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Azar M, Babaee T, Kamyab M, Ghandhari H. Effect of the type of brace on head to pelvis sagittal alignment of adolescents with Scheuermann's kyphosis. Assist Technol 2023; 35:399-408. [PMID: 35882059 DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2022.2102092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 10/16/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to determine the effects of the Milwaukee brace and thoracolumbosacral orthosis (TLSO) on head to pelvis sagittal alignment in adolescents with Scheuermann's kyphosis (SK). A total of 52 adolescents with SK who were under brace treatment were studied. They underwent biplanar radiography of the head to pelvis (EOS Imaging, Paris, France) before and 6 months after the beginning of bracing. We measured T1 slope, neck tilt (NT), cervical sagittal vertical axis (cSVA), thoracic inlet angle (TIA), C0-C2 lordosis, C2-C7 lordosis, thoracic kyphosis (TK), lumbar lordosis (LL), pelvic incidence (PI), pelvic tilt (PT), sacral slope (SS), sagittal vertical axis (SVA) and T1 spinopelvic inclination (T1SPi). There were no significant differences in baseline values of TIA, PT, SS, PI, SVA, TK, cSVA, NT and T1 slope between the two groups (p > 0.05). There were significant differences between the baseline and final measurements of T1 slope, cSVA, TK, LL, T1SPi and TIA in both groups (p < 0.05). The results imply that brace treatment can significantly affect head to pelvis sagittal parameters of adolescents with SK. However, there are no significant differences in the values of head to pelvis sagittal parameters when comparing short-term effect of TLSO and the Milwaukee brace.
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- Mohsen Azar
- Rehabilitation Research Center, Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Rehabilitation Research Center, Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics, California State University Dominguez Hills, Carson, California, USA
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- Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Teaching Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Chau C, Chu ECP, Huang KHK, Tam D, Cheung G. Remission of Dowager's hump by manipulative correction of spinal alignment: a case report. J Med Life 2023; 16:957-962. [PMID: 37675179 PMCID: PMC10478669 DOI: 10.25122/jml-2023-0026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023] Open
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Dowager's hump is described as excessive kyphotic curvature in the thoracic spine with a Cobb angle of more than 40 degrees. This case report presents a 61 years old female office clerk who experienced headaches and neck pain for 3 years that extended into her right shoulder and upper chest. She consulted her primary care physician two months before seeing the chiropractor when the neck pain worsened. A diagnosis of cervicalgia related to osteoarthritis was made based on cervical and thoracic X-ray findings. The patient received non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (celecoxib and etoricoxib) and stretching exercises at home. At the onset of chiropractic care, radiographs showed loss of cervical lordosis, narrowing at the C4-5, C5-C6, and C6-7 intervertebral disc space with marginal osteophytes. Based on these findings, a working diagnosis of cervicogenic headache was established. After treatment for 9 months, the patient showed improvement in symptoms and function from cervical curve radiographic change and dextro-convexity of the thoracic spine. Avoiding forward head flexion and maintaining correct posture in daily activities will be key mechanisms to prevent the reoccurrence of Dowager's hump. The improvement of symptoms following chiropractic therapy has been shown to correlate with radiographic markers of spinal realignment.
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- Cherie Chau
- Mctimoney College of Chiropractic, Ulster University, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- New York Chiropractic and Physiotherapy Centre, Hong Kong, China
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- New York Chiropractic and Physiotherapy Centre, Hong Kong, China
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- New York Chiropractic and Physiotherapy Centre, Hong Kong, China
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Guy A, Coulombe M, Labelle H, Rigo M, Wong MS, Beygi BH, Wynne J, Hresko MT, Ebermeyer E, Vedreine P, Liu XC, Thometz JG, Bissonnette B, Sapaly C, Barchi S, Aubin CÉ. Biomechanical Effects of Thoracolumbosacral Orthosis Design Features on 3D Correction in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Comprehensive Multicenter Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2022; 47:1103-1110. [PMID: 35275852 DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN Multicenter numerical study. OBJECTIVE To biomechanically analyze and compare various passive correction features of braces, designed by several centers with diverse practices, for three-dimensional (3D) correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA A wide variety of brace designs exist, but their biomechanical effectiveness is not clearly understood. Many studies have reported brace treatment correction potential with various degrees of control, making the objective comparison of correction mechanisms difficult. A Finite Element Model simulating the immediate in-brace corrective effects has been developed and allows to comprehensively assess the biomechanics of different brace designs. METHODS Expert clinical teams (one orthotist and one orthopedist) from six centers in five countries participated in the study. For six scoliosis cases with different curve types respecting SRS criteria, the teams designed two braces according to their treatment protocol. Finite Element Model simulations were performed to compute immediate in-brace 3D correction and skin-to-brace pressures. All braces were randomized and labeled according to 21 design features derived from Society on Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment proposed descriptors, including positioning of pressure points, orientation of push vectors, and sagittal design. Simulated in brace 3D corrections were compared for each design feature class using ANOVAs and linear regressions (significance P ≤ 0.05). RESULTS Seventy-two braces were tested, with significant variety in the design approaches. Pressure points at the apical vertebra level corrected the main thoracic curve better than more caudal locations. Braces with ventral support flattened the lumbar lordosis. Lateral and ventral skin-to-brace pressures were correlated with changes in thoracolumbar/lumbar Cobb and lumbar lordosis (r =- 0.53, r = - 0.54). Upper straps positioned above T10 corrected the main thoracic Cobb better than those placed lower. CONCLUSIONS The corrective features of various scoliosis braces were objectively compared in a systematic approach with minimal biases and variability in test parameters, providing a better biomechanical understanding of individual passive mechanisms' contribution to 3D correction.
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- Aymeric Guy
- Polytechnique Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Surgery Department, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Surgery Department, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Institute Rigo Quera Salvá S.L.P. Scoliosis Rehabilitation Center, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- LBM/Georges Charpak Human Biomechanics Institute, Arts et Métiers ParisTech, Paris, France
- Spine Unit, Bellevue University Hospital Center, Saint-Étienne, France
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin; Milwaukee, WI
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin; Milwaukee, WI
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- Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Kim WM, Seo YG, Park YJ, Cho HS, Lee CH. Effect of Different Exercise Types on the Cross-Sectional Area and Lumbar Lordosis Angle in Patients with Flat Back Syndrome. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:ijerph182010923. [PMID: 34682669 PMCID: PMC8535726 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182010923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Flat back syndrome (FBS) is a sagittal imbalance wherein the normal spinal curvature is reduced. This study aimed to compare the effects of different exercise programs on the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the lumbar muscles, lumbar lordosis angle (LLA), lumbar disability, and flexibility in patients with FBS. Thirty-six females with flexible FBS were randomly allocated to the corrective exercise group (CEG, n = 12), resistance exercise group (REG, n = 12), and physical therapy group (PTG, n = 12). CEG and REG patients participated in a 12-week exercise intervention for 60 min three times per week. The CSA, LLA, Oswestry disability index (ODI), and sit-and-reach test were measured before and after intervention. CSA showed a significant difference between groups (p < 0.01), with CEG and REG demonstrating a significant increase (p < 0.05 and p < 0.05, respectively). LLA showed a significant difference between groups (p < 0.001); CEG showed a higher increase than did REG (p < 0.01) and PTG (p < 0.001). ODI also showed a significant difference between groups (p < 0.001), being lower in CEG than in REG (p < 0.001) and PTG (p < 0.001). Lumbar flexibility significantly improved in all groups, albeit with a significant difference (p < 0.001). Although corrective and resistance exercise programs effectively improve these parameters, corrective exercise is superior to other interventions for patients with FBS.
