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Aging and Kyphosis [PDF]

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

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, Qingshuang Zhou, Liang Xu, Yang Yu, Zhen Liu, Bangping Qian, Bin Wang, Zezhang Zhu, Yong Qiu, Xu Sun   +9 more
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Compensation mechanisms for post-traumatic thoracolumbar kyphosis

Хирургия 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
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Pott’s kyphosis [PDF]

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

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, Stephen Lightbourne, Nicola R. Heneghan   +2 more
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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, Wojciech Kiebzak, Arkadiusz Żurawski, Justyna Pogorzelska, Ireneusz Kotela, Tomasz J. Kowalski, Zbigniew Śliwiński, Grzegorz Śliwiński   +7 more
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Predicting post-laminoplasty kyphosis in cervical spondylotic myelopathy patients without preoperative kyphosis: a retrospective study

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, Ruomu Qu, Zexiang Liu, Zhuo Chen, Yunxia Wu, Hongling Chu, Zhongjun Liu, Xiaoguang Liu, Liang Jiang   +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, Aditya Raj, Sunil Bhosale, Shaligram Purohit, Nandan Marathe, Swapneel Shah   +5 more
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Postural Kyphosis Chapter 21

, 2022
Postural kyphosis is a benign condition, and it is the most common type of increased thoracic kyphosis (greater than 40°); it is defined as an abnormal rounding of the thoracic spine characterized by the lack of rigidity in the spine, and the lack of ...
Canavese F, Şenköylü A
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Investigating the Difference Between Thoracic Kyphosis and its Mobility in Community-Dwelling Older Men and Women

Journal 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, Maryam Nodehi, Himan Aryanfar, Tayebeh Roghani, Alireza Akbarzadeh Baghban, Minoo Khalkhali Zavieh   +5 more
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