While at first blush being pain-free might sound pretty darn good to a lot of you, it can cause big problems. Little kid’s chew their gums into bloody pulp and a broken limb may go unnoticed. All very interesting but what has it to do with fusion surgery? We will get there soon....
Years later, after Tom had turned 50, his spinal problems returned with a vengeance. He underwent fusion in his cervical spine and one surgery after another in his lumbar spine. "The lumbar surgeries worked only temporarily, and the symptoms always returned in weeks or months," Tom says. "A...
Posterior spinal fusion is the traditional treatment for scoliosis, but it can be problematic in children who have not yet reached skeletal maturity, due to the need for continuous growth of the spine and thorax [10]. If the vertical growth of the spine is hindered, this tends to further ex...
Wheelchair sex and the ability to develop sexuality, participate in sexual activity, and maintain long term intimate relations is desired as much by people with a disability as in the general population. The majority of spinal cord injury wheelchair users are 15 to 45 years of age so sex and ...
It is the posterior end of the sternohyoid muscle, which will be considered again later. The thoracic wall is formed mainly by musculature that extends between successive ribs. As in the abdominal region, there are three main muscles. Most superficially are the external intercostals (Figure 7.29...
problems; they cannot sit and often they are noted to have diminishedfetal movementsin utero. Type I SMA is rapidly progressive, and infants usually die in the first 2 years of life without ventilatory support of some kind. Type III SMA (Kugelberg–Welander disease) presents later in life, ...
In special situations there are definite indications for vertebral column surgery in patients with spinal cord injuries both in the acute phase and also in the later phases following injury.4 But the arguments and controversies continue and hopefully will be resolved in forthcoming years. Will it ...
it was unbelievable. I ended up with a Triple Fusion of C567. After a LONG recovery went back to work and 3 years later found myself with nerve damage down my left leg, severe neck spasm, radiculopathy, migraine headaches and weakness of both arms. Needless to say I am now on Social...
At later stages after injury certain aspects of the adaptive immune system may also contribute to tissue damage [7]. Recognition of the importance of secondary tissue damage has led to a great deal of scientific inquiry into understanding the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms. However, not all...
(7). In addition, there is an ongoing debate on the etiology of adjacent segment disease after lumbar fusion (10, 12) (ie, whether it is due to excessive biomechanical stress from the construct or is due to the continuing degenerative process the spine experiences with aging). Significant, ...