Isolated cryptococcosis of a lumbar vertebra in an immunocompetent patient: A case report and literature review [PDF]
Frontiers in Surgery, 2023 BackgroundCryptococcus, a kind of fungus, can be found in soil, decayed wood, and avian excreta. Immunocompromised patients are prone to infection caused by Cryptococcus, and the lungs and central nervous system are the main target organs. Cryptococcosis
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South African Journal of Radiology, 2006 Spinal chordomas in the lumbar region are rare and can easily be overlooked in the differential diagnosis of vertebral column tumours. South African Journal of Radiology Vol. 10 (3) 2006: pp.
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Degeneration in the Zygapophysial Joint of the Fifth Lumbar Vertebra: The V-Shaped Sign Revealed by Bone Scintigraphy [PDF]
International Journal of General Medicine, 2021 Xin-Li Xie,* Yan Liu,* Bing Cheng, Xiao-Guang Du, Qiao Ruan, Xing-Min Han Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally ...
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Vertebral Synostosis and its Clinical Importance: A Study in Dried Vertebrae of Gujarat Population [PDF]
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2019 Introduction: The vertebral column possess two basic functions: provide protection to spinal cord and support the trunk, transmit body weight to the lower extremities. Two or more vertebrae that are normally separate may be fused to each other.
Sanjay K Vikani, Mayankkumar D Javia
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Sex Estimation of Typical Adult Vertebrae Morphology in Central China Based on CT Technique [PDF]
Fayixue Zazhi, 2020 Objective The morphological data of the second thoracic vertebra and the third lumbar vertebra were measured by computerized tomography （CT）. The sex differences were analyzed and the discrimination equation was obtained.
LIU Dai-ang, YANG Li , DENG Zhen-hua , et al.
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Study of Aortic-Common Iliac Bifurcation and Its Clinical Significance [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 Objective: To determine the position of the aortic bifurcation, angle of aortic-common iliac bifurcation in relation to the lumbar vertebra, diameter of distal aorta, length of common iliac, diameter of iliac at bifurcation in cadavers. Materials and
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Segmental Lordosis of the Spondylolytic Vertebrae in Adolescent Lumbar Spondylolysis: Differences between Bilateral L5 and L4 Spondylolysis [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2018 Study Design Retrospective study. Purpose This study aimed to investigate whether segmental lumbar hyperlordosis of the affected vertebra in patients with spondylolysis occurs only at L5 or also occurs at L4.
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Effects of vibration in forced posture on biochemical bone metabolism indices, and morphometric and mechanical properties of the lumbar vertebra. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Epidemiological studies have shown a relatively strong association between occupational lower back pain (LBP) and long-term exposure to vibration. However, there is limited knowledge of the impact of vibration and sedentariness on bone metabolism of the ...
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Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, 2004 Neste estudo foram avaliados a sensibilidade e precisão dos métodos de Nash e Moe e de Raimondi para a medida da rotação da vértebra torácica e lombar.Três cirurgiões de coluna avaliaram, independentemente, as radiografias de uma vértebra torácica (T9) e
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Primary pyogenic spondylitis following kyphoplasty: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011 Introduction Only ten cases of primary pyogenic spondylitis following vertebroplasty have been reported in the literature. To the best of our knowledge, we present the first reported case of primary pyogenic spondylitis and spondylodiscitis caused by ...
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