Record Nr.

UNINA9910960326503321

Titolo

Research into spinal deformities 5 / / edited by Dirk Uyttendaele and Peter H. Dangerfield

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Washington, DC, : IOS Press, c2006

ISBN

1-280-54770-7

9786610547708

1-4237-9763-9

1-60750-184-8

600-00-0538-5

1-60129-487-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (636 pages)

Collana

Studies in health technology and informatics, , 0926-9630 ; ; v. 123

Altri autori (Persone)

UyttendaeleDirk

DangerfieldPeter

Disciplina

617.5/6

Soggetti

Spine - Abnormalities

Spinal Curvatures

Spinal Diseases

Spine - abnormalities

Conference Proceedings.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers presented at the 6th biennial meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities held 21-24 June, 2006 in Ghent, Belgium.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Preface; Contents; Genetics; The Role of Melatonin Receptor 1B Gene (MTNR1B) in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis - A Genetic Association Study; Correlation Between Cytogenetic Abnormalities in Cells and Metabolic Shifts in Children with Spinal Deformities; Aggrecan Gene Expression Disorder as Aetiologic Factor of Idiopathic Scoliosis; Genetic Association Study of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I (IGF-I) Gene with Curve Severity and Osteopenia in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis; Etiology and Pathogenesis

Changes in Vertebral Neural Arch Morphometry and Functional Tethering of Spinal Cord in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis - Study with Multi-Planar Reformat Magnetic Resonance Imaging""Syndrome of

Contractures"" (According to Mau) with the Abduction Contracture of the Right Hip as Causative Factor for Development of the So-Called Idiopathic Scoliosis; Scoliotic Progression Patterns in Prognostic Factors and Future Prediction of Spinal Deformity Progression; Persistent Osteopenia in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis - Longitudinal Monitoring of Bone Mineral Density Until Skeletal Maturity

Prevalence of Scoliosis in Women with Visual DeficiencyPatterns of Extra-Spinal Left-Right Skeletal Asymmetries in Adolescent Girls with Lower Spine Scoliosis: Relative Lengthening of the Ilium on the Curve Concavity & of Right Lower Limb Segments; Left-Right Upper Arm Length Asymmetry Associated with Apical Vertebral Rotation in Subjects with Thoracic Scoliosis: Anomaly of Bilateral Symmetry Affecting Vertebral, Costal and Upper Arm Physes?; Etiologic Theories of Idiopathic Scoliosis: Neurodevelopmental Concept of Maturational Delay of the CNS Body Schema (""Body-in-the-Brain"")

Intervertebral Disc Biomechanics in the Pathogenesis of Idiopathic ScoliosisGeographic Latitude and Prevalence of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis; Sagittal Configuration of the Spine in Girls with Idiopathic Scoliosis: Progressing Rather than Initiating Factor; Is It Possible to Identify a Population in Which the Incidence of Future Development of AIS Is Greatly Increased when Compared to the Normal Population?

Patterns of Extra-Spinal Left-Right Skeletal Asymmetries and Proximo-Distal Disproportion in Adolescent Girls with Lower Spine Scoliosis: Ilio-Femoral Length Asymmetry & Bilateral Tibial/Foot Length DAdolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Metric Analysis of the Deformity; Abnormal Spread of Junctional Acetylcholine Receptor of Paraspinal Muscles in Scoliosis Associated with Syringomyelia; Quantitative Analysis of Types I and II Collagen in the Disc Annulus in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Asymmetric Expression of Melatonin Receptor mRNA in Bilateral Paravertebral Muscles in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Sommario/riassunto

Contains papers on the following subjects: Genetics; Etiology and Pathogenesis; Biomechanics and Imaging; Conservative Treatment; Surgical Treatment; and Quality of Life. This publications seeks to serve as a basis for research and as a source of discussion.

Record Nr.

UNICAMPANIAVAN00039418