Curve flexibility in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) was one of the major concerns of spinal surgeons since the evolution of surgical correction techniques. In this respect, many tried to identify which criteria denote more rigid curve. In the present study, we aimed toward determining important factors influencing AIS curve flexibility on supine bending films. We assessed radiographs of ...

flexibility is one of the most important indicators of a supply chain .a flexible supply chain in the face of market changes and customer needs, must be responsive to the changes and needs, to be able to attract customers in the a competitive marketplace. being aware of the flexibility of a supply chain helps managers to solve problems and overcome deficiencies and increase the competitive adva...

Basic knowledge about the thoracic spinal flexibility is limited and to the authors' knowledge, no in vitro studies have examined the flexibility of every thoracic spinal segment under standardized experimental conditions using pure moments. In our in vitro study, 68 human thoracic functional spinal units including the costovertebral joints (at least n = 6 functional spinal units per segment fr...

(1) Background: In the preoperative planning stage of scoliosis surgery, it is routine to use radiographs obtained with and without traction observe curve flexibility in order estimate correction, but its association mechanical complications not completely understood. (2) Methods: Retrospective cohort study all patients undergoing infantile, congenital, neuromuscular or idiopathic adolescent co...

As of May 1985, Six U.S. hospitals were performing ESWL treatments using the first generation HM3 lithotripter. Of the patients treated in these facilities, 47.5% were given regional anesthesia (spinal or epidural) and 52.5% were given general anesthesia1. The option to administer regional anesthesia was one factor that increased the safety of ESWL relative to open surgery. Today’s next generat...

The beneficial effects of manipulation in relieving symptoms and enhancing spinal flexibility can be a valuable tool in the transition of persons with low back pain into lumbar rehabilitation programs. Manipulation may hasten their entry into active care, or permit them to complete programs that might otherwise be interrupted by symptomatic recurrence. Manipulation science and technical procedu...

Vertebrate locomotion must be adaptable in light of changing environmental, organismal, and developmental demands. Much of the underlying flexibility in the output of central pattern generating (CPG) networks of the spinal cord and brain stem is endowed by neuromodulation. This review provides a synthesis of current knowledge on the way that various neuromodulators modify the properties of and ...

An in vitro brain stem-spinal cord preparation from an adult urodele (Pleurodeles waltl) was developed in which two fictive rhythmic motor patterns were evoked by bath application of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA; 2.5-10 microM) with D-serine (10 microM). Both motor patterns displayed left-right alternation. The first pattern was characterized by cycle periods ranging between 2.4 and 9. 0 s (4.9 +...