Clinical observation of two bone cement distribution modes of percutaneous vertebroplasty in the treatment of thoracolumbar Kümmell’s disease by Ji-Bin Chen, Ya-Ping Xiao, Dong Chen, Jian-Zhong Chang, Te Li

“…The amount of bone cement, correction degrees of postoperative kyphosis and vertebral compression were significantly higher in the blocky group than in the spongy group, but its postoperative losses of the correction degrees of kyphosis and vertebral compression were also more serious. …”
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Prevalence of Scoliosis in Children and Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis by Valentina Fainardi, Monica Nora, Annamaria Salghetti, Federica Petraglia, Patrizia Fanzaghi, Giulia Anelli, Marta Cattabiani, Giuseppe Scopelliti, Michela Deolmi, Ilaria Ferrari, Francesco Longo, Susanna Esposito, Giovanna Pisi

“…Five patients (11.6%) were diagnosed with a postural kyphosis attitude and one with pathological fixed kyphosis. …”
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Comparison of posterior muscle-preserving selective laminectomy and laminectomy with fusion for treating cervical spondylotic myelopathy: study protocol for a randomized controlled... by Anna MacDowall, Håkan Löfgren, Erik Edström, Helena Brisby, Catharina Parai, Adrian Elmi-Terander

“…Posterior surgical techniques involving non-fusion are complicated by postlaminectomy kyphosis and instrumented fusion techniques by distal junction kyphosis, pseudarthrosis, or implant failure. …”
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Radiographic Outcomes of the Short and Intensive Rehabilitation (SHAiR) Program in Patients with Dropped Head Syndrome by Norihiro Isogai, MD, PhD, Ken Ishii, MD, PhD, Tatsuya Igawa, PT, PhD, Kentaro Ideura, OT, MSc, Yutaka Sasao, MD, PhD, Haruki Funao, MD, PhD

“…The C2-7 angle, the C2-7 SVA, T1 slope, and thoracic kyphosis (T1-5) demonstrated significant correction in the effective group (p < 0.05). …”
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Circumferential Operations of the Cervical Spine by Andrei Fernandes Joaquim, Nathan J. Lee, K. Daniel Riew

“…Indications for circumferential approaches include: (1) high-risk patients for pseudoarthrosis, (2) cervical deformity (e.g., degenerative, posttraumatic, cervicothoracic kyphosis), (3) cervical spine metastases (especially those with multilevel involvement), (4) cervical spine infection, (5) unstable cervical trauma, (6) movement disorders and cerebral palsy, (7) Multiply operated patient (especially postlaminectomy kyphosis and patients with massive ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament), and when (8) early fusion is desirable. …”
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Bilateral brachial plexus injury after correction of Scheuermann's disease: case report by Abdugafur Dz. Sanginov, Artem N. Sorokin, Evgeny A. Mushkachev, Aleksey V. Peleganchuk

“…The purpose was to report a case of bilateral brachial plexus injury after correction of Scheuermann's kyphosis. Material and methods Reported is a case of brachial plexus injury in a patient with Scheuermann's kyphosis after surgical correction. …”

Development of spinal deformities in the tight-skin mouse by Li, B, Urban, J, Yu, J

“…The TSK mice thus appear to exhibit spinal deformities seen in MFS and could be a useful model for gaining understanding of the mechanisms of development of scoliosis and kyphosis in this disorder.…”

The Impact of Vertebroplasty on Sagittal Parameters in Traumatic Thoracic Vertebral Fractures by Kemal PAKSOY

“…Spinopelvic parameters of each patient including pelvic incidence (PI), sacral slope (SS), pelvic tilt (PT), lumbar lordosis (LL), thoracic kyphosis (TK), thoracolumbar kyphosis (TLK), cervical lordosis (CL), and sagittal vertical axis (SVA) were assessed. …”
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Should cervicothoracic junctions be avoided in long cervical posterior fusion surgery? Analysis of clinical and radiologic outcomes over two years by Jung Jae Lee, Jin Hoon Park, Young Gyu Oh, Hong Kyung Shin, Sang Ku Jung

“…Conclusion This study found that when CTJs are included in the posterior cervical long fusion surgery, although it would be better than preoperation, postoperative kyphosis and consequent neck pain may progress. The results of this study advocate the concept of avoiding CTJ fusion if possible.…”
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Surgical outcome of posterior decompression, posterolateral fusion and stabilization by pedicle screw and rod in thoracolumbar tuberculosis by Md. Anowarul Islam, Md. Naimur Rahman, Md. Fahad Goni

