the onset of spinal cord injury (SCI). This study investigated the relationship betwee...

Nevertheless, the vertebral column can be damaged, especially where the curvature ofthe spine alters. The mechanical stresses which result from the change in direction at the thoracolumbar junction (Ti 1-L2) or sacrolumbar junction are amplified by the differing mobility above and below the junction. These areas are therefore common sites ofinjury when the vertebral column is subjected to abnor...