 Kyphosis
"Kyphosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Deformities of the SPINE characterized by an exaggerated convexity of the vertebral column. The forward bending of the thoracic region usually is more than 40 degrees. This deformity sometimes is called round back or hunchback.
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D007738
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.900.800.500
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Kyphosis" by people in Profiles.
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Wang T, Cai Z, Zhao Y, Wang W, Zheng G, Wang Z, Wang Y. The Influence of Cross-Links on Long-Segment Instrumentation Following Spinal Osteotomy: A Finite Element Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2019 Mar; 123:e294-e302.
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Wang T, Zhao Y, Zheng G, Wang Y, Wang C, Wang Z, Wang Y. Can pelvic tilt be restored by spinal osteotomy in ankylosing spondylitis patients with thoracolumbar kyphosis? A minimum follow-up of 2 years. J Orthop Surg Res. 2018 Jul 09; 13(1):172.
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Wang T, Zhao Y, Liang Y, Zhang H, Wang Z, Wang Y. Risk factor analysis of proximal junctional kyphosis after posterior osteotomy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 07; 29(1):75-80.
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Tan LA, Riew KD, Traynelis VC. Cervical Spine Deformity-Part 2: Management Algorithm and Anterior Techniques. Neurosurgery. 2017 Oct 01; 81(4):561-567.
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Traynelis VC. Editorial. Cervical kyphotic deformity. J Neurosurg Spine. 2017 11; 27(5):485-486.
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Mummaneni PV, Park P, Fu KM, Wang MY, Nguyen S, Lafage V, Uribe JS, Ziewacz J, Terran J, Okonkwo DO, Anand N, Fessler R, Kanter AS, LaMarca F, Deviren V, Bess RS, Schwab FJ, Smith JS, Akbarnia BA, Mundis GM, Shaffrey CI. Does Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Posterior Instrumentation Reduce Risk of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery? A Propensity-Matched Cohort Analysis. Neurosurgery. 2016 Jan; 78(1):101-8.
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Park P, Wang MY, Nguyen S, Mundis GM, La Marca F, Uribe JS, Anand N, Okonkwo DO, Kanter AS, Fessler R, Eastlack RK, Chou D, Deviren V, Nunley PD, Shaffrey CI, Mummaneni PV. Comparison of Complications and Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes Between Nonobese and Obese Patients with Adult Spinal Deformity Undergoing Minimally Invasive Surgery. World Neurosurg. 2016 Mar; 87:55-60.
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Tan LA, Kasliwal MK, Harbhajanka A, Miller IJ, Deutsch H. Malignant degeneration of multilevel monostotic Paget's disease involving the thoracic spine: an unusual presentation. J Clin Neurosci. 2014 Jul; 21(7):1254-6.
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Smith JS, Lafage V, Ryan DJ, Shaffrey CI, Schwab FJ, Patel AA, Brodke DS, Arnold PM, Riew KD, Traynelis VC, Radcliff K, Vaccaro AR, Fehlings MG, Ames CP. Association of myelopathy scores with cervical sagittal balance and normalized spinal cord volume: analysis of 56 preoperative cases from the AOSpine North America Myelopathy study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013 Oct 15; 38(22 Suppl 1):S161-70.
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Ames CP, Blondel B, Scheer JK, Schwab FJ, Le Huec JC, Massicotte EM, Patel AA, Traynelis VC, Kim HJ, Shaffrey CI, Smith JS, Lafage V. Cervical radiographical alignment: comprehensive assessment techniques and potential importance in cervical myelopathy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013 Oct 15; 38(22 Suppl 1):S149-60.
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