Presentation
Congenital kyphosis is a third entity, which is present at birth. [news-medical.net]
Awareness of the presentation, treatment, and prevention of medical complications of deformity surgery may allow minimization of their occurrence and optimize treatment should they occur. Spine. 31(19S) Suppl:S106-S118, September 1, 2006. [sogacot.org]
In severe cases of pernicious anemia, individuals may present with various cognitive problems such as dementia, and memory loss. Bell had also been afflicted with pernicious anemia. [fi.bab.la]
The average age was 63.5 ± 4.8 years; 13 presented moderate post-surgical functional limitation, 2 intense functional limitation. [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Musculoskeletal
- Back Pain
Clinical findings, such as unequal height of shoulders, tilted head or pelvis, difficulty in breathing, limping or back pain, may be found. Imaging modalities are very useful in diagnosing these conditions, such as X-rays, CT, MRI and DEXA scans. [news-medical.net]
Treatment
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Treatment may be non-surgical or surgical. Non-surgical treatment includes brace application and spinal casts. Surgical correction includes fusing a segment of the spine with screws and rods to arrest or reverse the deformity. [news-medical.net]
This review discusses the treatment of the spinal deformities associated with the different skeletal dysplasias. [sogacot.org]
Decision-making in the treatment of adult spinal deformity. EFORT Open Rev. 2016;1:167-76. [ Links ] 3. Bess S, Line B, Fu K-M, McCarthy I, Lafage V, Schwab F, et al. [scielo.org.mx]
Prognosis
Some tests on the market take advantage of this finding, offering to test for several genetic markers in an effort to provide a prognosis for the curvature with relation to the test results, age and magnitude of the curve at the time of testing. [news-medical.net]
Etiology
Image Credit: Photographee.eu / Shutterstock During the history and physical examination many clues may help the clinician to diagnose the etiology, such as: Developmental delay Loose or hypermobile joints in Marfan syndrome or other collagen vascular [news-medical.net]
Prevention
These have to be anticipated when planning corrective surgery to prevent undue shortening of the spine. Treatment may be non-surgical or surgical. Non-surgical treatment includes brace application and spinal casts. [news-medical.net]
Awareness of the presentation, treatment, and prevention of medical complications of deformity surgery may allow minimization of their occurrence and optimize treatment should they occur. Spine. 31(19S) Suppl:S106-S118, September 1, 2006. [sogacot.org]