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Global Alignment and Proportion (GAP) Score in Predicting Mechanical Complications After Long-Segment Fixation for Chinese Geriatric Patients With Adult Degenerative Scoliosis: A Mid-Term Comparative Study. [PDF]

Orthop Surg
In our study, we found that the GAP score could effectively predict the risk of mechanical complications after long‐segment fixation surgery in geriatric ADS patients. ABSTRACT Objectives The predictive value of the global alignment and proportion (GAP) score in the Chinese geriatric population, which has unique demographic and degenerative ...
Sun X, Huang J, Liu Y, Sun S, Cao L, Wang J, Lu S.   +6 more
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Modeling Human Sexual Motivation in Rodents: Some Caveats

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2019
Sexual behavior is activated by motivation. An overwhelming majority of experimental studies of the intricacies of sexual motivation has been performed in rodents, most of them in rats.
Olivia Le Moëne, Anders Ågmo
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Balance Assessment in Students with Hyperkyphosis and Hyperlordosis [PDF]

Sport Sciences and Health Research, 2014
The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between kyphosis and lordosis and balance in students suffering from hyperkyphosis, hyperlordosis, hypokyphosis and hypolordosis and to compare balance between hyperkyphosis and hypokyphosis groups and
Ali Asghar Norasteh, Reza Hosseini, Hasan Daneshmandi, Sare Shah Heidari   +3 more
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Predictors of Spontaneous Restoration of Lumbar Lordosis after Single-Level Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Lumbar Diseases

Spine Surgery and Related Research, 2021
Introduction: Preoperative factors that predict postoperative restoration of lumbar lordosis (LL) are not well understood. To investigate whether preoperative postural correction of LL, sagittal malalignment, or lumbar flexibility are associated with the
Shuhei Ohyama, Yasuchika Aoki, Masahiro Inoue, Takayuki Nakajima, Yusuke Sato, Atsuya Watanabe, Hiroshi Takahashi, Go Kubota, Arata Nakajima, Junya Saito, Yawara Eguchi, Sumihisa Orita, Koichi Nakagawa, Seiji Ohtori   +13 more
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Sagittal alignment differences on the operating room table compared to preoperative and postoperative imaging in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2022
Study Design: The study design used was a retrospective cohort. Objective: The objective of this study is to determine if intraoperative improvements in sagittal alignment on the operating table persisted on postoperative standing radiographs. Summary of
Mark J Lambrechts, Gregory R Toci, Brian A Karamian, Zachary Kozick, John Prodoehl, David Reiter, Rahul Muchintala, Eric Tecce, Alexander Vaccaro Jr, Patrick O'Connor, Amit Syal, Dominic Lambo, Jose A Canseco, I David Kaye, Barrett I Woods, Alan S Hilibrand, Christopher K Kepler, Alexander R Vaccaro, Gregory D Schroeder   +18 more
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Lumbar lordosis in osteoporosis and in osteoarthritis [PDF]

European Spine Journal, 2008
The curvature of the lumbar spine and the risk of developing either osteoporosis (OP) or osteoarthritis (OA) are influenced by many common factors. The aim of this study is to determine whether lumbar lordosis is different between patients with either disease and healthy persons. A cross-sectional, blinded, controlled design was implemented.
Michael, Papadakis, Georgios, Papadokostakis, Konstantinos, Stergiopoulos, Nikos, Kampanis, Pavlos, Katonis   +4 more
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The Effect of Extra Functional Exercises with and without Functional Muscle Stimulation on the Lumbar Lordosis in Women Aged 20-30 Years in Tabriz [PDF]

Biyumikānīk-i varzishī, 2023
Objective Increased lordosis in the lumbar is one of the causes of poor posture and back pain. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of extra-functional exercises with and without functional stimulation of the muscles around ...
Amir Ghiami rad, Solmaz Jafari Amirkhiz, Behnam Shahbazi   +2 more
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Validation and Assessment of a Posture Measurement System with Magneto-Inertial Measurement Units

Sensors, 2021
Inappropriate posture and the presence of spinal disorders require specific monitoring systems. In clinical settings, posture evaluation is commonly performed with visual observation, electrogoniometers or motion capture systems (MoCaps).
Davide Paloschi, Marco Bravi, Emiliano Schena, Sandra Miccinilli, Michelangelo Morrone, Silvia Sterzi, Paola Saccomandi, Carlo Massaroni   +7 more
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Skeletal deformities in Barbus xanthos (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) collected from the Dalaman River in southwestern Turkey

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies, 2022
In this study, skeletal anomalies such as vertebral centra deformation, lordosis (ventral curvature), and consecutive repetition of lordosis and kyphosis were examined in specimens of Barbus xanthos (Güçlü, Kalaycı, Küçük & Turan, 2020) collected from ...
Jawad Laith, Güçlü Salim Serkan
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Comparison of ultrasonographic anatomy of spine in traditional sitting position versus crossed leg position in term pregnancy: A prospective, observational, crossover study

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2023
Background and Aims: The traditional sitting position (TSP) and crossed leg sitting position (CLSP) are positions used for neuraxial anaesthesia. This study compared the interspinous space (ISS) distance using ultrasound assessment of the spine in these ...
Sai Sumalika Sree Godha, A Chaitanya Pratyusha, Gopinath Ramachandran, C H Rama Krishna Prasad, Aparajitha S D'souza, Suneeth Jogi   +5 more
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