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- Won-Moon Kim
- Department of Sports Science, Dongguk University, 123, Dongdae-ro, Gyeongju-si 38066, Korea;
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- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, 81, Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06351, Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-2-3410-3847
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- Department of Health Rehabilitation, Osan University, 45, Cheonghak-ro, Osan-si 18119, Korea;
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- Sports Medicine Center, Sunsoochon Hospital, 76, Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05556, Korea;
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- Department of Sports Science, Hanyang University, 55, Hanyang Daehak-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan-si 15588, Korea;
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Li X, Yang L, Ni J, Zhang Y. Four-year pain relief after coblation combined with active exercise for cervical discogenic pain: Case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2019; 98:e16409. [PMID: 31305455 PMCID: PMC6641694 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000016409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Coblation of intervertebral disc is an effective and safe minimally invasive technology for treating discogenic pain. The inactivation of neural ingrowth around annulus and tissue ablation and coagulation are currently considered to be the major causes for success of this treatment. However, it has been found by clinical researchers that its long-term clinical outcome is not optimistic. This report has given us favorable information that this situation can be improved with multimodal therapy. PATIENT CONCERNS A 61-year-old man presented with right severe neck and shoulder pain in 2014 which could not be relieved by medications. DIAGNOSES According to his symptoms and signs, this patient was diagnosed with cervical discogenic pain. And discography confirmed the diagnosis. INTERVENTIONS The patient underwent coblation of cervical intervertebral disc 4-5 (C4-5) and got apparently pain relief after surgery. After 1 month, he began to perform active exercise at least 30 min every day. OUTCOMES The right neck and shoulder pain completely relieved for 4 years. The cervical lordosis of this patient was restored in 2018 which was confirmed by MRI compared in 2014 and NDI (neck disability index) decreased from 58 to 10%. LESSONS This report demonstrated that it was important and essential for clinicians to educate patients with discogenic pain to perform active exercise after minimally invasive surgery.
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- Xiuhua Li
- School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Haidian District
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- Department of Pain Management, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University
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- Department of Pain Management, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University
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- Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Yuquan Hospital, Medical Center, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P.R. China
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Lee CH, Heo SJ, Park SH, Jeong HS, Kim SY. The Functional and Morphological Changes of the Cervical Intervertebral Disc after Applying Lordotic Curve Controlled Traction: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019; 16:ijerph16122162. [PMID: 31248064 PMCID: PMC6617374 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16122162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The newly developed cervical lordotic curve-controlled traction (C-LCCT) appears to be an ideal method to improve the treatment outcome in patients with cervical intervertebral disc disease. The purpose of this study was to investigate the treatment outcomes of C-LCCT including the functional and morphological changes of the cervical intervertebral disc compared to traditional traction (TT) with a randomized controlled trial design. A total of 40 patients with cervical intervertebral disc disease at the C5/6 level confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging were recruited and assigned to either the C-LCCT group or the TT group. The comprehensive health status changes of the patients were recorded using pain and functional scores (Visual Analogue Scale, Oswestry Disability Index) and morphological changes (cervical lordosis, cervical central canal area) before and after the traction treatment. Both groups showed a significant improvement in pain scores after traction (p < 0.05). The functional score and morphological changes improved significantly after treatment in the C-LCCT group. However, there was no significant improvement in the TT group (p < 0.05). The C-LCCT showed significant pain, functional, and morphological improvement compared to TT. C-LCCT could be effective in improving the treatment outcomes of the traction technique in patients with cervical intervertebral disc disease.
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- Chang-Hyung Lee
- Rehabilitation Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Korea.
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- Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Korea.
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Youngsan University, Yangsan 50510, Korea.
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- Radiology Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Korea.
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- Rehabilitation Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Korea.
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González-Gálvez N, Gea-García GM, Marcos-Pardo PJ. Effects of exercise programs on kyphosis and lordosis angle: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0216180. [PMID: 31034509 PMCID: PMC6488071 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Many authors are interested in the effects that a specific exercise program could have on sagittal spinal curvatures. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of different exercise programs on thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordotic angle. This meta-analysis adhered to the PRISMA guideline and it was registered at PROSPERO. Five electronic databases (Pub Med, Cochrane, WOS, PEDro and EBSCO) were searched up to 31 July 2018. Eligible studies were randomized controlled trials that applied an exercise intervention and measured a kyphosis and/or lordotic angle. Study quality was performance by PEDro score. Risk of bias was assessed using the SIGN 50 checklist for randomized controlled trials. External validity was assessed using the EVAT. Ten randomized controlled trials were included for systematic review and meta-analysis. Meta-analysis with a random effect model was performed to infer the pooled estimated standardized mean difference. All studies were RCTs and they involved a total of 284 cases and 255 controls. Seven studies measured kyphosis angle. A large significant effect of the exercise on kyphosis was identified (SMD = -1.400 (95% CI-2.150 a -0.660), p = 0.000). Four studies assessed lordotic angle and moderate but not significant improvement was shown (SMD = -0.530 (95% CI-1.760 a -0.700), p = 0.401). The results suggest that exercise programs may have a positive effect on thoracic kyphosis angle, but no clear effect on lordotic angle. This systematic review suggests that strengthening rather than stretching could be more relevant for kyphosis and both qualities are important for lordosis. It is necessary to conduct more randomized controlled trials to assess the effects of strengthening and/or stretching program on kyphosis and lordotic angle and to establish the type of the exercise that is better for maintaining the sagittal disposition within normal ranges.
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Shin SS, Shin GC, Kim DH, Sim HM, Jeong JG, Yoo WG. The effects of a posterior superior iliac spine support device on upper trunk acceleration during gait in individuals with flat lumbar back posture. Technol Health Care 2018; 26:873-878. [PMID: 30282382 DOI: 10.3233/thc-181466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The orientation of the pelvis is of particular importance to the sagittal curve of the spine and has geometric relationships with the top of the spine and lumbar lordosis. Changes in spinal shape or disruptions of sagittal balance in the spine, such as a flattened lumbar spine, have significant negative effects. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the posterior superior iliac spine support device (PSD) on upper trunk acceleration during gait in individuals with flat lumbar back posture. METHODS In total, 10 young male subjects with reduced lumbar lordosis (global lumbar lordosis angle (T10-S2): <-20∘) were recruited for this study. Participants walked 7 m with and without wearing a PSD at a self-selected speed while fitted with an accelerometer attached over the T7 spinous process. RESULTS The normalized AP acceleration of T7 with PSD (40.57 ± 11.22%) was significantly higher than those without PSD (37.10 ± 10.46%, p= 0.035). CONCLUSIONS We found that wearing the PSD immediately improved pelvic physiological movement during walking in individuals with lumbar flat back posture. Our findings may help healthcare professionals manage flat back posture in asymptomatic younger individuals.
