A comparative study to evaluate the cervical spine movements during laryngoscopy using Macintosh and Airtraq laryngoscopes.

Background And Aim: Intubation with Macintosh requires flexing the lower cervical spine and extending the atlanto-occipital joint to create a "line of sight." Primary aim of study was to compare the extent of cervical spine movement during laryngoscopy using conventional Macintosh laryngoscope and Airtraq.

Material And Methods: A total of 25 patients of either sex between the age group of 18 and 60 years, having American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status of Grade-I and Grade-II, scheduled for elective surgery under image control requiring general anesthesia and intubation were enrolled.

A Prospective Study to Evaluate the Clinical and Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) Correlation in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation with Radiculopathy.

Introduction: Conventional magnetic resonance imaging findings frequently do not correlate with the symptoms of lumbar disc herniation (LDH). Diffusion-weighted imaging can reveal important details about the microstructure of tissues. This study assessed the role of diffusion-weighted imaging (DTI) in LDH with radiculopathy and explored the relationship between DTI values and clinical scores.

Do MRI-derived muscle moment-arms in patients with chronic low back pain differ from healthy individuals? A comparative study.

Objectives: The present study aimed to estimate the trunk muscles moment-arms in low back pain (LBP) patients and compare this data to those of healthy individuals. This research further explored whether the difference of the moment-arms between these two is a contributing factor to LBP.

Methodology: Fifty patients with CLBP (group A) and 25 healthy controls (group B) were enrolled.