Background: A lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV) has been reported to be prevalent among patients with hip dysplasia. The aims of this study were determine the (1) prevalence an LSTV in young presenting pain and a group asymptomatic volunteers, (2) effect on spinopelvic characteristics, (3) presence low back LSTV. Methods: This cross-sectional included 102 pathology 51 volunteers (mean ag...

STUDY DESIGN Single institution cohort data were collected prospectively and reviewed retrospectively. OBJECTIVES This study aims to compare outcomes among three different instrumentation types: unit rod, iliac screws, and sacral alar iliac (SAI) screws in terms of pelvic obliquity correction in children with cerebral palsy (CP). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA The optimal choice for spinopelvic...

purpose many factors such as lumbar instability and spinopelvic alignment are associated with low back pain. our purpose was to analyze the pelvic incidence - one of spinopelvic alignment parameters- and spine instability correlations in patients with chronic low back pain. methods fifty-two patients suffering from chronic low back pain entered this case control study. lateral spine radiography...

Study Design Case report. Objective To analyze the surgical difficulties in restoring global spinal stability and to describe an effective surgical option for tuberculosis with extensive destruction of the lumbosacral spine. Advanced tuberculosis with destruction of the lumbosacral spine can result in a kyphosis or hypolordosis, leading to back pain, spinal instability, and neurological deficit...

BACKGROUND To report the radiological and clinical results after corrective osteotomy in ankylosing spondylitis patients. Furthermore, this study intended to classify the types of deformity and to suggest appropriate surgical treatment options. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed ankylosing spondylitis patients who underwent corrective osteotomy between 1996 and 2009. The radiographic assessm...