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Birkenmaier C, D'Anastasi M, Wegener B, Melcher C. Slow correction of severe spastic hyperlordosis in an adult by means of magnetically expandable rods. Eur Spine J 2017; 27:1671-1678. [PMID: 29167992 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-017-5366-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Revised: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND We describe a case of severe and progressive lumbar hyperlordosis (160°) in a 28-year-old female university student with cerebral palsy. Her main complaints were abdominal wall pain and increasing inability to sit in her custom wheelchair. METHOD When deciding on our opinion about the most promising treatment strategy, we contemplated slow continued correction by means of percutaneously expandable magnetic rods (MAGEC) after the index surgery as a key component of a satisfactory correction in this severe and rigid curve. After an initial radical release and partial correction, a release and correction procedure was required for the bilateral hip flexion contracture. A final in situ posterior fusion was performed as a second spinal procedure, once the desired final correction at 66° of lumbar lordosis was achieved. RESULT Three years after the completion of surgery, the patient has a stable clinical and radiological result as well as a solid posterior fusion on CT. CONCLUSION This is the first case published in which percutaneous magnetic distraction was successfully used in an adult patient.
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- Christof Birkenmaier
- Department of Orthopaedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Grosshadern Medical Center, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, 81377, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Grosshadern Medical Center, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, 81377, Munich, Germany
- Medical Imaging Department, Mater Dei Hospital, Marchioninistrasse 15, Tal-Qroqq, Msida, MSD 2090, Malta
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Grosshadern Medical Center, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Grosshadern Medical Center, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, 81377, Munich, Germany
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The goal of this review is to evaluate the management options for achondroplasia, the most common non-lethal skeletal dysplasia. This disease is characterized by short stature and a variety of complications, some of which can be quite severe. RECENT FINDINGS Despite several attempts to standardize care, there is still no widely accepted consensus. This is in part due to absence of concrete data on the incidence of sudden unexplained death in infants with achondroplasia and the best investigation for ascertaining which individuals could benefit from foramen magnum decompression surgery. In this review, we identify the different options of care and management for the various orthopedic, neurologic, and respiratory complications. In parallel, several innovative or drug repositioning therapies are being investigated that would restore bone growth but may also prevent complications. Achondroplasia is the most common non-lethal skeletal dysplasia. It is characterized by short stature and a variety of complications, some of which can be quite severe. Despite several attempts to standardize care, there is still no widely accepted consensus. This is in part due to absence of concrete data on the incidence of sudden unexplained death in infants with achondroplasia and the best investigation for ascertaining which individuals could benefit from foramen magnum decompression surgery. In this review, we identify the different options of care and management for the various orthopedic, neurologic, and respiratory complications. In parallel, several innovative or drug repositioning therapies are being investigated that would restore bone growth but may also prevent complications.
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- Sheila Unger
- 0000 0001 0423 4662grid.8515.9Service of Genetic Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Av. Pierre-Decker 2, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- 0000 0001 0423 4662grid.8515.9Center for Molecular Diseases, Service of Genetic Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Av. Pierre-Decker 2, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- 0000 0001 2337 2892grid.10737.32Institute de Biologie Valrose, University. Nice Sophia Antipolis, Batiment Sciences Naturelles; UFR Sciences, Parc Valrose, 28 avenue Valrose, 06108 Nice, Cedex 2 France
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Liu S, Diebo BG, Henry JK, Smith JS, Hostin R, Cunningham ME, Mundis G, Ames CP, Burton D, Bess S, Akbarnia B, Hart R, Passias PG, Schwab FJ, Lafage V. The benefit of nonoperative treatment for adult spinal deformity: identifying predictors for reaching a minimal clinically important difference. Spine J 2016; 16:210-8. [PMID: 26523966 DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.10.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2015] [Revised: 09/18/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND CONTEXT Adult spinal deformity (ASD) patients may gain minimal clinically important difference (MCID) in one or more of the health-related quality-of-life instruments without surgical intervention. The present study identifies the baseline characteristics of this subset of nonoperative patients and proposes predictors of those most likely to benefit. PURPOSE The study aims to determine the factors that affect likelihood of nonoperative patients to reach MCID. STUDY DESIGN/SETTING This is a retrospective review of a prospective, multicenter database. PATIENT SAMPLE The study includes nonoperative ASD patients. OUTCOME MEASURES Health-related quality-of-life measures, including the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)-22 questionnaire, were used. METHODS The study used a multicenter database of 215 nonoperative patients with ASD and with minimum 2-year follow-up. Using a multivariate analysis, two groups were compared to identify possible predictors: those who reached MCID in the SRS pain or activity (N=86) at 2 years and those who did not reach MCID (N=129). A subgroup multivariate analysis of patients with a deficit (potential improvement) in both SRS pain and activity (N=84) was performed. Data collection was supported by a grant from DePuy for the International Spine Study Group Foundation. RESULTS At baseline, the nonoperative patients who reached MCID had a significantly lower SRS pain score (3.0 vs. 3.6), smaller thoracolumbar Cobb (TL Cobb) angle (29.6° vs. 36.5°; 87 patients with SRS-Schwab classification of lumbar or double), lower sacral slope (33.1° vs. 36.4°), and less lumbar lordosis (46.5° vs. 52.8°) (all p<.05). The SRS pain and TL Cobb were significant predictors for reaching MCID. The pelvic incidence minus lumbar lordosis (PI-LL) was significant on univariate analysis but not on multivariate analysis (7.5° vs. 2.6°; p=.14). In the subset of severely disabled patients, worse vertebral obliquity was a predictor for not achieving MCID (p<.05). CONCLUSIONS Nonoperative ASD patients who achieved MCID in SRS activity or pain had a lower baseline SRS pain score and less coronal deformity in the TL region. Greater baseline pain offers significant room for potential improvement, which may be important in identifying ASD patients who have the potential to reach MCID nonoperatively. Coronal deformities in the TL region and associated vertebral obliquity may negatively impact potential for improvement in nonoperative care.
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- Shian Liu
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, 301 East 17th Street, New York, NY 10003, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, 301 East 17th Street, New York, NY 10003, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, 301 East 17th Street, New York, NY 10003, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA 800212, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baylor Scoliosis Center, 4708 Alliance Boulevard, #810, Plano, TX, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines, 10666 N Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, 400 Parnassus Street, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA
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- Rocky Mountain Scoliosis and Spine Center, 2055 High St, Denver, CO 80205, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders, 4130 La Jolla Village Dr # 300, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, 301 East 17th Street, New York, NY 10003, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baylor Scoliosis Center, 4708 Alliance Boulevard, #810, Plano, TX, USA.