“…All patients were with neurological deficit, single level involvement and 10 to 30 degree of mild kyphosis. After surgery, kyphosis improved from 20.7 ± 5.5 degrees to 12.5 ± 3.9 degree. …”
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The role of kyphoplasty and expandable intravertebral implants in the acute treatment of traumatic thoracolumbar vertebral compression fractures: a systematic review by Diogo Lino Moura

“…In all studies, there was a statistically significant improvement in clinical and functional parameters, restoration of vertebral height and decreasing of vertebral and segmental kyphosis. Overall, there was only a residual loss of height and a slight increase in kyphosis throughout the follow-up period, while complications consisted essentially of cement leakage, all with no clinical repercussions. …”
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Two levels above and one level below pedicle screw fixation for the treatment of unstable thoracolumbar fracture with partial or intact neurology by Kim Hong, Hwang Ji, Yoon Hoi, Seo Il, Chung Kook, Modi Hitesh N, Noh Kyu, Yoo Jung

“…All patients had full recovery at final follow-up. Average kyphosis was improved from 26.7° to 4.1° postoperatively and to 6.3° at final follow-up. …”
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4273 An innovative rib construct for treatment of pediatric spinal deformity by Daniel Bonthius

“…Porcine model hyperkyphosis correction with rib construct: The average T6-T14 thoracic kyphosis was 35.8 ± 3.2° at the time of hyperkyphosis creation surgery. …”
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A case of spinal tuberculosis presenting with cauda equina syndrome by Abhijit Acharya, Sarita Otta, Sumirini Puppala

“…Surgery is required in selected cases, for example, large abscess formation, severe kyphosis, an evolving neurological deficit, or lack of response to medical treatment. …”
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Hsp72 preserves muscle function and slows progression of severe muscular dystrophy. by Gehrig, S, van der Poel, C, Sayer, T, Schertzer, J, Henstridge, D, Church, J, Lamon, S, Russell, A, Davies, K, Febbraio, M, Lynch, G

“…In dko mice, a phenocopy of DMD that results in severe spinal curvature (kyphosis), muscle weakness and premature death, BGP-15 decreased kyphosis, improved the dystrophic pathophysiology in limb and diaphragm muscles and extended lifespan. …”

Risk Factors for Postoperative Loss of Correction in Thoracolumbar Injuries Caused by High-Energy Trauma Treated via Percutaneous Posterior Stabilization without Bone Fusion by Ryosuke Hirota, Atsushi Teramoto, Hideto Irifune, Mitsunori Yoshimoto, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Mitsumasa Chiba, Noriyuki Iesato, Kousuke Iba, Makoto Emori, Toshihiko Yamashita

“…This decreased bleeding and shortened surgical time, thereby optimizing outcomes; however, postoperative correction loss and kyphosis still occurred in some cases. Thus, we investigated cases of percutaneous posterior fixation for thoracolumbar injury and examined the factors affecting the loss of correction. …”
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Comparison of anterior transthoracic debridement and fusion with posterior transpedicular debridement and fusion in the treatment of mid-thoracic spinal tuberculosis in adults by Weiwei Li, Zheng Liu, Xiao Xiao, Zhen Zhang, Xiyang Wang

“…Besides, no significant differences were observed regarding VAS score, kyphosis angle and SF-36 scale between the two groups in the 5th postoperative year (P > 0.05). …”
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Characteristics of Body Posture in the Sagittal Plane in 8–13-Year-Old Male Athletes Practicing Soccer by Katarzyna Barczyk-Pawelec, Krystian Rubajczyk, Małgorzata Stefańska, Łukasz Pawik, Wioletta Dziubek

“…In the groups of 8–9 and 12–13 years, they concerned the angle of thoracic kyphosis, and in the group of 10–11-year-old, the depth of thoracic kyphosis. …”
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Distal Junctional Failures in Degenerative Thoracolumbar Hyperkyphosis by Yongqiang Wang, Junyu Li, Yu Xi, Yan Zeng, Miao Yu, Zhuoran Sun, Yinghong Ma, Zhongjun Liu, Zhongqiang Chen, Weishi Li

“…Multiple radiographic parameters, such as global kyphosis (GK) and thoracolumbar kyphosis (TLK), were assessed to determine radiographic outcomes. …”
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THE LAMARTINA SQUARE AND SEVERITY INDEX IN SURGERY FOR HIGH-GRADE LUMBAR LISTHESIS by José Alberto Alves Oliveira, Vinícius Tapie Guerra E Silva, Antonio Eulalio Pedrosa Araujo Junior, Luis Antonio Medeiros Moliterno, Paulo Cesar Almeida, Luis Eduardo Carelli Teixeira da Silva, Ricardo de Souza Portes Meireles

“…Results: there was significant improvement in the slip and Dubousset’s lumbosacral kyphosis angles (> 100° in the last postoperative follow-up). …”
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