A lumbar motion segment is considered to be unstable when it exhibits abnormal movement.
This movement can be abnormal in quality (abnormal coupling patterns) or in quantity (…

Degeneration starts in one joint and eventually involves all three joints of the three-joint-complex
(one disc and two posterior joints) at an intervertebral level. Later, mechanical changes …

Background: Closed fractures of the distal third of the forearm are the most common fractures
of childhood, but the method of immobilization after closed reduction is controversial. This …

Apophysial joint degeneration, disc degeneration, and sagittal curve of the cervical spine. Can
they be measured reliably on radiographs? - Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create an account …

A study of 136 patients with lumbar intervertabral disc herniation was undertaken to test the
hypothesis that asymmetry of the facet joints is associated with the level, type, and side of …

Fifty-six patients with neurofibromatosis were examined for abnormalities of the cervical spine
and seventeen of them had demonstrated lesions there. Of the thirty-four patients who had …

The operative technique and result of treatment of traumatic radio-ulnar synostosis in two
patients are described. In both, the treatment was excision of the cross-union and interposition …

Ganglioneuromas are rare soft-tissue tumors that can present as painless spinal deformities.
The surgical outcome is usually satisfactory when complete excision is achieved. A case of …

Study Design A case is reported of L3-L4 far lateral disc herniation, in which the femoral
stretching and crossed femoral stretching tests were positive. Objectives To discuss the clinical …

Study Design. Interexaminer reliability study. Objectives. To determine the reliability of grading
apophysial joint and disc degenerative changes and the reliability of measuring sagittal …