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Successful brace treatment of Scheuermann's kyphosis with different angles
Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2017 Background: Scheuermann's disease is regarded as the most common cause of structural hyperkyphosis within adolescents without any proper treatment. It may lead to progressive deformity and back pain which influences patient's quality of life during ...
Mohammad Reza Etemadifar +2 more
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The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 2003 IN the recent article by de Boer and colleagues, mice carrying a targeted mutation in the XPD gene, which is mutated in the human disorder trichothiodystrophy (TTD) and encodes a DNA helicase that is involved in DNA repair, were found to exhibit osteoporosis and kyphosis as symptoms of premature aging (1).
Glenn S, Gerhard, Claudia J, Kasales
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Orthopaedic Surgery, 2023 Objective Junctional kyphosis is a common complication after corrective long spinal fusion for adult spinal deformity. Whereas there is still a paucity of data on junctional kyphosis, specifically among late posttraumatic thoracolumbar kyphosis (LPTK ...
Xiaojiang Pu +9 more
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QJM, 2014 A 61-year-old male presented with a 2-year history of increasing back pain that particularly worsened when standing and walking. He complained of back pain and kyphotic deformity for more than 30 years. His medical history was non-significant other than spinal tuberculosis. He had no history of trauma and corrective surgery for kyphosis.
Y, Zhang, Y-S, Yu, Z-H, Tang, G-Q, Zang
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Effect of physiotherapy on spinal alignment in children with postural defects
International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2019 Objectives This paper assesses the effect of neurophysiological rehabilitation in children with postural defects on the depth of thoracic kyphosis, lateral spinal deviation and rotation of spinal motor segments.
Anna Zmyślna +7 more
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2021 Background Thoracic kyphosis is reported to increase with ageing. However, this relationship has not been systematically investigated. Peoples’ kyphosis often exceeds 40°, but 40° is the widely accepted cut-off and threshold for normality.
Mattia Zappalá +2 more
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023 Background This study aimed to determine potential risk factors for post-laminoplasty kyphosis and the effect of postoperative kyphosis on neurologic function recovery.
Yiyuan Yang +8 more
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Does kyphosis in healed subaxial cervical spine tuberculosis equate to a poor functional outcome?
Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2020 Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) of the subaxial cervical spine has a high percentage of morbidity. It accounts for about 10% of cases with the major concerns being quadriparesis and localized kyphosis.
Sudhir Srivastava +5 more
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Journal of Modern RehabilitationIntroduction: The amount of thoracic kyphosis and its mobility may be affected by gender in older adults. This study investigates gender differences in thoracic kyphosis and thoracic spine mobility in healthy older adults. Materials and Methods: In this
Somayeh Mahmoodiaghdam +5 more
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Journal of Children's Orthopaedics, 2018 Purpose Previous studies have suggested an association between increased thoracic kyphosis and neural axis abnormalities in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). However, the basis for this finding is unclear, and this association has been
I. Swarup +5 more
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