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Truszczyńska A, Drzał-Grabiec J, Rąpała K, Tarnowski A, Górniak K, Białecki J. Characteristics of selected parameters of body posture in patients with hip osteoarthritis. Ortop Traumatol Rehabil 2014; 16:351-360. [PMID: 25058110 DOI: 10.5604/15093492.1112959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Osteoarthritis is the most common disorder of the musculoskeletal system. A unilateral change in the hip joint changes the position of the pelvis and spine, and therefore the patient's body posture. Due to the uneven loading of the lower limbs asymmetry occurs in the trunk. Detailed dependencies of that have not been thorougly described in the available literature. The aim of the study was to characterize the posture parameters in patients with unilateral osteoarthritis of the hip. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study population consisted of 40 patients with unilateral hip osteoarthritis. There were 21 women and 19 men in the group, aged 41-80 years. The mean patient age was 65.39+/-8.69, the mean body mass was 82.98 ± 11.79 kg, the mean body height was 167.64 ± 8.59, and the mean Body Mass Index (BMI) was 29.6 ± 4.36. RESULTS Statistically significant differences were found on a number of parameters: lumbar inclination, thoraco-lumbar inclination and torso inclination were lower in patients with hip arthrosis, comparing to control group. Angle of thoracic kyphosis, depth of thoracic kyphosis, angle of lumbar lordosis, depth of lumbar lordosis were smaller in patients with hip arthrosis. Pelvic asymmetry in coronal plane was bigger in patients with hip arthrosis. CONCLUSION Body posture in patients with unilateral osteoarthritis characterizes a decrease of lumbar lordosis and thoracic kyphosis while the whole body tilt forward. The asymmetry of the pelvis and trunk settings should be taken be taken into account during physical therapy of patients with coxarthrosis also during the post-operative postural re-education process.
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- Aleksandra Truszczyńska
- Faculty of Rehabilitation, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland
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- Military Institute of Aviation Medicine, Psychology Department, Krasinskiego Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Biała Podlaska, Poland
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- Professor A. Gruca Independent Public Research Hospital, Otwock Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Center of Postgraduate Medical Education, Otwock, Poland
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Miura K, Oznono K. [Clinical condition and therapy of bone diseases]. Clin Calcium 2013; 23:1789-1794. [PMID: 24292534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Skeletal dysplasia is the term which represents disorders including growth and differentiation of bone, cartilage and ligament. A lot of diseases are included, and new disorders have been added. However, the therapy of most bone diseases is less well-established. Achondroplasia, hypochondroplasia, and osteogenesis imperfecta are most frequent bone diseases. There is no curative treatment for these diseases, however, supportive therapies are available ; for example, growth-hormone therapy for achondroplasia and hypochondroplasia, and bisphosphonate therapy for osteogenesis imperfecta. In addition, enzyme replacement therapy for hypophosphatasia is now on clinical trial.
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- Kohji Miura
- Department of pediatrics, Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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Olin W, Ponseti I. Orthodontic considerations for the patient wearing a Milwaukee Brace. Iowa Orthop J 2011; 31:22-29. [PMID: 22096415 PMCID: PMC3215109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The Milwaukee Brace was developed by Dr Walter Blount of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the mid 1940's as a removable postoperative immobilization device for the treatment of neuromuscular scoliosis patients. This was quickly adopted as a nonoperative treatment device for idiopathic scoliosis. The first report of its use for this purpose came in 1958 (JBJS 40A:511-525, 1958). The principle of the brace (cervicothoracic-lumbosacral orthosis, CTLSO) was to apply longitudinal correction between the pelvic girdle ( originally made of leather and later thermoplastics) and the neck ring and lateral corrective forces applied to the curve apex via pads attached to a metal superstructure that connected the pelvic girdle to the neck ring. The brace was constructed to flatten the lumbar lordosis and in theory increase the effectiveness of the appropriately place pads. Correction was thought to occur by passive pad pressure on the apex (in the thoracic spine via pressure on the apical ribs) of the curves and actively by the muscles pulling away from the pads. The orthotic was used 23 hours a day and often combined with an exercise program. The main problem with the brace was adherence to treatment. Gradually the Milwaukee brace gave way to underarm braces (TLSO's) which were thought to have better patient acceptance. The question of brace efficacy is currently being addressed by the University of Iowa Department of Orthopaedic Surgery led NIH Trial (Braist http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00448448Pterm=braist&rank=1). The initial design of the Milwaukee brace used a mandibular occipital ring. In the 1960's and early 1970's Dr Ignacio Ponseti (Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedics at the University of Iowa) and Dr William Olin (Professor Emeritus of Orthodontics at the University of Iowa) studied the adverse oral and mandibular consequences of the Milwaukee Brace in scoliosis patients at the University of Iowa. This study was never published but provided critical information regarding the problems created by the initial version of the Milwaukee Brace that eventually resulted in a design change to a neck ring to avoid the negative aspects of the original design. Dr William Olin was kind enough to share his original manuscript with the Iowa Orthopaedic Journal for publication so that this valuable piece of collaborative University research would be captured for perpetuity. Case 1 has been omitted due to missing data and the figures from cases 3 through 9 have been omitted for space concerns. For those interested in these original images, they have been electronically captured and returned to Dr. Olin.
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- William Olin
- Orthodontics, The University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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Olmedo-Buenrostro BA, Trujillo-Hernández B, Pérez-Vargas FD, Díaz-Giner VR, Delgado-Enciso I, Muñiz-Murguía J, Huerta M, Trujillo X, Mora-Brambila AB, Vásquez C. [Comparison of three therapeutic exercises protocols to lumbar hyperlordosis improvement in asyntomatic youths]. Rev Invest Clin 2010; 62:568-576. [PMID: 21416916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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INTRODUCTION One of the causes of low back pain is lumbar hyperlordosis. There are different protocols of therapeutic exercises for its correction, which do not involve all of corporal segments. A modified protocol is proposed, which involves all such segments. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of proposed protocol with two established protocols for correction of lumbar hyperlordosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Simple-blind clinical trial on 42 students of the Faculty of Medicine at University of Colima. The three protocols: A) Pérez-Olmedo (proposed, n = 14), B) Williams (n = 15) and C) Jeffrey Saal (n = 13) were randomly assigned. Clinical and radiological evaluations were performed. Lumbar hyperlordosis was considered when Ferguson's angle was > or = 30 degrees, measured on lateral spine x-ray pictures. During two months they underwent supervised and directed exercise sessions. The improvement in lumbar hyperlordosis correction of each protocol was compared through paired Student t-test and ANOVA. RESULTS Average age was 18 +/- 0.9 years. Lumbar hyperlordosis frequency was 31% (n = 15). There was not significative difference on Ferguson's angle average comparation between three treatment groups. There was lumbar hyperlordosis improvement with following percentages: group A = 60%, Group B = 16% and group C = 0%. CONCLUSION Protocol of therapeutic exercises proposed (Pérez-Olmedo) could be an alternative to lumbar hyperlordosis improvement in asyntomatic youhts.
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Chin KR, Furey C, Bohlman HH. Risk of progression in de novo low-magnitude degenerative lumbar curves: natural history and literature review. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ) 2009; 38:404-409. [PMID: 19809605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Natural history studies have focused on risk for progression in lumbar curves of more than 30 degrees, while smaller curves have little data for guiding treatment. We studied curve progression in de novo degenerative scoliotic curves of no more than 30 degrees. Radiographs of 24 patients (17 women, 7 men; mean age, 68.2 years) followed for up to 14.3 years (mean, 4.85 years) were reviewed. Risk factors studied for curve progression included lumbar lordosis, lateral listhesis of more than 5 mm, sex, age, convexity direction, and position of intercrestal line. Curves averaged 14 degrees at presentation and 22 degrees at latest follow-up and progressed a mean of 2 degrees (SD, 1 degrees) per year. Mean progression was 2.5 degrees per year for patients older than 69 years and 1.5 degrees per year for younger patients. Levoscoliosis progressed 3 degrees per year and dextroscoliosis 1 degrees per year (P<.05). Forty-six percent of patients had lateral listhesis of more than 5 mm at L3 and L4. Curve progression was not linear and might occur rapidly, particularly in women older than 69 with lateral listhesis of more than 5 mm and levoscoliosis. Small curves can progress and therefore should be individualized in the context of other risk factors.
