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Vertebral wedging

Known as: Wedge-shaped vertebrae 
An abnormal shape of the vertebral bodies whereby the vertebral bodies are thick on one side and taper to a thin edge at the other. [HPO:probinson]
National Institutes of Health

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2017
2017
MRI Screening in Operative Scheuermann Kyphosis: Is it Necessary?
2017
2017
Normal aging of the lumbar spine in women.
BACKGROUND Lumbar lordosis is required for bipedalism. OBJECTIVES To investigate age-related changes in lumbar lordosis and to… 
2016
2016
Vertebral body or intervertebral disc wedging: which contributes more to thoracolumbar kyphosis in ankylosing spondylitis patients?
AbstractBoth vertebral body wedging and disc wedging are found in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients with thoracolumbar… 
2012
2012
Comparison of Disc and Vertebral Wedging Between Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis and Chiari Malformation-associated Scoliosis
Study Design A comparative study. Objective To investigate the difference of disc and vertebral wedging between patients with… 
2012
2012
Characterization of in vivo vertebral growth modulation by shape memory alloy staples on a porcine model for the correction of the scoliosis
The search for a new ways of correction of idiopathic scoliosis was started long ago. Conventional treatments of idiopathic… 
2011
2011
Nonfusion Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis by Growth Modulation and Remodeling
BackgroundAdolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a common disorder in which the spine gradually develops a curvature that is… 
2007
2007
Atlantoaxial dislocation in a child secondary to a displaced chondrum terminale. A case report.
A mong children, cervical spinal injuries are rare. When they do occur, younger children sustain more upper cervical injuries… 
2002
2002
Evolution of 3D deformities in adolescents with progressive idiopathic scoliosis.
The objective of this study was to conduct an intrasubject longitudinal study quantifying the evolution of two- and three… 
1994
1994
The relationship between bone mineral density, vertebral body shape and spinal curvature in the elderly thoracolumbar spine: an in vitro study.
Vertebral body geometry, defined by the anterior/posterior (A/P) and mid/posterior (M/P) vertebral body height ratios, was… 
1987
1987
[Treatment of Scheuermann's disease with the active-passive Gschwend erection corset].
In a retrospective study of 31 patients we give a report about the experience with the Geschwend-brace in the therapy of acute M… 
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