Upper Thoracic
Mini Thoracotomy Approach to Upper Thoracic Spine
... Upper thoracic spine lesions are characterized by delayed diagnosis due to nonspecific symptoms and its anterior aspect (T1 - T4) is difficult to be ap- proached ...with upper thoracic spine ...
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Upper thoracic spine mobilization and mobility exercise versus upper cervical spine mobilization and stabilization exercise in individuals with forward head posture: a randomized clinical trial
... the upper cer- vical spine and upper thoracic spine and hypermobility of the lower cervical ...the thoracic spine in individuals with neck pain [19, ...the upper thoracic spine, ...
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<p>Clinical results of intensity-modulated radiotherapy for 250 patients with cervical and upper thoracic esophageal carcinoma</p>
... Concurrent chemotherapy also plays an important role in the radiotherapy of patients with esophageal cancer. Zhao et al conducted a retrospective study of 122 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; among ...
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3D printing–assisted preoperative plan of pedicle screw placement for middle upper thoracic trauma: a cohort study
... Taking the example of the Mimics 14.0 3D image pro- cessing software used in this study, the system requires the ability to handle the complex software, as well as the neces- sity to record the measured parameters and ...
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Upper cervical and upper thoracic manipulation versus mobilization and exercise in patients with cervicogenic headache: a multi center randomized clinical trial
... and thoracic manipulation to mobilization and exercise in patients with ...the upper cervical (C1-2) and upper thoracic (T1-2) spines, resulted in greater improvements in head- ache intensity, ...
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Acute Injuries of the Upper Thoracic Spine Associated With Paraplegia
... A total of 22 cases conformed to a pattern of injury conSisting of anterior fracture dislocation with disruption of the intervening facets joints and various vertebral body fractures.. T[r] ...
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Sagittal jaw position in relation to body posture in adult humans – a rasterstereographic study
... The results of the present study do not show any signifi- cant relationships between different sagittal jaw positions and kyphotic or lordotic angle, upper thoracic and pelvic inclination (p > 0.05). ...
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The effectiveness of manual therapy for the management of musculoskeletal disorders of the upper and lower extremities: a systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration
... usual care or usual care alone. Paritcipants in the manual therapy group received up to six sessions over 12 weeks of manipulation and mobilization to the cervical spine, upper thoracic spine, and adjacent ...
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Index to JCCA Volume 45(2001)
... In addition, the patient often presents with a reduced cervi- cal lordosis due to severe muscle spasm. A careful analysis of the entire cervical and upper thoracic spine should be performed to rule out the ...
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Surgical management of traumatic cervico thoracic junction fracture subluxation – A single centre experience
... McAfee et al., 1995; McLain et al., 1994). Indeed, in vitro anterior plating has been found to be inferior to posterior fixation, particularly in resisting flexion-distraction moments (Bueff et al., 1995). Boockvar et al ...
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Changes in the body posture of women occurring with age
... the thoracic kyphosis angle is increased when compared to that of the control ...the upper thoracic spine slope, thoracic ky- phosis depth, lumbar lordosis angle, and asymmetry of the shoulder ...
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Focal Compression of the Upper Left Thoracic Intersegmental Arteries as a Potential Cause of Spinal Cord Ischemia
... the upper thoracic intersegmental arteries (ISAs) in relation to the vertebral column, the endothoracic fascia, and the position of the thoracic ...the upper tho- racic aorta. In this example, ...
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Report: A review of the literature pertaining to the efficacy, safety, educational requirements, uses and usage of mechanical adjusting devices
... the upper thoracic spine with an activator adjusting instrument as compared to those receiving a sham treatment with the same device set to the “off” position, and a control group receiving no ...
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PATIENT BENEFIT FROM MODIFIED NUSS CORRECTION OF PEX EXCAVATUM IS PHYSICAL AS WELL AS COSMETIC
... removal found unchanged lung volumes between mea- surements [15, 16]. Although average pre-operative lung volumes among our PE patients were lower than predict- ed, lung volumes for some of them fell within the normal ...
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Brachial Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity as a Screen for Arterial Stiffness: A Comparison with Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
... Purpose: Despite technical simplicity and the low cost of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (BA-PWV), its use has been hampered by a lack of data supporting its use- fulness and reliability. The aim of this study was to ...
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Index to Volume 44 (2000)
... The most useful spinal mobilization technique for this patient was thoracic extension mobilization performed with the patient seated. The myofascial trigger points were treated by deep direct pressure applied for ...
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From digital world to real life: a robotic approach to the esophagogastric junction with a 3D printed model
... with the major thoracic vessels. It highlighted a compres- sion of the esophagus between a tortuous thoracic aorta and left atrium, allowing to diagnose a dysphagia aortica. Thus, surgical treatment of ...
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Risk stratification by injury distribution in polytrauma patients – does the clavicular fracture play a role?
... the upper extremity region. The importance of treatment of upper limb injuries is obvious when the long-term results are ...the upper extremities according to the Musculoskeletal Func- tion ...
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Surgery in foreign body ingestion and aspiration: descriptive study
... digestive tract with 243 cases (83.8%) and 47 cases for respiratory tract (16.2%). Patients underwent surgery by thoracic, cardiac, vascular, and endovas- cular surgeons were also included in this table with a ...
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Clinical Reasoning: Partial Horner syndrome and upper right limb symptoms following chiropractic manipulation
... ipsilateral upper limb pain and weakness of the muscles of the hand also complies with the diagnostic criteria for Pancoast syndrome, suggestive of a malignant tumor in the apex of the lung affecting both the ...
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