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- Kingsley R Chin
- Institute for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (iMIS), West Palm Beach, Florida 33480, USA.
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The aetiology of the three-dimensional spinal deformity of idiopathic scoliosis (IS) is unknown. Progressive adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) that mainly affects girls is generally attributed to relative anterior spinal overgrowth from a mechanical mechanism (torsion) during the adolescent growth spurt. Established biological risk factors to AIS are growth velocity and potential residual spinal growth assessed by maturity indicators. Spine slenderness and ectomorphy in girls are thought to be risk factors for AIS. Claimed biomechanical susceptibilities are (1) a fixed lordotic area and hypokyphosis and (2) concave periapical rib overgrowth. MRI has revealed neuroanatomical abnormalities in approximately 20% of younger children with IS. A neuromuscular cause for AIS is probable but not established. Possible susceptibilities to AIS in tissues relate to muscles, ligaments, discs, skeletal proportions and asymmetries, the latter also affecting soft tissues (e.g. dermatoglyphics). AIS is generally considered to be multi-factorial in origin. The many anomalies detected, particularly left-right asymmetries, have led to spatiotemporal aetiologic concepts involving chronomics and the genome altered by nurture without the necessity for a disease process. Genetic susceptibilities defined in twins are being evaluated in family studies; polymorphisms in the oestrogen receptor gene are associated with curve severity. A neurodevelopmental concept is outlined for the aetiology of progressive AIS. This concept involves lipid peroxidation and, if substantiated, has initial therapeutic potential by dietary anti-oxidants. Growth saltations have not been evaluated in IS.
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Ciortan I, Goţia DG. [Therapeutic algorithm of idiopathic scoliosis in children]. Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi 2008; 112:111-114. [PMID: 18677913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Acquired deformations of spinal cord (scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis) represent a frequent pathology in child; their treatment is complex, with variable results which depend on various parameters. Mild scoliosis, with an angle less than 30 degrees, is treated with physiotherapy and regular follow-up. If the angle is higher than 30 degrees, the orthopedic corset is required; the angle over 45 degrees impose surgically correction. The indications of every therapeutic method depend on many factors, the main target of the treatment is to prevent the aggravation of the curvature; concerning the surgery, the goal is to obtain a correction as normal as possible of the spinal axis.
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- Ionica Ciortan
- Centrul medical IOWEMED Constanţa, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi, Facultatea de Medicină
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Ishida H, Watanabe S, Yanagawa H, Kawasaki M, Kobayashi Y, Amano Y. Immediate effects of a rucksack type orthosis on the elderly with decreased lumbar lordosis during standing and walking. Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol 2008; 48:53-61. [PMID: 18338535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The spinal orthosis, the so-called rucksack type orthosis (RO), has been used to relieve low back pain and fatigue during prolonged standing and walking for the elderly with spinal deformities. However, little is known about the RO's kinematical effects. Twenty-three elderly (78.9 +/- 6.9 years old) participated in experiment 1, and 13 elderly (78.4 +/- 7.9 years old) in experiment 2. They had decreased lumbar lordosis or lumbar kyphosis. In experiment 1, using the "Spinal Mouse", which can measure spinal curvature, the effects of the RO on posture during standing were investigated. In experiment 2, using electromyography, the effects of the RO on muscle activity during standing and walking were clarified. Lumbar curvature and the trunk angle of inclination during standing improved significantly when the RO was used. Back extensor muscle activities (T9, L3, and L5) during standing and walking decreased significantly when the RO was used. There were no significant differences in the activities of the upper trapezius and vastus lateralis during standing and walking. The present study suggests that the elderly with lumbar deformities might be able to stand and walk more efficiently with the RO. The RO could prove to be valuable in preservation therapy for the elderly with decreased lumbar lordosis or lumbar kyphosis.
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- H Ishida
- Department of Rehabilitation, Shukumo Clinic, Okayama, Japan.
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Anand N, Hamilton JF, Perri B, Miraliakbar H, Goldstein T. Cantilever TLIF with structural allograft and RhBMP2 for correction and maintenance of segmental sagittal lordosis: long-term clinical, radiographic, and functional outcome. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2006; 31:E748-53. [PMID: 16985443 DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000240211.23617.ae] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN/SETTING Prospective cohort study in a tertiary care spine center. OBJECTIVE The effectiveness of the cantilever transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (C-TLIF) technique in creating and maintaining lordosis, avoiding nerve problems, and obtaining fusion was studied. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA C-TLIF is a microscope-assisted transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion technique, emphasizing no dural retraction with placement of structural allograft and RhBMP2 anteriorly under the cortical apophyseal ring, followed by middle column cancellous autograft placed under compression with posterior pedicle spinal instrumentation. METHODS A total of 100 consecutive patients studied with an average of 30 months of follow-up. A total of 48 had prior surgery at the index level; 16 had the procedure done at an adjacent level to a previous fusion; 32 at L5-S1 with 42 at L4-L5 and 26 at L3-L4. There were 76 single-level and 24 two-level fusions. One patient was a smoker with one other patient a compensation case. Outcome was prospectively documented with self-administered Visual Analog Pain Scale, Oswestry Disability Questionnaire, Treatment Intensity Questionnaire, and SF-36 Health Survey. Patients rated the surgery as excellent, good, fair, or poor and whether they would recommend the surgery. Student t test was used for statistical analysis with significance set at P = 0.05. RESULTS Blood loss and hospital stay averaged 300 mL and 2.2 days, respectively. There was significant reduction (P < 0.05) in pain scores from 9 to 3, Oswestry Disability Index scores from 35 to 12, and Treatment Intensity Score from 21/25 to 2/25 at final follow-up. The SF-36 PCS and MCS scores showed an increasing trend to improvement. A total of 69 rated the surgery as excellent, 23 good, 7 fair, and 1 poor. A total of 97% were satisfied and would recommend the surgery. All had improvement in radicular pain with no dural tears, neural injury, or neuropathic pain. There was significant improvement (P < 0.05) in segmental sagittal lordosis from 2 degrees to 9 degrees, anterior disc height from 6 to 14 mm, and posterior disc height from 4 to 8 mm. There was no subsidence, misplaced screws, or instrumentation failure. Solid fusion was obtained in 99 of 100 patients. CONCLUSIONS The C-TLIF allows for creation and maintenance of sagittal lordosis while avoiding subsidence and neurologic problems with a 99% fusion rate and 97% patient satisfaction.
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- Neel Anand
- Institute for Spinal Disorders, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.
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Wilson RK, Murinson BB. Sudden spasms following gradual lordosis—the stiff-person syndrome. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 2:455-9; quiz 460. [PMID: 16932604 DOI: 10.1038/ncpneuro0259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2006] [Accepted: 05/19/2006] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND A 28-year-old woman presented to hospital after an episode of severe lower back spasms that occurred during a stressful family gathering. She had a history of progressive difficulty bending forward and increasing lumbar lordosis. INVESTIGATIONS Physical examination, spine MRI scan, abdominal and pelvic ultrasound, electromyogram, nerve conduction studies, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, breast examination, Pap smear, transabdominal and endovaginal ultrasound. DIAGNOSIS Stiff-person syndrome with high titer of antibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase. TREATMENT Benzodiazepines and intravenous immunoglobulins.
