background and objective: magnetic resonance imaging (mri) is the most sensitive technique to detect multiple sclerosis (ms) plaques in central nervous system. in some cases, the patients who were suspected to ms, whereas mri images are normal, but whether patients don’t have ms plaques or mri images are not enough optimized enough in order to show ms plaques? the aim of the current study is ev...

STUDY DESIGN A retrospective radiographic study. PURPOSE To verify the correlation of sagittal and coronal plane changes after selective thoracic fusion in main thoracic (MT) adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Sagittal plane deformity is known to be essential in the evolution of scoliosis. METHODS Twenty-eight MT AIS patients treated by anterior selective thorac...

PURPOSE We aimed to evaluate the postnatal development and the maturation of the sternum and sternal variations using multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). Additionally, we aimed to examine the roles of gender and age in sternal development. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two hundred and fifty patients who underwent thorax MDCT examinations were evaluated for sternal development and variations. Co...

Twenty-two high-density polyethylene sockets from Charnley low-friction arthroplasties have been studied. Acrylic casts and shadowgraph techniques were used to measure both the real and radiographic rates of wear; these rates showed a significant correlation. In the sagittal plane, nine of the sockets had worn lateral to a line drawn vertically from the centre of curvature of the socket, 12 had...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analysis. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the correlation and reliability of cervical sagittal alignment parameters obtained from lateral cervical radiographs (XRs) compared with lateral whole-body stereoradiographs (SRs). METHODS We evaluated adults with cervical deformity using both lateral XRs and lateral SRs obtained within 1 week of each other between 2010 and 2014. XR...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Convincing evidence supporting the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as an effective tool for evaluating cervical sagittal alignment is lacking. This study aims to analyze the differences and correlations between cervical sagittal parameters on x-ray and MRI in patients with cervical disc herniation and to determine whether MRI could substitute for cervical x-ray...

STUDY DESIGN Exploratory study of regional muscle activity in different postures. OBJECTIVE To detail the relationship between spinal curves and regional muscle activity. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Sagittal balanced spinal posture (C7 above S1 in the sagittal plane) is a goal for spinal surgery and conservative ergonomics. Three combinations of thoracolumbar and lumbar spinal curves can be ...

This study examines the possible correlation between the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and different head postures in the frontal and sagittal planes using photographs of undergraduate students in the School of Dentistry at the Universidade de Brasília - UnB, Brazil. In this nonrandomized, cross-sectional study, the diagnoses of TMD were made with the Research Diagnostic Crite...