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Cervical Kyphosis [PDF]

open access: yesAsian Spine Journal, 2019
Cervical kyphosis is a rare condition that can cause significant functional disability and myelopathy. Deciding the appropriate treatment for such deformities is challenging for the surgeon. Patients often present with axial neck pain, and it is not uncommon to find coexisting radiculopathy or myelopathy.
Akshay Gadia, Kunal Shah, Abhay Nene
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Pott’s kyphosis [PDF]

open access: yesQJM, 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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Junctional Kyphosis after Correction with Long Instrumentation for Late Posttraumatic Thoracolumbar Kyphosis: Characteristics and Risk Factors

open access: yesOrthopaedic 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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Compensation mechanisms for post-traumatic thoracolumbar kyphosis

open access: yesХирургия позвоночника, 2023
Objective. To identify the mechanism of deformity compensation in patients with post-traumatic kyphosis of the thoracolumbar junction, based on the analysis of X-ray results of surgical treatment. Material and Methods.
Konstantin O. Borzykh, Viktor V. Rerikh
doaj   +1 more source

The relationship between thoracic kyphosis and age, and normative values across age groups: a systematic review of healthy adults

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of the influence of kyphosis and scoliosis on intervertebral disc extrusion in French bulldogs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Although thoracic vertebral malformations with kyphosis and scoliosis are often considered incidental findings on diagnostic imaging studies of screw-tailed brachycephalic breeds, they have been suggested to interfere with spinal biomechanics and ...
BA Brisson   +39 more
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The Reliability of Standing Sagittal Measurements of Spinal Curvature and Range of Motion in Older Women With and Without Hyperkyphosis Using a Skin-Surface Device. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to investigate the intrarater reliability of a skin-surface instrument (Spinal Mouse, Idiag, Voletswil, Switzerland) in measuring standing sagittal curvature and global mobility of the spine in older women with and
Akbarzadeh Baghban, Alireza   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Effect of physiotherapy on spinal alignment in children with postural defects

open access: yesInternational 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
doaj   +1 more source

Computer-assisted radiographic calculation of spinal curvature in brachycephalic "screw-Tailed" dog breeds with congenital thoracic vertebral malformations: reliability and clinical evaluation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The objectives of this study were: To investigate computer-assisted digital radiographic measurement of Cobb angles in dogs with congenital thoracic vertebral malformations, to determine its intra- and inter-observer reliability and its association with ...
Faller, Kiterie   +5 more
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Predicting post-laminoplasty kyphosis in cervical spondylotic myelopathy patients without preoperative kyphosis: a retrospective study

open access: yesBMC 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
doaj   +1 more source

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