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- Robin K Wilson
- Johns Hopkins Adult Hydrocephalus Program, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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STUDY DESIGN Retrospective consecutive clinical review of 98 patients. OBJECTIVE To create a preliminary approach to a clinically important classification of scoliosis in adult patients. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA There is currently no accepted classification of scoliosis in adults. High prevalence rates of scoliosis in the elderly and recent studies of health impact support the need for a clinically relevant classification. METHODS A total of 98 adult patients with scoliosis with a 2-year minimum treatment/follow-up were included. Patients were classified into one of 3 types of deformity based on the degree of lordosis (L1-S1) and frontal plane endplate obliquity of L3 on standing radiographs: type I = lordosis > 55 degrees, L3 obliquity < 15 degrees; type II = lordosis 35 degrees-55 degrees, L3 obliquity 15 degrees-25 degrees; and type III = lordosis < 35 degrees, L3 obliquity > 25 degrees. RESULTS Curve patterns included thoracic, thoracolumbar, lumbar, thoracic, and lumbar (mean Cobb angle 30 degrees, standard deviation 19 degrees). Cobb angle revealed no correlation to visual analog pain score (VAS) or general health (36-Item Short-Form Health Survey). Significant correlation between endplate obliquity L3, L1-S1 lordosis and VAS was noted (P < 0.05). Mean pain scores of classified patients were: type I, VAS = 27.7; type II, VAS = 43.3; and type III, VAS = 47.1 (type I vs. III, P < 0.05). Surgical rates (failed minimum 3-month conservative care, including bracing, physical therapy, and pharmacological treatment) by group were: type I, 0%; type II, 9%; and type III, 22.7% (P = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS A simple classification of adult scoliosis was developed based on frontal and sagittal plane standing radiographs. With increasing type (from I to III), self-reported pain and disability increased. This result was reflected in the treatment approach as well, with surgical rates increasing from types I to III. Further refinement is important to develop an all inclusive and sufficiently descriptive system.
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- Frank Schwab
- The Spine Service, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11219, USA.
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OBJECTIVE To discuss the management of upper crossed syndrome and cervicogenic headache with chiropractic care, myofascial release, and exercise. CLINICAL FEATURES A 56-year-old male writer had been having constant 1-sided headaches radiating into the right eye twice weekly for the past 5 years. Tenderness to palpation was elicited from the occiput to T4 bilaterally. Trigger points were palpated in the pectoralis major, levator scapulae, upper trapezius, and supraspinatus muscles bilaterally. Range of motion in the cervical region was decreased in all ranges and was painful. Visual examination demonstrated severe forward translation of the head, rounded shoulders, and right cervical translation. INTERVENTION AND OUTCOME The patient was adjusted using high-velocity, short-lever arm manipulation procedures (diversified technique) and was given interferential myofascial release and cryotherapy 3 times weekly for 2 weeks. He progressed to stretching and isometric exercise, McKenzie retraction exercises, and physioball for proprioception, among other therapies. The patient's initial headache lasted 4 days. He had a second headache for 1.5 days during his exercise training. During the next 7 months while returning to the clinic twice monthly for an elective chiropractic maintenance program, his headaches did not recur. He also had improvement on radiograph. CONCLUSION The principles of upper crossed syndrome and the use of exercise, chiropractic care, and myofascial release in the treatment of cervicogenic headache are discussed. A review of the literature indicates that analyzing muscle imbalance as well as vertebral subluxation may increase the effectiveness of chiropractic treatment for cervicogenic headache.
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A pilot study was performed to determine if thoracic and double thoracic lumbar scolioses can successfully be treated by applying a lumbar brace. In some of the patients application of a thoracic brace yielded insufficient correction of the lumbar curve. As the response of a curve to application of a brace is said to be the best guideline for prediction of the results of brace treatment, it was thought important to focus more attention on the behaviour of the lumbar curve. It was assumed that a lumbar brace would result in a better fit and might lead to better correction of the lumbar curve. In total 21 patients were treated according to the above-described method. Three patients were omitted from the study because of incomplete radiographic data. Thus, 18 patients treated with a thoracic brace, who showed insufficient correction of the lumbar curve, were subsequently treated with a lumbar brace. Radiographs taken in the thoracic brace patients showed a mean decrease of the thoracic curve of 9 degrees (27%) and a mean decrease of the lumbar curve of 5 degrees (16%). In the lumbar brace group the mean decrease of the thoracic curve was 7 degrees (21%) and the mean decrease of the lumbar curve was 12 degrees (38%). Brace treatment was successful (<6 degrees progression of the major curve) in 13 patients (70%). In this selection of patients with thoracic and double thoracic lumbar scoliosis a lumbar brace clearly led to a better initial correction of the lumbar curve; follow-up results seem to be comparable to those in literature.
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- Lodewijk W van Rhijn
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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OBJECTIVE To present a new theoretical construct, the Minimum Energy Hypothesis, which explains structural changes observed in the spine concomitant to spinal joint fixation resolution in initial investigations. DESIGN Theoretical analysis. HYPOTHESIS A unified theory of manipulative effectiveness is proposed that integrates the fixation and sensory tonus models of manipulation. The theory is based on the fact that the spine will assume a position of minimum internal energy when mechanical equilibrium is achieved. By using a simple mathematical model, it is shown that the fixation model and the sensory tonus models are 2 different aspects of the same theoretical construct. The Minimum Energy Hypothesis predicts that the spine will seek an optimal minimum energy configuration if the constraints preventing it from doing so are removed. Constraints are hypothesized to be joint fixations caused by inflammation in and about the spine and its sequella, muscle spasm, fibroadipose and scar tissue, and ultimately, degeneration. It is further hypothesized that the use of a computerized mechanical manipulative device may resolve such fixations, an example of which is radiographically demonstrable cervical hypolordosis. CONCLUSION A unified theory of manipulative effectiveness based on the concept of minimum energy to attain mechanical equilibrium is brought forward to explain the results of initial investigations.
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Grosso C, Negrini S, Boniolo A, Negrini AAE. The validity of clinical examination in adolescent spinal deformities. Stud Health Technol Inform 2002; 91:123-5. [PMID: 15462010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN retrospective study on the accuracy and reliability of two clinical tests for scoliosis in young patients. AIM to evaluate the inter-observer reliability of three non-invasive clinical measurements: hump height (HH), axial trunk rotation (ATR), and distance of the spinous process from the plumb line (DP) in standing; to compare these results with the corresponding radiographic measurements, the Cobb angles (CA). POPULATION 116 patients, 78 females and 38 males; 410 examinations have been performed (144 patients with brace and 266 without). METHODS a database was created using the measurements of different clinical parameters obtained from two examiners that measured them independently and in the same conditions. The Cobb method has been used as a gold standard. RESULTS our results show a very high inter-rater reliability for HH and ATR measurements. The DP shows a different inter-rater reliability for the thoracic (C7) and lumbar (L3) spine, in both cases lower than that in the frontal plane; the ICC of the thoracolumbar DP (D12) was very low. The correlation with the radiographic value was weak.
