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Kyphosis and Carrying Angle: Prevalence and correlation between anthropometric features

open access: yesJournal of Current Oncology and Medical Sciences, 2023
Introduction: Kyphosis is the spinal curve that causes the top of the back to seem abnormally rounded. Carrying angle can be measured with the upper limb being fully extended.
Daniel Rahimi Nejat   +3 more
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Investigating the Difference Between Thoracic Kyphosis and its Mobility in Community-Dwelling Older Men and Women

open access: yesJournal of Modern Rehabilitation
Introduction: 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
doaj   +1 more source

Postoperative alterations of sagittal cervical alignment and risk factors for cervical kyphosis in 124 Lenke 1 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021
Background This study aims to analyze postoperative changes of cervical sagittal curvature and to identify independent risk factors for cervical kyphosis in Lenke type 1 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients.
Junyu Li   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Successful brace treatment of Scheuermann's kyphosis with different angles

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of loss of correction between PSO and VCD technique in treating thoracolumbar kyphosis secondary to ankylosing spondylitis, a minimum 2 years follow-up

open access: yesJournal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2019
Background Pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) and vertebral column decancellation (VCD) are frequently used methods for correction of thoracolumbar kyphosis resulting from ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
Yao Wang   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sagittal Spinal Mobility and Back Extensor Muscle Function in Older Females with Age-Related Hyperkyphosis

open access: yesJournal of Modern Rehabilitation, 2022
Introduction: Spinal range of motion (ROM) is a potential and modifiable variable that may contribute to the maintenance of upright sagittal alignment.
Tayebeh Roghani   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Expanding the Genotype–Phenotype Correlation of Marden–Walker Syndrome due to PIEZO2 Gene Variants: A Case Report From Brazil

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Marden–Walker syndrome (MWS; OMIM 248700) is an extremely rare congenital disorder characterized by multiple joint contractures, craniofacial dysmorphism, neurological abnormalities, and multisystem involvement. Although historically diagnosed on clinical grounds, only a few cases have been molecularly confirmed.
Guilherme Sotto Battiston   +35 more
wiley   +1 more source

Homozygous Achondroplasia With Long‐Term Survival: Growth Patterns, Medical Interventions, and Practice Implications

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Homozygous achondroplasia is widely considered perinatal lethal by the medical community. In this case series, we report two children from a single family with longer‐term survival. One child lived for 17 months and the other was 60 months at the time of publication.
Hannah Singerline   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reduced spinopelvic mobility does not correlate with knee flexion deformity in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty

open access: yesKnee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of reduced spinopelvic mobility (SM) on knee flexion deformity (KFD) in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Methods A retrospective analysis on 213 patients (271 knees) undergoing robotic‐assisted primary TKA was conducted.
Lorenz Pichler   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

EVALUATION OF CERVICAL LORDOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS

open access: yesColuna/Columna
Introduction: In healthy individuals and in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), the curvature of the cervical spine varies greatly, with approximately 36-40% of AIS patients having kyphosis of the cervical spine.
LUIS ANTONIO MEDEIROS MOLITERNO   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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