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Spinal deformities

Known as: Spinal deformity, deformities spine, Deformity of spine NOS 
A congenital or acquired deformity of the spine. Representative examples include scoliosis, kyphosis, and sagittal imbalance.

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CNS disorderCongenital anomaly of spinePediatric TerminologyScoliosis, unspecified
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Other curvatures of spinekissing spine

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1936-2018
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Spinal deformities
Skeletal bone
Scoliosis, unspecified
CNS disorder
Congenital anomaly of spine
Other curvatures of spine

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Pelvic tilt and truncal inclination: two key radiographic parameters in the setting of adults with spinal deformity.
STUDY DESIGN Prospective radiographic and clinical analysis. OBJECTIVE Investigate the relationship between spino-pelvic… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Standing balance and sagittal plane spinal deformity: analysis of spinopelvic and gravity line parameters.
STUDY DESIGN Prospective study of 131 patients and volunteers recruited for an analysis of spinal alignment and gravity line (GL… (More)
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2006
2006
Three-dimensional classification of spinal deformities using fuzzy clustering.
STUDY DESIGN A prospective study of a large set of three-dimensional (3D) reconstructions of spinal deformities in adolescent… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty for the correction of spinal deformity in painful vertebral body compression fractures.
Vertebral body compression fractures can cause chronic pain and may result in progressive kyphosis. Although vertebroplasty has… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Reduced Pulmonary Function in Patients with Spinal Osteoporotic Fractures
Vertebral deformation in spinal osteoporosis results in spinal and thoracic deformation, causing pain, disability and an overall… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Three-dimensional terminology of spinal deformity. A report presented to the Scoliosis Research Society by the Scoliosis Research Society Working Group on 3-D terminology of spinal deformity.
Conventional terminology of three-dimensional description of spinal deformity is ambiguous and mostly tied to either a frontal or… (More)
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1991
1991
Vertebral column resection and arthrodesis for complex spinal deformities.
Sixteen patients aged 13 to 55 with severe rigid spine deformities were treated by two-stage anterior and posterior vertebral… (More)
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1989
1989
Management of neuromuscular spinal deformities with Luque segmental instrumentation.
Forty-six patients who had a neuromuscular spinal deformity were treated with arthrodesis and Luque segmental spinal… (More)
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1988
1988
The aetiology of spinal deformities.
There are two types of spinal deformity, lordosis and kyphosis, and they are mutually exclusive at the same site. Lordosis is… (More)
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Incidence of spinal column deformity after multilevel laminectomy in children and adults.
Fifty-eight patients, all less than 25 years of age, underwent multilevel laminectomy for conditions that in themselves do not… (More)
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