Objectives Idiopathic scoliosis (IS) is a 3D deformity of the trunk with detectable bony asymmetries and deformities not only of the spine the central axis but also of the rib cage and other parts of the body. The thorax, like any other part of the skeleton displays variations in dimensions and proportions. The bony framework of the thorax changes so that the side to side width of the chest cav...

Detailed analysis of spinal deformity is important within orthopaedic healthcare, in particular for assessment of idiopathic scoliosis. This paper addresses this challenge by proposing an image analysis method, capable of providing a full three-dimensional spine characterization. The proposed method is based on the registration of a highly detailed spine model to image data from computed tomogr...

PURPOSE To review the clinical and radiological features and treatment outcome in 22 children who underwent one-year antitubercular multidrug treatment for tuberculosis of the cervical spine. METHODS Records of 13 boys and 9 girls aged 2 to 12 (mean, 9.1) years who underwent one-year antitubercular multidrug treatment for tuberculosis of the cervical spine were reviewed. Tuberculosis involved...

Ankylosing spondylitis of the cervical spine is associated with stiff kyphosis and increased risk of transversal unstable fracture. A spine surgeon may be involved mainly in the management of trauma cases, but in some situations, corrective surgery of a kyphotic cervical deformity is needed. Both types of cases carry specific aspects and rely on principles that differ from those associated with...

INTRODUCTION Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH) is a very rare cause of dysphagia when it occurs in the cervical spine. It can also affect the lumbar region where it causes deformity. CASE REPORT In this article, a rare case of Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis involving both the cervical and lumbar spine, presenting with dysphagia and spinal stiffness leading to a stoopin...

Low back pain (LBP) is very prevalent in the general population. Treatment of nonradicular back pain, in the absence of deformity, continues to be controversial. Recently, anatomic dissections, magnetic resonance imaging studies, and the use of provocative discograms (pain-related response during the injection similar to the typical pattern of pain reported prior to the procedure) have contribu...

Management of spinal deformities in a patient with arthrogryposis can be challenging for spine surgeons. The literature about the accompaniment of scoliosis; the most common spine deformity reported in arthrogryposis, is still poor. Moreover, the development of cervical kyphosis and thoracic lordoscoliosis in a patient with arthrogryposis is much rare. This paper reports a 26-year-old medical d...

In more than a century of dedicated research into its aetio-pathogenesis, many attempts have been made to understand the exact cause idiopathic scoliosis. literature, number causal theories is overwhelming and aetiology adolescent scoliosis (AIS) regarded as ‘multi-factorial’. This overview focusses on recent studies that describe changes from normal spinal anatomy complex three-dimensional def...

Observations of skeletal malformations in fish the wild are poorly documented and need to be investigated. Here we report occurrence body shortening specimens Plagioscion squamosissimus collected Volta Grande do Xingu, middle Xingu River region (Pará, Brazil), during a 12-month monitoring program (2021–2022). We observed morphological anomalies nine individuals, which two underwent radiographic...

Mucopolysaccharidosis VII (MPS VII) is a lysosomal storage disorder characterized by a deficiency in beta-glucuronidase activity, leading to systemic accumulation of poorly degraded glycosaminoglycans (GAG). Along with other morbidities, MPS VII is associated with pediatric spinal deformity. The objective of this study was to examine potential associations between abnormal lumbar spine matrix s...