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KLIPPEL-FEIL SYNDROME

SYRINGOMYELIA AND SCOLIOSIS

KYPHOSCOLIOSIS IN NEUROFIBROMATOSIS

Disk Herniation in Children and Adolescents
Case History
This 17 year old white female was involved in an automobile accident. She presented with localized low back pain and was diagnosed with lumbar strain. Her pain increased despite maximum physical therapy.

MYELOLIPOMA This is a congenital condition. The child is born with a soft lump in the lumbar region, usually in the mid line and occasionally it extends to one side of the lumbar area. Cutaneous changes are sometimes seen in the form of a skin dimple. ...

Physical exercises in the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis at risk of brace treatment - SOSORT Consensus paper 2005 Hans-Rudolf Weiss , Stefano Negrini , Martha C Hawes , Manuel Rigo , Tomasz Kotwicki , Theodoros B Grivas and Toru Maruyama Scoliosis 2006, 1:6 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-1-6 Published ...

Clinical Clerkship Notes
Scoliosis is defined as a curvature of the spine greater than 10 degrees in the AP plane. It is more common and likely to progress in girls.
Contents Etiology, Clinical Assessment, Radiograph Evaluation, Complications, Treatment, Controversies

Back Pain

LUMBOSACRAL AGENESIS

Comprehensive overview including physical and radiologic examinations as well as surgical and non-surgical treatments.