Kyphosis
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Treatment of spinal deformities in patients with diastrophic dysplasia: a long-term, population based, retrospective outcome study.

13 Sep 2009 STUDY DESIGN: A long-term, population based, retrospective follow-up study. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate long-term outcomes of brace and surgical treatment for spinal deformities in patients with diastrophic dysplasia (DD). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: ... Read more...

En bloc spondylectomy for the treatment of spinal tuberculosis with fixed and sharply angulated kyphotic deformity.

13 Sep 2009 STUDY DESIGN: Thirty-four patients having advanced spinal tuberculosis with angulated kyphotic deformity who underwent posterior en bloc spondylectomy were reviewed. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate clinical outcomes of posterior en bloc spondylectomy in ... Read more...

Incidence and risk factors for proximal and distal junctional kyphosis following surgical treatment for Scheuermann kyphosis: minimum five-year follow-up.

13 Sep 2009 STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective case review at a single center. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the incidence and risk factors associated with proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and distal junctional kyphosis (DJK) in patients undergoing instrumented spinal ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Kyphosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Images in cardiovascular medicine: transapical aortic valve implantation in a patient with severe aortic stenosis and Pott disease. 18 Oct 2009
• [Favoring the prevention of postural disorders in premature births] 29 Sep 2009
• Treatment of spinal deformities in patients with diastrophic dysplasia: a long-term, population based, retrospective outcome study. 13 Sep 2009
• En bloc spondylectomy for the treatment of spinal tuberculosis with fixed and sharply angulated kyphotic deformity. 13 Sep 2009
• Incidence and risk factors for proximal and distal junctional kyphosis following surgical treatment for Scheuermann kyphosis: minimum five-year follow-up. 13 Sep 2009
• Comparison of thoracolumbosacral orthosis and no orthosis for the treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures: interim analysis of a multicenter randomized clinical equivalence trial. 30 Aug 2009
• Translaminar screw fixation of a kyphosis of the cervical and thoracic spine in neurofibromatosis. 30 Aug 2009
• Identification of some skeletal deformities in freshwater teleosts raised in Egyptian aquaculture. Aug 2009
• Cervical kyphotic deformity correction using 360-degree reconstruction. 30 Jul 2009
• Classification of congenital scoliosis and kyphosis: a new approach to the three-dimensional classification for progressive vertebral anomalies requiring operative treatment. 30 Jul 2009
• The natural history of congenital scoliosis and kyphosis. 30 Jul 2009
• Adult degenerative scoliosis treated by acupuncture. 30 Jul 2009
• Management of a post-operative multi-resistant infectious spondylitis associated with a kyphotic deformity. 30 Jul 2009
• Parachute-like harness to position patients with severe kyphosis during cataract surgery. 30 Jul 2009
• Use of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor for treatment of episodes of hypertonia and kyphosis in a young adult Scottish Terrier. 13 Jul 2009
• Double cement-application cavity containment kyphoplasty: technique description and efficacy. 29 Jun 2009
• [Traumatic thoracic spine fractures: inter- and intraobserver reliability of vertebral, local and segmental kyphosis in lateral X-rays] 29 Jun 2009
• The effect of anterior spinal fusion on spinal canal development in an immature porcine model. 29 Jun 2009
• Sagittal spinal alignment: the true measurement, norms, and description of correction for thoracic kyphosis. 29 Jun 2009
• Long-term impact of atlantoaxial arthrodesis on the pediatric cervical spine. 3 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Kyphosis'

Definition: Deformities of the SPINE characterized by an exaggerated convexity of the vertebral column. The forward bending of the thoracic region usually is more than 40 degrees. This deformity sometimes is called round back or hunchback.

Descriptor UI: D007738

Alternative terms: Kyphosis; Kyphoses;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C05.116.900.800.500;