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- C Grosso
- Fondazione Don Gnocchi, ONLUS, IRCCS, Milano; Centro Scoliosi Vigevano (Italy)
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Griffet J, Leroux MA, Badeaux J, Coillard C, Zabjek KF, Rivard CH. Relationship between gibbosity and Cobb angle during treatment of idiopathic scoliosis with the SpineCor brace. Eur Spine J 2000; 9:516-22. [PMID: 11189920 PMCID: PMC3611427 DOI: 10.1007/s005860000175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The objective of this study was to quantify the relationship between gibbosity and spinal deformation expressed by the angle of Cobb before and during treatment with a brace for different classes of idiopathic scoliosis patients. As part of the standard treatment with the Dynamic Corrective Brace (SpineCor), 89 idiopathic scoliosis patients underwent an initial radiological examination and gibbosity measurement with a scoliometer wearing and not wearing the brace. The 89 patients were classified in relation to the apex of the scoliosis curves: thoracic (n = 29); thoracolumbar (n = 40); lumbar (n = 7) and double (n = 13). With the dynamic corrective brace, the patients showed a mean decrease of 8.3 degrees for the major Cobb angle, and a mean decrease of 2.3 degrees for their gibbosity. There was a significant positive relationship between gibbosity and Cobb angle with and without the brace for the thoracic and thoracolumbar curves. A linear regression analysis identified a small mean estimation error for the thoracic curves (7.4 degrees no-brace; 2.7 degrees with brace) and thoracolumbar curves (5.2 degrees no-brace; 5.3 degrees with brace), indicating a predictive potential of the scoliometer. The measure of gibbosity with the scoliometer provides a fairly reliable estimation of Cobb angle at the initial clinical examination of a scoliosis patient. However, when initial Cobb angle and gibbosity are considered, the measure of gibbosity when wearing a brace provides the clinician with a highly reliable estimation of the Cobb angle while in a brace. This relationship also exists for the follow-up with a brace, permitting a judgement of the patient's evolution under the treatment with SpineCor.
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- J Griffet
- Department of Child Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, H pital de l'Archet, France.
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By definition, congenital spine deformities-scoliosis, kyphosis, and lordosis-are due to abnormal vertebral development. Thus, affected children tend to have a curvature noted much earlier in life than typical patients with idiopathic scoliosis. This early development of the deformity has resulted in a tendency for the young child with congenital deformities to receive less than optimal care. These curves must not be allowed to progress. In many cases, early fusion is necessary, which is preferable to allowing severe curves to develop.
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- J E Lonstein
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Spine Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404, USA.
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Axial traction to correct spinal deformity is a very old concept. The oldest reference available is in ancient Hindu mythological epics (written between 3500 BC and 1800 BC) where it is mentioned how Lord Krishna corrected the hunchback of one of his devotees. Later, Hippocrates (460 BC to 377 BC) described certain devices. Galen (131 AD to 201 AD), a follower of Hippocrates, used axial traction with direct pressure. Ibn Sena (980 AD to 1037 AD) in the Middle East also used similar methods. Osteopaths of Turkey also used axial traction to correct spinal deformities. But gradually mechanical methods for the correction of the spinal deformity went into disrepute due to the invariable production of paraplegia. In the past few decades, interest in the correction of spinal deformity has been rejuvenated due to better understanding of anatomy, physiology, and pathomechanics of spinal deformity. Controlled axial traction has been the keystone of several modern procedures such as Cotrel traction, Halo traction, and Harrington Outrigger instrumentation, etc. It appears that the primitive ways of application of axial traction by crude methods did not totally vanish but have been modified. In Indian tribal areas, bone setters still practice it in modified form.
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- K Kumar
- Department of Orthopaedics, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Maharashtra, India
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In a retrospective follow-up study of 64 patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, the initial correction of Boston brace with straight lumbar profile strongly predicted good treatment results at follow-up (mean, 4.8 years). If the initial correction was > 50%, the curve was permanently reduced with an average of 7.2 degrees. The average initial correction was 62%. This initial brace effect was preserved in another comparable group of 60 patients treated with a Boston brace with 15 degrees lumbar lordosis. It is concluded that the Boston brace is effective in the conservative treatment of idiopathic scoliosis, and the corrective ability seemingly does not deteriorate with a change in the brace design from 0 to 15 degrees lordosis.
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- Y Olafsson
- Department of Orthopaedics, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Hariman DG. The efficacy of cervical extension-compression traction combined with diversified manipulation and drop table adjustments in the rehabilitation of cervical lordosis: a pilot study. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1995; 18:323-5. [PMID: 7673802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Bost HC. The curve of the cervical spine: variations and significance. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1995; 18:254. [PMID: 7636417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of back-strengthening exercise on posture in 60 healthy estrogen-deficient women. DESIGN The 60 study subjects were randomly assigned to either an exercise or a control group, and various factors were assessed at time of enrollment in the study and at 2-year follow-up. MATERIAL AND METHODS The 32 women in the exercise group were instructed in progressive back-strengthening exercises, whereas the 28 women in the control group had no exercise prescription and were asked to continue their usual physical and dietary activities. At baseline and 2-year follow-up examinations, back extensor strength was measured with a strain-gauge dynamometer, and lateral roentgenograms of the thoracic and lumbar areas of the spine were obtained to measure the angles of thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, and sacral inclination. The changes in radiographic measurements and back extensor strength were analyzed statistically. RESULTS Back extensor strength increased significantly in both the exercise and the control groups, but no radiographic measurements were significantly different between these groups. The significant increase in back extensor strength in both groups of healthy women suggested that the original grouping did not accurately reflect the amount of exercise. Thus, the 60 subjects were reclassified for comparison on the basis of increase in back extensor strength--27 with more than or equal to the mean increase of 21.1 kg and 33 with less than 21.1 kg. Furthermore, each of these groups of subjects was subdivided on the basis of degree of thoracic kyphosis. Among the subjects with substantial thoracic kyphosis, those with a significant increase in back extensor strength had a significant decrease in thoracic kyphosis (-2.8 +/- 4.2 degrees; P = 0.041), whereas those with a small increase in strength had a nonsignificant increase in thoracic kyphosis (1.8 +/- 5.3 degrees). The increase in back extensor strength did not seem to affect mild degrees of kyphosis. CONCLUSION Increasing the back extensor strength in healthy estrogen-deficient women helps decrease thoracic kyphosis.
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- E Itoi
- Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN 55905
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Homulka MF. The curve of the cervical spine: variations and significance. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1994; 17:347. [PMID: 7930970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Octavio de Toledo JM, Gómez Lorenzo F, Domínguez J, Cimadevila J, Bernárdez J, Fernández P. [Vascular compression of the duodenum related to a plaster cast (the cast syndrome)]. Rev Esp Enferm Dig 1993; 83:38-41. [PMID: 8452701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Case report of a 15-year-old girl presenting compression of the duodenum by the superior mesenteric artery, occurring after the application of a body plaster cast for correction of a idiopathic thoracic scoliosis, which required a gastrojejunostomy. The clinical and radiological pictures of this case fall into the rare entity called the "cast syndrome". The salient features of this syndrome are commented.
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A 17-year-old girl who had previously undergone both anterior and posterior fusion for a progressive thoracic lordoscoliosis required repeat surgery because of deteriorating respiratory function. Multiple anterior spinal osteotomies, multiple posterior spinal osteotomies, bilateral rib osteotomies, and correction with a Luque rod and sublaminar wires led to a successful final result despite a multitude of postoperative problems. Her scoliosis was improved by 30 degrees, her lordosis by 60 degrees, and her vital capacity by 330 cc.
