Expression of Estrogen Receptor Alpha and Evaluation of Histological Degeneration Scores in Fibroblasts of Hypertrophied Ligamentum Flavum: A Qualitative Study by Christina C. Westhoff, Christian-Dominik Peterlein, Hanna Daniel, Juergen R. Paletta, Roland Moll, Annette Ramaswamy, Stefan Lakemeier

“…ER α expression was higher in patients with osteochondrosis but not statistically significant (<i>p</i> = 0.113). In patients with scoliosis, ER α expression was significantly lower (<i>p</i> = 0.044). …”
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A finite element study of the relationship between upper body weight and the loads experienced by the human lumbosacral spine, and fusion instrumentation, in a standing upright pos... by Justin M Warren, MS, PhD, Lloyd A Hey, MD, MS, Andre P Mazzoleni, PhD

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Imaging and evaluation of low backache using Magnetic Resonance Imaging: An observational cross-sectional study by Samriddhi Shrivastava, Akshara Gupta, Megha Mittal, Sweta Swaika

“…Congenital causes- seen in 24% of total cases in the form of lumbosacral transition anomalies, spina bifida, scoliosis, perineural cysts, limbus vertebra and fusion anomalies. …”
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Development and design of a mobile application for prescription opioid clinical decision-making: a feasibility study in New York City, USA by Ruth Landau, Megan E Marziali, Silvia S Martins, Mirna Giordano, Zachary Gleit, Jake Prigoff

“…Participants included opioid prescribers for patients undergoing (1) laparoscopic cholecystectomy in adults or (2) posterior spinal fusion in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis.Results Eighteen healthcare providers were included in this study (General Surgery: 8, Paediatrics: 10). …”
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Clinical characteristics analysis of pediatric spinal cord injury without radiological abnormality in China: a retrospective study by Renfeng Liu, Qizhi Fan, Jingpeng He, Xin Wu, Wei Tan, Zuyun Yan, Weiguo Wang, Zhiyue Li, You-Wen Deng

“…Conservative treatment was chosen by 98% of the patients, with muscle atrophy, spinal scoliosis, hip joint abnormalities, and urinary system infections being the most common complications. …”
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Correlation of Postural Abnormalities and Musculoskeletal Disorders With Work Experience and Body Mass Index of Car Repairmen by Mohammad Rahimi, Fatemeh Khanvirdi, Maryam Shirzad, Fatemeh Sazegar

“…The lowest prevalence was related to abnormalities of scoliosis and slight chest depression (3.3%). In addition, musculoskeletal disorders in the lumbar area (56.7%) as well as upper back and knee (36.7%) are the most common disorders, and the lowest disorders are related to the ankles (11.7%) in car repairers. …”
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In Vitro Study of Extracellular Vesicles Migration in Cartilage-Derived Osteoarthritis Samples Using Real-Time Quantitative Multimodal Nonlinear Optics Imaging by Leonardo Mortati, Laura de Girolamo, Carlotta Perucca Orfei, Marco Viganò, Marco Brayda-Bruno, Enrico Ragni, Alessandra Colombini

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Safety and Efficacy of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 in Multilevel Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion in a Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial by Ho Yong Choi, Seung-Jae Hyun, Chang Hyun Lee, Ji Hyun Youn, Mi Young Ryu, Ki-Jeong Kim

“…Other clinical parameters (visual analogue scale, 36-item Short Form Health Survey, and Scoliosis Research Society-22 scores) improved compared to baseline. …”
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Habilitation of Child with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2: A Case Report by Marietta Shanti Prananta, Mirna Minarti Rahmawati, Rachmat Zulkarnain Goesasi

“…We resolved the mobility of joint function problem in this patient for the joint stiffness in both knees, and Cobb's angle of scoliosis was decreased. Respiration function assessed by peak cough flow and chest expansion showed an increase, and exercise tolerance function was also increased. …”
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A Comparison of Mortality and Morbidity Between Complex and Degenerative Spine Surgery in Prospectively Collected Data From 2,280 Procedures by Stian Solumsmoen, Tanvir Johanning Bari, Sarah Woldu, Oliver Bremerskov Zielinski, Martin Gehrchen, Benny Dahl, Rachid Bech-Azeddine

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Postural deformities in Parkinson's disease: A bibliometric analysis based on web of science by Wangmi Liu, Jiayan Wu, Ning Zhang, Gang Chen, Jun Li, Yuanqing Shen, Fangcai Li

