RATIONALE Lumbar degenerative scoliosis (LDS) is a common spinal disease for senior citizens. However, LDS accompanied with thoracic lordosis and lumbar kyphosis (LK) is rare in clinic. No reports have reported LDS with thoracic lordosis and LK. PATIENT CONCERNS A 54-year-old woman just complained about sever back pain without any radiculopathy and neurodeficit of low limb for 2 years, Visual...

BACKGROUND Positive spinal regional and global sagittal malalignment has been repeatedly shown to correlate with pain and disability in thoracolumbar fusion. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relationship between regional cervical sagittal alignment and postoperative outcomes for patients receiving multilevel cervical posterior fusion. METHODS From 2006 to 2010, 113 patients received multilevel pos...

background: linear and angular measurements such as a point, nasion, b point (anb) angle and wits appraisal index are not accurate enough to evaluate sagittal relationship of the jaws. the aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the range of ì and â angles in 6-17-year-old children of isfahan, having normal occlusion. materials and methods: this was an analytical descriptive study. for th...

background and objectives: split sagittal osteotomy is a common operation that may induce inferior alveolar nerve (ian) damage, potentially leading to sensory deficit, numbness, and pain. investigations in iran to evaluate the adverse effects of sagittal split osteotomy surgery are rare so questions have been raised about the success rate of operation and the frequency of unwilling outcome. to ...

STUDY DESIGN Prospective study of 131 patients and volunteers recruited for an analysis of spinal alignment and gravity line (GL) assessment by force plate analysis. OBJECTIVE To determine relationships between GL, foot position, and spinopelvic landmarks in subjects with varying sagittal alignment. Additionally, the study sought to analyze the role of the pelvis in the maintenance of GL posi...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the finger length ratio (2D:4D), hair whorl direction, and hand, foot, and eye dominance in autistic and healthy individuals, and to investigate the phenotypic characteristics of autism. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 37 males diagnosed with autistic disorder and 121 healthy males, all aged 4-18 years. The length of the index and ring f...