Spinal Disorders: Fundamentals of Diagnosis and Treatment Part 81 pps

... understanding of the path- ogenesis and a wide spectrum of pathoanatomy of spine and spinal cord anoma- lies as well as tethered cord. The most comprehensive embryonic staging system is that of O’Rahilly ... and appearstoascendasthespinegrowsmorerapidlythanthecord.Atbirththe conusisusuallyatthecaudallevelofL2–L3andby3monthsofageitisatL1–L2, where it remains (relative ascent o...

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... sensory-discriminative components and motivational-affective and autonomic responses of pain, and plays a role in sensory integration and modulation of afferent inputs postsynaptic pathways of spinal column involved ... Afferents of the spinal cord dorsal horn neurons form so called spinal tracts that transmit nociceptive informations to the CNS. Pathways of Spinal P...

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... profile (hypo-/hyperkyphosis/lordosis) muscle atrophies level of shoulders waist asymmetries and pelvic rotation level of pelvis (in standing and flexed position) rib/lumbar hump (in standing and ... compared to a fitperson of the same age and sex [23, 34]. Handicap can be seen as a product of an interaction of a person with impairment and disability and the environment...

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... diagnostic purposes. Spinal Cord and Cauda Compression Syndromes Spinal cord and cauda equina compression represent an emergency indication for MR imaging A suspected spinal cord and cauda equina ... acquisition of a large number of segments with thin slice thickness, within the same period of time. Sagittal and coronal multiplanar reformations (MPRs) are more easily obtai...

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... a diagnosis of the affected joint difficult. The evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of joint injections to diagnose a symptomatic facet joint is difficult in the absence of a true gold standard. Even ... performed. Needle placement and contrast distribution are documented by standard radiographs. Subsequently, 1.0 ml of a mixture of local anesthetics (Carbostesin or bupivac...

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... review of the evidence for the use of zygapophysial injections and radiofrequency denervation in the treatment of low back pain. Spine J 3:310 –316 A database search of Medline, Embase and the ... diagnostic work-up in timely and com- prehensive fashion, and the identification of potential neurological deficits in the treatment of patients with spinal disorders. Non-...

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... anatomical landmarks of the somatotopic orga- nization of the spinal cord are: Figure 1. Somatotopic organization of the spinal cord 294 Section Patient Assessment Always differentiate radiculopathy and peripheral ... in degenerative and in traumatic spinal disorders. Degenerative disorders, particularly spinal stenosis and disc herniation, most frequently occur in the cer...

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... disturbance of the anterior spinal artery with consecutive affection of the anterior part (bilat- eral) of the cord. Thus, there is loss of motor function and of sensitivity to pain and temperature ... This is caused by the deterioration of only half of the spinal cord and results in ipsilateral propri- oceptive and motor loss and contralateral loss of pain an...

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... independently of patient contribu- tion) [11, 16, 27] describe the extent of spinal cord dysfunction in a superior manner to neu- roimaging improve diagnosis and prognosis for treatment and rehabilitation ... potential spinal cord compromise In spinal deformity surgery and in tumor surgery of the spine, intraoperative neuromonitoring of the spinal cord is a recommend...

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... method of choice for objectifying a nerve entrapment and are able to identify the localization of nerve compression. Myopathy and Myotonic Disorders In patients with walking difficulties and pain and ... profound knowledge of the surgical anatomy is the prerequisite to achieving the goals of surgery and helping to avoid serious complications. Surgery is a three-dimensional p...

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