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The 'Nightmare' of Wrong Level in Spine Surgery: Is Minimally Invasive Spine Technique More Forgiving? [PDF]

Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique, 2017
Objective Operating on a wrong level is a nightmare for every surgeon, which has devastating consequences for the patient as well as the surgeon and has potential for serious medical, personal and legal repercussions. There is limited literature of Wrong
Arvind Gopalrao Kulkarni, Sudhir Gupta, Vishwanath M. Patil   +2 more
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Schroth Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis-Specific Exercises Added to the Standard of Care Lead to Better Cobb Angle Outcomes in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis – an Assessor and Statistician Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

PLoS ONE, 2016
Background The North American non-surgical standard of care for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) includes observation and bracing, but not exercises.
S. Schreiber, E. Parent, E. Khodayari Moez, D. Hedden, D. Hill, M. Moreau, E. Lou, E. Watkins, S. Southon   +8 more
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TBX3‐ Related Disorder

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Heterozygous pathogenic variants in TBX3 cause Ulnar‐Mammary syndrome (UMS). The phenotype is classically characterized by upper limb defects, apocrine/mammary gland hypoplasia, hypogonadism, and various midline defects. However, the clinical spectrum is highly variable, and some individuals may present with a mild or atypical presentation ...
Ziv Halperin, Karin Weiss
wiley   +1 more source

How to Incorporate Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery in Practice? [PDF]

Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique, 2018
The primary aim of any spine surgeon is continual development of one’s techniques and thus achieve better clinical and functional patient outcomes. In a world where even the ‘gold standard’ conventional open surgery is looked upon with apprehension ...
Arvind Kulkarni, Sameer Ruparel
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A Confirmatory Case of Severe Spondylocostal Dysostosis Caused by Biallelic Loss‐of‐Function of DMRT2

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Spondylocostal dysostosis (SCDO) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by abnormal development of the axial skeleton, resulting in malformations of the vertebrae and ribs that often impair lung development and lead to significant respiratory morbidity.
Jonathan Rips, Hagar Mor‐Shaked, Oded Shamriz, Raz Somech, Rawan Abu Omar, Smadar Eventov‐Friedman, Noa Ofek‐Shlomai, Dvorah Zaguer, Tamar Harel   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do different pathologies of adult spinal deformity (idiopathic lumbar scoliosis against de novo lumbar scoliosis) affect preoperative and postoperative selfimage? [PDF]

Asian Spine Journal
Study Design Retrospective single-center study. Purpose This study aimed to examine the factors associated with the self-image domain of the Scoliosis Research Society-22 revised (SRS-22r) in patients who underwent corrective surgery for adult idiopathic
hiroshi Taniwaki, Akira Matsumura, Yuki Kinoshita, Masatoshi Hoshino, Takashi Namikawa, Yusuke Hori, Hiroaki Nakamura   +6 more
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Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

The Open Orthopaedics Journal, 2016
Background: Scoliosis refers to deviation of spine greater than 10 degrees in the coronal plane. Idiopathic Scoliosis is the most common spinal deformity that develops in otherwise healthy children.
M. Choudhry, Z. Ahmad, Rajat Verma
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The HRAS Variant c.175G>A (p.Ala59Thr) Causes a Predominantly Ectodermal Phenotype Lacking Classic Costello Syndrome Features

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Costello syndrome (CS) is a rare dominant HRAS RASopathy characterized by curly hair, cardiac abnormalities, craniofacial anomalies, and developmental delay. HRAS codon 58, 59, and 60 variants are associated with milder phenotypes. We describe a three‐generation family with a previously unreported heterozygous HRAS variant c.175G>A (p.Ala59Thr)
Nikole Rautiainen, Eveliina Brandt, Kaisa Kettunen, Outi Elomaa, Sirpa Kivirikko, Leila Jeskanen, Katriina Lappalainen, Nelli Sjöblom, Juha Kere, Katariina Hannula‐Jouppi, Liisa Harjama   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Getting Ahead of the Curve: Screening and Early Detection of Scoliosis in Adolescents to Prevent Progression of Spinal Deformity [PDF]

, 2018
Scoliosis is a spinal deformity that affects approximately 7 million people in United States. The most common age of onset of idiopathic scoliosis is between 10-15 years old.
Saunders, Patrick
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Upper Lumbar Pedicle Screw Insertion Using Three-Dimensional Fluoroscopy Navigation:Assessment of Clinical Accuracy [PDF]

, 2010
We used a navigation system to insert 128 pedicle screws into 69 vertebrae (L1 to L3) of 49 consecutive patients. We assessed the pedicle isthmic width and the permission angle for pedicle screw insertion. The permission angle is the angle defined by the
Ito, Yasuo, Mazaki, Tetsuro, Shimokawa, Tetsuya, Shiozaki, Yasuyuki, Sugimoto, Yoshihisa, Tanaka, Masato, Tomioka, Masao   +6 more
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