“…According to the thematic map, “scoliosis”, “fusion”, and “balance” have rapidly become research hot spots in related fields. …”
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Lordosis Distribution Index in Short-Segment Lumbar Spine Fusion – Can Ideal Lordosis Reduce Revision Surgery and Iatrogenic Deformity? by Tanvir Johanning Bari, Martin Heegaard, Rachid Bech-Azeddine, Benny Dahl, Martin Gehrchen

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Risk factors for intensive care unit admission following correction surgery for adult spinal deformity by Chenkai Li, You Du, Shengru Wang, Jianguo Zhang, Yang Yang, Yiwei Zhao, Haoran Zhang, Xiaohan Ye

“…Following adjusted analysis, the preoperative and perioperative factors that were independently associated with ICU admission were age, body mass index ≥ 28 kg/m2, neuromuscular spinal deformity, respiratory disease, grade III-IV American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification, a scoliosis Cobb angle ≥ 90°, a kyphosis Cobb angle ≥ 90°, and ≥ 12 fused segments. …”
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Staged surgical treatment of brachioplexopathy in an adolescent with Klippel-Feil syndrome: a rare clinical case and literature review by Ekaterina V. Petrova, Olga E. Agranovich, Margarita V. Savina, Elena L. Gabbasova, Viktor P. Snishchuk, Aleksandr Yu. Mushkin

“…The syndrome can be combined with other skeletal anomalies: skull asymmetry, scoliosis, high shoulder blades, and cervical ribs. …”
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First-Trimester Diagnosis of Supernumerary Hemivertebra by Roxana Elena Bohiltea, Ionita Ducu, Bianca Margareta Mihai, Ana-Maria Iordache, Vlad Dima, Emilia Maria Vladareanu, Nicolae Bacalbasa, Alexia-Teodora Bohiltea, Teodor Salmen, Valentin Varlas

“…Hemivertebra is a common cause of congenital scoliosis and results from a lack of formation of one-half of the vertebral body. …”
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Mild early course of osteogenesis imperfecta type XIV - a case report by Nikola Georgijev, Slobodan Gazikalović, Zoran Paunović, Nikola Ilić, Adrijan Sarajlija

“…Clinical features of osteogenesis imperfecta type XIV described in scarce reports include osteopenia, femoral bowing, low trauma fractures, scoliosis, muscular hypotonia and cardiac pathology.…”
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بررسی الگوی راه رفتن و تعادل بیماران مبتلا به اسکولیوز بر اساس بررسی متون by Mahsa Kaviani Brojeni, Mohammad Taghi Karimi, Tahmoures Tahmasebi

“…مقدمه: اسکولیوز (Scoliosis)، یک ناهنجاری سه بعدی ستون فقرات و قفسه سینه است که منجر به تغییر ارتباط بین اجزای سیستم اسکلتی بدن، آناتومی ستون فقرات و تقارن تنه شده و باعث تغییر الگوی راه رفتن بیماران می‌شود. …”
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Our C-Arm-Free Minimally Invasive Technique for Spinal Surgery: The Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Spine—Based on Our Experiences by Konstantinos Zygogiannis, Masato Tanaka, Naveen Sake, Shinya Arataki, Yoshihiro Fujiwara, Takuya Taoka, Koji Uotani, Abd El Kader Al Askar, Ioannis Chatzikomninos

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ASC-1 is a cell cycle regulator associated with severe and mild forms of myopathy by Villar-Quiles, RN, Catervi, F, Cabet, E, Juntas-Morales, R, Genetti, CA, Gidaro, T, Koparir, A, Yüksel, A, Coppens, S, Deconinck, N, Pierce-Hoffman, E, Lornage, X, Durigneux, J, Laporte, J, Rendu, J, Romero, NB, Beggs, AH, Servais, LJP, Cossée, M, Olivé, M, Böhm, J, Duband-Goulet, I, Ferreiro, A

“…It included early onset axial and proximal weakness, scoliosis, rigid spine, dysmorphic facies, cutaneous involvement, respiratory failure, and in the older cases, dilated cardiomyopathy. …”

Biomechanics of the Spine : Basic Concepts, Spinal Disorders and Treatments / by Galbusera, Fabio, editor 649692, Wilke, Hans-Joachim, editor 649693, ScienceDirect (Online service) 7722

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