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- R B Winter
- Minnesota Spine Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454
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Shapiro F, Specht L, Korf BR. Locomotor problems in infantile facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. Retrospective study of 9 patients. Acta Orthop Scand 1991; 62:367-71. [PMID: 1882679 DOI: 10.3109/17453679108994472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A retrospective study of 9 patients with infantile facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy defines orthopedic deformities and progression. Patients presented in the early months of life with facial diplegia. Sensorineural hearing loss occurred in 8 out of 9 with a mean onset at 5 (2-9) years. Walking began at the normal time, but worsened progressively, which was due mainly to gluteus maximus muscle weakness. Scapular winging, extreme lumbar lordosis, and foot drop were characteristic. The majority of patients (in this and other series) lose walking ability in the second decade. Efforts to control lumbar lordosis by bracing while the patients were still walking were ineffective. Control of lumbar lordosis after the patients are wheelchair-dependent is important.
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- F Shapiro
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115
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Thirty-four nonambulatory patients with progressive neuromuscular spinal deformity were surgically managed using a 1/4" U-shaped double rod construct with segmental instrumentation from T2 to the pelvis accompanied by posterior spinal fusion. Diagnoses included 17 patients with cerebral palsy, six with spinal bifida, and 11 with other diseases (spinal muscular atrophy, Friedreich's ataxia, polyneuropathy, nemaline myopathy, and polio). Twenty-three patients had single uncompensated thoracolumbar curves, and 11 had a double curve pattern. The mean preoperative major curve was 66 degrees (range, 22-132 degrees), the secondary curve 58 degrees (range, 23-84 degrees). No postoperative spinal support was used. Mean curve correction was 36 degrees or 54.6%. There were four major complications, including two implant failures requiring revision and two patients sustaining excessive intraoperative blood loss necessitating completion of the procedure in a second stage. There were two neurologic complications including one case of postoperative seizures and an L4 monoradicular neuropathy in a spina bifida patient. Four patients had temporary postoperative ileus, one gastroesophageal reflex, and four had urinary tract infections. There were no significant postoperative pulmonary complications. Excluding the patients with rod failure, mean loss of correction at mean follow-up of 21.3 months was 6.5%. The stability and curve correction obtained using this system supports its continued use in patients with progressive neuromuscular scoliosis.
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- D F Bell
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Hehne HJ. [The importance of radiologic studies for the differentiated treatment of scoliosis]. Radiologe 1989; 29:159-63. [PMID: 2727288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Structural scoliosis is defined by curvature, fixation, rotation and torsion. Each case is different and must be assessed on the basis of etiology, flexibility, patient age, skeletal age, progression and degree, level, and the number of the deformities in order to decide whether conservative or operative treatment should be administered. The most important factor in the choice of therapy is radiographic evaluation to allow accurate measurement. This involves standing X-rays of the whole spine (plan d'éléction), checking with corset and cast, tomography, spot-film radiography, CT and MRI in congenital and neuromuscular deformities and neurofibromatosis, oblique projection after operations, and radiography of the left hand and the iliac crest to determine the bone age. The classification and terminology of scoliosis are presented, as are the interpretation and measurement of the radiographs and the treatment indications.
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- H J Hehne
- Orthopädische Abteilung, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
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- A A Siebens
- Rehabilitation Service, Johns Hopkins Hospitals, Baltimore, MD
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- S E Kopits
- International Center for Skeletal Dysplasia, Saint Joseph Hospital, Towson
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Women have always used different positions to make labor more comfortable and, when allowed, spontaneously change position numerous times during labor and birth. The positions they choose, while dictated by comfort, frequently prove to be beneficial in promoting labor progress. For 50 years, the value of mobility and position change received little attention, but recent research and advances in the design of birthing equipment indicate that maternal positioning provides a valuable, noninvasive, and acceptable intervention. This paper reviewed six mechanisms by which dystocia may be prevented or corrected through the use of maternal positioning.
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Forty-two cases of congenital scoliosis, four cases of congenital kyphosis and one case of congenital lordosis were reviewed retrospectively from 1975 through 1982, with an average follow-up of 5.09 years. Associated anomalies occurred in 62.5% of the cases, with Sprengel's deformity and Klippel-Feil syndrome being the most common musculoskeletal anomalies. The rate of abnormal intravenous pyelography was 21.8%, and absent kidneys or duplication of collecting systems accounted for the majority of renal abnormalities. Myelographic abnormalities were noted in eight of twenty-five studies and included two cases of diastematomyelia and one tethered cord syndrome. Initial treatment was observation (11), bracing (11), and surgery in the remaining 25 cases. The surgical complication rate was 22.8%. Progressive deformities led to additional surgical procedures in six cases which had previous in situ fusions.
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Micheli LJ. Back injuries in gymnastics. Clin Sports Med 1985; 4:85-93. [PMID: 3155669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The complaint of low back pain in the adolescent must never be taken lightly. A high index of suspicion should be particularly entertained in a child participating in gymnastic training or competition. As noted in this article, steps can now be taken, particularly if a specific diagnosis is made early, to institute specific treatment with a high likelihood of success. Young gymnasts complaining of back pain must never be passed off as having sustained a back strain or "muscle spasms" and treated symptomatically. Persistent back pain beyond two weeks warrants, in our opinion, a complete evaluation, careful history and physical examination, a four-view radiographic assessment of the spine, and, if necessary, bone scans or other more advanced techniques to make a specific diagnosis of the cause of the pain.
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Schock CC. Exercises for spinal deformity. J Ark Med Soc 1984; 81:309-13. [PMID: 6239857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Significant advances have been made in knowledge of the natural history and treatment of spinal deformities. Early diagnosis remains the key to successful treatment. Newer techniques of bracing, electrical stimulation, and surgery have led to a satisfactory outcome in the majority of patients. Smaller scoliotic curves (less than 20 degrees) may be treated by observation, but for more significant curves prompt referral is best.
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Sixty-four quadriplegic children and adolescents were evaluated to determine the benefits of bracing and spinal fusion on the progression and extent of their spinal curves. All those injured before 14 years of age developed a spinal deformity. Bracing in a body jacket assists in maintaining sitting balance and posture and also helps to minimize complications of quadriplegia such as pressure sores. Bracing within 6 months of injury, when the spine is still straight, lessens the incidence, extent, and progression of deformity. Spinal fusion and instrumentation are often necessary for progressive curves to maintain sitting balance and preserve existing function.
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Axelgaard J. Transcutaneous electrical muscle stimulation for the treatment of progressive spinal curvature deformities. Int Rehabil Med 1984; 6:31-46. [PMID: 6610663 DOI: 10.3109/09638288409166968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Transcutaneous electrical muscle stimulation has been used to treat spinal curvature. Electrically induced muscle contractions cause partial straightening of the spinal column while the patients sleep. Long-term treatment of 107 patients with progressive idiopathic scoliosis shows a 93% success rate in preventing further progression for curves below 30 degrees while the rate drops to 73% for curves above 30 degrees. In non-idiopathic scoliosis the outcome varied with aetiology and curve magnitude. All kyphosis patients stopped progression.
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